WindyCity Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 Cap Room: 41 million, we won't know about roll forward money, but I doubt the Bears have any. Foles and Quinn: 14 million Total Obvious Cap: 54 million Not Back DE Akiem Hicks QB Andy Dalton TE Jimmy Graham WR Anthony Miller CB Desmond Trufant Depending OT Germain Ifedi S Tashon Gipson RB Damien Wiliams WR Marquise Goodwin WR Damiere Byrd LB Christian Jones OG Elijah Wilkerson RFA OG Alex Bars 2.1 million ERFA OLB James Vaughters 700k C Sam Mustipher 700k TE Jesper Horsted 700k Try to Re-sign WR Allen Robinson Amari Cooper: 5 years 100 million/60 guaranteed/10 SB 1st Year Cap Hit: 12 million DT Bilal Nichols Jordan Phillips: 3 years 30 million/20 guaranteed/8 SB 1st Year Cap Hit: 5 million OG James Daniels Graham Glasgow: 4 years 44 million/26 guaranteed/12 SB Year 1 Cap Hit: 5.5 million P Pat O'Donnell 1.75 million LS Patrick Scales 1.25 million S Deon Bush 1.5 million S DHC 1.2 million Cap Spent: 32.4 million Cap Remaining: 22.6 million Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 (edited) 22.6 would put the squarely in the tier 2 shopping range, which is probably best. They can backload deals into 2023 and 2024 when the new TV money is suppose to be in and the COVID caps are done. The need for void years and all of that garbage should be done. Edited May 13, 2021 by WindyCity 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardown3231 Posted May 13, 2021 Share Posted May 13, 2021 I think you can probably put Daniels in the "depending" category at this moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 13, 2021 Author Share Posted May 13, 2021 4 hours ago, beardown3231 said: I think you can probably put Daniels in the "depending" category at this moment I think Daniels will be worth it, but you can afford a real addition to the OL and some tier 2 help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G08 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 hour ago, WindyCity said: I think Daniels will be worth it, but you can afford a real addition to the OL and some tier 2 help. If he stays healthy this season and performs well, I can see him returning. Kid is young still (23 as of today). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 I would love for the Bears to sign CB Steven Nelson and just take #2 CB off the need list for the next 2-3 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmike90 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 6 hours ago, WindyCity said: I would love for the Bears to sign CB Steven Nelson and just take #2 CB off the need list for the next 2-3 years. Nelson would be a great pick up but he will be able to get all kind of money if that is what he is waiting for...if he did come here I would play him outside this year and still draft an outside CB next year due to the deep deep talent pool...creates a great starting core and quality depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Madmike90 said: Nelson would be a great pick up but he will be able to get all kind of money if that is what he is waiting for...if he did come here I would play him outside this year and still draft an outside CB next year due to the deep deep talent pool...creates a great starting core and quality depth. I think you can give him a 4 year deal worth real money. CB is the only position we aren’t heavily invested in on defense moving forward. Allows you to focus on OLB, SS and ILB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulman Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I love analyzing the cap but it's way too soon to make decisions just yet. For instance. Not Back DE Akiem Hicks QB Andy Dalton TE Jimmy Graham WR Anthony Miller CB Desmond Trufant Suppose Hicks isn't declining as much as assumed. Maybe Pace extends him for a couple of years keeping him around for a Super Bowl run. There is a huge difference in that DL between when Hicks plays and we he doesn't play. I'm willing to give Miller on more shot to prove he's become a "grown up" NFL Slot Receiver. By adding competition we've essentially said it's now or never Jasper. Either perfect your talent in our offense or you're gone. Those who should be extended or given new deals are obvious but what isn't is the impact of a once again rising cap. I'll wait awhile before I get into the who and what terms stuff. We have a whole season to play ahead of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 Hicks barely made it through this offseason. Then they paid to backup DLmen. I think the writing is on the wall for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Would the Bears get similar cap relief if they signed Robinson to an extension before the deadline next month? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Heinz D. said: Would the Bears get similar cap relief if they signed Robinson to an extension before the deadline next month? They could structure it however. Likely they would make his cap hit this season lower, roll forward the savings on to the 2022 cap. Looks different, but same results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 2 minutes ago, WindyCity said: They could structure it however. Likely they would make his cap hit this season lower, roll forward the savings on to the 2022 cap. Looks different, but same results Let's hope they do it. Not just because it's the right thing for the team, but I'd really like for Pace to have some extra money available. You never know what player might end up being a FA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted May 15, 2021 Author Share Posted May 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, Heinz D. said: Let's hope they do it. Not just because it's the right thing for the team, but I'd really like for Pace to have some extra money available. You never know what player might end up being a FA... If Fields is going to be playing, which it seems he will be, I would like to add another layer of depth at OT, TE, WR, and we need space to do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Just now, WindyCity said: If Fields is going to be playing, which it seems he will be, I would like to add another layer of depth at OT, TE, WR, and we need space to do that. They might be good at WR, but those other positions for sure. It would also be nice to have the flexibility to sign another "name" guy, at whatever position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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