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Stay put and take Josh Jones. no need to look a gift horse in the mouth especially at a position of critical need.

I could see them wanting Cohen, might have to slip Shaheen in the fine print.

Sadly this is all we are hoping for.

... that was for next year's draft.

Drew Brees didn't become "Drew Brees" until his 5th or 6th season. Even then it was his 8th season when he first threw for 5000 yards that opened everyone eyes. Tom Brady first threw for 4000 yards in his 5th season and even at that point he was only averaging ~61% completions. We don't really know which way Trubisky will go. The biggest concern for me is that he simply fades under the brightest spotlight. I don't really think it's anything more than him trying to do too much...being stuck on Nagy's "TD to check-down" philosophy instead of taking the quick read. Like Brees he simply might have the wrong head coach.

Or going all in on QB in Rd 1 again.

Good find. He fits the downhill role perfectly and the way he gets off blocks is outstanding. Downside is listed below. I'd be perfectly good adding him to the roster late in the draft, even if we drafted another safety earlier. I like having good hard-nosed football players on the defense. I'm not that enamored with Bush or DHC either and while he's limited in coverage somewhat he brings a lot to the table in and around the LOS that those other safeties don't have. Since we have ILBs who can cover TEs or RBs Pagano could mask his deficiencies if he had to be on the field due to injury. https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/prospect-rankings CONS: Total liability in man coverage. Tight hips and heavy feet make him a liability carrying anyone into space. Doesn’t feel vertical push well at all in his pedal. Zone drops are erratic and he rarely reaches his landmarks. Cover spacing is mostly off and he gets caught between zones or covering grass. Has minimal range and well below average makeup speed. Cannot be trusted in deep zone coverage.

I liked him when we signed him but that is what happens when you show up to camp out of shape and not knowing the playbook. It's the biggest job interview he'll likely ever have and he failed to prepare. More than anything it calls into question his love of the game. Then even though he was on the practice squad we had to go outside to find other FAs to get players on field. We've kept him around but that feels like just part of throwing as many darts as possible at fixing the TE position. Maybe he's focused this offseason but it's hard to be optimistic.

Kwit is not a bad comparison. He also started out as a safety in college.

I'd be happy with the first two. Eason drives me crazy when I watch him play...don't need to see more of that. Tanner Muse is an interesting prospect but he's not very agile. In a straight line downhill he'll make some big hits but I think NFL players will just cut around him. He's like the safety version of Ryan Nall.

Lots of character and injury issues caused him to drop. I remember his family showing up to training camp to support him his first year and some stories about helping him to get back on track. He has the physical talent to succeed. https://www.nfl.com/prospects/kevin-toliver?id=3219544f-4c42-6207-7d7a-0c03abd108b9 Football character is considered a problem Former coaches fret over his attitude and immaturity

He was never that good at OT. In the draft I thought he'd be a decent prospect for us but now we get to find out. I view this as competition for Coward.

The question with Burton was always going to be his medicals. At the beginning of the offseason the Bears said they were more or less cautiously optimistic (paraphrasing of course). I assume he's not recovering well and we're moving on exactly as many anticipated. The real question is who takes his place in a weak draft for TEs. Or is Graham the U TE with Horsted the heir apparent? In which case we're more likely to search for always-available blocking TE.

Advanced analytics clocked Jalen Reagor at 22.6mph. Cordarrelle Patterson clocked the fastest speed in the NFL in since 2016 when he ran 22.2mph. https://twitter.com/RecruitAlytics1/status/1228767700245151744?s=20 https://www.radio.com/sports/nfl/bears-cordarrelle-patterson-clocks-fastest-speed-since-2016 "On his 46-yard rush against the Denver Broncos, Patterson reached 22.23 miles per hour, the fastest speed by a ball carrier in the NFL since a 45-yard touchdown reception by wide receiver Brandin Cooks Week 15 while playing for the Saints in 2016. Cooks reached 22.4 miles per hour." For further comparison from the same article: "No surprise, Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill recorded the two fastest speeds in the Next Gen Stats era, both on kickoff returns in 2016. The man nicknamed ‘Cheetah’ reached 22.77 miles per hour Week 12 on an 87-yard return for a touchdown. Earlier in the season, he recorded the fastest speed ever measured by NextGenStats, 23.24 miles per hour Week 2, on a routine 27-yard return."

Wow the competition or depth we have on special teams coverage is getting really good. Mingo, McManis, Patterson, and even Shelley made some plays last year IIRC. Can someone like Denmark step up and join the party?

We didn't even know who KPL was at this time last year. Perhaps as Ashkum says we can find a similar depth player in FA after the draft.

That should tell us all we need to know about his value. You know Tom loves to throw to TEs and if he wanted him there he'd be staying.

Todd Gurley dragged the LA Rams into the playoffs with Jared Goff as their QB. Then he was injured and we saw what the QB really was. As far as Zeke there is no denying his impact on that offense. Dallas did have a very good Oline but they were using late Rd picks at RB for years with ok results. Zeke changed it overnight. He and Gurley kinda started this little resurgence in the popularity of RBs early in the draft. As far as Leno: If he's playing like he did last year, I don't think it will be much of a challenge to find an OT at 50 to take over for him. That might even be easy to do if we trade back into the 3rd Rd. Massie we can hold onto another year especially if we're running the ball 50% of the time (or more). I just know we need speed on offense having one legit home run threat on the field will help. While we can find fast RBs or WRs late in the draft they are not nearly as polished as Taylor is and won't be able to contribute as much in their rookie season. A WR at 43 like Reagor or Aiyuk should be to contribute this year too but I'm keeping all 3 of these guys on my wish list at 43.

Bobby Massie has been a starter for 8 years, soon to be 9.

Can we get this approved by the Commissioner?

That's generally the way I see it too but I thought it was interesting to go through the "what if" process. Taylor is the only one who really fits this need for speed. I have no interest in Swift or Dobbins early even though I like both as RBs. There are couple RB options with speed later in the draft but they have significant holes in their game: McFarland, Gibson, Darryton Evans but they might be the right complimentary piece to Montgomery.

No doubt that would be a good haul.

My mock at https://www.thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine looked like this: 43 Jonathan Taylor, RB Wisconsin 50 Jeremy Chinn, S Southern Illinois 163 Jack Driscoll, OT Auburn 196 Trevis Gipson, EDGE Tulsa 200 Dane Jackson, CB Pittsburgh 226 Tyrie Cleveland, WR Florida 233 Trey Adams, OT Washington

We've all talked about the need to add speed to our offense. At 43 there is a good chance Jonathan Taylor is on the board. He ran a 4.39 forty and that speed shows up on the field all the time. You constantly see players grabbing air. Or he just runs them over with his power. If we can't solve our QB problem, and there is little reason to be highly optimistic on either Trubisky or Foles, why not do what the Ravens did with Trent Dilfer: Run the ball behind two good RBs and let your defense do the talking. Of course Nagy will have to find a way to call a running play. I know there are concerns with run blocking but Ifedi is actually a very good run blocker. Same with Daniels and Whitehair. Massie does well too at least he's better there than chasing edge rushers. Leno would be the weak link of course but he can usually get in the way of someone (sadly not always). In any case we could draft an OT at 50. Or we get the ideal trade back from 50 and use those two picks on OT and then S. There are some decent WRs that can be had late in the draft if we want some speed (Devin Duvernay) and with so much depth at WR teams at some point will be done with WR and be focused on adding other positions. I haven't done any of my mocks this way because I've been of the mindset we can grab a RB on day 3. Yet this option fills several needs: 1) Don't put all your eggs in the TruFoles basket 2) Add speed to the offense and 3) Be able to run enough clock on offensive possessions to get the D some rest so they can still shutdown the other team in the fourth quarter. Toss in the fact rookie RBs are much more likely to be effective in their first season as opposed to rookie WRs. Wear down a defense and now your jet sweeps with Cohen or Patterson suddenly look like much better play calls in the 2nd half. I have to say watching defenders tackle Taylor and Montgomery all game long would make me smile. I don't think it can be done for 4 quarters as long as our Oline is decent. My biggest hang up here is I can't envision Nagy calling 7 running plays in a row even if he's gaining 5 yards each.

Thanks. Matt Miller I check on weekly. I really like his insight on the later rounds. I haven't stopped by GBN or Ourlads in a long time so I need to do so.