What do we think happens with him this offseason? I went into the year thinking he was a solid WR2 but he looks like more of a WR3.
Do you think Poles retains him? Whats a fair price?
if we plan on drafting mhj hes prob gone
Either he’ll stay for a more team friendly contract. Or a team will overpay like what happened two years ago.
If we get MHJ in the draft, I’m not sure what to do with him. I think he’s maybe worth somewhere in the neighborhood of 8 mil/year but I’m not sure there’s not another team that would be willing to give him more
I would love to get MHJ and say fuck Mooney and go all in on Higgins. Can you imagine a Moore, Higgins, MHJ WR room 🥵
I think a team definitely would go well past 8 mill. How much more idk but Lazard got 11 mill a year. In 5.5 years he had 188 receptions, 2,509 yards, and 21 TDs. Mooney in 3.5 has 204, 2,500, and 11 TDs. Similar numbers outside of TDs but some of that is the product of us having a trash O.
Lazard had the benefit of playing for a good team, with a good offense, and a good coach. I fully expect Mooney to get around that or maybe even a lil more. Other guys making around 11 are Meyers, Samuel, and Gallup and all had similar numbers to Mooney after 4 season. He’ll actually probably finish with better numbers than those guys.
My dream would be Moore and MHJ as #1 and 2 and Mooney in the slot
Let him go. We have Scott to take his spot and drafting MHJ would round out the receiving corp without having to spend a boatload on free agents.
I have the same concerns. I would like him retained and think paying him like a low end 2 is appropriate
I’m fine with a mid tier 2. Should be paid like a 1k yard per season guy as He’s so much better than his stats.
He’s been open a lot and just balls are not thrown to him.
I really like Mooney and with a competent OC I think he can be super useful.
He gone
a team is going to overpay for him
Chiefs, Panthers, Patriots, Jets would all probably value him higher than the Bears in 2024.
When the Bears drafted Scott I wondered if he was the replacement.
I’m guessing a team in need of WR help is probably going to overpay. Not sure what the Chiefs cap looks like but think how much they could use a guy like Mooney right about about now.
If i’m remembering correctly Mooneys best year was with Nagy as HC. From a quick google it looks like KC is middle of the pack in cap space (before whatever resignings they want to do). I think if we don’t resign him KC is a very likely landing spot for him
I think Darnell overvalues himself, the Bears undervalue him, he goes to free agency but is so pissed off at the Bears that he signs a small deal with another team and talks shit about how we suck
Seems to be the MO these days
When everyone says your the asshole I think poles should believe it
Has another year on contract right? I would let it ride out and see how next year goes. Love the guy, but would be nice to have a tall receiver for the fade routes to the end zone and sideline throws
While I’d love to keep him but I have a feeling his value is greater elsewhere. He’s a solid WR2 imo. Not a guy to physically win 1 on 1s but a guy who can consistently run routes and make catches
He can probably get 13/14 but I don’t think the Bears are going to pay that much. If we can get him at 11 id be be quite happy. The thing about his contract that will be tricky to navigate is guaranteed money vs AAV. Sweat got a bit lower total because he’s been incredibly healthy and they felt good giving that guaranteed which is how they met in the middle. Mooney has injury history so I wouldn’t be surprised to see higher average with lower guaranteed that has an out after 2 years. One thing is there seems to be some solid WRs coming available if their teams don’t resign so that may help us. Ultimately as a fan I really want to see us retain our few players we hit on, but it’s a business so I’d understand. Hope to see him back though!
As much as I love Mooney I think he’s replaceable