Olu Fashanu and Joe Alt are great prospects and LT is a really important position, but Jones has been pretty solid this year. Is it worth it to use one of our picks on one of them if they’re there?
Maybe this depends more on what our other needs end up being and who’s available at that spot.
Our roster is okay all around outside of QB and C. Not alot to be excited about, but I’d be okay with all our other positions if we went into next season with our current healthy starter.
What we need is stars, and there’s not a position I don’t think we couldn’t stand to upgrade. We should take the best player available no matter what.
If we draft a tackle, maybe Jones, Wright, or the rookie can swing inside. Maybe we trade one.
The only scenario I see is Braxton and Fields finish the season at All-Pro levels and we win the Superbowl and use the draft pick on Marvin Harrison Jr.
Braxton would become the swing tackle…
I don’t see the bears taking a tackle in the 1st rd. Too many other glaring holes and you said yourself, Jones has been solid
The issue is, if they stay in the 5-7 range there’s a good chance a LT is the best player on the board. We’re probably looking at dash, alt, or bowers
Personally I can’t resist setting us up for the next 5-10 years with two stud tackles.
There is a realistic shot if we take a LT there, that we have a top three offensive line in the league next year. LT, Jenkins, FA C, Davis, wright. That is a potentially horrifyingly good Offensive line.
I would definitely rather got LT than bowers.
And the issue here is, if you’re passing based on need, you’ve basically GOT to go defensive line, as that is the only hole on the team worth a top 10 pick. And right now it’s not looking like a great year for DL. The talent is gonna be at LT or WR most likely
The problem is these guys are not a lock and Braxton is playing well.
If the tackles are THAT good then someone will pay to move up and get one. Then a trade might net us a mid 1st where BPA is edge or WR, and a mid 2nd for a good C.
I remember when Neal, Cross and Ekwonu were all hyped up draft prospects. Jones has been better than all of them, I’d use the pick somewhere else
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Braxton Jones sucks. He is severely overrated by Bears fans
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Maybe? All depends on how they feel about Fields
Any player who wears a bears uniform automatically gets a boost lol if they have a good game or 2, or PFF grades them high, look out cuz we’ve got an steal of the draft from king poles on our hands
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Kick him inside to guard or have him be a reliable swing tackle.
I assume in the scenario we do draft a LT prospect, Jones slides in. Run LT-Jones-C-Jenkins-Wright as the line.
What if: at 5 (Current spot) if MHJ is not available nor DE. Take Olu or Joe or trade back.
Reality: Wait 7 Weeks see final draft spots and how the team plays.
It’s so sad that this is a hot take
Reality: Wait 7 Weeks see final draft spots and how the team plays.
This is where I’m at. I’ll be all for 4 months of draft speculation after we actually know what we have.
Wait until after FA period and see what we still need
Ideally you go into the draft without a glaring need - Poles has seemingly gone BPA except for Wright
If the season were to end today, draft needs would likely be a QB > DE >WR > C > then tackle. I doubt Braxton Jones has to compete at all next season.
We are way too early for this conversation. But you can never have too many trench players.
Ideally, both Poles and Flus will be gone, and the new GM won’t have any emotional attachment keeping them from taking the best LT prospect since Tunsil just because we already have a mid LT.
Best player available!
I think Braxton is too good to be a swing tackle. If we could get a good return for Braxton in a trade, I’d be OK with picking one of the prospects, though.
I’m encouraged by Nraxton, but not yet sold on him. I know he’s a PFF darling but he gets flagged for a lot of penalties. Maybe now that Sweat is on OUR team he won’t give up too many more sacks and pressures?
Seriously, he’s gotten better in pass protection but I’ve seen him fail the test enough times in the past that he needs to sustain it before I’m convinced we’re best off passing on Olu or Alt.
If Jones is too good to be a swing tackle, wouldn’t it make more sense to flip the pick that would become a tackle rather than Braxton? The return would be way higher and there’s no guarantee the replacement LT ends up the better player.
It’s QB > WR > DE > DT this draft. Don’t see us talking a OT.
We have Billings and two promising picks at DT. I wouldn’t say it’s a need at all, other than depth.
Safety is number 5
Braxton Jones would be wasted as a swing tackle. He currently has the 7th best pass blocking grade among all left tackles in the NFL and pass blocking is what they make their living doing. He either starts or he is trade bait. Teams don’t really trade away good left tackles.