Official NFL Draft Thread - Bear Fans Only - and No Montucky!

[Discus fish salesman]

wouldn't mind the top 3, though I'd rather have Judkins. Probably take a DL at 72.

Oladejo is DL at 72.

People want to go RB because of what the Eagles did, but they forget about moves like drafting and sitting Jurgens for a year to develop. OL is the long term play and it requires patience.

I dont think this is 100% accurate. Barkley, Henry, lions and Buffalo run games (great rbs & OLs [outside of baltimores]) may have swayed people some but people also notice the bears rb room is fucking awful. Fortunately if they did go rb in 1 there is quite a few OL (& DL) they could take in rd 2 & 3 with those 3 picks that could contribute and develop as well.

 

[TL1961]

There's no fucking depth on the offensive line. The offensive line isn't fixed until there's adequate depth. Same thing on defense. The Bears don't have a complimentary edge rusher. They don't have depth and they have two defensive tackles on the wrong side of 30.

I also agree with needing much more on the defensive line. Not just depth but quality top end.

See that would be one of the reasons I would be saying you don’t have to go offensive line at number 10 because you also need defensive line.

You can respond to someone who has the same views as you and make it into an argument. With you it’s an art form.

 

[msadows]

Murray looked good in his short stint and Bates is solid... if he can play.

We absolutely can't rely on either but if you want to thats cool

Bates has played 140 snaps the last two years combined and Bill Murray is a random guy off the street who's played 42 snaps

 

[playthrough2001]

Rounding out the top 30 visits for the Bears…

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[DanielCCSBears]

2025 NFL Draft: Five potential surprise first-rounders

It's throw shit at the wall week.

 

[--CyBear--]

So you don’t think any of these tackles will have better careers than Braxton or Kiran? Guess we shall see in a few years.

I do trust Roushar at least.

Of course one will but which one? Then again Kiran could be all that in a year or so as well. Biggest problem for the Bear right now is the ? at LT this year but even top rookies often struggle at LT early in the NFL.

 

[msadows]

Oladejo is DL at 72.



I dont think this is 100% accurate. Barkley, Henry, lions and Buffalo run games (great rbs & OLs [outside of baltimores]) may have swayed people some but people also notice the bears rb room is fucking awful. Fortunately if they did go rb in 1 there is quite a few OL (& DL) they could take in rd 2 & 3 with those 3 picks that could contribute and develop as well.

I think swift is dookie, but if you put swift/roschon as a starting duo behind this OL(Healthy) they should be much much better

Shit, you take last years starting OL and give them actual coaching and a real blocking scheme and the run game would already look better.

It's hard to judge anyone off the shitshow that was the 2024 bears offense.

 

[playthrough2001]

I’d be happy with Graham, Campbell, Membou, Banks, Jeanty, Warren, or Simmons (hopefully after a trade back) in round 1.

I could live with any of those players except Simmons. No more pre-injured guys early!

 

[--CyBear--]

We absolutely can't rely on either but if you want to thats cool

Bates has played 140 snaps the last two years combined and Bill Murray is a random guy off the street who's played 42 snaps

So relying on a Backup rookie is err, reliable? How early do want to draft a backup vs a contributor? They'll take developmental OL somewhere.

 

[DanielCCSBears]

, but not an upgrade from what the bears currently have.

The Bears currently have a starter rehabbing from major surgery and a third round pick with one start.

 

[Discus fish salesman]

2025 NFL Draft: Five potential surprise first-rounders

Its funny to call egbuka a surprise 1st rounder. He's been projected in round 1 since last year if he entered the draft

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Oladejo is DL at 72.



I dont think this is 100% accurate. Barkley, Henry, lions and Buffalo run games (great rbs & OLs [outside of baltimores]) may have swayed people some but people also notice the bears rb room is fucking awful. Fortunately if they did go rb in 1 there is quite a few OL (& DL) they could take in rd 2 & 3 with those 3 picks that could contribute and develop as well.

Consciously or not I guarantee you this has affected the discussion this year. It was a big talking point this year.

As far as noticing the Bears RB room…. I am 100% on board with drafting RBs and agree it needs help. I would be fine adding two RB’s actually. My only issue has ever been with round 1 for one.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Its funny to call egbuka a surprise 1st rounder. He's been projected in round 1 since last year if he entered the draft

One of the safest players in this draft.

 

[TL1961]

It's throw shit at the wall week.

Yeah, in the homestretch after everything has been said 100 times these guys have to come up with something new. Earlier someone suggested a writer should be fired for his crazy take but in fact that’s exactly what they’re being paid for.

While it is true, that fans will continue to regurgitate the same things over and over on a fan for him as we are doing here and I’m sure others are doing elsewhere, writers have to just throw shit at the wall as you said just to get somebody to read it.

The draft can’t come soon enough.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Of course one will but which one? Then again Kiran could be all that in a year or so as well. Biggest problem for the Bear right now is the ? at LT this year but even top rookies often struggle at LT early in the NFL.

Agreed. This is one of the reasons I want to start now.

 

[playthrough2001]

One of the safest players in this draft.

Also, he’s supposed to be an excellent leader and just an overall quality individual.

 

[Washington]

Murray looked good in his short stint and Bates is solid... if he can play.

Are you talking about the same Bates who missed all of last year because he's riddled with arthritis? I am not sure Bates is solid. Buffalo revamped their OL last year and chose not to keep him even though he was cheap. They obviously knew something Poles did not.

 

[--CyBear--]

Consciously or not I guarantee you this has affected the discussion this year. It was a big talking point this year.

As far as noticing the Bears RB room…. I am 100% on board with drafting RBs and agree it needs help. I would be fine adding two RB’s actually. My only issue has ever been with round 1 for one.

I've been projecting 2 for a while but this draft has so many that UDFA is a viable option for #2. We also still have Wheeler that showed genuine potential before the ding last year.

 

[Discus fish salesman]

Consciously or not I guarantee you this has affected the discussion this year. It was a big talking point this year.

As far as noticing the Bears RB room…. I am 100% on board with drafting RBs and agree it needs help. I would be fine adding two RB’s actually. My only issue has ever been with round 1 for one.

It has definitely changed the conversation. Running games were glaringly important this year. If KC had any running game at all, maybe they have a chance in the SB and mahomes isn't getting killed.

I agree on two rbs if they take someone like judkins/johnson/Martinez, I'd really like to supplement that with a later round back like blue. But I also have a strong dislike for Swifts game.

As far as round 1, I just want the most impactful player on the board and I do think that could be jeanty if he were available. If they followed that up with ersery/savaiinaea, jtt/burch/swinson, west/caldwell/norman-lott or some similar combination of players, I'd be ecstatic.

 

[playthrough2001]

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