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It is necessary to value free agency appropriately.

A team that depends too much on free agency will ultimately resemble Ryan Poles’ inaugural Bears squad. The new general manager takes over a salary cap brimming with massive contracts from overvalued players, and he or she must spend an entire season battering the roster in order to set it up for future success.

Thanks a lot Ryan Pace.

This is why the draft is so important.

However, sometimes holes happen. There needs to be judicious use of free agency to fix those problems.

A good use of free agency is bringing in a veteran who can fill a gap until a younger player develops. Another is having a roster only a player or two from either winning a Super Bowl or being a playoff team, then going out and spending what you need to spend to get that necessary player or players.

On the other hand, a poor use is a 7-10 team going out and throwing gobs of money at one particular player when they still have numerous lineup holes.

So there are dos and don’ts for every team in free agency based on their particular situation.

Here are the 10 dos and don’ts for the Bears in this particular free agency period.

1. Do inquire about DT Chris Jones and his salary demands. Don’t expect to be interested in signing  him with the Bears.

The dominant Chiefs defensive lineman would be an ideal fit for the Bears, playing 3-technique or even moving around to confuse opponents. He has this capability. However, he is already preoccupied with prolonging a championship run and pronounced his love for his current team at the post-Super Bowl celebration. After applying the $19.8 million tag to Jaylon Johnson and making their trade for Ryan Bates, the Bears are listed by Overthecap.com at $44.48 million in effective cap space available. They’re now down to sixth place in available space and there are plenty of spots to address. Throwing around the kind of money being mentioned for Jones—$30 million or more a year—is going to leave very little for other need positions.

2. Do consider signing one of the veteran running backs. Don’t overspend because the marketplace is loaded with players and the draft has some, as well.

Saquon Barkley would be a good fit for the offense many teams run, including one like Shane Waldron was running with the Seahawks before the Bears made him offensive coordinator. Austin Ekeler would be a fit for what the Bears need from a back as a complement to Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson because he’s an excellent pass receiver, though not so much as a runner out of the backfield because he’s 29 years old. However, someone with much greater speed might be an even better fit and the Bears could find that type of back in the draft. Looking at Barkley or even Tony Pollard and seeing what their asking price is can’t hurt, though, especially Barkley.

Thanks a lot Ryan Pace.

This is why the draft is so important.

However, sometimes holes happen. There needs to be judicious use of free agency to fix those problems.

A good use of free agency is bringing in a veteran who can fill a gap until a younger player develops. Another is having a roster only a player or two from either winning a Super Bowl or being a playoff team, then going out and spending what you need to spend to get that necessary player or players.

On the other hand, a poor use is a 7-10 team going out and throwing gobs of money at one particular player when they still have numerous lineup holes.

So there are dos and don’ts for every team in free agency based on their particular situation.

Here are the 10 dos and don’ts for the Bears in this particular free agency period.

1. Do inquire about DT Chris Jones and his salary demands. Don’t expect to be interested in signing  him with the Bears.

The dominant Chiefs defensive lineman would be an ideal fit for the Bears, playing 3-technique or even moving around to confuse opponents. He has this capability. However, he is already preoccupied with prolonging a championship run and pronounced his love for his current team at the post-Super Bowl celebration. After applying the $19.8 million tag to Jaylon Johnson and making their trade for Ryan Bates, the Bears are listed by Overthecap.com at $44.48 million in effective cap space available. They’re now down to sixth place in available space and there are plenty of spots to address. Throwing around the kind of money being mentioned for Jones—$30 million or more a year—is going to leave very little for other need positions.

2. Do consider signing one of the veteran running backs. Don’t overspend because the marketplace is loaded with players and the draft has some, as well.

Saquon Barkley would be a good fit for the offense many teams run, including one like Shane Waldron was running with the Seahawks before the Bears made him offensive coordinator. Austin Ekeler would be a fit for what the Bears need from a back as a complement to Khalil Herbert and Roschon Johnson because he’s an excellent pass receiver, though not so much as a runner out of the backfield because he’s 29 years old. However, someone with much greater speed might be an even better fit and the Bears could find that type of back in the draft. Looking at Barkley or even Tony Pollard and seeing what their asking price is can’t hurt, though, especially Barkley.