Official, Brand Spanking New, 2020 Chicago Bears Thread - Gotta be better than 2019? (It's NOT)

[Kensington]

Can someone please fucking fire Ryan Pace.

 

[Kensington]

Yup...

Bears sign TE Jimmy Graham (2 years, $16 million): O'BRIEN Grade
Wait a second... Jimmy Graham's not retiring? This is absolutely shocking news. I assumed Graham would be forced to hang up the cleats after coming off a miserable season in Green Bay. Apparently, the Bears didn't pay attention to how horribly Graham performed in 2019.

I don't understand this signing. Paying Graham anything more than the minimum would be an overpay, and yet Chicago is willing to give him $8 million per season. Graham is decrepit and can barely move, and he wasn't productive with Aaron Rodgers. If he couldn't do anything with Rodgers, how can he possibly do well with whichever mediocre or horrible quarterback the Bears opt to go with in 2020? This is the type of signing Bill O'Brien would make, so I'm forced to give Chicago an "F" for this move

 

[Flyn]

Jimmy Graham: "How much? Gimme a pen. I was going to retire."

Unless Pace scores 100% the rest of the way in free agency/draft, I am done with him. Tired of him overpaying for crap. Look at the highly paid Offensive Line for more Pace idiocy.

What's Graham's upside? 40 for 500 with 4 TDs? With Trubisky throwing to him? I don't think so.

 

[Kensington]

Another instance of the Bears seemingly bidding up a FA against no one...

 

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You don't know that, the CFL could have been right there offering him $8mil/year to play. Perhaps a pickup men's league was also offering him that or even more.

 

[Flyn]

Only $3 mil. more for a young, ascending TE (Hooper) who could have been on the team for 8 years. Instead we get an old, gap filler for double what he should be getting.

 

[Kensington]

Well this is out of nowhere...

 

[Kensington]

Not surprising given my last post...

 

[FESTER665]

Not surprising given my last post...

Shawn1112 is devastated.

 

[Flyn]

Quinn has a good motor. He had way more sack production than Floyd in 2019. Are the Bears overpaying for him? He was making $8 mil. last year and $14 mil. now.

It's not going to be as easy for teams to triple team Mack.

 

[Kensington]

Would have to see the contract details, but giving a 30 year old pass rusher a 5 year contract seems asinine

 

[Kensington]

Looks like Bridgewater is off the table

 

[Flyn]

He'll be 34 at the end of the contract, I think. Probably his last big contract. Hopefully he plays like he's worth it.

 

[Flyn]

Bridgewater signing means Cam Newton IS on the table.

 

[Kensington]

Panthers would have to shoulder some of the money for Cam to come to Chicago

 

[Flyn]

That works for me.

 

[Flyn]

Imagine a healthy Cam Newton instead of Trubisky.

Looks like Cam only has 1 year left on his contract for $21 mil.

 

[Kensington]

I mean that's a big IF on Cam's health....

 

[Kensington]

Bears sign DE Robert Quinn (5 years, $70 million; $30 million guaranteed): D Grade
I have a feeling that the public and media is going to love this move for the Bears, and I can understand why. The prospect of Khalil Mack and Robert Quinn teaming up together to terrorize quarterbacks seems like a winning formula.

However, I don't think it'll work for a couple of reasons. First, Quinn hasn't played well in the 3-4 in the past. He struggled with the Rams when they transitioned to a 3-4, and so it wasn't a surprise that he rebounded in Dallas' 4-3. I don't know why he would go to a team running a 3-4 again. It's almost as if he doesn't even know his weaknesses, and it's more damning that the Bears don't either, given that NFL players are generally optimistic about their abilities.

Second, Quinn is now 30, so the Bears appear to be paying on past production. It's more likely than not that Quinn will regress at least a little bit in regard to his athletic ability.

Given these two items, as well as the very high price, I must grade this poorly. You could argue that this deserves an O'BRIEN grade, but I'll be optimistic like Quinn and grade this as a "D."

Very good points made on the 3-4 v 4-3 systems he's played in

 

[FESTER665]

Bears get Foles

 

[Flyn]

Bring on the QB competition. Foles is probably going to win the job.

 

[Shawn1112]

Bring on the QB competition. Foles is probably going to win the job.

Hands fucking down he wins the job
Mitch welcome to the rest of your career as a back up

 

[Chet Donnelly]

Happy to have Foles. I think he'll be a decent holdover until they can draft a QB in the future.

Trubisky has to be one of the worst draft mistakes in recent history....taking Mitch over Mahomes and Watson. Set the franchise back at least 5 years.

 

[Shawn1112]

Happy to have Foles. I think he'll be a decent holdover until they can draft a QB in the future.

Trubisky has to be one of the worst draft mistakes in recent history....taking Mitch over Mahomes and Watson. Set the franchise back at least 5 years.

Not only that but wasted a top 5 defense for 3 out of those 5 years. Game manger and a run game and Bears shoulda made deep playoff runs last couple of years

 

[FESTER665]

Bring on the QB competition. Foles is probably going to win the job.

Probably ?!?!?