As are most things on God’s green earth

I’d rather have Jackson Mahomes at LT!

I wonder how badly the Bears want Smith?

Would they send us #10 for Smith and #31?

In this class, #10 would be even more valuable than normal I’d think. Can’t imagine that would be on the table.

According to the draft value chart, that would mean Smith is worth approximately pick 26.

Cant see any team having that type of value on him.

I've used the Rich Hill chart almost exclusively for years; it seems to fit more accurately. That one puts it at #36.

A bottom of 1/high 2 value doesn't seem that far off if they see him as elite, though not many guards traded in the annals. Something to think about.

The Bears did trade a 2nd for Chase Claypool. Many teams have thrown 2nds away on trades.

I remember the Bills trading Cordy Glenn's broken ass in a 1st round pick swap plus to Cincinnati.

So maybe it's not impossible but you might be right that it's not rich enough to get us up there.

I’d rather have Michael Jackson at LT

Just get pick 41 and call it a day

No one is trading a first rounder or a high second rounder for Smith. I think a best case, maybe close to a minor miracle, would be a mid-2nd rounder. I think the more likely scenario with the Bears or Patriots is swapping pick positioning so that we move up in some of the rounds that we are in (but not the first) without netting any new picks or a late round one.

he had an amazing kick step

I wouldn't be so sure.

The FA market isn't just bad for us. The Bears need OLine help badly. They have 78M in cap space and picks. 10, 39, 41, 72, 149, 197, 235, and 242. They can trade for Smith and still have a full compliment of draft picks. They have absolutling nothing going on at guard.

Pick 41 and a day 3 swap or two would make Veach look like a genius. Like the Sneed trade last year the tag doesn't guarantee Trey Smith will be playing in a Chiefs uniform next year. I do recall they tried to work out a deal with Sneed as well before giving him permission to talk to other teams.

New idea... Send Smith to Chicago for Braxton Jones and a swap of 63 for 41. Basically equivalent to getting their 3rd but nobody loses a draft pick.

Poles wants competition at LT at minimum and they are in a prime spot to take Simmons at #10. Jones is far better than anyone on the market, he's just been knicked up a bit the last couple of seasons.

Gotta take a shot somehow. **** it.

Surely unlikely they'd move off a very solid and young LT for the draft gamble of another one? Even if they get Smith. But man, I'd take it!

The backup LT for the Bears played really well the last five games of the season and Jones is in his contract year. Their RG is a FA and was garbage last year. It's a perfect scenario for a trade.