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So our starting LT will be limited all offseason. Then we have a guy from Yale.

Bears are taking a LT at 10.
Don't know about at #10 but gotta think they take one with the first few picks. If they don't and they are worried about Braxton then they could always turn to free agency and sign someone like Tyron Smith or DJ Humphries. That's if either of them would sign for what could end up being a backup role.
 

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Updated Top 30 visit list for Chicago…

Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State
Brashard Smith, RB, SMU
Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
Andrew Mukuba, SAF, Texas

 

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Updated Top 30 visit list for Chicago…

Josh Conerly Jr., OT, Oregon
Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State
Will Campbell, OT, LSU
Nick Martin, LB, Oklahoma State
Brashard Smith, RB, SMU
Isaiah Bond, WR, Texas
Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State
Jahdae Barron, CB, Texas
Andrew Mukuba, SAF, Texas

The barron visit is interesting. Wouldn't expect that and wouldn't be thrilled if they took him over will Johnson if going db (wouldn't really like db in general)
 

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was at pro Day and will/should be ready for camp.
  • T Josh Simmons (PFF Big Board Rank: 18)
    • Height: 6-foot-5
    • Weight: 312 pounds
    • Hand: 10 3/8 inches
    • Arm: 34 1/8 inches
    • Wingspan: 81 1/4 inches
    • Bench: 34 reps
He's got all the numbers/measurements you want for a LT but that injury is a hard one to come back being yourself again.
 

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I can't remember, will the Bears gets an extra and early veteran minicamp this year due to having a new coach? Didn't that use to be a thing? I vaguely recall those could happen before the draft even. If that is the case, it would be good for the coaches to get whatever eyes than can on their current trenches in figuring out those priorities between OL and DL.
 

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Don't know about at #10 but gotta think they take one with the first few picks. If they don't and they are worried about Braxton then they could always turn to free agency and sign someone like Tyron Smith or DJ Humphries. That's if either of them would sign for what could end up being a backup role.
The tackles blow after round 1 this year. But you can definitely get good RB’s and DL rounds 2 and 3. Maybe even later
 

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I can't remember, will the Bears gets an extra and early veteran minicamp this year due to having a new coach? Didn't that use to be a thing? I vaguely recall those could happen before the draft even. If that is the case, it would be good for the coaches to get whatever eyes than can on their current trenches in figuring out those priorities between OL and DL.
They do
 

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I can't remember, will the Bears gets an extra and early veteran minicamp this year due to having a new coach? Didn't that use to be a thing? I vaguely recall those could happen before the draft even. If that is the case, it would be good for the coaches to get whatever eyes than can on their current trenches in figuring out those priorities between OL and DL.
Yeah i remember seeing something like this and think you're right that teams with new head coaches get to do something with their players a little earlier than other teams.
 

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Yeah i remember seeing something like this and think you're right that teams with new head coaches get to do something with their players a little earlier than other teams.
It's next week. Johnson talked about it yesterday and this morning that he will meet all the players for the first time
 

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The tackles blow after round 1 this year. But you can definitely get good RB’s and DL rounds 2 and 3. Maybe even later
From our view the tackles have question marks after round 1 but there's always multiple players who end up good/great players that nobody predicted to be true. We found a starting LT in Braxton in the 5th round. Is he a top LT in the NFL? No, but you damn sure can get by with him and win with him if the team around him is good enough.

Guys like Wyatt Milum, A.Ersery, Jonah Savaiinaea, J.Conerly, M.Mbow could all end up really good players. I actually really really like Savaiinaea.

Mike Tice comes out about how much he likes Conerly and since that i've seen Conerly rising on everyone on CCS's board.

Agree about RB's and DL after round 1 though.
 

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From our view the tackles have question marks after round 1 but there's always multiple players who end up good/great players that nobody predicted to be true. We found a starting LT in Braxton in the 5th round. Is he a top LT in the NFL? No, but you damn sure can get by with him and win with him if the team around him is good enough.

Guys like Wyatt Milum, A.Ersery, Jonah Savaiinaea, J.Conerly, M.Mbow could all end up really good players. I actually really really like Savaiinaea.

Mike Tice comes out about how much he likes Conerly and since that i've seen Conerly rising on everyone on CCS's board.

Agree about RB's and DL after round 1 though.


A few of those guys are guards

I swear I have yet to see someone say something good about Ersery. The guy is always the one people dog on. Haven’t even bothered to watch because if that
 

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The barron visit is interesting. Wouldn't expect that and wouldn't be thrilled if they took him over will Johnson if going db (wouldn't really like db in general)
Yea, he seems redundant to Gordon, so I wouldn't get the move. I'd prefer a true CB if going that route... which is Johnson.
 

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