Odunze: Bears offense would be explosive if they select him
Apr 25, 2024 11:37:47 GMT -6
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Post by JABF on Apr 25, 2024 11:37:47 GMT -6
But who da hell is going to be our DE !? We lost 2/4 starters on our DLine, we better get an awesome DE or we gonna have big problems.
WR even without Odunze will not be a big problem next year.
If they draft a DL in round 1, we will draft a WR in round 3 and very likely sign a stopgap vet over the summer.
JMO, but I'm not a fan of either Murphy or Newton in round 1. The former is undersized for what Poles/Flus have repeatedly said they look for and the latter is injured. As for the DEs, the only one who looks like a 4-3 DE stud is Latu and he too has major injury concerns. Turner isn't a 4-3 size player and Verse really hasn't produced great numbers.
The only defensive player who really excites me in this draft is Latu and that probably won't happen cuz Poles will be leery of spending a FRP on a guy with a major injury history, even if it was 2 years ago.
I'm praying Odunze makes it to #9 and Poles doesn't overthink it. Just draft him.
If I were a betting man, that's my guess as to how it will go down. I do expect a post-draft signing of a decent veteran to cover what didn't get done in this draft. Then in 2025 the roster gets a few final pieces. Can't do it all this year, but the Bears have made some incredible upgrades, including our franchise QB1 (and restarting with a new rookie contract there). This team looks a lot better than the 2022 and 2023 rosters already. The final September roster and depth chart should be very solid. I feel pretty good right now about it all.
