Cowherd does a great job of explaining what Ryan Poles alluded to in his presser today following the Bears’ acquisition of star DT Jeffery Simmons.
the past 7 straight Super Bowl Champions have featured an elite DT, & 8 out of the past 10 have featured one.
Tom Brady was the only QB that was able to overcome that pocket disruption, where QBs aren’t able to step up past the EDGE rushers, & are forced to step up into the DT.
— DT that can stop the run game
— DT that can collapse the pocket
— DT that can get pressure up the middle
SEA [Leonard Williams]
PHI [Jalen Carter & Jordan Davis]
KC — 2x [Chris Jones]
LAR [Aaron Donald]
TB [Vita Vea]
KC [Chris Jones]
NE [N/A]
PHI [Fletcher Cox]
NE [N/A]
it took the best QB of all time in Tom Brady to overcome an NFL record performance from prime Grady Jarrett, & then Aaron Donald, & Chris Jones in those 3 Super Bowls, proving that you need that elite DT play to make it to the show.
Bears did an excellent job acquiring a much-needed difference maker at a position that is very difficult to find one at.
the draft doesn’t offer more than about 1, every other year, & the elite ones are almost never available.
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@colincowherd discusses how Jeffery Simmons impacts the Bears' Super Bowl chances
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God really beat the fuck out of me for the past year just to give me this random Thursday in October.
fairs.
The Bears are reportedly close to a deal to stay in Illinois. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
it sickens me how much less people love football than me.
Q needs a new contract.
Nelson will most likely negotiate a deal to stay with the Seahawks, but essentially, the trade value for Simmons lies in the fact that his deal is secured, with much of the bonus already paid.
exactly what I was suggesting when I wrote this.
I didn’t realize just how big the incoming discount would be for Simmons, with how much the Titans already paid via bonus.
easily makes that future 2nd I suggested becoming a future 1st more understandable.
🔷 Jeffery Simmons —
I think this is the Bears’ most likely target, & probably the best route for them to pursue.
the Bears are getting an above-expected impact on rushing the passer from their current EDGE platoon, but their run defense is where they are most vulnerable to being exposed.
Simmons offers a boost to both aspects of DL duties.
with him already receiving his extension, they don’t have to make him the highest paid at his position, on top of paying draft capital to acquire him.
he’d be an addition for now & the future, as he’s secured to a deal the team controls, with potential for them to sign a reworked deal upon acquisition to restructure the deal however the organization sees best fit.
with the Bears’ draft pick expected to be late, it may take a 1st, & 3rd OR a future 2nd, & I’d be comfortable with that.
with a slight rework of the deal to front-load the contract, & a ton of cap room expected next year, his deal wouldn’t interfere with the looming extensions for the team’s young offensive core.
2 late 1st round picks trumps having to give up a proven player, in my opinion.
the value of 2 late firsts equates to around the 10th overall pick.
not to mention the fact that the incoming contract is very team-friendly for the Bears, due to Titans paying his bonus, already.
by the way, since 95% of football X has completely forgotten or changed the definition of “cope” —
this is what coping looks like.
Montez Sweat finally gets another DL to help take away some of the double teams.
we could see the best production from him since he got here.
added boost from playing next to your brother.
funny that Bradbury & Thuney are playing next to each other, & now Sweat with Simmons.
the run defense just got a giant boost, as well.
it was their most vulnerable area to being exposed.
also, helps keep Kyler in coverage more, which is huge.
Dennis Allen has relied heavily on the blitz to generate interior pressure for the #Bears on passing downs
Gonna be a lot easier to wreak havoc up the middle when you have All-Pro Jeffery Simmons creating chaos every down
🔷 Jeffery Simmons —
I think this is the Bears’ most likely target, & probably the best route for them to pursue.
the Bears are getting an above-expected impact on rushing the passer from their current EDGE platoon, but their run defense is where they are most vulnerable to being exposed.
Simmons offers a boost to both aspects of DL duties.
with him already receiving his extension, they don’t have to make him the highest paid at his position, on top of paying draft capital to acquire him.
he’d be an addition for now & the future, as he’s secured to a deal the team controls, with potential for them to sign a reworked deal upon acquisition to restructure the deal however the organization sees best fit.
with the Bears’ draft pick expected to be late, it may take a 1st, & 3rd OR a future 2nd, & I’d be comfortable with that.
with a slight rework of the deal to front-load the contract, & a ton of cap room expected next year, his deal wouldn’t interfere with the looming extensions for the team’s young offensive core.