The formula the NFL uses to decide who receives compensatory picks has never been fully revealed by the league, which leads to rampant speculation by fans with every free agent signing. The only thing we know for sure is that the league only hands out 32 comp picks based on team’s free agent gains and losses. The guys at Over The Cap probably do the best job of deciphering what will happen on a year to year basis, but even they get some things wrong from time to time.
But now the league itself has made an error and it’s a mistake that benefits the Chicago Bears!