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First true OG doesn’t show up until 49th(Booker).

Jeanty in the top 5, Starks also top 10.
Sanders in the 40’s. Nolen also in the top 15.

Interesting list
 

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First true OG doesn’t show up until 49th(Booker).

Jeanty in the top 5, Starks also top 10.
Sanders in the 40’s. Nolen also in the top 15.

Interesting list


Can’t wait to draft Starks at 10. 😂
 

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First true OG doesn’t show up until 49th(Booker).

Jeanty in the top 5, Starks also top 10.
Sanders in the 40’s. Nolen also in the top 15.

Interesting list
Reality is BPA at bears pick will be a Dlineman.

IMO DL is just as big of a need as OL, its just that we are so tired of the shit OL that it seems more pressing. If BPA at 10 is DL and there is no trade down available they should definitely just take whatever DL is there. It is needed.

As long as they don't completely **** up and ignore OL in FA and the rest of the draft they should go BPA at 10
 

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Reality is BPA at bears pick will be a Dlineman.

IMO DL is just as big of a need as OL, its just that we are so tired of the shit OL that it seems more pressing. If BPA at 10 is DL and there is no trade down available they should definitely just take whatever DL is there. It is needed.

As long as they don't completely **** up and ignore OL in FA and the rest of the draft they should go BPA at 10

You could easily argue that Banks, Campbell, Membou, Booker or Simmons are as good as any DL that will be available. Those guys are on almost all the “lists”.

But yeah I am fine with BPA if they don’t fuk up free agency. Big if though
 

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You could easily argue that Banks, Campbell, Membou, Booker or Simmons are as good as any DL that will be available. Those guys are on almost all the “lists”.

But yeah I am fine with BPA if they don’t fuk up free agency. Big if though
I'm not a scout so I don't know but I think if you compare big boards from most analysts and PFF etc (pre combine) it just doesn't seem like the talent this year is at OT, and imo there is no prospect worth taking at OG at 10. If simmons wasn't injured or if he is healthy he would be a no brainer at 10 but probably taken before then.

I find it hard to believe these OT's are more talented than the DL in this draft at the top, with many of them potentially needing to move to guard. I will not be mad at all if the bears select a guard at 10 as I'm tired of watching this OL be ass, but I prefer DL or OT pending on BPA
 

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I'm not a scout so I don't know but I think if you compare big boards from most analysts and PFF etc (pre combine) it just doesn't seem like the talent this year is at OT, and imo there is no prospect worth taking at OG at 10. If simmons wasn't injured or if he is healthy he would be a no brainer at 10 but probably taken before then.

I find it hard to believe these OT's are more talented than the DL in this draft at the top, with many of them potentially needing to move to guard. I will not be mad at all if the bears select a guard at 10 as I'm tired of watching this OL be ass, but I prefer DL or OT pending on BPA


My criteria is simple…… draft the safest DL or OL available. Don’t fuk it up. Get a guy who will play here for 10 years. I just don’t want some high upside swing for the fence BS.

(Right now Mebou and Banks seem to fit that IMO. Subject to change after Baba’s detailed pre draft analysis)
 

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Since the season ended, I’ve been saying that I want two O-Linemen and one D-Lineman in no particular order with our first three picks.

@playthrough2001 Suggested OT Kelvin Banks Jr., G Donovan Jackson, DT Tyliek Willams, or DE Dennis Sutton Penn St.
 
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Reality is BPA at bears pick will be a Dlineman.

IMO DL is just as big of a need as OL, its just that we are so tired of the shit OL that it seems more pressing. If BPA at 10 is DL and there is no trade down available they should definitely just take whatever DL is there. It is needed.

As long as they don't completely **** up and ignore OL in FA and the rest of the draft they should go BPA at 10
Don’t hold your breath sir.
 

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Since the season ended, I’ve been saying that I want two O-Linemen and one D-Lineman in no particular order with our first three picks.

@playthrough2001 Suggested OT Kelvin Banks Jr., G Donovan Jackson, DT Tyliek Willams, or DE Dennis Sutton Penn St.
Sutton isn’t going pro I thought
 

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First true OG doesn’t show up until 49th(Booker).

Jeanty in the top 5, Starks also top 10.
Sanders in the 40’s. Nolen also in the top 15.

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That's because the guards in the NFL used to be offensive tackles and true guards from college rarely excel in the NFL.

The Bears are going to have to draft and develop an offensive guard they're not going to find a plug and play offensive guard.

No worries though Velus Roschon Scott Claypool Booker Taylor Robinson Ebner Kramer Carter Pickens Sewell all look like they'll be great players next year.
 

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First true OG doesn’t show up until 49th(Booker).

Jeanty in the top 5, Starks also top 10.
Sanders in the 40’s. Nolen also in the top 15.

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PFF's usually are.
 

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Building a Big Board after the combine is silly.
I know everyone gets excited about it, I know things happen after the combine. But getting excited about a player because of the combined is silly.

It's even worse these days with so few of the top players actually competing.
 

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You’re probably correct. He suggested those players to me not long after our last game of the season.
Yes, when I suggested Sutton, I assumed he’d declare. I’d be happy to trade back and grab Jackson. He’ll be an elite LG in the NFL and he played some incredibly good LT after Simmons went down. I think he opened a lot of eyes regarding his flexibility and ceiling at the NFL level. He’s one of my favorite players in this draft.

Bruce Feldman revisited members of his “freaks” list that are in this draft.

“19. Donovan Jackson, Ohio State, OG

One of the leaders for the national champions, Jackson shifted from guard to left tackle when Josh Simmons was lost for the year with an injury.

The 6-4, 320-pound Jackson is super strong, but his agility is even more impressive. He timed a 1.59 10-yard split last offseason, vertical jumped 30 inches and went 9-7 in the broad jump.

11. Tyleik Williams, Ohio State, DT

The Buckeyes had a terrific D-line, and the 6-3, 327-pound Williams was its anchor. He had eight TFLs and 46 tackles for the national champions and should excel at the combine. Despite his massive frame, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him run the 40 in the 4.8s and clock a 10-yard split under 1.65.”

Which NFL Draft 2025 prospects will show off at the combine? Revisiting Bruce Feldman’s Freaks ListWhich NFL Draft 2025 prospects will show off at the combine? Revisiting Bruce Feldman’s Freaks List
 
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Building a Big Board after the combine is silly.
I know everyone gets excited about it, I know things happen after the combine. But getting excited about a player because of the combined is silly.

It's even worse these days with so few of the top players actually competing.
I don't disagree with a word you said. Perhaps my post didn't get what I was trying to say across. The combine IS important, mostly for the medicals, but some things do matter in the metrics. you don't really want a weak o-lineman do you? or a slow CB? So you build the board first, but it's not at a "release ready" point at that stage. you need the information the combine provides to really fine tune it and make it ready and releasing one before then is basically releasing a "rough draft".
 

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I don't disagree with a word you said. Perhaps my post didn't get what I was trying to say across. The combine IS important, mostly for the medicals, but some things do matter in the metrics. you don't really want a weak o-lineman do you? or a slow CB? So you build the board first, but it's not at a "release ready" point at that stage. you need the information the combine provides to really fine tune it and make it ready and releasing one before then is basically releasing a "rough draft".
Medicals and some interviews are what's most important. Bench press 40 times are overrated. It's entirely a production to keep the league popular. No other sport has a combine that generates this type interest. None of the combines matter for those sports but for the NFL it matters this much? It shouldn't it's spectacle I'll enjoy like I do every year but it means very little.
 

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That's because the guards in the NFL used to be offensive tackles and true guards from college rarely excel in the NFL.

The Bears are going to have to draft and develop an offensive guard they're not going to find a plug and play offensive guard.

No worries though Velus Roschon Scott Claypool Booker Taylor Robinson Ebner Kramer Carter Pickens Sewell all look like they'll be great players next year.
I guess Alan Faneca, Steve Hutchinson, Quentin Nelson, Randall McDaniel, Will Shields, Joe Thuney, Chris Lindstrom, Quinn Mineriz(?) shouldn’t have played Guard in college then. Plenty of other examples too.

There are some great guards that were tackles in college but you can’t paint with that broad of a stroke.
 

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