Jeffrey Simmons on the Bears
Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2026 3:00 am
The Bears defense has looked really good with Simmons. Just curious what you think of the fit of Simmons on the defense he’s a part of now.
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How about a first and a third for a defensive tackle of Simmons’ caliber?Brian wolf wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2026 9:34 am Time will tell and Simmons is an excellent player, but unless youre Aaron Donald, Bob Lilly or John Randle in their prime, no defensive tackle is worth two #1 draft picks.
Not strongly disagreeing but the one thing that can be said with taking an established player is that (barring injury) you know, more-or-less, what you're getting; in this case an All-Pro DT.Brian wolf wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2026 9:34 am Time will tell and Simmons is an excellent player, but unless youre Aaron Donald, Bob Lilly or John Randle in their prime, no defensive tackle is worth two #1 draft picks.
John Turney pointed that out on PFJ ... the Bears will prolly pick closer to the second round than a top 10 pick, so the Bears get a stud while hoping to get closer to a possible championship, without losing too much high capital. They will probably try to get more second, third round picks themselves before the draft.JuggernautJ wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2026 8:51 pmNot strongly disagreeing but the one thing that can be said with taking an established player is that (barring injury) you know, more-or-less, what you're getting; in this case an All-Pro DT.Brian wolf wrote: ↑Mon Nov 09, 2026 9:34 am Time will tell and Simmons is an excellent player, but unless youre Aaron Donald, Bob Lilly or John Randle in their prime, no defensive tackle is worth two #1 draft picks.
With draft picks one never knows where you'll be picking (huge difference between #1 and #32) or how they'll pan out.
I'd definitely rather have Simmons than JaMarcus Russell and Lawrence Phillips.
As far as this particular trade looks it seems (so far) that the Bears did very well for themselves.
Simmons filled a need and has energized the whole team.
Seeing management make a move like that can invigorate an entire organization.
There were a lot of possibly season-changing trades made in the last two weeks or so.
The Seahawks brought in two excellent players. The Niners brought back Buckner. The Jags brought in two good fits for their D. The Ravens may've prevented total disaster by bringing in an established starter after losing two QBs... etc., etc., etc.
And the sellers positioned themselves for future improvement.
As you said, only time will tell how it all pans out.
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