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Since there is no contact, these OTAs really show nothing with the lineman because they cant hit each other. It sees how players move but the WRs and RBs can get some time to form a connection with Fields. There are going to be 2nd year players that were forgotten that will show up because of one year of development. Im interested in seeing if Leatherwood actually shows progress or just is what he is. Interested to see if Gipson and Robinson can actually give us some pass rushing help this year. With a better DT push from the middle this year, (4 new players) will that help the edge rushers get home more? Will the scheme get Edmunds and Edwards some pass rushing reps? Edmunds at 6'5" 250 he's as big as many edge rushers in the NFL. They signed Edmunds to the biggest contract in the off season. Hearing Flus interviewed , he's going to focus the defense around him . He expects him to be the leader going forward. With him and Brisker, I think they will give a new culture to the defense. Edmunds has 5 Ints and 35 PDs in five years. Him and Edwards will take away the middle of the defense which was one of our weaknesses last year. He's only 26 years old and never had a major injury. Only missed 6 games in 5 yrs. In the last two years Edwards has had 12 PDs and 1 int. That is huge pass defense additions.

Jenkins still has to prove himself. Its very encouraging when he played but he needs a whole year on the field to solidify his starters role. In the beginning of the year he has some work ethic issues then the nagging injury bug hit him. I think its more of a maturity issue with him, hopefully he gets his act together. They have Ja'Tyre Carter and Dieter Eiselen in backup roles for now. I suspect Leatherwood could play inside also. Carter had some good traits but needed to get stronger as all rookies need to do. I find Dieter interesting because they keep bringing him back. They must like his progress. If I remember Eiselen took some snaps at OC last preseason. Kramer can only play OC so I see him on the practice squad and then keep Carter or Eiselen because they could back up a couple of spots. I think Carter may get some snaps at OC if they dont like what Patrick brings to the table.

Jenkins has two yrs left on his contract, so I dont see that coming into play. He had some issues but proved himself when he played. I think he just needed to mature to get his act together mentally. Leatherwood has a guaranteed contract so if he doesnt progress for a starting job, they will just have him as a backup.

Poles likes length and athleticism . Everything doesn't fit exactly in his box, but everyone he drafted has a good RAS score.

Kellen Diesch is listed at LT backup. Not sure Borom ever plays LT again. I think he may be cut.

I've been watching tape on all of draft picks and both Dexter and Pickens are strong player with athleticism . Pickens was voted D lineman for the week at the senior bowl. His tape there was outstanding . Also Wright was voted the O lineman of the week. Having Gresty as the Senior will play dividends with his up close evaluations of the players. Thats where they got to see Stevenson also.

I think Leno has always been just average and as he got older, his play eroded. The best thing about Leno was he was always healthy. Hopefully Jenkins keeps getting better but I think J Carter would be the next man up if Jenkins falters. I think we undervalue players we have because we are always looking at the new players. Some of these 2 nd year players will step up and have more of a impact than in their first year.(V Jones) is an example. I think he gets 5-6 touches a game and has one big play in him. If we dont add a pass rusher, we will expect Gipson and Robinson to play better. Also I have been watching tape on Edmunds and Sewell and I think in a pinch we could throw them on the edge as a situational rusher. I think Poles adds a edge but may not be Yannick N or Frank Clark.

No matter what we added on the OL or more weapons we got, the number of wins we have this year will be obtained by the progress of Justin Fields. If he takes the next step , we can have unlimited success. All the new players will help but he needs between 3500 and 4000 yards. 25 to 30 TDs at a rate of 67%. The intangibles are what matters with him. Hard worker, leadership and the will to win. It's a no-brainer to me.

There are lots of good tape out there to show why Poles and his coaches expect blue chip performances for these draftees. Dexter definitely shows great traits. It may not be his first year, but he will be a stud.

Don't know if it matters but he got married in the off-season. Usually people focus different and have a different attitude. Maturity is his best friend going forward. I think Terrell Smith can play safety and Hicks got some snaps last year. I think if they question depth at all, they'll go get DHC

Normally you don't get this much presence from the coaching staff, plus the GMs being so available. Besides being a bears fan, they make you route for them. Never had this kind of connection with the front office before. Makes you believe in them. I think we have a good future going on right now.

If there is anytime to drink Kool Aid its now. Until further input, I trust Poles on what he does. If he thinks Dexter can be a blue chip player, Im all in. We drafted 3 DTs so I know it will upgrade the DL at the worst and as they grow as players will only get better. Billings is a very good player that was better than anyone we had a NT last year, so that is already a plus. Then Walker is better than anyone that played the edge last year. Walkers senior yr was 68 Ts-21 1/2 TFL-16 sacks. I think his signing has been undervalued to most people. I wish he would hurry up and add an edge so we know what we have to play with. The unknown factor is what we get out of Robinson and Gipson.

He has amazing strength and quickness for a 6'6" 312 man. Good coaching can make him a monster. He needs to maintain low pad level , get his hands up when applying pressure on the QB. If they get him to 13% body fat, he will be a handful. Poles is banking on coaching him up to realize his potential, I agree. He has a high motor , rarely seen him loaf.

I think the Packers will have a good running game and a good defense but doenst have enough fire power to be a winning team. Not bad enough to hit bottom 5 in the league. How great would it be if we got a top 5 pick in the draft.

Swifty is an optimist, (just like me) and always presents the upside of players. This is a long video but if you have the time, you will feel much better about Dexter as a second round pick. There is one play against Tenn where he takes on a triple block and still makes the play. One of the blockers is Darnell Wright. Great strength and can get stronger. He was rated higher than Jalen Carter coming out of high school. I dont want to be a bear bonehead but he could be better than Jalen Carter in a few yrs.

Looked at several videos of Love. Good size and arm strength but doesn't look special. As long as he has good support players, he will be above average. If coaches rely on Jordon to create big plays, they will be disappointed. The fact he has all young players in the WR room, I expect a mediocre season. He can move but not fast or A good runner. They will rely on a running game, but if they can't produce, it will be hard for Love to carry them.

I read almost everything Bears related articles. WCG, Bear Goggles, Bears insider, CHGO Bears, PFF Bears, Bears Wire, Sports Mockery (Bears), and The Athletics'. AZ easily is a better writer than 3/4 of those writers on those sites. I realize they need reading content and put out a lot of stupid threads but some stick out with well thought out content, and AZ could easily do that for a living. I dont always agree with his opinions but he always puts out well thought content. If Chase Young is an option and Poles pulls that trigger, then I know he did his homework and will be excited. The one thing Poles has shown is he's not going to spend value on a pick or FA that could end up a bust. That's why he rarely throws out big long term contracts. Its still a work in progress. People look at the Chase Claypool for a second round pick as a bad value acquisition . I think before we can be critical on that move we have to let this year play out. At the time we made that trade we didnt have a top 5 pick yet. The draft and FAgency was underwhelming in the WR room. Now a few draftees emerged as a high upside but none of them would have been available at pick 32. He traded with the thought of Fields and Chase getting some time to bond for the rest of the year which because of injuries didnt work out. But for this year he has a head start to bond with Justin. He's tall, fast , good high point, and has proven production in the league. His rookie year was his best production because he had high level WRs in their WR room. He put him so he wasnt getting #1 CB or double teams. He will flourish with Moore , Mooney, and Kmet to throw to . I think as far as trades that Carl Lawson would be more of a target than Young. He doesnt have any injury history to worry about and will come cheaper in trade value. He had 8 sacks last year and 49 pressures. He got overpaid on a contract when he signed with the Jets. He is getting 15 mil this yr.( not worth it) but if Poles gets him I sure there will be a new contract that will lower that price. New contract( 3 yrs-32 mil.) He tore his Achilles injury in 2021 but played 600 snaps last yr so he is beyond that. IMO if he has to spend 10+ mil for a player, might as well just sign Yannick Ngakoue for one yr and figure long term out next yr. When he signed Walker, other than Ngakoue, he got a player with the best production of any of the other FA DEs available. I think Walker is going to be our leading sacker that is being looked at as no one special. His stats were good and has upside. 7 sacks, 10 TFL, 16 QB hits, 32 QB pressures.

Zadurius Smith just got traded for 2 5th rounders plus giving back a 6 and 7 th rounder. It will go cheaper than a 2 nd rounder. 2024 4th rounder from Philly and a 2 nd rounder from the Panthers in 2025. These are extra picks, you think they would take that?

Heard an interview of Poles on the SCORE today and when talking about edge rushes (he) brought up about trading for a pass rusher. Who do you think he's talking about? I doubt if its Chase Young because of his injury history and 15 mil due this year. So who might it be?

I think the weakness of the schedule is games 8 thru 12 . 4 road games and a Thur game. If we can have a 3-2 record there , we will win 10-11 games. The key will be winning the NOs game. Another key game will be the Denver game. Its a home game after a loss to KC. I think the thought of losing two games in a row will have us up for this game. Wilson is bad when pressured up the middle. I think by the 4th game the younger DT will start to ascend. Both of NO and Den will be keyed by TOs. Both of those QBs are capable of putting up interceptions. The games we have to be careful about is the high power Offensives. I dont see a lot of them on the schedule. KC, Chargers, and who else? Det and Minn?

I think Carolina is bottom 5 but doubt they take the first draft spot. Any where in the top 10 would be a good pick. If we have a winning record our pick will fall 15-20 slot in the draft. If we have a top 10 and top 20 pick, I think Poles can do a lot with that. The sweet spot of the draft this year was 30-45, I can see Poles trading back and still have 4 top 50 picks which would be great.

I agree, I think Homer is the first to go and then Johnson displaces Herbert as the number 2 back.

He's not going to be a record setting QB by NFL standards but will reset all the Bears records. I have no doubt.

I've been watching a lot of podcasts talking about the future of the Bears. I watched an interview with the Florida line coach on CHGO. His opinions have raised my level of trust in Dexter going forward. Huge man , good movement, great work ethic. The scheme at Florida was a read and move which affected his production. Plus, they had a lack of depth where he virtually had to play every snap on defense. He wore down as the game went forward. He was playing 55-60 plays a game. In the NFL he will be expected to play 40 in rotation. Has to get in better shape and more strength and he will be a beast. His metrics mirror Cris Jones as a prospect. If he is 85% of Cris Jones, Poles nailed it. Also lots of football experts (self called) think Fields will have a break out year compared to Josh Allen's 3 year. 16 572 396 69.2 4544 7.9 55 37 10 If Fields goes 4000 yds, 30 TDs and 10 ints, we will be making the playoffs. Buffalo has always been a good running team and still was able to get Allen reps passing. I think this years offense can contribute the same kind of production. Their offense took off when they acquired Stephon Diggs. We now have D J Moore. Not as good as Diggs but our other WRs are better than what Buffalo had. Have yet to see the production but I think our OL has become a strength instead of our worst position group. We have upgraded 4 positions. Jones will play better, he has been working on improving his strength. Jenkins moves to LG which will yield better play than Whitehair did last year. Whitehair moves to OC that improves Mustifers play by leaps and bounds. Davis is the best player on the line. Wright will be a plug and play and will greatly be better than Reiff gave us. We were the best running team in the league last year and I think this RB room is much better. I think Foreman will start and be a stud , I think Johnson pushes Herbert for more playing time because he is a more complete player. I think because of Johnson's talent, he will move Homer off the roster. Although Homer is a stud ST player which may keep him on the roster. We now have more depth at TE. Last year a lot of our ragged play was due to having poor depth players taking to many snaps. We will not have that problem this year.