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The Bears are one of a few teams that have hit on the waiver wire. Last year it was D'Marco Jackson. It's one thing to hit on a UDFA, but a waiver wire one is rarer. Now if Poles could just draft better and stop trying to be the smartest guy in the room. The draft day video of Poles smoking and joking about how the broadcast doesn't have video on Hyppolite is damning. He really thought he was outsmarting the league and now he looks like the idiot. It is one thing to take a guy later than his projected ADP, that shows value, and in some cases patience. Reaching for guys has rarely, if ever, worked out. Burden was drafted later, looks like that will work out. Same for Monangai, same for van den Berg. Those are value picks with the traits you like. Reaching for those guys rarely works. Velus Jones, Amegadjie, Hyppolite, Taylor, just to name a few. Pickens felt like a reach too, but maybe not as much. I really hope he changes his draft approach with Ben Johnson now influencing those picks.

Is there any cap savings? Phillips carries a $3.8M cap hit for this season, Dexter was $2.1M. Since ATL is only on the hook for this year's bonus, it looks like the Bears would take on the other $3.6M. Dexter actually has a bigger bonus ($472K), so it looks like the Bears will need $2M in cap space with this move.

Since the Bears traded a 5th for Bradbury, this trade basically becomes Bradbury + Phillips for Dexter.

They must really feel comfortable with van den Berg. Also, they are still waiting for Dexter to move after the snap.

I am surprised the Bears only got a 5th for him. Feels like Poles got fleeced by his understudy. Dexter was a former 2nd round pick, and was only 24 years old. The Falcons added a player they were going to cut anyway.

They can go from one play with a 4-WR set with that speed, then come back to 13-personnel with Loveland, Kmet, and Roush.

Yeah, any injury to Caleb would basically derail the season. Bagent provides the best insurance policy on the market.

https://www.leaguesafe.com/league/4449746 Should be a [Pay In] button, click that At the bottom, there is an option that says "+Pay for another owner", select that, then select Mike's name from the drop down Put the amount in the field, then continue to secure payment

I slide the draft to Monday night, the 7th at 7pm Central. For Keepers, any Keepers for Chad or "My Team Sucks"?

Not too late, would rather extend and get your guy's keepers in than lock it early and miss keepers. Loveland for a 7th is locked in.

They are going to be in 13-personnel a lot this year, and I love it.

Stinger, do you have any keepers? Also, same for Chad and Mike? The Keeper Deadline was today, but I will extend until Wednesday to give you guys a few extra days.

Any means of getting them to me. Just trying to lock them in so everyone can pre-draft rank their players. Hard to do if 5+ GMs all keep RBs and you don't take that into account.

The play calling felt off today.

The Bears are pretty set at the top with Odunze, Burden, Raymond, Walker, and Thomas. The 5th and 6th WRs have to be ST contributors, so if Davis can also serve as a gunner on punts and can be a contributor on kickoff coverage, he will probably get a spot. The challenge will be as a WR or receiver in general, how many targets would he see after Odunze, Burden, Raymond, Walker, Loveland, Kmet, and at least Swift.