Ashton Jeanty

[bearsfan1977]

I'd rather draft positions that matter to the success of the team

Swift is more than good enough.

Roschon is just a guy. The running game is important in Johnson’s offense. Swift is not good enough to carry the running game on his own. He’s never been that kind of back. Plus, if he gets hurt, who do you want to rely on? Roschon? A good running game does matter to the success of Johnson’s offense. It’s a good RB class. Get a good back on a rookie contract. I am confident they will draft one somewhere in the first 3 rounds.

 

[msadows]

Roschon is just a guy. The running game is important in Johnson’s offense. Swift is not good enough to carry the running game on his own. He’s never been that kind of back. Plus, if he gets hurt, who do you want to rely on? Roschon? A good running game does matter to the success of Johnson’s offense. It’s a good RB class. Get a good back on a rookie contract. I am confident they will draft one somewhere in the first 3 rounds.

They have much more pressing needs than a running back.

Yall crack me up. its like you never learned anything from watching this trash of a season.

All 4 of those top 72 picks should be used on OL/DL

If you have a good OL even roschon will look good. Random 4th string RB's i never heard of looked good in detroit too filling in for david montgomery.

 

[meangreek]

how much does a better play caller make the line better?
running the ball and actually having play action would immensly improve this line.
Maybe fancy nails can get rid of the ball quicker?
Maybe we self improve
but again we are Bear fans

 

[DaaBears]

how much does a better play caller make the line better?
running the ball and actually having play action would immensly improve this line.
Maybe fancy nails can get rid of the ball quicker?
Maybe we self improve
but again we are Bear fans

Very good post.

 

[remydat]

They have much more pressing needs than a running back.

Yall crack me up. its like you never learned anything from watching this trash of a season.

All 4 of those top 72 picks should be used on OL/DL

If you have a good OL even roschon will look good. Random 4th string RB's i never heard of looked good in detroit too filling in for david montgomery.

Who we draft is dependent upon how we spend the 60+ million.

I dont want Jeanty in the first but if we sign Dalman and Smith for example I could see us going RB in the 2nd or 3rd.

 

[napo55]

This team needs a good RB who can break tackles (not Swift) and has a little speed and elusiveness (not Roschon.). It will be a great help to the QB and also to the O line. I'm fine with Jeanty or another top RB in the second or third rounds.

 

[msadows]

Who we draft is dependent upon how we spend the 60+ million.

I dont want Jeanty in the first but if we sign Dalman and Smith for example I could see us going RB in the 2nd or 3rd.

Signing 2 OL does not fix the OL.

We also need essentially a starting DT, since dexter/billings play only 60% of snaps, and a starting EDGE.

This also doesnt account for depth at all.

 

[msadows]

This team needs a good RB who can break tackles (not Swift) and has a little speed and elusiveness (not Roschon.). It will be a great help to the QB and also to the O line. I'm fine with Jeanty or another top RB in the second or third rounds.

im also fine having the same shit issues we've had the last decade because we dont invest in the OL/DL

 

[TheEarlofRobin]

If you have a good OL even roschon will look good. Random 4th string RB's i never heard of looked good in detroit too filling in for david montgomery.

I agree with your general premise, but Roschon straight up sucks. I think Emeri Demarcado had more yards in one carry against the Bears than Roschon had the entire season. Roschon doesn't do anything well.

 

[bearsfan1977]

They have much more pressing needs than a running back.

Yall crack me up. its like you never learned anything from watching this trash of a season.

All 4 of those top 72 picks should be used on OL/DL

If you have a good OL even roschon will look good. Random 4th string RB's i never heard of looked good in detroit too filling in for david montgomery.

They have needs in a lot of places. Fields’ ability as a runner masked the status of their rb room. It may not be the worst, but the rb room is near the bottom of the league. I dont think Swift will be back after this season. Roschon is the 3rd or 4th back on a lot of other teams.

People act like it’s an either/or situation. They can improve multiple position groups in the offseason and the draft. Great RBs make an average OL look better than they are.

Fans overvalue their players occasionally. Swift is a good back and a much better 3rd down back who can operate in space. Roschon is the 4th option on a good team.

They will draft a rb within the first 3 rounds. That does not mean they cannot also address the OL.

 

[dentfan]

I think Swift is a great back and he just got paid.

We just need a bruiser short distance goal line guy that could be had late in the draft.

I think you gotta go OL DL

Turns out Rocket Raheem transferred to South Carolina. He’d be a good get.

 

[remydat]

Signing 2 OL does not fix the OL.

We also need essentially a starting DT, since dexter/billings play only 60% of snaps, and a starting EDGE.

This also doesnt account for depth at all.

Jones, Smith, Dalman, rookie, Wright with Pryor, Shelton, Kiran, Bates as backups is a good enough start. Did the Lions and most teams just have a bunch of 1st and 2nd round OL on the bench? You were the main one pointing out most teams dont just have stud backups on the OL.

I think Ben understands what he wants. If he drafts a RB in the 2nd or 3rd then so be it. If he wants to draft 4 OL/DL then ok.

 

[msadows]

Jones, Smith, Dalman, rookie, Wright with Pryor, Shelton, Kiran, Bates as backups is a good enough start. Did the Lions and most teams just have a bunch of 1st and 2nd round OL on the bench? You were the main one pointing out most teams dont just have stud backups on the OL.

I think Ben understands what he wants. If he drafts a RB in the 2nd or 3rd then so be it.

The lions had 5 pro bowl level players on the OL. They had the luxury of drafting a RB

Swift is not trash. Any rb would play like trash behind last years OL, including gibbs.

Drafting a rb when your team is bare of talent on the line is stupid. Now if they get 2 3rd's for ian leaving thats a different story.

People also act like these FA linemen will want to come here. There are plenty of teams in need of OL who have money too.

 

[msadows]

They have needs in a lot of places. Fields’ ability as a runner masked the status of their rb room. It may not be the worst, but the rb room is near the bottom of the league. I dont think Swift will be back after this season. Roschon is the 3rd or 4th back on a lot of other teams.

People act like it’s an either/or situation. They can improve multiple position groups in the offseason and the draft. Great RBs make an average OL look better than they are.

Fans overvalue their players occasionally. Swift is a good back and a much better 3rd down back who can operate in space. Roschon is the 4th option on a good team.

They will draft a rb within the first 3 rounds. That does not mean they cannot also address the OL.

I doubt it but you seem like you are willing to bet your life savings on it. I think there is a better chance they use a 2nd and that 3rd to trade back into the late first and take another good player.

MY guess is they go for a cheaper backup RB in FA like warren or javonte.

 

[TheEarlofRobin]

People also act like these FA linemen will want to come here. There are plenty of teams in need of OL who have money too.

Yeah, that's kind of the 'rub' to the offseason. Bears always think they can just grab OLs in FA, but teams don't let good, healthy OLs become FAs in the first place. That's why the Steelers snatched up James Daniels when the Bears didn't extend him. They need to draft OLs because you rarely acquire starting OL talent via FA or the waiver wire.

 

[bears51/40]

Cowboys would trade up for Jeanty. I would make a deal with the cowpokes.

No...........they won't. I doubt they take Jeanty at all.

 

[cwcwcwcw1]

Great RBs make an average OL look better than they are.

I would argue that you have this backward. A rising OL lifts all RB's.

In addition, improving the OL ( Properly ) also helps the passing game. Two Packers one bullet.

I don't think people are viewing it as an either or. The top end of this RB class is not worth a first round pick. Also the gap between the top of this deep RB class and who they could get with their 3rd or fifth round pick is not wide enough to over spend on.

It's the lines stupid. Both OL and DL. ( not directed at you, just making a joking reference to Clinton here )

 

[remydat]

The lions had 5 pro bowl level players on the OL. They had the luxury of drafting a RB

Swift is not trash. Any rb would play like trash behind last years OL, including gibbs.

Drafting a rb when your team is bare of talent on the line is stupid. Now if they get 2 3rd's for ian leaving thats a different story.

People also act like these FA linemen will want to come here. There are plenty of teams in need of OL who have money too.

No they didnt. Zeitler was not there when they drafted Gibbs. They had Jackson and Vaitai as the expected starters at G.

Again if Johnson wants a RB, who are you to say otherwise? Do you think he cant figure out the OL without your help?

 

[baselman1974]

No...........they won't. I doubt they take Jeanty at all.

Jerry Jones is not that bright he will over correct for not having a viable RB last year.

 

[TheEarlofRobin]

Jerry Jones is not that bright he will over correct for not having a viable RB last year.

Beg pardon? I didn't know that Jeanty went to University of Arkansas....