WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Cap Commitments: 191 million Cap: 185million Cap Room: - 5 million Not Re-Signed QB Mitch Trubisky WR Cordarelle Patterson DE Roy Robertson-Harris Restructure and Extensions [21 million] Roquan Smith 5th year option picked up. CB Kyle Fuller [5] *14 million saved Old Money: 1 years 19 million New Money: 3 years 48 million/38 guaranteed Total Deal: 4 years 67 million/38 guaranteed Cap Room: 16 million Released [21 million] OT Bobbie Massie 7.5 million [June 1] TE Jimmy Graham 8.5 million [June 1] CB Buster Skrine 3 million WR Javon Wims 1 million LB Joel Iggy 1 million Cap Room: 37 million Re-Signed [34 million spent] Allen Robinson 18 million [Franchise Tag] [18] They clearly are a long way apart on a deal, but the Bears need to keep him. The cap hit on this deal is brutal for the Bears books, but what can you do this should have been done last season. Mario Edwards 2 years 8 million/3.5 guaranteed [2] Edwards has been a nice scrap heap signing and his pass rush has been better than Robert Quinn's to this point. The Bears should try and keep him around and continue to use him in the rotation. Brent Urban 2 years 7 million/3 guaranteed [2] He has been a revelation on the DL and should be re-signed in the RRG primary backup role. Mario has added to the pass rush, but Urban has added a ton to the run defense. Bark Mingo 2 year 4 million/2 guaranteed [1.5] Another player that has found a nice role on the team on specials and against the run. He should be extended on a quality back up deal. Tashaun Gipson 1 year 2.5 million/2.5 guaranteed [2.5] I am not sure he takes this deal, but this is my budget for SS if he wants to stick around. At 32 he may not want to bounce around to a new team and a new system. OT/OG Germain Ifedi 1 year 2 million/1 guaranteed [2] He has been versatile and solid and should be brought back to compete as a RG or RT. 1 Year 1.5 million [6 million] S Deon Bush S DHC P Pat O'Donnell K Cairo Santos Top 51 Return: 6 million Cap Room: 9 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Free Agency [3 million] LB Josh Thomas [Dallas] 1 year 2 million/500k guaranteed The Bears need a backup LB, Woods and Iggy are special teamers and with Trevathan declining they need someone who can step in and make at least cover. Thomas is a little undersized, but he can run and cover and would provide the speed that Trevathan is losing at a rapid pace. WR John Ross [Cincinnati] 1 year 1 million/250k guaranteed [1] He is a bust, but he is fast as hell and the Bears need some speed and some downfield ability. Lets see if he can come in and develop a little and connect with Watson a couple times a game downfield. Edited February 3, 2021 by WindyCity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 (edited) Draft 1[20] OT Teven Jenkins [Oklahoma St] 6'6" 320lbs. The Bears cannot push into the 1st round QB market. They are too far back and do not have the resources of other teams. Instead they build out the OL that has failed them as much as the QB spot. RT is a major issue. Massie should be cut, and Ifedi is a fringe starter. Jenkins is a big, physical mauler, who has started at LT and RT, but he should be a day 1 starter at RT and someone who you can set your run game behind. He can be too aggressive at times, but he has the heaviest hands in the draft and comes with a physical edge that the Bears need. 2[52] TE Brevin Jordon [Miami] 6'3" 245lbs. The draft is light on day 2 QBs and the Bears can add a dynamic U TE, which they value in the offense. Jordan can be the U TE and function as the WR3. He has WR athletic tools and run after the catch and TE size. He is the ideal U in this system as he has Trey Burton + athletic tools, but isn't soft and can be asked to block more. Nagy is obsessed with the U TE and they have poured so many resources into the spot, they need a young and cheap option that adds another weapon to the offense. *Trade: The Chicago Bears trade 3[84] and a conditional 4[2022] to the Jacksonville Jaguars for QB Gardner Minshew and a 5th round pick. 5. OT Myron Cunningham [Arkansas] 6'7" 325lbs. One thing I am hoping that Ryan Pace has learned is that you cannot have a mediocre QB playing behind a mediocre OL and that is what the Bears have. Charles Leno is a mediocre LT and he needs to be fighting for his job. Cunningham is a huge athlete and a raw prospect. He bounced around in college, but landed with Sam Pittman, an OL expert, and he really started to develop. He has NFL LT skills and is far more worthy of time and development than Jason Spriggs. 5. QB Ian Book [Notre Dame] 6' 210lbs. The Bears will draft a QB just for optics sake. Book has some tools to work with. He lacks ideal size, but he has a solid arm and athletic tools. He has played in big games and has played well. He would give the Bears another option to turn to in the worst case scenario and that is what the Bears need. Do I think Book will become an NFL starter, no I do not, but I think he can become a back up and sport start like Trace McSorley and provide a value at that spot while not making a ton of money. 6. CB Chris Wilcox [BYU] 6'2" 195lbs. The Bears should add some CB depth and development. They are going to go young at the position as the cap room is not there for more of a move. The Bears need to have a bunch of guys developing and have a bunch of options to go to. Wilcox has the size to play on the outside. 6. DE Bobby Brown [Mississippi St] 6'4" 315lbs. Akiem Hicks is unlikely to be here for a lot longer and the Bears need to continue to develop cheap rotational options. Nichols will also need to be extended and the Bears need to be ready to go cheaper in other spots to accommodate that. 6. RB Elijah Mitchell [Louisiana] 5'11" 222lbs. The Bears need a backup RB not named Ryan Nall who can handle some of the heavy lifting and keep Montgomery fresh. Mitchell has the size and power to take over that role and he can even catch a little as well. 7. WR Trevon Grimes [Florida] 6'4" 217lbs. The Bears need to address Javon Wims spot and Grimes has a similar physical profile and should be able to provide size and a special teams presence. Grimes will also provide another big body in the redzone in case Robinson gets injured or they want more size on the field. Edited February 3, 2021 by WindyCity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 Depth Chart QB: Minshew, Foles, Book RB: Montgomery, Cohen, Mitchell, Pierce WR: Robinson, Mooney, Miller, Ridley, Ross, Grimes TE: Kmet, Jordan, Holtz, Horsted LT: Leno, Cunningham LG: Whitehair, Hambright 😄 Mustipher RG: Daniels, Bars RT: Jenkins, Ifedi RE: Nichols, Edwards NT: Goldman, Brown LE: Hicks, Urban OLB: Quinn, Gipson, Mingo ILB: Smith, Woods, Iggy ILB: Trevathan, Thomas OLB: Mack, Vaughters CB: Fuller, Johnson, Vildor, Shelley, McManis, Wilcox FS: Jackson, Lucas, DHC SS: Gipson, Bush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmike90 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I like the trade for Minshew...like the drafting of Jordon & Mitchell...don't want to see Book anywhere near a Bears uniform...think Jenkins would be a bit of a reach there and Cunningham has went back to school has he not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nads786 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 Solid draft, and I think the trade for Minshew is logical. I would draft QB a little bit later as it's purely a gamble and try to find another offensive playmaker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 If Cap drops significantly could be some interesting veterans on market no one is expecting and some bargain ones as well. At 175 million Spotrac has NO at 104.6 mil over cap. Sounds insane. Watch them still keep most of their guys. Seems you can perpetually move money around into an endless future if you choose too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 56 minutes ago, Madmike90 said: I like the trade for Minshew...like the drafting of Jordon & Mitchell...don't want to see Book anywhere near a Bears uniform...think Jenkins would be a bit of a reach there and Cunningham has went back to school has he not? You are right on Cunningham he is taking the free year, damn it, he was my developmental LT of choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, dll2000 said: If Cap drops significantly could be some interesting veterans on market no one is expecting and some bargain ones as well. At 175 million Spotrac has NO at 104.6 mil over cap. Sounds insane. Watch them still keep most of their guys. Seems you can perpetually move money around into an endless future if you choose too. 175 would really screw the Bears. Likely means Robinson or Hicks are gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 1 hour ago, WindyCity said: 175 would really screw the Bears. Likely means Robinson or Hicks are gone. But the Bears wouldn't be alone. They are kinda lower middle of pack on salary cap. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2021/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Why in Halas' name would they keep Leno? They'd be better off keeping Massie. They SHOULD get rid of them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Heinz D. said: Why in Halas' name would they keep Leno? They'd be better off keeping Massie. They SHOULD get rid of them both. You can’t replace both OTs in one offseason with no resources. Leno is better than Massie. Massie is bad, constantly injured, and 3 years older than Leno. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 2 hours ago, dll2000 said: But the Bears wouldn't be alone. They are kinda lower middle of pack on salary cap. https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/2021/ It doesn’t matter if other teams are screwed as well. The Bears would be cutting dudes just to make it under the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, WindyCity said: You can’t replace both OTs in one offseason with no resources. Leno is better than Massie. Massie is bad, constantly injured, and 3 years older than Leno. Leno isn't better than Massie. And...replacing, with no resources? How hard do you honestly think it would be to replace a below average LT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted February 4, 2021 Author Share Posted February 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Heinz D. said: Leno isn't better than Massie. And...replacing, with no resources? How hard do you honestly think it would be to replace a below average LT? Hard. Competent OTs make a lot of money. So in addition to eating money on Leno you have to pay or draft a replacement. There is not a planet in this solar system where Massie is better than Leno. Massie has been outplayed by his backups in the last 2 years. Replace Massie and if you can replace Leno go nuts, but deal with the injured and useless RT over the competent and durable LT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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