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If he's that concerned with value, it will be a multi-year tank. There's not going to be good value in free agency. Yeah that's a problem. I don't mind the strategy to build through the draft and to try to find good value in FA, but he is also making win now moves to some degree, he has a massive amount of money to spend, and he just traded away multiple impact defensive players. He is not going to cobble together an adequate defense or OL on value FA signings and midround draft picks. If I were him I'd suck it up and break the bank for an impact player at a huge position of need and then focus on value signings. He has to, didn't he say something about winning teams having 8-10 impact players? Well, here's his chance to sign one or two.

Thinking this as well but, would really like if they took JSN at 9.

Yea, Idk if I'd pit McGlinchy against Brown, I'd love to see them sign both They kind of have to sign multiple OL's, don't know if it'll be McGlinchy and Brown but, I look for Poles to sign 2 possibly 3.

They will not have to worry about Kansas, Arkansas wins comfortably. Something has got to change, I'd really like to see Underwood replace Mayer in the starting lineup with Epps, Mayer has been terrible lately. In fact, I'd go with a bench rotation of Harris, Goode, Rodgers and Mayer.

Wouldn't Poles have sign multiple OL and DL? JSN at #9 completes the WR room.

The polar opposite of Illinois a talented team finally starting to play up to their potential.

Don't know why more teams haven't pressed Purdue more often. Their little guards can't see over the defenders and their big guys don't have good enough handles to help with the clear.

If they were facing a team with a sliver of basketball IQ they might have lost but, not against these horsefeathering idiots.

This Illini team has got to be lowest basketball IQ version I've ever seen, time and time again they keep leaving that Funk clown. Literally all he can do is shot 3's, which he's very good at, nevertheless, these idiots kept leaving him and giving him space. He can't put the ball on the floor, he won't take it to the hoop, why allow him to do the only thing he's capable of?

Did the Illini finally figure they're much taller than Penn State and should maybe look to take them to the hoop?

I loathe Michigan and Dickinson; however, Dickinson is so much more skilled than Edey. Even though he's slow his NBA chances are far greater. Edey is just monstrously big and maybe being so affects one's dexterity. Had Michigan continued to feed him they may have won today, don't understand why they got away from what they did in the first half.

I don't think it would take a 1st round pick, but I don't know. I'd have hard time giving up a first-round pick, I know its Aaron Rodgers and all but, he is 39 going on 40, is nowhere near as mobile as once was thereby, making him more injury prone. Not to mention the big hit to the Jets salary cap, I'm thinking more like a 2/3 round pick?

Picture the sheer number of Bears fans who have gone to their graves thinking this over the last 20 years. Hell, a lot of them probably went out with some version of that as their strangled last words. I will say its damn near impossible to luck into back to back to back HOF QB's. Of course, if would just be the Bears luck if it works out for the horsefeathering Packers AGAIN!

If the Illini who showed up for 20 minutes vs. Purdue or 20 minutes vs. Northwestern could somehow appear for most of the game vs. Penn State, they'll roll over the Nittany Lions. Of course, that has not happened all season, no real reason to think it'll happen Thursday. It'll be interesting to see how Underwood tries to limit Pickett. I noticed towards the end of the game at Penn State Pickett had trouble shooting over Melendez with his long arms. I'd try going at Pickett with Melendez and Rogers, I'd also try going after him on the offensive end, take him inside, post him, he's only 6'2'', try to get him foul trouble.

He'll draw it out if he feels he needs to but I get the impression he really wants to close this out before FA One would think before FA is ideal, that'll allow Poles to zero in on the best DL prospects to be available in round 1. To me appears FA will have more of an offensive lean whereas, the draft more of a defensive lean.

I hope he's using it as motivation to get better instead of blowing it off as racism. There is a lot of racism in there, but he also needs to work on mechanical and strategic components of the position to get him to where he wants to be. I know this, believe Fields does as well.

This constant effort by the media to discredit Fields is getting out of hand, it's got to be in part, if not entirely, race related. Asking Stroud and Smith-Njigba, if Fields is just a running back, WTF? Did any potential draftees get asked these sorts of questions about Josh Allen after his first season? I'm certain Fields is letting it roll off his back, to a certain extent he has to but, I have to imagine he's infuriated with this he's just a running back BS. That horsefeathering Poles better make some moves to give Fields a chance.

Yes, pretty much assumed this was going to happen nevertheless, there's plenty of quality DL FA options.

I've this hopefully, irrational, fear that despite the resources Poles is going to find a way to horsefeathers this up. He'll horsefeathers it up and the McCaskey' will be unable to recognize that Poles blew it. Moreover, they'll give him a few more seasons to screw things up. If the Bears don't win 7-9 games next season, including at least a spilt with GB along with marked improvement in all phases Poles should be fired.

And it's especially crazy, because a week ago they were calling EVERYTHING in the Illinois-Iowa game Or the earlier game vs. Northwestern, Wildcats shot an absurd number of free throws in that game, 40 to the Illini' 10. I'm not saying the Illini didn't commit any fouls but come on, that one-sided, against a team playing a fairly physical brand of defensive basketball?

Last season Big Ten officiating basically allowed a pounding of Kofi and by extension the whole of the Illini, it's no coincidence they were the walking wounded come tournament time. This year, like Kofi, the officiating is permitting some of the same treatment of Edey and probably the rest of the Boilermakers. What I do not understand is why the officiating swallows their whistles for these big guys?

Wow... what a complete garbage take. They literally have the 21st most difficult schedule. They are the KenPom #1 rated offense in the country and the #20 rated defense. They have wins against #12 Gonzaga and #14 Marquette. Edey is consistent with his low post game. He is almost automatic if he's not double teamed. I wouldn't dare say he's an NBA talent, but he's a dominant NCAA baller. He's a matchup nightmare for 95% of college teams. The other 5% are only able to limit the damage. If you're judging Smith off of just the IU game, your lazy. If you're judging him on his full resume, you're just flat out wrong. He's been great all year long and had a poor game. No need to blow things out of proportion here. Give IU and Woodson a lot of credit. They had a great game plan and executed it well. That in no way discredits Purdue and their accomplishments. They did not play their best game in a hostile Assembly Hall. These things happen in college basketball. I think they’re incredibly mediocre and very beatable, but in a year where there’s no good teams and everyone is on the spectrum of suck maybe they sneak through but I am not a fan of what I saw yesterday (granted haven’t watched them much). Edey appears to be way too slow for the NBA, even for a big, can he shoot the three? Appears to have good form on FT's but, don't think I've ever seen him shot a three. Slowness is Dickinson' problem as well, but he can hit a three and appears to have better post-up game. A good portion of Edey success is him being so much taller than everyone.

Guess there's now speculation the Commanders may not franchise Payne, regardless of his status. I wonder if Poles is going to target him at all, as many here have written and, I agree, Poles is going not only looking for quality but, value as well. May not sit well with the fans however, if he's able to identify, for example, DL's who are about to break out. It'll not only pay dividends on the field but, allow for financial flexibility should the Bears get to the point where they're one big money player away from being Super Bowl contenders.

Saw a piece written in a negative Bears light about soon to be FA's being tagged by their prospective franchises. Payne is most likely one of those players who'll be tagged, no matter what that dumbass wrote, Payne wasn't the end all be all for the Bears. Given the Bears needs it still should not be too difficult to improve their pass rush via free agency. Not all of the young players are going to be tagged and any one of them will be vast improvement over what the Bears had last season. I'd like to see if Poles and company will be able to identify free agents who are about to bust out and become high impact players.

On Hoge and Jahns an "expert" guest said he is smaller than Kyler (acknowledged Kyler is heavier/built thicker) Kyler's combine numbers we 5' 10"/207 Shorter than Kyler? Yikes...so Young would be the shortest QB in the NFL. I think you can be successful as a sub-6 foot QB and guys like Kyler, Russ Wilson and Brees have proven that, but at some point height becomes an issue. This is a lot of the reason why I don't get some in the media insistence that Young is a better prospect than Fields. Really? Because physically Fields >>> Young and it's not even that close, so, I guess the base of their argument is Young is better at the mental portion of the game. Which is questionable given Young has never played a down in the NFL.