Whoa!
Yeah, that's not a bad argument.This may also explain the reason the Bears made the move for Claypool:
I looked it up on Spotrac earlier tonight and the top free agent WRs are going to be names like Nelson Agholor, Sterling Shepard, DJ Chark, Randall Cobb, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Jakobi Meyers.
The strength of the next FA class is o-line. So, you’ll probably see them sign at least two premium FA o-lineman and then add another interesting skill position peace in the draft.Yeah, that's not a bad argument.
And while in a vacuum Roquan Smith and a top 2nd traded for Claypool, a lower 2nd, a 5th, and a throwaway depth piece LB doesn't seem like great value, the opportunity costs of extending those two main pieces does play into it.
It's frustrating though, because while the Bears now have an NFL level receiving corps (still not an above average one, but in the neighborhood of average as opposed to the overgrown practice squad they were playing with), and always had an NFL level running back room, their laughable farce of an offensive line doesn't really give them a chance to do serious development of where they want to go.
The strength of the next FA class is o-line. So, you’ll probably see them sign at least two premium FA o-lineman and then add another interesting skill position peace in the draft.
One stud left tackle would really make a dramatic difference to the whole offensive unit. Ideally more than that, but you want to maximize that impact and the Bears have the cap space to do it.If you're looking at just tackles, the top two OT that will be available will be Orlando Brown Jr. and Jack Conklin along with George Fant. Best available guard will probably be guys like Justin Pugh or Roger Saffold. I'd be surprised if they went after a C like Rodney Hudson or Mitch Morse.
They better not win more than that if they’re trying to tank properly.The Bears are only allowed to win 3 more games this season or my pocketbook takes a hit. Am I safe? I'm nervous as hell!