I actually think they may go a different route and sign or trade for more vets (instead of wanting draft picks) in a "win now" mode knowing they only have 2-3 years left. I can also see a lot of free agents taking a pay cut to play for them given the opportunity.

 

I agree. I think they will try to aggressively move forward and maximize the final Brady years, trying to cement this Patriots run under Brady as the best of all time.

Best Bears outcome is that Cleveland, or someone early overpays with one of their high picks for Garrapolo. That moves all the other QBs down one slot, and that's good news for the Bears.

 

Therefore, the more teams that show interest in Garrapolo, the better.

 

Therefore, the Bears should signal that they are very interested in him, and would be willing to trade the #3 pick overall. And not actually trade for him.

 

Of course a lot of teams will think that too, and they will be showing fake interest too. That also makes a smokescreen for anyone with their eye on a top 3 QB (Kizer, Trubisky, Watson) so i figure a LOT of teams will profess love for Mr. G. at this point.