Bears Week 8 @ Cowboys, Sunday 10/30 1pm

[Bertz]

 

Might be catching Dallas at a good time

[WrigleyField 22]

Updated numbers, with help of PFF Brad.

 

Bears have 177M left to spend.

 

Draft pick bonuses and salary will be like 20-34M, let's call it 27.

 

So they have $150M in cash they need to spend. Brad suggested $50M in money to Roquan, JJ, and Mooney.

 

So $100M left to spend.

 

These numbers are all cash, but for reference Jags spent 90M+ in year 1 cash last year as the top FA spender. And they also franchised and extended Cam Robinson, which ended up being another 17.5M in cash.

 

Or another way to look at it, per Brad, they have to spend $244 next year and have $67 currently scheduled.

 

9 teams spent 244M+ this year, but only 4 of those weren't paying a big money QB. Miami also was just under that figure without paying for a QB:

 

Jacksonville, New York Jets, LA Chargers, Miami, Philadelphia. Those are your comparables for "how to spend $244M with a rookie QB contract". Blend their approaches and that is what Chicago's 2023 offseason looks like

 

Well, I just hope they overpay some good players. Because they will definitely overpay, as we talked about. Going to be forced to be like Jacksonville, but hopefully they get the top tier guys instead of overpaying 3rd tier players.

Yea just off the top of my head:

 

Jets and Jags got there with big splurges and had huge rookie pool numbers. Philly was already scheduled to spend most of that but also had some bigger rookie bonus pools. Miami spent a decent chunk, but the Tyreke extension did a lot of the spending. Chargers spent a decent amount while also rolling forward a decent amount.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I want to believe

https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2022/10/26/23423471/chicago-bears-drafted-two-defensive-backs-in-the-second-round-kyler-gordon-jaquan-brisker-ryan-poles

[Old Style]

He lost me here.

 

Some critics say that Poles didn’t do enough to help Justin Fields. I don’t totally agree with that because nothing helps a quarterback more than a strong defense.

[minnesotacubsfan]

He lost me here.

 

Some critics say that Poles didn’t do enough to help Justin Fields. I don’t totally agree with that because nothing helps a quarterback more than a strong defense.

Sure. JF can practice throwing interceptions with that defense

[jersey cubs fan]

He lost me here.

 

Some critics say that Poles didn’t do enough to help Justin Fields. I don’t totally agree with that because nothing helps a quarterback more than a strong defense.

He lost me when he was Greg Gabriel. Total meathead imbecile.

[WrigleyField 22]

Now I'm imagining a dramatic scene where Cunningham and Poles argue over the pick and it ends with Poles shedding a tear and "I can't... The board."

 

Anyways I'm pretty sure real GMs just write down their first choice on a post it note and then overdraft them and then pull off an improbable draft day trade and go home and impregnate Jennifer Garner.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I'm more shocked with the whole "we got this" jist of the article. Sure, I'd love to think the win at NE is some kind of franchise altering event, but the roster screams otherwise

[WrigleyField 22]

I'm more shocked with the whole "we got this" jist of the article. Sure, I'd love to think the win at NE is some kind of franchise altering event, but the roster screams otherwise

Recency bias is a hell of a drug.

[WrigleyField 22]

Posted a cap update thread for the Bears.

 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm more shocked with the whole "we got this" jist of the article. Sure, I'd love to think the win at NE is some kind of franchise altering event, but the roster screams otherwise

 

Last time I saw the Bears fanbase this hype about their future:

 

[raw]

No Zeke Elliott. No Noah Brown. No Malik Hooker. No Trystan Hill for the Cowboys. Some starters missing, but Parsons is playing.

[UK]

I'll keep my negativity going from last week despite the results.

 

27-10 Cowboys.

 

It seems beyond obvious to keep the same play calling but the past tells us otherwise.

 

I hope Leatherwood can play well because Reiff can't.

[UK]

This has been way too easy.

[BigSlick]

Cowboys offense getting whatever they want. Nobody is even touching their running backs until they are 5+ yards upfield.

 

Not good.

[UK]

The true Bears are back.

[UMFan83]

That was easy as horsefeathers

[UK]

I'll give my patience for Reiff at 1 series.

[UK]

Under thrown by Fields.

[BigSlick]

Damn, it’s a little under thrown but I feel like a great receiver can adjust and get that, oh well I like the call

[BigSlick]

Lmao you’re gonna call a toss play on 2nd and 20?

 

This might be a nightmare game y’all, buckle up

[UK]

Damn, it’s a little under thrown but I feel like a great receiver can adjust and get that, oh well I like the call

 

A good WR gets a PI call on that one.

[Tryptamine]

If the WR comes back to the ball at all, he catches that.

[UK]

Lmao you’re gonna call a toss play on 2nd and 20?

 

This might be a nightmare game y’all, buckle up

 

This game is one TD away from being over quickly.

[UK]

Tackling has been atrocious so far.