Speaking as a Bears fan, he would be THE prize of the offseason and would be substantially better than anyone on our d-line.

Browns were not going to get it together in time for Garrett to be a part of it. Getting a #1 AND one of the best young OLB/edges in the league is an absolute coup.

Garrett is a multiple time DPOY and surefire hall of famer, but Verse is a DROY, pro bowler in both of his 2 seasons, 5 years younger and frankly could also be a Hall of Fame type edge.

This is such a ballsy trade from both teams. I can't believe the Rams were willing to include Verse in the deal, and as soon as I saw it I knew that there was no universe where the Bears could have matched that offer.

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It was a weak draft without many obvious impact rookies. If they didn't love the options at #13 to help out in 2026, then drafting Simpson as part of future succession planning makes sense. If he's a viable option 2-3 years from now, then it gives the Rams the freedom not to have to tank hard or burn a bunch of capital to draft their next franchise QB with a top 10-ish selection.

To me, the Garrett trade is a finger in the eye to every egghead analyst who cried, "But what if they're only one player away!" post-draft. Swapping him in for Verse will have a considerably larger impact on the Rams' short-term fortunes than anyone they could have drafted.

I'm not a Rams fan, per se, but I absolutely love the whole "Fuck them picks" approach. NFL, ESPN and others push this silly, breathless obsession with the draft, bc they've built a rather lucrative cottage industry around covering it for about 6 months every year. But the Rams laugh at the idiots like the Browns and Jets who hoard these huge pick stockpiles like Gollum but always end up sucking anyway. Get better at scouting, you fucking morons, and you wouldn't need to 15 ping-pong balls in the draft to stumble into a handful of quality players.