I think they trade back but if Messidor or Theineman are there I think they draft them. If they trade back into the 30s they can still draft an edge Jacas , Dennis-Sutton, or Young. I dont think they take a OT in the first. 3 of the 4 Ts that are probably available are RTs which will take time to develop. The other is Proctor who doesnt play well in the wide zone but solid everywhere else. They could take any number of players but I am just predicting what I think they do.

Trade up- not likely

stay put and grab Their Guy whoever that may be.

Or trade back and get extra picks.

10 minutes ago, Pixote said:

From what I've read. From what I've seen on the limited amount of tape I have reviewed. This is a piss poor draft class.

You have a dozen players with the WOW factor. The rest have many question marks in their evaluation.

We are discussing potential edge players in the 1st and 2nd rounds who are being graded at least a round higher than they would be in a much deeper draft.

If the opportunity is presented, I wouldn't blame Poles for trading for 2026 picks for 2027 picks.

Unless you have a team roster full of other teams' leftovers, I don't see many of these players being day-one contributors.

This is why I have the Bears not investing in the dline and instead oline, secondary and a wideout. I think more value in the draft there and the team needs to be patient. On the line I think guys are getting overvalued and people are squinting and hoping. In general I do think there is a lot of quality in this depth, but not a ton of blue chippers - but also the quality on the line after the first efw drops off a lot (and than there are a lot of solid guys - but with limited upside).

There are good players in every draft even if overall they dont rate 2026 high. I trust our brass to find at least 4 players to contribute the first year.

12 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

There are good players in every draft even if overall they dont rate 2026 high. I trust our brass to find at least 4 players to contribute the first year.

If we stick to drafting defense, we will have a good chance of drafting 4 day-one contributors. They were that bad.

It will be difficult to find many day-one contributors on offense. They were that good!

1 hour ago, DABEARSDABOMB said:

This is why I have the Bears not investing in the dline and instead oline, secondary and a wideout. I think more value in the draft there and the team needs to be patient. On the line I think guys are getting overvalued and people are squinting and hoping. In general I do think there is a lot of quality in this depth, but not a ton of blue chippers - but also the quality on the line after the first efw drops off a lot (and than there are a lot of solid guys - but with limited upside).

That would surprise me. I see good depth at DL with our 1st pick and in the 2nd.