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Protect the 2022 Cap Space
Based on a 205 million dollar cap for 2022, the Bears currently have about 50 million in cap space for 2022. That sounds like more than you think, as they do not have a lot of players under contract.
The only real money saving cuts are
Foles 7 million [3 dead]
Quinn 6.7 million [9 dead]
Blackson 2 million [1 dead]
As hard as it is, the Bears should not run out and spend a bunch of money or move a bunch of money into 2022. That is when the window should really open and we do not want to be bargain shopping at that point.
Keep Trying to Generate 2020 Draft Capital
-WR Anthony Miller, I would keep him at this point because I am not sure that Dazz Newsome is ready to be the #3, but it could be that the relationship is toast and they need to try and move him. If Adam Shaheen can return a 6th round pick than Miller should return something in terms of future capital.
-QB Nick Foles, the team trading for Foles would be adding a 2 years 12 million/9 guaranteed dollar contract, which is not crazy for a backup QB. If I am the Bears I would eat 3-4 million of the guarantees if it brought back a pick. If they have to keep him he would be a great mentor in the room, but he is very expensive for a glorified QB coach.
Extensions
-Allen Robinson, I think now is the time to strike with Robinson. The QB has been upgraded, the vibe is much better, and the last thing we want is to lose our #1 WR after 1 year with Fields. Now is the time to get back into this, he does not want to play under the tag and the Bears need the threat of the tag year as some leverage. If they get this done they can be way more flexible with the guys listed above. Robinson would clear a bunch of the cap space that they need.
5 years 100 million/60 guaranteed/15 signing bonus
Year 1: 7 GS/3 SB [10]
Year 2: 13 GS/3 SB [16]
Year 3: 4 S/10 GS/3 SB/5 RB [22]
Year 4: 16 S/3 SB/5 RB [24]
Year 5: 20 S/3 SB/5 RB [28]
-DE Bilal Nichols, Pace usually gets 1 deal done for a homegrown guy each camp and this season it should be Nichols. The transition from Hicks to him upfront started last season and now the financial transition needs to happen. Nichols had a great 2020 and looks to be building into the centre piece of the DL.
New Money: 4 years 36 million/18 guaranteed/5 SB
Old Money: 1 year 2.5 million
Total Deal: 5 years 38 million/18 guaranteed/5 SB
Year 1: 2 GS/1 SB [3]
Year 2: 5 GS/1 SB [6]
Year 3: 2 GS/1 SB/4 RB [7]
Year 4: 10 S/1 SB [11]
Year 5: 10 S/1 SB [11]
Draft Capital
The move up for Fields was the right move, it will always be the right move, and the Bears had to do it, or they would have been relegated to irrelevance. But, it has left them light on draft picks in 2022, a season where the cap is not expected to make a total rebound and grow. The Bears need to find a way to generate some day 3 picks. I have said it a couple of times, they will not replace the quality of the 1st round pick, but they can replace the quantity that they have lost. They are not currently eligible for a comp pick, which sucks, but they can make veteran trades and move down to supplement.
NO MORE TRADE UPS
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Based on a 205 million dollar cap for 2022, the Bears currently have about 50 million in cap space for 2022. That sounds like more than you think, as they do not have a lot of players under contract.
The only real money saving cuts are
Foles 7 million [3 dead]
Quinn 6.7 million [9 dead]
Blackson 2 million [1 dead]
As hard as it is, the Bears should not run out and spend a bunch of money or move a bunch of money into 2022. That is when the window should really open and we do not want to be bargain shopping at that point.
Keep Trying to Generate 2020 Draft Capital
-WR Anthony Miller, I would keep him at this point because I am not sure that Dazz Newsome is ready to be the #3, but it could be that the relationship is toast and they need to try and move him. If Adam Shaheen can return a 6th round pick than Miller should return something in terms of future capital.
-QB Nick Foles, the team trading for Foles would be adding a 2 years 12 million/9 guaranteed dollar contract, which is not crazy for a backup QB. If I am the Bears I would eat 3-4 million of the guarantees if it brought back a pick. If they have to keep him he would be a great mentor in the room, but he is very expensive for a glorified QB coach.
Extensions
-Allen Robinson, I think now is the time to strike with Robinson. The QB has been upgraded, the vibe is much better, and the last thing we want is to lose our #1 WR after 1 year with Fields. Now is the time to get back into this, he does not want to play under the tag and the Bears need the threat of the tag year as some leverage. If they get this done they can be way more flexible with the guys listed above. Robinson would clear a bunch of the cap space that they need.
5 years 100 million/60 guaranteed/15 signing bonus
Year 1: 7 GS/3 SB [10]
Year 2: 13 GS/3 SB [16]
Year 3: 4 S/10 GS/3 SB/5 RB [22]
Year 4: 16 S/3 SB/5 RB [24]
Year 5: 20 S/3 SB/5 RB [28]
-DE Bilal Nichols, Pace usually gets 1 deal done for a homegrown guy each camp and this season it should be Nichols. The transition from Hicks to him upfront started last season and now the financial transition needs to happen. Nichols had a great 2020 and looks to be building into the centre piece of the DL.
New Money: 4 years 36 million/18 guaranteed/5 SB
Old Money: 1 year 2.5 million
Total Deal: 5 years 38 million/18 guaranteed/5 SB
Year 1: 2 GS/1 SB [3]
Year 2: 5 GS/1 SB [6]
Year 3: 2 GS/1 SB/4 RB [7]
Year 4: 10 S/1 SB [11]
Year 5: 10 S/1 SB [11]
Draft Capital
The move up for Fields was the right move, it will always be the right move, and the Bears had to do it, or they would have been relegated to irrelevance. But, it has left them light on draft picks in 2022, a season where the cap is not expected to make a total rebound and grow. The Bears need to find a way to generate some day 3 picks. I have said it a couple of times, they will not replace the quality of the 1st round pick, but they can replace the quantity that they have lost. They are not currently eligible for a comp pick, which sucks, but they can make veteran trades and move down to supplement.
NO MORE TRADE UPS
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