I kind of think we'll go harder at stopping the run and hope to get turnovers against teams we make one dimensional. Giving up rushing yards screwed us in the last game last season so finding someone to keep that elite isn't a terrible stopgap

With the way it panned out I'm a bit surprised they didn't trade down but right now, who cares! This offence is absolutely stacked and Williams couldn't ask for more. Looking at his college plays, getting him a bunch of playmakers and an offensive line that is good enough seems a good use of resourc...

https://heavy.com/sports/chicago-bears/ol-larry-borom-trade-chip/ I didn't realize it, but Borom had enough snaps in his first 3 years to trigger the automatic pay escalators https://overthecap.com/proven-performance-escalator (He's the only one this year, but a truckload of Bears will hit it in 25...

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: ↑Thu Apr 04, 2024 10:33 am

That's the kind of stat that makes all thought of trading the pick fly out of the window. Beautiful.

The Bears have this article on their website: What analysts expect Bears to do with No. 9 draft pick [/b] https://www.chicagobears.com/news/what-analysts-expect-bears-to-do-with-no-9-draft-pick-mock-draft-position-receiver-offensive-defensive-line-pass-rush In summary: Dallas Turner x 4 Jared Verse...

I think the dynamics of the NFL make it pretty much impossible for Poles to trade the pick. If Williams ends up being good (doesn't even have to be great) and we don't get playoff success very soon, Poles loses his job. Whereas if Williams flops Poles likely gets another go, absent other factors. T...

I think the dynamics of the NFL make it pretty much impossible for Poles to trade the pick. If Williams ends up being good (doesn't even have to be great) and we don't get playoff success very soon, Poles loses his job. Whereas if Williams flops Poles likely gets another go, absent other factors. Th...

Brock Purdy at 7th. Hoo boy! 17-4 with a 7.2 TD percentage.

I agree with @dplank here that opportunities for late-round picks are pretty slim. I have my list of roster “locks” below and this doesn't include the guys who are very good special teams players. Offense (19) WR (4) DJ, Keenan, TS, VJJ OL (7) Brax, Tev, Nate Davis, Wright, Ryan Bates, Coleman Shel...

Nah. We've got to hope that the defence is get to the playoffs good enough already so an expensive one year rental doesn't work. He either doesn't play that well and it's a waste or he does and he's after a final payday going into likely decline years for an edge rusher. Then potential scheme fit is...

I'll never understand the rush to replace Braxton. If he was picked at like #20 everyone would be talking about how the Bears stole him. He's arguably the 2nd or 3rd best OT to come out of that draft. I get that the probability of the best value for pick #9 is likely a tackle, but that just means a...

I know PFF is PFF but they said about Davis when we signed him: "Regardless of where Davis plays, the Bears know he will perform as an above-average starter. He’s been a top-25 NFL guard for three years in a row. Their incumbents’ positional flexibility gives them options." Poles obviously...

Surely this is the time to take a gamble with Jenkins, try to get him to take less but early given the injury concerns. Not sure it's Poles' style though.

What would Cutler have done with an offensive line? Nothing different. They did a major study of QBs under pressure and not under pressure and how they performed (not special now, but cutting edge at the time, IIRC). Everybody showed notable differences under pressure vs not. Except one. Cutler was...

One of the best corners in the game traded for a very small return. We keep seeing this happen, its an interesting recent trend. Contacts (timing of them + projected future cost) is driving this, these players are all far better than the returns they got in trade: Allen, Fields, Snead, etc The top ...

wab wrote: ↑Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:56 am In that scenario, the Falcons are 100% trading down with someone who wants MHJ.

What have we got left to offer them? I'd find something to give up!

But what does that do? It isn't guaranteed to begin with. Bagent ran Getsy's offence adequately in about the worst circumstances you can imagine (for clarity, I mean not getting a full offseason as a backup and then being thrown in at short notice, it would have been worse if, say, Moore had been i...

If something goes south with Williams, does playing someone like Bryan Hoyer or Josh Dobbs over Bagent or Rypien really do anything? Yes, if they can run the offense better. Although I'm not necessarily opposed to letting Bagent have first try. But what does that do? It isn't guaranteed to begin wi...

Firstly, gutted this guy wasn't around to play against Peanut. Anyway, I think both teams overpaid. It's madness imo. Just pick up a guy off the scrapheap and feed them opportunities and you'll get similar results, or close enough. If you need a #1 then it's different, or if you think you're paying...

Jerry Jeudy Age: 24-331d 57 Games 211 Catches 3053 Yards 11 TD Contract: 3 years for $58m with $41m guaranteed ($19.33m apy) Darnell Mooney Age: 26-143d 60 Games 213 Catches 2593 Yards 11 TD Contract: 3 years for $39m with $26m guaranteed ($13m apy) For those who think the Falcons overpaid for Moon...

LOL....I am relaxed. Truth be known I have visions with either CW or JF playing QB and I could just as easily debate from the other perspective but it's been so well covered I just wanted to present other ideas that I believe make sense. I trust Poles to make the best decision possible for his team...

I just can't get that worked up about not having a 2nd wideout when we've got DJ Moore and Cole Kmet. Trubisky ended up with Kendall Wright as his leading receiver despite only starting 4 games. 4 back to back years where we went Hester, Hester, Knox, Knox as our leading receivers. Even Fields rook...

I'm kind of fine with not having secured a splashy player at WR2 or DE2. We've got to replace Justin Jones' production but some of that will hopefully come from a draft pick and some from continued growth from Dexter (plus maybe Pickens). Jones had 22 pressures from 739 snaps whereas Dexter had 17 ...

I'm kind of fine with not having secured a splashy player at WR2 or DE2. We've got to replace Justin Jones' production but some of that will hopefully come from a draft pick and some from continued growth from Dexter (plus maybe Pickens). Jones had 22 pressures from 739 snaps whereas Dexter had 17 f...

G08 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:03 am True but he doesn't look like this!

Someone tell his PR to cut out the boxing clips! He had more explosion lifting heavy weights than he did moving those gloves, oof!

I think he's our Kenneth Walker III I think Roschon Johnson will be our (slower) Zach Charbonnet but could be RB3 Curious what the role will be for Khalil Herbert... Still…I guess? Averages about 600 yards a season…about the same YPG and YPC as Herbert. He’s a better receiver out of the backfield a...

I'm generally in the draft a RB each year camp. That said, this year's draft is not particularly strong at RB, and when that happens in a draft class it usually means guys get overdrafted relative to their value, commonly by about a round. So guys with a R4 grade wind up going in R3, R5 guys in R4,...

Something about RDR2 didn't click for me. I think it's a Rockstar game thing, perhaps that they're designed for consoles, maybe the "wanted" bar that just feels too gamified and breaks immersion. I still put a silly amount of hours into it though. Quite enjoying Death Stranding at the mom...

Something about RDR2 didn't click for me. I think it's a Rockstar game thing, perhaps that they're designed for consoles, maybe the "wanted" bar that just feels too gamified and breaks immersion. I still put a silly amount of hours into it though. Quite enjoying Death Stranding at the mome...

Eddie Jackson's missed tackle record: 2018: 11 (17.7%) 2019: 11 (15.5%) 2020: 13 (13.7%) 2021: 8 (9.5%) 2022: 9 (10.1%) 2023: 8 (17.8%) Kevin Byard's missed tackle record over the same period: 2018: 7 (7.2%) 2019: 2 (2.3%) 2020: 8 (6.7%) 2021: 2 (2.2%) 2022: 4 (3.6%) 2023: 5 (3.9%) Those numbers sp...