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  1. gflore34
    Another point Eberflus must address is the lack of calls for Fields, the repeated blows to the head and, in Suh's case, an outright punch to head, are getting out of hand. If I were him, I'd would have gone apeshit crazy on the officials trying to keep my QB safe, including bitching about in the media, fines be damned. I'm guessing they'll be pursuing all the official avenues in trying to get Justin some calls, send the film to the office, getting yet another apology for a missed call, yadda, yadda, yadda. I say screw all that crap it's not working, time to start being very loud and vocal.
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    I don't know about the Eagles, they're very good however, they're not a near invincible super team their 13-1 record suggests. Had the Bears an OL that could pass block for more than a nanosecond and WR's who could actually catch/hold on to the ball they would have won. The Eagles can definitely be had in the playoffs, wouldn't be shocking if they do not win the NFC Championship. Can't help but think the Eagles have had a gigantic helping of football pixie dust the season - only 13 or 14 games missed to injury, defense going from near the bottom last season to the top this season - that does not happen unless you hit on nearly every offseason move combined with some career years from multiple players. Gives me some hope for the Bears, with some good moves in the offseason they can drastically improve. I don't mean 13-1 after 14 games but, maybe, 8-6, 7-7, 6-8 with marked improvement on both sides of the ball.
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    Running the ball and defense is winning games in the NFL rn Do not really know where I was going with this, something borne out of frustration.
  4. gflore34
    The sole focus on pitching and defense sure smells a lot like the football equivalent of running the ball and defense BS.
  5. gflore34
    My predictions: Dodgers sign Swanson, Cubs sign Segura to a two-year deal, thereby, keeping in line with the cheap whoops, I meant fiscally responsible mode.
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    Never going to happen, Hoyer didn't overpay for Correa, why in the hell would he overpay for a lesser player in Swanson? Have to make certain to save all those funds to do nothing but, hey, look on the bright side won't have to worry about dead money, trying to move a big contract in 2032. Because he can overpay for the lesser player and spend over 100 million less? When one continues to spout about fiscal responsibility, I would think that removes overpaying in any context from the table, no?
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    Never going to happen, Hoyer didn't overpay for Correa, why in the hell would he overpay for a lesser player in Swanson? Have to make certain to save all those funds to do nothing but, hey, look on the bright side won't have to worry about dead money, trying to move a big contract in 2032.
  8. gflore34
    If the mutant option means Bellinger will mutate into someone who can hit I like it, guessing Levine meant to write mutual option.
  9. gflore34
    I’m old enough to remember when Correa was the Only Hope left Not that I’m getting all my hopes up but the meat of the offseason I wanted is still available: Swanson, Rodon, Varsho, Luzardo, prbly Ohtani, and even Matt Moore Given what we've thus far seen of Hoyer do you really think it possible that he'll execute the overpay required to sign any of available big-name FAs? Overpaying seems very much to be Hoyer' kryptonite, a hard line he will not cross. The Cubs market is more like Chad Green, Jed Lowrie and whatever mediocre to bad players are in the bargain bin.
  10. gflore34
    Signing a bunch of flotsam and jetsam in the hopes they'll be flip-able is worse than doing nothing. Might as well just sit back, prop up Taillon and Bellinger, see what happens on the farm, I guess.
  11. gflore34
    Big overpay + injury history = crippling, dead money contract, all it takes is for him to get hurt to have baseball talking about how reckless and foolish it is to give such a contract to Correa. And we all know had the Cubs made this move, Correa would probably be injured stepping off the bus on the first day of spring training.
  12. gflore34
    Honestly, the "best" move they can make at this point is just sitting out. They're going to give Segura some ridiculous 3 or 4 year deal and try to sell him as an undervalued star. Count on it, Jed Hoyer the MVP, the greatest fiscally responsible GM in baseball, sounds much nicer than scared and cheap.
  13. gflore34
    Exactly what I was thinking, they told him to spend, so horsefeathering grow some and pull the trigger.
  14. gflore34
    Correa is not going to happen, granted an overpay is required to get one of the SS's but, the type of overpay required for a Correa is not one Jed's going to execute. Swanson will also require an overpay but, it'll be in money not years, if Jed signs a SS at all, it'll probably be Swanson. Although I'm still leaning towards nothing in regard to signing a SS.
  15. gflore34
    It would take some kind of capricious event for the Bears to win another game. This current Bears defense has made people like Marcus Marriota and Mike White look good, think about that. A ball bouncing off someone for a pick 6 or the officiating totally horsefeathering up a call that benefits the Bears is what's required for them to win another game.
  16. gflore34
    Well, one absolute certain way to be fiscally responsible is to not spend at all. Don't want to be burned by big money, long term contracts? Don't sign anyone, this seems like a very real possibility.
  17. gflore34
    Rams' win last night was big now, if only Denver could find another win, I think the Bears would lock up the 2nd pick. If they Bears and Broncos both end up at 3-14 how do the Broncos end up with the 2nd pick? Is it because they played an easier schedule and are therefore, the worst team? Should the Bears end up at 2, I'd really like to see them hold on to it and take Anderson. The best player in the draft, the kind of transformative player the Bears need on defense. I want the Bears to get away from the whole defense, defense and run the ball nonsense but, I don't think you can pass on a talent like Anderson. Besides they'll still be able to address OL and WR with their remaining day 1 and 2 picks.
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    Considering how little these guys have played together, I'm hoping that they continue to get better as the year goes. I think the upside is enormous. Right now they're still very sloppy with lots of turnovers and 1v1 on offense, but as they gel they could very well be the team that finally gets UI back into the sweet 16 and further. Clark is going too fast, lots of unnecessary dribbling, I think he'll start figuring it out soon. In the meantime, Epps was very good last night, he's fearless not afraid of rising to moment and taking a big shot. Him and Clark both are the types that can penetrate, get to the hoop, this style seems to excel in the tournament. Would love if the Illini had another shot at Maryland - Illini' best >>> Maryland' best - Ilini did play well at all and still could have won at Maryland.
  19. gflore34
    Depends on how you define it, but guys with significant offensive improvement on past form would be Montero, Valbuena, Coghlan, and Wisdom in recent years. Further back you have Aramis, Lee, Barrett, and Todd Walker too. Probably could say they fixed Rizzo and Happ too (if last year is close to his new norm), Fowler put up his 2 highest WAR years here and highest OBP and wRC+ year and highest non Coors BA year too and think there was reports they tweaked some stuff with him. I guess there are cases of players improving as Cubs, I'm certain the biggest factor is the health of his shoulder. Healed and there's a chance he'll bounce back.
  20. gflore34
    I'm hoping there's more to the offseason than this, like some here I'm not hip on Bellinger' bat improving. In fact, I cannot recall the Cubs ever "fixing" a broken bat, I sure it's happened, I think. But it appears to me players such Bellinger, Heyward just get worse when they're Cubs.
  21. gflore34
    I'm okay if he, Borom, and Leatherwood are the 2-4 tackle spots (plus Borom and Leatherwood can also prob bump inside as backups). I want them to sign a legit veteran tackle (Right or Left side doesn't matter IMO) I'd rather they focus their attention on the interior O-line Competency at C would have a big positive impact on the whole line.
  22. gflore34
    Unless he’s a magic man with the golden touch it’s going to take more than one offseason. I’m looking for significant improvement and hopefully meaningful games in December. It’ll be 2024 when the Bears are a serious threat, best case. At minimum we should expect marked improvement on both sides of the ball, there's no reason whatsoever this cannot happen. Hell, just drafting Will Anderson alone means QB's won't have an infinite amount of time to pass. Draft Anderson and sign any fairly decent DL and plays like the TD pass to Watson don't happen as often. There's isn't a GM in history who's hit on everyone but, Poles has to hit on the day 1 and 2 picks along with a FA on each side of the ball and really, that isn't all that daunting. It's highly possible, I think even a remotely good GM could get it right.
  23. gflore34
    Yeah unfortunately, the draft and FA aren't idiot proof, Anderson is an almost guaranteed high impact player, quite probably the best player in the 2023 draft. It's good for the Bears that an apparent QB starved team is drafting ahead of them because he'd most certainly be taken #1. After the #2 pick Poles can still horsefeathers things up with the remainder of the picks and FA, he's got to hit on a good percentage of them, this is worrisome. Will Anderson is exactly what we need (or at least one of the many). I still cant help but hope for a massive trade down for a QB needy team because I think having multiple 1sts for the next couple of years (what I would expect in a trade) and still pick in the top 10 is too good to turn down. But I also won't be devastated if they stick with Anderson, who would completely transform the defense immediately. He's a Micah Parsons clone, without question he will transform the defense, I think if Lovie had his way, he'd take him over Young or Stroud.
  24. gflore34
    I thought I’d care about losing to the Packers but I really don’t at all. Both teams are going nowhere this year but the future is brighter for the Bears. If things go the way we hope they do we’ll take over the rivalry. Of course I would have loved to have shut up that smug 9/11 truther son of a bitch but whatever. Yeah unfortunately, the draft and FA aren't idiot proof, Anderson is an almost guaranteed high impact player, quite probably the best player in the 2023 draft. It's good for the Bears that an apparent QB starved team is drafting ahead of them because he'd most certainly be taken #1. After the #2 pick Poles can still horsefeathers things up with the remainder of the picks and FA, he's got to hit on a good percentage of them, this is worrisome.
  25. gflore34
    Some media saying this was a missed opportunity for the Bears to break through and finally beat the Packers, they're way, way, off. I'm surprised the game was in question at all, Fields playing with what is close to worst roster in the NFL and the game was there for the taking. It's a credit to how he's grown and improved, if the roster is upgraded there no question the Packers days of dominating the Bears are soon coming to an end. Green Bay doesn't have the draft or financial capital to improve, they're not going to a better team in 2023. The Bears almost certainly are going to look far different the next time they play the Packers. I'd really like to see something like Will Anderson finally putting an end to Rodgers as the Bears win.
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