Chicago Bears Come Out as Clear Winners of 1st Round of NFL Draft

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00:00Who is your number one winner who takes the cake from the 2024 NFL draft?

00:07I mean there's no cheaping out of this and I guess you can say winner from maybe even

00:11last draft.

00:12Why?

00:13Because that was the Chicago Bears who had two top ten picks because they made a shrewd

00:16move last year by trading their pick over to Carolina which then turns into you might

00:20be getting your franchise guy in Caleb Williams.

00:23Now also, here's what maybe another move could have been.

00:26Hey look, we have two top ten draft picks here, let's set the quarterback number one,

00:29we'll trade out of let's just say number nine, we'll stack up picks, you know, we didn't

00:32have a great season last year, we're looking to build long term.

00:35You know what they said?

00:36And I love this.

00:37This is what every single front office ownership group is supposed to do.

00:41Draft a young quarterback and don't say, well, we'll eventually get some of those players

00:44around you but we gotta get you first.

00:46No.

00:47You get your superstar quarterback and you surround them with unbelievable talent because

00:50most people look at the Chicago Bears, Ben, and say what?

00:52They don't need another wide receiver, they don't need another tight end, they don't need

00:55another running back.

00:56Go defense here, build that up because the quarterback is good enough and he should be

00:59fine.

01:00And they go, you know what?

01:01We love you as a quarterback.

01:02We think you could dominate probably with average weapons.

01:04Let's give you some of the best weapons in the entire league as a rookie to come in and

01:07form good habits right off the bat.

01:10I love, love what the Chicago Bears did with their two picks here in round number one.

01:14Yeah, me as well.

01:15Chicago is my number one winner.

01:18Anytime you get who is expected to be a generational talent in a quarterback with your number one

01:23overall pick, you didn't have to do any posturing to get Caleb Williams.

01:26You didn't need to make a move this year to get Caleb Williams, but you did make the

01:30move last year to be settled in this position.

01:33And we'll talk about Chicago's outlook and what we can expect out of Caleb Williams in

01:38his rookie campaign in 2024 with this Bears organization.

01:42But I believe in Caleb.

01:43I believe in him as a franchise quarterback in Chicago for some time to come.

01:48But the reason I have the Bears as my number one winner is really the guy they drafted

01:52with their second top 10 pick, and that's Roma Dunzey, who I think is right there, neck

01:57and neck with both Marvin Harrison Jr. and Malik Neighbors as one of the best wideouts

02:01in this NFL draft.

02:03In the final days, DRS leading up to the first round, there was an idea that because of some

02:08flurries of maybe some trades that teams would make in the top four, in the top five, in

02:13the top 10, that Roma Dunzey would be a target and would go much earlier than the ninth overall

02:19pick that Chicago could hope to get him for.

02:22In fact, Byron Murphy, the interior defensive lineman out of Texas, was the favorite to

02:27go ninth overall as we entered the draft last night in Detroit because of the steam around

02:32Roma Dunzey.

02:33Chicago didn't have to move.

02:35They stay put with their second pick in the top 10 at ninth overall, and they get Roma

02:39Dunzey.

02:40And it's part of the picture.

02:41Chicago Bears were three and eight last year before they rattled off five wins in their

02:46final seven games.

02:47Some thought it might be enough for Justin Fields to stay as the starting quarterback

02:50in Chicago.

02:51Not the case.

02:52And I'm okay with the decision that Chicago made.

02:54But you're adding Caleb Williams to a team now surrounded by resources on the outside.

02:59The additions this offseason of Keenan Allen, of Roma Dunzey, of course, in the backfield

03:05as well with DeAndre Swift.

03:07You can see the expectation.

03:09It's not, hey, kid, go out there, get a six to seven wins, and hope we stay competitive

03:13in NFL games.

03:14It's hey, kid, let's get to the postseason.

03:17Let's reach the NFC playoffs.

03:19Win total is eight and a half for Chicago.

03:21The hope is at least nine wins and an above 500 record.

03:24It's a minus money price at minus 104.

03:26There's actually a little bit more juice on the no to miss the postseason for Chicago,

03:30but it's virtually a pick them to make the playoffs.

03:33That is the expectation.

03:34Will Caleb Williams match it?

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