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Everyone wants good players but there is always a cost. Our first round pick wouldn't have even been enough plus the redo contract and Cap hit. I'm sure Poles checked it out but getting a #10 pick , we were never in the race. This is the fifth year for Poles and he got us here with some good and bad moves. We are a winning team with a good core. Now it's going to be about building with the draft. A few targeted free agents without the fat contracts. Whether people agree or not, there is no Crosby or Lawrence moves going to happen anymore. The best we can do is have 2025 drafts every year.

So much for Greg Gabriels inside info. He said Dexter would not be traded. https://x.com/ggabefootball/status/2041280939557269917

Great deal for Giants. Wow - that is quite the premium. Bengals messed up so bad - lost Hendrickson when they could have got multiple picks a year ago and now give up a pick that early. And they have wideouts and Joe B paid. Absolute buffoons.

Agreed. He was unproductive last year and unhappy with his contract. Bad combination, when you are trying to get more guaranteed money.

Way too much IMO. The dude is good. But you can get a Pro Bowl-caliber player at #10, dirt-cheap for 5 years. Gamble? Every pick is. But signing any free agent with a huge contract late in his career is also a gamble.

I wonder what his new deal will look like too.

Wow. Much more than I thought. Bears couldn’t have gotten close to this if they wanted to.

if there were good LT options that would be there for us in the 2nd round, then I could see it. But in this draft, its either the first pick, or you're adding another body to the mix thats already crowded with mediocre players. Is there a second round LT that is clearly better than Amagadje, Jones, Benedet and the new guy? Now of course, I didnt know Trapilo's name last year pre draft when I did a lot of pre draft film watching, so if they have another hidden gem in mind, then that changes things. But from where im sitting now, I think there's more depth for Edge and S that will be there in the second round, than at LT?

if you add in Garrett, that clears $10M off the cap

Me too.

I absolutely would give up one of our 2nd rounders straight up for him. Preferably the Bills pick - basically think of it as DJ for Dexter.

The Bears cap situation is pretty solid - it’s tight this year but than the albatross players on dline open up (Ayo and Jarrett). They have a lot of flexibility coming there plus still have a ton of flexibility for guys under contract too.

Again if Lawrence issues were an injury and just bad luck and they don’t any long term concerns and view him as a guy who will be an all pro…my offer probably wouldn’t be realistic. That said - Lawrence most of his career would be a massive upgrade. Another scenario I would consider is both 2nd rounders and Dexter for Lawrence and their 2nd rounder.

Id be good with something similiar to this. The only DEs id take 1st rd are Mesidor or Parker. We really only need a starting safety and the rest can add young competition to eventually be upgrades.

If I'm not mistaken, Schoen, the NYG GM, is the brilliant mind who allowed Barkley to leave and sign with the Eagles. I wouldn't be surprised to see him screw this up. Lawrence is traded for a 2nd or 3rd round pick. Does Poles make the trade? I doubt it. The Bears' future cap health would be at risk.

This is exactly how most of my mocks have been going. I usually take Bryce Lance in the 4th instead of the Center, but it could go either way. But yes those exact names keep coming up for me over and over.

Mock taking the LT round 1, Valeb Lomu. Thought about Blake Miller or Max Iheanachor, but they might be more of a reach. AJ Haulcy who can start at S and Dennis-Sutton at DE who gets in rotation. Hecht gets a prospect developing at C, Claiborne who will become the lightning back for the Bears and make a 3 headed RB stable. Gusta as developmental 3T has the high motor, effort, a d discipline to develop. Last WR, Wetjin, brings speed to the slot and return game.

At this point, I wait until after the draft, or at least after the first round. The Giants purported ask is astronomical and if someone else wants to pay it, fine. If he’s still in NY on Friday, maybe There’s a deal to be had, but let’s just se what happens if he’s still there after the draft ends.

I think 3 of the first four picks have to go to LT, DE and S. The other could go DT, but it could be CB or WR very easily too Then if you look at whats available for our 2nd round picks, it makes me think we go LT with pick #25.

I don't see the Bears taking 2 DTs, but can get behind either. Woods had a decline performance in 2025, but was a Jatrett clone before. Banks is a specimen, rare size and athletic ability if his foot is good. Depends on how the Bears see them under their supervision. Since they signed 3 DTs, they will probably draft one late and get an edge early as you want

He's already knocking ont he door of $30M and holding out. Since neither of us has a crystal ball, i'll come at it this way: if you're right about what he wants to be paid, then yeah, Im all in on your trade idea, or even a little more if that's what it takes. If he wants $40M/yr would you still want him? I was willing to pay Myles Garrett something like that, so is Dexter worth as much as Garrett? Again, Im really asking, what do you think?

I don’t really like Woods or Banks. I guess I could live with Banks in the 2nd but really don’t want Woods in the first. Change it to an Edge and I’d be OK with it.

One could dream...💪

I can't imagine him getting that - feels like he wants more guaranteed money but he's at a fair going rate. I am pleasantly optimistic if his pressure rate remained high. For some reason I thought I had read that it was also down in '25. Again - I'm not giving up a 1st. I thought about one of our 2nd rounders - but didn't love that either given the cost and fact they were coming off bad year (and less leverage). But I do think if you could get him for a move back (25 for 37) and than a sweetner (pick next year) or a 3rd this year (and we pick up there 4th rounder) that lets them jump up and get 5th year option in round 1 and get another pick earlier in the draft.

He's a hell of a player, and the trade scenario that DABEARS suggested would be a steal for us. I suspect they'd want more. But it's clever to regain that 37th pick. The concern I have is salary cap. He wants a lot of money. he's already set to make $27M and $29M for the next two years, and he's holding out, so he's gonna want a lot. Today, Will Anderson Jr signed an extension with the Falcons for $150M over three years WITH a no trade clause. In light of that, I dunno if I can see paying Lawrence $40M+ a year. I'm not an expert on him, so maybe he is worth it. Anyone want to argue that he is? I'm all ears.