Eric Edholm shares why Missouri edge rusher Zion Young would be a good fit for Bears
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I think there's a common theme with the guys that we brought in. One, we wanted to get faster, more explosive, and I think we did that. I know we did that.
What are the Bears' offseason moves and their impact?
We want guys that are passionate about football, that play our style and our brand of football, and I know we did that. And then especially the leadership to continue to enhance our roster so that we can continue to push forward, be a championship caliber team. I know we got better through this phase.
That was Ryan Pulse talking about his free agents. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. And we go to our hotline and connect with a friend of the show, Eric Edholm. He is the lead NFL writer on the draft for NFL.com. He is at Eric underscore Edholm on Twitter and X. And he joins us on Twitch, twitch.tv slash thescorechicago. Now, Eric, I'm not trying to have a beef here. I'm really not. But... You did rank the Bears down two spots from last year after free agency when you created your power rankings. And if you guys are interested, you can find those at NFL.com. Eric Edelman put those together last week. Power rankings, 49ers cracked the top five after 2026 free agent frenzy. Ravens and Chiefs back on the rise.
So the Bears on this list are at nine. They were at seven previously. Why'd you do it?
I'll apologize. I can kind of barely hear you guys, so I'll try to do my best to work through it. I did hear part of the question about the power rankings there. If it has to do with the rankings, obviously some of it reflects what the Bears and other teams have done in free agency to this point, but also the fact that it's a new season. The last set of rankings I did were kind of wrapping up 2025, and now we're resetting the books. For instance, I think I had the Ravens going up like nine spots and all had a fight off a angry mob on X or Twitter or whatever we're calling it these days. And, you know, look, guys, they do get Lamar Jackson back, you know. So the point is, you know, I know some of the ups and down, the movement that people saw kind of confused some folks, but I was sort of resetting the decks a little bit there.
And, you know, obviously the Bears have lost some pieces. They've added some as well. They're not done yet. it's just a reflection of where we are right now. Some teams will be busier than others in the draft, obviously, but it's a different kind of anger than you get in November, December, something like that.
Eric, we're going to put you on hold for a second so that way we can fix the audio with your appearance and hopefully you can hear us a little bit better. I understand teams move up and down in free agency.
How did the Bears' power rankings change after free agency?
That's going to happen. Your power rankings are going to reflect it.
Top 10, though, Layla, I don't know that I would have said the Bears had a top 10 free agency season. Even before he came out, I know you said he dropped them too, but I'm good. If that relative to the rest of the league, the Bears are top 10, to me that says Ryan Poles, at least per Eric Edholm's opinion. The Bears did pretty well in free agency. Top heavy with Kobe Bryant and Devin Bush, and I'd maybe even throw Garrett Bradbury in because then it kind of goes... Neville Gallimore, Kalief Raymond, Cam Lewis, Jarek Wills Jr., and Katavia Street. So it kind of goes, whew. But I shouldn't say that. As my guy Weedzy reminded me, there were many of those random flyer guys that hit last year, like our guy, Nashawn Wright.
Yeah, and Nashawn Wright is a great example of a glad-they-called-that-guy guy.
C.J. Gardner-Johnson was another flyer guy. What can you get out of this guy? How fast is he going to be gone from the Bears? What's he going to do? He was good.
We're trying to get Eric Edholm back because there was an issue with his Zoom calls, so we're working on that. Let me just read what the ranking says from his story. So ninth for the Bears, down two as we mentioned. It's been a little bit of a mixed bag in free agency so far for the Bears, who have made more noise in recent offseasons.
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