2022 Bears Offseason

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More cap space:

Bears free up additional cap space as Danny Trevathan, Tarik Cohen cuts become official

The Bears designated Danny Trevathan and Tarik Cohen as post-June 1 cuts, which has now freed up an additional $7.29 million in cap space.

bearswire.usatoday.com

Now whether Poles intends to use any of it this offseason remains to be seen.

 

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More cap space:

Bears free up additional cap space as Danny Trevathan, Tarik Cohen cuts become official

The Bears designated Danny Trevathan and Tarik Cohen as post-June 1 cuts, which has now freed up an additional $7.29 million in cap space.

bearswire.usatoday.com

Now whether Poles intends to use any of it this offseason remains to be seen.

Quick edit: It was noted that our top two draft picks have yet to be signed, so this will dent the cap a little. But we should still have plenty if the right situation presents itself.

 

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Four BOLD predictions from Sports Mockery.....none of which will probably come true, but WTF, it's 2022 and we haven't lost a game yet.

Bold Predictions For The New Chicago Bears Offense

The Chicago Bears won't have to worry about high expectations in 2022, and if anything that could end up working in their favor.

www.sportsmockery.com

 

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NFL makes the Bears forfeit a practice:

Chicago Bears Have Been Forced By NFL To Forfeit OTA Practice

Matt Eberflus wanted to set the tone for his tenure as Chicago Bears head coach and it appears he already found a way to do that.

www.sportsmockery.com

Guess you can't have any rough stuff without the pads on.

 

[wood20ks]

NFLTR has put out its final power rankings for this upcoming season.....
They have us at 31 with only Atl being under us.......
Its probably close to right......no wr corps,developing oline and no def......

But hey we can only go up from here....

NFLTR Review: Final 2022 Offseason NFL Power Rankings

As the NFL readies to break for the summer, we’ve got a pretty good idea of what each team looks like on paper. In this issue: Ranking all 32 teams ahead of training camp Tis

nfltraderumors.co

 

[richig07]

Four BOLD predictions from Sports Mockery.....none of which will probably come true, but WTF, it's 2022 and we haven't lost a game yet.

Bold Predictions For The New Chicago Bears Offense

The Chicago Bears won't have to worry about high expectations in 2022, and if anything that could end up working in their favor.

www.sportsmockery.com

I don't think any of these would be overly shocking. All four of these can come true and we can still be a poor team. None of them are dependent on the Bears having a good offense.

 

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Not sure if this has popped up in here yet:

Bears sign Mike Pennel, release Jeremiah Attaochu

On Monday the Chicago Bears signed veteran defensive tackle Mike Pennel and released outside linebacker Jeremiah Attaochu. The 31-year old Pennel (6’4", 332 pounds) has played for six different...

www.windycitygridiron.com

So Pennel's getting a second crack at Da Bearssss, altho he never really got a first crack after going on IR last year. Not a major development by any stretch, but as the article explains, it does make sense to swap out a 3-4 OLB for a 4-3 DT. If nothing else and assuming he remains healthy, at the very least Pennel provides some needed depth on the inside.

 

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I'll create an 'official' training camp thread when it opens later this month, unless someone else does it first (which is fine by me). Until then, even tho the article I'm linking has everything to do with training camp, I figured it might as well go here:

7 most intriguing position battles to watch at 2022 Bears training camp

We’re taking a look at the most intriguing position battles heading into Bears training camp later this month.

bearswire.usatoday.com

When we have seven positions where there's each a battle to see who becomes the starter, that immediately signals our team remains very much in a state of flux. We still may have some signings/cuts/whatever, which could settle a couple of these spots. But right now there's a lot to be settled. Makes for a good read tho.

 

[wood20ks]

I'll create an 'official' training camp thread when it opens later this month, unless someone else does it first (which is fine by me). Until then, even tho the article I'm linking has everything to do with training camp, I figured it might as well go here:

7 most intriguing position battles to watch at 2022 Bears training camp

We’re taking a look at the most intriguing position battles heading into Bears training camp later this month.

bearswire.usatoday.com

When we have seven positions where there's each a battle to see who becomes the starter, that immediately signals our team remains very much in a state of flux. We still may have some signings/cuts/whatever, which could settle a couple of these spots. But right now there's a lot to be settled. Makes for a good read tho.

Hmmmmm,wondering why Jenkins was playing with the 2nd team.....?

And never realized Gipson had 9 sacks laat season......very nice surprising number....

Quinn,it doesnt matter to me anumore if he stays or goes,we are in rebuild mode and into saving money,trade him for whatever uou can get for him I guess.....

 

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Hmmmmm,wondering why Jenkins was playing with the 2nd team.....?

And never realized Gipson had 9 sacks laat season......very nice surprising number....

Quinn,it doesnt matter to me anumore if he stays or goes,we are in rebuild mode and into saving money,trade him for whatever uou can get for him I guess.....

Nobody has said anything specific, but I can only surmise that Jenkins either came to camp out of shape or simply performed his non-contact duties poorly. Perhaps a combination of both. As for Gipson, his performance was probably lost in the muck of a disappointing season by the team overall. And I'm in full agreement about Quinn. If he had shown up to the mandatory, I would have been much more in favor of trying to retain him. But now that it's obvious he wants out, what's the point of keeping him around, unless one likes distractions. Trade him, we should at the very least get a 3rd rounder and maybe a bit player thrown in. Possibly even a 2nd rounder if another team really feels he can be the difference.

 

[wood20ks]

Nobody has said anything specific, but I can only surmise that Jenkins either came to camp out of shape or simply performed his non-contact duties poorly. Perhaps a combination of both. As for Gipson, his performance was probably lost in the muck of a disappointing season by the team overall. And I'm in full agreement about Quinn. If he had shown up to the mandatory, I would have been much more in favor of trying to retain him. But now that it's obvious he wants out, what's the point of keeping him around, unless one likes distractions. Trade him, we should at the very least get a 3rd rounder and maybe a bit player thrown in. Possibly even a 2nd rounder if another team really feels he can be the difference.

Im thinking at this point and time given Quinns age,does it even matter if he stays.......?

We are all looking forward to 2023 anyways,so whats the big whop if Quinn he leaves..........none if you ask me.....

 

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Ya think?

Bears reject idea for renovations to Soldier Field

The Chicago Bears made a statement dealing with the city of Chicago attempting to keep them at Soldier Field.

www.nbcsports.com

Personally, I think Beetlejuice and her cronies are just trying to save face. They know there's zero chance of the Bears remaining in the city. This was a futile effort at convincing the team to stay and more likely in the process ended up lining a few more pockets.

 

[NCChiFan]

Im thinking at this point and time given Quinns age,does it even matter if he stays.......?

We are all looking forward to 2023 anyways,so whats the big whop if Quinn he leaves..........none if you ask me.....

Think he still has 3 years on his deal. I agree though, IF the Bears can find a trade partner with picks then so be it. But, no way he is sitting out 3 seasons.

 

[BeaReylo]

N'Keal Harry traded to The Bears for a seventh rd draft pick.

Bears trade for Patriots WR N'Keal Harry

The Bears have added another weapon for Justin Fields in trading for Patriots WR N’Keal Harry.

bearswire.usatoday.com

 

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N'Keal Harry traded to The Bears for a seventh rd draft pick.

Bears trade for Patriots WR N'Keal Harry

The Bears have added another weapon for Justin Fields in trading for Patriots WR N’Keal Harry.

bearswire.usatoday.com

This is pretty close to being a no-brainer, altho I was expecting Poles to acquire his next WR via team cuts. Giving up a 7th rounder for a one time 1st is at worst a throw-away for the Bears, but who knows what a fresh start can do for someone who was highly regarded in his collegiate years. His big flaw apparently is his lack of precision route running. But at 6'4/225 he does give us some needed size, and that height could become an asset when trying to move the chains in shorter yard situations or in the end zone.

 

[BearsWillWin]

Absolutely no risk with a potentially high reward

Good move

 

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Bears Wire has him pre-slated 4th in the hierarchy order.

Updated look at Bears wide receiver depth after N'Keal Harry trade

With N’Keal Harry joining the Bears, here’s a look at where Chicago’s wide receiver depth stands.

bearswire.usatoday.com

Hell, there's no guarantee he even makes the team, but it does make sense to prop him up a bit. After all, he has a better draft pedigree than those listed below him, and even tho the Bears only surrendered a '24 7th rounder, that's still draft capital, so I'm sure the Bears will want to give him every chance to make the cut. And as for Dazz Newsom, what little chance he had of making the squad has probably all but vanished completely.

 

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I was away for a few days, so this might already be old news:

Tom Thayer Did Not Hold Back About Eddie Goldman's Retirement

Tom Thayer is often complimentary to Bears players that choose to retire. That wasn't the case at all where Eddie Goldman is concerned.

www.sportsmockery.com

Glad Poles didn't bother trying to retain him. What a waste of talent he turned out to be. Good riddance.

 

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Bears ink local boy veteran to likely handle the RG spot:

Chicago Bears – NBC Sports Chicago

Articles from the category: Chicago Bears

www.nbcsports.com

The thought of Sam Mustipher manning the position gave me shudders, so I consider this signing an improvement.

 

[FaCe-LeE-uS]

I'm sure this has been discussed at length in here, but just curious if any of you think Roquan's time as a Bear is coming to an end?