Chicago Bears: Predicting the only logical offseason plan by Ryan Pace

Chicago Bears fans must follow the money

Another first-round prospect that doesn’t seem like he will be available in the Chicago Bears range would be Kyle Pitts. Cutting Jimmy Graham would save the Chicago Bears $7 million in cap space. Most tight ends don’t thrive year one, but with Cole Kmet emerging as the “Y” tight end, Pitts could be brought along slowly.

It is hard to believe that Kyle Pitts will be around for the Chicago Bears to draft, but stranger things have happened during draft day. Matt Nagy has mentioned how he uses adjusters in his offense for his offense to thrive. Tarik Cohen’s position is one of the adjusters. The other adjuster was Trey Burton, the “U” tight end position. Jimmy Graham is less dynamic, so adding a player like Kyle Pitts would benefit the “U” tight end position. But if quarterbacks and tackles run early, Pitts might be in range.

The Chicago Bears mismanaged Kyle Fuller this off-season. His contract was enormous, and they just didn’t seem to know what to do when they needed to get below the cap. Allen Robinson could be another player in that same boat. Trading Allen Robinson could net the Chicago Bears a huge cap savings of $17.8 million. Nobody wants to see him go, but more challenging decisions are on the horizon.

The Chicago Bears were rumored to have offered Kenny Golladay the second-highest offer he received. Pairing Kenny Golladay and Allen Robinson sounds excellent on paper, but was that really the plan? Rashod Bateman from Minnesota is heavily compared to Allen Robinson. Bateman has excellent route-running skills to go along with his natural athletic gifts.

The Chicago Bears’ first-round prospects aren’t the only potential players that can replace cap casualties. It all depends on the player and the expectations they have of such a player. Samuel Cosmi, Liam Eichenberg, or even Spencer Brown are some prospects that potentially could be drafted later in the process but are cap casualty player replacements.

Not every draft pick will be a direct replacement. Some positions could get looked at early such as cornerback to provide more depth or inside linebacker. Danny Trevathan is the leader of the Chicago Bears defense, but for how long? The depth and future could be considered at the 20th overall selection. A player like Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah could be the new future.

You can see my points here though, right? Depending on who the Chicago Bears draft will likely dictate who will be cut after the 2021 NFL Draft. With that, let’s get into another mock draft, shall we? Check back later today for my impromptu mock draft.