I factor in that this is a very poor year for draft talent. The talent dropped like a rock after the 2nd round this year. By the time the Bears were drafting in the 4th round it was clearly dumpster-diving for JAGS at the regular O and D positions. Cupboard was pretty bare. So why not get a P this year - considering it's not a typical year and the UDFA's are going to be at this 4th round level.
Considering all that, hey, why not dump our pitiful punter and get a stud there?
And as one NFL guy said, this does help the team - even Caleb and the offense when you can flip the field pinning the opposing team back deep in their own territory all season long.
And yet we traded back in to get on of those rocks. Talent is never so bad (or so good) as people say
I factor in that this is a very poor year for draft talent. The talent dropped like a rock after the 2nd round this year. By the time the Bears were drafting in the 4th round it was clearly dumpster-diving for JAGS at the regular O and D positions. Cupboard was pretty bare. So why not get a P this year - considering it's not a typical year and the UDFA's are going to be at this 4th round level.
Considering all that, hey, why not dump our pitiful punter and get a stud there?
And as one NFL guy said, this does help the team - even Caleb and the offense when you can flip the field pinning the opposing team back deep in their own territory all season long.
And yet we traded back in to get on of those rocks. Talent is never so bad (or so good) as people say
That's a good point. I think they saw this Edge kid was still available that late and figured he was too good at that point to pass up.
And yet we traded back in to get on of those rocks. Talent is never so bad (or so good) as people say
That's a good point. I think they saw this Edge kid was still available that late and figured he was too good at that point to pass up.
I'm sure or they would not have done it. Not a bad gamble. Of course he is going to get razzed for being picked a round later than the punter, but hey.... he'll just have to grow thick skin :-)
I'm a Iowa fan and this is a tactical weapon of a punter. Very excited he was chosen.
My thought was that even a punter position matters to Poles. A punter can be an afterthought bimbo - until he's killing us in games and we're screaming in the Shoutbox with one of those crappy punts with a game on the line.
I wouldn't be a fan of spending a 4th on a punter most years, no matter who it was. But basically the Bears were in UDFA talent-level guys at that point, this year. So, I'm fine with the pick. Draft wise it was a unique year.