Sandlot football anyone? The City of Chicago and the Parks department have no one to blame but themselves when the Bears move to Arlington. A concert just days before the first game of the year? What Bozo scheduled that? Hey Man - When I was in grade school, missing the opportunity to play football...

I liked something I read this a.m. about using Blasingame as the lead blocker but also in the passing game, he made a pretty catch in practice yesterday. Be still my beating heart, a FB used that way. I seem to remember even Walter lined up in the slot sometimes and making an ungodly gain after cat...

It’s a hunger games approach for sure. Like others have said I’d prefer we bundle these deals into one mid level player that might contribute more, but maybe one of these guys pops off due to a great scheme fit that maybe they haven’t had before Like Getsy said "Davante wasn't Davante until he...

dplank wrote: ↑Thu May 12, 2022 8:10 pm Was there another WR named Pettis? This actually isn’t the guy I thought it was. Too much weed maybe

I am forced to trust that the guy making these videos for youtube has actually checked that he has the right guys.

First off Pettis. I like this guy. He can Juke people at full speed.



Now Sharpe. Not enough tape imo.

Seems like same approach to RG and OT competition on day 3 of the draft but in FA. Don’t hate it but would the $ of all these fliers net us a more proven guy to be a top 3 WR for us? Both these guys made about $1 mil per year for the last 2 years. That's probably really close to their one year cont...

Bears sign all 7 day 3 draft picks. So in all honesty this isn't a great achievement especially with the draft pick contract slotting. However with that caveat aside. Why does it seem like he is so good at his job? I ask this seriously. I view the team in better shape with him in this position and ...

OK so the explanation behind the post, and I remember you UOK from the Webway, was that I was watching the prequel to Yellowstone, 1883, and one of the stars is Faith Hill. That quote from Wulfy, who appears to still be around these parts, used to be at the top of cbfans in a randomly rotating save...

If you look, another former player thinks that Fields will do very well this year - Keyshawn Johnson. There is a clip on youtube where he discusses the 2nd year QBS from ESPN.

AZ_Bearfan wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:55 pm

LT2_3 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 21, 2022 7:43 pm

Can we sign Grogu as a pass protector? I see him picking up blitzers like he does a mudhorn.

His arms are way too short.

True, but he can pick up guys and throw them into other guys.

Pierre Strong is a name I have seen batted about some. He's fast and at least according to Maurice Jones-Drew one hell of a pass protector. He might be a nice addition but probably too much of a luxury, like putting in a swimming pool when your house needs a total rebuild. This is the way. Can we s...

I think the answer to that is DUH, of course not! However, asking the question gives me an excuse to post these highlights of our current guys: David Montgomery [video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xf4t3MhVY2A[/video] Khalil Herbert - unfortunately this is his only highlight vid that youtube allow...

The whole "one round less" logic seems a bit dicey to me. There's a major difference between trading #33 for #1 and trading #64 for #32 or anywhere in between. Well of course it's dicey. ;) It's all based on projections. These kinds of deals only happen pre-draft. They are an estimate for...

Well done Yogi. I always enjoy your Picnic Basket when you're not picking a QB. 8-) :cough: :cough: (Akili) :headbang: That's old news: :cough: :cough: Mahommes. :headbang: :D I've grown. ;) From my 2017 Picnic Basket: The second caveat is whether or not the Bears identify a QB they like and deem w...

RichH55 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 2:47 pm And thanks LT!

Good to see you around

Thanks man. It's free agency where cap misunderstandings abound - aka the silly season. That and I was bored.

Well done Yogi. I always enjoy your Picnic Basket when you're not picking a QB.

:cough: :cough: (Akili)

Yes. Rule of thumb is a pick the following year is actually worth a round less. So a 1st rounder next year is worth a 2nd rounder this year. So if they are expected to pick late next year, it's worth less than our pick this year. That’s an interesting concept. So in theory if a team was willing to ...

Don't know that best place to post this so I chose here because it's part of the plan. Just read something from a guy dealing with draft metrics which to a certain degree I do understand from a professional standpoint. They aren't a substitute for good judgement but they can help you make better de...

This is simply untrue. There wasn't a single FA or even resigning contract that the Cap precluded us from OK, that's your take on it but it does place you in a slim minority you know. Nope. He's absolutely right. They could give long term deals with huge signing bonuses that barely touch this year'...

Usually you'd get the 1st next year and a pick this year (I Think?????) Yes. Rule of thumb is a pick the following year is actually worth a round less. So a 1st rounder next year is worth a 2nd rounder this year. So if they are expected to pick late next year, it's worth less than our pick this year.

Nice. Hope the Bears actually use some pass plays to him. Roll over Matt Suehy and Brad Muster. Why does everyone forget about Roland Harper as a FB with Walter? Were they not Bears fans yet? Interesting fun fact about Roland Harper: He was drafted by the Bears in the 17th round of the 1975 draft w...

This is Poles' reset year, he has bascially cleared the books of most future money. Whitehair, Quinn, and Jackson will probably be let go next offseason to complete the Pace cleanse. Then they will have $160-175M to start building the Poles roster next offseason. Unless they get real lucky in the d...

So as it sits right now I think if we cut Foles we have an extra $3M in cap space but take on $7.3 in dead money. I don't know what his market would be. Likely a 7th at best a 6th. If the market doesn't start to come together for him, would it be smart to convert some of his salary (say $1M) to a r...

UOK wrote: ↑Mon Mar 28, 2022 3:22 pm

Yea! Cliff Stein is back!! Woo Hoo!

It's going to be really hard to not want to buy a condo and move if they make them available there. The wife was receptive to the idea when we talked about it. So unless the association fees or something are insane it'll be interesting to see if it works out. Please explain to me the attraction of ...

I don't recall Poles saying "I'm going to BIG in veteran free agency to land offensive linemen and wide receivers!" That said, he has to sign some vet WR's, since the cupboard is literally bare. We don't know, as if yet, what he'll with veteran offensive linemen. As for the 3T, I'm guessi...

We're building a CTA Extension without the input of CTA? And broke Illinois is funding it? For an entertainment/mall district that will take very few extra daily 9-5 riders and will see its heaviest traffic about 12 times a year? How could they not have input? Let's play out the bollocks laden scen...

It's probably at least a half billion to run that stretch of new light rail(minimum 15 miles, depending on route), but probably 1B+. That's a lot of $5 round trips to make back. Since when do infrastructure projects need to be financially self-sufficient? Only 1 Billion? Let me grab my checkbook. O...

I don't see how a blue line extension is economically viable for the handful of games and other events every year. You need daily transit riders to make an economically viable rail extension. I don't think you're seeing the big picture here. Think of it as a Hotel / Mall / IMAX theater / spa / casi...

This is all fascinating stuff, but one thing most are missing is that the most natural transportation hub will be an offshoot of O'hare. I would expect an extension of the blue line to be run from Rosemont to Arlington heights. As for the capacity of the metra line, it's one of the few metra lines t...