Post by JABF on May 7, 2024 21:56:49 GMT -6
Look at our offensive weapons.
Moore (Panthers) (Apart of 1st overall trade)
Allen (Chargers) (4th round trade)
Swift (Eagles) (FA)
Rome and kmet are the only two starters drafted by the Bears as starters. I'm talking about offensive weapons. Both LBs are from other teams. Sweat was a 2nd round trade.
Here is a question for you. If we can get 3 years of good to great DE play with two rookies on contract vs 4 years of average DE play with 3 rookie on contract?
I don't know about you. I want to take advantage of this very short window of rookie contracts.
Nobody builds "exclusively" through the draft. My only point is that the more effectively a GM drafts, the better that is for the team and the cap. Rookie contracts are a good thing versus buying players at full-retail prices... but obviously every team does this to some extent. Re-sign the best players you've drafted that you can afford to keep. Let the rest go on to other teams and reap the compensatory picks, or trade some of those if you can for more draft equity. It's never going to be an exact science. Every player, team and situation is unique.
