Was It A Mistake To Not Trade For Joe Thuney (Poll)?

[manxman2601]

It's something Nick Cattles mentioned on his latest podcast and I tend to agree. He'd have given us solidity at a position which doesn't look very solid right now, would have given us a quality veteran between two rookies potentially (Campbell and maybe Wilson at C) and would have allowed Wilson to just focus on his college position throughout camp.

Vrabel and the FO did so much right in the off-season that I don't want to come across as knocking them but I do think not improving the interior OL through FA, Thuney or otherwise, was a mistake.

As evidence, let me just post this and compare the Bears and KC's respective positions.



Yes I know it's PFF and yes it's only based upon two pre-season games but there is a stark difference between the fortunes of the Bears' and Chiefs' O-lines.

 

[Gumby]

I would agree with it was a mistake to let Thuney go; but 3 years later ….trading draft capital to get an aging vet/ former Pat back???

So, I voted wait & see.

And: There is so much more than just Thuney difference between 2024 -2025 versions of queefs & bears. Plus preseason rankings are so full of sheet/unjustified expectations anyway.

 

[signbabybrady]

Without recalling what other options we could have tried my answer is yes it was a mistake.

 

[Gumby]

FYSA: What da Bears gave up:

(12 Mar 25): The Chicago Bears on Wednesday acquired offensive linemen Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson via trade. Thuney was acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round selection from the Bears and ……

I was trying to think who of our rising stars from 2025 draft I would w retrospective be willing to give up; didn’t realize da Bears paid w a discount (2026 pick). Makes me wonder what the queefs know about his physical status that we don’t. …..

 

[WhatJustHappened]

NO.

 

[ScottishPatriot]

In a word: probably.

Still likely not as big a mistake as not taking Will Hernandez when he was a FA though.

I’m pretty concerned about the guard situation tbh.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I think it’s a tough call but I voted NO. Let the young guys fight it out then see where they are at after the season.

 

[Clonamery]

I voted NO because I'm originally from New Hampshire, the Granite State, and if you ain't free, you die, plus I'm not registered to vote here so my vote doesn't count anyway. We love Joe Thuney! Go Granite State! Yeah!

 

[rkarp1]

huh? Thuney is 32 yrs old. he was an all pro last year at OG, not OT
trade him for a 4th and park him beside Campbell for 3 years? all day and every day
career average 99% of all offensive snaps played
4 time SB champ. would have been a captain and a leader of the OL room for the rest of his career.

they should never have franchised him, they should have extended him. they should never have let him go to free agency.
they should have traded for him this past offseason.

arguably the 2nd biggest mistake the org has ever made in the 2000's

 

[Zoomnbyu]

I just woke up from a nap, give me a break.

 

[Ross12]

I think it looks like a mistake right now but that may not remain the case. Thuney has a high salary which would have meant they may not have signed one of their other acquisitions this year. And, ultimately, Wilson may be solid at LG. No matter who they put at LG, the fact is that C will still be bad. A good LG helps but I generally favor giving time to a promising young player over a solid but old vet. Hard to say how many good years Thuney has left

 

[DC Patriots]

I don’t think it was a mistake. Love Thuny. Was a mistake to let him walk. But having let him go, there were/are a number of excellent guards available in free agency. Pats simply had too many roster holes to fix something by trading away picks that could be fixed just by spending money.

Although I agree with you one more interior lineman would have been helpful. Until last week or so I had been hoping all the shuffling in the interior was just to see what they had before cutting a bunch of folks and bringing in Brandon Schreff

 

[Froob]

yes

 

[Huckleberry1]

huh? Thuney is 32 yrs old. he was an all pro last year at OG, not OT
trade him for a 4th and park him beside Campbell for 3 years? all day and every day
career average 99% of all offensive snaps played
4 time SB champ. would have been a captain and a leader of the OL room for the rest of his career.

they should never have franchised him, they should have extended him. they should never have let him go to free agency.
they should have traded for him this past offseason.

arguably the 2nd biggest mistake the org has ever made in the 2000's

Mayo being the 1st?

 

[Froob]

Mayo being the 1st?

nah Mayo wasn’t that damaging

 

[Steve102]

The mistake was letting him leave to begin with.

 

[Nunchucks]

Its too early to tell. Lets not forget that the patriots had like 3 or 4 guys who should have been competitive at the LG position, including a former 1st round pick. Its hard to blame them for thinking it would work out.

Hard to predict it would be so unsettled at this time.

 

[upstater1]

No, I don't complete that trade for a 4th.

If you have a total lack of confidence in your front office, it might make sense.

But if you're trading a 4th for a 32 year old guard who showed deterioration last year, you have basically given up on football.

Most teams should be able to find a starting guard in the 4th round.

I know that's not the Patriots based on recent drafting (Sow, Wallace, Robinson, Andrews, etc.).

But that just means we have much much bigger problems.

 

[Sciz]

You can’t really have this conversation without figuring out who you’re giving up to pay him $34.5M over two years. For example, the Keenan Allen conversation a year ago would have been significantly different if you could have told people that the $23M could be rolled over to sign Diggs in 2025 instead.

 

[The Gr8est]

FYSA: What da Bears gave up:


I was trying to think who of our rising stars from 2025 draft I would w retrospective be willing to give up; didn’t realize da Bears paid w a discount (2026 pick). Makes me wonder what the queefs know about his physical status that we don’t. …..

And the Pats currently own the 4th round pick that the Bears traded for Thuney.