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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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On Thursday, ESPN's Bill Barnwell published his thoughts on the 2026 offseason wide receiver market.
One of the players he zeroed in on, Bears receiver DJ Moore. Barnwell wrote this, quote, Moore is still a starting caliber wide out, and there should be interest if the Bears do listen to offers.
A middle round pick would be a realistic return, but the real benefit might be freeing up $24.5 million in 2026 in cash, which would allow Johnson and Poles to realign the offense in the coach's preferred vision.
Chapter 2: What are the latest thoughts on the 2026 offseason wide receiver market?
So here's the question for you. Are you on board with the idea of a DJ Moore trade?
Quite frankly, not yet. Because I don't know who wide receiver one is. I know who wide receiver one can be. I know Luther Burton has that potential. I know that they want Roma Dunzey to be that guy. But Ben Johnson said they got to work on catching the ball in this offseason. That applies to Rome. And he's also talked about it. Now, I'm not saying DJ is above reprieve on that either.
But over the body of work and the resume and what he's earned and the consistency of his work, I don't necessarily think that the Bears have a solid, we know what you do and we know how you do it well, wide receiver one yet.
And I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing, but that's why I'm not just willing to part with a person this team plays so much value on because of that very earning of the idea.
And Ben Johnson, I trust. So if Ben Johnson says it's okay to move DJ Moore, I'm going to be like, okay, you clearly have a plan and a vision for where this wide receiver room, this pass catcher room is going. And I will say this, if they can find a way to free up $24.5 million in some way, shape, or fashion, maybe not even all of it, but a large percentage of it,
you could see the many different directions they could go with that. It would go a long way towards bringing guys back, maybe like Kevin Byard, also improving that pass rush. And this idea of a mid-round pick for him, I don't think it necessarily has to be pick-specific. It could be about a player in return, need for a need, if you get my drift. Tell me who is going to be here.
That's what I want to know. Like... He had a weird year. DJ Moore had a strange year this year, no doubt about it. Some games you're like, where is he at? And then you couldn't not say that he had the biggest catches of the year for the Chicago Bears. And we know how valuable he has been to this franchise. So tell me what the replacement part is, and then I will tell you whether or not
He can go. I agree with you, Layla. Like, Roma Dunzey did not make the jump this year. Part of it was, and maybe a lot of it was, because of that foot injury, which he was dealing with since the beginning of the season. Played through some of it. Missed some games. He didn't, for whatever reason, he did not make the jump this year. Luther Burden is just getting going.
I think the Bears have an ace receiver. I know he's a tight end, but he is a receiver too. Colston Loveland. Like, we didn't mention him. Like, that I think is for real, and you're going to build a lot of what you're doing in your offense, believe it or not, around Colston Loveland.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of a potential DJ Moore trade for the Bears?
But hey.
Today, though?
Hopefully. Perfect reaction, by the way, from Mark Grady on that.
Devin Hester's expected to join us at 1.
1 o'clock.
Joaquin's got stuff going on.
He's a busy man. Joaquin Noah has a very cool series on YouTube called Nomad, and it's about traveling. It's a travel show. And he's filming a portion of that currently at the United Center.
Understandable.
And the filming is going a little long. Which happens in our business. Which happens. It's show business, you know?
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Chapter 4: How does Derrick Rose's legacy impact the Bulls organization?
I just worry about whether or not the Bears could be able to pull off a deal and shuffle enough money around. You can do it if you've got some private equity in the deal, like the Eagles have, for example, where you can extend stuff. I don't necessarily know what the Bears are able to do.
I love the idea that the biggest concern may be heading into this offseason for the Bears is, hey... What are you restructuring? How many of these contracts are going to change over the course of the next three months? I love this restructuring idea because this wasn't something we were thinking about before because who cares because the team's bad.
Now that the team's good, you've got to figure out who you're keeping and for what price and how you're going to distribute the money. I like the idea of Trey Hendrickson, and I think the fact that he's going into his age 32 season might help the Bears in that you can structure it in a way that makes sense for a guy who now ā in part thanks to what the Bears did, is looking to be on a winner.
Can I just get on a winner? That might be Trey Hendrickson's thing right now. I know I'm going to get paid by somebody, but I'd much rather be paid by a team on the way up than a team like the one I just left, which is clearly on the way down. down.
I do worry about the 32 season thing, and you guys can please, because you guys have done a good job of this, whenever I'm sounding jaded, please feel free to tell me. I remember a gentleman by the name of Jared Allen who came to the Bears in his 32-year-old season
um in 2014 and ended up having five and a half sacks and then was traded the next season with the bears it was a dud dud of a signing for the bears now he trey hendrickson too was injured last year he had seven starts did have four sacks so he was on a trajectory proportionate to the seasons previous where he did have in 23 and 24 17 and a half sacks in both of those years does he fit is he an ideal fit for the bears defense
Probably. Probably. He's an ideal fit for anyone's defense if he's doing what he's been doing. I'm keeping a little bit of realism here when we start to get into our 30s and when defensive ends eventually hit a wall. Just adding a little bit of the real to it. But on the overall, yeah, he'd fit in. That's the way you came back to the, yeah.
If the Bears got Trey Hendrickson, you'd be like, aw, crap. And I was about to swear there. We got ourselves a pass rush. Like with that many people?
Opposite of Montez Sweat with Austin Booker being your third guy? My goodness. So you guys are saying I'm a little bit too jaded. I shouldn't think of Bears pass.
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Chapter 5: What are the predictions for NFL Championship Sunday?
Somebody has to coach the Browns.
All that being said, for me, it's the Bills. Not just for sentimental reasons as a kid who grew up rooting for the Buffalo Bills. But to understand that entering the fray is now Phillip Rivers getting an opportunity to interview for the Bills head coaching job. Also, Mike McDaniel already has...
a guaranteed job as the offensive coordinator for the chargers but is still under consideration to be the buffalo bill's next head coach which then he leaves this is the way you do it if you're as part of a social coaching search you line up a job and you're like by the way i might take this other job he's basically got outs in his contract before he signs the contract or maybe he's already signed the contract and he just has outs head coaching job i'm gone
And he may only be the offensive coordinator for the Chargers for a split second, or maybe he just never officially becomes that because he could end up being the Bills' next head coach. There's an MVP that was driven to tears at the end of his game, and Josh Allen there. I'm so just intrigued by how this actually shakes out. But Layla, the Browns thing, that's just a hot mess. Freddie Kitchens.
You just keep coming with guys.
You're just naming random people.
Browns coaches.
Yeah, I know, but like...
It is pretty random. I would shoot.
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Chapter 6: Who are the ideal defensive free agents for the Bears?
That's true. But then again, Mike Tomlin didn't win a playoff game for how long? But he won a Super Bowl, and he went to two. That's true. Yeah. You still have to be good. You're right. Number four.
Is Matt Nagy going to reach the end of this NFL hiring cycle without landing a job as a head coach or offensive coordinator?
So the kids in Philly got a hold of some of the receipts on Matt Nagy. And they seem to think, this is Eagles Twitter, that Nagy may not have the wherewithal to survive being the offensive coordinator in Philly. Here's the interesting part. Despite being from outside Philly, neighboring Lancaster area, when I say area, I mean like the middle of Pennsylvania. Indeed, it's about an hour west.
So I think that would be a dream job of sorts for Negi to be offensive coordinator or per se head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. But they started to dig up the receipts and it started to get pretty extensive. Like for example, they brought up the Trubisky was supposed to go meet with Negi to discuss the 2019 season once it concluded. This is an excerpt from the
Adam Johns and Kevin Fishbane article. Trubisky had notes of what he wanted to discuss about the offense. A source told The Athletic that Nagy was a no-show at the meeting, and Trubisky left his notes where the meeting was supposed to take place. And Kansas City's just like, thanks, guys. Thanks, Matt Nagy. Graphic means it's official. Bye.
I don't know if we should wait for this breaking news or if we should do the breaking news. Layla, can you give me the breaking news read?
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Thank you. The White Sox have signed someone. They have spent some of that money we were talking about. They did? Lay it on us. Lay it on us. According to Jeff Passan. Right-handed reliever Sir Anthony Dominguez and the White Sox are in agreement on a two-year, $20 million contract. Dominguez, 31, is expected to close for the White Sox, who used the money saved in the Luis Robert Jr.
deal to continue adding this winter. Oh, if they added a closer, that means they think they're going to win games. That's the first thing I thought of, Mark. Oh my God, that's awesome.
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