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The Bears brass wanted more speed. Here's our offensive assets Zavion Thomas 4.28 Squirrel White reported 4.28-4.34 Kalif Raymond 4.34 Rome Odunze 4.45 Luther Burden 4.41 Jahdae Walker 4.43 Omari Kelly 4.48 Colston Loveland 4.69 Cole Kmet 4.70 Sam Roush 4.70 DeAndre Swift 4.48 Kyle Monangai 4.60 Caleb Williams 4.57

Just read where Chase Claypool is in the Packers camp as an invite. I hope they sign him. I was looking at tape on Shemar Turner and while in college he was a DE and they had him put on 15 lbs and move to DT because of injuries. I thought I heard he lost 10 lbs but never double checked that.

We are not going to be a top 5 defense again because since BJ got here, we are now an offensive team. As you saw this draft we are adding offensive assets . Last year was an example of DAs defense that led the league in TOs. I think if we were healthy, we very well could have did slightly better. TOs are said to be a lot of luck but when Lovey was here TOs were a priority. Same with DA, and with adding speed and having a better pass rush due to speed uptick and being healthier. A natural progression of players getting better figures in also. Now health will come into play again but as AZ mentioned, we are better depth to offset the potential injuries we may have.

Agree with everything. I think the back seven give 12-14 sacks.

I agree, we need to draft OL, DL, and CB every year to replenish the positions so you dont have to pay big contracts .

I keep looking at pass rush info and seeing if other paid pass rushers are below expectations. Sweat is paid the 16th highest contract. 7 players paid more had less sacks. Crosby and Sweat both had 10. The problem with paying high contracts, most dont live up to the money. Having several 6-7 sack players like Seattle is probably the best way to build this defense. Out of the top 15 free agents only Cam Jordan/10.5--, Von Miller/9-- and Clowney /8.5 were even close to 10. 6.1 mil, 6 mil, 3.5 il respectfully. Go out and get Cam Jordan, the best run and pass rush DE available.

I think they have a good idea what teams might take at certain positions. It's about when they take them. They probably could have gotten him at 60 but if they traded back to 66 , not sure they would have gotten him. If he's Tyler linderbaum, a few spots isn't going to matter if they wanted him that bad.

I find it interesting that the more you dive into the picks, the more you understand why they drafted them. A lot of pundits say, he was a 6th or 7th round pick but playing for BJ he can become a huge weapon, maybe not for many other teams. Puka Nacua was the last player taken in the 5th round of the 2023 draft, not saying he will be anything like that but that talent is found later in drafts. He run the ball several times and threw a few passes, BJ is going to love this guy. He is 1" shorter and 10 lbs less than Jamyr Gibbs but looks similar in watching both their highlights.

The bad defense as you state was last year, not because we didnt have any talent but because we had so many injuries. At least 2 games we had 6 starters out. When JJ came back, he didnt play well. When Edmunds came back, he didnt play well. Edwards was banged up for most of the year. Jarrett was only healthy at the end of the season. You are trying to use last year as an example that that happens every year and that's not the case. We have been consistently bad for many different reasons. I think the most consistent traits to be in and win many SBs is when KC was winning them. A great coach and a great QB are the two best traits for a team to have but they're so many variables its hard to even suggest that. We were a few plays away from being in NFC championship game with a bad defense. One of the best games we played all year was our last game against the Rams. We got there for many reasons and it takes a combination of good luck and good play. The Rams were one play away from going to the SB in their game against Seattle.

Good points, they won a SB with a great coach-average QB and a very good defense. Also the 9th best rushing team in the league. If Caleb is the man, Ben the coach , 2nd in the league in rushing. , we arent that far away.

Seattle won the SB last year with the 6th best sack team in the league. Also NE made the SB with the same number of sacks we had. (35) 4 of the top 6 sack leaders didnt make the playoffs Atl-Minn-Browns-Lions Playoff teams 2025: top 10 in sacks Denver-Rams-Seattle-Chargers-Eagles-Texans-Steelers other teams Bears-49ers-NE-GB-Panthers-Bills-Jaguars Seahawks leading sackers L. Williams/7- B Murphy/7-U Nwosu/7-D Lawerence/6 - D Thomas/3.5 They run a 4-3 and 3 are LBers, I DE and 1 DT. Anyone can post stats to try to make a point and that's what this is. As much as pass rush defense is important, its not the end all to making it to a SB, Seattle shows its a consensus of pass rushers and not one top player. A lot with Seahawks success was scheme with speed and athletics players. I think we are building the defense in the same manner. Our top 5 sack leaders Sweat/11-Dexter/6- Booker/4.5 (6.5)-C J Gardner/3 -Jarrett/1.5- I dont think we are as far away from being a decent pass rush team

As we know by the history of the NFL speed alone doesnt make you a good NFL player. We have an excellent coaching staff and a good scouting dept. so if they bring someone in, I think at least they have a chance to become a better player. Of course that doesnt make every prospect succeeds but I trust the staff(2025 draft) until they give me reason not too. I judge Poles differently with BJ and an upgraded coaching staff over before last year. They all have an input and it applies to their picks.

Next year we have a more cap friendly situation to add a difference maker and will be a SB contender. The outlier is if Caleb Williams is what we think he is with BJs offense , our offense could be good enough to overcome any defense deficiencies. We did just win 12 games with a bad defense.