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Will the Bears trade a core offensive player this offseason? (Hour 4)
02 Feb 2026
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Chapter 1: Will the Bears trade a core offensive player this offseason?
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Bears. Welcome back to Rahimi Harrison-Garoti here on... 104.3 The Score. That's right. We launched FM today. That's the way it's going down. And one of our very first guests today was Cole Komet. And he was awesome. We talked about Chicago and the whole FM-ness and the whole score-ness of the city in which we live. And what a striking...
Marshall about Cole Komet and he's always been mature since the day that he walked into Hallis Hall but he does speak differently now than he did obviously in the first two years of his Bears career where he was really just trying to get on the field trying to improve trying to make a name for himself trying to be productive and now he is like this this perfect veteran player who
who succeeds on the field, not necessarily flashy. There was some flash, obvious flash from Colt Comet this year, but he's just a good football player out there, and he understands the league.
He understands how the real world works, and it's very interesting hearing him talk about the way the world works, the way rosters work, the way free agency works, the way the salary cap works, and he is ultra aware of it all.
The veteran that he is at the age of 26 is really kind of... Awesome when you really think about it. Because there's a lot of 26-year-olds that don't understand their industry the way that Cole Komet understands his industry. I know, look, NFL stands for not for long. He is on his second contract, something they talked about.
But I was not taken aback, but I was impressed by his attitude towards everything as we had that conversation in our first hour.
And one of the parts that he is so realistic about, again, is not just guys leaving the team like easy free agent exits. There are players that are under contract like Cole Komet, like DJ Moore, whose names may be popping up in potential trade talks. And here's the question I asked Cole Komet a little bit earlier. We talk about changes for the teams.
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Chapter 2: What insights did Cole Komet share about roster changes?
He's considered a potential cap casualty or trade candidate this year. Cunningham would free up significant space. while leaving relatively low dead money at $3.2 million.
So he's just an example of a player like him, like DJ Moore, like Tremaine Edmonds, like others that you have to be realistic about and the money they're making and what it could potentially free up for the team, which has to eventually make difficult decisions.
And it really does make you wonder because you talk about his dead cap money, With Tremaine Edmonds, if they got rid of him, they'd be left with $2.4 million of dead cap. These are saving significant portions of money.
And it's just a matter of how important are these players to the future plans of the Bears, understanding that they're going to have to draft new players eventually anyway, because drafted players, they're cheap. That's the whole point. If you can get...
A serious rotation of our guys, we're using four or five of these guys from every draft class as real players in our offense and in our defense and beyond just special teams. That's where you get a little freedom. And remember, they're still in the rookie contract of Caleb Williams. When they get to Caleb Williams' second contract, that's when it really becomes...
A tough proposition to keep all of the playmakers that you want to keep on both sides of the ball. See Patrick Mahomes.
See Patrick Mahomes. See the Kansas City Chiefs. It's such a great example for people who kind of casually listen to us when we talk about that and the value of the quarterback. They maxed it out. They did under what they could afford with Patrick Mahomes, his rookie contract. They've won Super Bowls, but they've hit a wall. Not that they...
They should be able to rise back up, but it's just the way it works, and that's why we talk about how important it is to get this done while Caleb is still in his rookie contract. While we're at it, if you look at Colston Loveland in his rookie contract, which could be part of what would make Cole Komet expendable, though if we're really talking about Cole Komet seriously here...
Ben Johnson should want that guy, should want that specific type of player in this offense because that's what he had in Detroit as well, and it worked. I mean, Cole Komet is all you want in the more traditional in-line wide tight end who proved he can make some big-time catches as well.
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Chapter 3: How does salary cap impact player trades for the Bears?
But I'm really interested more than the whole will he get cut, traded thing, whose contracts will be restructured to get you more free cap space right now?
Yeah, like who would agree to it? Jalen Johnson? Yeah.
agree to doing something like that i i don't know i mean that's a that's a proud man who worked his ass off to get to that point so i don't begrudge any player who's like no i don't want to do that but that's a fair question another thing that we spoke to colt commit about is the fact that hey practically breaking news for a lot of people who maybe maybe still haven't heard that declan doyle
has taken the offensive coordinator job in Baltimore. He will call plays there. He spent the last year as the Bears' OC, where he did not call plays under Ben Johnson, and this was Cole Komet's reaction to Declan Doyle leaving the Bears. Declan Doyle taking the job with Baltimore. What do you think of that, and what does that loss mean for you guys?
Yeah, well, we're super happy for Declan and really anybody this time of year that's able to go out and take advantage of the situation they were in the year prior. And, you know, that's kind of happening with coaching right now and with players that will come up here soon with free agency and teams kind of getting their roster set and somewhat ready to go for the upcoming season.
You know, it is kind of like a puzzle piece and You know, with us being in a salary cap league, there's pieces of the puzzle that fit well into the next season and pieces of the puzzle that don't. So, you know, I'm sure Ryan and Ben are going to be all over that this time of year figuring that out and all those things.
Yeah, it's obviously a big loss for us, losing Declan, EB, two great coaches and guys that provide a lot of value to the offensive side of the ball this year. I know even though Declan doesn't call the plays for us, the amount of work that he did on the offensive side of the football was immense.
You could see that in day-to-day practices, and I'm sure it took a lot off of Ben throughout the week for his duties as a head coach.
Yeah.
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Chapter 4: What is the significance of Cole Komet's contract situation?
Ian, I understand you left your workout just a little bit early to come join us, so we appreciate that, first of all. But how's it going for you, man? I mean, are you feeling like, hey, spring training is almost here? Oh, yeah, it's close. I probably got a week or so before I'm down in Arizona and with the boys. It's an exciting time of the year, and we get the best two months ever in Arizona.
Yeah, it's a good time. It's a great lifestyle. I've lived adjacent to it at times in my time covering the Cubs and seeing how that all works. It's really a beautiful thing. Another beautiful thing for the Cubs this year— I don't know that you've been on the score on Rahimi Harris and Grody since the Cubs did sign Alex Bregman.
Your reaction to having that player on this team, which won a playoff series last year?
Yeah, it's an exciting addition for us. He has such a playoff pedigree, been on winning teams his entire career. Obviously, we've had just similar timeline. The big leagues we drafted the same year came up around the same time, and so we've overlapped quite a bit. But he's a competitor and a huge addition for us.
It feels very different than when you guys kind of went up against the trade deadline and not much happened for the Cubs and to understand the financial constraints or constraints, I should say, that maybe were happening for the Cubs that seem to have now been unlocked in a way with this free agent signing and the understanding that more could come.
Does that have you more optimistic than ever about where this team is? Yeah, I think we had a really good run last year and a great group. And one of the exciting things about when you can keep a group together is just the experience growing together. Getting to watch Pete and Michael Bush and some of these guys continue to develop and
And, you know, learn how to play a full season in the big leagues has been really fun to watch.
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Chapter 5: How do potential trades affect team dynamics and player morale?
So this group that we've had together for a little bit to continue to add pieces and grow together has been a lot of fun. And our coaching staff, too, just consistency of that year over year has been great.
looking at the the personality of this team and you mentioned how that you came up with Bregman at every step and now here you guys are together you know as I think some would characterize you guys as grinders Nico Horner is like that as well uh Dansby Swanson seems to play like that Bush a lot of guys is that the identity of this team right now you guys are like the gym rats of baseball it feels like
I think we have a group that loves playing, loves being at the field and talking baseball and being around it and thinking about the game. That's a really fun thing to be around, especially when everybody shares those same characteristics. But, you know, our identity last year...
was just doing all the little things right obviously we play great defense you saw that we won the team gold glove which was a really special award but the attention to detail on the base running guys taking extra bases guys beating out balls in the infield you know to the next base to help out their teammate and keep rallies going just little things like that and and the awareness of the attention to detail of something the council really cares about
and it's trickled down to the group. So it's a fun brand of baseball, and it was a lot of fun to be a part of last year.
And the Council part, since you brought him up, I mean, there has to have been a ramping up period that occurred with Craig Council as well. He's going into his third year now with the Cubs. He's got a better hold on things. He's got a better idea of what makes you guys work, too.
So how much is he responsible, Craig Council, for the identity of this team and a team, again, that won a playoff series last year?
Yeah, he does a really good job of setting the tone on expectations and kind of what's important to him and should be important to the group. A lot of that was kind of the base running that you saw last year and the attention to that. it's one of the most controllable parts of the game. So really caring about that was a big part for Counts.
But I also think, you know, for anybody coming into an organization the first year, you're trying to get a feel for everything that's going on. And then you saw in his second year just some changes, whether it's staff-wise or identity of the team-wise. So it's been fun to have him get comfortable in Chicago and see his, you know, his love for Wrigley Field and the fan base.
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Chapter 6: What are the implications of coaching changes for the Bears?
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