We hide in spaces, Dark and disturbing spaces. Discussing the draft. Tomorrow, at 2 PM ET, Robert Schmitz and I will be hosting a listener-driven event on Spaces. We’ll do a brief introduction but then we’ll “open up phone lines” and let the listeners take over with questions. All topics are on the table; this is the Spaces equivalent of a Reddit AMA. But, you know, let’s try and stay on the draft topic ..read more

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Our fearless leader led the Building The Board scouting room through an intense Chicago Bears mock draft — check out the show here: Building the Board: Inside the #Bears War Room – 2024 NFL Mock Draft 2.0 https://t.co/NjgZB6KN1T — Bears On Tap (@BearsOnTap) April 16, 2024 And if you want more draft content, check out last night’s stream replay from All-22uesday ..read more

I’m happy to host this piece by Kyle Morris, a football statistician and a personal friend of mine, as he explores the dangerous details within Jayden Daniels’ advanced scouting profile. If you’re a football fan who loves data, this is the article for you. If you aren’t a football fan who loves data, this article is still well worth your time — the insights held within it are core in discussing the ever-raging Bears’ QB debate, and Kyle does a great job numerically illustrating what I think the tape shows about each QB mentioned. Kyle also has a podcast, which I’ll link right here. E ..read more

Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama Zierlein Comparison: Brian Burns Zierlein Overview: “Long and athletic with the explosive traits needed to become an impactful NFL pass rusher. Turner’s first-step quickness and elite closing burst are important building blocks, but he still needs to work on his process from Point A to Point B. He hasn’t learned to create the space and angles needed to consistently attack the edges, but that should come with better hand development and a more diversified approach. A team would be wise to widen him out and allow him a better runway to ignite his burst and overwhelm ..read more

The Draft comes quickly… …Soon Chicago fans will know… …the team’s new leaders.   ..read more

Tomorrow, Robert and I will be hosting a DBB Spaces on Twitter at 1 PM ET. This will be an episode dedicated entirely to the ninth pick in the draft. How will it work? The first few minutes of the episode will be Robert and I mock drafting the first eight picks. We will then make our arguments for what the Bears both WILL DO and SHOULD DO with their options at nine. We will then open up the lines for any and all fans to present their preferences for Ryan Poles. All trades and choices will be given a platform. Polite arguments will subsequently commence. The plan is for this episode to last ..read more

I’m drowning in tape, scouting reports should start flowing over the next few weeks. In the meantime… here’s a sneak preview of one of our next targets. I L L Your Turn: What’s your take on the Illinois star ..read more

Nine at #9 will continue tomorrow Your Turn: Illini fans, what are your thoughts on Newton ..read more

Over the next few days, my hope is to detail the names and faces behind a few of my favorite options for Chicago at #9 overall. Today, we’ll kick off the miniseries with a cut-up of University of Texas 3-Technique Byron Murphy II, whose tape I imagine will make Matt Eberflus jumping out of his chair. We know Eberflus wants an explosive 3-Tech in the middle of his defense, and that’s exactly who Murphy is — a disruptive playmaking machine with experience across the entire defensive interior. When Murphy flashes, he flashes. At times, Murphy’s combination of lower-body power and dynamic hand-usa ..read more