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I think a lot of us wanted him at center.

This is a great move and really happy for Bagent and it’s a smart move by Bagent too. He knows Johnson is legit and if at some point he plays and excels - all of a sudden he’s getting traded for to start all while learning and working with a good coaching staff while securing some real earnings over next few years. And for Bears - they basically have locked in a lot of cap flexibility to be spent on other positions over the next 2 years.

You also have to pay him 35M. If he was 3 year younger - yes - but at his age with the Bears where they are at - not interested.

Typical practice squad QB.

does anyone remember Jackson Powers-Johnson, a 2nd round C from Oregon? The Raiders has moved him to compete at RG, he is being beat out by an UNFA Jordon Meredith . I actually wanted us to take him.

he was always good. Im shocked he didnt get drafted. He has NCAA all time records that would stand at any level, but he played at a AA school or something like that.

I agree it probably wont happen.

What do you think of Austin Reed? Has a similar background like Bagent.

This is just a healthy discussion because its not going to happen. Teams like Cleveland make trades like this, not a team that added assets on the DL. It would make more sense for a all pro type LT, but like Monga stated once, no star pass rusher has gotten their team to a SB. Parsons, Garrett, Hendirckson, TJ Watt, or Crosby. The only one that actually got to a SB in the recent past was Nick Bosa.

It depends what you get back int he trade, not trying to get rid of him. But if you get enough, its always worth it.

I would trade Kmet straight up for Hendrickson - I assume anyone would. Doesnt mean Kmet is bad. But GMs do not get fired for signing guys who have 17 1/2 sacks each of the last two years. They get praise for that. And we can always find the cap room for a star like that - especially with the QB on a rookie deal. Remember the cap always goes up. The down side is that Hendrickson is 30. If he was 26, like Parsons, it'd be a no brainer.

Bagent deserves it, from UDFA to contract extension is a huge accomplishment.

I understand but a hard sell on a NFL conspiracy would be tough to execute. I get they may like the results. It sure does look that way some times?

Yes we acquired assets in the DL and Booker-Dexter will get better. Lets see what we got. We had 40 sacks last year and added an aggressive D coach. Adding a 31 yr old (Dec 5) pass rusher doesn't make a lot of sense. Parsons is at least young, what is Trey going to give you ? One maybe 2 good yrs for a 4 yr 40+ contract. That is how GMs get fired doing that.

Call me a homer, but I'd like to see the team we have grow together before trading draft capital and a valuable TE. Booker has been a TC hero and if he keeps his pace he'd have 30 sacks 🫠

I wasn't calling them mistakes.

I want to get to the SB so I have a chance to complain about the officiating. Definitely a lot of mistakes on the ref tree.

Its just rumors. I was asking hypothetically, since the 1st is off the table. I thought it had been credibly reported, because I heard it from my Dad, but he says it wasnt a news report just something online. So a whole bunch of nothing here. If he was 26 itd be almost a no brainer. But as it is, i think that would be an even trade, so people could successfully argue either side of it. You can always make cap room for a superstar, and its not like trading Kmet away for nothing. A top of the league pass rusher with 17 sacks is worth more than Kmet, even as I agree that Kmet has value for us. But like I siad, either side makes sense, there is no dumb answer to this one.

One week after seeing how beneficial having two good TEs can be people want to trade one of them. I doubt this is more than some media person’s proposal. The money still doesn’t fit the cap.

https://youtu.be/bjnwOM3k7Ds?si=Ssc-0r1sbmJxBVQ6 This is a good OL breakdown on Ozzy and slows it down to watch the other OL>

I think it would be very hard to find the quality at both 4 WRs and 2 TEs on any team ever. Rams is the only one that would be close. Of course they have to go out and show this quality and I think they will.

Poles doubling down on the highest paid position in football. God forbid something happens to Caleb but at least a high end back up at a reasonable price. Poles does make some good decisions and this is one of them.

Where is the information coming from that the Bears and Bengals are discussing a deal? I can't find a source for that information.

I never bought into that. Keenum was brought in to help Caleb learn the ropes of the NFL since the Flus, Waldron, Thomas Brown (who never spoke to Caleb until promotes to OC), circus left him clueless. I hope they can find a way to keep him as the #3 to help him through the long season.

Are you hearing this from anyone credible?