Buckner is a bit older and not as good as Simmons. But Buckner is still darn good himself and only cost the 49ers a 4th round pick. Great value
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Oh thats a great point. Buckner for a 4th sounds infinitely better and could have a similar impact.
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Lets be realistic here. This was a desperate win now move for the Bears and they clearly overpaid. Are they better today? Clearly they are and this significantly upgrades their defense.
Does this have a significant impact on their future team building? 100% it does. They are losing two 1st round picks on cost controlled contracts for a highly paid 29 year old DT. When those players would be theoretically entering their prime, Simmons will likely be on the decline.
They also will have to make Caleb the highest paid QB in the NFL, if not this offseason, definitely the next.
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Makes them better now but I’m hoping it creates cap hell down the road lol
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Just read their playoff chances went from 72% to 77%.
They gave up an awful lot …
I did just pick up the Bears D in my fantasy league last week!
I for sure thought @Sofatso would be catching some strays on this one. Can’t believe y’all let me down.
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I’m typically banging the drum for players > picks, but super high-end guys for max compensation seems like a bad bet more often than not.
I prefer bargain bin shopping.
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Same bro
I’m more of the mid tier trades. Q Nelson for a 4, Buckner for a 5
Cam Jordan, Za Darius Smith etc
And always in favor of dart throws for guys at premier positions like JJ or DPJ etc
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I do wonder what Simmons would cost from KC apparently he is on the way out and would be a good Swing Tackle/ possibly a move to guard
Oh no. Not only did the Bears win the offseason, but they also won the trade deadline
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The best part is that Caleb probably wants his extension ASAP after this season… because he needs to get security with that career scare earlier this season. 
Jokes aside, Caleb will likely get paid in the next 10 months… because he is currently only due to get $6 million in cash for 2027.
A $50 million SB will up his cap hit by about $10 million for 2027 even when prorated over 5 years.
Then his “cheap years” are done.
Keep spending like drunk sailors Bears!!!
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Do you have some kind of spreadsheet with all the people who owe you a reach around, or is it less formal?
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You want nothing to do with Simmons. There’s a reason he is on his way out, I am not convinced he wants to play football. He always has something wrong with him, even when doctors cannot find anything.
When Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes are kicking you out of a meeting, you are a problem.
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Me too. Yet I’m inured to the fickle ways of the Fame Monster, and I understand that I’ll always be misunderstood, confined, and caricatured through one of my, um, memorable toes. Like Lady Gaga, I’ve made my bag, so the fungus paparazzi are just, well, footnotes in an otherwise pleasant life.
Damn it. I don’t give a crap what draft picks they gave up. This is a division altering move. Poles has a set. Bears fans gotta be ecstatic. Woof.
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Maybe he doesnt like Kermit and Miss Piggy
The casual Bear fan maybe. A lot of Den member like Bear fans understands the ramifications of a move like this. Franchise altering move? What do you mean exactly? Does this mean we are playing for 2nd place and a WC? Because i highly doubt that.
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