Originally posted by NCommand:
Given that the Bears started rebuilding the same time we did (2017), I thought this would be a fun topic to track over the years. ShanaLynch seem poised to "build their way out of this through the draft." I'm much more partial to the Bears plan (balance of draft + younger free agents) per my annual off season plans (for us).
Chicago Bears:
So on offense, they drafted 10 players and added 6 free agents. On defense, they drafted 9 and added 5 free agents.
16 'starters' were added on offense and defense in 2017 & 2018.
Their average age 25.6 puts them as one of the 10th youngest teams currently. They only have two players making over $9.6M (Robinson & Mack). They currently have $19.3M in cap space before the expected $10M+ increase.
Currently, their collective defense, at a 77.5 average PFF grade, is outstanding (Fangio + Donatell). Their offense, is naturally, behind them but rising each week (Nagy).
Year 2 of the rebuild:
Current record: 7-3 / 1st Place
Projected record: 10-6 / Playoffs / 1st Place Division
Playoff prediction: 1 playoff win
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It's hard to compare strategies given our perpetual injuries (had to add more 'starters') esp. with the loss of Jimmy Garoppolo but here is your snapshot in time:
San Francisco 49ers:
So on offense, they drafted 10 players and added 8 free agents. On defense, they drafted 9 and added 4 free agents.
33 'starters' were added on offense and defense in 2017 & 2018.
Their average age 25.9 puts them as one of the 10th youngest teams currently. They only have one player making over $10M (Staley). They currently have a projected carryover cap total of $65,419,090 for 2019.
Currently, the collective defense, at a 58.2 average PFF grade, is very poor. Their offense at 71.1 is above average.
Year 2 of the rebuild:
Current record: 2-8 / Last Place
Projected record: 3-13 / #1 Draft Pick / Last Place Division
Playoff prediction: None
YEAR 6 OF THE REBUILD:
Any questions? As to which team or coach did it better?
[ Edited by billbird2111 on Jan 19, 2023 at 11:49 AM ]