Steve Smith film study on Luther Burden lll

[Aesopian]

 

[run and shoot]

Luther Burden III, a wide receiver drafted in the 2025 NFL Draft, ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.

Rome Odunze ran a 4.45-second
DJ Moore's 40-yard dash time at the NFL Scouting Combine was 4.42 seconds. This time was the fifth-fastest among all receivers at the combine

 

[ChicagoBearsSinceBirth]

https://x.com/ImBearingDown/status/1915918705076195333

 

[Chicago Staleys]

The one position the Bears didn’t need, Poles uses his 2nd best draft pick on

 

[Doubledown]

 

[Monsters’85]

He didn’t seem very happy to be a Bear.

 

[Enasic]

He didn’t seem very happy to be a Bear.

My wife said the same. Maybe he realizes the log jam, or maybe he’s just pissed he lasted to that pick. Hard to say

 

[Chicago Staleys]

He didn’t seem very happy to be a Bear.

When you see that, it never ends well. Benson - Fields for example

 

[Starion]

2nd highest graded WR prospect on the NFL.com tracker FWIW


Indiv page:
Luther Burden III Draft and Combine Prospect Profile | NFL.com

 

[modo]

Dude had a big smile on his face then looked like he was going to cry.....not sure where you get the unhappy part

 

[ijustposthere]

Yeah, and I'm pretty sure he cried.

 

[msadows]

Dude had a big smile on his face then looked like he was going to cry.....not sure where you get the unhappy part

I'm sure he's unhappy he lasted to the 2nd.

He was supposed to be a top 20 pick likely

Steve smith said if he goes to a HC like sean mcvay he would be trouble. He got the Midwest version of sean mcvay.

 

[Nelly]

Hopefully Burden is everything Poles hoped for Velus Jones to be and more.

 

[dabears70]

Well that's concerning and shocking that poles drafted him. Hopefully the first time head coach Ben Johnson didn't go in over his head with this pick. Just hand him to Antwan Randle El and hope he can get this kid right, he was obviously animated on the phone with him.

 

[bearsfan1977]

Hopefully Burden is everything Poles hoped for Velus Jones to be and more.

I have a feeling he will be.

 

[vabearsfan15]

I'm surprised to see Smith as critical as he was since most other videos he has high praise for the player. Don't get me wrong, he still showed some love, but he also pointed out all the criticisms I've seen from watching Luther play in the SEC, but not brought up much.

Luther got a lot of praise just for being a 5 star WR at Missouri, but he was obviously a different player with the ball in his hands vs not in his hands. Not the best route runner and you won't find many receptions down the field where he created a lot of separation. He needed the ball fed to him around the LOS and he was elusive enough to make plays against medium to lower competition. As Smith alluded to, it seemed like he was force fed the ball. And he was. Mizzou's head coach did everything he could to make Luther happy so he wouldn't transfer away after a year or two. So he made sure to scheme open plays in space for Luther and to give him some easy layup TDs when near the redzone.

I hope the best for the kid and would be glad to eat crow, but I never really cared for him in college. He was a decent player, but I always thought he was overrated. And now after listening to his 1st interview, I could envision him getting upset at a lack of opportunities in our offense. Ok, rant over.

 

[napo55]

Seems to be very immature. A questionable pick/

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

Well that's concerning and shocking that poles drafted him. Hopefully the first time head coach Ben Johnson didn't go in over his head with this pick. Just hand him to Antwan Randle El and hope he can get this kid right, he was obviously animated on the phone with him.

What’s concerning and shocking? I didn’t watch the video

 

[Dhipur]

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You are forgetting Punter Tory Taylor (came in the trade back with Eagles when Bears went down 1 pick to draft Darnell Wright

 

[Kurtosis]

Didn’t know anything about him to be honest. At least he doesn’t have 2 sexual assault allegations like the guy a few people here wanted the Bears to draft.