For instance, the draft analyst at Yahoo gave the Lions an F for both picks.
Poles said one of his biggest traits he likes to see in his linemen is violence. It seems so far this group will be offering just that. However, I bolded Whitehair because it's still possible that he'll be a post-June 1st cut. Let's see who Poles takes with his following picks. Grabbing a center early might say a lot.
I get it, but our D-line needs SERIOUS improvement. It was as bad as any unit I've ever seen last year.
You're preaching to the choir brother!! On my mock, I have DE/Edge Foskey and DT Benton for my next two picks. Not sure if either will be there at 53 & 61 respectively - especially Foskey. But we can hope!!!!!
I think he likes Braxton on the left side and moving Paris to right or "demoting" Jones to right would have caused more grief on the line.
Maybe…depends who they thought was a better RT. Since Johnson played LT and guard I wouldn’t be so certain.
It was going to come down to the interviews and the fact that multiple teams passed on him speaks for itself. With such a young locker room, it would have been bold for us to take on Carter. Eagles on the other hand was the best possible landing spot for Carter who has plenty of Georgia guys to babysit the kid.
Well stated. And speaking of interviews or in this case workout performances:
chicago.suntimes.com
yeah, this while Carter shows up out of shape and taking a pass at the combine.Well stated. And speaking of interviews or in this case workout performances:
Before draft, Darnell Wright proved to Bears he ‘wouldn’t quit’
The butt-kicking was scheduled for April 8 at 11 a.m. Eastern time.
Here's my favorite part and to me what defines Wright:
Bears offensive line coach Chris Morgan met with Tennessee right tackle Darnell Wright on his home turf — the Volunteers’ practice facility — and began putting him through positional drills.
“He kicked my ass, if we’re being honest,’’ Wright said Thursday night from his draft party at the Knoxville, Tennessee, Hyatt Place, minutes after the Bears drafted him 10th.
Pre-draft workouts are different than practices. There aren’t teammates standing in line behind you, waiting to jump into drills while you catch your breath.
“You definitely see what you’re made of a little bit in that little session,” he said.
Especially with Morgan running it.
“You’re 15 minutes in, and you’re going back-to-back-to-back,” Wright said. “But then you’re still going back-to-back-to-back, and another 10 minutes pass. Another maybe 10 minutes pass.
“He just wanted to see if I’d quit, and I wouldn’t quit.”
He starts day 1.
Never a doubt. I didn't even have Wright on my early radar until I read a clip in an online article about his game against Will Anderson where he all but completely shut the man down. In fact, Anderson has gone on record saying Wright was the toughest collegiate opponent he's faced. Then I read where Wright never gave up a sack in '22, which is the season he played exclusively at RT. And it's not like Tennessee had a cakewalk schedule. There were some tough opponents, including Georgia, Alabama, Clemson (Orange Bowl), BYU, LSU, among others. So no doubt Wright faced some challenging competition. Then I started watching tape and I became even more impressed. It's why even tho I had Paris Johnson, Jr as my personal top pick, I was more than satisfied with Wright as the alternate. In fact, since it appears Poles & co intend on playing Braxton again at LT, I think it made Wright the perfect choice.
