5 On It & Clay Harbor shares wish list for Bears in free agency (Hour 3)
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This hour is brought to you by Menards. Anybody in? Save big money at Menards. No buzzer. Number one. On Wednesday, NFL.com released its 2025 draft class report card. The Bears were ranked number one overall and were given an A grade. What's your reaction to Chicago's draft class getting the top ranking by the league's website? Oh, yay. NFL Bears. No way. Like that's that's so nice. Like just the concept of it. It's kind of like us talking about the NFL honors last week because we were like, what? The Bears are in the NFL honors. This isn't just the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. And there is no just to that. Let's be honest. But I'm not just watching for Jarrett. I'm just not watching for the Legacy Award.
What is the Bears' current status in the NFL draft rankings?
I was watching for, like, Play of the Year and Coach of the Year and stuff. This is fantastic. So when it came to who won the NFL draft, I like that they said the Bears did. I just don't know if you can actually say it when you know, like, for example, we just talked about this. And Clay Harbor is here, by the way. He's in studio. Say hi to everybody, Clay. Hey, everybody. How we doing? That's TV's Clay Harbor. You can catch him on CHSN, the big pro football show with Ruthie Polinsky and our David Hawke. I think when you consider that Shamar Turner out for the year, he was supposed to be a big part of this defense. Reuben Hippolyte didn't produce as much as they wanted him to and needed him to at times with the injured linebacking core.
Zafrasier, unfortunately, Zafrasier didn't was out for the year for personal reasons or reasons that we don't exactly know, which are okay. That happens. I don't know that you can call it far and away the winner of the draft, but I think when you look back at it, it's definitely at least a solid A. When you consider Colson Loveland and Luther Burton by themselves and then Kyle Menungai, those three right there get you to an A. Well, that's what I was going to say. This is all relative. They definitely have the best draft class because of the production that they got in year one from those three players that you mentioned. Colson Loveland was out here. Catching up with, and by the end of the year, if you look at the back half of the season, now, I understand Daniel Jones was out, but he played better than Tyler Warren down the stretch and certainly in the postseason, because guess what?
Tyler Warren wasn't in the postseason. Kyle Menungai was out here doing things as a seventh rounder that made you question some of the other running backs that were taken ahead of him. Now, a lot could be said about that offensive line, but the offensive line play was... wouldn't be what it was without Colston Loveland being one of the guys who was added on as a tight end. So I really think when you look at what the rookies did, especially Luther Burton III, understanding he, in a lot of people's eyes, fell to the second round. The impact they made when they were in a position to make an impact is undeniable compared to everyone else. Close second, though, to the Cleveland Browns who had a couple of monsters on defense.
Yeah, put some numbers to what you just said, Marshall. Colston Loveland among all rookie pass catchers from Week 9 onwards. First in receptions, first in receiving yards, first in receiving touchdowns, first in EPA per targets, and second in yards per route run. Who was first in yards per route run? Luther Burden. Who was second in all those categories I just mentioned? Luther Burden. The Bears got two of the best receiving weapons, I think the two best receiving weapons, in the draft. And then Kyle Mununga. You guys said it. The guy was such a perfect fit in the scheme, such a good change of pace with DeAndre Swift. It fit perfectly in that system. The Montgomery, Gibbs, now it's obviously Swift and Menungai, and then Ozzie.
If Ozzie doesn't get hurt, I mean, he had an excellent year when he took over as a second-round pick to come in to play left tackle at the level he did. I think Layla does have a point. Reuben Hippolyte, healthy scratch the last four games.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:01–1:02
2
What is the Bears' current status in the NFL draft rankings?
1:02–6:39
3
How does Clay Harbor evaluate the Bears' draft class?
6:39–10:11
4
What are the key factors in the Bears' free agency strategy?
10:11–14:36
5
Who are the top free agent targets for the Bears?
14:36–16:18
6
How can the Bears improve their run defense this offseason?
16:18–19:21
7
What impact do injuries have on the Bears' roster decisions?
19:21–22:45
8
How does Clay Harbor assess the Bears' coaching staff changes?
22:45–44:58
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