Sweat will be 28 this year, and Hendrickson 30. That’s pretty irrelevant for those aiming at 2025-26 to be Super Bowl ready. By 2027 Sweat is at the end of his contract and 31.
Over the last 4 years, Sweat averaged 31 tackles and 8 sacks. Hendrickson averaged 33.5 tackles and 13 sacks. His WORST sack year was Sweat’s AVERAGE year. He is worth a second round pick.
Trey Hendricksons first 3 years in the league saw sack totals of 2, 0, 4.5...what do you mean his worst sack year was Sweats average year? Sweat never put up 0 sacks in a season.
Learning curve for him as a rookie. Heck Leonard Floyd stepped it up after leaving the Bears with his lowest sack being 9.
Trey Hendricksons first 3 years in the league saw sack totals of 2, 0, 4.5...what do you mean his worst sack year was Sweats average year? Sweat never put up 0 sacks in a season.
Read what I wrote. I said over the last 4 years his worst year was Sweat’s average over the last 4 years.
His first years in the league were working up what JABF calls the “learning curve.” Where they are now is what matters, not where they were 5-6 years ago.
Yes, I know you cherry picked Trey's last 4 years and completely ignored his first 3 years.
Trey Hendricksons first 3 years in the league saw sack totals of 2, 0, 4.5...what do you mean his worst sack year was Sweats average year? Sweat never put up 0 sacks in a season.
Learning curve for him as a rookie. Heck Leonard Floyd stepped it up after leaving the Bears with his lowest sack being 9.
Leonard Floyd never had ZERO sacks in a season. In fact Floyd had double the amount of production his first 3 years than Trey did. Now, like Floyd, scheme and fit matter for players. Trey is in a better scheme for him now and his play has shown it. I'm not trying to say he's not a good player, I'm just saying I'm not going to give up the same capital we gave up for Sweat for a player who is gonna be 30, and wants a big new deal. Giving it up for Sweat was one thing...he is an ascending player.
Bigger issue is that because of the extension he signed less than 12 months ago, he can't get a new contract yet. So, in his rush to grab new money (at the time of his one year extension) he sold away his leverage for a new contract.
Learning curve for him as a rookie. Heck Leonard Floyd stepped it up after leaving the Bears with his lowest sack being 9.
Leonard Floyd never had ZERO sacks in a season. In fact Floyd had double the amount of production his first 3 years than Trey did. Now, like Floyd, scheme and fit matter for players. Trey is in a better scheme for him now and his play has shown it. I'm not trying to say he's not a good player, I'm just saying I'm not going to give up the same capital we gave up for Sweat for a player who is gonna be 30, and wants a big new deal. Giving it up for Sweat was one thing...he is an ascending player.
The other point JABF makes about "learning curve" is that players progress at different rates. Drew Brees took 3 years. Stroud did not. Who cares? What matters is where they are now, not how they were 5-6 years ago. Over the last 4 years, his WORST sack year is Sweat's AVERAGE sack year. I can understand why you'd rather talk about what they were doing 5-6 years ago. He is worth a second round draft pick to help get us Super Bowl ready 2025-26.
I hope the Bears don't trade away any more draft picks now. I have no problem with what has been traded away to this point. But now is the time to use our picks (we have 8 in next year's draft including two 2nd round picks). Let's get young ascending guys in now - on rookie contracts. It is supposed to be a much deeper draft class in 2025. The 2024 class was weak sauce and I get it, that it made a lot of sense to make trades THIS year. But time to get back to building primarily through the draft. Build out the remaining team this way because it is the best way to do it - talent wise and financial wise.
