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Yes, still on the board are: Wypler, Stromberg, and Olu. https://www.espn.com/nfl/draft/bestavailable/_/position/c

Yannick will have to dial down his price.

nah... Zacch Pickens DT. We are going to be much better up front this year but young.

Love him. Plays like a bull in a China shop He is pure traits player with a ton to learn. Hard to value where he’ll land.

I never watched anything on him but he seems like a good fit for what we need. I feel good about the secondary now.

And we just traded up?

I like his talent. He’s a beast when his motor is running. He’s going to need the coaches to get the motor running. Just like with Jalen Carter we’re trusting the interview process.

What I liked best about that workout when Wright was discussing it is that Wright came out and said that is how he wants to be coached. No complaining that it was tough, just give me more of it, make me better.

Poles was pretty clear that he might have to move up to get someone. I'm curious who that might be. Keion White or Keeanu Benton are the only players I can think of.

Doesn't bother me one bit. Best player on the board, best OT, top position of need. He can match Carter physically 1on1 and he's got the work ethic and football character you want in a top 10 pick. Poles knew it and didn't try to get cute or greedy and trade back hoping he'd still be there. The fact Skor went right after us at 11 tells us he was right.

This was the best film breakdown I found on Wright before the draft. Good analysis on pro's and con's and this guy watched every single snap of his in the 2022 season.

That's usually all I ever get, if that. It's all blind squirrel theory for me.

If you're still not sure watch this game against Georgia and you'll see some 1on1 blocks against Jalen Carter among other Georgia defensive talent.

Start your body count with these highlights... https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2023/4/27/23701805/2023-nfl-draft-chicago-chicago-bears-darnell-wright-film-study-scouting-report

Meanwhile we get Detroit taking a RB at 12 and then GB takes Van Ness at 13. I like both players but don't think the value was there.

When you see the body count on the ground you'll understand.

Love the pick. I think he's the best RT in this draft period, might even be the best OT. We're going to run the ball on everyone with this Oline. Not to mention the pass pro just took a huge leap forward. I'm so glad we didn't sign McGlinchey because Wright is a big step up IMO.

I imagine this was Jason after hearing the pick...

Is there actually someone who is not arguing to replace our entire Dline?

Gotta get my wishlist in writing: (used Daniel Jeremiah's top 150 rankings). Most of my mocks to date I've drafted 2 DTs but this time grabbed two Edge defenders. 9) Darnell Wright RT 53) Keeanu Benton DT 61) Derek Hall Edge 64) Julius Brents CB 103) Isaiah Foskey Edge 133). Luke Wypler C 136) Chase Brown RB 148). Xavier Hutchinson WR 218). Payne Durham TE 248) Chamarri Conner S

Nah if that happens someone else is sliding let it play out

The thing with Wright is that he's mostly viewed just as a RT. I think our need is purely RT, meaning I'm not interested in moving Braxton Jones to the other side. We might draft Wright at 9 and if he's the pick I'm ok with that, but I'd also be ok with PJJ or even Broderick Jones. I think the OT talent is balanced enough that a team might as well wait and see which OT is available at their pick. If we trade down my bet is on a team moving up for a QB. That could be any of the Titans @ 11, Texans @ 12, Patriots @ 14, or Wash @ 16. Eagles do not need an OT, Tenn does but more likely lean toward LT, Texans do not need OT. Seems like a sweet spot where we could trade back 2 to 3 spots, grab one more pick, and likely still have our OT target on the board. Traditional trade value says that'd be 150pts or late 3rd Rd pick but as we know if it's for a QB that price goes up so we could end up with either 73 from HOU (225pts) or 72 from TENN (230pts). I would be over the moon if we had 11, 53, 61, 64, 72, and then 103. I wouldn't mind if Poles had someone he really wanted in the 1st Rd and he paired up two of those Day 2 picks to go get him. Then we'd walk out of this draft with 3 first round talents: DJ Moore, OT (presumably), 3-tech or edge.

As I know you're a fan of Swift Sports he made a great point that the punter we just signed kicks with his left leg. He did some research and it appears Velus' drops last year were mostly from left leg kickers. Velus aside, it can't hurt to have that for all the punt returners.

I agree. The fans who were owned by Rodgers were the ones in Green Bay not Chicago. No MVP in professional sports has been more of a tease and a playoff failure than Rodgers. With all that, the best he could do for his fans was to beat Chicago, a team without a good QB, consistently. Then in the end he just got on his high horse and walked right out of town. He now goes to the Jets in hopes of doing what Brady did and proving he was the talent not the team. In the words of the late great motivational speaker Matt Foley....

Yes I'd be very happy with that Oline. A 2nd Rd 3-tech won't be elite but should be more productive than anyone we had last year. We can add to that next year.