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Given all the action around LBs this off-season it’s fair to say the team does not have confidence in him. Of course we’d all like to see him surprise us. I like the fact Poles hedges his bets and I like the rookie we drafted.

It’s not too hard to say it since their GM said he was surprised the two centers went so early and now he has to figure out what they’ll do at center.

Can’t miss something you never had.

For a team that clearly went all out to rebuild the Oline last year, both in FA and the draft, the quiet confidence they’ve shown about the LT position this off-season is odd. Contrast that against what they did at center. 3 days after Dalman retired they traded for a vet. Then they were aggressive in the draft in round two to get the guy they wanted.

That I agree with.

How have we gotten worse at LT when a hobbled Braxton Jones was our starter last year? That was followed by UDFA Benedet. Finally a rookie moved over from RT tried it out and looked okay.

This is too funny. With Declan Doyle in Baltimore presumably to setup some form of Ben Johnson's offense it's pretty clear what type of player they want at Center. Of course the whole Linderbaum saga, Iowa Hawkeyes (hate 'em but respect 'em), Logan Jones being his replacement seems all too perfect. Prior to the draft Baltimore did nothing to shore up the position and kudos to Poles because he wasn't waiting. As soon as Dalman retired, a mere 3 days later, he took out an insurance policy to protect his star QB via trade for Bradbury. Again, getting ahead of the Ravens. Draft day comes along and at 57 the Bears just grab their guy. Poles knew exactly who the Ravens and Declan were targeting. The internet world goes nuts because Jones is a 3rd Rd value at best and we suck or something like that. Poles and Johnson don't care because in their eyes what is the value in protecting your QB? Plus the value of having the right Center to execute the type of running plays that challenge a defense sideline to sideline. Declan must be wondering what he got himself into. Lamar Jackson must be wondering if he can get more money for having to play behind some no-name center. Now Lamar Jackson's strengths as a QB do not line up with Caleb's so I doubt Declan will be heavily mimicking all of Ben's plays. I think the passing game will be more simplified with less read options. Still, there has to be some component where he wanted a mobile center to help stretch the field in the running game. Plus at a minimum you need a guy who can hold up in pass pro for a few seconds because pressure right up the middle is a killer for any QB. https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/onsi/one-trade-the-baltimore-ravens-should-still-be-pushing-after-the-draft-01kqfpkykg3r "Bradbury would be a great fit in the outside zone scheme the Ravens are expected to heavily implement under new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and run game coordinator Dwayne Ledford."

The fact we paid $300k to a UDFA OG tells me we’re looking for a way out of that contract. That doesn’t mean the UDFA is the plan. It means Poles is throwing multiple darts at the target hoping to hit on one.

Long day at work...at first I read that as he's going to go from OG to IR. And I said.. yep.

I’d like to see him at OG this year.

Interesting and the Bears were correct to draft Jones where they did. https://www.profootballrumors.com/2026/05/ravens-gm-eric-decosta-discusses-center-need-team-could-trade-for-c#ref=home

We're putting a lot of enery into a 170lb UDFA WR which is one of the roster positions where we have good depth. The AI tells me that as of 2023 there were a total of 6 WRs in the NFL who weighed 170lbs or less. Whatever Squirrel becomes in the NFL it's not likely to be much, nor for long but we'll see.

Somebody is not happy Windy City GridironMore NFL Executives Weigh in on the Chicago Bears 2026 Dr...Let’s check in on what a few more NFL team execs had to say about some of the Bears’ draft picks. “Chicago was really good in the run game this past year, and to get Roush to play tight end, damn, they are going to be able to run some strong-side runs,” a third team executive told Sando. “This guy can block all the defensive ends.” I like how the exec threw the “damn” in there. Makes you think it’s a pick he didn’t necessarily like seeing head to the Windy City.

Jahdae Walker is 6’3”. Or are you saying he won’t develop at all?

Last year when camp started the offense was a mess. Of course it was all new and lots of stuff to learn blah blah... Players now know what is expected of them come day 1. I think we'll have an idea what we've got in the first week of camp. Burden was injured in OTAs and missed some practices and had some catching up to do when he finally started getting reps. Loveland also missed all OTAs and had a lot of catching up to do once he started getting reps in camp. Now we're just trying to bring rookies up to speed and in more limited roles.