Erik Lambert

1 week ago | sportsmockery.com | Erik Lambert

The deadline for top 30 visits ahead of the NFL draft has finally arrived. It appears the Chicago Bears wanted to ensure they got their last ones in before it was too late. Gary Ross revealed three names they met with, each coming with a different degree of intrigue. It is apparent that GM Ryan Poles focused his remaining time on scanning the landscape for possible options later in the draft. After the 3rd round, Chicago won’t pick again until the 5th.

1 week ago | sportsmockery.com | Erik Lambert

The Chicago Bears are at the mercy of nine other teams in this year’s draft. If they want to land a player they covet, they will need certain players they don’t want or need to go ahead of them. Quarterbacks would be preferable. The more they go early, the better for the Bears. Unfortunately, it doesn’t sound like they will get such good fortune this year. That means other players must come to their rescue. By the sound of it, the name to watch in this pivotal stretch will be Armand Membou.

1 week ago | sportsmockery.com | Erik Lambert

The Chicago Bears have been busy on the contract front. GM Ryan Poles made it his mission to ensure they secured cornerback Kyler Gordon to an extension before this season. Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is a big fan, so that made it an easy decision. Once that was done, most people felt the pressure to do anything else could wait until after the draft. Apparently, Poles didn’t get the memo. Barely 24 hours later, the Bears struck again.

1 week ago | sportsmockery.com | Erik Lambert

Anybody who has followed the draft for long enough knows that it’s almost like a living entity. It is never going to fully cooperate with your expectations. Smart NFL general managers always put together contingency plans for how a board could unfold. That means having a fallback option in what would be deemed the “worst-case scenario.” That is the say, all of the top players you’d hoped for are gone and you aren’t getting any bites for a possible trade down.

1 week ago | sportsmockery.com | Erik Lambert

The Chicago Bears can’t control how the board will fall in the upcoming NFL draft. However, that shouldn’t stop them from forming some kind of strategy based on how they project things will go. GM Ryan Poles knew the defensive backs would be plentiful in 2022, allowing him to grab two in the 2nd round. He focused on the trenches in 2023 before getting his quarterback and wide receiver in 2024. People aren’t sure what will happen this year since the team doesn’t appear to have any glaring needs.