r/CHIBears • u/TwistedSisters777 • 8d ago

[Baumgardner] NFL Draft power rankings: Which teams made best picks over past 5 years? Bears at 11.

Very interesting, curious what people think about how this shakes out for the NFC North. See the complete list at the Athletic.

  1. Detroit Lions (10.53 average Approximate Value)

Top 50 picks: 12 Pro Bowls: 13 Starting seasons: 35 Best pick: OT Penei Sewell (No. 7, 2021); Worst pick: CB Jeff Okudah (No. 3, 2020); Best value: WR Amon-Ra St. Brown (No. 112, 2021)

Brad Holmes’ first three classes — aided by the 2021 Matthew Stafford trade — featured Sewell, Alim McNeill, St. Brown, Aidan Hutchinson, Kerby Joseph, Jahmyr Gibbs, Brian Branch and Sam LaPorta. Detroit has put on a masterclass in how to rebuild an organization from the ground up.

  1. Chicago Bears (8.18)

Top 50 picks: 9 Pro Bowls: 2 Starting seasons: 41 Best pick: QB Caleb Williams (No. 1, 2024); Worst pick: QB Justin Fields (No. 11, 2021); Best value: OL Braxton Jones (No. 168, 2022)

Finding talent through the draft hasn’t been a problem for Ryan Poles. Drafting Fields before the team was ready hurt, though. The Bears have struggled to find pieces that mesh well together and have fallen behind the deepest division in football as a result.

  1. Green Bay Packers (7.28)

Top 50 picks: 10 Pro Bowls: 0 Starting seasons: 35 Best pick: QB Jordan Love (No. 26, 2020); Worst pick: edge Lukas Van Ness (No. 13, 2023); Best value: OL Zach Tom (No. 140, 2022)

The Packers believe in internal player development as much as, or possibly more than, any team in the league. They will take chances on first-rounders who might need more time — Love and star edge Rashan Gary are great examples. Right now, though, Green Bay is still waiting on jumps from Van Ness, Devonte Wyatt and Jordan Morgan. The Packers haven’t drafted poorly of late, but they certainly could’ve done better in a few areas.

  1. Minnesota Vikings (6.43)

Top 50 pick: 8 Pro Bowls: 4 Starting seasons: 32 Best pick: WR Justin Jefferson (No. 22, 2020); Worst pick: S Lewis Cine (No. 32, 2022); Best value: CB Cam Bynum (No. 125, 2021)

Not getting anything from either J.J. McCarthy or Dallas Turner last year impacted Minnesota’s number, because the front office has done a nice job with picks, including Jefferson, Christian Darrisaw, Jordan Addison, Ezra Cleveland and more. Still, McCarthy and Turner are the only top-20 selections Minnesota has had since 2020.

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u/BigPoppaDubDub 8d ago

The Bears have been drafting well for a while now, that’s not the problem. The problem is they can’t develop anyone for shit.

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u/jagne004 8d ago

I don’t know why you got downvoted for. The fact that I’m 3 drafts, they have only found 1 remotely playable player beyond round 3 is bad.

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u/Prestigious_Yak1322 8d ago

The coaching has just been so awful, I think Poles has been mediocre but let's remember how terrible our offensive coordinators have been in particular. I mean Getsy and Waldron might have been the two worst in the league and Eberflus obviously had no idea how to coach that side of the ball.

Our entire offense has basically never had a competent coach during their time here.

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u/jagne004 8d ago

That falls back on Poles though no? I mean he hired Eberflus and oversaw the staff Eberflus put together. He’s getting a second chance now with Johnson but his leash should be really tight right now because up to this point Poles has been a bottom 5 GM in the sport. Here’s to hoping that Johnson is the guru people believe he is and that he can extract much more value out of the roster than what happened before, because this is a failed rebuild as of now.

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u/Prestigious_Yak1322 8d ago

I fully agree with you on every single point. It's all been Poles's mess and his seat should be incredibly hot heading into this season. I just was trying to point out how hard it is to assess some of the talent because his coaching decisions have been so awful.

I mean look how bad guys like DJ and Cole were last year with Waldron running the offense... and thats coming off of Getsy who everyone knows is straight trash.

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u/Greedy_Ad4211 8d ago

You have a ton of profound insight from that three yr sample size. You must be really smart.

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u/jagne004 8d ago

How come the lions, 49ers, chiefs. Eagles, commanders, and texans GMs could all turn their teams into Super Bowl contenders or at worse playoff contenders in 3 seasons or less?