Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round.

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Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 12:33:18 GMT -6 AlexM and weneedmorelinemen like this

Post by JABF on Apr 27, 2024 12:33:18 GMT -6

They say he would have been a 1st or 2nd round edge if he had gone back to school one more year and come out in 2025. As the announcer said, we got our 2025 guy a year early... he will need this year to develop though.

Here's the info on him:

www.nfl.com/prospects/austin-booker/3200424f-4f00-5373-700b-a9f16bc56e46

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JABF Administrator Posts: 18,330 Likes: 19,505	Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 12:38:54 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen likes this Post by JABF on Apr 27, 2024 12:38:54 GMT -6 Really young, a sophomore who just turned 21 a few months ago. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 12:50:38 GMT -6 via mobile AlexM, JABF, and 1 more like this

Post by weneedmorelinemen on Apr 27, 2024 12:50:38 GMT -6

Apr 27, 2024 12:38:54 GMT -6 JABF said:

Really young, a sophomore who just turned 21 a few months ago.

I think Ryan Poles has signed up for my motivational speaking class online called "You can't go wrong with long arms".

Ha. The Bears got their 5th rounder back from the Bills. Now it's a 4th rounder in 2025.

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Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 13:50:09 GMT -6 AlexM likes this

Post by bearsinhouston on Apr 27, 2024 13:50:09 GMT -6

Here is an article on him. Compares him to Max Crosby. I think the author needs to cut back on the mushrooms. How do you make that comparison with his limited playing time. But that would not bother me at all.

www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/grading-the-bears-selection-of-edge-austin-booker-in-fifth-round/ar-AA1nMtrY?ocid=msedgntp&pc=U531&cvid=b4971c52ed2e4ec6cf9c1af5286bbc42&ei=10

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chicago66 Starter Posts: 608 Likes: 921	Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 13:58:32 GMT -6 via mobile AlexM and JABF like this Post by chicago66 on Apr 27, 2024 13:58:32 GMT -6 That's who I wanted with the Punter pick! Ended up with both. Well done, big fan of this draft. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 14:19:36 GMT -6 AlexM likes this

Post by mpbears68 on Apr 27, 2024 14:19:36 GMT -6

This guy is a DomRob replacement as a developmental edge. DomRob was given lots of reps in 2 years and he's continuously sucked. He needs to lose job in TC this year.

I still think Poles will be signing a vet edge stopgap guy (Fowler?) over the summer. We really have only two viable edge players right now and Walker is a JAG.

No question that Edge/DE is the biggest weakness on this roster right now.

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Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 15:01:39 GMT -6 AlexM likes this

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Apr 27, 2024 14:19:36 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

This guy is a DomRob replacement as a developmental edge. DomRob was given lots of reps in 2 years and he's continuously sucked. He needs to lose job in TC this year.

I still think Poles will be signing a vet edge stopgap guy (Fowler?) over the summer. We really have only two viable edge players right now and Walker is a JAG.

No question that Edge/DE is the biggest weakness on this roster right now.

I agree. Followed by DT. Luckily we just filled the huge hole we had at punter.

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AlexM Administrator Posts: 5,670 Likes: 5,430	Bears surprise. Edge Austin Booker in 5th round. Apr 27, 2024 15:22:07 GMT -6 bearjim likes this Post by AlexM on Apr 27, 2024 15:22:07 GMT -6 Love the pick. Need to sign a quality FA too though. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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