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Not optimal. That is borderline too short.

Damn, under 6'1", game over: That is 6' 7/10"

Absolutely lol. He is definitely a Master Baiter.

This feels like the biggest pro day in terms of media interest since Andrew Luck. Even Lawrence didn't get this much attention.

RG3 is a clickbait master. He is the new Emmanuel Acho, who just posts random stuff to get it to go viral.

It is amazing how the media is handling MHJ literally skipping all public workouts but when Williams skipped working out at the combine, it was the biggest news for weeks. I bet this will be a growing trend and the norm in years to come. The top guy in each position group has more to lose than to gain by doing any of these workouts, and possibly get injured.

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The scarier comp for Fields (if he doesn't play) is actually Christian Ponder, who played 4 years in Minnesota, went to Denver for 2 games the following year, then one year in SF (never played), and was out of the league by his 6th season. Stats thru 4 years: Fields 38 GS, 578-958, 6,674 yds, 60.3%, 40 TD, 30 INT Ponder 36 GS, 632-1,057, 6,658 yds, 59.8%, 38 TD, 36 INT It sucks that Fields gets lumped in with guys like Gabbert and Ponder, but as a passer, that is who he is.

Oh I know, but it will look bad on Fields regardless. Which is unfortunate. The hope is he can turn it around somewhere else, however, the deck is stacked against him. I posted this awhile back during the season, but Fields has basically mirrored Blaine Gabbert's career arc and if Fields doesn't play in 2024 or only a few games, Fields will more than likely pass Gabbert in futility. At 48 starts, Gabbert had 9,063 passing yards. Fields in 38 has 6,674, so Fields would have to average 239 yards per game for his next 10 starts to pass Gabbert. That is a number Fields has only eclipsed 6 times in 38 starts. He would have to do it 10 straight times.

Not that it is a projection but it seems fairly sad that Williams can match Fields career win total in one season if he goes 10-7 or better.

If you believe there will be a trade, put it in. Minnesota and Arizona makes a lot of sense.

I stopped after the bad overthrow to the RB in the flat at 1:12. There may be some awesome plays after that, but in the first minute, I didn't see any NFL throws to be honest. Check downs, first reads, wide open uncovered receivers. Nothing special to me.

Sort of, they use stats and metrics and then weight the units by importance. I guess the weights can be adjusted. Eye ball test is definitely subjective, but this stuff is closer to being objective. I think it is accurate enough, and you can see how the teams are structured as of today. The Bears are lumped into a group with the Colts, Falcons, Seahawks, and Jaguars. Seems about right.

Anytime, just post the mock of the top 15 picks on how you see it playing out. You can use whatever simulator you want, or do it manually.

We used to do a mock draft where people were GMs of different teams and we drafted in order, day by day, leading up to the draft. We don't have enough members to do that properly, but an easy alternative is doing a top 15 Mock Draft. I can consolidate the selections and produce a TalkBears consensus mock draft. Thoughts?

The Bears have the T-15th best roster WITHOUT A QB, LMAO! ? If you add an average QB with a score of 2.0, the Bears would move to a top 8 team. Also, I think they are low balling the RBs and WRs. So Saquon on the Eagles is a 3.4, but Swift, Herbert, Roschon is only a 2.0 on the Bears? Also, Moore/Allen is only a 2.8, but the Eagles Brown/Smith is a 3.8? Their WR3 is DeVante Parker who is terrible now. If the Bears get an elite Edge or DT, that would bump those units up from 1.8 and 0.6 respectively. They believe our DTs are the 4th worst in the NFL. Only the Browns have a better LB-CB-S combo score. Bears are #2 there, which is impressive.

I voted for Caleb Williams. Unless some huge red flag comes up, it is hard to see the Bears passing on him. He does have some issues to resolve, but there are too many things he does that you can't teach and the few weaknesses are things that can be coached. The biggest complaints are he holds the ball too long and plays hero ball. When I watch some game replays, most of the time when he holds the ball too long, he is escaping the pass rush and looking downfield to pass. It's not like he is holding the ball too long in the pocket and not trying to pass. For the hero ball, at least this season, the team around him looked like the Panthers. He was trying to make something out of nothing a lot. The offense put a lot on him, and he had no running game. If they select him, he is coming into a situation that is better than he had in college. Allen and Moore are the best WRs he has ever thrown to. So there is a chance he is even better in the NFL, which is crazy to think.

OK, the combine is over, and some pro days have occurred. Who are you picking, and why, as the next QB for the Chicago Bears?

The Bears definitely need to start adding some starters on rookie deals. Right now they only have 7 out of 22. If they add two in the year, it will go up to 9. Then next year, if they add 3 and extend Jenkins, then it will be a net of +2 to 11. Then in 2026, they will need to add 3 just to break even. Offensive starters on rookie deals: Jones (UFA in 2026), Jenkins (UFA in 2025), and Wright. Defensive starters on rookie deals: Dexter, Brisker (UFA in 2026), Stevenson, and Gordon (UFA in 2026).

It was weighted AV, that's why Smith wasn't listed. Sanborn was not included as he was not a draft pick as this topic was specifically talking about 2025 draft picks.

I don't think Daniels fits Waldron's system. Daniels rushed once for every 2 passing attempts, that is a lot of rushes for a college QB. Also, he didn't play particularly well against top opponents, his last two games against Alabama he averaged 200 yards passing. His last game against Georgia, 208 yards passing. He was 1-2 in those games against top defenses. In 2023, he faced 2 top 10 teams, Alabama and Florida St, and he lost both. In 2022, he was 2-2 against ranked teams.

Fields is no different than Trubisky at this point, I wish him well and hope he turns into something. I will root for him wherever he goes. However, he is no longer a Bear, just like Mooney. So I am moving on, no need to waste my time or energy on a former player.

So I have been doing a little digging interestingly enough. From the 2022 draft, based on AV, there are 85 players that have contributed at a starter or above level (262 total drafted/32%). The Bears have 3 starter quality players from that draft, Braxton Jones, Jaquan Brisker, and Kyler Gordon (just squeaked in at the bottom). There were 8 other players drafted by the Bears in 2022 (11 in total/27%), including Velus Jones in the 3rd, and none of them made the list. Braxton was the only pick beyond the 2nd round to hit. In the 2023 draft, there were 57 players to make the list as starter level contributors (out of 259 total players/22%). The Bears selected 10 players in this draft. 3 of them made the list (30%). Darnell Wright, Tyrique Stevenson, and Roschon Johnson. Of those 3, Roschon was the only pick beyond the 2nd round to make the list. So Poles has hit on 4 out of 5 1st/2nd round picks. His only miss right now is Dexter. From the 3rd to 7th though, he has hit on 2/15 (Braxton and Roschon). In the last two drafts, there have been 521 total draftees, and 142 players made the list (27.3%). The Bears had 6 players make the list out of 21 drafted (28.6%). So Poles is drafting 1.3% better than the NFL average. He is above average in the 1st two rounds and below average from 3rd to the 7th. I think that is why he is not opposed to trading picks from later rounds. I actually expect Poles to use future draft capital later in the draft to move up in this year's draft.

Looking at some teams QB rooms, I have no clue why IND did not take a flyer on Fields. They have no clue what Richardson will become, and they signed Joe Flacco as his backup? Talk about two completely opposite QBs. Flacco is a statue. So odd. How about Denver? Stidham and Dinucci? Really? Washington could've had Fields for peanuts but instead chose Mariota who is QB1 right now. Tennessee has Levis, Willis, and signed Rudolph. Fields would've been a decent fit there in between Levis and Willis.

If Davis is even average, this is a 10+ win team. Then the next worst is probably whoever is Center unless it is JPJ.