Is this Roquan Smith's replacement?

[Gustavus Adolphus]

seriously doubt that Dean gets past Detroit at 32 or 34, and may even go late 1st round

k....

 

[DaaBears]

And if Fields suddenly becomes a top 10 QB in 2022 or 2023 and becomes the newest face of the franchise, he needs to be jettisoned asap. This will bring in a lot of draft capital to draft the next Bears QB.

Build through the draft, don't you know?

Exactly. The next thing you know Fields' rookie contract ends and he wants $40 million. He needs to go now.

 

[msadows]

It’s literally the preferred strategy for about 90% of the roster. It’s how you build and keep a contending team…

Yea, no its not.

You need to fix your vision, man. You don't draft players with top 10 picks just to let them walk a few years later.

 

[msadows]

Exactly. The next thing you know Fields' rookie contract ends and he wants $40 million. He needs to go now.

What about Mooney? He's gonna want a payday soon too after this season.

Might as well trade him now before he even increases his salary by playing well

 

[greg23]

Draft a bunch of players just to draft their replacements 5 years later.

A smart strategy....never.

Actually outside of QB and OL if you do that consistently you're a damn good/smart organization

 

[JoJoBoxer]

Cool, I agree. That doesn't mean that's what's going to happen. I hope it does.

I'm just saying, don't be surprised if Poles doesn't want to devote big money toward current players.

It could happen like that, but, to me, it would be a red flag on Poles because it would show that he was more interested in bringing in his own people instead of looking at the team and seeing what pieces could be the first steps of building through the draft (star players like Smith who was a Bears draft pick).

Anyone who does not see at least a top 10 linebacker in Smith does not have very good vision, man. Teams pay to keep a draft pick who is at least a top 10 linebacker on their team.

 

[JoJoBoxer]

Draft a bunch of players just to draft their replacements 5 years later.

A smart strategy....never.

What is worse is to draft a bunch of players to "build through the draft" and when a player becomes a success, decide to trade him to draft a bunch of players all over again... and then cry because there are holes all over the place because there is no talent on the team.

 

[JoJoBoxer]

They should and will retain roquan. He plays the most prolific position in this franchises history, is not a distraction, and works hard and improves yearly.

That also said, you give him a 5-6 year deal around 17.5m a year. By the time he's reached the end of that deal(And the bears are hopefully competing) his salary won't seem crazy anymore since the cap should go up 25-30% in that time period.

You are SO wrong.

The salary is going to skyrocket in the coming two or three years.

 

[Nelly]

What is worse is to draft a bunch of players to "build through the draft" and when a player becomes a success, decide to trade him to draft a bunch of players all over again... and then cry because there are holes all over the place because there is no talent on the team.

Smith is pretty much the only guy on the entire team right now that you can claim as a success story from draft to star. If you're not willing to extend him, who in the hell would you be willing to extend?

 

[Myk]

We're replacing linebackers before we need them while ignoring the positions we don't have???

I did a mock with all linebackers so we could be like the Lovie days.

 

[JoJoBoxer]

Yea, no its not.

You need to fix your vision, man. You don't draft players with top 10 picks just to let them walk a few years later.

Where is that eye doctor fellow?

There is a huge need for an eye exam for that vision man.

 

[JoJoBoxer]

Smith is pretty much the only guy on the entire team right now that you can claim as a success story from draft to star. If you're not willing to extend him, who in the hell would you be willing to extend?

Thank you!

Someone passed their eye exam.

 

[nvanprooyen]

We're replacing linebackers before we need them while ignoring the positions we don't have???

I did a mock with all linebackers so we could be like the Lovie days.

Yeah. Even if you thought it was a good idea to replace Smith, there are WAY too many holes right now to spend high draft picks where there isn't a hole.

 

[Visionman]

Yea, no its not.

You need to fix your vision, man. You don't draft players with top 10 picks just to let them walk a few years later.

All depends on how good they turn out to be. Dumb teams keep players just because they were drafted high. And dumb fans prefer them to.

 

[msadows]

All depends on how good they turn out to be. Dumb teams keep players just because they were drafted high. And dumb fans prefer them to.

Yea, lets trade away one of the best players at his position in the league so we can possibly, maybe, have a chance to draft a player half as good as him.

Sounds like what smart teams do.

How about Jaylon Johnson? Should trade him too, then with the 2nd rounder you get you can draft a guy half as good as him.

 

[bullsrose]

Dean is smaller and slower then Roquan

 

[Visionman]

Yea, lets trade away one of the best players at his position in the league so we can possibly, maybe, have a chance to draft a player half as good as him.

Sounds like what smart teams do.

How about Jaylon Johnson? Should trade him too, then with the 2nd rounder you get you can draft a guy half as good as him.

Way to take things completely out of context. But it only shows how clueless you are.

 

[Mighty Joe Young]

Not underrated…just not truly elite like homer Bear fans think. And he’s certainly not at present a player we need to re-sign at all costs…

So, let me get this straight.

In your world, an aging Robert Quinn who had a career year after an awful one and is taking up a ton of cap space should absolutely NOT be shipped out for a late 3rd round pick in a draft that has a ton of talent in the middle rounds ....

But a young LB who has flashed all pro talent and is finally going to be in a system that caters to his strengths, and you're like "nah, fuck that guy"?

Oh, you're a 'special' one all right... ???

 

[msadows]

So, let me get this straight.

In your world, an aging Robert Quinn who had a career year after an awful one and is taking up a ton of cap space should absolutely NOT be shipped out for a late 3rd round pick in a draft that has a ton of talent in the middle rounds ....

But a young LB who has flashed all pro talent and is finally going to be in a system that caters to his strengths, and you're like "nah, fuck that guy"?

Oh, you're a 'special' one all right... ???

Didn't you hear? How teams win in this league is to trade/cut 90% of the players they drafted. Especially top 10 picks. Its the way you win.

 

[Zvbxrpl]

Dumb teams keep players just because they were drafted high. And dumb fans prefer them to.

The only thing dumb fans prefer is to devalue then not pay/get rid of a sideline to sideline tackling machine who’s had 100+ Combined tackles every year (even a couple seasons ago when he missed 4-5 games with his hush hush reasons) and is consistently top 5 or just outside in stats and other metrics at the ILB position because he’s not Fred Warner, Darius Leonard, or Bobby Wagner from the ‘legion of boom’ Seattle days.