Would you trade the Bears 1st round pick for a pass rusher?

[UChiLAbear]

Last year I was for "Da Haul"....this year keep da picks and haul in Linemen for da trenches. I prefer trading down and getting more picks but if da Bears feel the right player is there, then trade up. If they do...they better be right.

 

[UChiLAbear]

Jenkins was meh this season, overweight, and left like 6 games with injuries. They aren't paying him $20m for one season.

I would think if da Bears were going to extend Jenkins, it would have happened already. Teams tend to extend players before or during the last year of their contract. Too many injuries with him, as we all know.

 

[DrGonzo]

Parsons is about to be the highest paid pass rusher in the NFL. Like $100 mil signing bonus to fit under Dallas' cap? Like earning more than the gdp of several small countries.

Finding a playmaking edge rusher (or a perennial starter on OL) at #10 should be unf*ckupable even for Poles.

 

[Rise]

It’s year 4, got our offensive guru. It’s time to mortgage the future for a DE!

 

[Runruffshod75]

Jenkins was meh this season, overweight, and left like 6 games with injuries. They aren't paying him $20m for one season.

Why not? They paid over 20 million and a draft pick for a 32 year old slot receiver.

Put him back at RG where he belongs. There isn't a very good offseason market for RG.

Tevins play on the field wasn't nearly as bad as fans exaggerate.

When your line has a LT that couldn't anchor a row boat, a lightweight CENTER that's no more than a glorified chip blocker, and a RG off the scrap heap, the only two competent linemen on the field aren't going to look as sharp as they should.

The only FA Guard outside of Smith that would interest me is Dalton Risner and even there you have injury concerns.

Adding 3 rookies to your offensive line in one offseason will be a total shitstorm

 

[nc0gnet0]

It absolutely has to do with supply and demand.

The lions, chargers and commanders also have a ton of cap room, why is a top FA picking us over them?

Its why poles traded for Sweat, because it was very unlikely he would have come here in FA

Bears fans seem to forget Maxx Crosby has a no trade clause.

Although, he did publicly say he would love to play for the Lions.

Bears? Not so much.

 

[dennehy]

Why not? They paid over 20 million and a draft pick for a 32 year old slot receiver.

Put him back at RG where he belongs. There isn't a very good offseason market for RG.

Tevins play on the field wasn't nearly as bad as fans exaggerate.

When your line has a LT that couldn't anchor a row boat, a lightweight CENTER that's no more than a glorified chip blocker, and a RG off the scrap heap, the only two competent linemen on the field aren't going to look as sharp as they should.

The only FA Guard outside of Smith that would interest me is Dalton Risner and even there you have injury concerns.

Adding 3 rookies to your offensive line in one offseason will be a total shitstorm

Because he's not very good and not worth close to half that.

Even if he was as good as you think, he wasn't available enough. And that is an ongoing problem for him.

That CENTER started for a playoff team. Not that he's that good, but certainly Jenkins didn't make him any better.

There are plenty of other FAs they could sign for like 1/2 of the price. Or just offer Jenkins a $5m/1y contract. He's not going to get a huge contract with his injury history.

 

[NeverDieEasy]

Bears fans seem to forget Maxx Crosby has a no trade clause.

Although, he did publicly say he would love to play for the Lions.

Bears? Not so much.

 

[NeverDieEasy]

And to answer the OP: No.

 

[Canth]

If it was a top 5 pick no, but at 10 to get a proven guy who creates that amount of havoc I would of course do it. What is the likelihood of getting a player the level of Crosby or Parsons with who we draft? Almost nil, and I don’t care if they are 5 years younger.

Those 2 would change the identity of the Bears defense, but like you said it will never happen.

Parsons was the 12th pick of the draft in his draft. Crosby was as 4th round pick.

This draft is supposed to be strong for the DL. Keep your own pick and find your own guy and have them on a rookie contract for the next 4 years. Yes, it carries more risk as it's obviously not that easy to find guys but with this draft and the state of the roster, I think that is the best way to go forward.

Depending on how the draft goes, it may even be smarter this year to trade back a bit in the 1st to try and get another day 2 pick.

 

[remydat]

Not from the 2025 draft picks. However I have wondered about a scenario along these lines

2025 Draft:

1) LT
2) 3TECH
2) HB
3)CENTER

FA: Sign Trey Smith if he hits the open market and franchise Tevin Jenkins

Then after all is said and done heading into the season consider trading 2026 draft capital for a DE.

Trey Smith is 20-25m a year. Jenkins franchise os another 20m. Draft class is around 14m So that is 54-59m spent when your cap is 64m. That really makes no sense especially for an injry prone OL.

Jenkins only makes sense if you can get him for like 10m a year or so.

 

[Canth]

Because he's not very good and not worth close to half that.

Even if he was as good as you think, he wasn't available enough. And that is an ongoing problem for him.

That CENTER started for a playoff team. Not that he's that good, but certainly Jenkins didn't make him any better.

There are plenty of other FAs they could sign for like 1/2 of the price. Or just offer Jenkins a $5m/1y contract. He's not going to get a huge contract with his injury history.

Eh, I think Jenkins is going to get way more than $5M/1y. Supply and demand combined with the ever increasing salary cap will make that happen. But, I think any team that does sign him will have regret when he once again misses a ton of games to injury and has that 1-2 wtf plays per game.

 

[alswank87]

Are we still sold on the possibility that Booker makes a big jump this offseason?

 

[dennehy]

Eh, I think Jenkins is going to get way more than $5M/1y. Supply and demand combined with the ever increasing salary cap will make that happen. But, I think any team that does sign him will have regret when he once again misses a ton of games to injury and has that 1-2 wtf plays per game.

Perhaps. But dude has played like 58% of snaps since coming into the league, and that's not just from major injury he's hurt all the time, and has been probably above average at best in the snaps he played. I would maybe offer him the $5/1 but likely I'd just let him walk, and that's probably what the Bears will do.

 

[bearsfan1977]

No. But if Carter fell to 6 or 7 ( he probably won’t ) I wouldn’t mind trading up for him. His upside is phenomenal and he’d be on a rookie contract. Not sure how much draft capital that would cost, though.

 

[Canth]

Perhaps. But dude has played like 58% of snaps since coming into the league, and that's not just from major injury he's hurt all the time, and has been probably above average at best in the snaps he played. I would maybe offer him the $5/1 but likely I'd just let him walk, and that's probably what the Bears will do.

Any smart team is going to make it incentive laden for any deal with Jenkins. I just think the market is such that he will get paid a lot more than $5M. There are just not that many OL with the talent to be a starter available in FA that someone will give him a deal and hope that their staff is better than the Bears in keeping him healthy and in using him.

 

[Canth]

No. But if Carter fell to 6 or 7 ( he probably won’t ) I wouldn’t mind trading up for him. His upside is phenomenal and he’d be on a rookie contract. Not sure how much draft capital that would cost, though.

A lot. Probably too much, especially when you consider the rest of the holes on the roster and especially the lack of depth.

 

[bearsfan1977]

A lot. Probably too much, especially when you consider the rest of the holes on the roster and especially the lack of depth.

Not sure it would cost a 1st though. And I’d take that over trading a 1st for a vet and then have to pay a premium contract to.

 

[nc0gnet0]

Because he's not very good and not worth close to half that.

Even if he was as good as you think, he wasn't available enough. And that is an ongoing problem for him.

That CENTER started for a playoff team. Not that he's that good, but certainly Jenkins didn't make him any better.

There are plenty of other FAs they could sign for like 1/2 of the price. Or just offer Jenkins a $5m/1y contract. He's not going to get a huge contract with his injury history.

He will get 6-9 mil easy

 

[dennehy]

He will get 6-9 mil easy

Saying what I think he's worth.