CentralChamps21

Well, by failing to address that position for essentially my entire lifetime, they've backed themselves into a corner. They'll have to take the 14th best player at #9, or trade down and gamble that he's still there. Odunze or any other WR isn't going to be worth anything if you don't get a LT who can give the QB time to throw. I'd give up future picks to go up and get Alt but I know they won't do that.

If they don't draft a LT at 9, then they fucking deserve to lose every game.

Meanwhile, they didn't sign Tyron Smith. Alt won't be available at 9. Fashanu might not either. LT is arguably the second-most important offensive position on the field and it's going to be the weakest position on the Bears offense.

6th round pick that can become a 4th based on playing time. Would have kept him as the backup if that's all they got, especially since they're gonna need a backup with Braxton Jones at LT.

Or they're trying to make everybody think they're shopping Fields.

I doubt he'll be able to play football (well) anyway, but I don't see him giving up $38 million. It's not like it's a real campaign anyway.

I can't give it an A without a better headline piece, but it's a solid B+ because all four could be impactful.

Apparently Rangers and Padres got into a bidding war.

Is Mendick going to make the team?

This is a deep WR draft. Can get a good guy in the 3rd round. 9th pick can go to OL or DL but gonna need a big time FA for the other.

Everybody needs to go watch the USC-Notre Dame game to see what happens when Caleb Williams' offensive line gets overwhelmed. It wasn't pretty (for him). It's exactly what's going to happen to him in Chicago. Fields will get traded to a team with a good OL and get MVP votes.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jets-aaron-rodgers-on-short-list-of-2024-vice-presidential-candidates-for-robert-f-kennedy-jr-per-report/

Public funding for a Bears stadium makes more sense than for the Sox due to the simple fact that the Bears stadium can also bring in things like an NCAA Final Four, a Super Bowl, college football, concerts, etc.

Now that free agents are signing, should we move this to a new thread for the new season?

There's space right by Hard Rock, who I imagine would be willing to be a partner in some way.

I'd like that as it's much more likely that one of the two top tackles are there at 6 than at 9.

It's showing as being on NBCSN on my program guide.

I'd like to see strike zone judgment prioritized more when drafting/signing players. Much easier than trying to teach an old (or even young) dog new tricks.

Maybe they need to trade for a top line starter. Any team have one of those available?

My assumption is that if they Bears build a new lakefront stadium, the old one gets converted to an entertainment district.

Pitcher Sox traded away gets injured. Sky is blue. Grass is green.

Braxton Jones was the 2nd best guy on a terrible offensive line. Whoopee. Drafting Alt/Fashanu and bumping Jones to guard takes care of two slots, and you can sign a good center in FA and/or get a good one in the 3rd round, Alt definitely won't be there at 9 and Fashanu is a 50/50 shot at best, so if the Bears are trading Fields, they'd better use what they get from that to package with the #9 pick to move up to the 5-6 range. I still think the gap between Williams and Fields isn't big enough to pass on the massive haul they can get for the #1 pick, but if they can find a way to land one of those LT, I'll feel good about this offense either way.

If somebody currently on the roster is the starting LT, the offense will suck with Fields at QB, the offense will suck with Williams at QB, and the offense will suck with Maye at QB. IF there's a FA option better than Alt or Fashanu, great, sign that guy. If not, and they don't draft either of those two, the draft is a failure regardless of how it plays out.

LA seems to be the exception. They have to do remarkably little new construction to be able to host an Olympics.

I just want to point out that the 49ers had to settle for a FG in overtime because their OL fucked up and not their QB. Something to think about for the Bears.