Mr. Scot

Fowler echoes the sentiment...

Just one less pick than a standard draft, and at higher spots

Not doubting you, just adding context

Something like that, yeah.

I know a lot of folks think this means the decision is already made but I kinda doubt that. Pro days, interviews and a sh-load of meetings are still to come. Breer pointed out this gives us plenty of time to make that call.

Deshaun Watson got more from his most uncooperative masseuse than the Bears are getting from us in this deal.

What were we gonna do? Promise Steve Wilks a job if he went along with doing something he was already suing the league over? I've been hugely against trading up to #1 because of what I feared we'd have to give up. This wasn't anywhere near that bad.

I'd go as far as stupidity. That is not a bad trade...at all. I had visions of much much worse.

So lemme just make sure I'm grasping this. We go from #9 to #1 overall in exchange for... - Our first round pick next year - Our second round pick the following year - The second rounder we got from the 49ers - And DJ Moore Is this correct? I...how...we just...I don't... Damn!

I keep rechecking the compensation to see if I'm reading it right. Apparently I am

More like a dirty joke...and a mild one at that

I don't think that can be right If it is it's not likely all in one year

Except they didn't... They got a first next year and a second in 2025

To move up from #9 I thought we'd have to give up three first rounders plus a player and maybe more high picks. If I'd have known we could do it at the price we did I'd have been on board with this a long time ago

Just saw the price. It's nowhere near as much as I thought we'd have to give up

I wouldn't even count that as being sexually harassed

Damn, that's...nowhere near as bad as I was expecting

I never do

Shocked to see it, but there ya go...

Here's a source

Wake me when it's coming from someone more legit than a Bears fan page. I grant it's possible but I'd need better sourcing to buy in.

Knowing that, do you think they're gonna turn around and ship him off? "Since Cam left" basically equals the Matt Rhule era. I know it might feel like it's longer than that but it really isn't.

This was already posted...and debunked. The source was one of these dumbsh-t fake news Twitter sites. They tried to attribute it to Tom Pelissero to look legit.

Via his latest mailbag (Link) Regarding potential trade up scenarios... To me, trading up to No. 3 makes a ton of sense. The Panthers’ brass likes multiple members of the consensus top-four quarterbacks, and they could nab one of them with the third overall pick. While some will balk at the idea of allowing the first two teams to decide the Panthers’ next quarterback, the reality of the situation is that Chicago has a choice in this matter and may not want to trade back so far. However, a deal with the rebuilding Arizona Cardinals at No. 3 appears to be a primary pressure point for the Panthers to pounce. Possible tight end options in free agency and the Draft... With the Panthers likely to select a rookie quarterback in the first round, signing a veteran tight end who can act as a safety blanket seems logical. Tennessee Titans tight end Austin Hooper, 28, would make a lot sense on a three-year deal. Hooper is big and strong and can catch like a possession receiver. Over the past three seasons, Hooper has caught 125 passes for 1,274 yards and 9 touchdowns. He could be in for an Ian Thomas-like deal, which would be palatable under the Panthers’ current cap situation. Hayden Hurst, 30, is likely to be in consideration. While he’s a bit older, he entered the league in his mid-20s and is coming off a strong year in Cincinnati. The well-traveled former first-round pick has excellent yards-after-catch ability and went to school at nearby University of South Carolina. While Miami Dolphins tight end Mike Gesicki could be of interest to the Panthers, he is more of an over-sized slot receiver and red-zone target than a bulk-catching tight end. His game might not completely fit into the way head coach Frank Reich views the position. What the team might be thinking at the safety spot... On paper, free safety, in particular, seems like a massive hole in the Panthers’ secondary. While Xavier Woods did a lot of nice things at strong safety last year, the Panthers need a guy who can serve as a center fielder, and Jeremy Chinn isn’t that guy. With Chinn likely to move to linebacker or more of a “rover” role on defense, the Panthers should look to sign a veteran free safety with proven ability.