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Old Greg Gabriel seems to think Trapilo misses half the season and the Bears wont address that need as highly. If the Bears feel that way also, they can get a Linderbaum at C and maybe draft a 3rd rd or after prospect that can play if needed. Use the first and 2 seconds on 2 DTs and S, or a LB instead of 2 DT.

Dalman = $10M (and possibly $14M if we can get some signi9ng bonus back) Edmunds = $15M Moore = $16.5M just those three moves opened $41.5M (possibly $45.5M) That's before some other expected moves that should bring in more space, and restructures etc. We have plenty of cap room if we need it. Maybe Linderbaum is too expensive, but he is probably the best center in football despite PFF nonsense. Just watch the film. He is truly incredible. Also, Detroit LT Taylor Decker has asked to be released and the Lions will allow it. Maybe reunited with Ben Johnson? He's also expensive though, but he is 32 years old, so I suspect he might just want a ring and be willing to play for less. We do have options!

Im not a huge Courtney Cronin fan, but she absolutely has shared inside info before. I recall you didnt believe it and you said she didnt have contacts then too, but it becomes circular logic if all her inside info is determined to be not real, then obviously it isnt evidence that she has inside info, but she does sometimes.

She is just a reporter and I'm never heard he sight inside information before, so I suspect it's from rumors.

If we do get them, what a time to look forward to the future. .

I keep hearing we have 34 mil in Cap space right now. Several have reported 44 mil but the math is against them. Take out the rookie pool and operating capital and that leaves us 13 mil. How do we sign Tyler and a pass rusher with that amount of money?

We were very lucky to have all those late game heroics and tend to feel like we are great. The Bears are getting there and like you said are not one player away. Detroit took it to us, GB should have, and Minny gave us a run. If they bring in Crosby, great, but they need more imo.

Keep building until you have to replace a starter that could start for sometime else...

In my mind - the goal is to win superbowls. I'm not saying to wait - I'm saying focus on building foundational blocks today vs. pretending we are near final state and should give up 2 high draft picks plus major cap space on a strong player who is about to be on the back-end of their career. I just don't like the strategy - at all. The Bears aren't in a spot where they need to go "all-in". They are a year ahead of where they thought they would be with Ben - but they still have a lot of foundational work that needs to be done - don't loose focus of that for the wrong reasons. If Crosby was 25 or 26, I would have a different answer for this. If they could get Crosby for #25 or a 2nd rounder - same thing, zero problem there - cause I can see how you can make everything fit into a broader picture.

That is true, I was thinking more hypothetically, if the Bears had a better pass rush, they would have been significantly better last year. For this year, I don't know if you can wait until after the offense is "great" though. I am not saying that means Crosby, but I wouldn't complain if they did it, as long as they didn't give up too much.

Technically - Crosby was hurt. I'm not saying he gets shut down - but I don't know that I go as far as to say that they win the game with Crosby and I don't think they win the super bowl either. I don't think Crosby puts us over the top. Quite frankly the Bears aren't yet 1 player away. They need to see more growth on offense and they have a lot of work to do on the defensive side of the ball.

True, but who's contract do you kick down the road? Do you trust Gordon, who was just paid, disappeared. JJ, can he get back to his form. Maybe Sweat, he looked better late this year. Kmet can create 4-5 m which I'm for extending. Have to be careful doing so, but it can bring more.

I agree, but on the flip side. If the Bears had Crosby vs <insert random Edge player> across from Sweat all year, they probably win 2 more games, and beat LAR. At that point you are in the NFCC, so there is not much higher to go.

They can restructure other deals to open up more cap if something like that gets done. So I am not too worried about what they have in cap knowing they can work the numbers.

I also prefer the long term approach versus going after the big name FA this year. If this year works out well and we continue to improve then we can look at finding that one missing piece next year.

Courtney Cronin reported that she expects the Bears will receive the comp picks. We'll find out later on today I think - but I'll take that at least as a positive sign...hoping that means she had heard from someone at Halas Hall who maybe had gotten some initial intelligence from the league.

30 mil wont last long giving one player 20 or more. Poles has to be smart and spread that out as wisely as possible. I would like Byard back for leadership and continuity. They need another DT even if they draft 2, a LB, then a vet at C and maybe LT, depending what they do at pick 25. Injuries and retirement put a damper on doing any luxury moves this offseason. Edge would be a luxury right now w Sweat, Dayo, Booker, and Turner.

It may not be sexy - but - if they nail the draft I think that is a big win and it is important. I also think we have to recognize the goal is to build a long-term winner. Getting Crosby and using a bunch of assets helps the team in the short - but I don't know that it puts them over the top and in 2 years+ I think it actually puts them behind the 8 ball. It goes back to - they need to take a balanced approach to team building. I think they need to identify and find young ascending talent, especially on the defensive front. But they also have to identify some more young and ascending talent on the oline. The cap situation is very different now - which is great - gives them flexibility - but quite frankly - they swung big on Jarrett and Ayo - and we aren't getting that value either - but thankfully they can walk away from that in a year. The piece that excites me - if the team uses this year to add more young talent - than you look at where they are a year from now - they have a ton of cap flexibility (this moves didn't just clear cap space now - they create even more flexibility a year from now - ie Moore saved $16M this year but I believe $25M next year). We can get too worked up on the quick fixes - and I'm okay if they supplement that with a targeted add or 2 - but I'm also okay if the primary focus is on multiplying draft picks and focusing on wave 2 of free agency (and even monitoring the trade front). Feels like with where the franchise is - jumping out of the gate (unless they have deemed Lindy or Tray or a safety) must haves - that at some point there will be less money and some quality guys out there and you can be more cap prudent getting those players (knowing the goal has to still be finding impact players via the draft). Note: I support going all in for the Ravens center - purely because when Thuney starts to degrade maybe you have the young C, Wright as your higher paid guys whlie you have some other younger talent hopefully ascending around the line. But again - that requires investment's in the trenches.

Thus the 30 mil. I wish for Hendrickson, at the most. Crosby and Linderbaum are way too expensive, IMO.

I really hope the Bears didn't clear up over 30 million in cap space to not make some sort of splash signing/trade. They just lost 3 quality starters this week. If they lose out on Lindenbaum or Crosby, it's going to put immense pressure on Ryan Poles to nail the draft again to replace a lot of these guys. They still need 2 safeties on top of a C, LT, and pass rusher—and now WR3.

Considering he is at the same pay range as Dalman, I don't know if the Bears wanted to pay a lesser version of Dalman the same amount of money. That is always a losing proposition.

Tyler Baidarz signed a 30 mil deal with the Chargers and Rams resigned Curl the safety. Pieces are starting to fall. Our signing will probably not be the first few days of FAgency. Maybe our own FAs.

Tyler lindenbaum is considered one of the best centers in the league. I've been looking at his stats 5 th ranked C by pff. 5 penalties and 2 sacks but 26 pressure's. Is that worth 20+ mil a year? Is he over hyped? We can get a 8-10 mil C with better stats.

Polea is always full of surprises. Don't think it's Crosby though. What people are forgetting is we have to deal with a new contract for Wright. Before the fifth year starts for the RT. He could be clearing money for that. Your idea of trading JJ would get us something good. Top CBs seems to get traded a lot. Sauce and now McDuffie. In 2 days we could find out.

I think cutting Edmunds rather than holding on to him for another week to look for a trade might mean we are clearing salary cap for something.