Anthony Heron

on the D-line, it'd be nice if they happened to draft someone.

If there's a player at pick 25 who came in as a rookie and just knocked our socks off as this excellent pass rusher who everybody had to have eyes on, it'd be great for the Bears.

That's a lot to count on, though.

So I think that the depth, especially up front on the D-line, to just have guys playing with energy, that can really end up paying dividends when you do it right.

Jack Sanborn is definitely a guy who's going to see snaps on defense.

I think to your point, Ruthie, we should expect him to be a core special teamer.

You factor in that Noah Sewell is likely to miss significant time.

He's popping Achilles, and you don't expect a guy like that to be back too soon.

But Jack Sanborn, he's capable of being that core special teamer.

But I think especially from a run defense perspective, that's where a couple of these moves in the front seven

stand out to me.

Neville Gallimore, James Lynch, those are viewed as guys who are quality run defenders on the D line.

Jack Sanborn, we've seen here in Chicago.

Do you want him to be an every down linebacker?

Do you want him covering folks in space?

That's not his strong suit.

But a guy who can step into some run situations and give you quality football, Jack Sanborn's capable of that.

So I think this is another body that can shore up the Bears' run defense and hopefully just enhance how they operate in that phase of the game and then get opponents into some predictable downs and distances, whether it's the blitz package or whether it's just your D-line, having more certainty.

that they don't have to worry about the run because there's some long yardage scenarios.

Jack Sanborn can be the type of guy who you can put out there to help stuff the run.