Yogi da Bear wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 11:30 am
You want meatball? How's this--Caleb becomes the first rookie QB to win the Super Bowl.

I'm kinda surprised there's never been a rookie QB go to the SB

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/new ... hstgujj3lm

Poles plans ahead. I think this draft pretty much proved that. He will probably take 2 or 3 DLine next draft when we have all those sweet picks to move around and grab exactly who we want. That's got to be his plan right? Whatever it is I trust him. Our GM is a real professional GM. And a good one ...

Eh, GM’s want their own guys. I agree and if that had happened when Poles got here, I wouldn't have blinked an eye. But he's gone through 3 drafts with these guys and gotten pretty amazing results. Yeah, "why now?" is an intriguing question, especially for the guy who's been here a dozen ...

Some good analysis of punters and why drafting one makes sense (contrasted with kickers, where draft success is much more difficult): https://sumersports.com/the-zone/its-okay-to-draft-a-punter/ The differences are significant between drafted and undrafted punters. What’s interesting, though, is th...

Interesting read on Jamree Kromah. I'm not sure of his impact this year but perhaps in '25: https://www.sportsmockery.com/chicago-bears/the-chicago-bears-undrafted-rookie-who-screams-hidden-gem/ Interesting story. I don't get all the over the top raving - it seems like they're selling him hard for ...

https://twitter.com/AaronWilson_NFL/status/1784629462815871060?t=TFv-thMqMgX0WCY-MNgfOw&s=19 That seems really high for a UDFA - unless PS salary can be counted towards the guarantee. 17 wks of PS comes out to 204k. So it would essentially be guaranteeing "you'll at least be on the PS all ...

A ghost from the past chimes in - check the byline. https://x.com/bryancurtis/status/1784232513738833971?s=46&t=sk0p8Tq4Tdv7hHrajOLkSw I had no idea this was even a thing. Can McClown actually write? If you mean "is he literally capable of making letters, words, and sentences?", I'm f...

Plus, my hatred for Gill is the stuff of legends. OK, time for a whip round. These should be on sale with a massive discount very soon: https://store.chicagobears.com/mens-nike-trenton-gill-navy-chicago-bears-game-player-jersey/p-38122312813679+z-9008-1779609693 $130??? Who the hell would have paid...

Ganis said what was extraordinary about this week’s stadium proposal was the fact that Johnson has enthusiastically signed on without hammering out lease terms or finalizing other important details. “As a taxpayer, that wasn’t a good look. And I’m being charitable here because that’s the person who...

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Randolph is good (for UDFA)
don't recognize the rest


Lots of guys I'd like at DE (you need injury replacements and a pipeline, regardless of Booker):
Okie, Watts, Murphy or Murphy

S:
Bradford, Dent

DT:
Lovett, Hall

OT:
Pearl, Greenfield

TE:
Spahn, Culp, Castles

WR/PR:
Janke or Janke

204 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6036 230 Adios, Gill 169 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6036 230 Hope: a career plus 138: R5 P2 P Tory Taylor - Iowa 6036 230 Hope: a career plus 169: R5 P33 P Tory Taylor - Iowa 6035 229 Gill is bad. 6.196 Tory Taylor P | Iowa IowaTRADE 6035 229 Immediate starter...

wab wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 12:28 pm Picking two punters in 3 years is rough, but Taylor is a superstar punter, so it’s fine with me.

Last time he waited and got the 4th one.
This time he learned - no waiting and got first choice in a good draft for first choice.

As much as I'd like a C (I worry about both Bates lack of experience and Shelton being a one-year pick up on a cheap contract) the Bears have drafted quite a few mid-to-late-round centers in recent years and none have panned out. The only mid to late C they've taken in 15 years is Kramer at 207 Gra...

I feel like their primary targets are: TE: Stover, Johnson C: Bortolini maybe Limmer, Nourzad CB/S: Hart DE Booker, maybe Jackson, Johnson I'd add Dadrion & McCormick, but not expecting them to get the call Not particularly high on Stover or Hart myself. But the rest of this, I could get behind...

I feel like their primary targets are:

TE: Stover, Johnson
C: Bortolini maybe Limmer, Nourzad
CB/S: Hart
DE Booker, maybe Jackson, Johnson


I'd add Dadrion & McCormick, but not expecting them to get the call

karhu wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:29 pm Some fans were speculating about Ryan Pace's influence on the Falcons draft. Even after last night.

They just traded up to 2.3 for Ruke Orhorhoro. With Johnny Newton and Michael Hall on the board.

QED.

Yeah, he's a contagion


man, the run on receivers continues

Dang, only 8 minutes and I'm still too late.


Still, good to see the Amigos getting props.
Bafflingly underrated movie.

Speaking of Edge Am I the only one who absolutely doesn't get the gulf between Gabriel and Grayson Murphy evaluations?? If Grayson's going in undrafted or late, I'll take an order of that. Both of those dudes have T-Rex arms. What's wrong with Carl Lawson on a 1 year deal like Ngakaue? Maybe Lawson...

Speaking of Edge



Am I the only one who absolutely doesn't get the gulf between Gabriel and Grayson Murphy evaluations??

If Grayson's going in undrafted or late, I'll take an order of that.

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 12:54 pm there's still a second wave of free agency that has to happen.
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents ... ract_value

Yes, that's what I'm working from.
Scratch the expensive options and then the rest is pretty bleak.

I agree with that take Though it's a bit - He was at the Draft Party stuff that can't help but make it seem like Glennon Yeah, I suppose the surprise aspect of it has similarities. Good God, if you knew you had a good chance of taking Penix, why would you have Cousins at the party? Did he 'invite h...

Maybe Jerry Hughes or Calais Campbell (depending on what he costs)

I think Spotrac maybe is including rookie pool without saying so or separating it out? I think we're looking at 7-10M space, minus emergency pool, so 5-7M to spend? Looking at the remaining options, they're pretty awful. So far, my list is: Smoot or Ngokoue for maybe 3-5M And I really didn't enjoy N...

thunderspirit wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:46 pm Some quoted excerpts from Bob McGinn's annual anony-scout quotes.

Every time I see this, I think it says "angry scout quotes"






which I would also like to read

That's sure not the comparison I'd make I mean, yes, you're bringing a FA and high draft pick in together. But Cousins is a highly paid, proven stud*. Glennon was young and a 3rd round pick who'd had 1.5 very slightly promising first years in the league. It was clear as soon as the draft happened t...

The salary cap is pretty confusing right now. Spotrac just redesigned things and it's hard to follow. But, as best as I can read from OTC and Spotrac both, the Bears only have around 7.5M worth of space. Then you need a little room for emergencies. And neither seem to be including rookie pool, whic...

In his last 3 seasons, Jacob Martin has had 7, 5, and 4 tackles respectively. He's a complete nobody. And DomRob is, and I say this without hyperbole, one of the worst football players I've ever seen get decent P/T here in Chicago. I'm probably over simplifying this, but it just feels to me like DE...

The Marshall Plan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 7:45 am

dplank wrote: ↑Fri Apr 26, 2024 6:49 am

Fuck you you piece of shit

Has G08 gotten arrested for stalking Williams yet?

That's not an overnight project.

It takes time to build Stalking Infrastructure