The Chicago Bears have plenty of prep work to do before a critical 2023 NFL draft. It starts with the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, on February 4th. Most experts agree the event is the single highest concentration of future pro standouts aside from the scouting combine. That is why any team that can gain some sort of advantage during it will benefit. Sure enough, the Bears were the recipient of such good fortune. According to multiple sources, offensive coordinator Luke Getsy will coach the American team against Las Vegas Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham and his National team.
One cannot understate how valuable that position will be for Getsy. It means he and his staff will have an up close and personal view of some of the best talent in the entire 2023 draft. That means any offensive linemen, wide receivers, running backs, pass rushers, or defensive backs that stand out to him on or off the field could end up becoming significant targets for the Bears. Every piece of information helps in these situations. Remember that GM Ryan Poles added five players from the 2022 Senior Bowl roster, including Braxton Jones and Velus Jones. This will be a significant advantage he hopes to exploit.
The Chicago Bears will have a stacked roster to explore.
There is no shortage of future draft picks attending this event. Many of them play positions of great need for the Bears. Some of them might be in the running to be their first pick, depending on what they do at the #1 overall spot. Here are some ones to keep in mind.
- Rashee Rice (WR, SMU)
- Dontayvion Wicks (WR, Virginia)
- Luke Musgrave (TE, Oregon State)
- Dalton Kincaid (TE, Utah)
- Chase Brown (RB, Illinois)
- John Michael Schmitz (C, Minnesota)
- Andrew Vorhees (OG, USC)
- Darnell Wright (OT, Tennessee)
- Matthew Bergeron (OT, Syracuse)
- Andre Carter II (EDGE, Army)
- Tyree Wilson (EDGE, Texas Tech)
- Zach Harrison (EDGE, Ohio State)
- Siaki Ika (DT, Baylor)
- Zacch Pickens (DT, South Carolina)
- Riley Moss (CB, Iowa)
- Ji’Ayir Brown (S, Penn State)
This isn’t counting other players that might be overlooked coming from smaller programs. There are always a handful of such types. Cooper Kupp was a perfect example out of Eastern Washington in 2017. If Getsy is any good at player evaluation, he should take full advantage of this opportunity. The Chicago Bears could benefit hugely in the later rounds of the draft.
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Why such an obsession with Justin Fields
Tom Waddle
Jan 18, 2023 11:04 am
First off, the expression should be One cannot OVERSTATE. Secondly, you wrote this today, but tomorrow when the Bears announce Getsy will not be attending the Senior Bowl because he is taking a much needed and well deserved vacation after working hard and producing great 3-14 results for a whole year, you will call it the type of smart and measured move that separates the bad teams from those teams that know how to budget their energy smartly.
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I don’t get it. When was it announced Getsy isn’t going to do this?
===”One cannot understate how valuable that position will be for Getsy. It means he and his staff will have an up close and personal view of some of the best talent in the entire 2023 draft”=== First off, the expression should be One cannot OVERSTATE. Secondly, you wrote this today, but tomorrow when the Bears announce Getsy will not be attending the Senior Bowl because he is taking a much needed and well deserved vacation after working hard and producing great 3-14 results for a whole year, you will call it the type of smart and measured move that separates… Read more »
The other great thing about the Senior bowl is that it’s an opportunity to see how these top college players do against each other. Most weeks they go up against average college players, who will not turn pro. A better measure of how they will perform in the NFL is how they perform against their peers, other potential NFL players. Getsy and co will have the opportunity to not only observe these players, but to work with them. The SF or Buffalo staffers there will observe Tyree Wilson in drills. Demarcus Covington will have the opportunity to coach Wilson and… Read more »
I’ll take one of those, 2 of these, 1 over there, this one, that one. Hmmmm…let me look at the other team….yep…i think i will take a few from there as well. Geeee….I like candy stores.