I’m making a few assumptions here…
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We move on from JF1
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JJ gets the tag
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EJax & Whitehair are cut. Mooney is let go.
With that, I think the Bears have 6 main holes to fill this offseason (in no particular order).
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QB1
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C
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WR2
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DE2
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FS
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3T
A few thoughts on this…
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Bears can likely fill 2 of these spots with the first round rookies. If by chance they trade back, they’ll likely recoup a high 2nd that can immediately contribute.
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This is a strong draft at the top for QB, WR, OT
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The FA class (pending) has some great names at WR, S and DL. Bears will have close to $90m in cap to spend (again).
How do ya’ll see it playing out? Any names you are high on?
QB1 - Keep Fields
C - Cushenberry
MHJ (1st round pick)
Jared Verse (1st round pick). Don’t see Poles spending another $20+ million on a free agent edge rusher. If you look at what he’s done, he has one premier player at each level of the defense (assuming JJ gets extended).
FS - Antoine Winfield Jr. and add another in the draft (4th Round Pick)
3T - ride with Dexter and let him continue to develop, and add another DT in the draft to replace Justin Jones (4th Round Pick)
G - (3rd round pick) still need a solid back up guard to push Nate Davis and depth with Tevin’s injury history