The compensatory pick process is a messy one, but we have slowly started to figure it out. One thing we learned is that if the Chicago Bears wanted to increase their chances of picking up a fourth round pick for losing Adrian Amos, they needed to release Mike Davis before week 10.
After speculation that a disaster season would get worse by GM Ryan Pace not understanding this formula, most fans were met with a sigh of relief that Mike Davis was released this morning.
This is nothing against Davis the person or player, but sitting at 3-5, and without a first round pick, the Bears could not mess around and limit any chances of gaining another pick.