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This type of get are what a team does if they are one player away with looking at SB aspirations. The Barkley acquitition by the Eagles are the example. It pushed them into a SB.

Its easy to dismiss a 7th round pick but a deep dive into the player looks a lot more promising. Like that guy said , listen to what the coaches say. His metrics are very good for a late pick and then add in he did that in the Big Ten. I dont think we add more to the RB room unless there is an injury. Looking back on this draft in the future, he very well could be the steal of the draft. Cudos to Poles for getting him in the 7th round.

As much as we have some question marks at a few positions, I too, believe DE is where we will add someone. There are a few still in FA, Judon and Z Smith but I suspect some one cut will come into play. Before they ever consider cutting good players they are going to let the season play out. Edmunds could thrive in a DA defense. Swift and kmet could be valuable to the offense. With the Thumey money figured in we havce 16 mil in cap space going into next year but will have only a few spots to look for starters. Its going to be one year at a time.

It's hard to say. Hendrickson is a superior player, but how many years does he have left in him? If he was 27 this would be a no brainer. So if you think he will decline, which is a good bet id say, then you probably go the way you say - a lesser DE one year deal. But if they think hes gonna be strong for 2 years and then have rotational value after that for example, you might do it?

Some interesting advanced stats on Monangai plus he's very focused at OTAs.

If the reports are true and this deal has saved us $8mil in cap space for 2025 what is the plan for that money? We had $6.7mil in cap space before the deal. If Poles were satisfied with the roster build for this year he'd be trying to pull in as much cap hit as possible for next year or the year after. It isn't much to play around with and while I see lots people on Youtube saying we can now go get Hendrickson if we want him. I suppose that's true but it seems too rich to me. I suspect a different vet DE signing on a 1yr deal.

I dont think the Bears should maximize just yet until they see what they have and are a legit playoff team. If they are a playoff team and fall short, then add those final pieces to get there.

If it is designated a post June 1st cut or trade, Kmet opens up $10M ($11.6M - $1.6M) And this is true if you do it this year, next year or the year after. Cut or trade him, and open $10M. If you Trade swift, with a post june 1st designation, you gain $8M in cap space. So there are some nuances in whether cut or trade them, and whether you use a post june 1st designation. But yes, there is potentially $33M of cap space with those three. YOu can also do contract stuff with players to open up cap space. If there is a stud player we want, we can trade for them, especially if one or more of those guys are part of the trade back. Like, Booker and Kmet for Trey Hendrickson for example. Im not saying we should make that trade - I dunno how may years Hendrickson has left. But if we wanted to, we could.

and looking ahead capwise, there are some easy decisions to free up a ton of cap in 2026: 1. Edmunds - $17.4M Cap Hit, $2.4M dead money if cut/traded (Potential Cap Savings: $15M) 2. Kmet - $11.6M Cap Hit, $3.2M dead money if cut/traded (Potential Cap Savings: $8.4M) 3. Swift - $8.8M Cap Hit, $1.3M dead money if cut/traded (Potential Cap Savings: $7.5M) Easy way to free up $31M w/o restructuring. I am not saying that will but I would suspect Edmunds and Swift are the most likely of those 3, Kmet is just there because of his cap savings.

It is going to be hard to comprehend what we are seeing on the O-Line this year. Thuney didn't allow a sack in 2024 lol. That is just absurd:

I watched a couple Colorado games he never stood out to me as an elite player. At least with Jeanty you could see him making everyone else look like they weren’t on the same level. Then again Hunter didn’t have a good QB and had poor play calling. I’ll be curious to see him play in the NFL.

This also makes the trade for Thuney even more of a steal. They traded him for a 4th, which they got back in the Rams trade anyway.

Watching training camp videos of Travis Hunter compared to real WRs, I think JAX made a mistake trading away all that draft capital for him when they could've had Jeanty+BTJ. Hunter will still be a great CB, but I don't think he will ever even get to Hester level at WR. He will be more of a gadget guy, Jet Sweep, Fly, Post.

Make it 10 if you count Trapilo now that Thuney was extended.

Extended:

This impression that Brad Briggs stated they talked about trading for Hendrickson is pure fiction. Someone asked that question in his mailbag article and he stated he has no information . Also mentions twice that he doesnt think they would do it.

Just seen where Austin Booker put on 15 lbs over the offseason. At 260-65 lbs, he may be more reliable in the new defensive scheme.

They have extended their blue players and added 48 mil a year to the IOL. 8 edge players are making 28+ a year and 4 of those are 34+. Bengals offered him 3/28 a year all guaranteeded and he turned it down,. So 30+ will be his range. We have to at least get rid of one core player or two to be ablle to sign him. Tons of dead money if we traded for him. They simpling are not going to do it.

I would hate to lose a 2nd for a 31 year old player, but if the Bears were truly contenders for the ring it is worth it.

The Thuney rumor has been out there. There is a podcast, maybe Hoge, that they asked Poles and he said they were hammering it out and hoped to get it done before OTAs. Sounds like there is grounds to the Hendrickson trade also. 2nd and 5th, but they have to get an extension worked out first.

This rumor was true as announced one day before. People were saying we tried to trade up with NE to get Henderson. A video of the NE war room verifies we tried to do that but only offered a 7th for cost. Not a serious attempt.

All the pieces are now in place here thru 2027. That is how you fix the OL.

LT will be Trapilo or Amagadje. We have two that will compete and it will make them both better. My way to early mock had the same positions. RB taken in the 1st after how they coveted Jeanty and Hendnerson. 1-24 Jeremiah Love RB ND 6-0 205 2-48 Braylon Shelby DE S Car 6-5 265 3-86 Dillon Thieneman S Pur 6-0 207 4-118 Demonte Capehart DT Clem 6-5 315