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Sad to lose DVS…but I wonder how much we as fans even get from beat writers. Hearing responses to day to day decisions is so monotonous now anyway. All the bigger stories go to natl writers…thinking of any times a beat writer gave us real info on how team operates. Not a big diff between Merkin and dvs in all honesty.

I still say people over index to recent events. How much of drafting Gibbs was Brad Holmes compared to Johnson? To Campbell? And if the lesson is that Johnson will push against “positional value” as a parameter, is rb the only example of that in this draft? it could easily lead the bears to taking the plunge on a DT (graham) or likely g (Campbell) but also the more popular Warren and Jeanty. I think all would be that trend, not just Jeanty. If anything, I wonder if Simmons is now trending up

I think it's funny but realistically the bears despite aggressively filling gaps, aside from the Thuney trade mostly just got solid starters. None of Jarrett, Odebingo or Dalman were top ten slam dunk free agents. They give the bears solid starters the next two years though and let them (presumably) re-sign gordon. But we still need to find some elite players, and I'm glad they kept these 4 picks in the top 73. I think one thing that both Poles and Joe Schoen learned is keep your top guys when you don't have a lot of em - even if they aren't the premium positions. You don't need to adjust that in Free Agency. You keep Ro & David Montgomery and then use your draft to target the top positional value. You aren't going to be better just by spending more cap on the best of what gets thru FA...especially when you require they be 26 or younger. For Giants, you could be this year with Saquon and McKinney already in tow, happy long time leaders that know what you wanna do. Instead you "couldn't pay that much to a Safety and RB"...and then just go out and spend big on a safety anyway. You have no qb, but you could put one on a team with Saquon and Nabers. I mean - yes, if you have all pro / pro bowl talents at OT/WR/QB you don't pay to keep your center/safety/rb. But when you don't...just keep them.

Worried he won’t even be ready for year

Honestly looks like they were in nickel by far the most so probably not a big change lol. But for us it will be different!!

I'm more convinced this will be a thing. They've switched around 3-4 / 4-3 recently, and now Raheem Morris is firmly 3-4. They are probably now convinced he's not the best 3-4 nose fit. He was great in 4-3, and now 2 years removed from his ACL. I hope this will be a big payoff.

I don't know if it's interesting but it does seem like Grady Jarrett became less awesome when Dan Quinn left. From my very limited research, Ryan Nielson was running probably similar stuff, not like he was converted to 3-4, but I do wonder if Dennis Allen has an idea of what will work best for Jarrett.

I think that stuff always changes. And I think we definitely are on a fulcrum where the defensive line and linebackers started to get so much lighter in order to be better at coverage that larger lineman/elite RBs are pressing the advantage. You saw Mcvay try to build a huge set of lineman last year. Detroit has, and obviously Philly. Despite that, that's not the only way. Obviously a team like Washington was built more on lateral speed and an incredible mobile QB. Whatever the KC offense was. But the lesson is probably always going to be "there is more than one way". The more a rule becomes standard in the nfl, the more the opportunity to take that elite guy gives you an advantage. I don't want Jeanty. In fact I think I keep saying it but I think the pick that could very well happen and make people crazy is Johnson pushing for Tyler Warren.

I will be so happy if we can even consider Jeanty with the work down before it. That said...I don't think Jeanty gets past the raiders.

Feels more fun at least.

Schneider deserves benefit of doubt, but I think it makes zero sense to trade out geno, only to sign darnold for more. And he’s worse.

Matt Bowen on Hoge & Jahns soured me a little on Johnson. Hampton I would doubt makes it. I think I've grown most toward Henderson. For as much as fans make fun of Skattebo...I do wonder if the coach that wanted David Montgomery wouldn't find him appealing.

I think the issue isn't "those teams prefer CBs/LBs" as much as those teams are taking the top players left end of round 1, which happen to be usually LB1 or still good CBs.

I'm not huge fans of this kind of analysis. 2/5 of those elite teams taking a RB is actually better than I thought, and notice Bills took James Cook in round 2, AJ Dillon was a 2nd round back. You are also anti 2nd round. Bears haven't taken a RB in first two round since Forte, I think? And bears have been garbage the last decade. Maybe we should.

I think he’ll be first tackle taken and be gone before we pick.

That would be the most interesting option.

*I could definitely see a DT or a 'OL' that may be a tackle tweener

I don't at all. I do think one of the 2nd rounders is likely though. It's going to be edge or OT...if there's a "non positional value" pick that would make people crosseyed I'd put it on Tyler Warren

Please, I’ve listened to around the clubhouse a bunch. I just internalized JR loving baseball the way Kathy bates loved James caan in misery. And uh…what she loved from James caan was his ability to keep labor costs low I guess. It’s a good analogy. Sledgehammer scene

Agreed. But I also don’t understand owning a baseball team - the coolest thing in the world - and just treating it as joylessly as JR has. I’m on egg shells until we can really hear of a transition plan.

I guess I’m saying that this Sean guy is using reporting of Greenberg and Hayes to grant his bullshit legitimacy. He may be right but I think he’s full of it.

I was sent this… but so annoyed by it. Did Greenberg ever say this? f*** this Sean Anderson guy

I think they'll extend him and get his cost down for this year.

I think it was Greenberg's article which included hayes, as well.

Who cares they have a rookie QB they can afford that. It’s nfl contracts. Thuney is great. The FA guards are ass, this lets them try to find guards thru draft / converting Kiran