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So he was over drafted by the Bears.
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Bears are drafting an OT. I would bet on it. I am not sure it is round 1. I could see a round 2 or 3 pick on it. But I don't see them coming out of this draft without a solid OT prospect.
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You mean like kiran amendingdong?
My guess is a guard/OT hybrid like donovan jackson in the 2nd round.
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A FCS school rookie coming off an injury and no camp reps with those coaches? I'll need to see him take a few snaps this year before I come to any personal conclusions.
I think that if they tale OL, it won't be a T unless it's BPA at 10 and even then, I have my doubts. I think they're more likely to go DL or trade down and go DL/ RB/ or a TE that can fill the slot roll.
I think that if they tale OL, it won't be a T unless it's BPA at 10 and even then, I have my doubts. I think they're more likely to go DL or trade down and go DL/ RB/ or a TE that can fill the slot roll.
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That’s literally what Amajikookie was last year. If we take another T I think it will be a top guy.
The draft will tell us how they feel about KA.
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Why I think it will be a guard in the 2nd round who has experience playing tackle in college. There are a lot of those guys in this years draft.
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This would make sense
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He came to the team from a school that played poor competition and he arrived in a wheelchair. You gunna be happy with him as your swing tackle because you know he will play because there will be injuries at OT? I have this feeling that Kiran will be close to Borom talent wise but I sure hope I am wrong there.
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He's not soft like Borom. He just looked raw and not at full strength. Doesn't mean he'll be good but I'm not ready to assume he's bad. I'm someone that never understood the hype fans had about Borom early in his career.
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Even if he was 3rd round, he was a project pick. I think they go with someone who could start or compete day 1.
KA is still a project.
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We need to speak into existence that Dart is a top 10 pick.
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They didnt draft a guy at #75 to be the 53rd man on the roster.
Yes, more than likely kiran will be the swing tackle. If they draft an OT at #10 braxton is requesting a trade
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Is Connerly looked at as someone who can or will play LT in the NFL?
Chicago Bears signal 2025 NFL Draft strategy by hosting Oregon star for Top 30 visit
The Chicago Bears are using one of their valuable pre-draft top 30 visits on a player who may have tipped GM Ryan Poles' 2025 NFL draft plan.www.si.com
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Actually they did because they hoped he would not have to play last year. Theoretically, he should have been IR'ed all season. I am guessing they did not because they wanted him to practice. When he did play, he did not really show signs of being a natural out there. Color me a huge sceptic on him.
If the Bears draft a legitimate LT, I will personally help Jones with his trade request. The team really needs an upgrade at LT and with a young player.
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Yea, absolutely. I never saw anything saying he'd switch positions. Will he be good? That I don't know. Here is Thorn's scouting report though:
Short of it is that he was a former top OT prospect in the country and still has areas to improve.
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His feet were atrociously slow, which also showed on his limited tape at Yale but he was playing against low level competition so it didn't matter. Combine numbers would've been really valuable on a project like this guy.
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From Brad Biggs’ Q&A today:
“Would the Bears view Will Campbell as a left tackle or only an interior lineman? — @joeringblum
That’s a good question and quite possibly one the Bears won’t have to answer. There’s a decent chance the LSU product will be off the board before they are on the clock at No. 10. My opinion is if you use a top-10 pick on a guy who played left tackle at a high level in the SEC, you start him out at that position.
There is concern about Campbell’s arm length, but I believe that storyline has been overblown. Teams like his tape. They like his makeup. If he somehow is available for the Bears, you’re probably looking at the new left tackle. If he works out, great. If you run into issues, then you consider a move to the interior, where he’d be a highly capable performer.”
Here’s another question from the article regarding drafting a RB.
How high is too high for the Bears to draft a running back? Is there any truth behind the Bears being nervous on missing out on all of the top running back prospects before pick 39? — @thyandsmi
I don’t know that any position is too high for the Bears, who have the 10th pick in Round 1, to draft a running back. But it will come down to draft grades for the players remaining on the board when they are on the clock.
If the Bears have a grade on an offensive or defensive lineman that is similar to their grade for Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (assuming he makes it to No. 10), can they really afford to take a running back? Would that make sense with the draft so deep in running back talent?
Would that make sense given the lack of youth on the offensive line with the exception of right tackle Darnell Wright? Would that make sense given the need for more pass rushers?
I can’t imagine the Bears are nervous about all of the top running backs possibly being gone by the time their second pick comes around at No. 39. I’d imagine they’re excited and energized by the possibilities in this draft. There will be really good backs available in Round 3. It’s about identifying the players who fit specifically what they’re looking for and then stacking the draft board.
www.chicagotribune.com
“Would the Bears view Will Campbell as a left tackle or only an interior lineman? — @joeringblum
That’s a good question and quite possibly one the Bears won’t have to answer. There’s a decent chance the LSU product will be off the board before they are on the clock at No. 10. My opinion is if you use a top-10 pick on a guy who played left tackle at a high level in the SEC, you start him out at that position.
There is concern about Campbell’s arm length, but I believe that storyline has been overblown. Teams like his tape. They like his makeup. If he somehow is available for the Bears, you’re probably looking at the new left tackle. If he works out, great. If you run into issues, then you consider a move to the interior, where he’d be a highly capable performer.”
Here’s another question from the article regarding drafting a RB.
How high is too high for the Bears to draft a running back? Is there any truth behind the Bears being nervous on missing out on all of the top running back prospects before pick 39? — @thyandsmi
I don’t know that any position is too high for the Bears, who have the 10th pick in Round 1, to draft a running back. But it will come down to draft grades for the players remaining on the board when they are on the clock.
If the Bears have a grade on an offensive or defensive lineman that is similar to their grade for Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty (assuming he makes it to No. 10), can they really afford to take a running back? Would that make sense with the draft so deep in running back talent?
Would that make sense given the lack of youth on the offensive line with the exception of right tackle Darnell Wright? Would that make sense given the need for more pass rushers?
I can’t imagine the Bears are nervous about all of the top running backs possibly being gone by the time their second pick comes around at No. 39. I’d imagine they’re excited and energized by the possibilities in this draft. There will be really good backs available in Round 3. It’s about identifying the players who fit specifically what they’re looking for and then stacking the draft board.
Chicago Bears Q&A: When did they last invest so much in the O-line? How high is too high to draft a RB?
The Chicago Bears continue to fill out the roster while looking ahead to next month’s NFL draft. The Tribune’s Brad Biggs sorts through what’s next in his weekly Bears mailbag.
www.chicagotribune.com
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They took Velus at 71 to cut him. Stop. I love how I ask to not bring up his draft position and show me where he's competed well vs NFL level competition that you're comfortable throwing him in as a starting LT in the NFL and here we are, mentioning his draft position, which was awful when guys like Beebe were still on the board.
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Good point. Where they go at #10 will tell us a lot but still won't be able to say 100% since even the Bears weren't able to get a good enough look at him to say where he'll play or if he can one day be a starter either. Also a new coaching staff that got no look at him to know.
The point is that he wasn't over drafted which is a good thing for the Bears. As long as he shows he has what it takes to be a future starter then i don't care if it's at T or G.
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He'd be a great pick in the 2nd, so great that i can't see him making it to the 2nd and if he did then making it to #39 will be a challenge but you never know how these drafts end up going.
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