Official 2019-2020 Chicago Bears Thread - Keep Moving Forward

[Shawn1112]

IMO, the Bears have little choice other than to list Trubisky as their QB for next year. How about they spend big and grab Winston? That's the kind of choice they have if they don't use Trubisky. Draft a QB in the 2nd, pay for a questionable veteran or use Trubisky.

I'm as disappointed in him as you guys are but there isn't an easy answer. Maybe, if the Bears use free agency and the draft to fix the O line, he might do better? I think the O line was more of a problem than Trubisky was.

Notice they haven't commented on picking up his 5th year option yet. IIRC, they have until May to decide. I'd bet they're looking for alternatives. Hopefully they have some kind of plan.

The best answer I can think of is signing some good O coordinator who also can evaluate draft talent. He takes over play calling from Nagy and convinces Pace that players X,Y and Z will fix the line. They do and Trubisky settles down with time to throw. Will this happen? Probably not but it's a better answer than dumping a QB who would be instantly signed by another team. IF Trubisky bombs next year, the Bears have a first round pick in 2021 and could make a move then. Next year is make or break for Trubisky and, maybe, Nagy and Pace.

Nothing will fix Trubisky, no matter how much you want them to fix him. Better O Line going to fix his piss poor mechanics, or teach him how to read a defense? When you have a ton of X players bashing him and pretty much calling him a bust.....guess what, he is a bust. Those X players know a hell of a lot more than we do.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

I say that every year, but they suck me in...I’ll be back next year :-/

I was able to for many years. Then we hired Nagy, moved up to get Tricky-biscuits and I thought all things were good.

FOOOOLLLEED ME!

 

[Blood on Blood]

And we won’t get fooled again...

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Oh, I'm sure we will...

 

[FESTER665]

Nothing will fix Trubisky, no matter how much you want them to fix him. Better O Line going to fix his piss poor mechanics, or teach him how to read a defense? When you have a ton of X players bashing him and pretty much calling him a bust.....guess what, he is a bust. Those X players know a hell of a lot more than we do.

Not only that, yes some other team would sign him for sure....

To be a backup.

I can’t think of a single team who would think grabbing the 30th‘ish ranked QB in the league is going to fix their franchise.

 

[Flyn]

Bears hire Juan Castillo as O line coach. Castillo has bounced around the league after a long period with Philadelphia. He has been O line coach, run game coordinator, defensive coordinator. ..

 

[Kensington]

Eddie got his payday

 

[Shawn1112]

Eddie got his payday

Well deserved imo.

 

[Flyn]

Spending the money on Jackson means Trevathan will probably be gone.

 

[Shawn1112]

Spending the money on Jackson means Trevathan will probably be gone.

They will be fine at LB. Kwit can play the run as good as anyone, but will need to substitute him on passing downs.

 

[Flyn]

Trevathan, Long and Chase are the three top salaried free agents this year.

 

[Shawn1112]

Trevathan, Long and Chase are the three top salaried free agents this year.

Long is gone unless he wants to come back very cheap on a prove it 1yr deal

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Man o man, that's a lot of $$$ for a safety.

 

[Shawn1112]

Man o man, that's a lot of $$$ for a safety.

Only 33 million guaranteed, would like to see the breakdown of guaranteed money

 

[Kensington]

They need someone better than Chase to come in and backup Trubisky, especially given Trubisky's injury history.

Long is likely to be cut...$1.5M in dead money vs. $8.1M in cap savings....no brainer.

Trey Burton, on the surface, may seem like an easy cut, but he holds $7.5M in dead money, and only $1M in cap savings...so we're stuck with him, unless we can trade him.

 

[Kensington]

Also, if we're not signing Travathan, you need to retain Kwit, who is also a free agent. I also think Pierre-Louis played himself into at least a 1 year deal, as he is also a free agent. McManis is gonna be a free agent, and has a been at great special team, and can step up on D as needed. Ha Ha is also sitting as a free agent, and played out his 1 year prove it deal, and it probably looking for a payday. And that's JUST the defense...Lynch, Nick Williams, Deon Bush, Roy Robertson-Harris are all also FA's...most of them should go fairly cheaply, but there are a lot of people to retain...and not a ton of money to do it.

 

[Flyn]

Long, 31, announced Sunday on Twitter that he has retired, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports.

Some chicagoans are probably happy to hear I’m finally stepping away and getting my body right. Some Chicagoans may be sad to hear this. Either way ufeel about it, I want u to know how lucky I am to have spent time in your city. I became a man while playing in Chicago.Thank you❤

 

[Kensington]

He hadn't been right for a few years, but he was still better than the other junk ass players the Bears trotted out towards the end of the season

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Fox will pick him up now and have the Howie and Kyle long show.

 

[Blood on Blood]

Unfortunate but agree he hasn’t been right.

 

[Kensington]

I went over a few of these before, but they stand. Glad to see they are shaking up the QB room. I honestly would be happy with a Mariota or other QB that fits the system...someone who can come in and actually do some work, instead of Daniel coming in and dinking and dunking.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

In for Kwiatkoski.

Does Ha Ha stay here? My bets is not.

 

[Kensington]

I don't think the Bears can afford to pay him.

Defense may look a bit different next year. The problem with signing Mack to the deal they did, was that we knew we wouldn't be able to keep everyone forever...His contracts really limits what the Bears can do.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

That's what I thought. He's gonna want a nice pay out and probably for at least 3 years at this point I would think.

 

[Kensington]

Bears only have $17M in cap space for next year...I don't know if that includes the Jackson signing or not...