Poles monitoring 3 trade teams & ruled out 2.

I realize I'm in a tiny minority on this, but I would prefer the Bears keep their draft picks and use them wisely to draft our own studs.  I find it interesting every year to read about how we "have to get" player "x" who usually was not a high draft pick coming out of college - and is now a high mileage dude with a huge contract burden. 

I'm not saying the Bears should never trade for players.  I guess I'm saying they need to be very careful about it.  And frankly, I would be pissed if they trade for high mileage guys who could drop off the cliff at any time.  For an example, I can see giving a high draft pick for a 27 year old Montez Sweat.  But an old/aging dude with a fat contract is not something we need right now.    

The ideal (I get it, the ideal isn't always possible) is for the Bears to now draft their own guys now that the roster is 95% built.  Young ascending studs on rookie deals instead of old/aging guys on fat contracts.  Save our cap to re-sign our own studs when they are due for extensions.  And please, don't get back into cap hell that Pace had us in.  Spend every cap dollar wisely with an eye towards maximum R.O.I.  

Just be smart now about trading away draft picks.  Be careful.