03-02-2020, 05:32 PM
(02-29-2020, 12:20 PM)Wes Mantooth Wrote: If the Bears were to part with a 2nd in a deal for Dalton then I think we'd have to be including a pick as well. Something like Dalton + a 4th for their 2nd.
They'd be bringing him to compete with Trubinsky, not just handing him the job. And he wouldn't be considered a long term answer from day 1 either. So a 2nd straight up seems insanely high to me.
That's my thought too. We can say he's worth a low 2nd/high 3rd but it's up to the buyer. Their picks and the value chart are in the link below. I'm thinking the Bears willl actually offer Cincy jump from pick 65 to pick 50, which on the chart is 135 points...an equivalent of trading them pick 91 outright if they had it.
If a high 2nd/low 3rd is his value, Cincy is working with him to get to a reasonable spot but will want it taken care of early in FA (hopefully to spend the money in a perfect world). Chicago has the Bill Lazor angle and may want to get ahead of NE, yet not let the market dictate a contract or fit they don't want. I'm going to guess it ends up being:
Dalton and Pick 65(3rd)
for
Pick 50(2nd), Pick 169 (6th) and a conditional 4th or 5th in 2020.
Conditions would be something like the Bears resigning (or tagging) him and playing time or win total
It may not be the best deal, but it enables Cincy to land a heck of a player at 50 or deal back down from either of their 2nds for more picks. Depending on you rank them, you could end up with LB Patrick Queen or LB Kenneth Murray with the high 2nd and take BPA at 50.
https://www.drafttek.com/NFL-Trade-Value-Chart.asp?RequestTeam=CHI
