My own mid off season mock (FA & Draft)

[malagabears]

My first off season mock on this board. Here goes:

 

Top Offseason needs:

1. WR (Addressed in FA and draft)

2. OT (Addressed in draft)

3. OLB (Addressed in FA and draft)

4. TE (Addressed in FA)

5. CB (Addressed in FA and draft)

Draft

Bears finish the season 6-10 and get draft position/pick number 8. No trade down in this mock.

Pick 1/8 - We take CB Minkah Fitzpatrick from Alabama (6-1, 205 pounds), which has been an NFL talent factory now for over 5 decades. Fitzpatrick is a dangerous defender in the middle of the field. He is a smart defender and has good instincts, which puts him in position to make plays. With his skill set and versatility, Fitzpatrick looks like a real weapon as a CB or safety for a pro defense. He can play the roaming safety role in the middle of the field as his instincts put him in position to make plays on the ball.  Having experience at cornerback has given Fitzpatrick good experience and comfort to line up in man coverage. He will become our other playmaker opposite Fuller in the X/Y coverage packages.

Pick 2/8 – We take OT/RT prospect Martinas Rankin from Mississippi State (6-5, 310 pounds). Rankin has blocked well for Mississippi State this season. He was moved to left tackle and has held up well at protecting the blind side for Nick Fitzgerald. Rankin has shown good athleticism with quick feet in pass protection. He also has blocked well in the ground game. The senior is helping himself in 2017. 

Pick 4/4 – (From AZ Cardinals) We take a WR with great upside and excellent hands. David Sills from WVA is 6.4/210 lbs and runs a 4.48 40. He leads the nation in TDs with 15 and I think could be a steal in the 4th. He can line up outside either as an X or Y and even run some slot routes on occasion. Additionally, He has mismatch size and has enough speed to challenge defenses downfield. Sills is on his way to turning himself into a legit NFL prospect.

Pick 4/8 - Isaiah Wynn G/C Georgia. Wynn is 6.2/310lbs. Wynn has impressed scouts this season as he has been an excellent run blocker for the Bulldogs. Wynn blocks with aggression and has a temperament that is hard to find in college blockers. In pass protection, Wynn has been very dependable as well. Because he is shorter and doesn't have ideal length, some sources think that Wynn could move to guard or center in the NFL. Wynn started at left guard in 2016, but scouts think he is athletic enough to also play center. Wynn's size and skill set has drawn comparisons to Kelvin Beachum, who is undersized but has managed to carve out a career at left tackle in the NFL. He could drop to the early 4th round and be our draft steal this year.

Pick 5/8 – David Bellamy OLB Georgia is 6.5 and weighs 245. Bellamy has really picked up his play as a senior and was very impressive against Notre Dame. He beat Fighting Irish left tackle Mike McGlinchey on a speed rush to get a strip-sack to close out Georgia's one-score victory late in the fourth quarter. In 2017, Bellamy has 19 tackles with 4.5 tackles for a loss, two sacks and a forced fumble. Sources say they're projecting Bellamy to Day 3 of the 2018 NFL Draft. They think Bellamy is a bit of a tweener and wonder if he can add weight to play defensive end or stronger as an OLB. They also say Bellamy is not all that impressive as pass-rusher but could learn and grow in to the position by 2019.

Pick 6/8 – Daylon Mack NT Taxas A&M. He is 6.1 325 lbs. 10/21/17: In 2017, Mack has eight tackles with four tackles for a loss, one sack and a forced fumble. He would be a good fit as a zero-technique nose tackle in a 3-4 defense. Mack notched just 25 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 2016, but he played better than the numbers illustrate. Mack was a disruptive force on the interior of the defensive line as a freshman in 2015. He totaled 32 tackles with 9.5 for a loss on the season, but also was a bigger presence than the numbers indicate. Mack also was only a rotational player, but he should take on a bigger role as an upperclassman.

Pick 7/8 – Austin MacGinnis K from Kentucky. MacGinnis is 13-of-18 this season with a long of 50 yards. MacGinnis kicked well in 2016, hitting on 84 percent of his field goals with a long of 51 yards. As a sophomore, he was 13-for-17 (77 percent) and was 21-of-27 as a freshman (78 percent).

Free Agency

We enter the FA period with 41M in CAP space with the total projected to be 178M. We increase the total to 80.3M with the following players cut.

Glennon 11.5M Big obvious cut

Sims 5.6M Hurt and not a difference maker

Wheaton 5M Hurt and not a difference maker

Massie 5.6M Solid but we draft his replacement at 2/8

Demps 3.6M Did not show anything and hurt

Young 4.5M Hurt for most of the year and will be 32/33.

Freeman 3.5M Another suspension and hurt as well. Out ILB depth has been good with Jones providing excellent performance so far in 6-7 games.

Non- Bears Free Agents to target

1. Our first big catch of the day is literally a WR who can run routes, separate, and catch. 

For our HR we sign Davante Adams to a 4/54M with 32M guaranteed. 1st year CAP hit is 18M with 9M salary and 9M signing bonus. Best and biggest benefit is we steal him away from the Peckers who may not have the CAP space to pull this off. 62.3M left in CAP

2. Ziggy Ansah is not resigned or FT’d by Det. We sign him to a 3/39M with 24M guaranteed. He is a great edge rusher and will compliment Floyd on the right side as he switches over. He is not terrible against the run either. We front load 15M in the 1st year with a 10M base salary and 5M signing bonus prorated over the 3 years and other incentive bonuses (Roster). The CAP hit is 11.3M. We have 51M left. He may bite due to his injury history.

3. As our final piece to compliment the receiving corps while Shaheen develops is to sign Eric Ebron after the Lions cut him. We steal him on a 1-year 5M prove it deal. 2.5M salary and 2.5M signing bonus. He has a ton of upside and is a potent receiver who can stretch the middle of the field against opposing ILB’s. Great size and speed and the change of scenery hopefully does him a world of good. 46M left in CAP room.

4. I really like Vontae Davis as an experienced complimentary piece to the secondary. He has had some injury concerns, but he is still young enough in 2018/19 (29/30) to make a reall difference. We sign him to a 2-year 17M contract with 12 guaranteed. He has been highly rated on PFF in earlier years 2013/14 and can play nickel or as a sub on press man coverages. He will round out the CB starter depth. His 2018 CAP hit is 8.5M with another 3.5M guaranteed as a signing bonus prorated over 2019. 38.5M left in CAP space.

Bears Free Agents to resign

1. Kyle Fuller – As one of our returning FA’s we sign him to a 3-year 30M deal with 17M guaranteed. He has performed very well this year and we should reward him since he has righted the ship. He has often gone head to head against the opposing team best X/Y receiver and is also contributing in the run game D. This year’s CAP hit is a flat 10M (5M base salary and 5M signing bonus). We now have 28.5M left in CAP.

2. We resign Christian Jones to a 2-year 5M contract with 3M guaranteed. Good Depth at ILB and he can compete for the other ILB spot opposite Trevathan. We have 25M left in CAP as this is a 2.5M CAP hit. 

3. We resign Sam Acho to a 1 year 1.5M deal. He provides good depth at OLB. We have 24M left as he has a 1M CAP hit. 

4. We resign Cam Meredith to a 2-year extension offer sheet for 6M. 3M Cap hit leaves us with 21M left in CAP for the rookie class (6/7M for 6-7 draft picks if trade down happens).

5. We resign Dontrelle Inman to a 2 year 4M with 2M guaranteed. CAP hit is 2M and we now have 19M left.

6. Other low level signings:

WR Kendall Wright 2 years 7M/4 guaranteed (2M 2018 CAP hit)

DE Mitch Unrien 2 years 4M/2 guaranteed (2M 2018 CAP hit)

13-14M CAP left with 6/7M for rookie pool plus 6-7M for contingency.

 

In the next mock I will provide a projected roster with depth and UDFA & other FA projections.

[G08]

Is Davante Adams even that good, guys?

[Rogerthat]

26 minutes ago, G08 said:

Is Davante Adams even that good, guys?

he looks like the best WR on the packers. 

[G08]

Curious to see how he does without Rodgers... but I'm not holding my breath. That 12 TD season he had is an outlier.

[Nads786]

57 minutes ago, G08 said:

Is Davante Adams even that good, guys?

Hard to say but this is more of a desperate move for a team without any real WR talent. Can we get AJ back  

[Sugashane]

It would be crazy to get both Ansah and Adams, I'd be amazed for us to land two 'big fish' in FA.  Would be awesome though.

Who would you go for as the number 2 QB? Once Glennon is cut Trubisky is the lone QB on the roster IIRC.

I'm starting to feel like Meredith is going to want a 'prove it' deal. He put up 800+ yards while starting only 10 games and with Hoyer/Barkley as hit main QBs. Lord knows he should thrive with a QB that is actually talented.

[DABEARSLCF04]

I'm already bored of seeing Adams mocked to the Bears. But if he does well with Hundley ill warm up to it a lot more.