Matt Spiegel

So I think that the signings they made, particularly on the back end, signaled that, like, nope, this is going to be a cover three team.

And if they had the people to do it, that's what they're going to be.

I mean, obviously, I think it would have been a great fit for the Bears.

He would have been the best edge rusher on the team.

But at the same time, every single ball club is looking at the 2027 draft.

Like, everything is orbiting around 2027.

And...

I don't think anybody really wants to give up picks in that year, especially high picks in that year.

Next year's draft class is utterly absurd at almost every single position.

This year, really good linebacker class, some sneaky tight ends, everything like that.

Jeremiah Love at the top.

I don't think there's a running back next year that's as good as Jeremiah Love, but they're pretty darn close.

But you also have the quarterbacks, you have receivers, you have edges.

It's...

I think I think next year's class is going to be like a 2014 and go back and look at the 2014 draft and you'll see what I'm talking about.

So they didn't want to give up access to that class.

And I totally understand it for an edge rusher that's about to be 29 is coming off a major injury and already has a major contract signed.

So you're not just trading for the player, you're trading for the contract.

And I think they believed in this draft because there are so many edge rushers.

I think they believed in their ability to patch that hole through that while retaining access to the 2027 draft next year, which is absurd.