Bears Free Agency only

[wazzupi]

Are you stating the Bears have NOT taking chances on injured players and struck out repeatedly? You aren't worried a 300lbs man that has a serious foot injury MIGHT have issues with exploding off the line?

Yes I am not worried. Next !!!

 

[ThatGuyRyan]

I did not expect the Bears to be active first week of FA

I did, not this.

 

[jooo83]

I've hated just about every move Poles has made so far. This is an awful signing.

Time will tell. He's only 27 and obviously plays a position of need for the Bears. But no question it's a ton of money for a guy that last year had to settle for a 1 year deal then had his best season in a walk year. I suspect a lot of the guys praising this move are in a full blown Ryan Poles Kool aid drinking stage and probably never heard of Ogunjobi until he got hurt in the playoffs last year. Hopefully they are right.

 

[bigwhiskey83]

Hand on dick, ready to rip, but to soon yet. Chill

I haven't been on the forum in years but though with the new regime I'd try and be a better fan this year.
These two post literally had me doubled over laughing. Same old same old Bears and Bear fans. Love it!

 

[zabavka]

I haven't been on the forum in years but though with the new regime I'd try and be a better fan this year.
These two post literally had me doubled over laughing. Same old same old Bears and Bear fans. Love it!

Yeah so far this feels a lot like meet the new boss, same as the old boss...

Biggest takeaway is 3T DT worth lots of $$, OLine, so far, not so much. Very similar to previous regimes here.

 

[Bearly]

No idea of the quality or value. I'll let it all play out and then decide.

 

[Visionman]

Knew there would be lots of whining today. Not disappointed…

 

[botfly10]

I did not expect the Bears to be active first week of FA

Cover 2 cannot function without a good 3 tech

****

I am getting serious lovie era flashbacks right now

 

[JoJoBoxer]

Well Mack and Quinn were going to also play the same position in a 4-3, so I would rather have Larry and an extra 2nd round pick. Neither Quinn or Mack were gonna play left end in a 4-3.

The better question is would you have rather kept Bilal or bring in Larry

Who said that Quinn and Mack were going to play the same position? Whoever did, forgot that Mack was really good playing to opposite side with the Raiders.

 

[zabavka]

Not really whining just feels very dependent on one player, the 3T DT. What if he gets hurt? Why is this some unicorn position that no one else can play?

I mean Ogunjobi is worth 13 million a year but you can't pay a Superbowl winning C in Allen 8 million a year to protect your number 1 player?

Feels like offense takes a back seat to Def again, seen this movie before.

 

[Discus fish salesman]

Not really whining just feels very dependent on one player, the 3T DT. What if he gets hurt? Why is this some unicorn position that no one else can play?

I mean Ogunjobi is worth 13 million a year but you can't pay a Superbowl winning C in Allen 8 million a year to protect your number 1 player?

Feels like offense takes a back seat to Def again, seen this movie before.

You don't know what offers Allen got. Maybe he took less to go back the a super bowl team. Also you are deciding the fate of a new gm on 8 hours of his first FA

 

[TL1961]

Looks like an overpay for a guy coming off a career year and an injury.

“Coming off a career year” for a young guy is another way of saying he’s getting better each year.

 

[TL1961]

I may have jumped the gun. The guy looks like he has been healthy after his rookie year. That said, I don't think other teams use high value assets like we do to acquire injured players. Carimi, Chris Williams, Jenkins, Kevin White, Jaylon Johnson.

Let’s not blame Poles for those deals.

 

[Grape]

Not really whining just feels very dependent on one player, the 3T DT. What if he gets hurt? Why is this some unicorn position that no one else can play?

I mean Ogunjobi is worth 13 million a year but you can't pay a Superbowl winning C in Allen 8 million a year to protect your number 1 player?

Feels like offense takes a back seat to Def again, seen this movie before.

Who said we weren't willing to pay Allen 8 per year?

The only FA signings that haven't been market "overpays" are re-signings. It's almost certain that he stayed with the Rams on a discount. Same can be said for Gallup.

 

[TL1961]

Are you stating the Bears have NOT taking chances on injured players and struck out repeatedly? You aren't worried a 300lbs man that has a serious foot injury MIGHT have issues with exploding off the line?

Jaylon Johnson was a strike out?

 

[iueyedoc]

I've hated just about every move Poles has made so far. This is an awful signing.

So you were in favor of them continuing to pay Danny Trevathan, Eddie Goldman, and Tarik Cohen starter money to either not play at all, or play poorly as back ups?

 

[TL1961]

No idea of the quality or value. I'll let it all play out and then decide.

If you don’t immediately ***** you might get kicked out.

 

[Les Grossman]

Not really whining just feels very dependent on one player, the 3T DT. What if he gets hurt? Why is this some unicorn position that no one else can play?

I mean Ogunjobi is worth 13 million a year but you can't pay a Superbowl winning C in Allen 8 million a year to protect your number 1 player?

Feels like offense takes a back seat to Def again, seen this movie before.

Actually no, you can’t pay a FREE agent player money to play for a team he doesn’t want t to play for. You really think he’d rather play for a team where he’s already situated and comfortable that just won the SB or the Chicago Bears…? Hmmmmmm

MAAAAYBE Chicago could have lured him away… for a contract worth $15M per year lol. But that’d be something else for people to ***** about now wouldn’t it?

 

[iueyedoc]

The position is absolutely needed as we all know. Good 3Ts don't grow on trees. So I get the move but, do we gain anything by losing such an exceptional pass rusher?

That's not the point. It's money. I understand that. Will Ogun have more of an impact? For a difference of 7 mil a year. Who would you rather have? Mack or Ogun? Perhaps Ogun's impact will matter more due to position in this scheme. IDK. It's just curious.

Ogun in a spot of extreme need, $7M and much more the next few years and Christian Watson with the 48th pick vs Mack. That is a tough call.

 

[botfly10]

Not mad but it's arguably curious. Is Ogun for $13 mil a year better than Mack for $20mil (savings)?

goddammit, here we go

I dont know about Ogun specifically, but...

3 tech is THE MOST important position on a cover 2 or tampa 2 defense