Stinger226

They also cut Leonard Floyd

I just read on the NFL website. 12 EST, you we right.

Both of us were wrong. I have tendency to believe what I hear from trusted sources and don't check it.

An interesting tidbit. One player in the Big 10 outplayed both Johnson and Skoronski in head to head play. Its going to be our 9 th pick, Lukas Van Ness. Cole Kmet's brother in law.

Here's a draft with what I suspect will be our FA gets figured in . I would have took Van Ness but Carter dropped, I had to take him.

Actually I think free agency pre tampering starts at midnight not noon. Someone on the SCORE stated that. I'm not sure.

That may be in play. He drafts him and if he looks good, cuts Whitehair. Post June 1 cut gives us 9.9 mil cap space. Flexibility is the key. Free agency gets us new starters at OC and RT.

Carolina could be bottom 5 easily this year. They are not in a tough division so number 1 doesn't seem realistic to me.

Isn't Tyler Huntley considered a fit , he was backing up Jackson in Baltimore. Ravens can't afford to spend a lot on a backup now.

Like you said, he's filling spots of weakness. He didn't wait for the draft to fix the WR room. Some people think he could still draft a WR, it won't with a high pick. He wants the OL up and running now and will draft a couple OL but not as a needed starter. That means he's bringing in a OC and RT. He has one more big money contract. Maybe it's O Brown, he's the best OT out there. If he pays Brown, I think he uses him at RT. Some say he won't change but if you give him the highest contract, he won't care. He could be the best RT in the league, he's not at LT. Not sure what he thinks about Patrick at OC but probably will be a new vet. Ethan Pocic? I don't think he wants to go threw the growing pains of letting rookies grow. He'll draft a IOL and OT but not in the first few picks. A OC and Bobby Okereke ( LB) won't be big contracts. A DT will. Maybe Kyle Allen instead of Dremont Jones. A lesser pass rusher and CB. The draft has a deep edge group. He will draft 2 .

3 of the top 4 picks will be OL or DL. The other will be BPA. I could see Van Ness, Mauch, AA and Derrick Hall. 4 lineman

We will know in the next two weeks if Monty is coming back. If not it's a draft pick for sure.

Since Poles got here he got rid of some big contracts, acquired draft capital. Gave of cap space. He now has rebuilt the DB group and WR room. He's going to redo the OL and front 7 . It's going well.

I always use PFN, they have a few misplaced players but have adjusted their big board several times.

Good call.

Poles is going to tell us if you're right on Monday. With the drop to pick 9 , we may be drafting our RT and use free agency money at OC and DT. Moore has to be considered a free agency get so he will be only adding INE more big contract. I'm calling right now he brings in a lower graded OT Andre Dillard and drafts our RT at 9. If Jalen Carter drops that statement is retracted.

Eric Edholm just came out with a top 100 draft ranking. At 9 Paris Johnson and Broderick Jones come into play. Also we could still pick Murphy or Van Ness at that point. At 54-64 you have Derrick Hall, Cody Mauch, or A A. Poles is a magician to now be able to set his drat board early and will use FAgency to fill in around that.

He's a number 1 WR that we needed. Plus this year his cap hit is 20, then 16 and 16. That's a very good scenario for a # 1. We have a lot of money this year to cover the 20 mil

We got DJ Moore instead, I'm good. I suspect they offered the high 2 nd and Poles asked for Moore instead.

Trading back makes sense for us but what player will a team want at 9? Hopefully Carter drips to 9 and we get to make that decision.

I said that but instead of giving them 39 they gave them 61. They will be drafting a WR to grow with the new QB. I like being wrong when it helps our team.

A perfect fit for this team. Can play the slot and outside.

I read he wasn't A good run blocker but that grading blows up my ( go out and sign) Taylor comment. That only leaves bringing in Brown in free agency even at 22 mil a year.

Just woke up, great news. Getting them to throw in DJ Moore was the get. At 9 they still could get Carter , as he could slip that far because of his off field news. Picking 54, 61, and 65 is a sweet spot in the draft. Plus, don't need to draft a WR high.

https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/ContentGallery/Aaron-Lemings-Chicago-Bears-2023-mock-offseason-206017430/ This is an off-season mock by Aaron Fleming. I like most of it , not McG for RT thou.