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

[Enasic]

I would be shocked if the bears stayed at 10. They’re either trading up (jeanty or blockbuster trade for Carter) or moving back.

 

[ZOMBIE@CTESPN]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1915490840685801702

 

[dabears70]

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

 

[didshereallysaythat]

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

Warren

 

[DefNextYear]

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

Of those options, Loveland.

 

[bamainatlanta]

For fun, here's some backs that have been taken in the 1st outside of the top 10:

2023: #12 Jahmyr Gibbs
2021: #24 Najee Harris and #25 Travis Etienne
2020: #32 Clyde Edwards-Helaire
2019: #24 Josh Jacobs
2018: #27 Rashaad Penny and #31 Sony Michel
2015: #15 Melvin Gordon
2012: #31 Doug Martin and #32 David Wilson
2011: #31 Mark Ingram
2010: #12 Ryan Mathews and #31 Jahvid Best

Gibbs - Elite
Harris & Etienne -- Meh
CEH - Garbage
Jacobs - Above Average
Penny & Michel -- Garbage
Gordon -- slightly above average
Martin & Wilson -- Garbage
Ingram -- solid career
Mathes & Best -- Garbage

 

[DefNextYear]

I think the media is way overplaying the narrative that Ben Johnson needs “his guy” Jeanty. He’s supposed to be a brilliant offensive mind, right? The offense in Detroit looked really damn good before Gibbs, right? It’s a super deep RB class, right? Cmon now.

 

[Antobears]

I'm just checking in on the draft now. Why all the jeanty hate folks? Looks like he has great balance, very quick feet and explosive acceleration. That's my impression based only on highlights only. Was he that much less impressive in games?

 

[DefNextYear]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1915489616733606182

 

[baredown]

I would be shocked if the bears stayed at 10. They’re either trading up (jeanty or blockbuster trade for Carter) or moving back.

Poles record on draft day pick moves - In three drafts, he's moved up a grand total of once, the small move from 61 to 55 for Stevenson. He's had one lateral pick swap (a 5th {Booker} last year for this year's 4th). And he moved down seven times. So, based on his past trend, Poles is more likely to move down than up. However, he's far more likely to just stay where he is and take who's there...

 

[DefNextYear]

I'm just checking in on the draft now. Why all the jeanty hate folks? Looks like he has great balance, very quick feet and explosive acceleration. That's my impression based only on highlights only. Was he that much less impressive in games?

I think most people don’t hate him. It’s really not about that at all.

 

[knoxville7]

Poles record on draft day pick moves - In three drafts, he's moved up a grand total of once, the small move from 61 to 55 for Stevenson. He's had one lateral pick swap (a 5th {Booker} last year for this year's 4th). And he moved down seven times. So, based on his past trend, Poles is more likely to move down than up. However, he's far more likely to just stay where he is and take who's there...

thanks

 

[Myk]

The fact that a running back is being considered in the top 5 is compounded by how he ran all over a poor conference full of guys who won't be playing in the NFL. What's more is that he's not particularly big and not particularly explosive either. What's more than that is when you look at all the top 10 RB draft picks in the last 10 years, none have really translated to team success for the team that drafted the guy.

Trading up for that could end easily be a big disaster, especially when you're a team that's struggled to build the trenches. For as much work as we did there, all you need is another Billings injury and one to Thuney or Dalman and you're in a bad way yet again. For christ's sake, #trenches

Your 3rd point is where you lost me.
To me, if you're a positional value picker your opinion only matters when it's a position you value. For any other position you will always try to find a reason to say no.
I've watched the Bears make up for not having offense (QBs, WRs, and oline) by having a good RB often. What other teams have done with the position doesn't matter. Plus if we have fixed the oline, we have WRs, we have a QB so if a RB falls to us it makes sense that our situation is not the same as other teams who weren't ready.

And the real kicker is I agree about not trading up and focusing on the trenches. Even when I took Jeanty at 10 that was the last I saw anyone for oline that didn't require a lot of scrolling (reaches). He had better be exceptional at running, receiving and blocking if getting him means no real oline options.

 

[bufordht]

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

Take the TE

 

[Enasic]

Poles record on draft day pick moves - In three drafts, he's moved up a grand total of once, the small move from 61 to 55 for Stevenson. He's had one lateral pick swap (a 5th {Booker} last year for this year's 4th). And he moved down seven times. So, based on his past trend, Poles is more likely to move down than up. However, he's far more likely to just stay where he is and take who's there...

Based on history yes, he’s more likely to trade down than up. We’ll see what happens

 

[dabears70]

Good convo between Waddle, Silvy and Cronin.

 

[Antobears]

I think most people don’t hate him. It’s really not about that at all.

Ah more about pick value/trading away picks than the player as such. Fair enough. Looks pretty good though.

 

[DefNextYear]

Daigle: Final 2025 NFL Mock Draft | Establish The Run

establishtherun.com

Here's another mock of some guy who hit like some "best mock" metrics in the past. I skimmed it, and there are a couple wild picks.

 

[Myk]

This is a very dramatic take. The only one of those moves that really “set the bears back” was Claypool. Davis was a dud but hardly set them back…Bates cost a 5th and is currently their backup C who could also play OG, assuming he’s healthy.

And Claypool wasn't even a love affair it was a bandaid because Poles ignored the offense for his 2nd year QB.

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

I certainly wouldn't over pay to move up for anyone we would draft so a trade up with your prices isn't happening.
And it's most likely not happening with anyone in this draft because that player isn't there.
It has to be a bidding war to cause an over pay.

I'm just checking in on the draft now. Why all the jeanty hate folks? Looks like he has great balance, very quick feet and explosive acceleration. That's my impression based only on highlights only. Was he that much less impressive in games?

The Bears drafted Enis and Benson. Bears fans are still butt hurt about it so we can never draft another high RB again.

 

[msadows]

You have two choices and only these two, which one do you choose?

Trade up for Jeanty giving up one of our 2nd rounders and a 2026 3rd?

Taking Tyler Warren or C.Loveland at #10?

Let time run out and forfeit the pick vikings style