His actions will mean more than his words, but they were already in 2md rate QB territory at best as far as FA options. Question is if they go 3rd or 4th rate, and how high they draft one.

https://twitter.com/adamjahns/status/1212077072962785291 Kind of interesting that the running issues are trying to be pinned on both these guys. I don't think anyone really knew exactly what Helfrich's responsibilities were... Idea - look at the old Carolina O staff for OLine/Run game coordinator/OC...

I'll be pretty surprised if Ragone doens't eventually follow. Not sure the WR has done anything to keep his job, but I suppose Nagy won't cut his whole offensive staff. As good as Heistand's repuation was coming in, and its surprising from that regards, I don't really think you could look at the OL ...

as expected, that was a whole lot of nothing ... they probably had 2 scripts prepared before the season even began ... Folder 1 was the winning season post season speech, Folder 2 the losing season post season speech the only controversy may have been Nagy saying they were 8-8, which technically is...

UOK wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:33 am Weird response from George:

I am relieved to know George doesn't have say in football side of things.

The Bears organization has been this way for years. It's the NFL line. Avoid creating talking points at all costs. There's literally nothing to be gained by doing anything provactive in these pressers. Its basically useful for fans for really narrowly defined info like getting a few injury/surgery ...

G08 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 11:10 am Not surprised by any of these -- I do sincerely hope that Burton will come back 100% next season.

Yup. At worst he's a rotation TE, as he was in Philly if he can be healthy. This year he was nothing.

Yup, that's what I expected.

I'm going to go with super boring. No staff changes will be announced yet. He'll talk about how they have to go through their year end process and circle up Yada Yada. It isn't good enough, we expect better for ourselves, for our fans, Yada Yada. Virginia is as pissed off as anyone else. Conviction ...

Richie wrote: ↑Mon Dec 30, 2019 11:41 pm Alex Smith is another name that's not on there. Which I think as realistic as most of the other options.

Especially if he can walk.

Simply put, you can't force it. Stay true to the board. If a bunch of the tier 2 guys go in the top 40 picks, you can't be reaching for some guy with day 3 talent. There also isn't likely to be a safe pick. At that spot, there could be some boom bust. Jalen Hurts, Jacob Eason, Jordan Love, all have ...

Denver isn't spending big money on a quarterback. I live out here, trust me they're sold on their rookie. I mainly agree though, we're not going to go through the roster discombobulation that would be involved in having 20 million to spend on a quarterback. Forgot about that. There could be some ot...

If the Bears only offer Floyd 4-5M, he will easily beat that offer on the open market. He might double it. He isn't worth 13M, but he will get a decent contract. I think he'd hit the market with a similar type of interest as Pernell McPhee did when the Bears signed him several years ago. Preston Smi...

I mean, Teddy Bridgewater is a backup NFL QB and he is better than Mitch. Do the bears go for a player like Teddy and have mitch sit behind him next year? I think Bridgewater has played himself into a pretty big contract this year. The Bears could clear the room, but not without being really thin e...

Helfrich might go back to college. I could also see HH getting sunsetted. For all the blather about Heistand being an OL guru. Our OL completely regressed under him. Daniels hasn't developed, anyone we stuck in Long's spot was marginal at best, and Leno sucked this year. I'm all for kicking HH to t...

I want to see at least one vet and one rookie. I'm not saying they have to draft a rookie in a particular round, though I would like a Rd2 guy, the 4th or 5th would be fine if thats where the draft falls. You have to draft one though, and probably commit to carrying 3 QBs next year, plus one on the ...

Outside of play calling, would having say in some of the top offensive assistant be something that could sway Shurmur?

Nagy is going to struggle to find a top guy if he doesn't give up something.

My expectation with Fuller would be 2.5M saved. They could convert his entire 7.5m roster bonus which frees up 5M of space this year, which rolls over. But lose 2.5m in 20 and 21 in additional signing bonus proration. That can all happen without Fuller agreeing. For Mack, I think he'd have a agree t...

Moves have started to free up cap:


No details yet, but Fuller had a couple large roster bonus in 18 and 9 which could be converted to signing bonuses and would punt some cap hit to 2021.

Forget drafting a RB. Just sign Kareem Hunt. Someone wrote to cut Hicks. I'll try to keep it nice but HELL NO! He is more than the stabilizing factor on our Defence but he is also the team leader. Not to mention I would cut every DLineman not named Mack to keep Hicks. We saw his value to our D=line...

Trestman over Arians is the one that bugs me the most. Imagine what might have been. Honestly, some drawn out mediocrity, I think. The Bears since the SB season were on a drawn out seige of sorts, trying to win amongst squandered resources to make use of what they did have left. Emery was tasked wi...

Double doink is the most singular bad true moment. Everything else exists to vary degrees, more as a series of drawn out decisions, moments, and related events leading the heartbreak.

I think Spotrac is a little off base with those estimates...not too far but they look a little high compared to what people are already signed for. https://overthecap.com/position/3-4-outside-linebacker/ Many of those contracts are years old. In a raising cap environment, you can expect the top 5 o...

Coolerking... you put together an incredibly lengthy (and nice) post, but you lost me at still having Adam Shaheen on the roster. Are you effing kidding? They started fixing the TE problem mid-season. Shaheen is gone AND they're not launching Burton like so many want. So the starting TE is already ...

13M just about buys you Conklin or Trent Williams, certainly Scherff. Seems like a no brainer, we’d be way better off up front. I hope Pace has the sack for it. Floyd is replaceable on the other side. It could get you those guys, but you'd still have to replace Floyd with whatever cap you have othe...

The Bears sure seemed to have enough to rush the passer the prior two years, 7th and 4th, I think, in sacks.... Obviously any top 10 edge guy is drafted to rush the passer, but he's always been miscast by fans as a one trick rusher. He was a do it all guy at Georgia, but he had some projectable skil...

Miami and Cincy are going to draft QBs so I doubt Fitzmagic and Dalton would be available. They'll be kept around for a year while their new guys acclimate themselves. Josh Rosen will probably be available for a 6th or 7th. He's only 22, has a very good arm, is smart, and has never played with team...

As it stood we were about to start Aaron Lynch and his cheesy porn stache (who was hurt and did not play all pre-season) prior to Mack becoming available. You could have Lawrence Taylor in his prime on the other side and you still trade for Mack if you have the cap space and ammo (which we did). Yo...

Well I had started preparing a really long detailed post, and neglected to save it. Luckily my excel tracker was recovered. Nevertheless my commentary will be more the Cliff Notes version. This will be a fairly conservative approach to the offseason, trying to spread resources around, though I do th...

Released Leonard Floyd (Saved: $13,222,000) In my opinion, this is the worst 1st round draft choice in my lifetime and maybe Bear's history. Fuck this guy. Cut him. my take using Spotrac: I mean this is one of the worst takes I've ever seen. Forget your lifetime or Bears history. He isn't even Pace...