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So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 19, 2020 20:55:15 GMT -6 AlexM, riczaj01, and 1 more like this

Post by butkus3595 on Feb 19, 2020 20:55:15 GMT -6

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"Harris is a solid, reasonable pickup for Nagy and company. He has a minimal injury history (he has missed just two games in the past five seasons, and he will automatically be a better blocker at the position than anyone currently on the team’s roster."

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JABF Administrator Posts: 18,022 Likes: 19,244	So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 19, 2020 21:09:47 GMT -6 Post by JABF on Feb 19, 2020 21:09:47 GMT -6 Nice signing. Only 28 years old. 6 yrs experience. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 19, 2020 22:48:52 GMT -6 riczaj01, JABF, and 1 more like this

Post by mpbears68 on Feb 19, 2020 22:48:52 GMT -6

Feb 19, 2020 21:09:47 GMT -6 JABF said:

Nice signing. Only 28 years old. 6 yrs experience.

It's a fine value signing I agree.

Add a mid-round draft pick and I think we are ok if Burton is back to 100%. I think Pace should be very leery of signing high-priced injury-prone FA TEs like Henry or Ebron.

I'd rather spend that $ on an OL.

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riczaj01 Administrator Posts: 11,165 Likes: 10,095	So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 20, 2020 6:25:25 GMT -6 JABF and butkus3595 like this Post by riczaj01 on Feb 20, 2020 6:25:25 GMT -6 good safe depth guy. Nothing to be excited about since this is not their "answer" Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 20, 2020 8:47:54 GMT -6

Post by JABF on Feb 20, 2020 8:47:54 GMT -6

Feb 19, 2020 22:48:52 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

Feb 19, 2020 21:09:47 GMT -6 JABF said:

Nice signing. Only 28 years old. 6 yrs experience.

It's a fine value signing I agree.

Add a mid-round draft pick and I think we are ok if Burton is back to 100%. I think Pace should be very leery of signing high-priced injury-prone FA TEs like Henry or Ebron.

I'd rather spend that $ on an OL.

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Exactly. While I love to see the splashy signings, I have to remind myself that a roster also needs role players like this too. My hope is that Pace meticulously builds this 2020 roster leaving no loose ends. Even a role player or a depth player is important in the grand scheme of things. And I truly did like this signing. I think this is a guy who can make the team a bit better. Sounds like a rock solid blocker and we sure need one.

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AlexM Administrator Posts: 5,626 Likes: 5,380	So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 20, 2020 12:15:43 GMT -6 riczaj01 and bears40 like this Post by AlexM on Feb 20, 2020 12:15:43 GMT -6 We are set at TE now, cos Burton is not going anywhere. Add a pick and thats it. Good sign on paper. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 20, 2020 13:11:55 GMT -6 AlexM and JABF like this

Post by mpbears68 on Feb 20, 2020 13:11:55 GMT -6

Feb 20, 2020 8:47:54 GMT -6 JABF said:

Feb 19, 2020 22:48:52 GMT -6 mpbears68 said:

It's a fine value signing I agree.

Add a mid-round draft pick and I think we are ok if Burton is back to 100%. I think Pace should be very leery of signing high-priced injury-prone FA TEs like Henry or Ebron.

I'd rather spend that $ on an OL.

+1

Exactly. While I love to see the splashy signings, I have to remind myself that a roster also needs role players like this too. My hope is that Pace meticulously builds this 2020 roster leaving no loose ends. Even a role player or a depth player is important in the grand scheme of things. And I truly did like this signing. I think this is a guy who can make the team a bit better. Sounds like a rock solid blocker and we sure need one.

While cap space can almost always be created (every year there's teams in "cap hell" who make it work), barring extraordinary measures the Bears are going to have only modest room for new signings. I'm being realistic--we are probably looking at space for a #2 QB and an OL and that's about it. Anything else is gonna be bargain, prove-it type deals only.

At TE, the available players (Olsen already signed elsewhere) are all more-expensive-than-"bargain" and all have significant injury histories and concerns. We already have that on the roster with Burton who isn't going anywhere for 2020. So, Pace should just draft a guy, cut Shaheen, and go into the season with Burton, a draft pick, and the depth guys we already have.

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So We Signed a TE Today... Feb 20, 2020 21:57:19 GMT -6 JABF likes this

Post by tragicslip on Feb 20, 2020 21:57:19 GMT -6

Feb 20, 2020 12:15:43 GMT -6 AlexM said:

We are set at TE now, cos Burton is not going anywhere. Add a pick and thats it. Good sign on paper.

i agree, there are three guys on the roster that overall are slightly better than top 3 last year. 3 spot will be interesting and make preseason something.

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