Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Chicago Bears Just Got More Good News On The Draft Front

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The season is over. The only thing left for the Chicago Bears is to march into Lambeau Field next Sunday and accept another beating from the Green Bay Packers as they prepare for yet another playoff run. From there, the real action begins. Team brass will begin their search for a new head coach and maybe a new GM, depending on what fate awaits Ryan Poles. Once that is done, they must prepare for an incredibly important off-season that could make or break the development of quarterback Caleb Williams.

That means heavy investments in the offensive line, which has allowed 67 sacks this season. Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reached out to a top front office executive to get a feel for what the 2025 draft class could look like. His response feels like a major positive from the Bears’ perspective.

It’s shaping up to be a better offensive-line class than we originally expected, but it’s still not what it was last year,” the front-office man said. “There’s not any real slam-dunk, top-half-of-the-first-round players. A lot of the top guys in this class on the line are Day 2-graded players…

…The Bears will have two picks early in Round 2, with one coming from the Carolina Panthers, and the evaluator said that might be a sweet spot to target a lineman or even two.

They would be in a good spot there,” the front-office man said. “Where it’s the thinnest is at center. Not a good draft class for that position.”

The Chicago Bears can get this fixed if they’re smart about it.

They have more than enough resources to address the problem. As of now, it is evident the offensive line needs at least three new starters, all of them along the interior. Teven Jenkins and Coleman Shelton are both free agents. Nate Davis was already cut a few weeks ago. An argument can be made that Braxton Jones shouldn’t remain left tackle, but this class isn’t strong at tackle. The logical course, at least at this stage, is keeping him in place while focusing the money and draft capital on finding two new guards and a center.

The latter doesn’t seem like an option in the draft, so free agency could be where the Chicago Bears decide to pounce. Drew Dalman, Ryan Kelly, and Josh Myers are all possibilities to consider. They could then shift to the draft for their guard help. Plenty of options will be available between the 1st and 2nd rounds. The tougher question is whether the Bears can find them, given their poor hit rate in recent years.

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Krisanthony
Krisanthony
Dec 30, 2024 12:19 pm

Oh, good two rookie OL to protect second year QB. That’s should work out just grand. They have to fucking spend on that position ( not in the second day of free agency either) if they want to improve to help the new HC/OC change get game ready studs. They will be available. Sure draft a OL but take a look at the position Poles has put them in as far as the draft. They have two picks after the 2Nd round and that’s it.

BearDownTX
Dec 29, 2024 10:38 am

You get Banks at #9 (or wherever) and move him inside to Guard for a year, and see if Braxton Jones has improved. If not, you let him walk in free agency after the ’25 season and slide Banks out to tackle if there aren’t better options.
The only guy I take before Banks at 9 is Abdul Carter. I would think about Graham, but I am not 100% sold. He is a top-10 pick. If both Banks and Carter are gone, trade back with someone that needs a QB and get more picks.

Bears57
Dec 28, 2024 2:33 pm

That’s our genius GM over in the corner rotating an abacus… You know what actually does surprise me @barry_mccockiner ? Somehow these multi-billion dollar companies don’t appear to have a single economics major employed in any meaningful position. Like not even a college dropout who took a week’s worth of classes before deciding to go blow glass or something. Like how the actual fuck? No one in a business where they make money for playing a game, has any concept of game theory? And then the fans… fuck almighty the fans. Cheering as the GM plugs the one hole that… Read more »

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Dr. Steven Sallie
Dr. Steven Sallie
Dec 28, 2024 2:10 pm

“Lest We Forget”: (12x)
1st DE
2nd DT
2nd IOL/G
3rd IOL/G
Everyone knew before 2024 Draft that OL would be much weaker in 2025 and the reverse for DL. But not Poles, evidently.

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gusto
gusto
Dec 28, 2024 1:59 pm

I wonder why a contender has not signed Nate Davis, LOL!

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