I honestly never even heard of Shoyinka, so I’m not going to pretend to be a Shoyinka expert. Here’s what cold hard stats and some scouting eyes input.
Meet #Bears new EDGE Joe Tyron-Shoyinka -26 y/o -6'5, 260lb -32nd overall pick in '21 by TB
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka has been on the field for just 14 snaps as a pass-rusher this season, but has 3 pressures on those snaps, and registered 20 pressures or more in each of his first 4 seasons According to PFF.
Last thing I’ll say about Tyron-Shoyinka. He was a starter from 22 thru the 24 seasons in Tampa. They went to the Playoffs in 2 of those 3 years. If he was good enough to start for a quality playoff team, he’s a good get for the Bears at basically no price
I’m relieved Poles didn’t throw a 2nd for Jermaine Johnson. The ‘rumors’ were about him, but apparently the Jets stuck to demanding a 2nd, and Poles didn’t cave.
Nevertheless, why didn’t Poles offer a 3rd, which would’ve been higher than an Eagles’ 3rd, for Jaelan Philips?
It also appears that Poles’ #1 target was Jeffery Simmons; however Simmons had a shortlist Bears weren’t on. I don’t fancy the rejection, but I very much like that Poles coveted Simmons. Shows he’s active and eagle-eyed.
The Chicago Bears tried to trade for Tennessee DT Jeffrey Simmons, but were shut down, per source. Simmons has 3 teams he would like to play for, IF traded. The Patriots, Commanders and Cowboys. pic.twitter.com/byzeyVR54o
Shoyinka is merely a Dennis Allen [6’5 260 + wingspan] body. A young former first rounder with upside who cost practically nothing.
His stats are actually eerily comparable to Dayo Odeyingbo but at least he’s not costing the Bears $48M.
This feeling is like being at a car dealership. You’ve done all your research, calculated your budget, cross-priced, and settled on buying a used Toyota Camry.
You get to the lot and right next to your Camry is a spanking brand new cherry red convertible sport’s car with plush leather bucket seats, electric everything and glowing…
You drive off with your beige Camry telling yourself, “I didn’t overspend…I didn’t overspend…”
The Jets aren't finished.
They have agreed to trade QB Justin Fields to McDonald's for two conditional McChicken sandwiches and a small fry, per source. pic.twitter.com/RNrO4raTZT
It’s no secret the Bears are hunting for Dline and CB, especially since Dayo Odeyingbo has torn his achilles [again]. For me, achilles is worse than an ACL/MCL, etc.
It can sometimes take two seasons to regain the same explosion. Dayo isn’t getting any younger, and it’s not as if he was Lawrence Taylor to start with. Hard to envision this ending any better than the Claypool fiasco.
There’s too many trade targets to name. So here’s some possible options.
No clue if J. Sweat even available, but he looked great on MNF
DTs:
[You really trust Jarrett or Billings? Dexter, like Shemar, can spell Booker/DomRob though I understand if Poles prioritizes DE]
Jeffery Simmons (Titans) Supposedly had a short list he OKed. Washington was one of those teams, but now that Jayden Daniels is out, I wonder if he’d pencil in Chicago…
Quinnen Williams (Jets)
Mazi Smith (Cowboys) Dre’Mont Jones (Seahawks)[now a Raven]
CBs:
[CJ Gardner-Johnson did ok. Gordon eventually set to return. Maybe JJ later]
Riq Woolen (Seahawks) Alontae Taylor (Saints) Cam Taylor-Britt (Bengals) Rasul Douglas (Dolphins)
Bears are 3-2, only one game behind the Puke in the NFCN.
It is entirely possible the Bears could go 4-1 in the next five games with a 7-3 record at minimum sniffing a WC.
Yes, the Bears’ Dline did perform much better vs WASH, but they still allowed 4.0 ypc, and it may have been more if it hadn’t been for playing with a lead for most of the game.
Also, Ben Johnson can’t rely on +3 TOs every game going forward. As Olin Kreutz correctly assessed, ‘You’re not forcing 11 TOs in 3 games like on this streak.’ That’s not a sustainable formula for success.
A reliable formula for success? A studly Dline, or at the very least, a mediocre one.
Since Bears played Mon, I had Sunday free to peruse. I flipped to the Raider game specifically to scout Jeffery Simmons.
Holy Moly.
I admit, I didn’t even know where he was on the field since I don’t watch much Titans’ football. But it took me about 3 seconds to spot him. He’s hard to miss. He’s the type of monster you want stepping off the bus first when visiting an opponent. He looked like JJ Watt.
More importantly, he PLAYED like JJ Watt. On the very first series vs Raiders Simmons stuffed Jeanty twice, then sacked Geno despite the double team. He’s strong, fast, mean, and YUGE. The Titans’ DC seemed to line him up at 3T when he anticipated pass, then moved him to 1T to gobble-up doubles vs run.
Honestly, it doesn’t take long to recognize greatness with the right eye. I mean, how long would you have to watch Sweetness, Butkus or Hester to determine they’re fucking awesome? It only takes one Picasso painting to gasp, “Wow.”
The highest-graded defensive tackles in the NFL, according to our DT Impact metric:
Simmons hovers close to that tier. Much closer than Billings, Dexter, Turner, et al, at least.
The Titans’ season is lost. They just fired their HC Brian Callahan and are basically tanking. They’re really about 3 yrs away [minimum] from making a serious SB push. Simmons is 28. Do they really expect he’ll fit that window?
Trading for Simmons seems realistic for both parties. I would trade a 2nd for him given that Bears still have to take on his contract. Titans could use that 2nd to bolster their oline or weapons for Cameron Ward who should be their #1 priority.
If Titans play hard-ball, demanding a 1st, MAYBE I’d throw in DJ Moore, but I’d have to get like a 4rth back in that scenario. They may want Moore. A tough savvy vet to help their fledging rookie franchise QB while the Bears need to clear cap for Simmons anyways.
This would also mean more Luther Burden.
Braxton Jones may also be in play, albeit I’d be more weary about trading away Oline given attrition. The Chiefs are paying a swing OT $15M/y. That’s how pivotal those OTs might be now; nevertheless, let’s be real. I doubt we’re paying Braxton next year.
Feels like this trade makes too much.
I also don’t trust Ryan Poles to actually DRAFT an elite linemen, so we’re back to Jerry Angelo copium.
Football is an arm’s race. USSR launched Sputnik. U.S. blasted off to the moon. The other Evil Empire snatched Micah Parsons. Time for Bears to counter with Simmons. Imagine him destroying Love, Rodgers, Monty/Gibbs…
Here’s Olin Kreutz breaking down the Bears-v-Commanders:
Cliffnotes:
1. Thinks coaches during bye simplified playbook.
2 . Blocking, specifically combo blockings, looked much crisper resulting in better running.
3. On run-stopping, maybe moving Shemar Turner to DE and Gervon Dexter to 3T helped.
4. TJ Edwards back may have bolstered entire D. He may not be the fleetest of foot, but his mind is agile, and perhaps he aligned everyone correctly, making them play faster and more aggressively, especially Tremaine Edmunds.
Olin, ‘I played against those MIKEs. They’re the worst. Sometimes they call out the play we’re running, and we know we’re going to have to move them off their spot’
This is the Puke’s version of the Khalil Mack Trade. Remember how elated Bears’ fans felt after that went down? I think Waffle rosterbated for a month straight, ’85 dreams stirred, lots of kids and dogs likely still running around Chicago named Mack.
Well, Green Bay just got their Mack Attack in Micah Parsons paying him a whopping $47m/yr; $188m/4yr total.
To make the deal worse, the Pack only had to give up two 1st rounders [likely mids or later] and a soon to be 30 yr old DT Kenny Clark.
Micah Parsons is 26. He’s notched 13, 13.5, 14 and 12 sacks [52.5 total] in his career.
It would take Booker and Dom-Rom about 50 years each to match Parsons at their rate.
Bears will have to block Parsons with Braxton/Kiran/Ozzy/Benedet for the next 4-10 years barring some bizarre twist of fate.
No denying it: Packers just got a whole lot better, trade-raping the Cowboys.
Maybe this is karmic justice for the Cowboys trade-raping the Vikings in what is still infamously known as “The Herschel Walker Trade” [If so, Cowboys still have more to pay, though perhaps the universe bakes playoff choking into the equation].
How did this unfold?
Well, as with most things Cowboys, the twists-n-turns, subplots, and drama rival any soap opera, but this concisely sums it up.
TLDW. Jerry would often prey on player’s massive egos dealing ‘man to man’ without agents, usually getting what he wants.
The more interesting part is when Jerry essentially says, ‘Michael Irvin dealt with me directly, and maybe he didn’t net as much as possible, but getting me as a business asset, advisor and friend was better long run’
It’s kind of a way around the cap like when corporations paid to stay in Trump hotels then never even checked in – or grossly overpaying for Hunter Biden paintings.
The problem this time?
Well, Jerry isn’t going to be around for another 30 years, so players like Dak, Lamb and especially Parsons weren’t going to be duped into that trap. They insisted on their agents dealing firmly believing in Robert Frost’s advice:
While Jerry tragically forgot about two major rules:
Never make business personal – Michael Corleone
Pride cometh before the fall – Proverbs 16:18
Even the goddamn Browns remembered those lessons and managed to keep Garrett.
THE BROWNS.
And indeed, the Boys have fallen. One may argue that they do a great job of drafting and developing, but even so, does Jerry even have THREE years left? He could up and die come January when his team chokes again in the playoffs.
To add salt to the wound, Jerry traded Parsons in conference to the team that eliminated them from the playoffs in ’14, ’16 and ’23. I mean, WTF Jerrah!
Who does he think is going to be competing for that last playoff spot? Or to host a home game during playoffs, or even if things go right for both, to finish #1 in NFC with the bye and homefield advantage at stake?
Hell, the Cowboys are facing the Packers in exactly a month – you don’t think Parsons is circling that date like Rocky circled Drago?
For fuck’s sake Jerry, at least trade a top 3 pass rusher in his prime to the AFC.
The only hope for us Bears’ fans [without getting too sinister – remember – karma, Kramer…] is that this actually DOES turn out like the Mack trade in which, Mack joins a team that had an overrated QB/HC, then sorta throttles down ending in mediocrity and no Super Bowls.
It could happen. Everyone is expecting Jordan Love to rebound, but why?
In ’22 Love played 4 games, finishing with 1 INT and an 83 QBR.
In ’23 and ’24, Love finished with 11/11 INTs and 62/69 QBR while also missing two games.
That seems to be who he is.
In ’18, when Mack was traded to Bears, Trubisky finished with 12 INTs and a 77 QBR.
Oh, and Matt Nagy won Coach of the Year.
Huh. Now that I think of it, maybe we should be happy the Parsons’ Pendejada so eerily resembles the Mack trade.
It will only make the disappointment that much deeper and bitter.
