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They will also likely with Wright to a big money extension.

Greg Gabriel was reporting that it all comes down to the contract - so once Cunningham has signed his deal (which probably happened late last night) it will go to the league offices who will basically see who has control of 53. But beyond that - I just want to keep the point clear - huge congrats to Cunningham and its nice to see other team(s) wanting our people. I'm curious to see who Bears replace him with...presume Jeff King wlil get promoted but I'm also hoping we see the Bears bring someone from otuside to ensure they are building a deep front office with depth, experience, and relationships across the league.

And to be clear I have to think the NFL will get this right cause this is just a bunch of nonsense if the don’t reward Bears with the 2 picks. But hey it’s gotten to this point so maybe I am wrong.

Congrats to Ian and shame on the league if it does end up this way. I really hope league comes to their senses here.

I think we see them go with a vet Lt or maybe even trade a 3rd or 4th rounder for one. I think first round will be best available defense - think dt is probably where they will go. I see a safety or LB with one of next 2 picks. If it were me I’d find a way to sign Hendrickson to short term deal (cap be damn) and roll with young dt, getting ayo back, shemar back and the rest of the crew knowing a bunch of cap space rolls off the following year.

Biggs, Cronin and someone over at suntimes have all reported the Falcons GM job would not be eligible. Cronin I believe said Bears intend to protest and request the picks.

Easy schedule or not he still put up 4300 yards in year 2 with 31 TD's and 8 picks plus some very good rushing stats. Yeah, he didn't play the worlds toughest schedule but his jump from year 1 to year 2 combined with his tools tell me he's a pretty special player. Like Caleb, I think Maye made a massive jump forward from year 1 to 2 and you can see the floor is high on both of them given their tools. I guess I don't get the point of putting him down or trying to argue why he isn't good. He's clearly very good and if he were the Bears QB putting up those numbers we'd be exstatic (just like we are with Caleb) and I think both fan bases and franchises should feel real good right now. I expect Maye has room for growth just as I think Caleb does. I do think Caleb has more upside than Maye but its pretty marginal...It doesn't take much for me to squint and see both of them as Top 5 NFL QB's for a long time. The question with Jayden is interesting...does he just be a solid to good QB, ala Stroud or do we see him take a big step forward if he's healthy next year.

I'm sticking with Caleb but I'm not going to get too down on Maye..he'll be #2 in MVP voting and is coming off a statistically spectacular season (and in year 2) and like Caleb his tools are off the charts strong. I don't think you could go wrong with either of them right now...but to somehow say Maye hasn't been good because his first post-season run he's had some struggles just doesn't cut it for me. I'd also acknowledge that the Texans, Chargers, and Broncos all have outstanding defenses...especially the Broncos and Texans, so it isn't like he's going against some subpar defense. And the weather was atrocious. Doesn't absolve him from his play but right now I'd have those 2 (along with Nix) as the top 3 from the Caleb class (Daniels having dropped to #4 - but he's clearly uber talented too...durability is the question there). The ceiling on Caleb, Maye and Jayden is pretty high, imo.

I wonder if this is one where BJ kind of encouraged him to at least put his name out so he can go through the interview process and gain experience. Feels like BJ is one who is very comfortable in his own skin and certainly has lived the assistant coach journey so wants to be uber supportive of his coaches and this can be part of it - hey go see what else is out there, always good to know (and I support it) and at the same time, I'm hoping you'll stay but you'll also develop better experience for future interviews.

Very good news

Guys - can you please just put each other on ignore for the sake of the rest of the board and for each other please.

This is where I am. It really sucks but this guy played through a ton of injuries and made some good plays. I think he wishes he had a do over but I also appreciate that Caleb didn’t throw him over the bus and as fans I think we have to look at the whole population of work vs the unfortunate sample. I also think this can be a good opportunity for DJ to grow from this as it really looked like the chemistry was finally starting to form.

If Jaquan is willing to go short I could see both being back but right now I’m guessing just Byard.

Seems like it. Seems like Nagy might be looking for an OC job since Titans just went with Saleh.

Evidently some rumors that Bears might look at Scotty Montgomery from Lions to take over. Was Ben Johnson’s running backs coach and might be out with them getting a new OC. This past year was the WR coach for Lions.

Bain is a stud but I think he’s supposed to be like a top 10 pick.

Nagy is likely getting a HC gig. He also is a free agent (similar to Flores).

Kiran is going to get cut. They tried everyone and their brother at tackle and didn’t even bring him in at guard. He’s a failed pick.

Our LB play was pretty bad. Sewell stinks, hyppolite couldn’t even get special teams snap and Jackson is a good special team / depth player. Edward’s might be cooked - he is already getting older and that injury probably costs him half a step. I think DT and De are huge needs

I feel like a good DT, safety and LB should all be in range of picks they are making in first 2 rounds. Maybe move down to get 3 in first 2 rounds.

So decent shot we lose our rb coach with Bienemy rejoining Reid and Mahomes.

Thuney was excellent against pass rush (only one bad play) but the run game was hampered having him out there…doesn’t have the speed to run the zone concepts out there. That is where Theo and Trapillo made a difference.

Yeah I think it was purely they didn’t think they could afford that in this game and made the move. Hopefully Trapillo ends up developing and recovering and another offseason helps Theo…but is also seems like we could see them look for a vet stop gap or another option.

My guess is DT or LB end up going here. Could even see a slight move down and target one of those spots or a safety. But don’t force your hand - play best talent that falls. I doubt it will be a DE.

Fun season and a nice foundation - could have won which is tough for how it ended but this was a fun year and I’m excited and confident for the future. I don’t think anyone is satisfied and I expect a lot of hard work this offseason getting better. Caleb and offense is just scratching the surface and Caleb in particular has made major growth but still has a ton of opportunities for growth (which is so exciting). Defensively I believe in the staff and they will get some key players back but I expect a lot of new faces - let’s see what staff and front office can do.