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#10 - QB, JJ McCarthy goes to MIN (trade with NYJ)

Yeah Benson did not want to go to Chicago. Williams is screaming, Odunze is bearing down.

Wow, I cannot believe he got to #9. Penix going at #8 was the trigger. Hard to pass up at that pick.

on NFL.com, Williams and Odunze both had a 6.74 grade only behind Nabers and MHJ. So two top 4 rated players in one draft.

Williams was #1 on most boards, Odunze was top 5 on a ton of them. This already is an epic draft. I am soo freaking pumped!

Rome Freaking Odunze at #9 wow

#8 - QB, Michael Penix Jr to ATL? Are you freaking kidding me? Holy shit. Run up with Odunze's name now!

Odunze, Bowers, all defenders, and Olu still available wow.

#7 - OT, JC Latham to TEN

#6 - WR, Malik Nabers to NYG Odunze, Bowers, all defenders, and Olu still available.

#5 - OT, Joe Alt to LAC

#4 - WR, Marvin Harrison Jr to ARZ

#3 - QB, Drake Maye to NE

#2 - QB, Jayden Daniels to WAS

Bear the F' Down!

#1 Pick - some QB named Caleb Williams!

Detroit does a Jared Goff chant but not one for Barry Sanders, lmao.

I am super hyped, haven't felt like this for a draft in as long as I can remember. I am in Denver for a business trip this week and basically told my company that I am leaving the event at 5pm in order to make it back to the hotel with some beers in hand in time for the draft.

Someone brought up a good point, the Bears don't want to announce anything or sign him (technically they could sign him to his contract before the draft) because what if he gets in a bad car accident or something legal comes up that would make the Bears pass on him. So it makes sense to wait until the actual draft to make the selection. About 9 hours to go......

What they do at 9 is dependent on pretty much every pick from 2-8. It would be amazing if ATL got docked their 1st rounder for tampering with Cousins, which could move the Bears to #8. No team would benefit more from an ATL docked pick than the Bears. 9 to 8 would be the biggest draft value bump (equivalent of a late 4th rounder).

I think part of Caleb's confidence is the fact that the Bears already told him they are drafting him #1. You can see how relaxed he is in that interview.

4 days until Caleb Williams is a Bears.

It's arguably a no-lose situation, which is rare. I think there are going to be a lot of teams wanting to move up for a QB. MIN at 11, DEN at 12, LV at 13, NO at 14, and technically PIT at 20 all could be looking to move up into the top 10 for a QB. That helps the Bears as that would allow more players to be there at 9. We know 3 QBs will be gone, but there is a chance that a 4th goes in the top 8. I bet someone jumps MIN and grabs the 4th QB before they can at 11. This is going to be an exciting draft, even after the #1 pick. The suspense of the top 8 playing out live is going to be crazy. Then what do the Bears do at 9.

We have had our hopes up and have been let down so many times. However, this time is so different. There is zero correlation between past regimes and Poles and Co. Trubisky's play has nothing to do with Caleb Williams. To top off this day, the Bears still have their own 1st rounder, who would be the talk of the class. Now that guy is just icing on the cake. I am good with Edge, DT, OT, or WR there.

We are 5 days away from getting the best QB prospect we have ever had since Sid Luckman. I am pinning this thread for Thursday's discussion.