It's literally the most recent Hoge and Jahns podcast. Nobody has said, suggested, hinted, or implied that Ben Johnson said that Tyler Warren is redundant to Cole Kmet. What myself and @SugarWalls were discussing is what Eric Edholm of NFL.com said about the Bears drafting Tyler Warren.
Just to tie to your comment to the guys drafted.
www.nytimes.com
This gives me hope that if those 3 shitty mock draft outlets predict this that maybe the Bears won’t screw this up.
From Austin Mock at The Athletic:
“Ashton Jeanty Top 10 Pick?
Picking Ashton Jeanty in top 10 would be a mistake, learning wrong lesson from Saquon Barkley
The perceived value of the running back position appears to be on the rise, largely buoyed, I suspect, by Saquon Barkley’s sensational 2024 season in which he rushed for 2,005 yards and helped deliver the Philadelphia Eagles a Super Bowl title. While Barkley is undeniably great — my projection model sees him as the best back in the league — he is not the reason the Eagles won a Super Bowl. He helped, of course, but Philadelphia already had constructed the best roster in the league before acquiring him.
Barkley was the cherry on top.
Before signing Barkley in free agency, the Eagles had done what most smart organizations do: They targeted premium positions (QB, WR, OT, DL, CB) with their premium draft picks. In fact, since 2015, every first-round pick the Eagles made was spent on a player who plays a premium position.
Their past five first-round picks were: CB Quinyon Mitchell, DT Jalen Carter, Edge Nolan Smith, DT Jordan Davis and WR DeVonta Smith, all of whom played pivotal roles on their Super Bowl run this past season.
It’s also worth noting that in 2023, the Eagles had a chance to draft running back Jahmyr Gibbs in the top 10 before the Detroit Lions ended up selecting the star running back at No. 12. Philly instead opted to trade up to No. 9 for Carter, who has blossomed into an interior game-wrecker on defense.
The lesson to be learned here is that constructing a foundation with first-round talents who play premium positions remains the ideal way to build. Unfortunately, because Barkley played so well last season and helped push the Eagles over the top, I fear teams are going to fall into a trap by trying to take a shortcut to an elite running game and invest too much capital into a running back as they hope to “replicate” the Eagles’ success.”
Continued…
Picking Ashton Jeanty in top 10 would be a mistake, learning wrong lesson from Saquon Barkley
Don't learn the wrong lesson from Barkley's success: Running backs haven't suddenly become more valuable than they were before.
The above applies especially in this draft because of the plethora of RB talent.
That’s why they need to take the best OT, Edge, DT, or CB.
Draft Kelvin Banks Jr!
Draft Will Campbell or Membou!
Draft Will Johnson!
Draft Walter Nolen!
Draft Kenneth Grant!
Draft Mike Green, James Pearce, Mykel Williams or Jalon Walker!
Draft Graham if he drops!
Don’t draft Jeanty or Warren!
Oh, and please don’t draft Shemar Stewart just because!
At this point IMO, its shaping up to go Ward, Hunter, Carter, Campbell, Graham, Jeanty, Warren, Walker, Dart/Sanders and then da Bears at 10.
After the blue chippers, the next 10-40 or so players are pretty close so at this point get yourself a good solid player.
After reading this, I'm thinking it could very well be Mykel Williams.
a 6-5 260 long armed 5 star recruit who ran a1.59 10 yard split, high motor player who played at 60% last year may be too tempting to pass up.
Minimally a good solid player with tons of upside at a critical position.
Mykel Williams turns in incredible showing at Georgia Pro Day
Georgia witnessed Mykel Williams put on a show at Pro Day, which showed that he looks more healthier than ever.clutchpoints.com
247sports.com
@Luke
Here’s something Williams said about the Bears and playing through an injury. By the way, this article is by a famous author.
“Naming Ryan Poles and the coaching staff as something he loves is interesting to hear. It's clear he has a strong opinion about them already and with a need for a pass rusher, Williams could be a pick with a lot of upside for the Bears at No. 10 or even in a trade back. He has to be fully healthy, however.
Williams admitted at the combine that he was playing through an injury for most of the season, saying that he was playing at 60-70 percent. Even with that, he still produced five sacks and 2 forced fumbles. However, playing through that injury frustrated him.”
Mykel Williams meets with Chicago Bears and loved Ryan Poles
Georgia pass rusher Mykel Williams is an interesting prospect in the 2025 NFL draft and on Wednesday, he told the media that he met with the Chicago Bears.
The Bears top 30 visits list sucks. Count me in as worried
My guess is they are more using it to get a better idea on later round guys. They probably have a pretty good idea of what they think on most of the guys in the top of the draft. Although, in the back of my mind, I'm scared Stewart is their guy at 10.
Taking Stewart at the #10 pick would be so stupid. That's a huge gamble that a smart team doesn't take when there are so many other safer choices and so many other needs on the roster.
