Chicago Bears Offseason Thread (the tank must payoff)

[David]

I mean Von Miller basically said the same thing so horsefeathers it, I'm going with it

[David]

the replies to that (sulley) tweet are...something though. lmao

[WrigleyField 22]

Okay but I bet Von Miller didn't also request a Fields mix tape set to horsefeathers Mumford and Sons / Avett Brothers !?!?

 

[David]

Okay but I bet Von Miller didn't also request a Fields mix tape set to horsefeathers Mumford and Sons / Avett Brothers !?!?

 

hahahahahahaha

[jersey cubs fan]

Justin running 50 yards down the field on repeat to the deliverance dueling banjo

[WrigleyField 22]

I just can't get the image out of my head of a Fields highlight tape, trucking a guy on the goal line right as the "Hey!" from the Lumineers hits. Just fire stuff :lol:

[David]

while we're on this, pretty cool that justin (and mooney also) gave him some dap

 

 

Edited February 1, 2023 by David

[minnesotacubsfan]

Justin running 50 yards down the field on repeat to the deliverance dueling banjo

Sounds like a scene from Roots

[WrigleyField 22]

while we're on this, pretty cool that justin (and mooney also) gave him some dap

 

 

And if it had been Mumford and Sons playlist, Kmet would have too

[jersey cubs fan]

I just can't get the image out of my head of a Fields highlight tape, trucking a guy on the goal line right as the "Hey!" from the Lumineers jhits. Just fire stuff :lol:

Ho!

[WrigleyField 22]

Oh man maybe they really were entertaining a Fields trade

 

[minnesotacubsfan]

why do we hate Greg Gabriel again?

[WrigleyField 22]

why do we hate Greg Gabriel again?

Mostly he's a goof who starts like 1/2 his tweets with an appeal to authority

[jersey cubs fan]

why do we hate Greg Gabriel again?

Mostly he's a goof who starts like 1/2 his tweets with an appeal to authority

A former exec who sucked at his job yet holds himself in high regard

[WrigleyField 22]

why do we hate Greg Gabriel again?

Mostly he's a goof who starts like 1/2 his tweets with an appeal to authority

A former exec who sucked at his job yet holds himself in high regard

I mean, even with the fact he sucked, he talks about his experience like he was just in the league. He got canned in 2010. Like his tidbits might have some anecdotal value, but it's not like he was a former GM.

[jersey cubs fan]

[raw]

The Sulley tweets and responses here have me dying. LOL.

 

Also, horsefeathers Gabriel. He blocked me years ago for pointing out something he said was wrong. He was on one of his "I did this professionally kick" and said something and I "Well actually'd" him and he blocked me immediately.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Mostly he's a goof who starts like 1/2 his tweets with an appeal to authority

A former exec who sucked at his job yet holds himself in high regard

I mean, even with the fact he sucked, he talks about his experience like he was just in the league. He got canned in 2010. Like his tidbits might have some anecdotal value, but it's not like he was a former GM.

 

That's what I couldn't place. I googled him today and a linked in page came up suggesting he was still director of college scouting or some horsefeathers, but I didn't think he was. It was at work, so I didn't save the link...and now I can't find it again. Regardless, I clearly get the animosity now

Edited February 2, 2023 by minnesotacubsfan

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

 

love the Hoke hire, Lovie guy, knows the Tampa 2 and has had success here in it

[UMFan83]

 

Brady Hoke’s brother? PASS

[raw]

 

I haven't had a chance to dig through the numbers yet, but this redditor put together a ridiculous amount of data about Fields both last year and this year. Just skimming it, there is a ton of interesting info here.

 

Someone summed it up in the Reddit comments. Fields loves to throw the ball deep and has the exact opposite roster he needs around him to play to his strengths. LOL. The OL can't hold up long enough for him to get the ball down the field effectively. He also threw the fewest number of tight window throws according to Next Gen Stats. So that basically means either guys aren't separating enough or he isn't anticipating well enough....which both are true.

 

The tight window stuff, I don't really care about. If he doesn't want to throw into tight windows too much, then get guys that are better at getting open. But they really gotta protect him going forward. Heavy resources need to go into the OL this offseason. You can survive with Mooney, Claypool and whatever, but you gotta be able to execute a simple 3-5 step drop back passes.

[minnesotacubsfan]

 

I haven't had a chance to dig through the numbers yet, but this redditor put together a ridiculous amount of data about Fields both last year and this year. Just skimming it, there is a ton of interesting info here.

 

Someone summed it up in the Reddit comments. Fields loves to throw the ball deep and has the exact opposite roster he needs around him to play to his strengths. LOL. The OL can't hold up long enough for him to get the ball down the field effectively. He also threw the fewest number of tight window throws according to Next Gen Stats. So that basically means either guys aren't separating enough or he isn't anticipating well enough....which both are true.

 

The tight window stuff, I don't really care about. If he doesn't want to throw into tight windows too much, then get guys that are better at getting open. But they really gotta protect him going forward. Heavy resources need to go into the OL this offseason. You can survive with Mooney, Claypool and whatever, but you gotta be able to execute a simple 3-5 step drop back passes.

 

yea, their inability to do that gives me hope that Claypool/Mooney/whoever/Kmet can be a good corps in time. its so hard to tell when the dt is 2' from Fields face in less then 2 seconds

[Derwood]

got DAMN does Sulley tweet a lot. Go play with your kid you weirdo

[Rex Buckingham]

got DAMN does Sulley tweet a lot. Go play with your kid you weirdo

 

Probably better for the kid if he doesn't, tbh

[raw]

 

I haven't had a chance to dig through the numbers yet, but this redditor put together a ridiculous amount of data about Fields both last year and this year. Just skimming it, there is a ton of interesting info here.

 

Someone summed it up in the Reddit comments. Fields loves to throw the ball deep and has the exact opposite roster he needs around him to play to his strengths. LOL. The OL can't hold up long enough for him to get the ball down the field effectively. He also threw the fewest number of tight window throws according to Next Gen Stats. So that basically means either guys aren't separating enough or he isn't anticipating well enough....which both are true.

 

The tight window stuff, I don't really care about. If he doesn't want to throw into tight windows too much, then get guys that are better at getting open. But they really gotta protect him going forward. Heavy resources need to go into the OL this offseason. You can survive with Mooney, Claypool and whatever, but you gotta be able to execute a simple 3-5 step drop back passes.

 

yea, their inability to do that gives me hope that Claypool/Mooney/whoever/Kmet can be a good corps in time. its so hard to tell when the dt is 2' from Fields face in less then 2 seconds

 

Yep. Trevor Lawrence threw for 4100+ with Christian Kirk, Zay Jones, Evan Engram and Marvin Jones as his targets. Until this year, Kirk had never had a season as good as Mooney's 2021, Zay never had a season as good as Claypool's first 2 in Pittsburgh, and most of Engram's career was similar to Kmet's 2021. Jones was just a role player for them, which it remains to be seen if the Bears can even duplicate that production from WR3 by adding someone. But I think if you build up the OL to the point where you can allow Fields to throw at even a normal volume, then the Bears can come close to replicating those numbers.