NFL Network: Bears' Briggs, 31st Pick for Skins' 6th Pick?

[ArtMonkDrillz]

How excited are Bears fans about this deal right now? You lose a guy who plans on sitting out this season anyways and you move up 25 spots to the #6 pick, which you can then use to get an instant starter or you can trade to someone like Denver for even more picks.

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

How excited are Bears fans about this deal right now? You lose a guy who plans on sitting out this season anyways and you move up 25 spots to the #6 pick, which you can then use to get an instant starter or you can trade to someone like Denver for even more picks.

If this was happening to the Redskins-young, all-pro linebacker threatens to hold out because the front office won't pay him-fans would be calling for heads to roll. People are throwing up a storm over Dockery, imagine what it would be like for someone of Briggs' caliber. But since it's not the Redskins, but the Bears there's no talk of "why don't the Bears just give Briggs the money he's asking for"

[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

If this was happening to the Redskins-young, all-pro linebacker threatens to hold out because the front office won't pay him-fans would be calling for heads to roll. People are throwing up a storm over Dockery, imagine what it would be like for someone of Briggs' caliber. But since it's not the Redskins, but the Bears there's no talk of "why don't the Bears just give Briggs the money he's asking for"

Didn't the poll on Dock overwhelming say that people would like to have him back but not at the insane price? You know what is ironic, I bet the Bears would trade Briggs for the 2nd we traded for Rocky McIntosh last year, especially if we threw in the Third we traded for Duckett or the 4th (in addition to the 3rd) we traded for Llyod. Snyder is a menace . . . someone lock that bastard in his room!! No more bar hopping and no more talking to Drew Rosenhaus, he has some kind of weird spell over him.

[RedskinPete]

Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan

Didn't the poll on Dock overwhelming say that people would like to have him back but not at the insane price? You know what is ironic, I bet the Bears would trade Briggs for the 2nd we traded for Rocky McIntosh last year, especially if we threw in the Third we traded for Duckett or the 4th (in addition to the 3rd) we traded for Llyod. Snyder is a menace . . . someone lock that bastard in his room!! No more bar hopping and no more talking to Drew Rosenhaus, he has some kind of weird spell over him.

I bet his wife would rather have him bar hopping and making trades with his football team then geetting young women in there!!! Danny you are killing us!!!

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

How excited are Bears fans about this deal right now? You lose a guy who plans on sitting out this season anyways and you move up 25 spots to the #6 pick, which you can then use to get an instant starter or you can trade to someone like Denver for even more picks.

Me and a few of my Bear fan friends were discussing this last night.

Does this trade even make sense for the Bears?

On one hand, you are getting GREAT value in a move up from 31 to 6 for merely a linebacker. But lets assume that the top 5 picks are as follows: Russell, Thomas, Quinn, Johnson, and Adams.

Who are the Bears going to take at 6. There's Landry, but they have a glut of safeties already. Peterson is there, but they already have Benson. It's too early to take the 2nd best lineman or receiver. They have no need for DL help.

That leaves them either reaching for Patrick Willis to replace Briggs, or trading down yet again (or trading up into the top 4 I guess). If they were going to snatch up Willis, why not just keep the established vet (Briggs) around for at least one more year?

Unless Quinn, Thomas, or Johnson do fall, the Bears really don't have a good pick at 6. It may not be worth it for them to make this deal, despite all the value they are getting for Briggs.

[SC Skins Fan]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Me and a few of my Bear fan friends were discussing this last night.

Does this trade even make sense for the Bears?

On one hand, you are getting GREAT value in a move up from 31 to 6 for merely a linebacker. But lets assume that the top 5 picks are as follows: Russell, Thomas, Quinn, Johnson, and Adams.

Who are the Bears going to take at 6. There's Landry, but they have a glut of safeties already. Peterson is there, but they already have Benson. It's too early to take the 2nd best lineman or receiver. They have no need for DL help.

That leaves them either reaching for Patrick Willis to replace Briggs, or trading down yet again (or trading up into the top 4 I guess). If they were going to snatch up Willis, why not just keep the established vet (Briggs) around for at least one more year?

Unless Quinn, Thomas, or Johnson do fall, the Bears really don't have a good pick at 6. It may not be worth it for them to make this deal, despite all the value they are getting for Briggs.

So you're saying this deal makes sense for neither of the parties involved? Wonderful.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by SC Skins Fan

So you're saying this deal makes sense for neither of the parties involved? Wonderful.

Yeah pretty much.

You've heard of deals that help both teams involved? Well now you've seen a deal that sucks for both sides!

There's no guarentee the Bears will accept. They may save us from our momentary lapse of reason.

[Sheriff Gonna Getcha]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Me and a few of my Bear fan friends were discussing this last night.

Does this trade even make sense for the Bears?

My guess is they'd take Okoye, particularly in light of Tank Johnson's problems.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha

My guess is they'd take Okoye, particularly in light of Tank Johnson's problems.

Okoye fits their system and defensive philosophy, but allocating the no. 6 pick to DT means that they lose their WLB and their first round pick, and don't address what, in my opinion, I would consider a top need.

I mean, philosophically, a defense with Okoye and Harris at the DTs would be so strong that it would blow my mind. But it would also be every bit as poor an allocation of their resources as taking Laron Landry would be for us (except DTs are more important than S obviously).

The Bears are not a team without need. If they were to let Briggs walk, they'd have to make a move for a replacement. They don't have a good 4th LB on their roster. The 3rd guy, Hillenmeyer, is passable.

This trade would leave them with Urlacher and no one at LB.

[RFKRat]

[QUOTE=GTripp0012;291844Unless Quinn, Thomas, or Johnson do fall, the Bears really don't have a good pick at 6. It may not be worth it for them to make this deal, despite all the value they are getting for Briggs.[/QUOTE]

That's crazy talk. A #6 pick is never a bad thing especially in a very good draft and especially for a guy who many times has publicly said he won't play for Chicago again, unless it's the "I'll sit for 10 games and play 6" ploy. And the Bears won't be coughing up the monster salary he wants. If anything, the Bears have plenty of options with that pick.

Briggs has wanted the spotlight on himself for a long time. He's on a defense surrounded by Pro-Bowlers...if he goes to the Redskins he'll get the chance to see he's everything he thinks he is, or a by-product of that defense up there. Don't get me wrong, he's a very good linebacker...but playing next to guys like Tommie Harris, Urlacher, etc doesn't hurt. If he wants out, fine....and if the Bears can get a #6 pick then that's a steal for them, even giving up the #31 also.