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Nobody is high on Bears current DE pass rush lineup for 2025. Last year's sack totals were:
Sweat 5, Odeyingbo 3, Booker 1.5. Yikes! The PFF grades matched.
Though salary cap remains a mysterious thing, according to spotrac, after accounting for draftees (Top 51 Rule -$1.56mil), Bears have aprx $9.94 mil.
Most potent remaining FA help would be: (PFF: passrush grade)
Za’Darius Smith - 9 sacks, 76.5 PFF, 17 QB hits, 6 TFL, 32 yrs old, 17 Games
Von Miller - 6 sacks, 83 PFF, 3 QB Hits, 6 TFL, 36 yrs old, 13 Games.
Matthew Judon - 5.5 sacks, 53.9 PFF, 3 QB Hits, 6 TFL, 32 yrs old, 17 Games
At their ages, they may sign for 1 yr contracts, especially Miller. Smith might demand more years, and in the area of $8-12 mil/year. Miller and Judon are more likely in Bears price range of $6-10 mil.
Bears current DL that could take DE snaps include: Sweat, Odeyingbo, Booker, Williams, Turner, Robinson, Dexter, Hardy, UDFA Xavier Carlton. (Odeyingbo had 8 sacks in 2023.)
With Billings, Dexter, Garett, Turner, Williams, Pickens at DT, Bears could give Turner DE snaps (who played DE 2023, 6 sacks). Chris Williams played 75 DE snaps last year, 3 sacks total DT/DE.
Bears must consider injury to Sweat or Odeyingbo, you're looking at starting Booker, Robinson, Williams or Turner. They also need to keep their DE starters fresh to be potent.
Are Bears safe with Booker, Turner as direct backup/rotational DEs? Or should Bears make feeler-offers to Smith, Miller and Judon? Or do both?
Sweat 5, Odeyingbo 3, Booker 1.5. Yikes! The PFF grades matched.
Though salary cap remains a mysterious thing, according to spotrac, after accounting for draftees (Top 51 Rule -$1.56mil), Bears have aprx $9.94 mil.
Most potent remaining FA help would be: (PFF: passrush grade)
Za’Darius Smith - 9 sacks, 76.5 PFF, 17 QB hits, 6 TFL, 32 yrs old, 17 Games
Von Miller - 6 sacks, 83 PFF, 3 QB Hits, 6 TFL, 36 yrs old, 13 Games.
Matthew Judon - 5.5 sacks, 53.9 PFF, 3 QB Hits, 6 TFL, 32 yrs old, 17 Games
At their ages, they may sign for 1 yr contracts, especially Miller. Smith might demand more years, and in the area of $8-12 mil/year. Miller and Judon are more likely in Bears price range of $6-10 mil.
Bears current DL that could take DE snaps include: Sweat, Odeyingbo, Booker, Williams, Turner, Robinson, Dexter, Hardy, UDFA Xavier Carlton. (Odeyingbo had 8 sacks in 2023.)
With Billings, Dexter, Garett, Turner, Williams, Pickens at DT, Bears could give Turner DE snaps (who played DE 2023, 6 sacks). Chris Williams played 75 DE snaps last year, 3 sacks total DT/DE.
Bears must consider injury to Sweat or Odeyingbo, you're looking at starting Booker, Robinson, Williams or Turner. They also need to keep their DE starters fresh to be potent.
Are Bears safe with Booker, Turner as direct backup/rotational DEs? Or should Bears make feeler-offers to Smith, Miller and Judon? Or do both?
