Speaking of LT, Braxton tweaked his ankle twice in 1 on 1 drills facing Booker. He left practice early and Kiran replaced him.

Also DB Owen's carted off field with lower body injury and DB Dallas Flowers left practice. DBs are getting dangerously thin.

6 hours ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:

It is not really a good thing, but since the guy we decided on last season was more a RT and is out for at least half the season and we are now leaning on a guy we were letting walk in FA because he couldn't hold a block against the bull rush, I want one of the 3 guys we have in camp to excel. Having them fight for their livelihood will bring the best one forward. As of today, Kiran is looking like the odd man out. All I am asking is for the Bears to test him again to see if he responds because they are not keeping him on the 53 if he doesn't. I don't enjoy throwing away expensive things I've invested in without trying to fix it with multiple angles of pursuit. If I was wealthy, then save me my time and worries and scrap it, but I am not.

Two positions the Bears have not drafted and developed into greats for 40 some years is LT and DE. Two positions that need deep draft evaluations every year and to use the pick if a guy is there until you have a great.

yep

On 8/6/2026 at 9:41 AM, ASHKUM BEAR said:

It is not really a good thing, but since the guy we decided on last season was more a RT and is out for at least half the season and we are now leaning on a guy we were letting walk in FA because he couldn't hold a block against the bull rush, I want one of the 3 guys we have in camp to excel. Having them fight for their livelihood will bring the best one forward. As of today, Kiran is looking like the odd man out. All I am asking is for the Bears to test him again to see if he responds because they are not keeping him on the 53 if he doesn't. I don't enjoy throwing away expensive things I've invested in without trying to fix it with multiple angles of pursuit. If I was wealthy, then save me my time and worries and scrap it, but I am not.

Two positions the Bears have not drafted and developed into greats for 40 some years is LT and DE. Two positions that need deep draft evaluations every year and to use the pick if a guy is there until you have a great.

I used to think there were organizational trends, but every time there is a new GM or HC, it changes the equation. So Poles+Johnson is different than Poles+Eberflus, which is completely unrelated to Pace+Nagy. In reality, you would have to follow the GM or HC to find the real trends.

Also, how much development is really occurring? Almost every good player in the league is highly drafted, and even then, some are not evaluated properly.

A great example is Maxx Crosby. He was not only drafted in the 4th round, but was the 2nd DE taken by OAK that year. Clelin Ferrell was not only taken before Crosby, he was drafted 4th overall. Yet somehow, on the same team, same staff, etc, Ferrell flops and Crosby rises. OAK actually got it wrong, and if development had a measurable impact, Ferrell would be an All-Pro.

Ultimately, it comes down to the individual player's motivation and desire to be great. The margins are so small at the top that at a certain point it is just effort and drive.

On 8/6/2026 at 9:41 AM, ASHKUM BEAR said:

It is not really a good thing, but since the guy we decided on last season was more a RT and is out for at least half the season and we are now leaning on a guy we were letting walk in FA because he couldn't hold a block against the bull rush, I want one of the 3 guys we have in camp to excel. Having them fight for their livelihood will bring the best one forward. As of today, Kiran is looking like the odd man out. All I am asking is for the Bears to test him again to see if he responds because they are not keeping him on the 53 if he doesn't. I don't enjoy throwing away expensive things I've invested in without trying to fix it with multiple angles of pursuit. If I was wealthy, then save me my time and worries and scrap it, but I am not.

Two positions the Bears have not drafted and developed into greats for 40 some years is LT and DE. Two positions that need deep draft evaluations every year and to use the pick if a guy is there until you have a great.

They clearly are rotating all of the LT group to get a look at all of them. Someone here already mentioned that, a coach stated that in an interview. They are doing the same thing they did last year. A second round pick sounds like they did address the LT position and was looking good until his injury. They only have so many 1st round picks Caleb, Rome, Wright, Loveland and Thieneman. Looking back, they have added enough talent to question Rome but that's hindsight. The DL has been a position of neglect but they have been putting offense first in trying to build around Caleb. We won 12 games last year with the roster building that Ryan has done. He has made many mistakes but he hired BJ and drafted Caleb and has a direction with this team of which I believe is headed for a SB run, next year or if fortunate, this year. Every team has some questions except, IMO, the Rams. I do see the depth getting better going forward. We had been a top 5 rated OL last year by a couple of different websites. Kiran, Braxton, Willis and (RT?) Theo gives us enough talent to get the job done with Ozzy still in the future.

I trust the brass running the team enough to fix the spots that look weak to be okay.

I dont go to training camps anymore but several people keep mentioning Kaden Davis. Can he upgrade Scotty Miller or Walker with him at WR?

2 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

Kiran, Braxton, Willis and (RT?) Theo gives us enough talent to get the job done with Ozzy still in the future.

I dont understand this logic at all. You can only play one of them at a time, they dont add together into one super player.

After the Bears lost Bryant to injury, I looked at OTC to see if there were any Safeties available that were at least serviceable. The only name I came up with was Xavier Woods, and the Bears just signed him.

28 minutes ago, BearFan PHX said:

I dont understand this logic at all. You can only play one of them at a time, they dont add together into one super player.

I'm referring to the competition between them and the winner will be fine. Last year, we had a lot of questions with LT and it didn't hurt us. We aren't adding anyone at this point so we get what we get and I trust them to know what they see.

8 minutes ago, adam said:

After the Bears lost Bryant to injury, I looked at OTC to see if there were any Safeties available that were at least serviceable. The only name I came up with was Xavier Woods, and the Bears just signed him.

I haven't been on X but another body can't hurt.