15 minutes ago, fathom said:

It’s crazy he’s only 25

The mileage is also very low from all his injuries.

5 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

That’s what Brad Biggs reported on The Score.

I think he is - I also think they have flexibility to get someone like Connor Williams now that they have Bates (ie let him start and than you move to someone else later).  But I expect they will priortize Dline and Wideout in FA next.  

Just now, Chicago White Sox said:

The mileage is also very low from all his injuries.

I don't think having low mileage due to being injury-prone is necessarily a good thing. 

Greenard gets 4 and $76 mil, $42 guaranteed. Hunter is gonna get $100 mil, easy. 

8 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Greenard gets 4 and $76 mil, $42 guaranteed. Hunter is gonna get $100 mil, easy. 

My hope is Hunter allows you on a shorter term deal.  When I say that - I mean more flexible to drop after say 3 years, but he is going to get 25M AAV.  

2 minutes ago, chw42 said:

I don't think having low mileage due to being injury-prone is necessarily a good thing. 

He stayed healthy all of last year.  Personally, I’d rather gamble on the RB who has been nicked up a bit in the past moreso than a guy with a ton of mileage.  RBs are notorious for suddenly falling off a cliff and I don’t envision that for Swift at least like some of these other FA options.

12 minutes ago, chw42 said:

Greenard gets 4 and $76 mil, $42 guaranteed. Hunter is gonna get $100 mil, easy. 

PFF pretty much on the money here, although a much bigger guarantee.  They have Hunter getting 3/$67.5M with $47.5M in guaranteed money.

I just think Swift is not a smart ballplayer.

But whatever. Poles has a quota of one move i hate every fa period.

9 minutes ago, bmags said:

I just think Swift is not a smart ballplayer.

But whatever. Poles has a quota of one move i hate every fa period.

They obviously want Caleb to have multiple pass catching options to succeed but I’m not a fan of overpaying RBs over drafting them in later rounds.

Swift is pretty stupid.  He thinks he can turn any carry into a positive gain.  I can’t remember which game it was but rather than going down for no gain, he kept running backwards on a blitz thinking he was going to turn the corner on the defense on both sidelines and ended up with a 15 yard loss.

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Wow - Wilkins got paid. I really wonder what Raider(s) do at QB.  Maybe him and Getsy end up reuniting for the right price - if they are going to spend all that money on Wilkins they need to do something at QB.

I am curious if Bears will break the bank on Hunter - he's going to get paid big time.  But you kind of have to pay up if you want to get a difference maker like that in FA.  

26 minutes ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

They obviously want Caleb to have multiple pass catching options to succeed but I’m not a fan of overpaying RBs over drafting them in later rounds.

Swift is pretty stupid.  He thinks he can turn any carry into a positive gain.  I can’t remember which game it was but rather than going down for no gain, he kept running backwards on a blitz thinking he was going to turn the corner on the defense on both sidelines and ended up with a 15 yard loss.

If Bears had 7 or 8 picks - I maybe would care more. But Swift was a 2nd round pick and Bears are basically buying that for 8M per year for next 2 years (3rd year you can walk away from basically).  The Bears absolutely have luxury of doing that vs. using a 4th rounder or something on a RB this year (they don't have the luxury of doing that). And I like Swift at 8M vs. paying some mediocre guy 2-3M per as a FA.  

I also like having a legit pass catcher at RB. But damn did Wilkins get paid - 27.5M per year AAV.  

Now that free agents are signing, should we move this to a new thread for the new season?

17 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

Wow - Wilkins got paid. I really wonder what Raider(s) do at QB.  Maybe him and Getsy end up reuniting for the right price - if they are going to spend all that money on Wilkins they need to do something at QB.

I am curious if Bears will break the bank on Hunter - he's going to get paid big time.  But you kind of have to pay up if you want to get a difference maker like that in FA.  

Supposedly Hunter and Denver are working on a deal

The Packers signing Josh Jacobs is quite something.

Huff now off the board and so are a few of the Centers.  Would love to hear some smoke around the Bears as only landing a RB today would be highly problematic.

7 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

The Packers signing Josh Jacobs is quite something.

Didn't see that coming. 

I really hope the Bears aren't going to follow the Sox free agent model of eschewing any big ticket free agents in favor of spreading the $$ around on 5-6 signings. 

Cousins to ATL 

Cousins to Falcons - 4yr deal.  So Vikings & Raiders are most likely options.  Broncos, Pats, Seahawks, Giants, and Titans are maybe some random wildcards.  

Cousins to ATL…Fields market imploding

It might be Fields is traded after Day 1 of the draft - once teams have figured out what they got in Round 1 at QB and than we see him moved. 

Just now, Chisoxfn said:

Cousins to Falcons - 4yr deal.  So Vikings & Raiders are most likely options.  Broncos, Pats, Seahawks, Giants, and Titans are maybe some random wildcards.  

I think there is zero chance the Raiders trade for Fields.  Vikings are tough because of being in the same division.  Unfortunately, ATL & PIT were the best options on paper and they have moved on.

I'm seeing like an out of left field signing - something like Calvin Ridley or Noah Fant.  Even though I'm wishing for Hunter.  

10 minutes ago, Chisoxfn said:

It might be Fields is traded after Day 1 of the draft - once teams have figured out what they got in Round 1 at QB and than we see him moved. 

They might just end up not trading him at all actually. 

17 minutes ago, Chicago White Sox said:

I think there is zero chance the Raiders trade for Fields.  Vikings are tough because of being in the same division.  Unfortunately, ATL & PIT were the best options on paper and they have moved on.

Said it before, but if you have made the determination that you are upgrading at QB by selecting Williams, then trading a worse QB within your division shouldn't be a concern to the Bears