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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 7:52:22 GMT -6 shark86, weneedmorelinemen, and 1 more like this

Post by JABF on Jul 6, 2024 7:52:22 GMT -6

At first I laughed about the thought of signing him. He's 32 years old and made of glass (he makes Teven Jenkins look like an Ironman by comparison). Gotta admit I can't see sinking money into signing him unless it would be dirt cheap and for 1 season only, while the Bears develop the new kid, Kiran Amegadjie. Maybe he'd be a decent backup to Brax... okay, I'm still laughing, because I can't see this happening

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Why Chiefs 'Should Be Interested' In Left Tackle David Bakhtiari
The Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line is stacked inside, but the tackle positions have a question mark, which leads to free agent David Bakhtiari being a possible signing.

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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 10:02:19 GMT -6 JABF and shark86 like this

Post by dachuckster on Jul 6, 2024 10:02:19 GMT -6

Jul 6, 2024 7:52:22 GMT -6 JABF said:

At first I laughed about the thought of signing him. He's 32 years old and made of glass (he makes Teven Jenkins look like an Ironman by comparison). Gotta admit I can't see sinking money into signing him unless it would be dirt cheap and for 1 season only, while the Bears develop the new kid, Kiran Amegadjie. Maybe he'd be a decent backup to Brax... okay, I'm still laughing, because I can't see this happening

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Bears are betting favorites to sign David Bakhtiari in free agency

Here's another article saying the Chiefs should sign him for quality backup:

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Why Chiefs 'Should Be Interested' In Left Tackle David Bakhtiari
The Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line is stacked inside, but the tackle positions have a question mark, which leads to free agent David Bakhtiari being a possible signing.

Just my opinion, but I do not think he is really on our radar. He has played in 13 games in all of the last 3 season due to issues directly coming from his major knee injury. He will turn 33 at the opening of the season. While he is a likely HOF inductee at LT, he would need to be totally recovered, pass a rigorous physical and sign a very team friendly contract (basically with no guarantee except for the base veteran salary for the current season).

I suspect that if he is really healthy, he will get a better deal than that elsewhere.

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bearsfaninaz Starter Posts: 597 Likes: 640	Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 14:02:15 GMT -6 via mobile JABF likes this Post by bearsfaninaz on Jul 6, 2024 14:02:15 GMT -6 That would be a dumb signing IMO. We have three young tackles and he's Jenkins like when talking about injuries. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 15:02:56 GMT -6

Post by dachuckster on Jul 6, 2024 15:02:56 GMT -6

Jul 6, 2024 14:02:15 GMT -6 bearsfaninaz said:

That would be a dumb signing IMO. We have three young tackles and he's Jenkins like when talking about injuries.

+1

I'd much rather see the team invest in snaps to develop someone like Kiran Amegadjie. From what I've seen of his college videos, he seems to have an exceptionally high upside.

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weneedmorelinemen Starter Posts: 847 Likes: 1,571	Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 18:56:51 GMT -6 via mobile Post by weneedmorelinemen on Jul 6, 2024 18:56:51 GMT -6 34 inch long arms. That good, but it's no Braxton Jones arm length. Also, his arms are old. I don't know if signing old arm length really works for the Bears timetable here. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 6, 2024 19:11:13 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen likes this

Post by bearsinhouston on Jul 6, 2024 19:11:13 GMT -6

Jul 6, 2024 18:56:51 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen said:

34 inch long arms. That good, but it's no Braxton Jones arm length. Also, his arms are old. I don't know if signing old arm length really works for the Bears timetable here.

If there is such a thing as hair extenders, why can't there by arm extenders?

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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 7, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -6

Post by davidl on Jul 7, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -6

Jul 6, 2024 19:11:13 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

Jul 6, 2024 18:56:51 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen said:

34 inch long arms. That good, but it's no Braxton Jones arm length. Also, his arms are old. I don't know if signing old arm length really works for the Bears timetable here.

If there is such a thing as hair extenders, why can't there by arm extenders?

Is Brax healthy? He could be to replace Brax or just backup. I don’t know. And if they have confidence in the rookie, why bring in a veteran?

As always, cost is a factor, too.

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riczaj01 Administrator Posts: 11,459 Likes: 10,242	Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 7, 2024 11:02:26 GMT -6 JABF, bears40, and 2 more like this Post by riczaj01 on Jul 7, 2024 11:02:26 GMT -6 maybe he can teach our OL how to hold w/out getting flagged. Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 7, 2024 11:05:39 GMT -6 via mobile

Post by weneedmorelinemen on Jul 7, 2024 11:05:39 GMT -6

Jul 7, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -6 davidl said:

Jul 6, 2024 19:11:13 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

If there is such a thing as hair extenders, why can't there by arm extenders?

Is Brax healthy? He could be to replace Brax or just backup. I don’t know. And if they have confidence in the rookie, why bring in a veteran?

As always, cost is a factor, too.

I can't imagine Bakhtiari taking a backup salary with his knee the way it is. He's got enough dough.

And signing him as a backup to any team puts enormous pressure on whoever is starting at LT. The way Poles is approaching the team, he is trying to keep the age range so that the players peak at around the same time. 32 turning 33 as an olinemen just doesn't seem to work since the Bears have options at LT.

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Bears favored to sign Packers' David Bakhtiari Jul 7, 2024 12:05:44 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen, bears40, and 1 more like this

Post by JABF on Jul 7, 2024 12:05:44 GMT -6

Jul 7, 2024 11:05:39 GMT -6 weneedmorelinemen said:

Jul 7, 2024 7:53:25 GMT -6 davidl said:

Is Brax healthy? He could be to replace Brax or just backup. I don’t know. And if they have confidence in the rookie, why bring in a veteran?

As always, cost is a factor, too.

I can't imagine Bakhtiari taking a backup salary with his knee the way it is. He's got enough dough.

And signing him as a backup to any team puts enormous pressure on whoever is starting at LT. The way Poles is approaching the team, he is trying to keep the age range so that the players peak at around the same time. 32 turning 33 as an olinemen just doesn't seem to work since the Bears have options at LT.

+1
And if the Bears are going to sign another OL, I'd rather they signed Connor Williams at C.

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