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At 6:37 of this video, Matt Miller discusses Campbell, Membou, and Banks Jr. He says Banks Jr. is the BEST offensive lineman in this draft and being horribly overthought. No, I’m not Matt Miller but I agree 100 percent and have stated it here many times. Banks Jr. should be the pick at 10.

Not Miller, maybe Banks Sr. though ;)
 

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More great analysis of Banks Jr.

A good place to start is around 4:30.

 

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Not good.
It may limit the O a bit but whomever is here will get TE help if needed. Unfortunately, we have no Idea what Kiran can actually accomplish right now since he had zero camp or leg work before the season. He should be much stronger and hopefully be able to use those 36+" arms this year.

Right or wrong, I don't expect a T early this year since that was why poles took Kiran where he did last year. He was projecting him to 2025/6 and hoping to not need him last year.
 

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Give me Walker all day. Worst case, he’s a great LB for you. Best case, he’s getting you double digit sacks every year.

I’ll take Walker at 10 and Henderson at 39 over Jeanty at 10 and the best available edge at 39.
I’d be completely ok with that plan also.
 

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@knoxville7 thoughts on Lott??
Guy is an impact player from the interior that can mess up an O line game plan.

Honestly, Tennessee had 3 DT’s last year that were all quality players and helped collapse the pocket so a guy like Pearce can thrive on the outside with 1 on 1’s

Those 3 DT’s are Norman Lott, Elijah Simmons(a mammoth NT that eats up blocks and stuffs a run game a lot like Billings), and Omari Thomas who was a team captain and kind of a blend of Norman Lott and Simmons

Norman Lott will be the first of the 3 drafted. Not sure where Thomas goes, and Simmons is likely a 6th/7th rounder as that 1 trick pony stuffing the middle.

As far as highlight plays go, Norman Lott is your guy
 
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It may limit the O a bit but whomever is here will get TE help if needed. Unfortunately, we have no Idea what Kiran can actually accomplish right now since he had zero camp or leg work before the season. He should be much stronger and hopefully be able to use those 36+" arms this year.

Right or wrong, I don't expect a T early this year since that was why poles took Kiran where he did last year. He was projecting him to 2025/6 and hoping to not need him last year.

and also have Thuney next to him rather than the guard de jour in 2024.
He may not even have to play as Braxton supposedly is right on schedule.
Imo, someone like Ersery on day 2 seems more likely.
 
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And by “fix the lines” do you mean deaft a RT and acquire three new interior offensive linemen?

Or draft a LT to block for a lesser RB?
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.
 

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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.
Good reason to go DL in 1. T's are young. Develop some interior OL guys.
 

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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.

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.
 

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