Best of the Bears: Best strategy for using 25th overall pick in NFL Draft
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What is the best strategy for the Bears' 25th overall pick in the NFL Draft?
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How does Ben Johnson's vision influence the Bears' roster decisions?
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A little over a week to the NFL draft, and the Bears are in a really... Good spot. If you look at it from the perspective of they were good and because they were good, they are drafting a lot lower than what you're used to. Yeah, no, that part is true, but it's odd as the draft looms so closely next Thursday night. that you're hoping they get a home run and an elite player at No. 25. And I don't know that that's available. Certainly at some specific positions of need to truly get an elite guy. And that's why, as we've looked at a roundup of all the different mock drafts, and that's kind of going to be the backdrop of this Ben's vision, is who does everybody have them taking? It's a tremendous variety of names and positions.
There is not a full-on consensus that has truly come together at this point. The one consensus that I feel like you can draw is that most people believe the Bears need defensive line help. Now, then you start going, well, what does that mean? Do they need help at defensive end or do they need help at defensive tackle? And the answer is yes. I would push back on defensive line as even the focus. I see a lot of safeties out there. For sure, but there's also a ton of defensive ends and defensive linemen that I've seen.
What challenges does the Bears face with their left tackle position?
So like Keldrick Falk and Caleb Banks, Caden McDonald, Zion Young. Peter Woods. That to me is what I've seen. Is that mode or is that... Who's anyone on this show a math person? Wouldn't that be?
No. Median?
Nope. Mean, median, and mode? Median, right? Would that be median? The middle. The average? Sorry, I didn't mean to bring this up to a screeching halt. No, that's awesome. I love the math request, but yeah, no. Not on this show, not on this floor. Not in this industry. Well, parts of the industry. I mean, good for you, Lawrence. You are the math person. Damn it. We are anointing you the math person.
I had it right.
What are the pros and cons of trading up or down in the NFL Draft?
The mode. Identify the number that appears most frequently in the data set. The mode is defensive linemen. Okay. I'll agree with that. Yeah! But there have been. That's a big math win. Big math win. Congrats. But Emmanuel McNeil-Warren, I'm seeing a lot. That's the safety out of Toledo. Dylan Thienemann, I'm seeing a lot. The safety out of Oregon. Your guy, Caden Proctor, the tackle out of Alabama. There are other offensive linemen that are even making their way into some of these. So there's like... I don't feel... I feel like what's happening is that for fans and writers alike, maybe there's a guy that emerges that you kind of lock in on, but I'm wondering whether they really are going to go best available at an array of positions or if they're going to fall prey to position of need and draft the third or fourth or fifth best edge rusher.
I don't know. See, that's really interesting to me. And... The reason that I even brought this up is when I look at the number 25 pick, it's one thing to game the board out. If you're one of us, most of us that are following football, most of us that are in this gig could probably game a board out and go, I know what the first seven picks are going to be. This team needs this. This team needs this. This team needs this. But once you get into the 20s, all sorts of weird stuff can happen. I mean, the Bears themselves did some of that last year with Colston Loveland, where most people would have said that's them jumping and reaching maybe two or three spots from where Loveland was slated to go.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the best strategy for the Bears' 25th overall pick in the NFL Draft?
0:01–1:01
2
How does Ben Johnson's vision influence the Bears' roster decisions?
1:01–2:44
3
What challenges does the Bears face with their left tackle position?
2:44–3:32
4
What are the pros and cons of trading up or down in the NFL Draft?
3:32–5:32
5
Which positions are most critical for the Bears to address in the draft?
5:32–7:19
6
How do mock drafts influence the Bears' drafting strategy?
7:19–9:23
7
What are the implications of drafting a defensive player at 25?
9:23–11:20
8
Who are the standout players the Bears should consider at pick 25?
11:20–41:45
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