It's the conspiracy and organization of the "crime" that makes it much worse than any advantage that Michigan may have gained. This is a highly coordinated attempt to gain a competitive advantage. But now this is also a process crime as well. And that makes it even worse.
I agree with Goony. Most QBs don't come into the league and are finished products. The ones that succeed are brought into an environment where they can succeed. Starting NFL QB is not an immutable trait.
It's math. Yamamoto, Soto, and Alonso are three people filling three positions. Ohtani is one player and a DH for next year and who knows if he will ever start again.
I think they will make a strong bid for Yammomato and probably also for Soto if he is put on the block by San Diego even though he doesn't really fit well on the team. Maybe also Alonso, although I have my doubts the Mets will want to trade him.
It's hard to define, but he's not a confident QB. He lost his mojo and he ain't getting it back. Confidence comes with success, but some guys have it even when they aren't successful. Like Javy Baez before he got traded. Or a better example in football might be Brett Farve.
sorry, Wesneski doesn't have very much trade value. Or what the Cubs would likely get for him will not help them in the short term and probably not the long term either. He's a failed starter who can't get LHH out. Unless he can reinvent himself like Adbert, he's fungible.
The bar has to be at the same height. The problem is no one is expecting Bagent to win games for the Bears and that's the expectation for Fields. At the same time, the general competence of Bagent to do the minimum is in contrast to Fields' deficiencies.
"Hi, Rocky from Joliet here, first time, long time. dis Bagnet kid looks like a diamond in the ruff. He's no bum off the bench. He should be starting no questions asked when Fields comes back."
yes, I don't really blame the Cubs for non-tendering him. Weren't they trying to get Nick to sign? But I also have a hard time with the folks who say he's not a valuable player. Any guy who walks 100 times and hits 40 HR is a valuable player.