Bears 2018 Offseason: Matt Nagy Hired as Head Coach

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Quan signed!!!!

[UMFan83]

Good. Hopefully enough time to be a contributor week 1

[MidoreX]

Maybe he just didn't want to attend training camp?

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Good. Hopefully enough time to be a contributor week 1

 

Yeah he'll be fine. I doubt he'll start (unless Trevathan is hurt, which is a decent possibility at this point). I'd imagine he'd get some reps in the nickel as soon as Week 1

[WrigleyField 22]

Maybe he just didn't want to attend training camp?

Bourbainais just ain't his scene?

[Bertz]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/08/14/bears-roquan-smith-reached-a-compromise-on-issue-of-voided-guarantees/

 

Looks like Roquan's money can only be voided if he's a Vontaze Burfict level sociopath on the field, which seems fair. Glad it was the Bears that caved, they were in the wrong.

[Chocolate Milk]

This whole thing was weird to me.

[David]

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Somewhat of a refreshing take. I hate the sentiment that a rookie has to "earn it". You drafted him 8th. Everyone in that lockerroom knows he's a potential stud. Play him. Play Daniels and Miller while you're at it too. Go back in time and start Trubisky Week 1 last year.

[David]

Somewhat of a refreshing take. I hate the sentiment that a rookie has to "earn it". You drafted him 8th. Everyone in that lockerroom knows he's a potential stud. Play him. Play Daniels and Miller while you're at it too. Go back in time and start Trubisky Week 1 last year.

 

Oh I'm thinking Miller is most definitely going to play and play a lot.

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Somewhat of a refreshing take. I hate the sentiment that a rookie has to "earn it". You drafted him 8th. Everyone in that lockerroom knows he's a potential stud. Play him. Play Daniels and Miller while you're at it too. Go back in time and start Trubisky Week 1 last year.

 

Oh I'm thinking Miller is most definitely going to play and play a lot.

 

Yeah, Miller's fine. But from the sounds of things he earned it in camp. Believe he started with the 3rd team and was treated like a starter in the last preseason game.

[David]

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is this fanta shirt guy?

[minnesotacubsfan]

If Mack doesn’t call me here, Roy R-H needs to start

[jersey cubs fan]

Offense looks bad

[UMFan83]

They better not call this leading with the head penalty as frequently in the regular season as they are in the preseason.

 

Edit: that last one was pretty legit but there have been some ridiculous ones throughout the league

[Derwood]

They better not call this leading with the head penalty as frequently in the regular season as they are in the preseason.

 

Edit: that last one was pretty legit but there have been some ridiculous ones throughout the league

 

It’s preseason for the refs too. I assume they are reviewing all of these calls and telling the refs where they are getting it wrong

[Wilson A2000]

Floyd with a hand/wrist injury and Shaheen with an ankle injury. Can't afford to lose Floyd for any length of time.

 

Is the Bears' 2019 and 2020 first round picks too much to give up for Mack if that got a trade done?

[minnesotacubsfan]

Floyd with a hand/wrist injury and Shaheen with an ankle injury. Can't afford to lose Floyd for any length of time.

 

Is the Bears' 2019 and 2020 first round picks too much to give up for Mack if that got a trade done?

 

I was reading a 1st, 2nd, 7th would do it. 2 1st would likely get it done, but I would like a 2nd rd back with Mack

[Wilson A2000]

Floyd with a hand/wrist injury and Shaheen with an ankle injury. Can't afford to lose Floyd for any length of time.

 

Is the Bears' 2019 and 2020 first round picks too much to give up for Mack if that got a trade done?

 

I was reading a 1st, 2nd, 7th would do it. 2 1st would likely get it done, but I would like a 2nd rd back with Mack

 

If Oakland decides to trade him, I’d do that trade so fast

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Floyd with a hand/wrist injury and Shaheen with an ankle injury. Can't afford to lose Floyd for any length of time.

 

Is the Bears' 2019 and 2020 first round picks too much to give up for Mack if that got a trade done?

 

I was reading a 1st, 2nd, 7th would do it. 2 1st would likely get it done, but I would like a 2nd rd back with Mack

 

If Oakland decides to trade him, I’d do that trade so fast

 

Bears don't have a 2nd in 2019, due to the Anthony Miller trade. But yeah if they take a 2019 1st, and a 2020 2nd, I'd be all for it. I probably wouldn't make the trade anyway if the 1st and 2nd picks were in the same draft.

[Wilson A2000]

If I’m Oakland, I want as many picks from the Bears soon while they are bad. I don’t think a 2019 first and 2020 second is enough. Other teams will give more.

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Been arguing on Twitter since this happened, that this Fuller play is indeed a penalty 100x out of 100.

 

 

Just as the Broncos announcer explains, the penalty is announced as "leading with the head", which I think is throwing people off. Fuller definitely did not lead with the head. But he drives his shoulder into his head. Still an illegal play, regardless of how it's stated on the announcement.

 

You just simply can't do this. The sentiment that this is ruining the game or defenders have to "learn how to play differently than they were taught" is nonsense.

 

Literally nobody has ever been taught to hit in the head or with the head. Big hits make highlight videos and these players have seen that over the years and it's become way too commonplace. You can still make a hard hit without hitting with or in the head.

 

I've had people arguing that the runner lowered his head into Fuller's shoulder. Yeah, this clearly is not a guy using his head as a battering ram.

 

I've had people arguing that Fuller had nowhere else to hit. Well, for one he had the entire rest of his body to hit. Secondly, he could have simply not hit him, unless he was getting out of that tackle, as another defender already has him wrapped up.

 

Now people are arguing semantics that "they called the new rule", not hitting in the head. Either is a 15-yard penalty. We really arguing that they didn't call the correct 15-yarder?

 

People need to stop this caveman mentality with football. These are not gladiators made to bash each other in the head for your personal entertainment. They are people spending on average 1/20 of their lives in a very dangerous occupation that shouldn't have to completely ruin the quality and length of their lives.

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If I’m Oakland, I want as many picks from the Bears soon while they are bad. I don’t think a 2019 first and 2020 second is enough. Other teams will give more.

 

Will they though? Only thing more is either 2 firsts or a 1st and 2nd in 2019. A team like Green Bay MIGHT give up the latter, because they have 2 firsts in 2019. But the Raiders don't have much leverage at this point. Mack probably won't sit out the entire season, but as of now it's a threat. The Raiders could face a decision of no Mack + no pick vs. no Mack but with draft picks.

[Wilson A2000]

If I’m Oakland, I want as many picks from the Bears soon while they are bad. I don’t think a 2019 first and 2020 second is enough. Other teams will give more.

 

Will they though? Only thing more is either 2 firsts or a 1st and 2nd in 2019. A team like Green Bay MIGHT give up the latter, because they have 2 firsts in 2019. But the Raiders don't have much leverage at this point. Mack probably won't sit out the entire season, but as of now it's a threat. The Raiders could face a decision of no Mack + no pick vs. no Mack but with draft picks.

 

It’s a seller’s market for the kind of talent Mack has. How many weeks of practice will Mack need to start week 1? One week?

[davell]

Not sure how much it'd affect his price tag, but the upcoming draft is one of the strongest in pass rushers, I'm a long time.