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What I do know is Poles is not committing to anyone until he knows them. He passed on one of the top DTs when we needed one because he didn't check Poles boxes. After he gets to prod CW, he can decide. For all we know is he can trade down for a haul, take MHJ and Nix if CW turns out to be a turd 😉

Big no on Young, not worth the chance of him waking up. Poles wants a mentality and culture of team players that buy into HITS

"Lastly, if they did trade Fields, that would save an additional $3M. So that is over $50M in effective cap space without doing too much." I thought JFs contract is fully guaranteed? Unless there is offset language built in that states if traded, that team pays the contract.

The top 10 list came from the discussion Tues night on the score saying the top 3 WRs will all be gone before pick 8. I wanted to feel this out. It will be close and if one makes it to 8, I can see someone leap frogging the Bears to get Nabers/Odunze if there. That would leave blue chip LT/DE, but not the Bears top needs.

I don't see that and see it being a difficult fire if they win 10 plus and either miss the playoffs or are wildcard losers.

Here is my take and lots of questionable directions a few teams can go. If the top 3 WRs are gone what do the Bears do 1. Caleb Williams QB Chicago 2. Drake Maye QB Washington 3. Jayden Daniel's QB. New England - or trade with Denver for huge draft haul 4. Marvin Harrison Jr WR Arizona 5. ? Brock Bowers TE LA Charger - fans want Bowers, they should draft LT Alt. Seeing Nabers/Odunze WR too but have Allen, Williams, and Q Johnson. 6. ? Malik Nabers WR NY Giants - their QBs got killed, OT would be smart. QB? 7. Joe Alt OT Tennessee 8. Dallas Turner DE Atl- they have QB and WRs 9. Rome Odunze WR Chicago - trade down if WRs are gone 10. Olum Fashonu OT NY Jets - if Bowers is available, I can see him here too.

It takes all phases. One reason the Bears most likely stayed with Flus is because a new HC can change all the personal needs with different schemes. That would set the team back and if they do take a QB, make his life more difficult to develop. The QB needs his offense players to know the plays and execute near perfection to be successful. What I do see is Waldron taking over possibly at the end of the year and Washington learning as much as he can to keep the defense on par.

Houston is on superbowl or bust mode. They will be a team to reckon with.

At the time, Dan Marino was considered the greatest QB to play and never won the Superbowl. It takes the GM, coaches, and a team to accomplish that. The Bears might have the right GM, but I am skeptical about the coaching. Waldron, I hope, is the secret weapon to get us there.

Wrong, Bears sign Simone Biles! Jonathan Owen's will get to attend games on the sideline as part of the deal.

The Bears are sending a large group to Oregon Ducks pro day. QB Bo Nix and C Jackson Powers-Johnson are going the big draws.

Minnesota signs QB Sam Darnold 1 yr 10 mil.

Poles hasn't had his chance to really dive into CW yet. He wants to push his buttons like he did D Wright. If CW can run through the brick wall, he will be a Bear if he thinks he is too good to buy into the team culture, they will trade down. They might bend a little, but they need to get this evaluation along with medicals. This is why they cannot shop the QB they have under contract. Sometime after March 20, they will get this done and can make their decision.

Rumor has it that KC is interested in signing Mooney. He would fit right in with the dropsies Also, a big drop, Mooney declined a 3 year extension from the Bears before the 2023 season.

Everyone here is talking about the same thing over and over again while there is other news to discuss. Looks like Poles is going with Bates at C and maybe a rookie if one is there in the 4th. Lloyd Cushenberry C sign w Ten 4 yr 50 Tyler Biadasz C signs w Was 3 yr 30 Andre James C - resigns with LV 3 yr 24 Aaron Brewer C signs with Mia 3 yr 21 Mitch Morse C sign w Jax 2 yr 10.5

Not sure if this was posted. Justin Jones signs with Arizona.l, 3 years 30 million, 19.75 guaranteed.

Denver is rumored to be looking to move up and draft a QB.

And he answered the phone call from Pitt. He will get them back to being a good team

He wants to get back to the top and a team like Pit, Tampa, or Atl will be calling. No way he would want to come here knowing CW will be drafted

The debate is over. We know what's going to happen and the biggest debacle is going to be what do we do with JF. The Bears need to optimize the value, which might be low now. If it doesn't increase, the Bears cannot give it away. I am not on the board that having CW and JF in the same locker room will be bad. They might not even share the locker room by the time the season starts because they will be ready to pull the trigger once they get the value they are looking for. JFs contract was fully guaranteed, so he is paid for until it ends. There might be offset language saying the team they trade him too picks up that contract, but I have not read that. I feel in order for Poles to trade, he wants a low 1st or high 2nd with maybe a 4th or 5th.

Seems like the Saquan story is heating up. I am not a big fan on investing high on RBs, the same way on LB, but that is where Poles invested last year. If Poles brings in Clowny or Floyd, I would consider that a higher level investment. Since I do not see the Bears spending their 9th pick on DE, they need someone who can fill the spot for possibly 2 years. DE might be their top priority in the 2025 draft and they would want someone locked in for the rookie to compete against.

I'd like to think Poles gets one more big name. The Bears are getting to the point that if they are going to contend, they need to get a starting #2 DE or WR in FA because they can only get one in the draft. I'm not suggesting 20 million deal but possibly a 12-15.

He would be better than any rookie we would draft this year. I also think they interview a couple others.

A president needs good people to do the leg work. The Bears have the stadium and the team to get right. His name is on top of it all, so it is his stamp. It would be nice in a way to see something done in the city and the team contending for years.

Bingo, no more darts. They have Bates, Keeney, and Kramer already. Get the prospect who will lock it down and put it to rest.