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dabears70 said:
It would be to play the slot for us. I'm 50-50 on signing Gesicki but spending $10+ mil per for him isn't a great idea but i do see how he could help.
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Honestly, I’d rather go with N’Keal Harry trying his hand at UTE and the WR FA from the Patriots for that money.

At least Harry is a willing and able blocker.
 
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dentfan said:
Honestly, I’d rather go with N’Keal Harry trying his hand at UTE and the WR FA from the Patriots for that money.

At least Harry is a willing and able blocker.
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Yeah against DB's but he's not going to block LB's or Edge Rushers very well at all.
 

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dabears70 said:
It would be to play the slot for us. I'm 50-50 on signing Gesicki but spending $10+ mil per for him isn't a great idea but i do see how he could help.
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I would rather have Foster Moreau over Gesicki who has shown over the last two years that he is a solid TE who can catch and is a solid blocker. Also would probably cost less.
 
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dentfan said:
Honestly, I’d rather go with N’Keal Harry trying his hand at UTE and the WR FA from the Patriots for that money.

At least Harry is a willing and able blocker.
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I like the idea of Harry at UTE. I don’t understand the Gesicki love. Jakobi would be solid but I think that would mean that you only sign one of Mooney or Claypool long term. I’d be fairly surprised if Poles spend 15+ mil per year for all 3
 
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dentfan said:
Avila is more of a C. He’s a solid player who won’t get blown back.

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This concerns me:

Avila doesn’t have the ideal range, length or functional agility to work in outside zone concepts, though he’s fine in shorter areas and on pulls and traps.
lionswire.usatoday.com

Lions draft profile: Steve Avila, OG, TCU

A scouting look at TCU offensive lineman Steve Avila and how he might appeal to the Detroit Lions in the 2023 NFL draft
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So, though Mauch seems to be the better athlete, Avila may be the better C; however, like Darnel Wright and some other draft OL crushes dudes here have, Avila may lack the foot speed to play in this O.
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Wrights work on Will Anderson is about all you need to watch to stop questioning his foot speed. He’ll be a good - elite RT.
 
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dentfan said:
Yeah, I agree with what you said and actually liked the article. I don’t get why people think we should sign Gesecki: he’s not a UTE that blocks. He only catches, so he won’t give what the Bears need inside, size and blocking umption.
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I'd prefer Evan Engram for TE, no to Gesicki or Schultz.
 
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dentfan said:
Honestly, I’d rather go with N’Keal Harry trying his hand at UTE and the WR FA from the Patriots for that money.

At least Harry is a willing and able blocker.
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I'd like to see them do something with Harry, he was a beast in college, someone needs to have a talk with him and
see what the issue is. Last chance, if he doesn't come out of the gate strong his career is over and he will need to go get a real job.
 
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bears51/40 said:
I would rather have Foster Moreau over Gesicki who has shown over the last two years that he is a solid TE who can catch and is a solid blocker. Also would probably cost less.
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Yeah i think he'd be a really nice fit with Kmet. If they don't go with the bigger names like Gisecki, Schultz or Engram then i'd love to get one of Moreau, A.Hooper or H.Hurst.
 
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If you are signing Gesicki, its to be a big slot WR not really to be a TE. He is capable of blocking DBs. You just wouldnt want him blocking DEs or LBs a lot.
 
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rawdawg said:
I know people are going to hate the Bears signing low cost, high value guys because all the mock offseasons have Payne, McGlinchey, Pocic, Davenport and a bunch of 15-20M/year players. But I don't think the Bears will sign a bunch of guys for big long-term deals. I think they'll sign a couple for sure, if they identify a guy that can be their long-term 3T and if they can find a long-term OL or 2. But they are going to sign a bunch of guys that fit the low cost, short-term description.

In the article, I really like a bunch of those names. A'Shawn Robinson would be a nice NT addition. Cheaper than a guy like Dalvin Tomlinson, but will do his job as a run defender. Still allows you to sign a 3-tech, and even if you draft Jalen Carter on top of that, you have a strong 3-man rotation and allow Carter to develop.

Azeez Al-Shaair is fun. I'd raid the Niners of anyone I could get. They run the offense we should want to replicate and a similar style defense. Al-Shaair is their SAM, but he has played all over when their other guys have been injured. I'd actually like him at the Will. But even if you add another LB in free agency or the draft, you can mix and match the 3 LBs (Shaair, Sanborn, rookie/fa) in the nickel and use them as they are best.

Rankins doesn't do much for me as he's not a real answer at 3T, they'd have to be sure they are going with Carter if signing him. Mack Hollins is fun. He can play some slot, run block and makes some catches over the middle, but I'd like him a lot better without St Brown. McGovern would be fine. I don't really want a high-priced C, so he would work. He's a step up from Patrick but not a true answer. Gesicki is probably not going to happen.
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I’ve been touting Al-Shaair for a while on here, also have mentioned A’Shawn. Both of those guys would be great additions that won’t break the bank either

I do think the bears will spend big on 1 or 2 guys in FA. Likely to both be linemen
 
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