With the trade deadline fast approaching and with at least a couple teams already resigned to be sellers (Cleveland and Vegas), and with Poles unafraid to make deadline deals - here's a hypothetical - If Poles has the opportunity to acquire a difference making d-lineman or a difference making o-lineman - which would you do?
For me - as much as acquiring a Maxx Crosby or Miles Garrett would take the Bears defense to the next level - I think the o-line is the bigger need ... eh, I think I'd still pull the trigger on Garrett or Crosby.
If he can acquire a difference making O-lineman, he should do that, no doubt. I don't think there is one out there for sale. I saw something about Teller out of the Browns, but I think that's regular Twitter nonsense. Having a good O-line is just too valuable to sell off a good player on that line and risk blowing it up.
The D-line, I don't really see them investing both trade value and the necessary cap space in an elite edge unless we know beyond the shadow of a doubt that Williams is that dude. I'm one of the biggest believers in Williams out there, but I don't know if he will take 10 weeks, or one full season, or more to get to the point where it's time to load up to contend.
I could see them investing a lower pick (late day 3) in a space eater over DT Williams or Cowart, since the D gets LEAKY (especially on runs) as soon as the 1st unit takes a break. I, unfortunately, think Zacch Pickens might be trending for bust territory. He didn't look good in preseason in year two, and then got injured. And he was never really good in the run game in college. Luckily, space eaters and runs defending DTs are cheap.
Personally, I'm hoping they do little more than pick up some D-line depth before the deadline. Keep the 1st rounder and both 2nd rounders, save the cap space, throw an overpay on Trey Smith after the season, and go 2x O-line and 1x edge in some order the first three picks in the draft.