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I get where you’re coming from but every team in the league has a bunch of weak spots on the roster

Posted by OB25

on October 29, 2026, 10:17, in reply to "So looking after this season, the Bears needs stack up as:"

✏️ Edited by OB25 on October 29, 2026, 10:59:54

You’re never going to feel like you’ve got every position covered the way you want it. At some point you need a true difference maker, and it’s highly likely they weren’t going to find that late in the 1st round or in a depleted free agency.

The way I’d look at it instead is that I can see them having top 10 players at their position next year at…

- QB
- TE
- RT
- LG
- DT
- MLB
- S
- WR if Burden takes one more step

They’ve started accumulating top end talent, and that’s going to cause you to have some holes in other spots that you need to fill smartly.

Previous Message

1 starting DE (2 if you cut Sweat, which I don’t think they’ll do)
1 starting DT (or if they think Jarrett is playing well enough, 1 starter needed beyond 2027)
2 starting CBs
1 starting LB
1 starting LT (pending Ozzy recovery)

With less cap space, free agency being a wasteland, no 1 and 4 and other needs on the horizon.

Alllllrighty.

Previous Message

Fuck yes

When something is happening, young people like to say it’s “lit.”

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Jeffrey Simmons traded to the Bears - illini21 October 29, 2026, 09:24

Monangai ruled out again* - OB25 October 31, 2026, 14:00
- that’s not great. should’ve been put on ir.* - Ari Gold October 31, 2026, 14:19
I know how you talk at the podium means very little - AintHatin October 30, 2026, 15:28
If Carl Williams can’t get a piece of the Bears guess the next best thing is the stadium development - CanHartlebHireSnider October 30, 2026, 13:25
Baller move. 2 firsts for a DT is a steep price, and doesn’t fix the DE and LB deficiencies - bbonb October 29, 2026, 17:32
- This seems like the kind of guy that makes a bunch of your players “better” * - meanjeans October 31, 2026, 14:19
  - 100%* - TarheelIllini October 31, 2026, 14:25
Same guy that said Simmons was a possibility yesterday said that Mack is getting finalized - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 16:56
- Link? - OB25 October 29, 2026, 17:08
  - I think he’s referring to this guy. Always seemed fake insider to me - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 17:14
    - Yeah looks like he’s just aggregating rumors and throwing everything at the wall. - OB25 October 29, 2026, 17:29
      - use AI to scrape and post, have a similar hit rate to an insider, and behold!* - torinese October 30, 2026, 13:41
Any way that 5th is for Mack and they're both the same day? * - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 14:43
Is he going to play on Monday night?* - shua October 29, 2026, 14:15
- Word is yes - ibdoc October 29, 2026, 14:38
  - Him and Nelson. Will be a fun night on Monday* - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 15:06
Looks like Arlington Heights deal is near complete as well - busy day * - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 13:53
- If the Hammond thing was to make AH seem palatable, it worked on me - RVA October 29, 2026, 19:43
- Eh aggregators suck - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 14:01
i do like pushing chips in when you're in your super bowl window - VIV October 29, 2026, 12:28
- I don’t know how any Bears fan isn’t estatic about this. These guys are close to unicorns. - voiceofreason October 29, 2026, 13:24
  - Did Cincy land Jonathan Taylor? I think I might have been centle'd on that one.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 16:02
  - I’m excited about it and when you look at his stats the last couple of years, just amazing. Should - harb October 29, 2026, 16:00
  - The fact that he’s on the Titans is I think leading to people not realizing just how good he is. - OB25 October 29, 2026, 13:31
    - Yep. 36-year-old Cam Heyward is still wrecking dudes - illini21 October 29, 2026, 14:54
    - I also think he’ll probably uptick a bit getting away from there - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 13:40
- Counter point. There is a fair chance that he gives more production than both picks combined - MC October 29, 2026, 12:40
  - 1. There’s no such thing as a sure thing in football. 2. Have to include the cap space.* - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 13:40
    - Well yes but he’s already a proven AP player so it’s more likely he’s good than bad. - MC October 29, 2026, 14:16
    - Cap space can easily be manipulated - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 13:43
      - Then why are you worried about fitting this into Caleb’s rookie deal? - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 13:59
        
        I'm not. Still, no better time to make the big splash* - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 14:21
        
        I'm not. Still, no better time to make the big splash* - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 14:20
  - The talk is the Bears are the 10th best team and thus would have 2 x #23 picks - ibdoc October 29, 2026, 13:09
- I hope they keep pushing. No half measures.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 12:37
- Hey pig, you ever had your chips pushed in?* - Sammich October 29, 2026, 12:36
- It’s a lot but I’m thinking about this way… - OB25 October 29, 2026, 12:36
Titans-Bengals line this weekend went from 10 to 11.5 after the trade.* - voiceofreason October 29, 2026, 12:12
so it looks like the titans took the cap hit on the signing bonus and the bears will have 4 years - Ari Gold October 29, 2026, 11:11
- More details - OB25 October 29, 2026, 11:39
  - FWIW, Sweat's cap hit next year is $25,085,295* - AintHatin October 29, 2026, 11:46
    - it'll be $4M when they cut him - IlliniSax05 October 29, 2026, 11:50
      - I’d be very surprised if they cut him. You think Sweat is bad, wait until you see the FA DE pool. - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 12:12
        
        Sweat isn't a bad football player - AintHatin October 29, 2026, 13:13
      - Will be interesting to see if he starts producing a ton now that Simmons is eating up double teams - OB25 October 29, 2026, 11:52
- If he’s under contract thru 2029, seems fine. * - MC October 29, 2026, 11:22
Maybe Simmons can get Sweat going a bit as they were college teammates* - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 10:48
So Simmons v Quenton Nelson on Monday? Nice* - AintHatin October 29, 2026, 10:39
WIn a Lombardi with Simmons and it's worth it. Otherwise it isn't.* - AintHatin October 29, 2026, 10:26
- on a certain level, that could be said about every transaction ever made* - Sammich October 29, 2026, 10:38
  - (minus the "Simmons" part)* - Sammich October 29, 2026, 10:39
Bears apparently also got a 5th rounder back in the trade.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 10:20
- <Carl>YES!</Spackler> - Kajagoogoo October 29, 2026, 10:46
  - Bears still have plenty of powder left to make additional moves. LFG.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 10:48
So looking after this season, the Bears needs stack up as: - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 10:10
- Why don't you worry about winning THIS year? Can't win the 2027 Super Bowl - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 11:17
  - Because I think the Bears had (and still have) a long window. - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 12:37
- he's not prime Aaron Donald but hopefully this move helps at least the other DT(s), if not the DEs - IlliniSax05 October 29, 2026, 10:50
  - Dexter is in Atlanta* - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 10:53
    - shit, I meant Jarrett - IlliniSax05 October 29, 2026, 10:58
- I get where you’re coming from but every team in the league has a bunch of weak spots on the roster - OB25 October 29, 2026, 10:17
overpaid for a 29 year old DT* - Poldark October 29, 2026, 10:08
I think Dexter Lawrence is a bit better, and he went for one first. But it was the 10 pick, - gvibes October 29, 2026, 10:06
- Lawrence was worth every penny. These good DTs can impact the game in so many ways - voiceofreason October 29, 2026, 10:44
Take advantage of the remaining time Caleb has on his rookie deal. Win now* - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 10:05
I’ll never understand the cap but how does this work financially? - OB25 October 29, 2026, 10:01
- Only costs $8M this year it seems?* - John Coctostan October 29, 2026, 11:18
First thought - Spackler is gonna be pissed about the picks * - MC October 29, 2026, 10:01
- Dots - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 10:04
Nashon Wright kind of agitating for a trade. I know he's not great but the Bears need some - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 09:56
- agreed if we are doing this we need secondary help* - CoronaTheirAss October 29, 2026, 09:58
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears they're going all the way... Super Bowl Super Bowl yay hey ok...* - uofi1998 October 29, 2026, 09:55
Wow, what a move. Wish he was like 2 years younger but he’s a DPOY caliber guy right now.* - OB25 October 29, 2026, 09:52
- Yeah I’d feel a lot better if he were 27 and not 29 - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 09:57
Grats Bears fans. He’s an absolute beast. I’ll miss watching him. - nash October 29, 2026, 09:39
- I’d be ecstatic about this if I were a Titans fan. - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 10:28
  - Sure if the front office was competent there’d be something to look forward to. - nash October 29, 2026, 11:23
  - Except your Titans fan and have no QB on your roster and are years from contending for a - MC October 29, 2026, 10:37
- 2 firsts and a 4th is a pretty great return, though.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 09:44
  - Hopefully they are both very late first round!* - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 09:51
    - For sure. The Titans stink and need to rebuild, Simmons on a big deal does nothing for them. - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 09:54
and it looks like he had signed a 3 year deal a few months ago... - shua October 29, 2026, 09:35
must mean they can get out from under sweat?* - Ari Gold October 29, 2026, 09:34
- They can. They can cut him after this year and save a ton* - Mrap24 October 29, 2026, 09:43
  - Jeebus, I'm bad at this* - Sammich October 29, 2026, 10:14
It says two 1sts and a 4th - wowza * - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 09:27
- I mean those 1sts will basically be early 2nds am i right * - meanjeans October 29, 2026, 10:50
- a proven playmaker at a position of need - IlliniSax05 October 29, 2026, 10:05
- A lot but can’t win now in 2028* - bjl63 October 29, 2026, 09:35
- That’s a lottttt but go win a Super Bowl in the next few years* - illini21 October 29, 2026, 09:33
- LOL* - Carl Spackler October 29, 2026, 09:31
- Wow. At least Simmons is legit and a missing piece* - CanHartlebHireSnider October 29, 2026, 09:30
- WTF.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 09:29
- I mean I guess the Myles Garrett trade kinda set the market * - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 09:29
HOLY SH!T * - aimlessillini October 29, 2026, 09:25
Noice. Now go get a CB, RB and TE.* - Warrin'_Illini October 29, 2026, 09:25

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