Here's the reality guys. Right now the talk would be whether the Bears were going to draft Drake Maye or Caleb Williams If This Were just a normal draft. When other teams have had the number one pick and quarterbacks were available, and they were going to take a quarterback, that's where all the discussion in the media is. When there's a clear top choice, that's where the discussion in the media is and has been in the past.
Yet the media keep talking about " It would take a historic haul" for the Bears to trade out.
This serves multiple functions.
* it raises the asking price for the pick
* it still leaves the door open for teams to make offers. Keep in mind, other teams in this situation have flat said they weren't trading the pick and instead going to draft a quarterback
* it bolsters Caleb Williams' profile, that not only did he get picked number one overall but that a team traded the farm for him. Instead of hiring an agent he's hired a PR firm to represent him so he cares about his image.
Going back, if what Colin Cowherd originally leaked was true, then what that means is the Bears and the Williams camp have come to an agreement and a plan where both sides get what they want. Williams can help with that by liking all the Chicago Bear tweets further cementing the idea that he's going to Chicago, and driving asking price up further.
Combine that with the rumors of Washington being willing to offer up a Godfather type deal and the Bears, if I am right, are ratcheting up the pressure to squeeze the last drop of blood out of that turnip and get the maximum possible from Washington. Which also explains why Paul said he might take this to draft day. Once the draft starts, you can get an extra first round pick in a future draft.
Look I'm not saying this is what will happen. But I'm also saying it would be silly to call it conspiracy theory and not think it can't happen because they are playing it close to the vest and playing it exactly right if they intend to trade the pick for a haul...
