Steelers trade Chase Claypool to Bears

[Mike FF Today 607]

More trades!

 

[RedzoneMonster 102]

Ewww..

[Vikings4ever 496]

Steelers GM: "Chase, we're trading you..."

Chase: 

Steelers GM: "... to the Bears."

Chase: 

[Law 220]

As a Steelers fan, I'm amazed they got a 2 for him. The guy is huge and fast. He had a great rookie season, but has had issues (mostly mental) since then. With Pickens proving to be a find in the 2nd, the Steelers felt they could move on with him and DiJohn. 

Seems a great deal for the Steelers (getting equal draft capital) and a good deal for Claypool (getting more opps) and the Bears (getting a second WR to go with Mooney).

 

[IGotWorms 3,311]

1 hour ago, Law said:

As a Steelers fan, I'm amazed they got a 2 for him. The guy is huge and fast. He had a great rookie season, but has had issues (mostly mental) since then. With Pickens proving to be a find in the 2nd, the Steelers felt they could move on with him and DiJohn. 

Seems a great deal for the Steelers (getting equal draft capital) and a good deal for Claypool (getting more opps) and the Bears (getting a second WR to go with Mooney).

 

Mental like a head case or mental like dumb?

[Law 220]

Mental like a headcase, but maybe a little of both. He hasn't always made the best decisions. 

[AxeElf 787]

I guess he'll take over Dante Pettis' 2.3 targets per game.

1 hour ago, Law said:

good deal for Claypool (getting more opps)

He had 50 targets already in Pittsburgh; no receiver in Chicago has more than 44, so I doubt if this represents "more opps."

[Vikings4ever 496]

40 minutes ago, IGotWorms said:

Mental like a head case or mental like dumb?

 

[easilyscan 558]

9 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

 

Thanks for the explanation.

That's one of those things you can't fix.

[weepaws 2,459]

Don’t see a upside for the Bears. 

[IGotWorms 3,311]

23 minutes ago, Vikings4ever said:

 

What a dipsh1t

[Captain Spaulding 2]

Claypool has been such a frustration.  Big and fast but regressed since his rookie year, but he has shown some improved route running last few weeks anyway.  He just never could get seperation from man-2-man coverage nor was finding open spots in the zones very well.  Always diving for balls and always has a DB draped all over him.   

[easilyscan 558]

On 11/1/2022 at 3:37 PM, IGotWorms said:

What a dipsh1t

Should be named Cesspool 

[Ray_T 590]

On 11/1/2022 at 12:19 PM, Law said:

As a Steelers fan, I'm amazed they got a 2 for him. The guy is huge and fast. He had a great rookie season, but has had issues (mostly mental) since then. With Pickens proving to be a find in the 2nd, the Steelers felt they could move on with him and DiJohn. 

Seems a great deal for the Steelers (getting equal draft capital) and a good deal for Claypool (getting more opps) and the Bears (getting a second WR to go with Mooney).

 

yeah, the fact they got a 2 for him is huge. I dont know if I'd even pay a 4th for the guy.   

[Vikings4ever 496]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2023/06/16/report-bears-are-unhappy-with-chase-claypool/

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Via NBCSportsChicago.com, Marc Silverman of ESPN 1000’s Waddle & Silvy recently explained that the Bears are not happy with Claypool.

“All I can tell you is it isn’t trending in a way that the Bears have wanted it to trend in this offseason,” Silverman said.

“I have heard from a few people inside that building that he is not somebody who is very self-motivated,” Silverman added. “There’s a long way to go. Chase Claypool can change the narrative.”

 

[weepaws 2,459]

Wasn’t that the problem with Claypool while he was playing on the Steelers. 

[bgard72 10]

Well, he's been receiving high praise so far from many of the sports media so far that are watching him in camp...

[League Champion 1,593]

7 hours ago, bgard72 said:

Well, he's been receiving high praise so far from many of the sports media so far that are watching him in camp...

I've seen his body of work, next. 

[weepaws 2,459]

12 hours ago, bgard72 said:

Well, he's been receiving high praise so far from many of the sports media so far that are watching him in camp...

When would you be targeting Claypool? 

[IGotWorms 3,311]

14 hours ago, bgard72 said:

Well, he's been receiving high praise so far from many of the sports media so far that are watching him in camp...

Dude couldn’t get it together in what is typically a very good offense (Pitt). How’s he going to capitalize in the fantasy wasteland that is Chicago?

[weepaws 2,459]

1 hour ago, IGotWorms said:

Dude couldn’t get it together in what is typically a very good offense (Pitt). How’s he going to capitalize in the fantasy wasteland that is Chicago?

He hasn’t. 

[GobbleDog 816]

On 11/1/2022 at 2:19 PM, Law said:

With Pickens proving to be a find in the 2nd, the Steelers felt they could move on with him and DiJohn.

I think that old trade speaks to the Steeler's faith in Pickens, who they want to eventually become their leading receiver.

I predict Pickens finishes with more fantasy points than D Johnson this season, though both will be unreliable due to inept qb.

[Law 220]

On 8/3/2023 at 2:25 PM, GobbleDog said:

unreliable due to inept offensive coordinator

fixed it for you

 

[League Champion 1,593]

Chase Cesspool sucks!