The Chicago Bears are doing everything they can to keep people guessing about their intentions in the upcoming draft. Yet it isn’t difficult to surmise their likely approach. It is plain as day that this team needs help in the trenches. With three picks in the first two rounds, GM Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson are almost sure to set aside two of them for the lines. It is merely a matter of what order they go in. Everything depends on which players they love and where those players are projected to go.
Greg Braggs Jr. of CHGO dropped some interesting knowledge on the situation. While he isn’t attuned to everything going on at Halas Hall, he did pick up on something interesting at the scouting combine. It sounds like multiple people in Lake Forest are big fans of Alabama guard Tyler Booker. Many consider him the best pure interior offensive lineman in the draft, which is an area the Bears have major needs.
Booker fits what this new Chicago Bears staff prefers.
Johnson and new head coach Dan Roushar seem to favor big, strong offensive linemen who are fundamentally sound. They don’t necessarily have to be the best athletes. If this holds true, then Booker is an obvious choice. He’s a massive human being at 6’4, 321 lbs, with 34-inch arms and 11-inch hands. He engulfs many of the defensive linemen he goes against. This is coupled with excellent power, often showcased in his ability to displace people in the run game. On top of that, he has a tremendous anchor in pass protection, making it almost impossible to bullrush him.
If the Chicago Bears aim to install that rushing offense Johnson used in Detroit, Booker is a natural fit. He could start immediately and anchor the left guard spot. His nasty mentality and violent disposition would also give the offense more teeth. The only concern is his athleticism. Booker isn’t known for great mobility. Any team that drafts him will have to accept this. If Braggs is correct, the Bears don’t seem concerned.
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Stay focused on the O line and stop getting distracted by other “sexy” picks. He has the size and power we’re looking for. If I remember Eagles O line averages 6’6” 340. Just say it, It’s O line time. It’s O line time…
Bears need to draft the biggest and baddest OL they can get. Booker’s only liability is not being able to pull and move quickly. He’s one of the slowest Guards but has a great base and is a powerful man mover.
If Jones is still recovering from his fractured leg, then we might need to grab Campbell (if available), Simmons or Membou at OT.
Free agency will signal what the Bears intend to do in the Draft.
I like Sallie’s idea of Booker and Donovan. Bears could be set for years.
Memboux is looking better as the 10 since the Combine showing but what do I know?
We still need free agency guys. Every year you guys burn yourselves out early on the draft, letting April be repetitious.
We should be polling and telling Poles what we want in free agency right now first. We’re only a week away from adding several guys to the roster. Will Poles’ moves make any sense? Will he have worked with B. Johnson and D. Allen?
Several starters are needed from free agency.
No complaints from me if we take Tyler Booker at ten. Booker, JTT, Darius Alexander, Cam Skattebo, sign me up. If they think he’s the best player on the board, select him. I do prefer a trade back, and if we can still land Booker in that scenario, well, all the better. My preference is to trade back and target a different position (Josh Conerly, Nick Emmanwori, Derrick Harmon, James Pearce) because I think they can land a starting OG in the second (Donovan Jackson, Jonah Savaiinaea). But if they trade back and still target interior in the first (Booker,… Read more »
Barry has advocated taking G Booker and G Donovan in the draft to settle things quickly and simply. It might really be that easy, assuming you can trust two rookies to start in front of Caleb. If so, then it might make even greater sense to sign C Dalman to be in the middle for obvious reasons. It then might be sensible too to go with veteran Jones at LT and Wright at RT sandwiching the rest. Murray and Kiran could be reserves. Teven, if kept, could start if needed. For 10-Strong, two new others could be added.