First Round Draft thoughts

I mean - Holy Shit.

The Bears are going to be fun this year

IMO this draft actually has some decent OC depth.  We might see Limmer (Arkansas) or Van Pran (Georgia) in the 3rd round.  I watched Limmer in the Senior Bowl (both game and practices) and while he has some learning curve ahead of him to play in the NFL, he had a lot of natural talent (fast, athletic, strong). But most importantly, mean. 

BPA at either

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In my entire lifetime I can't remember a time quite like this for the Bears. 

We get an incredible talent with the #1 overall pick of the draft, in Caleb Williams.  Poles positioned us for this in last year's trade down that got us D.J. Moore, an incredible WR talent.  CW is the best player in this entire 2024 draft class.  I still can't quite get my head around that one:  

Best player in this entire draft class.  

Then we get the perfect match for Caleb, in WR Rome Odunze.  The WR room now has D.J. Moore, Rome Odunze, Our 4th round pick this year got us future Hall of Fame WR Keenan Allen. A seasoned vet who will be an incredible help to a rookie QB1.

Our 2nd round draft pick this year got us Montez Sweat who is a multiplier elevating the defense to a top-5 D in the NFL in the last half of the season.  And we already have Cole Kmet and newly signed TE Gerald Everett.  

And we already have the best OL from last year's entire draft class - OT Darnell Wright.

And we already have an ascending LT in Braxton Jones who should be entering his prime years in this 3rd year since he was drafted by Ryan Poles.  If you recall, Brax made the NFL All-Rookie team his first year in 2022, and improved last season.  This 2024 season should showcase a rock solid LT in his prime.

Our 5th round pick got us OL center, Ryan Bates.  Our 6th round pick got us OL center/guard Dan Feeney. 

We still have the #75 pick in this draft.  We also have a 4th round pick.  We also could sign a vet or two post-draft.  Anyway, when I mentally add all of this up - all of the incredible improvements to this team that is just entering its 3rd season (second one after the tank season) it is stunning to think of how far this team has come in a VERY short time.  The entire NFL is taking notice of what we are doing here in Chicago.  They are so very positive about what we have and where we are going with the franchise.  

Yes, the Bears are going to be fun to watch this year.  Should be incredible.