Could the Bears have gotten more for DJ Moore?
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Could the Bears have traded DJ Moore to the Broncos for more?
Rahimi Harrison Grody. I'm not a fan of any team. I'm just a fan of being right. Middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score. Bill's Mafia. It's DJ Moore here. I'm checking in. It's lovely. Let's go.
Oh, are you trying to say that DJ Moore is going to break him off in Buffalo?
What was the return for DJ Moore in the trade with the Bills?
Is that what you're trying to say here, Tyler Buterbaugh? Why do I have a feeling that could happen?
It might.
DJ Moore might go out for a lot of yards with Josh Allen up in Buffalo. This is Rahimi Harrison-Grody on 104.3 The Score. DJ Moore traded. He, along with a fifth round pick, as we know, sent in exchange for a second round pick that came back from the Buffalo Bills, and they get their wide receiver one. In the meantime, moments later, really it was a few days later, not like Spongebob moments later, we see the Denver Broncos trade for Jalen Waddell. Miami Dolphins receiver goes to another AFC opponent. Here's what the return was, though. The Broncos sent a first, third, and fourth round pick in the swap for Waddle and a Miami Dolphins fourth round pick in this year's draft. So there was a pick swap, and then there were two other picks.
The first rounder will likely be the 25th or 26th selection overall. And, Mark, you had the same reaction a lot of us did. Similar salary structure, although the hits against the cap are different. I want to point that out. But similar structure, similar production, similar upsides. What did you see when you observed that trade?
First thing I thought was, wait a minute. Should the Bears have? Could the Bears have? Did the Bears try to do business with the Denver Broncos? Because when you look at that, I was like, off the top of my head, I thought, okay, Jalen Waddell, yeah, he's really good, and maybe he's better than DJ Moore. And then I started exploring and comparing and contrasting everything, starting with age. Jalen Waddell, 27. DJ Moore, 28. You do go to the statistics. Jalen Waddell has been in the league five years. Three of those five years have been for 1,000-plus yards. DJ Moore has been in the league a little bit longer, eight years. Four of his years have been for 1,000 or more yards. yards even look at like the size of these guys like they're both not huge dudes jalen waddle 510 white 85 dj moore's actually bigger listed at six feet 213 and so i was like wait a minute mind blown over what they were able to get they got a first rounder for jalen waddle plus a
all this year a first rounder a third rounder and a fourth rounder now I'm on record as saying I was very happy with what the Bears got for DJ Moore a second round I was like okay I could deal with that it sucks that DJ's gone for lots of reasons but a second rounder that's pretty good this year to add to the Bears draft picks which means they have two second rounders this year but it made me want more when I saw the Jalen Waddell deal and could the Bears have gotten more from other teams but then again Denver's one of those teams that is in position to win with their young quarterback in Bo Nix They were more willing to give up, and we know that Miami is trying to rebuild. For those two teams, just getting outside of it a little bit, it seems to work for both, I think.
Obviously for Miami, and Jalen Waddell will be a nice addition to Denver and Bo Nix, a team that feels like, again, that it might be on the doorstep, like the Bears.
Well, and I feel like when we look at this, that was kind of the idea was when you start to read the stats, you're like, wait a second. And then you understand the contract extensions for both.
How does Jalen Waddell's trade compare to DJ Moore's?
Wait a second. Yes. And then guess what else happened? Subsequent contract restructure, you know, and long term investments. There's a lot of Spider-Man meme going on here, Mark. Yeah, there is. Spider-Man v. Spider-Man. Mm. And when it comes to, I think a lot of people think the upside's higher with Waddell because of what he was dealing with in Miami, and maybe that's what netted it. But I think you're right. I think it has a lot to do with the fact that, oh, these two teams are also in competition with each other in the Bills and the Broncos.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
Could the Bears have traded DJ Moore to the Broncos for more?
0:01–0:24
2
What was the return for DJ Moore in the trade with the Bills?
0:24–4:01
3
How does Jalen Waddell's trade compare to DJ Moore's?
4:01–8:15
4
What are the statistics and ages of DJ Moore and Jalen Waddell?
8:15–9:27
5
Did the Bears explore trading with the Denver Broncos?
9:27–13:35
6
What impact does DJ Moore's departure have on the Bears' roster?
13:35–15:18
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