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You can keep Shaq another year by giving him an extension through 2025 with voidable years. His base salary iis 12 million and the rest is cap hit from restructures and signing bonuses. I am sure you can restructure where you can reduce his cap for 2023 which is his last year playing. The voidable years just help manipulate the cap.

I am fine with Reich getting his guy whether in the draft or FA. He should know what he wants and who he can develop. He also has a win now mentality so while he won't do anything crazy to win now at all costs he is going to be aggressive which Fitterer will support. Since his future is going to largely ride on the qb he chooses, Reich gets to pick his guy. He knows he needs to find one given his career in Indy and his opportunity here were marked by failure to find that stable franchise quarterback.

And Cam would have lasted a lot longer if refs didn't let defenses go helmet to helmet on him claiming he was a runner. Because he was such a physical mismatch for most secondaries and even linebackers he was penalized until they further tightened the rules to protect players from concussions and head injuries.

So does Fitterer also get all the credit if we go to the playoffs and we win the division? Or does he get blame if we suck but it is a collaborative effort or due to Reich if we do well. Just asking for a friend.....

Too soon to judge the 2021 or 2022 draft. Common thinking is it takes 3 years to determine if someone is a bust or boom. Plus if you hit on half your draft picks and nail the first 2 or 3 rounds you have done a great job. As for free agency if you aren't making splashes signing big name players to big contracts you are looking for serviceable guys and often Jags for depth or starting if needed. Overall I think Fitterer has done a pretty decent job with the roster being much better than when he inherited it.

You can't pick unless you know for who at what number. Except moving to 1 is a hard no. But to 3 for who? Stroud or Levis? Richardson at 5? Yeah it matters. There is not a huge gap between 4 or 5 quarterbacks and after the combine who knows who moves up or down. But we will sign one for sure. We are going to keep swinging.

I was thinking that if Reich made Staley OC then he had decided to call plays. Many potential OCs might not want to come here if they can't call plays or think it is a Bienemy situation which hasn't exactly garnered much HC interest because he isn't considered a true OC.

I hope so. Outside of Andrew Luck few rookie qbs were worth 3 1s and potentially more. And Luck got hurt.....

Again over the last 5 years with the exception of Mac Jones, what rookie qbs who played all season had winning records their rookie year. No matter where they were picked.

What kind of apples and oranges is that? Comparing a QB draft choice with a guy in the NFL. The point is while they might think that Young or more likely Stroud might be better, that isn't the choice. It is whether keeping Fields and a bunch of picks is better than picking Young or Stroud at 1. And that is an easy one.

I don't think he will be great either out of the chute. I would have a vet to start and put in our younger guys as they are ready to take over. If you read my posts you would know I don't like to start rookies unless you have to or they are an exceptional talent. For example look at how well Bradberry is playing now. You remember how often he was abused as a rookie.....

Says the guy who changes his alt all the time and thinks it funny to act like a middle schooler and poo on everyone's post he doesnt like or in this case stalk me around the site. Truth is you are much closer to that title than I am. But unlike you I ignore you for the most part until you make personal attacks.

I remember everyone saying he was a project. Why would that have changed.

Actually a lot of it was Lawrence. He was not good but again few rookies are. And yeah they were a dumpster fire as well. But that is not the same case with Chicago. I hate to say it but how many qbs have ever been good for Chicago? https://www.fanduel.com/theduel/posts/greatest-quarterbacks-in-bears-history-01e93v2hdrg1

I am not convinced that Chicago loves Fields so much as they want the extra draft picks and don't see Young or Stroud as so much better than Fields. So keeping Fields and getting the picks is a much better value than trading him away and keeping the number 1 pick.

He is one of the reasons they are picking first in the draft. Just saying.....

This is a decent article on the possibility. I did hear that the Bears might keep fields because the pick was more valuable but what if they don't get the compensation they want?? https://bearswire.usatoday.com/lists/bears-justin-fields-trade-what-it-could-look-like/

Should be an interesting offseason for sure and given Reich is new I have no idea what he is thinking.

Corral has more experience than Young or Corral, and the price to move up makes him a better value. Who says Reich relies on a rookie not named Luck. It will actually be between Corral, a rookie and a vet. Who stakes their future on two guys who have never taken a regular season snap in the NFL.

But is he convinced that Young or Srroud are so amazing he can't find similar ability at 9 and save all thise picks. You can pick up Fields for a wnd or third I read.

Not necessarily. How did Lawrence do his rookie year?? Assuming anyone out the gate will immediately shine is not reality for most all. So we pick Stroud and he is middling. Then what. And I don't think Young or Stroud will be franchise changing. IMHO.

This isn't poker where you can go all in by bluffing, you need to give up a ton of picks for a maybe. Convince me that Stroud or Young are so great that we need to give up multiple 1s when we have Corral in the wings. I would give him a try and if he sucks we will have a high pick next year so getting our guy won't cost us an arm and leg. Or move up slightly for Levis or Richardson and don't mortgage the farm.

Maybe Rhule had something to do with that. Doesn't mean Reich can't do better.

Like most very successful NFL quarterbacks they play too long and rarely leave on top. He had several times to retire after winning a Superbowl but always wanted more. Now he goes out after a decent but not great year and lost his family in the process. Don't feel sorry for him at all.