Mike Florio and Myles Simmons do a deep dive on the Montez Sweat trade to the Bears, examining why they should’ve had a contract for him on his way through t...
What incentive does Sweat have to stay? Trading a high value pick for a guy that is looking for a deal - when your team stinks… is Ryan Pace level stupid.
Bears have most cap space in the league, they’d be happy to slap 2 franchise/transition tags on him (depending on who else needs a tag… Such as JJ), and then let him go after he reaches his age 30 season or at the first sign of injury trouble
What incentive does Sweat have to stay? Trading a high value pick for a guy that is looking for a deal - when your team stinks… is Ryan Pace level stupid.
Bears have most cap space in the league, they’d be happy to slap 2 franchise/transition tags on him (depending on who else needs a tag… Such as JJ), and then let him go after he reaches his age 30 season or at the first sign of injury trouble
Trading a 2nd for a guy you immediately need to franchise, when he’s a very good player but not a superstar, is very very stupid.