CLAYPOOL TRADED TO BEARS

Wait.. If Bears traded Roquan Smith for a 2nd thrn traded that 2nd for Claypool.. Does that mean we could have got Roquan for Claypool straight up?

 

Whoa!

 

They probably traded CC to the bears to counter Ju Ju's comments. When he said that he's learned more in only 2 weeks, compared to the 5 years in Pitts.

Two weeks from now, CC will come out and say that he's forgot how to run routes quicker in Chicago , than the 3 years in Pitts.

 

I would hope for one or two OL, and one or two of CB, ILB or DE/OLB.
If they drafted 5th overall and got the top pass rusher in the draft and then nabbed best OL on board early 2nd, I'd be okay with that. I think OL, CB, ILB are bigger needs, but having a REAL OLB on the other side of Watt would make the overall D highly potent. If an FA CB or ILB fixes another s

Perhaps they just needed a high 2nd round pick more than Claypool. I hope this is clear sign GM sees weaknesses and WR is not one of the concerns moving forward. Also, next year Claypool value declines greatly given it would be a contract year and big $$$ ask in 2024. It may have just been "best for the team" move and not about Claypool himself. I suspect he'll improve the Bears passing game and I hope we get a top OL/DB/LB with this Bears pick.

 

Claypool was becoming the number 3 receiver

Getting a second for him is great

 

Too bad claypool was terrible at it

 

I was done with Claypool when he celebrated the first down (made a mistake). Then later never said I am sorry it will never happen again. He never cared as much as the offensive lineman that tried to help, the fans or the coaches that tried to correct the behavior. Also he said the one thing he learned from JuJu was how to build your brand. Well go build it somewhere else!

 

I doubt they would want to pay Roquan next offseason.

 

Players always talk up their new team, JuJu had 1,400 yards in his second season with the Steelers, I'm supposed to believe he didn't learn much on offense . IIRC Ryan Clark after he left the Steelers was saying that Washington was the best secondary he ever played with .

 

From what I've been reading it seems as though a lot of players were really blindsided by this trade and really liked playing with Chase Claypool. They all know it's a business but that kind of throws a BS flag on him dividing the locker room. I believe he probably called out the coaching staff and obviously that didn't go over well. To me, there's an elephant in the room and it is not any particular player.

 

Wrs should be of concern, they dont seem to be getting any kind of separation from defenders.

 

It's not that he was such a locker room issue that he had to be shipped out because the players/coaches hated him.... It's that having one too many guys like him around creates a weak locker room. He wasn't putting in effort on plays where he wasn't thrown the ball, he acted out when things didn't go his way, put himself before the team. Winning cultures dont have dudes like that around, especially when that culture lacks the veteran leadership that is quality enough to offset it at the moment. A Jarvis Landry type move (that type of guy not just a WR) could do wonders for this team.

 

That is and isn't true. The point could be made that OBJ was all about himself and forced his way off two teams but he got a ring last year with the Rams and most talking heads seem to think the Rams are still trying to get him to come back.

As to the first part of your response has that been documented? I know Claypool called out Canada two weeks ago and that he had a few run ins with ppl during the off season but I haven't seen anything like you are describing. The comment after the trade was the first I heard about him being a problem and that's why I said I have a hard time putting much faith in that report. Have I missed some one breaking that story?

 

kenny pickett has a sister who played flag football at east Stroudsburg university. we are reportedly signing her.

 

Thats the point, the first part isn't documented at all. It would have been documented if it were the case. The point is that he didn't cause a giant scene and get ousted, he just is the type of person you want away from a team that doesn't have vet leadership to overcome someone like Chase on the team. He's not good enough to work around it. If we had Hines Ward, Bus, etc., then a guy like that is fine. All we have is Heyward and as big of a fan of him as i am,... he might not be the best at it.

 

Read shes good at soccer. Wonder if she can punt

 

Wait, according to Dulac….

 

Source? It doesn’t really matter if the players were blindsided. It’s not the general manager’s job to clear any potential move with the players. The simple fact remains Chase has all the physical tools, but he has failed to put it all together. He might do so with Chicago, but only time will tell. He appeared to have a bright future after his rookie season, but regressed in year two. In year three he hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. You can point to his use in the slot as an excuse for his lack of production. However, that doesn’t explain his lack of blocking, drifting through zones, crappy route running etc. I was opposed to trading him. Hoping he would finally put it all together. However, if he truly was a distraction then he wasn’t worth keeping.

 

they brought on Sherman as the interim wr coach after drake died. Then moved onto Hilliard.

 

No worries. Forgetfulness happens with advanced age

 

I’ll take your word for it

I can’t remember