With head coach Ben Johnson coming into the fold for Caleb Williams sophomore season, the Bears only have 2 players being drafted within the top-100.
Best ball drafts are in full force on UnderDog. Average draft position has been reset with last year’s bargains rising to the top of drafts and new values needing to be mined. Mix in the rookie class and there is a new equation to solve to take down best ball tournaments.
When viewed from a whole team lens, the Chicago Bears jump out as an easy team to stack on UnderDog. D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze are the only 2 Bears in the top-100. The market likes D.J. Moore in round 3 and the second year ascension of Rome Odunze at the 4-5 turn.
The beauty of selecting one or both of D.J. Moore and Rome Odunze early is that drafters can build a solid foundation at positions outside of quarterback before selecting Caleb Williams in round 9. In securing the two Bears wideouts there is less likelihood in draft rooms that someone will snipe Williams. Finishing as QB-17 in 2024, the signal in the best ball market is bullish as he is currently being drafted as the QB-12.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachreztlaff1)
The Carolina Panthers exercised the fifth-year option for the 2022 season on the contract of wide receiver D.J. Moore on Thursday. This doesn't come as a surprise. Moore just recently turned 24 years old and has put up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons for the team in just his third year in the NFL. ...
Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore is a great WR2 for Week 17 against the Saints. Moore has seen at least seven targets in the past five games and has gotten at least 96 yards in three of the past five games. The Saints are middle-tier against fantasy WRs, so Moore is a fine start this week...
Carolina Panthers wide receiver D.J. Moore compiled six receptions for 131 yards on eight targets in Week 15. The WR now has at least seven targets in the past four games and at least 96 yards in three of the past four games. With solid numbers as of late, Moore is a terrific starter in the ...
The Chicago Bears have found their new OC in Shane Waldron.
Shane Waldron, former Seattle OC, is closing in on a deal to become the new OC in Chicago. Waldron spent the last three seasons in Seattle, making Geno Smith into a relevant QB in 2022. In 2023, Seattle’s offense finished in the middle of the league for points and passing yards per game, back-half of the league in yards per game, and in the bottom 5 in rushing yards per game.
Although there was rumor of USC’s Kliff Kingsbury getting the potential job, it now looks like it’s now Shane Waldron’s job. Waldron has worked with QBs like Jared Goff, Kirk Cousins, Russel Wilson, Geno Smith, and now perhaps Caleb Williams.
In 2023, Seattle drafted the first WR off the board with Jaxon Smith-Njigba at pick 20. Fantasy Managers should keep an eye on if Waldron will ask the Bears to get the first WR off the board again in 2024, or if they will draft their “Franchise QB.”
