The Chicago Bears have not pulled off any sort of big move so far. Fans are getting anxious, feeling that GM Ryan Poles isn’t proactive enough to try to make his team better. Justin Fields remains on the roster. His list of potential landing spots has drastically dwindled. Not many big-name free agents are left. If Poles wants to make a splash, his best opportunity may now be trading one of his top-10 picks. Many out there still believe the possibility remains that Chicago will pull a last-second swerve by trading the #1 pick to the highest bidder.
Poles won’t reveal anything, so the only thing people have left is speculation. One thing is clear. The demand for that top pick is stupidly high. It is already well-known the Washington Commanders are interested in the spot. Other QB-needy teams have contacted the Bears about it. Albert Breer of the MMQB revealed that another is prepared to join the fray. Uncertain about their situation with Daniel Jones, it appears the New York Giants are hoping to go after one of the top quarterbacks.
That includes all the way to #1, if possible. It comes down to what Poles’ price tag is.
The Chicago Bears’ decision should be clear at the end of March.
They still have pro days and private visits to get through. Evaluations on these quarterbacks are incomplete. Ian Rapoport said this is part of why the Bears didn’t trade Fields. They aren’t yet certain which direction this will go. Until then, they’d like to have a QB option on the roster they trust. Most of these meetings should conclude around the end of this month. It would be shocking if the Bears don’t know what they want to do on April 1st. Current predictions remain the same. Everybody expects Chicago to take a quarterback #1 overall. The favorite for that honor is USC’s Caleb Williams.
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There are two ways this changes. Either the quarterbacks fail to make the necessary impression Poles wants, or one of the teams eager to trade up makes an offer the Chicago Bears can’t turn down. As things stand, the former is more likely than the latter. Bears evaluators seem to like the talent of this quarterback crop. They need to determine if any of them have the necessary mental toughness to handle playing in this city. That is why these looming interviews are crucial.
Trading down from 1st pick to 1.5 with Giants would give Bears a haul. BUT –
Bears would miss out on all 3 Top QB prospects and WR Harrison.
IF Poles trades down it should be with Wash or NE to guarantee a game changing blue chip selection. At 2 or 3, Bears would still get many good picks to upgrade holes but we wouldn’t throw away grabbing our franchise QB or a dominant playmaking WR.
Since Poles is blowing opps to sign a legit free agent Center, WR2 or top DE, he has to Ace the Draft!!!
Scooby- After doing the calculations of timelines from the historical sports moments you remember places you at 36yrs old! 😉 But the Dodger fan part means we must be mortal enemies now!!! I hope Micheal Busch becomes a 10 time all star!
If Poles decided to trade 1.1 they could end up with a blue chip wide receiver, an edge rusher and a center, plus extra 1st and 2nd’s in future picks and possibly a stud player from the team trading for 1.1
To me that would be a win win
Breers running out of material, so let’s make some more crap up. Lambchop states the only fact in the article, “the only thing people have left is speculation”. Give it a rest!
Hehateme30, Something very similar happened to me while I was posting on allrecipes. Helen, Nancy, and I were discussing Ina Garten’s meatloaf recipe. I went to post to Nancy how I think Helen is dyeing her hair. When I clicked on post, everything flickered, and I was on a recipe for chicken piccata(?)
I just thought “the maker” was punishing me for gossiping.