They did move Young. For a late 3rd round pick. Honestly. I wish the Bears gave up their 3rd round pick for young. We basically gave up a low end 1st round pick for a 27 year old. I take the gamble on Young without risking a high draft pick.
We don't have a late 3rd and that report came out after I typed my post
You are correct but we did have a high 3rd round pick I would of gave up and kept our 2nd round pick.
I'm really surprised Washington was willing to move Sweat. Thought for sure Chase Young was the guy they wanted to move and Sweat was their keeper.
Wash picked up Sweat's 5th yr option but declined Young's. That tells you which one they valued more.
I know some on Twitter are trying to make this about Flus but I doubt that's much of a factor. Sweat can play 4-3 DE or 3-4 OLB, Bears needed an edge presence regardless, and the upcoming draft looks pretty weak at Edge. If you want to read between the lines on this move, I'd say it tells you these realizations at HH:
A) Yannick N blows and they are seeing why this "sack artist" was still available on the FA market in late August and has already been on 6 different teams in a league that craves pass rushers. B) Poles' developmental draft project (Dom Rob) blows even more. He probably won't even be on the team in 2024. Dude has done nothing to make you think he's got some game coming. C) Poles' FA signings at DE (Walker and Greene) have sucked too.
This move is about 2024 going forward and I don't think it means Flus is "safe". Any HC with a 5-20 record should be very, very unsafe.
They did move Young. For a late 3rd round pick. Honestly. I wish the Bears gave up their 3rd round pick for young. We basically gave up a low end 1st round pick for a 27 year old. I take the gamble on Young without risking a high draft pick.
Young has played less games then JJ, his medical record had to have been trash. Remember the Bears were in on Young until DC wouldn't give the medical reports.
Sweat has played EVERY GAME EVERY YEAR. How often is it said, "number 1 ability is availability". Sweat meets that, Young cannot even play 10 games the last few years.
As we now know, we gave a probable high 2nd for Sweat. 49ers gave late 3rd for Chase. Would you offer probable high 3rd for Chase? Chase is a couple years younger but he has huge injury/availability question mark.
Neither. I would have kept that pick (it will be like the 2nd rnd pick Poles gave away for Claypool, a high 2nd and almost a 1st) - and I would have drafted an offense stud that the O so desperately needs. It would have been high enough to have drafted the best C in the entire draft - elite talent - who could have anchored that OL for the next decade or more.
The offense will probably need a QB, LT, C & WR in 2024. Not mid-round "hope and a prayer" guys but a rock solid QB, LT, C & WR. And not deadbeat/overpaid/underperforming vets in FA.
But Eberflus got another D toy for his toybox as he continues to build his "Cover Who" version of the vaunted Lovie Smith defense of the early 2000's.
I just wouldn't have spent that draft pick. I wouldn't have spent the one on Claypool either. Here's a novel though. Why not draft your OWN studs? Beginning with the Offense that we continue to bitch and moan about every single year here.
Neither. I would have kept that pick (it will be like the 2nd rnd pick Poles gave away for Claypool, a high 2nd and almost a 1st) - and I would have drafted an offense stud that the O so desperately needs. It would have been high enough to have drafted the best C in the entire draft - elite talent - who could have anchored that OL for the next decade or more.
The offense will probably need a QB, LT, C & WR in 2024. Not mid-round "hope and a prayer" guys but a rock solid QB, LT, C & WR. And not deadbeat/overpaid/underperforming vets in FA.
But Eberflus got another D toy for his toybox as he continues to build his "Cover Who" version of the vaunted Lovie Smith defense of the early 2000's.
I just wouldn't have spent that draft pick. I wouldn't have spent the one on Claypool either. Here's a novel though. Why not draft your OWN studs? Beginning with the Offense that we continue to bitch and moan about every single year here.
Please, dont forget we getting a PROVEN quality nfl player in sweat, and 2nd rounder is far from it. Just take a look at our last 5 or 10 2nd rd picks.... A certain Adam Shaheen comes to mind (if im not mistaken). I really like the Sweat trade.
They did move Young. For a late 3rd round pick. Honestly. I wish the Bears gave up their 3rd round pick for young. We basically gave up a low end 1st round pick for a 27 year old. I take the gamble on Young without risking a high draft pick.
Young has played less games then JJ, his medical record had to have been trash. Remember the Bears were in on Young until DC wouldn't give the medical reports.
Sweat has played EVERY GAME EVERY YEAR. How often is it said, "number 1 ability is availability". Sweat meets that, Young cannot even play 10 games the last few years.
Yes but Sweat is 27 years old while Young is 24. When Bears are ready to compete in two years. That's 29 years vs 26 years. Not saying Sweat wasn't a bad deal. Just that Young was the one to go after.
JJ missed 23% and people are crying about the fact that we haven't sign him yet.
