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I think Poles is too cautious to draft a player with an injury history like Wilson.
I was watching football night in Chicago and one of the chicks mentioned that he failed some NFL teams physicals.
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I already brought up the Bears surprising and taking N.Smith on CCS and they told me he doesn't fit.
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If that’s how the first 8 picks went, I’d be fairly surprised if Poles didn’t select PJJ
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I'm guessing like H.Reddick does in Philly and M.Parsons does in Dallas.
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it would help if you stopped posting your shitty mock drafts in the bears news thread
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I don't understand why the question is "why would they trade up for a G?" when the rumors are they want to trade up for a pass rusher.
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I mean the response was to a rumor they'll trade up for Paris Johnson
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Good breakdown. I’ve seen all of his snaps. Super athletic and fast, can be used as a chess piece on the D. Reminds me a bit of a less lanky Floyd, in that he is not a premier pass rusher. That’s not his game. His speed is insane, but that won’t work as much on Sundays as it did on Saturday. I just don’t see him the same as Pagano does. But he’s the expert, not me. He’ll get stymied by pro OTs a shit ton. His game is special in that he can line up almost anywhere due to his speed. Those expecting that sack artist who constantly pressures the QB will be disappointed, imo.
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Watch this. Good breakdown. He’s not going to be used like Edwards or Edmunds.
Again, I’m not an expert, but wasn’t the freak athlete LB the role Edmunds was brought in to play?
But who knows? I’d actually rather take Van Ness after a trade down over Smith.
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He would play DE not LB. If he is running 4.39 at 238 pounds, you have him put on 17-22 pounds to get to 255-260. Probably still have 4.5 speed at that size. Probably use him as a pass rush specialist until he settles at new weight as bith Walker and Greene can move inside on passing downs.
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I understand that would be the plan since they invested heavily in off ball LBs.
My overall point is I don’t think he would thrive there. He is not a pass rush specialist. That is not how he was used. Similar to L. Floyd. Can he develop and become one like Reddick in a few years? Sure, I guess. But that hasn’t been his strength to date.
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Well yeah it is a projection as he only had 11.5 sacks in 4 years but you take him that high if you think he has untapped pash rush potential.
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I think he’s a really good prospect, but don’t think he adds 17-22 lbs on his frame. Maybe he gets up to 250-253
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I get it. For me, his potential lies in other facets of a D.
If I’m taking a DE due to traits and pass rush potential (esp as a 4-3 DE), I’m drafting Van Ness.
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Smith would be a terrible fit for this defense. Please no
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Exactly.
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Always been my issue. The injury
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