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Amos signed with the Packers.

Fucker. I hope that Robinson and Howard run over his ass.
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That's some BS... The Packers just got a gold mine of info and a decent player. Of all teams it had to be the Packers >.<
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Knuckles wrote:That's some BS... The Packers just got a gold mine of info and a decent player. Of all teams it had to be the Packers >.<

Eh. I don't know about that. Chuck Pagano will have his own terminology and systems in place, so anything of use would be marginal and anecdotal.
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wab wrote:Its been a pretty underwhelming start to FA. But I’m cool with that. I’m not a Skrine fan, but whatever. The Davis signing is decent as he replaced Cunningham/Mizzel.

The Bears don’t need to make splash moves. They need some depth and a slot corner.
I've got a feeling we're gonna sign Bell. This will be unreal.
I really like him as a RB but not too sure on how much I trust him to not pull a Briggs every couple years and scream for more cash. Nagy likes 'we' guys and staying out a year for cash doesn't scream cumbia. Will be interesting to see how this pans out.

EDIT: Just saw the Bears cleared another 11 mil restructuring Macks deal so they now have some cash to make some moves. I feel a big name coming soon.
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Even with Pace clearing that space - I really can't see Bell signing with the Bears. I think Pace opened up space to sign more than one player.
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Knuckles wrote:That's some BS... The Packers just got a gold mine of info and a decent player. Of all teams it had to be the Packers >.<

I was thinking the same thing. Amos was a good player for the bears and deserves to be paid, but he didn’t have to do this.

My wife works with a pukers fan, this is the text I sent my wife when I found out Amos signed with GB. “Amos just signed with the damn pukers. Fuck him and your whorish friend for liking a team that wants to smell like a cows ass. You can tell her I said that.”
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Not sure why it is B.S., but I do hope he gets burned for a TD or 5 and whoever the Bears RB is trucks his ass. But good for him getting paid. He is dead to me.
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I recognize the mercenary nature of modern pro sports ... not like when I was a kid when I knew i could root for my favorite players on my favorite team because they would be on my favorite team for some time

I don't hold it against the modern era guys having a more selfish agenda to get what they can when they can, team allegiance be damned ... but it does usually disappoint me when it happens

I'm guessing Pace has something in the works with all the $$$ shifting he has done to free up more wiggle room ... have no idea what he may be up to, but I expect it to be a positive move of some kind
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Oh to go back to the days of "Right Of First Refusal." Those were the good ole days.

It is getting to be where high school sports is my go to anymore. I have problems watching college bball with all the 1 and dones and the coaches going here and there. High school is still pure sports for the most part.
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Do not like Amos to the Packers, I liked that dude.
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Funkster wrote:
Knuckles wrote:That's some BS... The Packers just got a gold mine of info and a decent player. Of all teams it had to be the Packers >.<

I was thinking the same thing. Amos was a good player for the bears and deserves to be paid, but he didn’t have to do this.

My wife works with a pukers fan, this is the text I sent my wife when I found out Amos signed with GB. “Amos just signed with the damn pukers. Fuck him and your whorish friend for liking a team that wants to smell like a cows ass. You can tell her I said that.”

LOL sounds like something that I would've said...

Amos was a good player for us but he did have two major mistakes that cost points in the Philly game. One where he was completely confused on the play I believe that gave them the lead near the end of the game. Hopefully, he can have a couple of lapses like that when we play them. F the Pack!
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have i had too much of this amazing japanese coffee grain whiskey OR does this make sense:

cap-space was moved to sign Houston and re-sign callahan.

then in typical Pace blockbuster late move, we trade jordan howard, nick kwiatkowski and a 2019 6th round pick for saquon barkley from NYG who are clearly in blow it up and tank mode.

anyone?
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Don't look now. The Packers are signing a bunch of high priced FA players on defense. They can feel the tide turning in the NFCN.
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GSH wrote:have i had too much of this amazing japanese coffee grain whiskey OR does this make sense:

cap-space was moved to sign Houston and re-sign callahan.

then in typical Pace blockbuster late move, we trade jordan howard, nick kwiatkowski and a 2019 6th round pick for saquon barkley from NYG who are clearly in blow it up and tank mode.

anyone?
That would be a steal for the Bears
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wab wrote:
GSH wrote:have i had too much of this amazing japanese coffee grain whiskey OR does this make sense:

cap-space was moved to sign Houston and re-sign callahan.

then in typical Pace blockbuster late move, we trade jordan howard, nick kwiatkowski and a 2019 6th round pick for saquon barkley from NYG who are clearly in blow it up and tank mode.

anyone?
That would be a steal for the Bears
Ya think? :D

It sure does look like the Giants could be going full Gruden. I was wondering last night if they wouldn't be interested in trading Barkley in another OBJ-like deal. If that's the case though, they might consider Howard at the high end of the age they'd want for a RB. As if we'd have the draft capital to get involved in that.......
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So glad AP re-signed with the skins, now I don’t have to worry about the bears signing him!
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I don't think there was ever any interest from the Bears about signing him
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Interesting that Tevin Coleman signed a 2 year $10 million deal. Re-unites with Kyle Shannahan. I thought Nagy would be interested in him - especially at that modest price, instead of Mike Davis.

Seems like the plan right now for RB is:

1. Draft one in the mid rounds
2. Trade Howard
3. Use a combination of carries for Rookie/Davis/Patterson with a little bit of Cohen sprinkled in
4. Cohen to be utilized more as a receiver and pass catcher out of the backfield

Honestly, I'm totally fine with this approach. No need to spend top dollar on RB's these days.
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I wonder whats going on with Callahan. I just assumed when we signed um....Shrinks lol or whatever his name is , that we were moving on, however I havent heard a single rumor or thing regarding Callahan. Although in fairness I do drink and may have missed it lol
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Mikefive wrote:
wab wrote:
GSH wrote:have i had too much of this amazing japanese coffee grain whiskey OR does this make sense:

cap-space was moved to sign Houston and re-sign callahan.

then in typical Pace blockbuster late move, we trade jordan howard, nick kwiatkowski and a 2019 6th round pick for saquon barkley from NYG who are clearly in blow it up and tank mode.

anyone?
That would be a steal for the Bears
Ya think? :D

It sure does look like the Giants could be going full Gruden. I was wondering last night if they wouldn't be interested in trading Barkley in another OBJ-like deal. If that's the case though, they might consider Howard at the high end of the age they'd want for a RB. As if we'd have the draft capital to get involved in that.......
I don't think that there's any universe in which that happens. If the GM of the Giants traded away their star first-round pick from last year, he would be stoned in the streets of Brooklyn.
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https://twitter.com/HBalzer721/status/1 ... 21312?s=20

Minor end of the roster churning news.
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Chicago Bears 2019 salary cap update 3/14/19:

Have right around $170M spent on Top 51 not including Mike Davis and Ted Larsen contracts. Would guess those two deals count around ~$4M in 2019, but will knock two $495k contracts off Top 51

Bears with roughly $19M in space left
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Kush moves on to the Browns.
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Not a whole lot of cap space left to make significant moves. They still have to sign rookies. Anyone know a general number of what that will cost?

I think at this point Pace might want to sit back and wait for some guys that get cut later in the offseason. They lost a few nice depth guys that they need to replace and find a kicker and LS. They will definitely take a RB in the draft and kicker / LS can usually be got as UDFAs.

My guess is they move Howard take that move up get the RB they want and grab some youth at CB, OL and DE in the draft.
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Pace has added:
  • Strong Safety: HaHa Clinton-Dix, 1 yr, $3.5M - veteran starter
  • Nickel Corner: Buster Skrine, 3yr, $16.5M - veteran starter
  • Running Back: Mike Davis, 2yr, $6M - depth to replace Cunningham/Mizzell
  • Guard/Center: Ted Larsen, 1yr, $930K - veteran depth
  • Wide Receiver/Kick Returner: Cordarrelle Patterson, 2yr, $6M - depth
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He ate crow on the bad kicker investment, eating money to dump the cancer that was Parkey. He's put in protections on a few valuable roster guys, and has opened up cap space with some shrewd contractual re-negotiations.

Credit to him for a solid offseason so far. I think there's more to go, but with a sturdy draft class and some of the 2017/18 young'ns coming into their own, this could be a glorious time.
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The more I look at Mike Davis...the more I think he's the Bears 1a back going into next season. I was hasty in saying he was likely the 3rd back. I think they have more planned for him than I initially expected.
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wab wrote:The more I look at Mike Davis...the more I think he's the Bears 1a back going into next season. I was hasty in saying he was likely the 3rd back. I think they have more planned for him than I initially expected.
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UOK wrote:Pace has added:
  • Strong Safety: HaHa Clinton-Dix, 1 yr, $3.5M - veteran starter
  • Nickel Corner: Buster Skrine, 3yr, $16.5M - veteran starter
  • Running Back: Mike Davis, 2yr, $6M - depth to replace Cunningham/Mizzell
  • Guard/Center: Ted Larsen, 1yr, $930K - veteran depth
  • Wide Receiver/Kick Returner: Cordarrelle Patterson, 2yr, $6M - depth
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He ate crow on the bad kicker investment, eating money to dump the cancer that was Parkey. He's put in protections on a few valuable roster guys, and has opened up cap space with some shrewd contractual re-negotiations.

Credit to him for a solid offseason so far. I think there's more to go, but with a sturdy draft class and some of the 2017/18 young'ns coming into their own, this could be a glorious time.
I'm allowing myself to be happy again, this is a glorious fucking time and I can't God damned WAIT for football season to start up again!!!
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wab wrote:The more I look at Mike Davis...the more I think he's the Bears 1a back going into next season. I was hasty in saying he was likely the 3rd back. I think they have more planned for him than I initially expected.
Man I wish you would post those vids cause not that I don't like him I think he has the potential but I'm like you earlier and see him as a 3rd back. I'm in the boat that they will move up in second to get Sanders (God I hope so he just has that it factor) and Davis will be a short yardage type guy or see which RB coming off an injury drops and throw them in the 3rd spot for as long as Davis can hold them off and they're completely healthy. The money they threw at Davis is on the low end starter level but when Pace has said in the past he's going to fix a position he usually goes all out. I just have not seen video on Davis that screams starter at this point I firmly believe that's his biggest concern next to kicker...

I've been wrong in the past though lol...
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G08 wrote:
UOK wrote:Pace has added:
  • Strong Safety: HaHa Clinton-Dix, 1 yr, $3.5M - veteran starter
  • Nickel Corner: Buster Skrine, 3yr, $16.5M - veteran starter
  • Running Back: Mike Davis, 2yr, $6M - depth to replace Cunningham/Mizzell
  • Guard/Center: Ted Larsen, 1yr, $930K - veteran depth
  • Wide Receiver/Kick Returner: Cordarrelle Patterson, 2yr, $6M - depth
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He ate crow on the bad kicker investment, eating money to dump the cancer that was Parkey. He's put in protections on a few valuable roster guys, and has opened up cap space with some shrewd contractual re-negotiations.

Credit to him for a solid offseason so far. I think there's more to go, but with a sturdy draft class and some of the 2017/18 young'ns coming into their own, this could be a glorious time.
I'm allowing myself to be happy again, this is a glorious fucking time and I can't God damned WAIT for football season to start up again!!!
Amen brother... When we're talking about a kicker, LS and RB being the only real concerns on the BEARS roster it is indeed good times LAMO.
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