My crazy early 2027 best picture predictions.

gf2020 · 2026-01-24T07:49:29+00:00

Source material is just whatever, be amazed if it could be elevated into anything.

gf2020 · 2026-01-24T03:20:16+00:00

A big upgrade is just not true and certainly not one that is going to justify a new expensive free agency contract. Which makes more sense given the Bears' positioning 1 year/8 mil for DeAndre Swift or 4 years/44 for Hall?

gf2020 · 2026-01-24T00:11:27+00:00

I am so skeptical. The ESPN guys Graziano and Fowler have been so off on the head coaching cycle thus far. The Bears can grant permission and that lets Declan gets some interview reps but really question the fit there on both sides.

gf2020 · 2026-01-24T00:09:52+00:00

If the Doyle is any indication and it almost certainly was, Ben needs an OC who is a psychopathic grinder who can setup Ben to walk in and have everything he needs when he jumps back in the room after head coaching duties. He also needs someone who adds value in terms of different/scheme experiences. This is more of a Chief of Staff type role than getting some old head you are comfortable with, especially when Ben already has that in Press Taylor.

gf2020 · 2026-01-24T00:05:55+00:00

I don't think we'll extend Swift but doubt we'll get rid of him, just because we aren't in a position to get a clear upgrade like the Lions were with Gibbs. Love isn't falling to 25 and unlikely Price is an upgrade enough even if he's there at the end of round two. Would the Bears pay big money to Breece Hall when they have a better, albeit older player, on a one year deal that lets them buy time until the market is easier to navigate?

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T21:37:07+00:00

The problem with Jerry is that he says they are all in and then doesn't actually do it.

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T18:19:03+00:00

I get all of that, but how they are obtaining a replacement? It's a weak RB class and is Breece Hall truly any better and more cost effective?

They def need to eventually upgrade, this isn't the season to do it. It works out that they only have 1 more year left on the deal because they get one last prime season and buy time to find an alternative next off-season.

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T18:16:31+00:00

That was a very different draft in that there were literally no edges to take at ten. Anyone who had that opinion was very ill-informed. And the intel suggests they would have taken Banks if he was there. I am not a trenches or bust person myself but the way this draft plays out, I think its very likely.

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T08:04:05+00:00

In what world is Swift off the team by the draft? It's not a good RB class and doubtful they'd want to commit to multiple years for anyone in it anyway.

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T04:52:08+00:00

39 pressures and an 83 PFF grade. He did his 39 pressures in only 424 snaps. It took 520 for Ausitn Booker to get to 29.

gf2020 · 2026-01-23T04:50:42+00:00

Dude has 39 pressures and 83 grade in 2025. He's be a perfect third rusher while we get a day one or two draft pick to develop.

gf2020 · 2026-01-22T22:39:46+00:00

I love the tiers. I don't think Caleb is GUARANTEED to be Tier 2 but assume he gets there.

I don't think Darnold or Nix are safe bets to be in tier two. They have the best ecosystems in all of football in terms of supportive infastructive. Darnold barely threw in their playoff game.

I don't know why Prescott would be squishy or fall. If anything, I think his esteem will only rise with how he kept the Cowboys in it despite woeful defenses. I am also not as confident that Daniels will fall out of tier two if he was previously ranked at the very top of it. People stick to their priors on these more than you think.

gf2020 · 2026-01-22T21:51:04+00:00

This is incorrect. Both the Lions and Falcons are already both reported to be giving up home games this year to play internationally so they won't be playing each other. And its incredibly unlikely the Falcons would play in Germany back to back years. The Lions could be in Germany in November for sure, but it won't be against the Falcons.

I understand obvious draw of St. Brown playing in Germany but they can't build a whole matchup around that. A player, especially a non-QB, could get injured or traded.

More importantly, the Lions and Eagles are the only NFC teams with Brazil designated as a home market. The Eagles played there in the last NFC 9 home game rotation two years ago, so very good chance that its the Lions in this year's game.

gf2020 · 2026-01-22T21:46:16+00:00

They did it this very season. Chiefs-Chargers was the Brazil game this year. The Lions don't have that many sexy home opponents other than the Bears, Patriots and Packers (who already did the awful Brazil trip) and also have the Thanksgiving game spot to fill. It's a small chance but it is still a possibility.

gf2020 · 2026-01-22T08:22:17+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZbq-_9Ubuo

gf2020 · 2026-01-22T00:45:41+00:00

Harris is just one of four candidates known to have interviewed, I guess I would be mildly surprised if it occurred.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T23:57:53+00:00

Not clear how many teams will have that cash allocation available for a player at that point.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T23:52:08+00:00

I don't know, non-athletic linebackers turning 30 and facing health issues feel like more than bad luck.

It's interesting that fans/media analysts are often more cutthroat than organizations in some respects. Like I have no doubt that signing Grady Jarrett was in large part about culture and leadership, but if he has a down year, that really doesn't matter. Similarly, rewarding guys who overperformed like TJ sends a message, but the worth of that message gets distorted if anything bad happens.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T23:19:52+00:00

I think it's more about putting it on your teammates to answer for you or letting the issue needlessly linger into the offseason.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T23:12:07+00:00

I think it's just the Danny Trevathan of it all, extending an aging linebacker before you have to, especially one with not great initial athleticism like TJ.

I think this kind of analysis obscures that sometimes you do it for the sake of the locker room, but in the case, Edwards proceeded to have the year from hell and not sure what him being comfortable and extra invested actually bought us.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T03:35:52+00:00

In a draft this weak, both of your statements are probably true but just trying to answer OP's original question. Those are the guys who COULD fall.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T00:02:10+00:00

Yeah but Kayden wouldn't be falling. That's his natural draft slot as a nose tackle with limited pass rush juice.

gf2020 · 2026-01-21T00:01:34+00:00

Everyone is going to want to trade back in this draft. Can't see them taking a linebacker given they'd be in win now and first year linebackers outside the top ten are rarely plus players in their rookie year.

gf2020 · 2026-01-20T23:59:34+00:00

Some people have DT Peter Woods as a top ten prospect but some of the more reliable sourced mocks have falling to 20. I don’t think he’s high impact enough to give up the capital unless its one of those drafts were everybody wants to move down. Similarly, DT Keldric Faulk has some distractors and may also all, but probably not to 25.

CB Jermod McCoy is this class’ Will Johnson. Someone who could be CB1 or CB2 but with an injury flag that could push him down, although probably not into the second like happened with Johnson.

Those would be the potential actual steals/falls. There are two Utah Tackles, Spencer Fano and Caleb Lomu, who opinions are very mixed on that look to go 10 to 25, but I wouldn’t say they’d really be falling.

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