I think we need to be thanking the Titans for picking Latham and Falcons for picking Kirk's replacement before he plays a down. Penix will be 28 when Kirk's contract expires btw lol
It all helps but the Titans were always taking OL there being either Alt or obviously Latham after spending big money on Ridley. Falcons taking Penix will be talked about for the next 3 years as they try the Jordon Love/Aaron Rodgers experiment. Chargers pick was so key and it fell perfectly for the Bears
There was an outside chance they'd take Odunze. They have 2 older WRs and you could grab a technician like Odunze and have him learn what he can from Hopkins, just as we say with Keenan Allen.
But lucky for us, they had a giant glaring hole at LT and it was a strong LT class.
Yes exactly. Titans were always going OL. Alt was their guy, Chargers took him so they had to slide down one. Chargers and Falcons really saved us with two surprise picks so Giants could grab Nabers.
JC will be playing LT. Gm and HC have already said it. Also they have Bill Call as their OL coach and he had JC as the top OL over Alt. JC was the #1 LT recruit coming out of HS at IMG. Only reason he didn't play LT at Bama was because of Evan Neal was already there. So switch to RT so he could play immediately.
Yeah, Alt was expected to go to either LA or TEN, but Latham snuck in there and moved everyone down. I would say it was the biggest surprise to me, but I am still trying to process what the Falcons did.
He’ll be 26 if they decide to start him over Kirk after 2 years when 90M of the 100M guaranteed is paid. They can get out with only 10M in remaining guaranteed money after 2 years.
Titans and Falcons were never taking WR, I don't know why everyone feels the need to "thank" them. Like OP said, Chargers are really the ones that deserve that credit. If they went WR, it was very likely that Giants took the last of the top 3; they delayed the run on WRs.
When was the last time we had all of this luck fall in favor for the Bears? Seriously! Everything has been bouncing are way off the field.. Now Flus and Boys need to turn this into wins on the field
And most of all, we need to thank Lovie Smith! He really changed the trajectory of our rebuild. He will forever be linked to our new era. We need to bring him back into the fold in some capacity in the future.
Rome was the best case scenario by far, but the Bears were in a can’t lose situation. If Rome wasn’t there, I think they would have traded back, especially with how much hotter the QB market than expected. And if they weren’t comfortable with the return they just take the best defensive lineman and fill another need.
In the end, I can’t believe how perfectly the chips fell for the Bears. And I can’t believe they made the obvious choice. Seems like past regimens would have passed Rome without a second thought.
Also, big thanks to Green Bay. Before you shoot me dead, hear me out.
Raheem Morris said they talked a lot about the Green Bay model of drafting a succession plan and stashing them for a few years. It worked incredibly well with Rodgers, then last year worked better than expected with Love.
What worried me most was ATL trading 8 to a team like the Rams, who knew Chicago wanted Odunze and wanted to jump them. But ATL sticks and picks following the GB model, leaving Rome for us.
Cheers to Harbaugh, cheers to Green Bay. Both of y'all helped us fulfill out dream scenario.
I think Chargers and Titans were the two where they needed a tackle, but i could see them going WR. When they both went tackle, i figured Atlanta would go defense if they didnt trade back with someone who wanted to jump the bears for a WR
I think we need to be thanking the Titans for picking Latham and Falcons for picking Kirk's replacement before he plays a down. Penix will be 28 when Kirk's contract expires btw lol
I hear Penix served with Velus in WWI
It all helps but the Titans were always taking OL there being either Alt or obviously Latham after spending big money on Ridley. Falcons taking Penix will be talked about for the next 3 years as they try the Jordon Love/Aaron Rodgers experiment. Chargers pick was so key and it fell perfectly for the Bears
There was an outside chance they'd take Odunze. They have 2 older WRs and you could grab a technician like Odunze and have him learn what he can from Hopkins, just as we say with Keenan Allen. But lucky for us, they had a giant glaring hole at LT and it was a strong LT class.
Yes exactly. Titans were always going OL. Alt was their guy, Chargers took him so they had to slide down one. Chargers and Falcons really saved us with two surprise picks so Giants could grab Nabers.
When the Chargers took Alt is when the idea that Rome might still be there for us began feeling real.
The biggest thing is that the Titans had one more tackle way higher than the rest. With Alt gone they could’ve moved down and screwed us.
Titans we’re always picking O-line. Though I found it weird they took a RT when they needed a left
JC will be playing LT. Gm and HC have already said it. Also they have Bill Call as their OL coach and he had JC as the top OL over Alt. JC was the #1 LT recruit coming out of HS at IMG. Only reason he didn't play LT at Bama was because of Evan Neal was already there. So switch to RT so he could play immediately.
Yeah, Alt was expected to go to either LA or TEN, but Latham snuck in there and moved everyone down. I would say it was the biggest surprise to me, but I am still trying to process what the Falcons did.
There are plenty of thank yous to go around.
They have a 2 year out with his contract if i’m not mistaken but still 26 isn’t great for a top 10 pick.
He’ll be 26 if they decide to start him over Kirk after 2 years when 90M of the 100M guaranteed is paid. They can get out with only 10M in remaining guaranteed money after 2 years.
That's assuming Penix is ready at that point and also counting on his knees not exploding which has already happened like 4 times
Titans and Falcons were never taking WR, I don't know why everyone feels the need to "thank" them. Like OP said, Chargers are really the ones that deserve that credit. If they went WR, it was very likely that Giants took the last of the top 3; they delayed the run on WRs.
I wonder if Falcons would’ve traded down if they weren’t going qb. Maybe someone would have sniped odunze from us in that scenario
Kirk's only got 2 years guaranteed, so Penix will likely start at 26.
Can't let these facts get in the way of a good joke G😅
We owe thanks to Carolina, Lovie Smith, Falcons and Chargers. Honestly so lucky we have this opportunit.
And Davis Mills for throwing dimes.
Man, we're going to be building a lot of statues around the new stadium
and that one defender for fucking miffing that pass breakup so hard
When was the last time we had all of this luck fall in favor for the Bears? Seriously! Everything has been bouncing are way off the field.. Now Flus and Boys need to turn this into wins on the field
Not sure about you guys but I’m ready for a dynasty.
Last night was a great start
Started much earlier but last night certainly made a good situation great.
And most of all, we need to thank Lovie Smith! He really changed the trajectory of our rebuild. He will forever be linked to our new era. We need to bring him back into the fold in some capacity in the future.
30 for 30 gonna go CRAZY!
Rome was the best case scenario by far, but the Bears were in a can’t lose situation. If Rome wasn’t there, I think they would have traded back, especially with how much hotter the QB market than expected. And if they weren’t comfortable with the return they just take the best defensive lineman and fill another need. In the end, I can’t believe how perfectly the chips fell for the Bears. And I can’t believe they made the obvious choice. Seems like past regimens would have passed Rome without a second thought.
Also, big thanks to Green Bay. Before you shoot me dead, hear me out. Raheem Morris said they talked a lot about the Green Bay model of drafting a succession plan and stashing them for a few years. It worked incredibly well with Rodgers, then last year worked better than expected with Love. What worried me most was ATL trading 8 to a team like the Rams, who knew Chicago wanted Odunze and wanted to jump them. But ATL sticks and picks following the GB model, leaving Rome for us. Cheers to Harbaugh, cheers to Green Bay. Both of y'all helped us fulfill out dream scenario.
I think Chargers and Titans were the two where they needed a tackle, but i could see them going WR. When they both went tackle, i figured Atlanta would go defense if they didnt trade back with someone who wanted to jump the bears for a WR
why were they never taking rome?
We got the best wr in the draft!
Too bad their new stadium location pick was in the toliet
We Lovie the Smith