Chicago Bears offseason

[WrigleyField 22]

Can't wait to trade next year's 2nd for Andy Dalton and sign him to a 3/60 extension.

[BigbadB]

I'm really surprised by the Jimmy Graham signing. The money and that they were even interested in him. He was way down on my list. I think I might have preferred trying to get Njoku or Brate. Hopefully he surprises me with whoever they bring in to be the starting QB.

[WrigleyField 22]

I'm really surprised by the Jimmy Graham signing. The money and that they were even interested in him. He was way down on my list. I think I might have preferred trying to get Njoku or Brate. Hopefully he surprises me with whoever they bring in to be the starting QB.

As far as piecing together a semblance of a TE group I wouldn't have hated it (I think he still out produced all our TEs combined last year). But at that contract, naah.

[Old Style]

pace has lost his mind

He's in over his head.

[JudasIscariotTheBird]

I felt Graham was done with a capital D two years ago. Nothing I observed in the next two years convinced me otherwise. Really weird. His blocking has actually improved, though.

[David]

Well, this is surprising...

 

[WrigleyField 22]

Whoa.

 

Bye bye Floyd.

[Butterscup]

huh.

 

i really have no idea what's going on

[BigbadB]

They are spending money like the world is gonna end tomorrow. Hmmmmmmmmm.

[David]

Quinn, Goldman, Hicks, Mack

 

[BigbadB]

So by cutting Floyd and signing Quinn, I would assume they saved the necessary extra money to get the QB they want once they extend ARob? Crafty move, I suppose. The Graham signing seems a bit desperation move to me still though.

[UMFan83]

I'm stunned. Of course it won't mean anything if the offense continues to suck but still...wasn't expecting this type of move.

[WrigleyField 22]

So by cutting Floyd and signing Quinn, I would assume they saved the necessary extra money to get the QB they want once they extend ARob? Crafty move, I suppose. The Graham signing seems a bit desperation move to me still though.

Floyd v Quinn is probably a slight cap savings for 2020. Or it could be back loaded more and help pay for Grahams hit in 2020 as well.

 

But Pace has been going full tilt on this offseason. Fuller and Trevathan both have dead years extending past 2022 with their new deals. Well see if he does the same with Graham/Quinn.

[jumbo]

So by cutting Floyd and signing Quinn, I would assume they saved the necessary extra money to get the QB they want once they extend ARob? Crafty move, I suppose. The Graham signing seems a bit desperation move to me still though.

 

Quinn is gauranteed 30MM, so it's probably over three years, maybe a low cap hit year one would save money over the $13MM that would have gone to Floyd. Seems hard to believe they have any money left at this point after Graham ($9MM guaranteed, probably some dead money in 21), Trevathan, RRH, Quinn, Eddie. Still have to add a CB, SS, 1-2 QBs and a WR to replace Gabriel. Deon Bush would be a good re-sign.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Quinn, Goldman, Hicks, Mack

 

 

Whichever two are healthy any given week should have a big impact

[WrigleyField 22]

So by cutting Floyd and signing Quinn, I would assume they saved the necessary extra money to get the QB they want once they extend ARob? Crafty move, I suppose. The Graham signing seems a bit desperation move to me still though.

 

Quinn is gauranteed 30MM, so it's probably over three years, maybe a low cap hit year one would save money over the $13MM that would have gone to Floyd. Seems hard to believe they have any money left at this point after Graham ($9MM guaranteed, probably some dead money in 21), Trevathan, RRH, Quinn, Eddie. Still have to add a CB, SS, 1-2 QBs and a WR to replace Gabriel. Deon Bush would be a good re-sign.

We have no idea until we see structure. I think there was a year where the Saints were bottom 5 in cap space and made 2 big signings including the biggest S signing. But the guys y1 hit was like 3M. The guaranteed bill always comes due, but there's lots of tools Pace can use to inflate his cap in 2020.

[David]

Quinn, Goldman, Hicks, Mack

 

 

Whichever two are healthy any given week should have a big impact

 

yeah yeah

 

there are real things in the world for you to doom boner about (and what you're doing in the covid thread is a lot less off putting than your usual kyle stuff anyway). let us have this distraction you weirdo.

 

seriously, tho, good posts in there. not being a smart ass.

[gflore34]

Graham smacks of desperation, still, it's an upgrade at TE. With Quinn Pace is admitting Floyd was a bust and needs to be dumped, have to think he'll be more impactful than Floyd ever was, wouldn't take much.

[David]

Graham smacks of desperation, still, it's an upgrade at TE. With Quinn Pace is admitting Floyd was a bust and needs to be dumped, have to think he'll be more impactful than Floyd ever was, wouldn't take much.

 

[Derwood]

NFL GM's are treating this off-season like Madden '20

[Brian707]

Floyd released

[ChiCubsFan]

Solid move. Cap # for Quinn shouldn’t be too much more than Floyd.

[scarey]

Nice move for the D-Line but...

[WrigleyField 22]

Lots of Dalton, Foles, Newton talk, but I'm not really crazy about trading assets for those guys. Definitely not at their salaries, any of those guys need to be restructured.

 

And the FA market dried up pretty quick. Really want nothing to do with Jameis Winston, who is the best FA QB left.

 

This is the crazy part of me talking, but I say let's just sign Blake Bortles and draft a QB with one of the first three picks. Yea he's been a bad QB, but I'm definitely at the point where I say let's just throw a few cheap bodies at that and focus whatever cap they have left on the other holes. Maybe he picked up a few things from McVay that will aid him in his next shot, and it's not like he ever lacked physical tools.

 

Still need a G, CB, S and a few depth spots (2 S, 1-2 ILB, OL, RB). Obviously you'll fill a couple depth spots in the draft. But they have a chance at having a dominant D again, perhaps even better than the 2018 version. Throw some extra supporting pieces to help. Whatever below average QB they run out there.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

This is basically what I expected from this offseason, which is also what I feared.

 

Pace is gonna triple-down on veterans, trade assets for a QB, and pray that we stay healthy enough for a 10-7 season to save his job. (Are we playing 17 games now? I think I heard that).