Free Agency Open Thread: With Kevin Byard Signed, Who’s Next?

According to a PFF metric called “True Cap Space” (shown below), your Chicago Bears have the 3rd most cap space to make use of over the next few days.

Does that mean we’ll see splash signings? I really don’t know — Ryan Poles’ cagey approach to the Bears’ Free Agency plans has left me grasping at straws when looking for future moves. But with cap space like this to burn, I’d be surprised if Chicago doesn’t have at least one major signing by the time Monday’s dust has settled — who will it be? Let’s find out together.

The fact that we heard a lot about coaches willing to take over LAC was either

– a sign that those coaches have little idea which teams are well-prepared for the mid-term future

– a sign that ressources don’t matter when coaches want to work w/ Justin Herbert.

Probably both. pic.twitter.com/cTQFsbXxF4

— Timo Riske (@PFF_Moo) March 10, 2024

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As if he’s anticipating a big week, Ryan Poles got the Bears’ Free Agency party started early with the signing of former Titans and Eagles safety Kevin Byard — my brief thoughts on him are listed below, but we’ll have more on each of the signed Free Agents later throughout the week.

Kevin Byard’s tape has Eberflus written all over it. I can see why the #Bears felt they needed to move quickly with him.

Handles deep space well in both half-field & center-field roles, but his eyes stand out to me — he reads the offense with confidence & breaks accordingly.

— Robert Schmitz (@robertkschmitz) March 11, 2024