Chicago Bears Offseason Thread (the tank must payoff)

[mul21]

There used to be a running joke among sportswriters about how short a guy had to he before media guides gave up on listing him as 6-0 and dropped to 5-10 (nobody is ever 5-11 for some reason). The consensus was the cutoff was around 5-8

 

I’m 5’10”. I remember walking around Illinois’ campus when I was a student in the 90s and being amused that I was taller than a couple Illini basketball players who’d been listed at 6’2”.

 

You ran into Kiwane too eh?

[minnesotacubsfan]

is this a nice grill?

 

horsefeathers ya

 

Says suburban dad

[WrigleyField 22]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

[minnesotacubsfan]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

 

its clearly a sign from JF: beef up cuz I'm getting blasted straight up the middle, beotch

[WrigleyField 22]

I'm sure Justin makes a mean grilled portabella too

[UMFan83]

is this a nice grill?

 

 

Imagine what he would have gotten them if they didn't allow the highest sack rate in 20 years.

 

(I realize Fields is at fault for some of those sacks but that doesn't fit with the joke)

[mul21]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

 

Propane is stupid and useless and imparts no flavor. I have a Weber kettle and a kamado and it takes me maybe 5 minutes longer to be cooking on the Weber than it does on a gas grill.

[jersey cubs fan]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

 

Propane is stupid and useless and imparts no flavor. I have a Weber kettle and a kamado and it takes me maybe 5 minutes longer to be cooking on the Weber than it does on a gas grill.

propane is great and useful and perfectly wonderful, so are Weber kettle and kamado. It takes all kinds

[Bertz]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

 

Propane is stupid and useless and imparts no flavor. I have a Weber kettle and a kamado and it takes me maybe 5 minutes longer to be cooking on the Weber than it does on a gas grill.

 

[WrigleyField 22]

Okay apparently I misspoke, but most people enjoy cooking on a propane grill and you can't beat the longevity and quality of a Weber among propane grills (at least for a non-built in grills)

[minnesotacubsfan]

You can't really get a nicer grill except for ones that are way more niche. Like no one is gonna not like using a Weber propane.

 

Propane is stupid and useless and imparts no flavor. I have a Weber kettle and a kamado and it takes me maybe 5 minutes longer to be cooking on the Weber than it does on a gas grill.

 

I ditched my gas grill and went straight Weber kettle, I've never regretted that. Oysters are easier on gas but man does charcoal open up their flavor, steaks too. But truly the best nachos are via cast iron and wood fire

 

 

 

I'm closing, cooking set ups can very greatly on your food choice. Experiment, but choose wisely

[WrigleyField 22]

Those are some nice looking nachos.

[raw]

Real ones own both charcoal and propane. Propane for easy, quick cooking. Charcoal for slower, more flavorful cooking. I didn't use either very much last year though. Unfortunately.

 

But back to football talk, Luke Getsy is the head coach of the American team in the Reese's Senior Bowl. Huge opportunity to get hands-on scouting of some of the top prospects.

[WrigleyField 22]

Real ones own both charcoal and propane. Propane for easy, quick cooking. Charcoal for slower, more flavorful cooking. I didn't use either very much last year though. Unfortunately.

 

But back to football talk, Luke Getsy is the head coach of the American team in the Reese's Senior Bowl. Huge opportunity to get hands-on scouting of some of the top prospects.

I got rid of my charcoal once I got my pellet smoker because I really didn't want to dedicate backyard/deck space to all 3. Covers the flavor angle, but I can't do the charcoal sear.

 

If I have a large yard one day I'll have all the cooking toys

 

Charcoal

Pellet smoker

Propane grill

Flat top grill

Camp stove

 

Missing any?

 

Edit- oh I also have my portable pizza oven (pellet) but you could add a built in wood pizza oven to the wish list too

[mul21]

Real ones own both charcoal and propane. Propane for easy, quick cooking. Charcoal for slower, more flavorful cooking. I didn't use either very much last year though. Unfortunately.

 

But back to football talk, Luke Getsy is the head coach of the American team in the Reese's Senior Bowl. Huge opportunity to get hands-on scouting of some of the top prospects.

I got rid of my charcoal once I got my pellet smoker because I really didn't want to dedicate backyard/deck space to all 3. Covers the flavor angle, but I can't do the charcoal sear.

 

If I have a large yard one day I'll have all the cooking toys

 

Charcoal

Pellet smoker

Propane grill

Flat top grill

Camp stove

 

Missing any?

 

Edit- oh I also have my portable pizza oven (pellet) but you could add a built in wood pizza oven to the wish list too

 

I just got a 22" Blackstone and my spring project is going to be building a table I can drop the kamado into and have the Blackstone on the other end to have a sweet setup.

 

What do you want the camp stove for? I can get my kamado up to around 550F and it does a great job on pizzas.

[UMFan83]

With all this activity I expected the Bears to have traded the number 1 pick or something lol

[WrigleyField 22]

Real ones own both charcoal and propane. Propane for easy, quick cooking. Charcoal for slower, more flavorful cooking. I didn't use either very much last year though. Unfortunately.

 

But back to football talk, Luke Getsy is the head coach of the American team in the Reese's Senior Bowl. Huge opportunity to get hands-on scouting of some of the top prospects.

I got rid of my charcoal once I got my pellet smoker because I really didn't want to dedicate backyard/deck space to all 3. Covers the flavor angle, but I can't do the charcoal sear.

 

If I have a large yard one day I'll have all the cooking toys

 

Charcoal

Pellet smoker

Propane grill

Flat top grill

Camp stove

 

Missing any?

 

Edit- oh I also have my portable pizza oven (pellet) but you could add a built in wood pizza oven to the wish list too

 

I just got a 22" Blackstone and my spring project is going to be building a table I can drop the kamado into and have the Blackstone on the other end to have a sweet setup.

 

What do you want the camp stove for? I can get my kamado up to around 550F and it does a great job on pizzas.

Camp stove for

1. Fish fry/fish boil

2. Any sort of basic side dish cooking that I would otherwise do on the indoor burners (I hate the side burners on propane grills and got mine without it, but I guess you can argue a upgraded Weber could provide similar utility without an extra tool)

 

So yea, just for extremely excessive reasons, haha. They also make camp stoves with a flat top attachment that can basically let you combo the two, which would be a more reasonable combo.

 

As for pizzas, yea other grill methods are good, but my portable Ooni one can get to 900+ and do 90 second Neopolitan style pizzas. It's my goal to use that a lot more this year in the spring and summer.

[WrigleyField 22]

On the flat-top note, that I think is a reasonable propane grill trade off as well. If you had a charcoal/kamodo and a flat top propane, you really don't need the justification of the propane grill.

 

But I expect my Weber to last basically forever so I'll probably never justify not having it. But if it did die on me one day, I could see a setup without it.

[bukie]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

[jersey cubs fan]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

This move feels like something you do when hedging off Fields bombing in 2023. Drafting DL 9th means you aren’t giving Fields any blue chip help. You should be able to get quality players with three 2nds, but then you have two 1sts in 2024, from two teams that might not be any good. That will give you a solid foundation for a roster, but an opportunity to pounce on a top QB next draft. Considering how little they helped him this year, and that it’s not a guy they drafted, you still have to keep in mind that their eyes may still be on the next QB.

 

This type of 2024 focused trade would really solidify that theory.

[WrigleyField 22]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

I'm starting to have too much fun with the PFF mocks. I burned out last year in mid April and that was without the Bears having a first. I'm gonna burn out before FA even begins this year.

 

Had some real spicy ones last night.

 

One was where I trade down to 4 and still got Anderson and then Addison at 35.

 

The other I traded all the way down to 16, but got 47, 98 and all of Washington's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounders in 2024 and 2025. Then got Miles Murphy at 16 as JSN at 47.

Edited January 18, 2023 by WrigleyField 22

[Tim]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

I'm starting to have too much fun with the PFF mocks. I burned out last year in mid April and that was without the Bears having a first. I'm gonna burn out before FA even begins this year.

 

Had some real spicy ones last night.

 

One was where I trade down to 4 and still got Anderson and then Addison at 35.

 

The other I traded all the way down to 16, but got 47, 98 and all of Washington's 1st, 2md, and 3rd rounders in 2024 and 2025. Then got Mike's Murphy at 16 as JSN at 47.

You had random set up pretty high, then. I've been obsessed with their mock, too.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

the Anthony Richardson as a first rounder stuff is a joke that no one wants to admit is a joke, right

[WrigleyField 22]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

I'm starting to have too much fun with the PFF mocks. I burned out last year in mid April and that was without the Bears having a first. I'm gonna burn out before FA even begins this year.

 

Had some real spicy ones last night.

 

One was where I trade down to 4 and still got Anderson and then Addison at 35.

 

The other I traded all the way down to 16, but got 47, 98 and all of Washington's 1st, 2md, and 3rd rounders in 2024 and 2025. Then got Mike's Murphy at 16 as JSN at 47.

You had random set up pretty high, then. I've been obsessed with their mock, too.

Nah, I went back to default because when I played with sliders I wasn't getting trade offers.

 

Interestingly those were my first 2, then the good deal and big player drops slowed down. It would actually be pretty smart if the mock was designed to give a favorable result or two before normalizing. Get people on a high early so they keep playing (assuming they have some way to monetize your clicks?)

[raw]

The mock drafts have started coming through, here's one from CBS Sports from today: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2023-nfl-mock-draft-panthers-trade-up-to-no-1-overall-for-qb-commanders-select-anthony-richardson/

 

Has the Bears trading down from 1 to 9, missing out on Carter and Anderson but taking the 2nd DL on the board, but also picking up both of Carolina's 2nd round picks, plus 1st and 3rd round picks in 2024, a 2nd round pick in 2025 and WR Laviska Shenault, who is a year younger than DJ Moore (and much less productive).

 

I feel like that would be quite the haul, though I'd prefer Moore if the Bears are getting a WR from Carolina.

 

Laviska Shenault is Velus Jones, the prequel. No thanks. He was traded by the Jags this year for nothing, he has 0 value.....which seems to be accounted for with all the other picks, but still.