Chris Emma

So with that said, as I study some of the defensive linemen and edges that might be available for the Bears, like Zion Young out of Missouri,

Caden McDonald out of Ohio State the defensive tackle the edge Malachi Lawrence out of UCF these are all guys the one thing about these guys is they waver heavily in terms of where they would be picked they could be some of these guys could slip to the second round like Zion Young he's a guy could be a first round pick could be a second round pick there's too much mystery around a lot of these defensive linemen right now so that said where I'm getting with this Chris I'd actually be more comfortable with and there are very

Sharing opinions on drafting a safety in the first round, like you got to hit that guy's got to be good if you're going to go with a non-premium position.

At least that's sort of what it's etched as a non-premium position.

So I am down with a Dylan Thienemann out of Oregon.

I am down, Emma, with an Emmanuel McNeil Warren at this moment.

Unless things change, and things do change, it's a fluid world we live in, as we like to say here on Take the North.

I am more comfortable with the Bears.

If they're going to go need and not necessarily best pick available, but I think you're on to something that that is the way to go, and that's what Poles has said, I am more safety over defensive linemen right now.

Terrell Smith, by the way, you can't just call him Smitty.

I mean, people are like, who's he talking about, Smitty?

The guy's barely played.

Yeah.

Yeah, man.

And you can never, ever rule out cornerback.

I mean, you are right.

And I hope, I think Jalen Johnson will be back together, but it was frightening to see him be exposed like that.

And he,

You know, probably admittedly came back prematurely.

He was pretty transparent with us in the locker room, whether on those open locker room days at Hallas Hall or even post games.