LINK The best way to help a young quarterback progress as a passer is to get him an elite No. 1 wide receiver, as evidenced by teams like the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles in recent seasons, to name a few. While Thomas obviously has serious injury concerns, the free-agent wide receiver class doesn’t have any other true X receivers, and Chicago already traded the No. 32 overall pick for Chase Claypool. If any team should be willing to take a risk on Thomas, it’s the Chicago Bears and their league-leading $107 million in projected 2023 cap space. Even in another injury-shortened 2022 campaign, Thomas flashed his elite ability, with his 77.4 receiving grade 12th among wide receivers, his three touchdown receptions tied for second and his eight contested catches the most in the NFL. Thomas may not be the same player who brought in an NFL-record 149 receptions in 2019, but he’s more than worth the gamble for Chicago as they look to spend major resources at pretty much every other position on the roster.
LINK The best way to help a young quarterback progress as a passer is to get him an elite No. 1 wide receiver, as evidenced by teams like the Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins and Philadelphia Eagles in recent seasons, to name a few. While Thomas obviously has serious injury concerns, the free-agent wide receiver class doesn’t have any other true X receivers, and Chicago already traded the No. 32 overall pick for Chase Claypool. If any team should be willing to take a risk on Thomas, it’s the Chicago Bears and their league-leading $107 million in projected 2023 cap space. Even in another injury-shortened 2022 campaign, Thomas flashed his elite ability, with his 77.4 receiving grade 12th among wide receivers, his three touchdown receptions tied for second and his eight contested catches the most in the NFL. Thomas may not be the same player who brought in an NFL-record 149 receptions in 2019, but he’s more than worth the gamble for Chicago as they look to spend major resources at pretty much every other position on the roster.
Read about Thomas too. Guy was on a HOF trajectory until injuries derailed him.
He's definitely worth looking at and, if truly healthy, worth consideration but any contract would have to have an out and some injury protection for the team. Can't just hand him $25m/yr.
Read about Thomas too. Guy was on a HOF trajectory until injuries derailed him.
He's definitely worth looking at and, if truly healthy, worth consideration but any contract would have to have an out and some injury protection for the team. Can't just hand him $25m/yr.
Yep! Need an out and a performance based contract. Certainly don’t want to just write him a check…
Read about Thomas too. Guy was on a HOF trajectory until injuries derailed him.
He's definitely worth looking at and, if truly healthy, worth consideration but any contract would have to have an out and some injury protection for the team. Can't just hand him $25m/yr.
Yep! Need an out and a performance based contract. Certainly don’t want to just write him a check…
D-Hop, Adams, Higgins, Evans come ahead of him, but he should definitely be on the exploratory list. We need Poles to reel in a big fish.
Post by butkus3595 on Jan 17, 2023 10:37:16 GMT -6
Give him a look? Sure. He wouldn't be my top choice though. The injuries have caught up with him, and I'm not sure he's worth the potential headache he could be anymore.