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  • TO500@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Bears fans - what do you want from the draft next year? From an outside perspective this draft feels SO hard to navigate for you. Do you want MHJ + Oline help and go all in on Fields, now with a much better offense? Do you want to take a new franchise QB at 1? If so, Williams or May?

    What to do with Fields seems like the hardest call. He hasn’t looked like a franchise qb per se, but offensive play calling and OL may be playing a factor. Could see him getting traded to a more stable team and being really solid (could also see him continue being mediocre)

    • COYS234@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Packer fan opinion here, so take it with a grain of salt I guess. I think not taking a QB at 1 would be a huge mistake. Fields is out of contract after next season, and I really don’t think he’s shown anywhere near enough to be seen as the QB of the future. Williams or Maye would have 3-4 years to develop with most likely a new coach at the helm. Use pick 4 on a tackle so the protection should hopefully be good for them in those years. I get the MHJ talks, but I really don’t think the pass catchers are that big of an issue. Moore is a legit WR1, and they have more than enough cap space and draft capital to get a WR2 in the building in the offseason.

      • amak316@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Packer fan as well but I agree with you completely. Fields is in year 3 and the betting lines don’t move much whether he’s playing or Bagent is playing. That’s a massive red flag for me. Williams will be generational.

    • Matzah_Rella@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      It’s a real pickle to be in, honestly. It all depends on positioning now because the Patriots could end up with the first overall pick. Add in the Fields should-we, shouldn’t-we debate and we’ve got a little bit of a mess on our hands. Things will no doubt get interesting.

    • Old_Control4299@alien.topBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      Bears fan - I don’t want to comment on Fields vs. rookie qb as everyone is doing that. However, everyone sleeps on the Bears OL. Braxton Jones and Darnell Wright are playing great football. People mostly sleep on Braxton Jones, but he’s quietly been the best OT from the 2022 draft class and is a very valuable asset for the team as he’s still on a rookie deal. Drafting an OT with the current roster in the top 10 seems like a waste of the capital when there are more glaring holes on the roster, specifically on the DL. If MHJ is available with the Chicago Pick (not the Panther’s pick which looks like a top 3 pick rn), I want him on the team. Additionally, if the Bears don’t solve the center position in the draft or free agency, it’ll be a slight on the team. We currently have the 33rd-36th ranked center in the nfl… You could probably get hammered playing a drinking game each time there’s a bad snap or the center gets put on his butt in a Bears’ game.

    • lkn240@alien.topBEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      Draft a QB - if you are still wondering if a QB is the guy in year 3 it means he’s not the guy.

      • AgilePickle745@alien.topBEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        I would NOT pass up a shot at picking the next Calvin Johnson. MHJ or bust

        Why are we in a hurry to ruin another flawed QB?