The Bears trade down to 9! Roster turnover/Offseason Thread

[jersey cubs fan]

Let the games have the game threads. The bears pay the bear tax. The churn is on.

Out with the old and in with other peoples old.

The claypool trade is the type of thing I’ve wanted them to do. Hope he sticks.

[Bertz]

[abmillis]

Not sure I love giving up a 2nd rounder (per Schefter) but it's gotta be the Ravens pick, and he sure has the tools to be good.

[UMFan83]

[UMFan83]

Ugh...now they are saying it is the Bears 2nd rounder. Not as great

[David]

[David]

While I much preferred it being the Baltimore pick, particularly given the upcoming FA list, I'm more than OK with a bit of an overpay (and re-allocating resources toward offense) for a guy whose profile fits Justin well and who is still very young.

Maybe we can get lucky and have the Ravens stumble around a bit. NFL can be nuts.

[UMFan83]

https://twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1587502660172894209?s=20&t=CweBWjF4PFacDN7uci-tjg

I bet the Packers were also offering a 2nd which is why the Bears had to offer their 2nd rounder to get it done.

[SpongeWorthy]

Ugh...now they are saying it is the Bears 2nd rounder. Not as great

pretty wild overpay imo

[UMFan83]

While I much preferred it being the Baltimore pick, particularly given the upcoming FA list, I'm more than OK with a bit of an overpay (and re-allocating resources toward offense) for a guy whose profile fits Justin well and who is still very young.

Maybe we can get lucky and have the Ravens stumble around a bit. NFL can be nuts.

there's some value to locking in your big WR move right now. You get him in now, he learns the system and develops rapport with Fields. And now in the offseason you don't *have* to use a 1st on a WR, though you can, and you don't have to worry about the thin WR market as much.

[jersey cubs fan]

https://twitter.com/JosinaAnderson/status/1587502660172894209?s=20&t=CweBWjF4PFacDN7uci-tjg

I bet the Packers were also offering a 2nd which is why the Bears had to offer their 2nd rounder to get it done.

god I hope the packers end up picking one pick before this bears/Steelers pick

[BigSlick]

Dunno if it’s an overpay or not but I dig how willing this admin is to mix it up and be bold.

Very interested to see how Fields and him gel. Mooney has been great and dependable but I don’t think has the tools to ever be a 1, but can be a great 2 receiver.

[UMFan83]

It's kind of crazy though. Claypool was the 49th overall pick in 2020. He's been good but hasn't become a star (though has the ability to become one) and he's 1.5 years from FA. How often do you see someone in a situation like that traded for a better pick than the one used to select them? Definitely a win-win deal for both sides. Steelers have to be thrilled.

[pitchcs]

Ugh...now they are saying it is the Bears 2nd rounder. Not as great

pretty wild overpay imo

Agreed, unfortunately.

[WrigleyField 22]

Objectively a steep price, but I'm okay with it.

Poles hasn't fleeced anyone in any deal, but when you look at the context of all the trades together, I like the direction.

[Cubswin11]

May be a slight overpay, but he has the tools to be a guy. He also had Big Ben’s corpse, Mitch and Picketts throwing to him his whole career. As mentioned with the weak WR FA market seems like a decent move and doesn’t box you in to forcing some draft pick/FA/other trade (where maybe you have to give up more given the WR market) in the offseason. Like I’d rather give up a second for him than a first for Jeudy or Higgins (just two of the guys that seem to be rumored to be moved).

[Old Style]

It also keeps him from going to the Packers which is nice.

[bukie]

It also keeps him from going to the Packers which is nice.

First solid defensive play by the Bears franchise in 2 weeks.

[abmillis]

May be a slight overpay, but he has the tools to be a guy. He also had Big Ben’s corpse, Mitch and Picketts throwing to him his whole career.

I think this is an underrated consideration. If Fields can dial up some good deep balls - which I do think is still a strength of his - Claypool has the size and speed to make plays. Those 3 QBs in Pittsburgh (considering Ben's late-career limitations) don't have nearly the tools that Fields has

[David]

inject it into my veins

[Tryptamine]

Guy who nobody likes, interviews guy who nobody likes.

[WrigleyField 22]

May be a slight overpay, but he has the tools to be a guy. He also had Big Ben’s corpse, Mitch and Picketts throwing to him his whole career. As mentioned with the weak WR FA market seems like a decent move and doesn’t box you in to forcing some draft pick/FA/other trade (where maybe you have to give up more given the WR market) in the offseason. Like I’d rather give up a second for him than a first for Jeudy or Higgins (just two of the guys that seem to be rumored to be moved).

Definitely an overpay, and really not slight either.

But I'll take thr past 24 hours 10 times out 10 for where the Bears are and need to be. It's a lot, but better than sitting still would have been.

Excited to watch the back 9 games now that Fields has another solid weapon. Line still suspect, but I think options open up.

[Tryptamine]

I like what this does for the draft. It basically makes the first round pick either DL or a trade back to fill multiple holes and I don't have a problem with either option.

[bukie]

https://twitter.com/RobDemovsky/status/1587513183941656576?s=20&t=CweBWjF4PFacDN7uci-tjg

inject it into my veins

He may own the Bears, but he doesn't own any NFL WRs.

[UMFan83]

Less relevant now after the Claypool trade, but the Jags are trading for Ridley



Looks like a 2024 2nd rounder and a pick that based on incentives can be as high as a 5th rounder in 2023.