John Szymanski

Just a big time sports fan using Twitter as God intended it..... to get all my breaking sports news.

[John Szymanski @Johnszy65]

@MJLav91 @GBraggsJr23 These are my local favs as well!

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

I never knew about a "Bears Tax"

until yesterday

today, you'll learn about it too

[Warren Sharp @SharpFootball]

The Bears Tax: 4 Years of NFL Penalty Data Exposed

you asked for it in article format... you got it:

https://t.co/UIths3qU7s

[Eric Matheny 🎙️ @ericmmatheny]

20 years ago, I thought this guy was the biggest douche bag on the planet.

Today, I think he might just save Los Angeles.

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Lockin' it down in the 312 🔒

[Silvy @WaddleandSilvy]

Our friend @FieldYates told us a great story about Zavion Thomas.
Field didn't have him in his top 150. Someone called him and asked why. That person told him that Thomas would eventually be a third round pick.
And it wasn't from someone w/ the #Bears.

[Nick Whalen @_NickWhalen]

My thoughts on the Bears Draft Class

Things I didn't like:
1) Non-premium positions = S, C, TE, LB made up 4 of top 6 picks
-Non-premium positions earn less money in the NFL and easier to replace....meaning the ROI could be less

2) Didn't trade up in rd 2 for a DL
-Maybe they thought Jacas would fall to them(almost worked), but it didn't and they should've moved up to guaranteed themselves a solid DL prospect
-I could only really debate one pick could've been a DL based on value, so I'm not really torn up about them not picking a DL early. They pivoted instead of reaching.

Things I did like:
1) Drafted the 2nd-highest class by average RAS
-Poles talked about wanting to get a faster defense this offseason, but they did it as a team at the draft
Thieneman 4.35 40
Jones 9.63 RAS
Roush 9.94 RAS
Thomas 4.28 40
Muhammad 9.51 RAS
Elliott 8.74 RAS
Van den Berg 9.99 RAS

2) They drafted scheme fits, which makes them even more scheme diverse, and I see how they'll be utilized
-Thieneman and Bryant can both play FS/SS, which makes their coverage rotations unpredictable
-Jones is a perfect zone blocking C and played at Iowa, who has a great history of producing NFL OL
-Roush is the best blocking TE in the draft. But his 9.94 RAS still makes him a receiving threat unlike Smythe/Lewis(Bears last 2 blocking TEs)
-Thomas gives the Bears one of the fastest WRs they've ever had, which changes that WR room. His RB and return background give him many ways to help the team
-Muhammad is an athletic CB, who has a chance to start in a few yrs
-Elliott is one of my favorite picks. Smart, instinctive, physical, leader, captain and wore the green dot. I could see him starting in '27 or '28.
-Van den Berg is the perfect late round gamble they need at DL. Strong/elite athleticism who needs to work on his pass rush bag/technique

3) High character guys with low injury histories

4) Poles made trades
-We can all agree we wanted him to move up in rd 2. So set that aside.
-Late in rd 2, he traded down to gain more capital later
-Traded up in rd 4(I felt like it was expensive) to secure Malik Muhammad. I'm a big fan, so that made it worth it.
-Traded up to get Jordan Van den Berg when he wouldn't have fallen to the 7th to get a twitched up DT for that room

This is going to be a hot take...I don't feel like the players the Bears are getting heat for are as bad of reaches as they're being made out to be.
1) Logan Jones 57th overall
-Jake Slaughter went 63rd overall and Zuhn went 91st overall, which made all 3 picks higher than ppl thought.
2) Sam Roush 69th overall
-8 TEs were drafted from pick 45 overall to the end of rd 3. Given that many NFL teams were drafting these guys ahead of consensus tells us how they felt about their value.
3) Zavion Thomas 89th overall
-Thomas is the 12th WR drafted since 2010 to be a minimum of 190 lbs and run a 4.33 40 or faster. Only 2 of the 12 players on that list have been drafted after round 3, D'Onte Thornton round 4 and Trey Palmer round 6.
Not all of the players from this group were hits(1st round picks only have a 50% rate), but players this fast and heavy are rare and the NFL drafts them in rounds 1-3.

Overall:
I'm happy with what Chicago did because it sets themselves up very well in the future at a number of positions. 2027 offseason = fix the DL

[Coby Bryant @_CobyBryant_]

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[Carmen Vitali @CarmieV]

Kinda looks like Ian Cunningham is the main football executive and has personnel control…………………..

[Bears Nation @BearsNationCHI]

Wait doesn’t Matt Ryan control the roster decisions? @nflcommish

[Kevin Fishbain @kfishbain]

Bears safety Dillon Thieneman making his Halas Hall debut

[John Szymanski @Johnszy65]

@ChiBearsMuse Buttered Sausage

[NFL @NFL]

Dillon Thieneman knows he brings the speed to that @ChicagoBears secondary.

2026 NFL Draft starts on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Stream on @NFLPlus

[CHGO Bears @CHGO_Bears]

THE CHICAGO BEARS HAVE SELECTED DILLON THIENEMAN 25TH OVERALL

WELCOME TO CHICAGO, DILLON‼️

[NFL @NFL]

With the No. 25 overall pick in the 2026 @NFLDraft, the @ChicagoBears select Dillon Thieneman. @NewEraCap

NFL Draft on NFLN/ESPN/ABC
Stream on @NFLPlus

[Erik Lambert @ErikLambert1]

Him and Coby on the back end might be the most talented safety tandem the #Bears have had in decades.

[Chicago Bears @ChicagoBears]

Adding some speed in the secondary ⚡️

Welcome to Chicago, @DillonThieneman!

[Ian Rapoport @RapSheet]

Last year, Colston Loveland was the target of many trade-ups before the #Bears took him. This year, it was Kenyon Sadiq.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

Perhaps the best walkout in baseball is when Padres closer Mason Miller jogs out with the lights flickering and Korn’s “Blind” blasting, then starts throwing 100+ mph fastballs and a filthy 90 mph slider in the 9th.

[NFL Films @NFLFilms]

.@CALEBcsw's craziest throws from his absurd sophomore season

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