AZ54 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 According to this article Travis Homer is good in pass pro. Definitely got our 3rd down RB and Ebner has to fight for a job. 3rd RB don’t make headlines but that’s a definite upgrade over last year. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/bears-sign-travis-homer-nfl-free-agency-breakdown/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 38 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said: Whomever this cat is he’s been putting out some comical clickbait. This one even has the garden variety jersey alteration (more garden than professional). This guy needs to go back to Twitter Jail. It is not 4/1 yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 2 hours ago, ASHKUM BEAR said: This guy needs to go back to Twitter Jail. It is not 4/1 yet. I'm going to start a bogus account on Twitter so I can post fake stuff and get attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 19 minutes ago, Stinger226 said: I'm going to start a bogus account on Twitter so I can post fake stuff and get attention. I post all my fake stuff right here. Go look at my FA predictions. On a different note Mustipher didn't even get tendered an offer. Poles didn't think it was even worth hanging onto him "just in case" as a backup plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 He's going to be on a roster. Doug Kramer is next in line to backup. Don't count him out quite yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Since Poles took over, this is what he has done to address the trenches with substantial resources (over $5M AAV or a draft pick in the first 3 rounds): OL: Nate Davis - 2023 FA ($10M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds DL: Justin Jones - 2022 FA ($6M AAV) DeMarcus Walker - 2023 FA ($7M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds He has 4 picks in the top 3 rounds, and it would seem like at least 3 need to go to the OL/DL. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 18 minutes ago, adam said: Since Poles took over, this is what he has done to address the trenches with substantial resources (over $5M AAV or a draft pick in the first 3 rounds): OL: Nate Davis - 2023 FA ($10M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds DL: Justin Jones - 2022 FA ($6M AAV) DeMarcus Walker - 2023 FA ($7M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds He has 4 picks in the top 3 rounds, and it would seem like at least 3 need to go to the OL/DL. Thoughts? Thats how I read it too - we are gonna use those picks for OL and DL, whether drafting or trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan Grizzly Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 36 minutes ago, Stinger226 said: He's going to be on a roster. Doug Kramer is next in line to backup. Don't count him out quite yet. Never say never. Jason’s all time favorite O-lineman J’Marcus Webb managed to string together a patchwork 8 year career after leaving the Bears in 2013. In that time he signed with seven teams (one of them twice - Indy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 I think all 4 top picks will be lineman. The RB position will be addressed at pick 103. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, adam said: Since Poles took over, this is what he has done to address the trenches with substantial resources (over $5M AAV or a draft pick in the first 3 rounds): OL: Nate Davis - 2023 FA ($10M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds DL: Justin Jones - 2022 FA ($6M AAV) DeMarcus Walker - 2023 FA ($7M AAV) No draft pick in the first 3 rounds He has 4 picks in the top 3 rounds, and it would seem like at least 3 need to go to the OL/DL. Thoughts? I scratch my head sometimes with him and some moves. I expected him to get a starter vet on the Dline and Oline. He has time, but I would've liked to see the draft be used BPA instead of driven by filling position needs. Same thing happened last year with WR. Our needs dry up fast. It is hard to count Nate Davis unless Whitehair moves to C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 There will be multiple tiers to Free Agency. Poles didnt want to overpay. Hes being disciplined. Give it time, I am SURE they want to put an OL around Fields so he can take the next step. Hell, Poles is a former OL. Come August, we will have players at every position, and start to gel as a team. And yes, we will be missing a couple pieces that we will pick up in 2024. But we're gonna be a winning team this year. And 2024 a true SB contender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 OT for $16M AAV. Great signing for Cincy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 7 minutes ago, adam said: OT for $16M AAV. Great signing for Cincy. Wonder if we will hear the Bears offered him more money but wouldn't give him the LT position. That was what I figured his hold up was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, adam said: OT for $16M AAV. Great signing for Cincy. Shakes head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 interesting. he didnt break the bank and we still didnt want him, and neither did the Chiefs, they gave Jawaan Taylor $20M a year to replace him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 PJ Walker new backup QB? Much closer to Fields than Siemian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam Posted March 16, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Poles knows Brown. He still has quite a bit to spend unless he is saving for extensions for guys like Kmet and Mooney. Just interesting that Brown got less than McGlinchey and Taylor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixote Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 From what I've been reading, Brown underperformed last year, allowing a lot of QB pressures. KC fans are celebrating his departure. KC found it easy to part ways with him despite his rep as a Pro Bowl OT. I have mixed emotions about missing out on signing him. As bad as I want to solidify the OL before the draft, it appears we have to wait. Hopefully our 1st rd pick is our new starting ROT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killakrzydav Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Man, that’s so telling on brown imo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASHKUM BEAR Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, adam said: Poles knows Brown. He still has quite a bit to spend unless he is saving for extensions for guys like Kmet and Mooney. Just interesting that Brown got less than McGlinchey and Taylor. One strike was he wasn't accustomed to playing the outside zone scheme the Bears use. Then he only wanted to play LT. Maybe Taylor Lewan as a short term fix can be a guy. Keep plucking from Tennesee. They run the outside zone too, so Lewan is accustomed. That is one reason Nate Davis fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger226 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Brown's going to the Bengals, just wasn't a fit here. Need mobile OTs. We just signed PJ Walker to the team. I wonder if D J had anything to do with that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DABEARSDABOMB Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 1 hour ago, BearFan PHX said: interesting. he didnt break the bank and we still didnt want him, and neither did the Chiefs, they gave Jawaan Taylor $20M a year to replace him. Seems like Gabriel was right. Bears didn’t even have him on their board as they didn’t see him a fit for their scheme - at least not at LT. Also seems very clear, he wasn’t interested in playing RT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravD Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Not a popular opinion, but I'm very unimpressed with Poles as a whole this offseason so far. The T.J. Edwards signing I really liked. They got great value in their first signing. Edmonds I feel was way overpaid. I'm not going to deny ignorance, but to be honest,. Nate Davis was good on a running offense, which is what the Bears already had, but can he pass block? Walker was on a 1 year prove it contract, and had one good year after how many in the league? I know he isn't paid well but PJ Walker as the back up QB? They had a chance for a franchise QB, we traded for the maybe 25 WR in the league and unknown picks. Our RB position just downgraded by a mile, and we have to face him twice a year for a reasonable price compared to Walker that probably won't start, and even if he does wouldn't on most teams. I was expecting more, if they really believed in Fields enough to trade out of the one., I thought they would make him prove it. I know it's early but the bad O line is the same. Everyone agreed he needed more blocking and better receivers to prove it. They added a low end WR1 if you consider 2's like Higgins and Waddle in the league I'd guess he'd be closer to 32-45 instead of top 16. RB is worse. Defense is just as horrible and probably still a downgrade over the start of last season with Roquan and Quinn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ54 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 hours ago, adam said: PJ Walker new backup QB? Much closer to Fields than Siemian. I'm pretty sure he's replacing Peterman but I could be wrong. He was terrible in the one Panthers game I watched last year. In terms of finding a 3rd QB who can execute read-option plays he can do some of that and he has a good enough arm. Just don't ask him to read a defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan PHX Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 37 minutes ago, TravD said: Not a popular opinion, but I'm very unimpressed with Poles as a whole this offseason so far. The T.J. Edwards signing I really liked. They got great value in their first signing. Edmonds I feel was way overpaid. I'm not going to deny ignorance, but to be honest,. Nate Davis was good on a running offense, which is what the Bears already had, but can he pass block? Walker was on a 1 year prove it contract, and had one good year after how many in the league? I know he isn't paid well but PJ Walker as the back up QB? They had a chance for a franchise QB, we traded for the maybe 25 WR in the league and unknown picks. Our RB position just downgraded by a mile, and we have to face him twice a year for a reasonable price compared to Walker that probably won't start, and even if he does wouldn't on most teams. I was expecting more, if they really believed in Fields enough to trade out of the one., I thought they would make him prove it. I know it's early but the bad O line is the same. Everyone agreed he needed more blocking and better receivers to prove it. They added a low end WR1 if you consider 2's like Higgins and Waddle in the league I'd guess he'd be closer to 32-45 instead of top 16. RB is worse. Defense is just as horrible and probably still a downgrade over the start of last season with Roquan and Quinn. its still way early. if the OL (or DL!) looks like this opening day, then youll have a point, but it wont. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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