Update: S Adrian Amos signs 4yr, $37M deal w/ Packers

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He's officially going to the Packers.
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UOK wrote:He's officially going to the Packers.
always a kick in the nutts when a guys goes to a division rival
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Pffftttt....

I was all ready to be gracious about his exit and wish him luck but this changed things.

The only good I hope for him now is that they overpaid! Maybe we'll take HaHa and put him at the top of pff's safety list now!
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Good. Let him go. More money for other needs. This isn't like OMG the Packers just got over the top now. All they needed was a safety.

Draft a replacement or promote Bush.

I'm focused on....FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS!
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GODDAMMIT

well, Ha-Ha Clinto Dix is a FA ... so maybe we sign the ex-Packer that abused the Bears? he is said to be reasonably priced
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That’s disappointing, even more so if the contract was reasonable.
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I would have liked to keep both Amos and Callahan at a reasonable price. That didnt seem to be in the cards, but they certainly arent irreplaceable. They were a small piece of the defensive puzzle and we will be all right.
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I think Amos is a good safety, but not great certainly. One of those reliable guys who's solid against the run and if he has a lot of pass rush help can get the odd interception.

Not a game changer, and not a defensive centerpiece. I wish him luck, I guess, but I hope that Packers fans have some idea of what they're getting.
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Agree UOK. Don't feel too bad about this. He was in for a payday and probably got offered more by the Pack. Signing early says he couldn't pass up the deal. Makes me wish the Bears scorch his ass now when they play the Pack.
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Fuck him. He’s (literally) not even that good.


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Packers are giving former Bears’ safety Adrian Amos a 4-year, $37 million deal that includes $14 million in year one and $21 million in first two years of deal, per source.
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Glad Bears whiffed on him. That cash seems a little out of line IMO. $10.5 mil a season for 2 yrs.
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So doesnt that mean we likely get a 3rd or 4th compensatory pick for him next year?
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Umbali wrote:So doesnt that mean we likely get a 3rd or 4th compensatory pick for him next year?
I don't think Amos was ever tendered, so no.
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That’s more than I thought he’d get. I like Amos, and I’m glad he got paid. But I hope his new team goes 0-16.
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UOK wrote:
Umbali wrote:So doesnt that mean we likely get a 3rd or 4th compensatory pick for him next year?
I don't think Amos was ever tendered, so no.
WHAAAT??? :mad: Can you please explain further?
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Mikefive wrote:
UOK wrote:
Umbali wrote:So doesnt that mean we likely get a 3rd or 4th compensatory pick for him next year?
I don't think Amos was ever tendered, so no.
WHAAAT??? :mad: Can you please explain further?
Wait, I'm probably wrong....

I'm guessing this would indeed merit a compensatory pick.
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UOK wrote:
Mikefive wrote:
UOK wrote:
Umbali wrote:So doesnt that mean we likely get a 3rd or 4th compensatory pick for him next year?
I don't think Amos was ever tendered, so no.
WHAAAT??? :mad: Can you please explain further?
Wait, I'm probably wrong....

I'm guessing this would indeed merit a compensatory pick.
Depends on who we sign as well if my memory serves me correctly.
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I pretty rarely listen to national NFL media because they never seem to have a sufficiently deep understanding of the teams they're discussing... but I really like the Mina Kimes podcast and she was the latest to praise the Packers for this contract. Comparing this contract to the Landon Collins deal is just terrible logic. Are you guys hearing this type of thing on ESPN and NFL Network? Is it possible that we, despite having watched literally every snap of this guy's NFL career, missed the fact that he's an elite safety?
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Landon Collins was in the running for defensive player of the year in 2016 (I think he finished 2nd to Mack). Amos has never sniffed that...his biggest accolade was a high arbitrary PFF rating in 2017.

I like Amos a lot. He's a good, reliable safety. But he's not elite.
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wab wrote:Landon Collins was in the running for defensive player of the year in 2016 (I think he finished 2nd to Mack). Amos has never sniffed that...his biggest accolade was a high arbitrary PFF rating in 2017.

I like Amos a lot. He's a good, reliable safety. But he's not elite.
That’s where I’m at with him. I’d have been very happy to bring him back. But he’s unequivocally not an elite safety.

And as of a few days ago the math had us in line for a 4th round comp pick for Amos. I don’t believe we’ve signed anyone since then so it should not have changed.
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Amos is quality, a reliable guy at safety. When he won his job, the Bears hadn't had one of those in some time.

Amos is not a playmaker, however. He fills his role capably, but no one is going to game plan around him.

I wish him success 14/16 games every season.
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I think what we might underestimate with Amos is how his ability allows other players to do their thing. Having confidence that he'll clean up your overreaches means that the rest of the roster can be a little bit more ambitious. If he can be that player with an interception or two and the 9 passes defended he had last year then that's an elite strong safety.

Now I don't think that any strong safety is worth that money so I'm not unhappy he's gone if that's what it would have taken to keep him but that's a different question.
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