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I guess we shouldn't be surprised a former Packer OG is our first Oline FA signing: Some context:
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It's a weak draft for QBs. A lot of team are trying to sort out their QB situation Bears fans are going to like this guy. I realize this is a highlight film but still pairing him with Roquan in coverage is going to present some challenges to offenses. i
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No doubt. We could have easily matched that and we all figured Daniels’ skill set matched what they want. We are in for a big overhaul on the Oline.
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Been reading elsewhere that Bozeman is not a good fit for what we want to do in zone blocking/ outside zone. I can't speak to that myself.
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Bears Sign Bengals DT Larry Ogunjobi (40M over 3 years)
AZ54 replied to DABEARSDABOMB's topic in Bearstalk
So much for sitting on the sideline and waiting for Tier2/3 to fall to you. Whenever you do a deal like this in the first 2hr of FA you went hard after that target. Hard enough to get everyone else to back off negotiations quickly. I expected this more for an Oline position. -
That's not something I'd want to see the Bears do. You have to wonder how much of this news is just gamesmanship where Poles or others are just driving up the price of one guy they don't really want (Kirk) so their real target (Shuster) drops to them at a lower cost.
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Bears Sign Bengals DT Larry Ogunjobi (40M over 3 years)
AZ54 replied to DABEARSDABOMB's topic in Bearstalk
I like this, he was one of the players we talked about filling this need for us. More money than I wanted but it's always more money than I wanted. It likely means Nichols is on his way to another team. If the money is right I'm still interested in re-signing Hicks. -
I was a little surprised Jason chose Faalele too, at least that early. Maybe Jason sees more in him than what's in the scouting reports. It doesn't appears he's ready to start but a year or two down the road he should be. Or do you park him at RT now and move Jenkins inside to RG and go heavy? I lean toward drafting players in Rd 2 that can contribute this year.
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Poles is reportedly courting Juju Smith-Shuster. He couldn't find a good deal last year and ended up returning to Pitt on a 1yr $8mil deal. After an injury plagued season he'd likely bite on a similar AAV, maybe a bit more, with bonus over 4yrs. He can come in and be a 2 or 3 while a 4yr deal gives Poles time to find his guys and leaves room to re-sign Mooney when the time is right. I still would like to add DJ Chark for the deep threat but maybe we address that in the draft. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/13/bears-interested-in-juju-smith-schuster-nfl-free-agency/
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Neither totally unexpected.
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Just a 5th more or less. https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-agree-to-trade-for-cowboys-wr-amari-cooper "The Cleveland Browns have agreed to acquire Cowboys wide receiver Amari Cooper in exchange for a 2022 fifth-round draft pick and a swap of 2022 sixth-rounders,"
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I grab a highlight film of DeMarvin Leal and first play I'm wondering where he is while that LB is running down the field with the INT. At 290lbs he's a really good athlete and it shows while running with the ball. He's not bringing a lot of power but he is bringing the energy and we have nobody like him on the defensive interior. I like the pick. I've been playing around with mocks and it's easy to find two good WRs with 48 and 71.
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If we were scouting him for this draft? He offers some versatility in the same way as Herbert. Why was he let go? Maybe he didn't have the work ethic to take care of his body that is needed to perform at an NFL level? https://www.si.com/nfl/titans/gm-report/tennessee-titans-roster-moves-nfl-darrynton-evans-released In two-injury plagued seasons, the 5-foot-10, 203-pounder out of Appalachian State never emerged as the dual threat/change-of-pace performer franchise officials hoped or expected. He got on the field for just six games – five as a rookie and one in 2021 – and went on injured reserve more often (three times) than he reached the end zone (once). The primary issue was a hamstring injury that first limited him during training camp as a rookie.
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This is scary stuff for someone over 30 who is asking for a big contract: https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/news/terron-armstead-offseason-knee-surgery-report On the other hand, Armstead has never made it through a full season, with his highest participation being in 15 games from the 2019 season.
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He gone...given all the other roster action this is as good as a done deal. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/2022/03/11/bears-expected-to-release-danny-trevathan-2022-season/
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Took a shot at a mock at TDN with the new pick: 39: Olave WR 48: McCreary CB 71: Petit Frere: LT 147: Dohnovan West: C 149: Jack Sanborn: MLB 184: Zach Tom: OG I wasn't planning to go heavy Oline but the draft fell that way and I wasn't going to pass up Tom at 184. I think he'll go earlier than that on draft day.
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In this scenario with the additional picks I think Robinson there is good value. If I made that pick I'd likely turn around and put Montgomery or Herbert on the trade block and see what I can get. That likely wouldn't be a trade until the season starts, or even mid-season to a contender but it avoids the 2nd contract issues. A trade also keeps us from having to wait another year for the potential comp pick. I'm not as high on Herbert as most seem to be because I think he still has some improvement to make between the tackles. I still like him on the roster. Until we get our passing game fixed we wouldn't be in the worst position splitting carries among Monty/Robinson for half a season with Herbert on special teams/backup role. Between the pick and cap space you improve the roster elsewhere in 2023 when Poles has a better fell for the existing talent, but admittedly it's a longer term view.
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This is the awesome and the race in the AFC West is going to be fun to watch this season. Naturally teams already knew Poles was willing to deal but there's no doubt as soon as Wilson got traded the Chargers knew they had to do something just to ensure they could make the playoffs let alone win their division. I have to assume Quinn was also asked about in the negotiations and that price had to be at least a 1st Rd ++. 18.5 sacks for a mere $12.8mil in 2022, $13.9mil in 2023...that's worth a lot considering they are paying Joey Bosa $21mil for 10.5 sacks. Chargers are carrying a ton of money at EDGE Rusher but with Herbert on rookie deal why not? This, and the Wilson deal IMO are part of he effect of the Rams winning the Superbowl via their model of ignoring draft picks and just getting the best players to win it all however they can. It's a copy cat league. I never thought any team would pick up Mack's deal and give us a 2nd Rd pick so I stand corrected. Mock drafts are a heck of a lot more fun now. That cap space for next year .... Poles has a lot more flexibility for this year as he can easily sign a few players with little cap hit this year and put a bunch of money into 2023 on some contracts. I think there is much more good news headed our way.
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JimmyG is not a FA and his cap hit is $26mil. I see the news about Colts being interested but why would Ballard make that trade when he can go get Foles a lot cheaper in both trade value and half the cap hit? I don't think there's a whole lot of difference between the two and you can use that extra money to continue to build your team while you wait on finding the right QB. Colts have plenty of cap space so that isn't necessarily a factor. It'll be interesting to see what he does.
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Tannehill was always good at handing off he just looks better handing off to Derek Henry.
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I thought Simmons looked horrible but we have to field enough players for training camp. I see no risk keeping him around to see if he fits the new offense better.
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Between the two I’m choosing Foles. Performance on the field might be a wash but Foles still has better ability to read a defense which makes him the better choice to help a young QB.
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He brought the Bears way with him when it comes to QBs.
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This appears to be a bit of a win-now scenario with them keeping both Rodgers and Adams and then dealing with the impact of both deals in 2023 and beyond. There's no doubt they see the same WR depth in this draft and so they don't care much if they lose existing WRs. I would think they could replace Adams in Rd 1 and save cap room for other players who can block for kicks. Yet I get it, they only scored a Trubisky-esque 10pts in the playoff loss.
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It’s late for now I’ll say Mike Rose would be a great fit. Might not be the most athletic but he’s an excellent football player. Fits the Kwitkoski mold.