Norm Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 How can anybody look at the Bears draft and say they killed it. I'll pretend the RT is going to be a beast, not convinced, but I'll give you that. The RB might be good but it's a RB and they had to replace Montgomery. Dexter, Stevenson and Pickens, I just don't see it. Sewell, old school ILB, those dudes get exposed in today's NFL. I hope he starts, our TE's will feast. Also, the Bears had the #1 overall pick! If you want to add DJ Moore to this class I'll give them a B. The caveat is he's got Justin "One Read and Take off" Fields throwing to him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
15412 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 The Bears had a great draft. Some of the early picks a bit unheralded, but overall plus draft for them Viqueens blah. Not terrible, not exciting but they had the resources they had. Weren’t loaded with picks early. Lions, wow. Reach central Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hitnhope Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Not sure what others are seeing in the Bears draft. They got the 4th best OT in the first. Don't think highly of Gervon Dexter at all, looks like TArzan but plays like Jane. Don't think the 3rd round CB will be a plus player either. I'd rather they give the ball to Johnson at RB then have Fields running around. The best part of their draft is the 2024 picks accumulated. The Viking didn't make themselves any better. Lose a WR and drafted a replacement. The Lions got some talent that will help them but should have gained a lot more than they did. They continually chase filling holes rather than gaining the best talent at the important positions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I'd be happy as a Bears and Packers fan. I'd be pissed as a Vikings or Lions fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Refugee Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 Also I noticed that the Bears moved to exactly one pick before us in the 4th and 5th. Nothing personal to their players but it’s now imperative that they bust completely and our guys excel there. Picking like a jealous little brother will get you nowhere, Bears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Vince Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) Think the Bears and Packers had the better drafts. Think I understand what the Lions did. They spent the last two drafts building up their trenches and pass rush while drafting some good skilled players like St Brown and Williams. Guess they were satisfied with their DL, OL, and pass-rush talent so they went after luxury picks early that they felt wouldn't be there when they picked again. The Lions having the fewest roster holes to fill in our division is probably why they drafted the way they did. I was critical of the Vikings draft last year also and they went on to win the division. Who knows maybe they do it again. But on paper, the Bears scare me more than the rest. Remember, they were averaging 30 points a game without great weapons last year. They have weapons this year and will have a much better defense. Plus they'll have plenty of cash to spend after the June 1 cuts. Look out for the Bears they're not done. Edited April 30, 2023 by St Vince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatJerkDave Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 I like Jahmyr Gibbs. But what I don't understand about the Lions, is they spent to replace two good RBs this offseason. Am I crazy to think that Williams and Swift were a really good tandem? That was 2100 yards and 25 TDs, that they just turned around and paid an outside FA and used a top 15 draft pick on. They fixed a hole that they wouldn't have had if they didn't actively make it. Let's say they still trade down from 6. Don't the Lions look better on paper with Christian Gonzalez, Jamaal Williams, D'Andre Swift, than they do with no CB, Jahmyr Gibbs, and David Montgomery? I don't dislike the picks. But I do not share their vision of the future. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PackFan13 Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 All I know is that I hope every player they drafted sucks. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Vince Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 1 hour ago, ThatJerkDave said: I like Jahmyr Gibbs. But what I don't understand about the Lions, is they spent to replace two good RBs this offseason. Am I crazy to think that Williams and Swift were a really good tandem? That was 2100 yards and 25 TDs, that they just turned around and paid an outside FA and used a top 15 draft pick on. They fixed a hole that they wouldn't have had if they didn't actively make it. Let's say they still trade down from 6. Don't the Lions look better on paper with Christian Gonzalez, Jamaal Williams, D'Andre Swift, than they do with no CB, Jahmyr Gibbs, and David Montgomery? I don't dislike the picks. But I do not share their vision of the future. Heard because they weren't going to pay Swift, and they lowballed Williams out of town. Either way I think they squandered their capital. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossibleCabbage Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 I understand the players the Lions took, but they kind of got bad value for all of their premium picks except for maybe Hooker (who wasn't a guy I thought much of anyway.) Like there's a realistic chance that Hooker never becomes an NFL calibre starter, that Campbell is a liability in the passing game, that Gibbs tops out as a change of pace/receiving threat because he can't block or run inside, that Branch is just a nickel back, and that LaPorta follows the normal TE trajectory of "he doesn't do anything for 3-4 years." This is not an unrealistic outcome for a team that was on the precipice of contending and won't have this much draft capital any time in the near future. I think this has the potential to be a disastrous draft for the Lions, like 2015 for the Packers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: I like Jahmyr Gibbs. But what I don't understand about the Lions, is they spent to replace two good RBs this offseason. Am I crazy to think that Williams and Swift were a really good tandem? That was 2100 yards and 25 TDs, that they just turned around and paid an outside FA and used a top 15 draft pick on. They fixed a hole that they wouldn't have had if they didn't actively make it. Let's say they still trade down from 6. Don't the Lions look better on paper with Christian Gonzalez, Jamaal Williams, D'Andre Swift, than they do with no CB, Jahmyr Gibbs, and David Montgomery? I don't dislike the picks. But I do not share their vision of the future. They miserably failed the value test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Guy Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 2 hours ago, ThatJerkDave said: I like Jahmyr Gibbs. But what I don't understand about the Lions, is they spent to replace two good RBs this offseason. Am I crazy to think that Williams and Swift were a really good tandem? That was 2100 yards and 25 TDs, that they just turned around and paid an outside FA and used a top 15 draft pick on. They fixed a hole that they wouldn't have had if they didn't actively make it. Let's say they still trade down from 6. Don't the Lions look better on paper with Christian Gonzalez, Jamaal Williams, D'Andre Swift, than they do with no CB, Jahmyr Gibbs, and David Montgomery? I don't dislike the picks. But I do not share their vision of the future. Imagine offering Jamaal Williams a decent contract instead of Montgomery and being able to sit there at 6 and draft Jalen Carter instead, or Gonzalez if you didn't want to take a chance on the best player in the draft. If you drafted Carter at six and then took Campbell at 18, you'd be forgiven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneTwoSixFive Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 8 hours ago, hitnhope said: Don't think highly of Gervon Dexter at all, looks like TArzan but plays like Jane. When you see how he can disengage from blockers after they have locked on, I don't think 'plays like Jane' is appropriate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R T Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 3 minutes ago, OneTwoSixFive said: When you see how he can disengage from blockers after they have locked on, I don't think 'plays like Jane' is appropriate. Right, there is no plays like Jane to his game. He has a very strange get off, but after that he is a beast on the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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