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For sure, we are stuck in a rut, and honestly there were no easy fixes available. Dalton is fine, its a one year deal, and it's cheap enough. Foles might even beat him out. Or not. I am glad we didn't trade three firsts for Wilson. And I think the actual price would have been even higher - I saw one article that said it would take FIVE firsts to get him Yikes! But if they trade some future picks to get up to take one of the top five QBs in the draft, that could be OK. Of course id rather it was a NEW GM that made that call and not these guys with their Trubisky track record, but in the abstract, taking one of these 5 is a good thing for the franchise long term - as long as you don't pick a dud. They all look like they'll be good, but history shows... But basically, I dont think we are done yet at QB. Think of this like Glennon.

I know my opinion is unpopular, but I have seen enough tape now. I have seen at least 30 times that he totally picked the wrong guy to block. Its on YouTube to be seen, and once you see it, you wonder why these guys don't.

insanity.

Ok, so take this like all stories this time of year with a grain of salt, but apparently the Bears have inquired about Trent Williams. And even if it's true, it could just be doing due diligence. https://heavy.com/sports/chicago-bears/interest-offensive-lineman-trent-willaims/?fbclid=IwAR1LOSDXHaWrIgYiWf7osnv9F2ZsDq678-GGZ7Y96l2vSTVrla9jKg5SQ5o But I hope and pray that it at least means that they realize that Leno isn't the answer. Whatever solution that may come later, Williams or not, I truly hope they finally see what has been painfully obvious to me for several years now, which is that the guy simply cannot play football at a professional level, and bears at least 25% of the blame personally for our offensive woes. Sure Trubisky cant read a defense, and Nagy's playcalling has been awful, but each would have perhaps made a stronger case for themselves if Leno had done even a mediocre job. Leno gets beat a lot, but the thing that drive me crazy is how often he fails to even identify which person he is supposed to be blocking. I've seen tons of plays where Leno double teamed someone while another rusher came free unblocked. It's one thing to lose a battle, but even pee wee players are able to know who they are supposed to be blocking. Gosh I hope Leno is done in Chicago, but as Stinger proved to my disbelieving face, the powers that be at Halas Hall did not see it the same way. I really hope they finally do. Maybe Russell Wilson is telling them he's not coming unless they upgrade the LT. Finally the consultant the Bears need LOL - or maybe theyre hearing that from multiple sources etc. Gosh I hope they see it.

I totally agree, but I can see Nagy and Pace telling themselves that overpaying for an older QB will bring them a super bowl just like Tom Brady did in Tampa. Of course that would be dead wrong, but i bet they are saying that to eachother. We needed to have fired these bozos, and now we are into silly time that could well hamstring us for the next few years. And THAT is on McCaskey.

I think he is actually the guy he presents himself to be which is super rare.

this seems likely. maybe he will play 2021 under the tag and then go, but your scenario here is at least equally likely, probably more.

Drew is a real class act. I spent several hours with him once, and he is the nicest and most authentic person ever. I wish him luck in whatever he does.

I dont know the rules around it, but one of the salary cap calculators has provisions for pre and post June 1st trades, so there must be some distinction.

agree. I do think he was a player and they could have found a position for him, but if they arent gonna use him, then they shouldnt keep him.

right, and doesnt consider it a need. smh

all good stuff, except at the very end, he lists needs and doesnt say anything about OLT.

wow I didnt realize he had such a low back end. Great news.

yeah Fuller is in the spotlight for sure.

cutting Leno as a post June first cap saves us $9M on the cap...

hahahahaha

Now I dunno if they will trade him, or decline matching offers and take the two first round picks or what, but we tagged him. And if we did get two more first round picks, and we could package two of them to get a rookie QB and use one on an OLT, it might be an improvement for the offense, regardless of how good Robinson is as a WR. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/bears-put-franchise-tag-on-robinson

yeah something like this.

Trubisky can't read a defense. And no QB can shine without pass protection. Foles would be "ok" if he had protection. A lot of QBs would. Alex Smith is an option. But I'd like to see someone from an early pick in the draft behind (and coming up on) Foles or whoever is the placekeeper.

and Long doesnt really love the current Bears leadership either. It's all about clicks, nothing more.

Hope so. Too bad we cant get a new coach cheap too.

yes youre right about both. i suppose Wilson wouldnt need any leverage with the Bears in this. Good point.

which is weird, because if you want to help your friend, and he has told you that he is leaning toward Chicago, then tweeting this lowers Wilson's price...

hmmm, thanks for sharing that, I didnt know and was starting to wonder where all the tags where.

I agree with all of this. Also, given the cap contraction, there will be a lot of vets available for short cheap deals hoping to get paid next year when the cap grows again. THis is not the year for a cap casualty vet to sign a long term deal, so there will be players available at every position more than usual this year.