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Listened to a good bit of it and actually agree with a lot. Things I agree with...
No real LT to take at 10, they will let Braxton and Kiran battle it out.
Williams is a trade down candidate who isn't worth it at 10. I hate the real low pass rush win rate %.
Pearce has elite traits and could be perennial double-digit sacks - no known character flaws. They didn't even touch on his high pass rush win rate %.
IMO, not even close, Pearce over Williams by a longshot.
As you said, I wonder why he isn't ranked and projected higher.
Pearce is by far the second best de in this draft.
 

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Listened to a good bit of it and actually agree with a lot. Things I agree with...
No real LT to take at 10, they will let Braxton and Kiran battle it out.
Williams is a trade down candidate who isn't worth it at 10. I hate the real low pass rush win rate %.
Pearce has elite traits and could be perennial double-digit sacks - no known character flaws. They didn't even touch on his high pass rush win rate %.
IMO, not even close, Pearce over Williams by a longshot.
As you said, I wonder why he isn't ranked and projected higher.
There were reports of character concerns on him and the athletic had some piece talking about his sanity (so i heard somewhere but the character concerns he even addressed….)
 

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Restrepo obliterated his draft stock. I saw him being talked about as a 2nd rounder. He probably lost a couple of rounds on this. He definitely should've declined to run if he knew this was the result.
A few weeks ago i decided to get a truly unbiased look at him, so naturally i watched highlights of his best plays. Even then, i thought he looked slow
 

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Why do I feel like the best LT will end up being drafted in mid to late 1st or 2nd rd. Will Campbell, Armand Membou, Kelvin Banks Jr all scream busts to me or players who belong at either RT or Guard due to physical limitations. The only 3 LT that stand out to me are Josh Simmons, Josh Conerly Jr, and Aireontae Ersery. I will be very curious to look back on this draft 2-3 yrs from now.

I actually wouldn't be upset with a trade down and then them drafting Josh Simmons, though I would feel way better about it if Jones wasn't injured.
 

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I actually prefer Mike Green and ezeraiku but all 3 of those guys are being overlooked for mid tier edge rushers like Stewart and Williams
I like green as well. It’s such a good dline trenches draft would be a shame to pass on these guys for a fukkin te or rb lol
 

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I actually wouldn't be upset with a trade down and then them drafting Josh Simmons, though I would feel way better about it if Jones wasn't injured.
honestly taking health concerns into consideration I think I really want Bears to draft Conerly Jr in 2nd rd. With Braxton Jones coming off injury and also Simmons coming off injury I cant roll dice on a guy in 1st rd who might not play most of season due to injury or being a back up
 

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I like green as well. It’s such a good dline trenches draft would be a shame to pass on these guys for a fukkin te or rb lol
I know people have said Allen prefers the bigger DE’s but the bears already have those body types in dayo and sweat, and dayo can shift inside on pass downs.

I’d love if the bears took someone with significantly higher pass rush upside like Mike green or Pearce
 

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I know people have said Allen prefers the bigger DE’s but the bears already have those body types in dayo and sweat, and dayo can shift inside on pass downs.

I’d love if the bears took someone with significantly higher pass rush upside like Mike green or Pearce
Me too.

It seems like all too often the Bears get caught up in the "scheme" type players that have to fit a certain mold. It'd be nice to have an actual pass rush specialist for once. But maybe that's not looking at the big picture.
 

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Biggs has been all in on the Campbell hype train lately. If Bears aren’t concerned about his barely “too short” arms, then I am not. Dude is tenacious and would be welcome addition to OL to take over for Jones
His film is great. Arm length may be a concern, but he is more in the mold of Slater than Skoronski. If his arms were half an inch longer he's a top 5 lock, and he still may go that high. I hope he makes it to 10, but I don't think he will.
 

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His film is great. Arm length may be a concern, but he is more in the mold of Slater than Skoronski. If his arms were half an inch longer he's a top 5 lock, and he still may go that high. I hope he makes it to 10, but I don't think he will.
I agree
 

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Oof, he even ran a (proday) 4.3 40 - really should have stopped after that - you take that number and ride it into the draft.
Did he? This was referring to his pro day number. As far as I saw, his only timed result are these ~4.8 numbers.
 

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