Football junkie who enjoys the NFL and the game at large. Always willing to talk chalk about almost any topic. Enjoyer of ALL 32 offerings on any given game day
• 313 Unique Prospects Scouted
• 29 1st Rounders
• 8 "🔵 Chip" Prospects
Here is my 2024
#NFLDraft
Big Board!
• Prospects are listed and ranked in numerical order based upon their positional grouping.
I hope you enjoy! Discussion is always welcome!
So jealous for
#FinsUp
as seemingly every move the
#Dolphins
make is one I completely agree with. David Long is an All-Pro worthy LB if he can remain healthy. He'll play the Roquan role for Vic. Just get the big bodies up front to protect Long and let him roam. SUCH a good move!
Velus Jones Spotlight
(In the SEC)
Catches: 10th
Receiving yds: 9th
Receiving TDs: 10th
1,722 APY: 3rd
Only player in the nation with over 800+ receiving yds, 200+ PR yds and 600+ KOR yds
#DaBears
#NFLDraft
#NFL
#BearsDraft
Why was
#Vikings
QB JJ McCarthy the QB I felt most confident projecting success to in the 23'
#NFLDraft
?
He was a QB mature enough @ 20 to be trusted to operate a prostyle scheme w/ full autonomy to override protections & play calls alike
Called plays like an NFL QB too!
#Skol
Want to have all those sweet runs that you used Justin Fields on, but don't want to get him worn down and injured? No problem, just use Roschon Johnson👇
Psstt...by the way...former QB so the pop pass (Derrick Henry style) is open for business too
#Bears
I understand every
#Bears
fan wants a shiny toy in April named Jordan Addison or Quentin Johnston, etc
For god sakes please get Justin Fields an OL where he doesn't have to be a magician every play escaping pressure
I want Skoronski, Fashanu, Dawand Jones, JMS, Wypler. FIX IT!
Many will tell you I'm the most "anti Justin Fields guy" after I declared I was "out" on him as the future at QB for the
#Bears
after week 1s meltdown vs GB
That may very well be true, but let's make sure something is very clear, this loss to the
#Browns
has NOTHING to do with👇
@LanceBriggs
@ChicagoBears
Mike Brown is a solid pick as many have alluded to. However, it's
@Tommieharris90
full stop! Tommie Harris was Aaron Donald before people even knew the name. Had he remained healthy he would've wreaked havoc on the league
Ahhh...you know
#Bears
fans...this is just Trevis Gipson (in a 3 point stance) just casually beating fair & square the
#Bengals
starting LT Orlando Brown Jr. Who made 31M guaranteed for a sack
Oh Poles, you fool you Big chump!
#DaBears
need pass rush...
Oh, and
#Titans
fans. I'm jealous you got a good one in Peter Skoronski. Skoronski was having his way & owning that
#Bears
starting DL. That OL needs work all around under Ran Carthon's roster stewardship. Still, rest easy knowing Skoronski is a 5 tool player who's🔵as they come!
I want to be clear, no part of the
#Bears
decision to retain Matt Eberflus do I agree with. It's not that no redeeming factors exist in retaining Flus as HC, but it definitively creates more entangled paths moving forward into 24'
That said, Eric Bienemy would be my OC of choice
Chase Claypool's first career catch...
Sure seems like a hands catch with field presence and body control lined up on the outside winning for his QB to me...🤷
Carry on naysayers...
#Bears
#DaBears
#BearsNation
I'm so damn tired of
#Bears
fans freaking out about Nate "Dogg" Davis missing practice once again.
It's very obvious it's been due to personal reasons all offseason.
It could be mental health, family issues, child miscarriage, etc.
You just don't know, so just let the man live
Oh look! It's the ignoramus who tries to conflate meaningful CFB playoff football with a meaningless Bowl Game vs Louisville just to make his point that he prefers Justin Fields over Caleb Williams.
@moller_riley
@BrettKollmann
You mean the hold by grabbing the back of the jersey and pulling as he was falling because Phillips broke his ankles so bad on the release?
For a man who hasn't practiced much recently (I know, individual drill), does an excellent job here:
- keeping his feet square
- wide base
- short measured steps
- maintains good leverage w/ his butt⬇️
- not leaning while driving his man
#Bears
I have a ton of respect for Aidan Hutchinson but holy shit is Darnell Wright just making him look like a total JAG today.
Darnell Wright making the matchup look like
I gotta say, I'm seeing all this Dawand Jones hype and love pouring in and I'm just thoroughly enjoying every clip, every second of it. I'm wrong plenty of times, but few shared the conviction I have towards Dawand Jones in my eval. My OT1 for a while now
So Kyler Gordon it is. They don't coach them much better than in Washington. Athletic freak corner who just needs technique refinement. Not mad at the pick! Let's go! Good start
Uhhhh....can someone call 9-1-1 and check on me. I've having heart palpitations over this deal. I'm stunned in the best of ways and my god Ryan Poles and
#DaBears
....you've done it!
Lukas Van Ness is going to come in and measure out as 6'5 and 275 lbs...
Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles...you listening/watching?
He'd be a great fit and worker for you on the edge and inside for the next 10 years...
You know what to do
#Bears
That means we are one month away from me finally getting to announce the new team I'll be rooting for as hard as I used to root for the Bears
The Bears will always hold interest in my heart, but I promised myself that if & when Justin Fields was no longer a Bears, I'd be gone...
@BrettKollmann
I mean Baker was facing and looking down Mitchell Trubisky and Marcus Mariota lane and decided to nut up.
When you've got one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel, I suppose you choose to live dangerously and hope for the best.
The result? Baker driving the nail in.
FUCK YES! I'm sorry I can't hold it back
#Bears
fans.
Nate Davis has been my guy for months now. My OG1 in this FA class.
I'm so damn pumped right! Fire away the questions.
#DaBears
just got a mauler to go opposite Teven.
This is the equivalent
@BrettKollmann
My CB3 in the class. Unreal that he was available as late as he was. Kid did nothing but battle with the most game of WRs in the SEC and won plenty.
Here's a refreshing thought, you could be a
#Bears
fan watching the QB wearing 10 for the
#Chargers
wishing you had something similar. Well, look no further as in April
#DaBears
could be looking at selecting the QB who also wears 10 and plays eerily similar to Justin Herbert...
@AdamHoge
Thank goodness. Mistakes happen were not perfect but his actions that night should have forced him to retire this season. Unacceptable to let his ego enter the way of a pivotal game for the Bears.
So it's clear...what Nicholas Morrow just did running through the alley to force a TFL for the
#Bears
is EXACTLY what a Will SHOULD do for this defense and simultaneously what Roquan NEVER did under this defensive scheme.
A player I'd love to have on the
#Bears
next year that isn't getting enough talk right now is
@MycahPittman
Mycah's the son of former Bucs RB Michael Pittman & little brother of Colts WR
@MikePitt_Jr
Mycah transferred to FSU this year and excited to 👀
Same guy that said Velus Jones was the next Deebo Samuel?
Same guy that said Trestan Ebner could be Reggie Bush like for the
#Bears
?
Sometimes that guy would be better served to keep quiet and stay worshipping the
#Bears
like he's on payroll.
The delusion with this one is sad!
But
@SwiftyNetwork
told us that he never followed them in the first place! I choose to believe Swifty over Justin Fields when it comes to what happens with Justin Fields’ personal instagram!!!
Whole lot of people box score scouting. Too lazy to watch 3 games or 115 snaps to form an opinion
Chase Young would be an addition I'd be incredibly excited about if the
#Bears
pulled the trigger
1st game back after a ruptured patellar tendon/ACL tear👇
#Bears
fans sees Roquan spilling to the boundary in pursuit and shedding Broncos WR Kendall Hinton's lackluster block to make the tackle...
Yawns, this has always been Roquan's game
The real ones know if someone other than a WR got their mitts on Roquan it was game, set & match
Nothing like that moment when you're watching Will Levis play the Quarterback position as a rookie in his second start better than Justin Fields plays the Quarterback position after 25 starts
Credit to Tim Kelly & Co for catering to their young QB strengths. Also, just better...
My favorite pick from the
#Bears
draft? Roschon Johnson, no question. Why? I'll let my comps of Ben Tate & Demarco Murray tell you why.
Murray has the one cut vision to hit the hole and bust doubles & the occasional HR. ++pass pro as well
Tate? 🔨 & 🧱
My boy
@jjmccarthy09
just casually threading needles through the teeth and spine of the defense
McCarthy had these throws in spades at Michigan...glad to see it's translated to Sunday football as well.
#Vikings
#Skol
I wanted to do a thing
I figured if I'm doing the work I might as well share it for those interested
As such I present to you a "scouting report" (of sorts) for
#Michigan
QB Jonathan James "J.J." McCarthy
This🧵will be updated as we approach the
#NFLDraft
#Wolverines
#GoBlue
@jacobinfante24
Still never will forgive Ryan Poles for the gross negligence and sacrificing a young kid's career for "his way"
Though I'll admit Poles has played his cards fairly well despite that selfish approach
Hope Justin Fields balls in the future and sticks it to the Bears
@BrettKollmann
I mean genuine question Brett, had you not heard Pete Carroll wax about how his Carroll 3 that he brought from SC to the NFL was largely just an inverted 2 off the old Kiffin block of coaching that proliferated and culminated to it's peak with the 02' Bucs defense?
Wow!
@DMRussini
pretty much all but confirms that barring some drastic turnaround with marked & tangible improvement, the
#Panthers
coaching staff will all be effectively wiped clean with David Tepper will be looking to take yet another swing at fixing the franchise
#KeepPounding
@AllenRobinson
I mean I can almost certainly assure you A Rob that the next coach knows more routes than a hitch and will utilize you on those digs and posts.
Don't you want to set CHI WR franchise records? You know what you need to do.
Come back A Rob! Chicago has mad love for you too 🧡💙🤍
I'm going to post this routinely throughout this year so it's CRYSTAL CLEAR
I like Justin Fields, I will NEVER blame Justin Fields *if* it doesn't work out in Chicago
I watched a dysfunctional organization fail a kid who was successful at EVERY other level of 🏈 for 24 months
@BryanPerezNFL
You don't. You just start splitting the load to lessen the wear and tear on David and ride the hot hand. You also get to utilize 2 back shotgun sets. It's an awesome problem to have. Well assuming you actually have the coaches to do it 😉
"Below average change of direction, takes a few steps to settle & redirect"
"Below average suddenness, not a good lateral mover in space"
"Slow getting through his jump cuts"
"Trouble re-accelerating when feet are forced to a slow"
Sure guys...
#Bears
There's been a whole lot of hate & disparagement towards J.J. McCarthy and his "lack" of abilities such as "throwing left"
This is a 21 year old QB who's having his mechanics reworked through & through; you're already seeing big levels of growth
Coaching matters!
#Vikings
#Skol
@BrettKollmann
Great question Brett, think it's much easier to break it down as a X/Z position preference but overall my WR1 is Olave as a Z predominantly with opportunity to flash as OBJ like X WR.
Anyway, in order:
Z: Olave, Wilson, Dotson, Williams, Metchie
X: London, Bell, Burks, Pickens
@BrettKollmann
@Kolaaaron
And this is why it makes what NE did so crazy and special. Sustained success is so hard to achieve. I know it's a bummer but I have to be honest, I don't mind. I don't want to see a league ran by the KC Chiefs year in and year out. Parity is fantastic!
I'll say, one of my favorite things about the
#Bears
off-season by Ryan Poles is the perceived weakness at DE/Edge when I'd implore the naysayers to consider a different perspective.
They have shown a preference for pocket crushers in guys like Rasheem Green or DeMarcus Walker
@BrettKollmann
Nah that's just Jason Cabinda and a fullback who's hungry to plant his facemask into defenders chests and drive them.
Want proof? Look no further...
They said J.J. McCarthy struggled throwing to the left...
That's funny, because here's J.J. McCarthy throwing an icepick 25 yards on a frozen rope to beat the sinking CB who tries to undercut the throw for an INT
The Iceman Cometh...
#Vikings
#Skol
@dwcprodz
Yep, I officially ate a bag of dicks on that take tonight. Good learning lesson to scrap and move on from last week. There's a ton of context to the take (they both KILLED in PIT last week), but that means nothing today. Gotta take the L.
Tee Higgins and Da'Ron Payne are the two 23' Free Agents EVERY
#Bears
fan "should" want. However, they should also simultaneously realize they are far too good to see either of them actually hit the open market for
#DaBears
to sway over with tons of money.
I sure wish Justin Fields had more to work with at WR. I understand Ryan Poles inherited this team w/ more holes than he could patch in 1 offseason. I just disagree with the way it was built. The game is legislated to pass your way to wins. Justin is undermanned.
#Bears
#DaBears
I know Fields missed 4 games but hot damn, Sam Howell has done more in one year than Fields has in 3
Chicago knows no levels of passing proficiency haha
This is another absolutely great article by
@tashanreed
and
@FB_FilmAnalysis
on
@TheAthletic
regarding Raiders new DC Patrick Graham. Getting Graham to come to LV over NY with Brian Daboll was a major steal by Josh McDaniels and should pay great dividends!
2 things "can" be true
1. If you think Ryan Poles (in a league where GMs only get one chance to be a GM) is going to succeed or fail with Ryan Pace's QB when he has the best offramp possible to acquire a financially controlled pick of the litter QB, you're crazy
#Bears
#DaBears
Aldo is SPOT ON here...
Eddie Jackson is arguably the true lynchpin of this defense's recent upswing & success (sans Dallas obviously)
As a matter of fact I'd even urge them to reward him for his recent production
Trading Eddie would be a move I'd staunchly warn against
#Bears
The worst thing the
#Bears
can do for the development of Jaquan Brisker and Kyler Gordon is to trade the "Quarterback" of the team's defensive backs, Eddie Jackson.
See, this right here
#Bears
fans is why I believe it's fair to be critical & upset. I've been on the record saying Schoen, Daboll et al inherited a worse situation in NY than Poles, Eberflus et al in CHI. NY's making lemonade AND selling it. CHI's peddling lemon juice. Bad hires!
Brian Daboll is going to get other Coaches fired. Owners watching from afar see a 1st Yr Head Coach with a talent deficiency winning games nobody saw possible. Team has even bought in. It’s the best 1st Yr Coaching job I can remember. 4-1 with this roster is just absurd..
When you're so damn good and a natural havoc wreaker that you just "casually" stack and shed, playing a gap and a half and blow up a play.
#Bears
aren't going to sniff him, but if they are bad as the media says...this is the guy. Jalen Carter is
#HIM
@BrettKollmann
They had the same issues with Isaiah Simmons early on. Zaven will likely come on at some point but yes, consider it a huge let down as well.
You can call it hyperbole, but I have yet to see another ILB come as close to Brian Urlacher's skillset as much as Zaven Collins did.
Translation: "It was immensely difficult to move to a new system that demands plenty of sight adjustments, option routes & adjusting to timing with a new QB"
"My old playbook was one of the most vanilla elementary schemes in the league. We ran like 3 plays under Matt Canada..."
@BrettKollmann
Looking okay. Preston testing him and winning on a few oversets. Overall though, doing a decent job against a solid Preston Smith anchoring. Critical experience needed.
Zach Pickens: About as disruptive as it gets. He's got MASSIVE power in his 👏 & game. Yet also shows great 👏 usage & explosion off the 🏈 to frequently shed blocks quickly & 🧨 up plays in the backfield for TFLs. This is your 3T & 🚂 in the Flus D
@ 3T👇
Hey
#Bears
fans, we want our RB to keep Justin clean right? We hear (and see) how important pass pro for RBs is and the challenge it can be to find in young RBs
For
@roschon
? Slight work!
Look similar to the Demarco Murray clip below? You be the judge...
My favorite pick from the
#Bears
draft? Roschon Johnson, no question. Why? I'll let my comps of Ben Tate & Demarco Murray tell you why.
Murray has the one cut vision to hit the hole and bust doubles & the occasional HR. ++pass pro as well
Tate? 🔨 & 🧱
Oh and for what it's worth, I know plenty of
#Bears
fans are ready to write off Chase Claypool after a 1/2 season. My advice? proceed that way at risk of your own peril
I think Claypool would be best used as a slasher (Watson/Pittman style)
That said, Claypool has solid X tape
Brian Flores is my spirit animal. Goodness I'm jealous for the
#Vikings
& who they hired. All I wanted if the
#Bears
were to go grab a defensive philosophy driven coach was a revolutionary one
Yes CHI fans...look away
This will commonplace all season long
I get it's Randall Cobb on a texas route out of the backfield. You're telling me Roquan Smith can't successfully robot and cover him?
Well then, I can't suggest paying 20M a year for him then.
@The_Dream99
Can you at least say whether or not a return to Chicago is in the realm of possibilities?
Or for sure safe to say you're time as a Chicago Bears is finished for good?
Thanks Akiem! Always love and wishing you the best! You were the heartbeat of this entire team for years!
I mean he may run angry/hard and earn the shirt & scepter, but we all know he still can't naturally pluck the ball with his hands and lacks any true ability to be a winning X on the boundary. Plus, he's immature & the Steelers hosed Poles on the deal
/s
I would have to call this a
@robertkschmitz
magnum opus draft. JSN & Washington are two Schmitz approved favs. As is Payne!
Compensation:
WAS Receives:
- CHI 23' 1st
CHI Receives:
- WAS 23' 1st, 2nd, 3rd
- WAS 24' 1st
- Da'Ron Payne (tagged & traded needing extension from CHI)
Another thing that doesn't get talked about enough with the
#Lions
offense commandeered by
#NFLTwitter
favorite Ben Johnson, they continuously have had to play with a revolving OL lineup & it seldom affects their productivity week in & week out
Hard not to love Johnson's offense
Jaylon....that's the type of play that CB1s make in this league.
I love you fella, but that's why I don't give more than 15M for you
If you make that play you erase 6 for the
#Lions
and likely add 6 for the
#Bears
Damn Justin....Don't do the rook dirty like that. Why tempt him with the PBU to let it just grace past his fingertips into your new alpha for TD.
Pity for Agent 29 here.
#Bears
Until FA is underway Bears fans, it will be hard to say how the draft might unfold for
#DaBears
Still, WR seems to be the position that no matter how much is done in FA, it will still need to be addressed in the draft.
As such, here's the guys I'd realistically target
Someday I hope to see Justin Fields get the same treatment and care from officials that is afforded to other QBs like Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Tom Brady, hell, even Marcus Mariota
@JedHoyerEnjoyer
What do you want him to do Michael? You want him to throw AND catch the Hail Mary for Mooney?
Or should he personally apply stickum to Tonyan's hands so the aforementioned hail Mary isn't even needed?
Tell me what Justin failed to provide or do?
(Educated)
#Bears
fans know this, but for those unfamiliar with his game, Sean Desai is just a special, special mind at Defensive Coordinator and boy does he call a good game plan.
Was so damn good at finding a way to get a 1 on 1 pass rush matchup in CHI
#Eagles
#FlyEaglesFly
@jacobinfante24
Honestly, either Brian is a rock solid candidate. To me this should've been a 3 man race the whole time
Offensive teacher for Fields. Daboll is the most qualified.
Defensive culture setter who brings structure and accountability (my preference) Flores
CEO/Staff Builder: Harbaugh
You'll hear the Tyler Lockett comparisons when it comes to new
#Bears
WR Tyler Scott. That's fine & all
In a different direction though. Josh Downs was my WR1 in this class & I think
#DaBears
largely got a rendition of him where Scott has more speed, Downs has more route nuance.
@sickpodadamrank
I think it means that he certainly is open to listening to new leadership, hear a proposal for the valuation of him as a player, the plan to utilize him, the culture and most importantly, the compensation he feels he deserves.
@AllenRobinson
can set CHI WR records if he stays
@jacobinfante24
I get what you mean but I do think it can be a bit more complex than that.
Just positing an idea here. Perhaps due to a lack of knowledge on COVID he sat out and then thought the NFL was doing enough to safely return unvaxxed and follow those stringent guidelines.
Conjecture...
Goodness gracious Laurence has got it SPOT ON here. I'm small fish so when I say it, it largely goes unnoticed but if you want proof there's credence to it, LISTEN to Laurence.
All the Poles slurper's & patience preachers can stay that way, just realize it's BAD BUSINESS!
#Bears
Goodness gracious
@idjmoore
!! Go ahead and put that work in then. Apparently, it's not enough to cut a rug on the route, but to also have to get up and secure a bucket for Teddy when it should have been an easy 6 too...filthy
#Bears
#DaBears
#BearsNation
Not kidding when I say I literally want this EXACT tunnel screen installed in the
#Bears
playbook for new WR Tyler Scott. Quez has major burners, but so does Scott. Get him out in the alley w Brax & Tev setting the way & let the speed for Tyler do the rest