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I will add updated Mock Draft results in this post. For now, take a look at my latest from https://thedraftnetwork.com/mock-draft-machine Would you mind this as our top 3 picks: 20. DeVonta Smith, WR 52. Dillon Radunz, OT 83. Jamar Johnson, S

Bill, so before last season, what did you think of the team? I felt pretty good, even without Goldman playing. So this year, with even marginally better QB play, and basically the same team with some slight upgrades across the board, we may actually be a better team overall. On offense, the O-Line play during the loss streak was brutal, that has been addressed. Cohen was lost so the team was going to CPat way too much. Cohen is back, they added Williams, who is probably the best RB2 the team has ever had, and they Nagy is unable to hand off to CPat on 3rd and 1 for a loss of 3 anymore. On defense, they lost Fuller, which is huge, but gained a few pieces and have Goldman back. So with 3 picks in the top 100 for the first time in a while, they should be able to bring in 3 starters from the draft.

So why would the Bengals hold onto him that long? So you are going to risk passing on Foles, then not drafting a QB, to hope that the Bengals will release Dalton and hope he will sign with you? Come on. For one, that is way too many unknowns to deal with. Second, if the Bears did that, Dalton would've had all the leverage. So again, there is no way they were waiting on the chance to sign Dalton over trading for Foles when they did.

Yep, he is in the losses until he re-signs. These are the current losses, if they have a strikethrough, that means the Bears have signed someone at their position. LOSSES (with snap counts): Offense (Team High= 1066): Trubisky, QB (570) Massie, OT (470) + ST (26) Coward, OL (333) + ST (73) Harris, TE (215) + ST (169) Patterson, KR (201) + ST (146) Defense (Team High= 1060): Fuller, CB (1060) Gipson, S (1054) Skrine, CB (557) Mingo, LB (390) Urban, DE (370) Robertson-Harris, DE (245) Jenkins, DT (223) McManis, S (25)

The 49ers are going to have a lot of issues shortly. They have $173M in cap hits for 2022 for only 24 players. So to fill out the top 51, they would need to sign 27 more players with $29M in projected cap space. JimmyG's cap hit for next year is $27M, which is ridiculous for his production. I just don't understand the praise for Lynch and Shanahan. They have a losing record together and are in cap hell and now have traded away multiple first-round picks while their stars come out of their rookie deals.

Come on guys. It was during a pandemic and the Bears got Foles on the roster on March 18th, a month before the draft. Dalton was not available at that time. Dalton was released from Bengals on April 30th (after they drafted Burrow) and signed with the Cowboys on May 2nd.

By Unit offseason changes: QB - upgrade (Dalton is better than Trubisky and Foles) RB - upgrade (Williams and Cohen back) WR - no change TE - no change OL - no change DL - upgrade (Goldman back, plus add Blackson) LB - upgrade (Attaochu and Jones) > Mingo/Woods/Iggy CB - downgrade (Loss of Fuller, gain Trufant, and Burns is re-signed) S - downgrade (Loss of Gipson without replacement) ST - downgrade (Loss of Patterson) So it looks like outside of two positions on defense (CB and S) and KR, we are already better than last year. The defensive front-7 is going to be crazy good and may make up for the loss of Fuller.

Yep, included under Losses.

Yep, that's why they are listed under Losses.

Stinger, you are correct, they basically use the last pick in that round because that is the worst value in return they can get. The gaining team gets the extra value if the trading team plays bad.

Oh yeah, I know. Pace got a lot of flak for moving up one slot with 2x 3rds and a 4th, yet Lynch is hailed as a hero moving up 9 slots for 2x 1sts and a 3rd knowing he is getting the 3rd best QB.

For SF, I think it would be different if trading 3x firsts and a 3rd would get you one of the top 2 QBs in the draft, but when all it does is get you #3, that seems like a big whiff. #3 = 2200 #12 = 1200, 3rd (assume 93) = 128, 1st (assume 29) = 640, 1st (assume 29) = 640 So if SF gets to NFC Championship game in the next two years, they would still lose out on the trade by a mid-2nd rounder. The only way it works out for them is if they win or get to the SB in the next two years, unlikely with rookie QB in NFC West. To me it seems like a desperate move for a team, coach, and GM that have done nothing since they took over.

Either way, SF just gave away the farm for, at best, the 3rd best QB in the draft. That is a lot to give up for someone not Lawrence or Wilson.

Hell, some are speculating SF is taking Jones at #3.

SF is clearly drafting a QB.

Miami traded #3 to SF for #12, 2021 3rd, and SF's First Rounders in 2022 and 2023. Miami then traded #12 and their 2022 first-rounder to Philadelphia for #6 So it ends up almost like a 3-team deal: Miami trades #3 and their 2022 1st for #6, 2021 3rd, 2022 1st (SF), 2023 1st (SF). Philadephia trades #6 for #12 and 2022 1st (MIA) SF trades #12, 3rd Rounder, 2 future 1sts for #3

COVID-19 Opt Out. He should be fresh.

Nice one Stinger! I was thinking Josh Reynolds at WR.

Updated as of 23MAR: GAINS: Dalton, QB (replaces Trubisky) - upgrade Trufant, CB (replaces Fuller) - downgrade Blackson, DL (replaces Urban) - wash Attaochu, OLB (replaces Mingo) - wash Wilkenson, OL (replaces Coward) - wash Jones, LB Willams, RB (replaces Nall) - upgrade LOSSES (with snap counts): Offense (Team High= 1066): Trubisky, QB (570) Massie, OT (470) + ST (26) Coward, OL (333) + ST (73) Harris, TE (215) + ST (169) Patterson, KR (201) + ST (146) Defense (Team High= 1060): Fuller, CB (1060) + ST (87) - Most snaps on defense, ouch! Gipson, S (1054) - 3rd most on defense, ouch! Skrine, CB (557) + ST (81) Mingo, LB (390) + ST (374) Urban, DE (370) + ST (158) Robertson-Harris, DE (245) + ST (80) Jenkins, DT (223) + ST (48) McManis, S (25) + ST (205) I only included players with at least 100 snaps. So the 3 biggest losses are still Fuller, Gipson, and Patterson. So if we can get a CB and Safety, this team should technically be better than 2020. Dalton is an upgrade, Williams as a change of pace back is something we lacked. Now Cohen becomes more explosive and Patterson is not running into the back of the O-Line. Attaochu is at least equal to Mingo and may actually be better on the Edge. Blackson is like a poor man's Hicks and should be able to match Urban's production and snap count. So the more I look at it, if the team can get S, CB, and the WR or OL, I think we will be pretty solid.

Best backup RB in a long time: https://www.nfl.com/news/damien-williams-agrees-to-one-year-deal-with-bears

Safety is the only starting hole that needs to be filled, but I could see CB or WR first. I have an odd feeling we draft Mac Jones in the first, after a small trade up into the teens.

Yep and I actually liked him when the Bears let him walk. Productive rotational player who will help on Special Teams too. If we don't lose Hicks, I like our front 7 with Goldman coming back. ,

Jones in for a visit:

Who knows, but if it was one or two women, then it could easily be a money grab but 24 women seems like too many to all be lying.

Lawsuit No. 14 calls Watson a 'serial predator': https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/31120815 Wow if this is even partially true, this guy is done.