With the NFL draft concluded, @kfishbain unpacks the Bears activity throughout the weekend.
🏈 Best value pick
🏈 Most surprising selection
🏈 Biggest question
🏈 Remaining needs
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What if the #Bears just don’t draft a DL this year lol
I can’t say I agree with it after mostly ignoring what’s been a need for the last few years. I think they should take a DT with the value still on the board, but I get being lower on this EDGE class
@3PointStansPod@tjwooowhit As usual, the fans don’t know what a scheme fit is.
We had to strip down much of the D when we hired Lovie and it took 3 off-seasons to get it done. There was a lot of bitching and we got letters but there was no social media for fans to use to bitch, so you didn’t hear much.
Some #BEARS fans have already gone FULL doomsday & feel the ‘26 defense we will be worse than the ‘25 season defense based on the current departures of:
-Tremaine Edmunds
-Kevin Byard
-Jaquan Brisker
-Nashon Wright
-CJ Gardner Johnson
-Andrew Biilings
-DT Chris Williams
-Dominique
vs the additions the #Bears made over the 1st 4 days of free agency (March 12th 2026)
-Coby Bryant
-Devin Bush
-Neville Gallimore
-Kentavious Street
-Cam Lewis
These select fans are adamant Ryan Poles & Dennis Allen will not improve this roster and be any better than
last yrs defense based on how free agency has began.
Next season the #BEARS defense just has to be better than half or more the following categories to be as good as or better than the 2025 defense.
We’ll start with the category fans love⭐️:
-1st in INTs (23)
-4th in recovered fumbles (10)
-1st in TOs (33)
Likely tough to duplicate.
👎🏾The bad:
-29th in total yards per game: (361.8 ypg)
-27th vs the run (134.5 ppg)
-25th vs the pass (232.3)
-23rd in points (24.3 ppg)
-10th most total points allowed for season (415)
-4th most total yards allowed: 6150 (only Cowboys, Bengals, Commanders worse)
-4th most yards per play allowed: 6.0 ypp
-9th most 1st downs allowed (347)
-11th most passing yards allowed (3863)
-5th most passing TDs allowed (32)
-6th most rush yards allowed (2287)
-5th most rush yards allowed per attempt (5.0.)
-18th most rushing TDs allowed
I’m going to bookmark this tweet & revisit it at the end of the season to see if they progressed or regressed. I’ll retweet it next season & add the same defensive stats but for the 2026 end of season defensive stats & rankings.
Feel free to do the same.
(I found the stats not in the screenshot by using the link below & researching the categories above.)
pro-football-reference.com/years/2025/opp…
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@JerryAzumah An elite defensive tackle, either in free agency, via trade, or the draft would have the biggest impact. Stop the run, destroy the pocket. Go Bears
If it’s any solace to Bears fans after that devastating OT loss….
Just know….
That was your only shot.
4th place schedule. QB rookie deal. Playoffs setup perfect.
Now 1st place schedule, cap hell, a mid QB and GM.
YOU’RE COOKED.
@KevinFWarren please hire Harbaugh!!! Please!! I can’t imagine him not be successful! Please hire Harbaugh, think big, take a swing, try! Why not us Kevin! Go for it!