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One of our owners are gone. The Rodgers ownership is over. Take the North is on.

With the hype PJJ is getting , I think he's gone by 9. Which probably leaves the door open for Carter or Wilson to drop. If we end up going OT, I hope it's Wright.

The way I look at it, if Poles ends up drafting him, he will already have the answer. We are not privy to all the information but I don't think he takes a big risk on his highest draft pick he may ever have. He's not playing poker with his best asset . We just don't get to see everything. I hope Carter drops and Poles takes him. If he gets the best player in the draft at 9, that would be amazing. Upgrade at edge and a future all pro in the middle? Grab a RT in the second round and lets play football.

I agree. There are 20 stars I would like but its a building process. If Carter drops, you take him, unless someone offers you something you can't refuse. A second round and a first round next year plus there pick. Poles will surprise us .

Everything will not happen in this draft, as you suggest, Poles already told us that. Do your scenario and get a vet edge for a year. Problem solved.

I'm buying all of that, that's exactly what I want to happen

Wish this would happen. I don't think Paris Johnson going to be there at 9 which probably means Carter drops to 9.

Like that draft a lot, concentrated on the trenches and the RB is a real sleeper.

I will say with this bizarro Bears off-season, I have found some sports journalists that I like , I never seen before. Swifty, Adam Rank, Barroom Network, mainly because of Greg Gabriel, that I knew before but never appreciated. Also CHGO sports is growing on me. Karm and Hoge keep it real. Also I have grown to appreciate some of you guys more. Some are more like minded than I originally thought.

Brandon Thorn likes Benton a lot rates him in his top 5 DL ahead of several big names.

Exactly ( positional picks)

The more I read about Bjan Robinson, the more I can buy into that pick. He probably will be the best player on the board at 9 , if we move back I think Philly takes him. Later in the teens, Darrell Wright comes into play but Lucas Van Ness should still be there to. Actually let me say if Carter doesn't drop, I think we take him if he does.

Was Benton available when you took Dexter? That's the only thing different I would do. Nice draft.

Arguably, an upgrade at OC will do more to upgrade the OL than the OT position. I've been using the argument that Poles already has players at a position, so why draft one ? Not sure he has trust in his options at OC, so adds a plus player at center. The WR situation is different because the quality of the top 3 WRs. It's totally how he has his board laid out.

That's far to say you don't trust CLaypool and V Jones. As I said before my opinion is ( what I think Poles is going to do.) If you want a offensive player, Robinson is the only choice, he looks like a blue chip player with rookie of the year written all over him.

The Bears aren't a good enough team to have the luxury of their 3 best assets all going into the WR room. The first 4 picks have to be starters. JSN would not be starting on this team in his first year. DJ Moore will be the load WR, they want to see what they have in Mooney and Claypool . Also V Jones will be given the chance to succeed. Poles don't have the luxury picking picks that might start in 2 Years. I'm predicting what I think Poles will do, not what I want. They will be drafting a WR, it's justnot going to be at 9.

Every team in the league has a different board. What someone thinks a red player, may be blue on their board.

I'd be very happy with that draft. As long as we get at least one DT, Edge, OC, OT, at the top of the draft, I'm a happy camper. I didn't know this before but Sydney Brown and Chase Brown are twins.

Lots of threads speak about the draft. I thought I would stick predictions in one spot I think Carter drops and that's our pick. 9)Jalen Carter/DT 53) Joe Tippmann/OC 61) Mathew Bergeron/OT 64) Derick Hall/edge 103) I think he trades this pick to NE ( could be any team. NE is always trading picks and has 3 in the 4 th round) gets pick 107 and 117. 107) Chase Brown/RB 117) Riley Moss/CB 133) Karl Brooks/DT 136) Jake Witt) OL 148) Cameron Latu/ TE 218) Matt Landers) WR 258) Jose Ramirez/Edge He's going to make some later day trades but to hard to guess when Poles . I used Bruglers draft for reference who might be there.

I can buy into Robinson over a WR. Foreman is on a one year deal. Hebert is not a three down back I won't be throwing beers at the TV if we did that. Jahamyr Gibbs is projected to go later in the second round and people think he is a Kamara clone. If we picked him at 53, I would jump on that. Later in the draft has lots of talent. Isaih Pacheco was pick 251 and started for the SB winner. That's where Poles learned football. I don't think he picks Robinson early.

I guess what I am trying to say is that with our first couple of picks, we need to address other needs. Some of the best WRs in the league are not first round picks. Tyreek Hill was a 5 th round pick. Cooper Kupp was a third round pick Stefon Diggs, 5 th round I think they target a prospect later in the draft that could become a star. Mooney came in the 5th .The pick 103 is the first pick on day three. Some talent will drop. JSN may be a star but he's not a Waddle or Chase type.

They are trying to be better this year. He may turnout to be a good WR but he's not a Chase or Waddle. We have 3 starters and Velus Jones . He's not giving up on Velus , he's going to give him every opportunity to succeed. So he will play the slot, that will take away reps from Mooney easily the player Fields has the most connection with. He's not using his best assets all on one position. He traded a 2nd rounder, out of a valuable first pick in the draft and now use the 9 th pick to add a WR that will be the 4th spot in the WR room? None of that makes sense. Mooney and Claypool are still here, you can't draft a WR because they may be gone next year. You draft one next year in you need to.

He's an article by Adam Jahns from the Athletic. I'm not sure it will link. I have a subscription so it may only open with that. He lists what he thinks Poles big board is and I think it's pretty realistic https://theathletic.com/4429284/2023/04/20/bears-nfl-draft-big-board?source=user-shared-article

We are definitely drafting some of those names on that list. Visits are information gets for better or could be for worse.