No Problem for me. The guys that want to join us WILL still join us.
If they are already a FA, sure... that is true. But teams will try and lock up players they want to keep before they hit FA id they have the CAP. Many players want to hit FA, but many players will want to grab a for sure contract with a team they already know if it is offered. So some teams being able to now offer a deal (or even a FT) where they could not before will keep some players who might have chosen to come to the Bears from even being able to make that decision.
We can only get what the market provides. If the draft and FA is weak at WR, and we need a WR, we are screwed. We can trade, but probably will have to load up on #2 WRs. Is 4 2s better than a 1? It is still better than UDFA, special teamers and other teams trash. Load up on 2s.
More money with less players available to sign is really not so good for the teams, but it is for the players.
My hope is that Ryan Pace will be strategic and target the people we need - and then get 'em. I realize it's an Econ-101 thing of supply and demand. Bottom line though is that he needs to have a solid FA this year. Better than in the past.
We can get Webb back. And his t-shirt empire so we can start producing more Goodell clown nose t-shirts. Everyone wins.
Then we need to buy new shoes for Webb and teach Trub to tie them. 😂😂😂😂
T has already watched the game film with Cutty. He says he can tie them even faster than Cutty did. And he says he also has been working on the sideline OL bump to keep any lineman that does not play well in line. He has requested special training on THE POUT. he has tried it and tried it, but he is just not as good as Jay on that critical metric. He is getting there with the dangling cig though. Once he can get his INT's up to where they need to be, he can fill in Cuttys shoes. He is a work in progress. No one can do everything that Jay did coming right out of college. It will take time.
No Problem for me. The guys that want to join us WILL still join us.
If they are already a FA, sure... that is true. But teams will try and lock up players they want to keep before they hit FA id they have the CAP. Many players want to hit FA, but many players will want to grab a for sure contract with a team they already know if it is offered. So some teams being able to now offer a deal (or even a FT) where they could not before will keep some players who might have chosen to come to the Bears from even being able to make that decision.
that Player can just hit FA and decline that contract for now.
If a Player wants to join us and wants to get paid, he'll test the market.
If they are already a FA, sure... that is true. But teams will try and lock up players they want to keep before they hit FA id they have the CAP. Many players want to hit FA, but many players will want to grab a for sure contract with a team they already know if it is offered. So some teams being able to now offer a deal (or even a FT) where they could not before will keep some players who might have chosen to come to the Bears from even being able to make that decision.
that Player can just hit FA and decline that contract for now.
If a Player wants to join us and wants to get paid, he'll test the market.
I understand what you are saying, and of course a player can decline to play for us. It happened last year several times. But at least that player was available to us. We do not even have a chance if the original team has the CAP room and signs them before they get to FA. Or Tags them if they do not want to sign a contract.
that Player can just hit FA and decline that contract for now.
If a Player wants to join us and wants to get paid, he'll test the market.
I understand what you are saying, and of course a player can decline to play for us. It happened last year several times. But at least that player was available to us. We do not even have a chance if the original team has the CAP room and signs them before they get to FA. Or Tags them if they do not want to sign a contract.
I am just going by the speculation but if true and the league distributes the xtra 12M we have a good chance at 2 possible "no brainer" targets. We could hypothetically use the xtra 12M and add 6M in frontloaded bonuses to offers for both Fuller & Landry.
