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My #ChicagoBears offseason. I didn’t think spending big on an edge via trade or FA is viable. Instead I spent the $ on upgrading and giving ext. to Byard and CJGJ. Signing an underrated LB and drafting for OT, DE and DT while adding depth on defense.

The same #bears fans who complain and say Mesidor is “too old” (24) will turn to you and will take Treydan Stukes who is 2 years older than Mesidor at 26 years old.

Two #bears mock drafts. First one is what I would do while the second one is just a BPA from PFF’s big board untill the 4th round. Tried to do some more realistic trades too.

@NicholasMoreano Another one I like is Zakee Wheatley

@LB3Truther I've been focusing on players that have versatility. Coby Bryant, Kyler Gordon and Jalon Kilgore would give Dennis Allen so many options.

What do people think DA wants to do with Kyler? Move him around to Safety/Nickel? Move him to CB2? Draft a guy like Kilgore and he can do it all while also having Kyler roam around the field. 2 hybrid players would be game changers

Brad Biggs article on if the #bears will add an edge rusher in free agency. They believe in Booker who had 4.5 sacks the last 6 games of the season.

@TomPelissero @RapSheet Wow

Blockbuster! The Dolphins are sending star WR Jaylen Waddle to the Broncos pending a physical, sources tell me and @RapSheet.

@BillTZimmerman @WestSportsPT I get it, on the surface it looks like they are content with just using draft picks to improve the team but on the inside poles is looking 3-4 years down the road for sustained success which u have to do

So to summarize the Bears finances conversation over the last week... Schefter's "broke" source was from the Bears org. Kap's source says the Bears don't want to spend more this year because Darnell Wright needs an extension this year, Caleb and Rome next year, and Burden and Loveland the year after that. The Kap source says Bears want to be smart so they can keep all their guys. What no one wants to discuss is that the cap is going to go up $150 to $200m in the next 5 years. The cap currently is accelerating faster than player salaries. So if the cap isn't an issue, and the Bears don't want to spend money in 2026 because of cash they need to spend in 2027 and 2028, that's decision is either by necessity or by choice. We can argue tone, we can argue message, but everyone is actually coming to the same conclusion.

@PFF NFC North free agency grades

@PFF #chicagobears mock draft RD1-S McNeil-Warren RD2-DE Dennis-Smith RD2-C Jake Slaughter RD3-LB Anthony Hill Where is the DT? I’d take DT Kaleb Proctor at this point. Don’t know how big a need LB is now.

My favorite 26’ prospects who in think will have success in NFL. -DT P.Woods -DT Z.Durant -DT G.Halton -S E.McNeil Warren -S B.Clark -S C.Downs -DE A.Mesidor -DE D.Bailey -DE R.Bain -CB D.Moore -CB M.Delane -CB K.Abney H.M- Proctor, Ponds, Kilgore, Haulcy, Dennis-smith, Z.Young

We still haven’t heard nothing on the Tyson Bagent trade front. Bears just gave Case Keenum a raise from last season which muddies the water a bit. Just strange payin a QB3 QB2 $. Teams I could see him going to -Steelers -Cardinals -Jets

Don’t know if the bears are waiting for the draft or not but one DT still on the market that fits the bears is DJ Reader. Had 3 sacks, 20 pressures last szn after havin 2nd highest Double team Rate. Contract 1 year $6 mil Def grade 68.9 30/134 DTs 72.6 run D-21st 61.7 pass D-36th

One things for sure #dabears are going to need some new voices in the locker room to lead. They got rid of all the leaders on D. Edmunds, brisker, Byard, all gone. Who’s gonna step up next to Grady Jarrett?

Breaking: A massive NFL trade is currently "in the final stages". Expect it to be wrapped up by Saturday night.

Best Free Agent pass rushers left in free agency. ⭐️J Bosa -A.Ebikete -A.Muhammed -AJ Epenesa -C.Jordan -H.Reddick -J.Clowney Wish #dabears would sign at least one of these guys for depth. Need someone who can rush the passer and bring pressure. Will probably wait for the draft

@TomPelissero John Lynch’s classic

The 49ers are sending a 3rd-round pick to the Cowboys, who also get Odigihizuwa's roughly $16 million salary off the books, as they address their DT need.

Now we got a MOTIVATED Jedrick Wills Jr? And a MOTIVATED Dayo Odeyigbo? Is poles cookin rn

Ryan Poles: What do you want for Maxx Crosby John Spytek: 2 firs…. Ryan Poles

@TomPelissero Diabolical by the raiders.

While there has been intense backlash at the Ravens for backing out of the Maxx Crosby trade, there's really no recourse to the Raiders or the NFL: Even when trades are official, they often have conditions that are negotiated, including a player reporting to a new club and passing a physical by a certain date. The result of a physical is at the discretion of the new club’s doctor.

@RapSheet Like it oooook

Source: The #Bears are signing former #Lions WR and returner Kalif Raymond, adding an intriguing weapon in Chicago.