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Wow Fuller man, accepts a deal for $9.5M but wouldn't restructure to stay with Bears. So he took less to leave.

It's official:

Golladay signed with the Giants, $18M a year, lmao, that is a huge overpay for him wow:

Not for $2.5M.

Just looking at some draft value charts 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 5th - 164th 6th - 204th, 208th, 221st, 228th If the Bears wanted to move up with one or two of their 6th's, it would be with 204 and 208, which actually have some decent value (8.2 and 6.6). Either one of those would bump the Bears up from 164 to 146 in the 5th, or if they packaged 164+204+208, they could jump to 134 in the 4th. Would you rather have what they have now, or: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 4th - 134th 6th - 221st, 228th Gain a 4th, lose a 5th, and 2x 6ths. The other option is only using one of the 6th's and move up to around 146 in the 5th, so: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 5th - 146th 6th - 308th, 221st, 228th This one actually feels the best, only lose one pick, but move up above the 150 line. The only solid pick I can think of is Mooney after pick 150, who was drafted at 173. So regardless of how many #200's you have, it almost seems better to move up with the 5th. I would still consider movement early and trading down to pick up an extra 3rd or 4th.

Tim Boyle signed for as much as Trubisky. Either Trubisky has a terrible agent or the league views him at the same level as Tim Boyle. Tim Boyle is not a fringe starter. A QB taking $2.5M is an easy cut. I just find it very odd that Trubisky couldn't get a better deal to be a true backup. Anything less than $5M is not a backup contract. The Bills already have Jake Fromm and Davis Webb, so Trubisky is literally competing to run the Scout team.

Yeah, you can't fault the guy for taking millions if someone is willing to give them to you. He seems like a good kid, but the deer in the headlights look told me everything I needed to know about his ability to quickly process things in a split second. They should add some type of test like that instead of the wonderlic as I think it would yield more useful results. Tailor each test to various positions, almost like the personality tests.

The fact that Trubisky only got $2.5M and only $1.5M guaranteed should tell you how much he is valued in the league. To put that contract into perspective, it is the 63rd highest QB contract in total value currently, which doesn't account for any new contracts or rookie contracts, which will push him into the 70s, which is QB3 and PS range. That is absolutely ridiculous. Here are some names who got bigger contracts than Trubisky: BiNucci, Luton, Fromm, Grier, Stick, McSorley, Stidham, Finley, Morgan.

The Fuller situation is interesting. I would feel much better if they got anything for him compared to an outright release. I wouldn't even care if it was swapping picks and moving up a little with one of the 5th or 6th rounders. If the Bears get something for Fuller and get Golladay, then I will feel a lot better about the entire situation.

If the Bears signed Golladay and kept ARob, the Bears would have a top 5 WR Corps with ARob, Golladay, Mooney, and Miller. Even if they cut or traded Miller for cap space, they would still be very solid. Add Montgomery, Cohen, and Kmet, and you have a really solid offense. The Fuller move would feel much better if the Bears got Golladay and kept ARob because they would essentially be transferring cap from CB to WR, which I am fine with.

So if they keep Wilson, they have very little cap space and obviously limited draft picks. SF and ARZ both got a lot better, and with Stafford vs Goff, so did LAR. They have to know standing pat is not going to keep pace with the other teams, so the best bet is to move Wilson, get some draft picks and retool for another run. I doubt they do it but you never know.

Those are all decent but still a lot of holes to fill. The more I think about it, the more I think Hicks and Graham are gone.

So the secondary took a huge hit losing the 1st, 3rd, and 10th most snaps on defense. Mingo is 12th. So they are going to need S, CB, and LB help, and DL depth.

So here is where we stand: GAINS: Dalton, QB (replaces Trubisky) Trufant, CB (replaces Fuller) Blackson, DL (replaces Urban) Based on lost snaps, the Bears still need a starting S, Slot Corner, KR, TE3, Rotational LB, Rotational DE, Rotational DT, and several STers. LOSSES (with snap counts): Offense (Team High= 1066): Trubisky, QB (570) Massie, OT (470) + ST (26) Coward, OL (333) + ST (73) Harris, TE (215) + ST (169) Patterson, KR (201) + ST (146) Spriggs, OL (70) + ST (34) Carter, WR (15) + ST (36) Defense (Team High= 1060): Fuller, CB (1060) + ST (87) - Most snaps on defense, ouch! Gipson, S (1054) - 3rd most on defense, ouch! Skrine, CB (557) + ST (81) Mingo, LB (390) + ST (374) Urban, DE (370) + ST (158) Robertson-Harris, DE (245) + ST (80) Jenkins, DT (223) + ST (48) Houston-Carson, S (91) + ST (372) McCullers, DT (86) + ST (13) McManis, S (25) + ST (205) ST Piniero, K (0)

Lol Seattle, this may be why they have been considering trading Russ, only 3 picks and 1 in the first 3 rounds:

Bears get an extra 6th for Shaheen, bumped up from a 7th, they now have 4 picks in the 6th and 8 overall: 1st - 20th 2nd - 52nd 3rd - 83rd 4th - None 5th - 164th 6th - 204th, 208th, 221st, 228th 7th - None

Injuries. He only played in 6 games, still had the same INTs as Fuller and half the PDs in a fraction of the snaps. So the production is there if healthy. He is only 17 months older than Fuller. If he can return to form, might be a decent filler.

I know this was from last year, but:

Here ya go: #9 best-rated available CB on the market. So it will be interesting to see what they paid him.

I have no clue what his plan is, but making a hole is never a good idea because the draft should be used to upgrade not fill a hole you created. What sucks is the team takes a $9M cap hit with Fuller cut, so unless they sign someone under $10M, it was a total waste and downgrade for no reason. All they had to do is give him a 3yr extension, give him a big guarantee and push some to next year when the cap goes back up.

It goes back to what was the plan? With every plan, you have to have contingencies. Did Pace offer up Fuller and Hicks to SEA with a bunch of draft picks and they said no? Then this was his Plan B? They already restructured Fuller's contract before and were going into last season knowing there was this looming point where he was going to have a $20M cap hit if not restructured or extended, and the only option you have left is to cut him? Like that is the LAST option in which you had at least a year to plan for something else. Fuller could've said no to a restructure or wanted a bigger deal than they were willing to give. If that was the case, then Pace backed himself into the corner without an out. Now as devil's advocate, are we sipping the Kyle Fuller Koolaid? Is the team seeing something we are not? Here are Fuller's numbers for the last 3 years: 2018: 7 INT, 31 PD 2019: 3 INT, 12 PD 2020: 1 INT, 8 PD So his year-over-year totals have regressed in terms of INTs and passed defended, which are the most impactful plays for a CB. Was there a team with a ton of cap space willing to guarantee Fuller's services? $20M for this season would make him tied for the highest paid CB in the league with Ramsey. Obviously, he is not worth that much, but to get nothing for a former 1st round pick, only 2 years removed from All Pro status seems criminal.

Instead of extending Fuller and lowering his cap hit, they cut him and take on $9M in Dead Money and get zero compensation for him as a draft pick?

Just fire Pace now, why wait. Complete and utter dumpster fire, cannot manage your own cap, Fuller and ARob both should've been extended before the season with a cap-friendly hit but he waited for no reason and this is what happens. Again, this guy has no plan. He had a year to prepare for this. What a loser.

During Dalton's presser, he said he was told that he was the starter. Sounds like Glennon, we will see.

Barring injury to Allen, he is relegated to leading the Scout Team for the Bills.