Examining the Bears' defensive line in wake of Gervon Dexter trade buzz
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What recent trade buzz surrounds Gervon Dexter Jr.?
Rahimi Harrison Grody.
I don't want to break time. I want to yell at Marshall. Can we handle more Anthony Heron?
Middays 10 to 2 on 104.3 The Score.
We said we're going to see a lot of fourth down tries. Now each team will have run one. We see Dart use his legs here. He's been the best running quarterback in the NFL since his debut. Short roll. Tries to run, but nowhere to go. He got swallowed up. Jervon Dexter there to finish him off. Both teams turn it over on downs on their first drive.
How has the Bears' defensive line performed recently?
Why do I feel like when Joe Davis and Greg Olson are doing commentary that it sounds like they just believe in everyone? This is Rahimi Harrison-Grote on 104.3 The Score. They're like, yeah, Dart could do this. Like, here's some numbers. Jervon Dexter's like, no. Shut your mouth, Joe Davis and Greg Olson, until the next play you commentate where you believe in somebody else.
This idea that Jervon Dexter wouldn't be on the Bears next year, I would have never thought of that.
This was not the plot twist I expected from the combine. Defensively on the line.
So when Jordan Schultz is out here tweeting, and thanks for Jordan to stop by the show, when he's tweeting from the combine that teams are looking at possibly adding Javon Dexter, I had to really sit with it and understand the explanation. I was like, actually, that makes sense.
Jordan Schultz's report, this was about four hours ago, he said teams have inquired with the Bears about trading for Javon Dexter as the free agent, defensive tackle market, and draft class are not deep. The 24-year-old started all 17 games last season. He has 13.5 career sacks and 42 quarterback hits. And his numbers, I thought, were, for what we expect of him, good. 2025 season, he had six sacks. He had 44 total tackles, 21 solo, 23 assists. He also had some passes batted down that I thought were very good. He played in all 17 games. He only missed two the year before. And those are the only two he's missed. The guy has been consistently available on the line. And because of what Jordan Schultz said, Marshall, the fact that the free agent defensive tackle market in the draft class are not deep.
I assume that means the Bears will replace him with somebody in-house, right? Because that's the only way it would make sense to give up the last year of what's been a deal relative to the rest of the NFL on that position.
If it's not deep, it's not deep. And that means it's not deep enough for the Bears to go out and get somebody to help them in Jervon Dexter's absence. And you can make the argument they need to upgrade at that position, but it might be along the lines of or akin to what's going on with left tackle right now. It's not there.
Also, I would like to take you back to that Giants game for a moment because that was when it all fell apart for New York. That's when they fired their head coach and had to make a severe pivot. Next thing you know, Matt Nagy is their offensive coordinator and John Harbaugh is the head coach.
Jackson Dart getting concussed. It changed a lot of things about that season for the New York Giants.
Man, how things changed. And it was at the hands of the Bears, partially in Javon Dexter. So there was discussion surrounding the defensive line, which I think the Bears and the rest of us know needs to be reevaluated at the very least. And Ryan Poles explained the possibility on flipping the defensive line like they did with the offensive line last year.
Yeah, I think it's always possible. Things got to come together. That mindset was there from the day I walked in. But those opportunities, the clarity that we needed wasn't all there. So we were able to capitalize on some cool situations there through trade and for agency. I'm not sure how that's all going to line up now. I know from a cap perspective, we probably don't have enough to make all of that work on the defensive line. I do think... On our D-line, I think there were some situations, mostly injury, that didn't allow that to really come together the way it was supposed to. So I look forward to that happening.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What recent trade buzz surrounds Gervon Dexter Jr.?
0:01–0:37
2
How has the Bears' defensive line performed recently?
0:37–4:17
3
What insights did Jordan Schultz provide about Gervon Dexter?
4:17–6:28
4
What are the implications of a shallow defensive tackle market?
6:28–11:54
5
How does Ryan Poles plan to address the defensive line?
11:54–12:12
Speakers
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