March 19, 20214 yr comment_184056 Bears get an extra 6th for Shaheen, bumped up from a 7th, they now have 4 picks in the 6th and 8 overall: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 4th - None 5th - 164th 6th - 204th, 208th, 221st, 228th 7th - None Report
March 19, 20214 yr Author comment_184057 Lol Seattle, this may be why they have been considering trading Russ, only 3 picks and 1 in the first 3 rounds: Report
March 20, 20214 yr comment_184063 If we end up with the trade with Seattle, maybe the signing Dalton will be acceptable for Seattle going back. That could still be in play. This years first and third were offered. That limits the draft to a second to get a OT which is possible . K L Wright is gone , I hope Ro Smith is not in the picture. Report
March 20, 20214 yr Author comment_184068 11 hours ago, Stinger226 said: If we end up with the trade with Seattle, maybe the signing Dalton will be acceptable for Seattle going back. That could still be in play. This years first and third were offered. That limits the draft to a second to get a OT which is possible . K L Wright is gone , I hope Ro Smith is not in the picture. So if they keep Wilson, they have very little cap space and obviously limited draft picks. SF and ARZ both got a lot better, and with Stafford vs Goff, so did LAR. They have to know standing pat is not going to keep pace with the other teams, so the best bet is to move Wilson, get some draft picks and retool for another run. I doubt they do it but you never know. Report
March 20, 20214 yr Author comment_184084 Just looking at some draft value charts 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 5th - 164th 6th - 204th, 208th, 221st, 228th If the Bears wanted to move up with one or two of their 6th's, it would be with 204 and 208, which actually have some decent value (8.2 and 6.6). Either one of those would bump the Bears up from 164 to 146 in the 5th, or if they packaged 164+204+208, they could jump to 134 in the 4th. Would you rather have what they have now, or: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 4th - 134th 6th - 221st, 228th Gain a 4th, lose a 5th, and 2x 6ths. The other option is only using one of the 6th's and move up to around 146 in the 5th, so: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 5th - 146th 6th - 308th, 221st, 228th This one actually feels the best, only lose one pick, but move up above the 150 line. The only solid pick I can think of is Mooney after pick 150, who was drafted at 173. So regardless of how many #200's you have, it almost seems better to move up with the 5th. I would still consider movement early and trading down to pick up an extra 3rd or 4th. Report
March 20, 20214 yr comment_184088 IF we target a player and move from 20 to lower first round, like a Teven Jenkins, I would be up with that. It has to be a OT, time to improve to protect average QBs we have. Jenkins is listed as a late first or early 2nd round range. Report
March 21, 20214 yr Author comment_184124 The rookie pool is going to be about $7M this year with 8 picks. The Bears have about $2.7M after all of the other moves. So they need to free up at least $5M to bring in the entire rookie pool. Cutting Graham saves $7M, so that seems like a no-brainer. Hicks is still a wild card with a $12M cap hit and $10.5M savings. Outside of Leno or an ARob extension that relieves some cap hit from this year, there is not much else they can do. Report
March 21, 20214 yr comment_184131 Cant they sign vet minimum deals that don't count against the cap? They establish the cap by the top 51 contracts. Report
March 21, 20214 yr Author comment_184132 53 minutes ago, Stinger226 said: Cant they sign vet minimum deals that don't count against the cap? They establish the cap by the top 51 contracts. Yes, for sure. Report
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