Wild Guess - Stephen Denmark at safety

[pinkfloydster]

No, they're not.

I would love to be proven wrong. But according to this website for 2020 they are over the cap already.

Chicago Bears Salary Cap | Over the Cap

Chicago Bears salary cap, contracts, bonus money, dead money, and cap savings for every player

overthecap.com

 

[pinkfloydster]

All he has to do is be good at taking angles, wrapping up and smart enough to not play out of position, all things Dix seems to have struggled with before... Coverage skills aren't as much of a high prerequisite at this other safety position.

It will come down to how fast can he read the offense IMHO. The little tape that is out there he has shown quick reads, decisiveness, and really good tackling technique that surely was instinctive given the short time he was on defense. Of course that was at a much much slower pace than an NFL offense.

 

[modo]

According to Spotrac the Bears are -26m. This does not account for rollover. It also does not account for any cap increase.

Bears have 16m this year. If all rolled over they’d be -10m before any cap increase.

Bears aren’t in that bad of shape when you consider salary restructures as well.

 

[pinkfloydster]

According to Spotrac the Bears are -26m. This does not account for rollover. It also does not account for any cap increase.

Bears have 16m this year. If all rolled over they’d be -10m before any cap increase.

Bears aren’t in that bad of shape when you consider salary restructures as well.

So the 16 m from this year, if they don’t use it, rolls over? Didn’t know that. That does indeed help.

 

[modo]

So the 16 m from this year, if they don’t use it, rolls over? Didn’t know that. That does indeed help.

My guess is they may extend one or two people with this and lower future salaries

 

[Tjodalv]

I would love to be proven wrong. But according to this website for 2020 they are over the cap already.

Chicago Bears Salary Cap | Over the Cap

Chicago Bears salary cap, contracts, bonus money, dead money, and cap savings for every player

overthecap.com

And where did you get the 12 mil from? Your ass?

 

[pinkfloydster]

And where did you get the 12 mil from? Your ass?

Why yes, it did come from my anus. Literally! I flatulated and it made a sound most resembling “twelve”. So I went with it. Should have qualified that when I posted it. I said “something like” to indicate uncertainty. And since I am not a paid reporter that seemed fair at the time. Still, my anis did a remarkable job of getting close to the number. I have quite a smart anus.

 

[Bearly]

Clearly a smartass.

 

[Sculpt]

FWIW

Chicago Bears: Why Stephen Denmark could be safety of the future

The Chicago Bears have a number of rookies and undrafted free agents who have gotten attention, but Stephen Denmark is flying under the radar.

www.google.com

Basically the article just says his physical traits & skills would be good for SS... but they don't make him bad for CB.

I'd argue he'd be more valuable as a good CB, and many think Prince is on his way out for being too expensive.

Bears may train him as a Safety... I could see it, but there's no reason he can't be developed into a great CB.

 

[pinkfloydster]

Basically the article just says his physical traits & skills would be good for SS... but they don't make him bad for CB.

I'd argue he'd be more valuable as a good CB, and many think Prince is on his way out for being too expensive.

Bears may train him as a Safety... I could see it, but there's no reason he can't be developed into a great CB.

Saw a tweet that Denmark is at corner.