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Mike Brown on steroids???? Let's pump the breaks. When he wins back to back games with walk of TDs we'll revisit this.
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Second fastest WR in the draft. Poles said he wanted speed,
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Freak athlete that gets more YAC than anyone are some positives. Route running is the problem. A great test for Getsy and Tolbert. Lots of traits to work with.
So far - the biggest disappointment is that there was no Robert Quinn trade. Personally, I think that was a big mistake. Also, drafting all defensive players in the 2nd round and not drafting an OL has me the most concerned. Who is the starting RG?
As much as I wanted the Bears to add a WR in round 2, I was also perfectly fine with Poles waiting for 2023 when the Bears will likely have a ton 10 pick.
Freak athlete that gets more YAC than anyone are some positives. Route running is the problem. A great test for Getsy and Tolbert. Lots of traits to work with.
So far - the biggest disappointment is that there was no Robert Quinn trade. Personally, I think that was a big mistake. Also, drafting all defensive players in the 2nd round and not drafting an OL has me the most concerned. Who is the starting RG?
As much as I wanted the Bears to add a WR in round 2, I was also perfectly fine with Poles waiting for 2023 when the Bears will likely have a ton 10 pick.
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I bet none of you noticed, but Montgomery blew past Jones 10 seconds before he crossed the line.
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Really? I thought the difference in his speed was obvious. He had a gear no one else on the field could match. When he split defenders, he was just gone. I thought he showed some wiggle, but his YAC was more the product of contact balance and shedding tackles. Plenty of tape of guys just falling off him as he explodes past.
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Now, I played some back yard football tackling kids into oak trees growing up. I’ll tell you what, bet Fields can wing it off of broken plays to this guy down the field. 2nd fastest WR in the draft from the SEC with USC bloodlines, yeah I’ll take him. Sec usc that’s two c’s just how I love my girls thicc this dude can flat out fly ?
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Not that it matters but it’s a little weird having Chris Simms say something nice about the Bears.
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Just like every nfl draft had malik Willis going round 1 yeah okay!
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He's just pissed the Bears never considered him for GM.
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Fields whole development rests on getting the ball out quick and picking his spots to attack downfield so they got him a guy that can catch quick routes and turn them into big gains as well as going vertical with 4.3 speed. Makes perfect sense even if you dont like they chose Jones.
Part of getting Fields to buy into taking what the D gives him is seeing success when those 5 yard passes turn into 15 yard gains because of YAC.
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I like the pick! I know he's 25 but I like his skills, fast and big and can catch the ball. He should help our poor wr core.
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ESPN take....not so good
What’s next: The Bears did not trade back on Friday, so they enter Day 3 without a fourth-round pick. They’ll have to wait until No. 148 in the fifth round to start drafting again and still haven’t selected an offensive lineman. That’s not ideal for Fields’ development considering pass protection remains an area of concern. The O-linemen available to the Bears where they’re currently drafting are expected to be developmental prospects as rookies, so the help for Fields up front may have to come elsewhere this offseason.
Round 3, No. 71 overall: Velus Jones Jr., WR, Tennessee
My take: The Bears were looking for speed and they found it in Jones, who ran a 4.31-second 40-yard dash. They also addressed a need on special teams by nabbing arguably the best returner in college football, who averaged 132.5 all purpose-yards per game in 2021. How Jones projects as a wide receiver in the NFL is a bit of an unknown considering his modest offensive production throughout a college career that began in 2016 at USC and culminated in him catching 62 passes for 807 yards and seven touchdowns at Tennessee. The Bears passed up on a handful of more proven receivers, including Jalen Tolbert, Calvin Austin III and David Bell. Chicago isn’t concerned about Jones being a 25-year-old rookie and is fond of his run-after-the-catch ability. Now they’ll have to figure out how he’ll be utilized as a weapon for quarterback Justin Fields.What’s next: The Bears did not trade back on Friday, so they enter Day 3 without a fourth-round pick. They’ll have to wait until No. 148 in the fifth round to start drafting again and still haven’t selected an offensive lineman. That’s not ideal for Fields’ development considering pass protection remains an area of concern. The O-linemen available to the Bears where they’re currently drafting are expected to be developmental prospects as rookies, so the help for Fields up front may have to come elsewhere this offseason.
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Watching his highlights, it's obvious that he never looks like he is running that fast, you see defenders getting caught off guard by how fast he is actually going and it makes them miss their angles.
But what i also noticed on a couple of his routes he just blew by defenders because he is really good at altering his speed but without giving anything away. He starts off running tentatively like he is about to break and turns it on full blast to a go route but his running motion is the same and he fools and just flies by the defender. I am no scout I don't have a great way to explain what I am seeing but i do have a good feel for peoples mechanics and this is what it looks like to me.
But what i also noticed on a couple of his routes he just blew by defenders because he is really good at altering his speed but without giving anything away. He starts off running tentatively like he is about to break and turns it on full blast to a go route but his running motion is the same and he fools and just flies by the defender. I am no scout I don't have a great way to explain what I am seeing but i do have a good feel for peoples mechanics and this is what it looks like to me.
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If this staff is smart you basically give Jones some basic deep routes and then some underneath routes that look like deep routes. Teams will have to respect his deep speed and Fields deep accuracy and the cushion they give means Jones can then catch passes underneath with space to use that YAC ability