What direction do you go?

Obvious answer is OL. I wonder if Pryor has a couple years in him. Jenkins is probably gone. Davis too. They could use a young center to grow with Caleb. I wouldn’t mind moving either tackle inside if you could find the right guy. Larger point being I don’t love any spot in that unit right now.

They could use some dline depth still and the secondary can never have enough guys, particularly with Brisker’s situation.

I don’t want to see a single skill guy drafted next year.

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You've got your skill positions players where you want them. Now you draft the offensive line and get free agents to augment what you didnt get in the draft. There's gonna be vap space. I love where they're at going into the 25 drsft.

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Lines lines lines.

with first round pick you take the best player available on either line.

in 2nd round you have to take a C

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Panthers 33rd pick or their own 64th?

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Best available and trade what you have to to get that center.
I believe the time is now to start making those trades.

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My preference would be take the best C on the board so hopefully with the 33rd pick. Then go G or T with the 2nd one

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Burn all the picks on quarterbacks.

Back to the drawing board.

You have to draft Miller Moss. I heard he is killing it in college thus showing that Caleb Williams won't make it in the NFL.

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Likely drafting in mid to late first round, so unlikely they get a shot at the top LT, but maybe a top interior guy, could see them going center in 2nd or 3rd, but the top guy is undersized, so not sure how he holds up against NFL DT's. Do like Tyler Booker or Tate Ratledge if you go interior OL.

They need another edge guy.

This is allegedly a great draft for offensive and defensive linemen. I expect to see 3 of them and a running back with the Bears first 4 picks. That's only if they don't make a deadline deal.

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Still frustrates me they didn’t grab Zach Frazier nor Jackson Powers-Johnson at C last year.. they need to go best player available at OL with at least 2 of their 1st three picks imo.. Jenkins and Davis are most likely both gone after this year so G might be the way to go for those picks.. that said they really need to figure out the C position.



I still don’t see a reason to move the current tackles inside -tho I do think Wright might be better suited there down the road. I just don’t see the Bears being in a high enough draft position to immediately upgrade at tackle over what they have. The value will probably be on the interior by time they draft. Jones seems like a pure T to me so not sure how he’d respond to a move like that.


Bears could use FA to upgrade the D line next year rather than using the draft (depending on who’s available)

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I think they need to fill the C position through FA. We need a definite day 1 starter with experience. Connor Williams comes back on the market because he signed a short deal this year due to injury. He has proven himself with six starts. Get this position right, finally.

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I wish they never traded Montgomery. It hurts watching this guy running through holes and watching defensive players bounce off of him.

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My guy at the moment is Mykel Williams, OLB/DE from Georgia. Perfect Bears pick as he has been injured this year.

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Unlikely one of the top LT or edge guys slides to the mid/late first round, but you take one of them if they slide, see Deone Walker on a few mocks, which makes sense as you eventually have to replace Billings and are think on talent at DT.

OL and LB are the top 2 needs I'd address. It may be worth looking at a WR as you'll need a WR3. If you do keep Keenan, you still may want to get a guy you can develop over time there as you'll still need a WR3 down the road in that scenario.

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Have not been overly impressed with the Texas LT, the LSU kid looks solid, but he's likely gone early in the 1st round, you likely could get one of the better OG prospects in the mid to late 1st or with the Panthers pick which should be near the top of the 2nd round.

Poles has painted himself into a corner by not addressing the O line and will have to find starters at both guard positions and center, and arguably LT where the production has been pedestrian at best.

He has to see that the top teams are investing heavily on interior o lineman, nothing kills an offense like interior pressure.

Miller Moss not killing anything except the hopes and dreams of USC fans of making the CFP so far this season:



Miller Time has another year of eligibility and with NIL $$$ he'll most likely stay at USC for his senior year.

o line with first 3 picks... though wishful thinking assuming pace wont send one of the 2nds away at the deadline here coming up

Amegadjie is going to step into a starting role next season. It's just a matter of it's at LT or OG. Braxton Jones is probably in the mix next year as well, but is he a LT or a swing OT...Darnell Wright is likely to remain at RT next season. Shelton is likely a 1 year deal...Bates can't be counted on either other than depth.

I don't see them paying Jenkins to be, at best, good, but undependable.

That leaves probably C, maybe another OT/OG if you think they have 3 of the starters on the roster for next season.

With 3 draft picks in the top ~50 or so, at least 1 of these picks will be an OL, maybe 2.

Same story on the Dline. Pickens has regressed....Dexter has grown (but been quiet lately). They are going to need to improve the quality/depth on both the interior/edge with Billings now down also.

They may want to add another weapon for Caleb also, but 2 of these 3 picks are going to be OL/DL, maybe all 3.

Big question is if Poles is the right guy to overhaul the offensive line, he has shown zero ability to recognize and develop offensive line talent and even less ability to recognize offensive coaching talent.

He started with tons of cap room and has lucked into a historic level of draft capital and all he really has to show for it is an above average secondary and a solid WR room.

Not sure if you can find another GM that puts so little value on interior offensive lineman, and that will likely get his HC fired, but that would be his last sacrificial lamb, his ass would be the next one out the door.

Bears pick looking top 10 at this point....

"If the draft were today", they pick 16, but hosting Seattle on Dec 26th is the only game they might be favored in the rest of the season.

They need to go best OL available with their first two picks.

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I think C needs to be filled by a FA

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That's fine. Best LT available with their first pick. Best G (or RT of they want to move Wright to RG) available with their next pick. Then a FA C.

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Highly likely they will be drafting in the top 10 which could get you a shot at one of the LT prospects, LSU kid will go first, so maybe Banks will be there and they almost have to go in that direction. Like Majors and Foster more than Brailsford at C, could possibly get one of them in the third, but it could take a second to get the top guy.

Trey Smith will be available, but they would have to pay top FA paper and they have balked at that frequently during the Poles era, but again, they almost have to do make that move. Zack Martin is not the player he once was, but he would be a significant upgrade. You also need to draft a development G with one of your picks in the first four rounds.

Think if you draft a top LT, sign Smith or Martin, draft a C, move Wright inside to guard you could have the makings of at least a competitive line.