AZ54

Read an article that made a good point. There is potential for much of the offseason training (minicamps/OTAs) to get canceled this year. Having a QB walk in the door who already knows the system is a big plus.

I'm ok with Foles as the backup. He's ideal in a way considering he knows the scheme and has had some success in it and he will not be a distraction in the locker room. He's just enough to push Trubisky to get better and just enough to jump in and keep the offense serviceable should he fail. Really hate losing the 4th Rd pick and not happy about spending $15mil. There is a rumor the Bears are restructuring some contracts to make cap space. First up would seem to be ARob.

The wildcard in the QB shuffle is now the New England Patriots. All we know is that Belichick had a plan if he lost Brady. I saw one article speculate that Dalton could be their target.

OT seems likely with one of the 2nd Rd picks but I wouldn't discount a BPA choice if someone falls at CB or OLB. I still like Zach Baun and don't mind adding another pass rusher/ILB. We can't go into the season with just Quinn and Mack. Same thing goes for adding a really good talent at CB. We just have to wait and see how the draft falls. With so much WR depth there could be a run on OTs which might leave a really good prospect at another position we need.

Definite good sign we're sniffing around the SS market.

Me too.

I agree with you assessment of both Winston and Cam. I don't see either helping us and I'm still waiting on Andy Dalton to show up with some significant cap space discount.

Hmm...scanning the FA news I see Bulaga has left the Packers and is now a Charger. Must have been an interesting day for Mr. Rodgers.

So much for the backup plan. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2020/03/17/washington-redskins-to-sign-former-chicago-bears-linebacker-kevin-pierre-louis/

I think it makes us more desperate for a TE.

Go full Titan and build Oline and running game and hope Trubisky can just become a game manager who hits the occasional big play. That apparently is worth $119mil.

Give him a running game too. I really want another good RB to share the load with DM. We can also still afford a good SS FA and really build this D into something special. Use the draft to fix offense Oline, WR, TE, RB and one CB.

Agreed. I really like this move. We signed him at a lower AAV than I thought it was going to be. I wonder if Quinn took a bit less to be part of this Dline? Really curious to hear him at the press conference.

I was laughing too. Then we signed Jimmy Graham.

I said earlier I thought Pace would let the music (money) stop and see which QB was still standing.

If the first sentence is true then the second leads to what? Problem is who are we going to pay less money, or even the same, and get better production?

No white Nick and now no black Nick. That was fast. I liked him but the reality is try hard guys like him are easy to find and he really struggled with increased snaps. At times he was getting moved 5 yards off the LOS. Don't need that for $5mil/yr.

Do we still have Jimmy Graham on the roster? I need to know when to stop drinking.

I don't want either at that price. If we give up any pick at all then the seller must be buying back some of the contract to minimize our cap space. How much $ they eat determines the pick we give up. It's the only way we can do this because we don't have a ton of picks and we don't have a ton of cap space. Neither of these guys is a legit starter but could win some games behind a good defense so they fit the bill.

What did the Raiders pay? Why did Mariota go there? Because he thinks Gruden is a QB guru? The money will tell the story but if it's low it does not mean the Raiders are out of the FA QB market. They might decide to go with someone like Bridgewater and move on from Carr.

All a good offense has to do is drag him beyond the hash marks and he's out of his comfort zone and giving up lots of YAC.

Texan fans have to be depressed to see a Hall of Fame talent let go. I just read the 49ers let go of their best Dlineman in Buckner. Gave up Buckner and got a 1st Rd pick in exchange. Buckner was the engine that made that Dline go, not Bosa, and they will find that out soon enough.

This might be Pace's worst move... evah. I agree it's desperation to fix the TE spot. The salary is one thing but the guaranteed money bothers me. If this were a deal where we could bring him into camp and let him compete and if he's not worth $8mil let him go I could live with it. The only way this makes sense is if Burton is gone because then we must have someone with experience to fill that U TE role. A rookie will never fill that slot in year 1. We can't pay $14mil to two broken down TEs. I assume Burton's rehab is not going well and the team has concerns he'll never return to form. I expect Burton to get cut in the near future, or maybe as I think Adam has been saying if cut after Jun 1st we take minimal cap hit this year. Now draft Claypool to groom for the role behind Graham for a season. I have no idea if Graham is a good locker room guy who helps coach the younger players but that's a must have on this team. I have to think it was part of Pace's decision.

Saving money for Watson's deal. He's going to learn quickly what Hopkins meant for him.