Bears get Mack

[pbmax]

What we know is the Bears have two 1st round picks to Mack. What we know is we have two this next draft. What we know is WE DIDNT GET HIM. That's what we know. Screw this mediocre backwards ass team sometimes. I will be a fan but man this had the hallmark of actually having a chance that's not AR throwing 4 TDs a game.

What if you are the perpetually cash strapped Raiders and you don't want two picks in the same year?

What if you are the Packers and you don't want to make Mack the highest paid defender in the League?

There has to be a value at which you won't go beyond.

[MadtownPacker]

Damn, he is gonna be the guy who ends Rodgers career. If so it will be money well spent.

[yetisnowman]

While we don't know the details, we do know the franchise has a history of of sitting on it's hands and holding on to draft picks, going for a quantity(of picks) over quality(immediate impact player). And our recent drafts have been pretty terrible. So it seemed like a good opportunity to try something new. If the difference in him being a bear and a Packer was throwing in an extra future first or a later pick this year, I can understand some frustration.

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Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora
Add the 49ers to the group of team's fully exploring the possibility of a Khalil Mack trade, along with NYJ, BUF, IND, GB, CLE, CHI

This was from yesterday.

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Ryan Wood @ByRyanWood
Even with Khalil Mack off trade block, #Packers are still looking around league to see what OLBs become available, source said. They added veteran Ahmad Brooks around this time last year. Wouldn't be surprised to see them add another vet pass rusher, if opportunity arises.

[denverYooper]

Look at the bright side... the Packers will have a lot of in-season practice against 2 strong DCs who've been stocked with talent. M3 will have to innovate or find himself out the playoffs and out of a job.

[Anti-Polar Bear]

If the Packers lead 56-0 at the start of the 4th quarter on opening night, I hope McCarthy keeps ARod in the game to run up the score.

Fuck the Bears. Mack and/or Fuller would be Packers today if not for the fucking Bears!

[pbmax]

While we don't know the details, we do know the franchise has a history of of sitting on it's hands and holding on to draft picks, going for a quantity(of picks) over quality(immediate impact player). And our recent drafts have been pretty terrible. So it seemed like a good opportunity to try something new. If the difference in him being a bear and a Packer was throwing in an extra future first or a later pick this year, I can understand some frustration.

OK, let's stipulate that even with a new GM and newly powerful head coach with one more year to earn another payday, that your read on the past might have some play.

But given that up until yesterday the Packers were in discussions, how can you disprove that the Packers picks being worse than the Bears picks PLUS the Bears with more cap room could simply make a better offer to both sides?

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[Tony Oday]

Ryan Wood @ByRyanWood
Even with Khalil Mack off trade block, #Packers are still looking around league to see what OLBs become available, source said. They added veteran Ahmad Brooks around this time last year. Wouldn't be surprised to see them add another vet pass rusher, if opportunity arises.

Without the best the Packers will take a damn retread like a Brian Robison.

[Harlan Huckleby]

Look at the bright side... the Packers will have a lot of in-season practice against 2 strong DCs who've been stocked with talent. M3 will have to innovate or find himself out the playoffs and out of a job.

what is the bright side part?

[gbgary]

*face-palm* ted.

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Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter

Trade official, source tells ESPN:

Bears get: Khalil Mack, a 2020 second-round round pick and a conditional 2020 fifth-round pick.

Raiders get: 2019 first-round pick, 2020 first-round pick, 2020 third-round pick, 2019 sixth-round pick.

So Bears get back second-round pick, too

[Rutnstrut]

I am also going to agree that the Packers were not willing to do what it takes in this situation. It will be another season of hope. Hope Rodgers doesn't get hurt, hope the mediocre, thin Oline can hold up. Finally hope the pathetic LB group can at least be average.

[yetisnowman]

OK, let's stipulate that even with a new GM and newly powerful head coach with one more year to earn another payday, that your read on the past might have some play.

But given that up until yesterday the Packers were in discussions, how can you disprove that the Packers picks being worse than the Bears picks PLUS the Bears with more cap room could simply make a better offer to both sides?

I can't prove or disprove anything, that's why I said "if". I think the Bears are putting together a solid team. Today they got better. We didn't. That's frustrating regardless of specifics.