DABEARSDABOMB
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7 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:
Have to get a long term solution, so I see them drafting early as well. Rumors of Gordon, Stevenson, and Smith moving are just that.
Agree - they aren’t going to move safety. Only one even an option would be Stevenson but even that I don’t expect and I don’t think they would hand him a starting gig.
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1 hour ago, AZ54 said:
DT: I agree…what they think of Turner’s future position and future promise could decide where they go in Rd 1 (DE/DT).
Safety needs a clear starter drafted. I don’t think we should get out of Rd 2 without taking one.
WR depth: Don’t sleep on Kalif Raymond. I think he’s an upgrade over OZ but at the same time is not on par with DJ. However, watching his highlights he did a lot of the same short stuff for Detroit that DJ did for us last year. Likewise he caught a lot of passes similar to what we saw OZ do last year. Walker will need to step up his game and fill in the intermediate and deep routes. Hopefully Walker continues to perform well in the redzone as that could the biggest area we miss DJ experience. If they choose to add one more on Day 3 or just add one more vet FA after the draft but I think we might already have some guys in Maurice Alexander or JP Richardson who can contribute as 5th WRs. At least Ben was complimentary of those guys late last yeear.
LT: don’t see us fixing that via the draft. Anyone with legit LT skills is likely gone. Otherwise we’re going to draft a backup-low end starter OT talent. Yet we have a few of those options already in house. Time to rely on Roushar to get one ‘em right.
Center: Has to be a draft pick here likely by Rd 4. They read the FA market correctly and went with a cheaper viable option which allowed us to address greater needs like S with a big contract. Bradbury is good enough that this isn’t must have in the draft. Again, deep draft at OC don’t over spend in FA. Hopefully someone good that can be our long term solution falls our way.
RB: Not looking to do anything earlier than Day 3 here and in that context I like Kaytron Allen. There’s no deep speed flashiness like Mike Washington has but he’s just productive in the same way that Monangai is productive. I have to do more scouting of the Day 3 prospects to see if there is one who can add the sizzle to the offense without being a complete liability elsewhere (i.e passing game).
This is well written. I think we see safety addressed early and for some reason I wouldn’t be shocked to see the add a wideout or other offensive weapon with first 3 picks (unless we see them add one more vet wideout).
I also expect a DT before DE but it all dependens on who is on the board. I will caveat I could see safety being first pick - but if it is I think it will be because they traded back 5-10 spots to pick up another pick. Maybe end up with 4 2nd rounders.
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It’s interesting- whole secondary is almost gone except for the 3 guys who were injured most of the year (JJ and Kyler) and all of the year (Smith) plus Stevenson. Other than that entirely new spots all over the- especially safety, with exception of Smith.
All of guys Bears lost signed 1 year deals. Clearly there was a major change the franchise wanted to make and a huge focus seems to be on speed.
One of our starting safeties appears to be a rookie via draft and we also appear to have another need still via draft for DB.
Similarly expect the same on dline - where we will use a pick or two early (at least one).
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I’m not sure what happened - still trying to unwind it so site could go back down. Server company did something on back end to update something and it’s crashed the whole site.
Been working on fixing it for a few days - so appreciate the patience and apologies for the outage. Hopefully close to having it fixed
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Sounded like he had an offer from Bears and Pats - ended up choosing to reunite with Vrabel. Wish him the best. Was hoping we'd keep him. Fact we were still talking to him tells me we may still add a vet safety yet. I still think a 1yr deal with Brisker could make some sense. Maybe give him some upside with incentives and allow him to hit the market again next year.
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8 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:
His contract doesn't allow him to be let go this year. It would be nice if they could do an injury settlement . We'll have to see if he makes it back on the field.
Unfortunately they spent 40M of cap space on him and Jarret. Jarret is good leader but that is not 40M of production. That said they can be creative with cap to fund now or in a year you can significantly upgrade with a difference maker (if one doesn’t become available sooner).
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16 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
Von Miller I think had the greatest impact of any pass rusher in a Super Bowl run. Regardless I prefer to see pass rush coming from all angles. The part of Crosby game that is not talked about is his run defense which is also really good.
I completely agree - can’t be just one player. I have not been pro Crosby cause 2 picks was too much - but him opposite Sweat plus Booker is solid. Add one of our 2nd rounders inside and the line gets significantly better (plus Shamar and Ayo back and our new DT signing)…now that’s a dline. Draft a safety and DB and I’m liking the D a heck of a lot more.
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5 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
He said they didn’t have a single elite pass rusher but the collective was very good. Point is that teams appear to be better off spreading the wealth of contracts across multiple good players versus the $40 mil pro bowler.
Chris Jones and Aaron Donald were two elite pass rushers who won super bowls relatively recently. It just happens to be a few of better pass rushers on this league have had awful qbs / are awful orgs (Browns and Raiders).
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4 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
They can request and receive the MRI scans and other tests and details about the surgery. Maybe there are signs of degenerative knee conditions.
I guess Rich Eisen reported Bears were runner up to Ravens and had also offered two firsts. If that is true I got to imagine Poles is already on the phone. Maybe no longer two firsts but a first and a conditional pick or something.
Obviously do deep intel on meds before publicly either team announces.
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42 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:
Baltimore is always looked at as a well run team and think his health has to come into play to look this dumb in front of NFL teams. I guess you don't sign papers until today so nothing is guaranteed yet.
Yes no one is going to pass a physical coming out of surgery but it's a red flag when it's his 8th knee surgery.
Now if it comes down to one first and whatever then maybe Poles will be interested. We just don't know the medical, with a big contract, you don't want to take that big of a risk. That may be a trade that's made right before the draft so they know his health will be good going forward.
Parsons was coming off of back problems when he got traded which never go away. ( personal experience) And he ended up getting injured during the year. I think GB may end up regretting that trade.
If GB wanted to trade Parsons, they would easily get 2 FRP back today - even with him rehabbing. And Parsons ACL had nothing to do with his back being stiff.
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41 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:
Baltimore is always looked at as a well run team and think his health has to come into play to look this dumb in front of NFL teams. I guess you don't sign papers until today so nothing is guaranteed yet.
Yes no one is going to pass a physical coming out of surgery but it's a red flag when it's his 8th knee surgery.
Now if it comes down to one first and whatever then maybe Poles will be interested. We just don't know the medical, with a big contract, you don't want to take that big of a risk. That may be a trade that's made right before the draft so they know his health will be good going forward.
Parsons was coming off of back problems when he got traded which never go away. ( personal experience) And he ended up getting injured during the year. I think GB may end up regretting that trade.
Opposite. This is not the first time Baltimore has been suspect on medicals.
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