Trade Bait

by BearDownIsrael on Jul 20, 2011 11:49 AM CDT

With only a few days to go (hopefully) till there will be a signing frenzy, with all teams tripping over each other to sign the hottest FAs and UDFA, we have been seeing a lot of interesting posts about who the Bears should go after from last years players and potential FA. Little attention has been given to who the Bears could use to trade to other teams and this way free up cap space and get other players in return, or even stockpile future draft picks. My list will be after the jump, but would like to hear from you guys who we should go after and what our players are worth in the open market.

Here is my list of potential trade bait with their worth:

Offense

Brandon Manumaleuna 4th-5th rounder

Lance Louis 4th-5th rounder

Chris Williams 3rd-4th rounder

Defense

Marcus Harrison 4th-5th rounder

Tim Jennings 4th-5th rounder

Craig Steltz 5th-6th rounder

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I think Jennings is the highest value of anyone

I don’t see anybody else worth anything… Kevin Payne started a season for us at Safety and did solid work and we couldn’t get anything better than a conditional 7th rounder for him. No team would ever trade for Harrison, Manu or Steltz when they could find comparable quality at the end of the draft or UDFA

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by ThorCo on Jul 20, 2011 12:20 PM CDT reply actions

I gotta agree with Thor, here, Israel.

Jennings might net you a late round pick, and possibly Chris Williams from a team that might (possibly rightly) feel that the Bears failed in developing the former first round pick.

But Steltz, Manu and Louis are highly doubtful to get even a conditional 7th rounder and Harrison will probably be on a coach very soon watching the games on Sunday just like the rest of us.

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Marcus Harrison plays on the Bears?

Oh, I didn’t notice.

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by Steven Schweickert on Jul 20, 2011 1:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Neither did anyone else.....

which is why nobody is giving up a 4th or 5th rounder for him.

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

Which coach will he be on?

Hopefully sitting on Martz if he goes too pass happy again this year…..

by David in Maine on Jul 25, 2011 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Yep

With the possible exception of Tim Jennings, my first thought to all of these was - Son, you trippin’

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by Spongie on Jul 20, 2011 2:16 PM CDT up reply actions

wow! the lockout must be gettin to me

And just while we’re on the subject, can we get anything for Omiyale?

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by BearDownIsrael on Jul 20, 2011 2:30 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions

Probably a late rounder....

But he’s worth more than that to the Bears as a swing tackle. He played well last year and provides an insurance policy in case either Camiri or Webb isn’t, to steal a phrase from Denny Green, who were thought they were.

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions

And by "played well"...

I mean in respect to the rest of the line. He wasn’t fantastic. He was decent.. But his versitility is worth a lot more than a pick. He can play both tackle and fill in at both guard spots.

Say the Bears DON’T go out and get a replacement for Chris Williams. Say Chris Williams, who showed improvement towards the end of the year at the LG spot, tanks completely. Omiyale is capable of stepping in and replacing Williams (yet again) and giving the Bears a chance to succeed. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Omi end up starting at LG over Williams. I’m not saying it wll happen, or even that it has a great chance of happening. I am saying that I wouldn’t be shocked.

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 2:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Bottom line....

whatever we would get for Omi wouldn’t likely be enough to replace him, so it wouldn’t be worth it. Best backup we will have at 4 line spots……

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 2:40 PM CDT up reply actions

Why would someone trade for Lance Louis when they can wait till the end of camp andsign him off the PS?

by IndyBearsFan88 on Jul 20, 2011 1:26 PM CDT reply actions

Lance suited up all 16 games last year...

I don’t believe he can go to the practice squad. He only played in 4, but he suited up for 16. I’m pretty sure that means they can’t stash him on the PS again. I’d look it up if I had time, but I don’t, so I have to go by memory, but I believe that a PS player cannot have any accrued seasons in the NFL with more than 8 games on the 45 man active roster.

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 20, 2011 2:28 PM CDT reply actions

huh, I guess

by IndyBearsFan88 on Jul 20, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions

huh, I guess

by IndyBearsFan88 on Jul 20, 2011 4:18 PM CDT up reply actions

reply fail x2 (ment to hit shift not enter). What I meant to say was....

huh, I guess I never made the connection

by IndyBearsFan88 on Jul 20, 2011 4:19 PM CDT up reply actions

not going to happen any of it

you might see 2 or 3 of these guys get cut but no trades

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by ed_brown on Jul 20, 2011 6:40 PM CDT reply actions

You Forgot About

Josh Bullocks- he’s good for a 7th rounder…

by Gaak on Jul 20, 2011 10:16 PM CDT reply actions

In the UFL draft

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by ThorCo on Jul 20, 2011 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

lol

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by Timothy Hockemeyer on Jul 21, 2011 6:47 AM CDT up reply actions

My guess is nothin’,….They all get cut, sorry. Or maybe someone is desperate enough to inquire about Jennings.

by transylvanian bear on Jul 21, 2011 11:45 AM CDT reply actions

None of those guys...

are “tradable”. Mostly because they do not have value to other teams beyond the value they have to the Bears. Any team in want of their services is likely to wait until the cuts begin or seek better talent elsewhere.

by LostInSTL on Jul 21, 2011 4:15 PM CDT reply actions