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Who on earth are they going to draft at the end of the round that would have anywhere near the impact Mack would have had?? If that’s what kept them from making the deal, then this one feels a little Ted Thompson-esque.
I understand the Bears threw in a 3rd and 6th as well. They gave up a LOT. I think it has to be more than just not being willing to give up 2 firsts. There was more. Gute is too on top of it and too aggressive to let that stop him.
However, I do wish the Packers had the Bears LB corp. We are nowhere near them in that department. Ted ignored it and went late picks way too long. LB is critical in a 3-4. That was beyond foolish, imo.
Yes, TT left us in a real bad position there. The Bears have been drafting top 10 for a while now. They used 2 of their past 3 top 10 picks on LB/edge and now traded two more firsts for a top 3 pick at edge. GB can't do that overnight. Hell, they can't do it in 2 off-seasons either. Even today you can see they are churning the ILB position, trying to hold it together and improve it with spit and duct tape but it is what it is.
As for Mack, i would've been fine with them sending our two firsts for Mack but the issue is and always was cash flow in light of the Rodgers deal. You're talking about the small market team with a savings account shelling out $120m in cash to two players over the next 12 months. That's just not the way they operate.