Superman(DH23) Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, DoleINGout said: On the right side. I think this a questionable decision even factoring in the cap. Jenkins is going to play LT for us. Hes been working the left side all offseason preparing for the draft. Leno was replacement level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoleINGout Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, Superman(DH23) said: Jenkins is going to play LT for us. Hes been working the left side all offseason preparing for the draft. Leno was replacement level. He will play LT, I know. But his experience and scouting has been based on what he does on the right side. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Rookie QB depending on a rookie LT... Hopefully it works. But... I'd be worried. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 5 minutes ago, ET80 said: Rookie QB depending on a rookie LT... Hopefully it works. But... I'd be worried. Fields wont be behind a soft OT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, Superman(DH23) said: Fields wont be behind a soft OT. He could be as hard as a coffin nail, but now he's going up against professional pass rushers - the jump in talent is pretty big, and being hard doesn't necessarily mean he's going to be able to match speed for speed, power for power and technique for technique. LT is a position with a pretty steep learning curve, that's all I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankWilliams Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, ET80 said: Rookie QB depending on a rookie LT... Hopefully it works. But... I'd be worried. I'm not totally sold on Jenkins at LT, but Leno was not good. The bar to beat his play from 2020 is not high. Theres a whole lot more upside here and I doubt he will be worse at LT than Leno was, but its certainly a possibility. Edited May 3, 2021 by TankWilliams 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 had no clue that plan was to move Jenkins to LT. should be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Buzz Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 23 minutes ago, TankWilliams said: I'm not totally sold on Jenkins at LT, but Leno was not good. The bar to beat his play from 2020 is not high. Theres a whole lot more upside here and I doubt he will be worse at LT than Leno was, but its certainly a possibility. Leno's definitely not "good" but I'd say when comparing him to most LTs he probably sits in that average tier and definitely better than a solid handful of teams trot out there. Could do a whole hell of a lot worse. Not sure assuming Jenkins steps in and provides that (with Leno's ability to stay on the field) is an easy ask. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankWilliams Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, .Buzz said: Leno's definitely not "good" but I'd say when comparing him to most LTs he probably sits in that average tier and definitely better than a solid handful of teams trot out there. Could do a whole hell of a lot worse. Not sure assuming Jenkins steps in and provides that (with Leno's ability to stay on the field) is an easy ask. Thats a fair assessment for his career until last year. There was a fairly significant drop off from the average play that he had, he was bad last year. Certainly no longer worth the contract that he was getting. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Took on a $5.1 million dead cap hit to cut a starting quality LT lmao I approve of this move 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackstar12 Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, incognito_man said: Took on a $5.1 million dead cap hit to cut a starting quality LT lmao I approve of this move 100% Yeah they saved money but at the cost of OT depth. Especially if the rookie LT struggles or gets injured. Edit: Didn’t know the Bears only had 400k in cap cut makes more sense now. Edited May 3, 2021 by Blackstar12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CKSteeler Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 20 minutes ago, Blackstar12 said: Yeah they saved money but at the cost of OT depth. Especially if the rookie LT struggles or gets injured. Edit: Didn’t know the Bears only had 400k in cap cut makes more sense now. Can anyone tell me what exactly the Bears are spending all their money on besides Mack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingseanjohn Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Just now, CKSteeler said: Can anyone tell me what exactly the Bears are spending all their money on besides Mack? Robinson - 17.8mil franchise tag Robert Quinn - 14.7mil Mack - 14.7mil Hicks - 12mil Total Dead Money - 18mil as of yesterday, with 9mil being Kyle Fuller alone. The total should be going to 23mil with this cut I believe. I also noticed that Mack's cap hit goes up to 30mil next year. So this is most likely his last year in Chicago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnobili Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 50 minutes ago, kingseanjohn said: Robinson - 17.8mil franchise tag Robert Quinn - 14.7mil Mack - 14.7mil Hicks - 12mil Total Dead Money - 18mil as of yesterday, with 9mil being Kyle Fuller alone. The total should be going to 23mil with this cut I believe. I also noticed that Mack's cap hit goes up to 30mil next year. So this is most likely his last year in Chicago. Mack would have a cap hit of 30 mil, or a dead cap hit of 24 mil if cut (though could be spread if post-june 1, but then you'd have 11-12 mil in dead cap for each of 2022 and 2023. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaidersAreOne Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 57 minutes ago, kingseanjohn said: I also noticed that Mack's cap hit goes up to 30mil next year. So this is most likely his last year in Chicago. Holy hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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