Anyone with common sense understands that the Chicago Bears will be active in the wide receiver market this offseason. Darnell Mooney is a free agent, and no one else on the roster appears to be prepared to take the second place opposite D.J. Moore. GM Ryan Poles will have many alternatives. The NFL draft, like free agency, will include several promising names. However, former New York Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum feels the Bears can and should look to the trade market for a solution.
His proposal was offered on ESPN’s Get Up. It was an easy one. Stefon Diggs, a Buffalo Bills receiver, has been traded to the Chicago Bears. Unfortunately, things went off the rails when he revealed what they would have to give up to get him.
So let us get this straight. The Bears should trade a 23-year-old cornerback coming off four interceptions in his first season for a 30-year-old guy known for being a distraction even when his team is winning. Not to add, Diggs is projected to earn $27-28 million each year for the next three seasons. Nothing about this trade makes any sense, which makes it even more perplexing that a former general manager came up with it.
Mike Tannenbaum should avoid Bears takes.
This guy’s track record isn’t impressive enough to take seriously. This is the same guy that took Vernon Gholston sixth overall in 2008, moved up for Mark Sanchez in 2009, and chose Quinton Coples over Chandler Jones in 2012. It could be unwise to take his personnel evaluations seriously. There’s probably a reason the guy hasn’t worked in the NFL in a few years, instead spewing ridiculous opinions on a once-respectable sports channel. The good thing is that Ryan Poles has already formed the habit of not listening to him.
Last year, Mike Tannenbaum urged the Bears to trade Justin Fields for Bryce Young at number one overall. Given how things turned out, it’s probably a good thing they didn’t listen. They would not have acquired D.J. Moore, Darnell Wright, Stevenson, or the first overall pick in this round. Diggs may still be one of the league’s top ten wide receivers, but his prime window may be closing soon. A team looking to win the Super Bowl might consider trading for him. The Bears are not there yet.
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