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No one is giving a first rounder for Bagent. I think they keep the offense intact for this year and upset the continuity as we become a top 3 offense in the league. A second rounder may sway them to change their mind though. Isn't there another young QB they bring into camp every year? He was from a small school and was a record setter in their division. I can't remember his name.

Caleb was on Maxx Crosby's podcast which leads to speculation.

All good points. Only restructure people you want more long term. I don't think they are making a big signing this off-season,more like a Cameron Jordan or Clowney. So just enough money to resign their own FAs, rookie deals, cap space and a DL on a moderate contract.

Edwards contract doesn't allow him to leave this year but definitely we need more speed at LB. I wouldn't mind a high pick there.

I saw someone did the math and if we restructure DJ, Sweat, and Jarrett would give us 33 mil in Cap space. Also 14 mil with Thuney and Jackson. With cutting Edmunds that gives us 62 mil in Cap space. That should give us plenty to work with. You could also give Kmet a new extension for a few years and lower his cap hit for this year. Another option is cutting or trading JJ after June 1st that would be a 9 mil Dead money and 15.5 mil in Cap. Resign Wright and move on.

You do make some good points. After 2027 someone may pay him too much for us to keep him. We can resign Keenum as our backup and get something out of him. You know I'm always positioning for players we have on the roster but this may be an opportunity. Caleb has proven to be durable so why develop a 2nd QB? If we can get a third and maybe switch draft positions in the 2nd round? Would you do it?

When you have a DL that can't get a pass rush and generates bad rush defense that will reflect on both LBers play. Agree his tackles are downfield but the scheme has a lot to do with coverage responsibility. I'm not trying to defend his worth because he has never lived up to his contract but as last year, he had 9 PDs and 4 picks playing in limited games with injuries. He has some playmaker abilities that count for something. He's going to be gone so I guess I'm trying to beat a dead horse here. Do you want a LB picked high or resign Demarco Jackson to fill his spot? We may be able to find a FA LBer to replace him but odds of us getting a TJ Edwards type of contract are slim and would have to overpay. I saw Quay Walker name dropped, a FA from GB but wonder what he would cost. Another option would be Sewell or Hyppolite. Last year neither showed anything.

I was looking at draft buzz prospects and looked back at 2025. At the 22 nd ranked prospect was Burden, 24 Loveland, 81 Ozzy, 82 Shermar Turner, and Monangai was 219. Turner was an incomplete but the rest were above their draft value. I would say Newman could end up being a future starter which makes this a hell of a draft.

I heard today that AZ Cardinals are interested in Bagent. ( Probably bullsh**). So the question is if we could get a 3 Rd pick for him, would you trade him? The story suggested a 2nd but that seems unrealistic. I think this year they keep the offensive players together for continuity issues. Maybe one might be gone but majority so we can go be aligned to have the best offense in the league. Every time a player becomes available a bunch of pundits have them coming to the bears. Poles never lets information out so when say, they have sources, bullsh**.

Does anyone know if we get a comp pick if he signs somewhere else? I think he could get a 8 to 10 mil contract.

He has never been worth the contract he got but he hasn't been a bad player. Until he got hurt he led the team in Ts besides the interceptions. Never was the same after the injury. We can get equal play with less cost but saying he was the reason we had a bad rushing defense is a little bit of a stretch. A few games we had 6 starters out and a constant list of injured players through out the year. I think we can save the 15 mil and pay Demarco Jackson 5 mil and get the same production.

That's the logical conclusion for opening up some Cap space. Some pundits have suggested because he is young they may just re-sign him to lower his Cap cost this year. He was having his best year under DA, still young and DA may want to keep him. I think we should resign Demarco Jackson and try to trade him. 15 mil cost for a vet above average LB is not out of line.

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He can't handle the NB spot for sure but as a SS he can hold down the spot until a rookie gets developed. Surely cheaper than bringing Brisker back.

There is a value for every draft pick. Don't draft a 3rd value in the first or 7th in the 5th. Someone like Burden who had first round talent fell to the second. Poles and BJ will figure it out.

That makes the most sense as long as Ozzy can be full health again. An average LT with lots of experience. Sounds like Braxton to me.

As for now, he's rated a 4th to 5th round pick but the Combine could change that. That would be a great value if we got him in that range.

We did well.

Applying those same coaching expertise, Theo or Kiran could be put in place until Ozzy comes back by just improving. With modern medicine, writing Ozzy off may be premature at least from his future status. I think LT will be a priority but it depends on their opinion on the current players. Also do not rule out a one year prove it deal with Braxton Jones coming back. It would be attractive to him thru familiarity and giving him more value in free agency with a starting spot available. Could be a first rounder or a prospect in the 2nd or 3rd rounds. I trust them to figure it out.

Trey would definitely be the best choice because, as you stated, it doesn't cost assets to get him. I think a lot of options will be open to us and we are not trying obtain the BPA, it's what we can get without what we have to give up. We will be better from just everyone being healthy but need a few pieces to fit in other than the S room. I wouldn't mind if we brought Byard, Hicks, Gardner- Johnson and a rookie. We need at least 2 assets on the DL and bring back Demarco Jackson if we let Edmunds walk. We need money just to cover our - Cap, rookie and operating capital. That will be done with restructure contracts, a few cuts and possibly trading a few players. We will soon see what and who the bears value in our re-signing and players they cut or trade.

I don't know some of these names but Banks and Kilgore are home runs. Definitely think we draft a LT but probably a few rounds sooner.

https://youtu.be/pYUIwoDFgs8?si=8_SxFNogZZl42Y3b We can be the best offensive in the league next year.

They will definitely bring in a TE, not sure where they draft one. I like this guy for a RB addition. 4.45 speed, 6'2"-223 with 34 inch arms. Draft buzz has him as the 136 ranked player, 8 th as a RB. Late 4th to 5 th round.

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As much as Dayo didn't show anything, Poles ain't dumping him. At worst a depth piece and maybe he can be productive. Hard to judge injured players. Turner is a ❓ but injuries again came into play. Jarrett was injured and looked better when he got healthy. For every player you get rid of, we have to replace. You can't expect a lot of rookies to walk in and play well so they will take a chance on existing players to be better and draft in fit in the rotation. In FA generally everyone gets over paid and we have limited funds to sign good players. The bulk of our team is existing players, a few free agents and the rookies. If we trade for a big name, it's only going to fill one spot. We're not a 5 win team anymore so this will be engineered, not a rebuild. We will count on our rookie class to get better. What screws everything up this year is probably having to add an asset at LT that will eliminate a DL addition.