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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.

NOt sure I'm buying the Bridgewater news either. Might be an agent spouting off to generate some action around the league. With Teddy we'd have to build a strong running game behind a good Oline because he can't run. I still think we wait out the QB market a bit and take what's left in Rd 2 of FA.

More or less the same deal Trevathan got. Tells me the Bears valued Danny more than Kwit and might have been happy to keep Kwit if they could save some money. They couldn't so they took the better player.

FWIW Spotrac has Trubisky's value listed at $27.8mil/yr.

Spotrac says we have $21mil. Overthecap says $8mil but they tend to be slower with updates. Neither site is accurate as OTC shows Kyle Long still on the books, Spotrac has Eddie Jackson for $1mil/yr. Hopefully tomorrow we'll figure it out but FA begins in earnest at noon.

I like your plan of attack for the draft.

Insane for a guy who only threw what 15 and then 14 passes in back to back playoff wins.

It was great for us that we had two good options in front of us. That doesn't happen too often. Best of luck to Kwit, he will end up somewhere and hopefully we'll be able to take advantage of his coverage issues if we see him again.

Do you really think he'll be gone by either of our 2nd Rd picks? I doubt it especially with all the talent in this years draft. In this draft we have two athletic talents at safety including Jeremy Chinn, who is 6'3" and 221lbs. Both these players are similar but the lack of competition for Dugger has to be a concern for his transition to the NFL. I believe both will end up having good careers and may end up as starters down the road but that won't happen in 2020. Dugger adds return ability too but still IMO there are better football players in Rd 2 than either of these safeties. These are the type of players we should look at if we trade back.