What the Seahawks gave up by refusing the Bears Jerseys

Russell Wilson trade speculation took a major hit this week. Reports emerged on Tuesday that the Seattle Seahawks informed the Chicago Bears that they will not be trading their star quarterback at this point. The following day, Willie Keeler detailed the clandestine meeting between John Schneider and Bears GM Ryan Pace in Fargo. It is now the weekend, and we all know how these talks concluded: Russell Wilson is still in Seattle and Andy Dalton is researching real estate in Illinois. But how valuable was the trade package that Chicago was offering?To get more news about Youth Game bears jerseys, you can visit bearsbuy official website.

The Bears were so invested in trading for Wilson that the offer reportedly included three first round picks, a 2021 third rounder, and two “starters” (air quotes around starters, as one of the apparent players involved has since been released). At face value, three first round picks sounds like a massive offer. But any team with Russell Wilson at quarterback would instantly become a playoff contender, and teams playing in January don’t typically end up with high first rounders in April. So how valuable do late first round picks really end up being?

Due to the expanded format, the Bears were able to sneak into a wild card spot last season with an 8-8 record. As a result, their first round selection in 2021 will be 20th overall. Since the Houston Texans joined the NFL in 2002, teams that made the playoffs would be assigned selections 21-32. However, with the expanded playoffs, teams who exit in the wild card round may pick as early as 19th overall. In April, the Washington Football Team holds the distinction of being the first team to do so — one spot ahead of the Bears.
If a Mitch Trubisky/Nick Foles squad could make the playoffs, a Russell Wilson led Bears team could be perennial Super Bowl favorites. The two future first round picks would very likely continue to land somewhere between 19 and 32 in the ensuing years. I want to look at a couple ways of valuing these picks. First, I want to look at players actually selected in this range in previous years. Because the Bears offered three picks, I will be looking at the three most recent drafts. Second, I will look at draft pick value using a value chart to see what Seattle could get if they used Chicago’s package as leverage on draft day.