BigbadB

I think if Poles is drafting today, he's taking Williams. I also think on draft day, he may still want to draft his QB. It's a wonderful problem to have to be in this much control with the first pick.

Rumors I've heard is that Harbaugh would leave Michigan to work with Justin Herbert.

That would be a horrible business model catering more to the late night need one item shopper and sticking it to the families with full shopping carts. With that said, I doubt that Jed gets outbid for Bellinger. It's just the way this offseason is headed.

My San Diego friends that remained loyal to the Chargers after they moved still aren't wavering on their loyalty. I told them they have a free bandwagon jumper card they can use when your team up and moves to your rival town and most did use their cards, but for some reason, the hardest core loyalists are still not jumping ship. I don't get it. But, my San Diego friends that did bail are out in full force on Facebook expressing their gratification at the failures of that team.

I'm pretty convinced at this point that there is something to this team losing a lot when LaVine plays and winning when he doesn't. I'm not saying this is a high powered force or anything, but even Williams is playing with a little more fire than normal. Coby has joined Caruso and Drummond as my favorite guys to watch on this team.

I'm not in love with the idea of trading down, but I do love the idea. I'm all in on drafting.... A) The top QB in the draft B) Drafting MHJ, either at 1 or trading down a spot or two C) Trading for a haul. In no particular order.

I'd say it's an excellent point that holds up today. While it's hard to pass up the top available guy on the board, it's not always the top guy on the board that ends up being the most successful guy in the league. Henry Ruggs, Jerry Jeudy, CD Lamb and Jalen Reagor all went ahead of Justin Jefferson in 2020. Don't know who was ranked highest on draft boards that year, but I'd be okay if we got someone as good as Lamb or Jefferson if we don't take MHJ. I'd also be sad if we ended up with a Henry Ruggs, Jalen Reagor clone. Still, the haul of trading #1 down to around the the same spot as last year and making that trade with another team that will be rebuilding with a rookie QB and will suck next year might be too hard to pass up over the difference in ability between MHJ and Nabors or Coleman.

The concerns I've heard is that at 6'4" and only 210 pounds, the NFL will snap him like a twig.

Yeah, I'm not really sure there is much of a drop off from MHJ to Nabors. If the Bears wanted to just go crazy on stocking up, they could trade down with both of those first round picks and still get Nabors. With that said, I think Keon Coleman would be a nice compliment to Moore, also. Regardless, I think they will have to shop for a veteran WR in FA this offseason. I just don't see it being a failure if they take the haul of picks trading down. Imagining another haul like they got from Carolina (or potentially even better) is quite interesting to think about.

Looked kinda real to me. If you think PCA in CF and Hoskins at 1b will have you sniffing playoffs, I'd have to respectfully disagree.

Why the reluctance to give a contract like that? I don't get it. You have one of the best farm systems in baseball to pull cheap replacement talent over the next 7 years.

Yep. That's where I'm at. Bellinger can play multiple positions, so go get him. Morel at 3rd with Madrigal as a defensive replacement or spot starter at 3rd. Trade or sign someone to play first and get some pitchers with your farm. Should be plenty of offense to make a run.

I like it. I try to watch them all. The Cousins part was boring. But, I find it hilarious when they insult each other. Some of their guests are rather entertaining. It's something different that grabs my attention. I had sound on for the Manning game with 2 other tv's showing the other game and the Bulls game. Fun night of sports.

Was that Ayo's numbers last night?

Yeah, I see that as highly unlikely. I could see them draft a QB later while still trading down and accumulating picks. If they take a QB with the first pick. Fields is likely being traded or was already traded and a new coaching staff (or at the very least a new OC). I also think that if they are going to replace Getsy, it might give away that they will move on from Fields. I can't imagine they would want to stick with Fields while putting him through a 3rd OC.

In San Diego one day, I got a bit toasty on some Bloody Mary's (okay, maybe more than just "some") and I hooted and hollered to get everyone's attention on a play happening on one of the many tv's showing every game, and it was pointed out to me that it was a replay. Everyone had fun with that one the rest of the day. Every time that play came up on replay again on one of the many tv's, my close friends would mock me once again. It was rather hilarious, and hell, I didn't care, I was feeling no pain. I do miss going to Sunday football games with those yahoos.

The thing I wanted to see from Fields was making consistent quality throws with good footing from a strong pocket. There was maybe one of those? Every time he drops back into a nice pocket, he surveys the field and doesn't do anything but get sacked or scramble out of getting sacked and runs or then finds an open receiver downfield. Most of his downfield scramble throws are to someone completely wide open. I can only remember two challenge type throws, with one being the tight sideline throw to Mooney and to the other side to Kmet. He just isn't showing me he can be a pocket passer and we have a line creating a nice pocket to throw from. He should be seeing the receiver in his route getting ready to break open, but there is just no anticipation or recognition of the play and confidence to throw into that tight window. Maybe it's because they just don't want to risk a turnover, but to me, they are risking drives breaking down because of this. You can't wait 5 or 6 seconds for your receiver to be open by 10 yards on every play. I'm not expecting him to be great in the pocket, but I need him to be adequate, and I'm not seeing it. I felt he had pretty solid protection today and most of the time, the plays were extended with his legs when standing pat in the pocket, going through his progressions and letting the ball rip should be the play. The apprehension is very real to me. That's a big flaw that maybe the OC just isn't able to coach out of him. This Sunday, they are going to need to be able to execute plays much faster than today or Myles Garrett will have a great day.

I think the problem is that you are only using what's off the top of your head. None of you have mentioned Cody Bellinger, who certainly falls within the parameters. I'm sure there are others.

If Carolina wins two games, they will be hurting their opponents records, thereby helping them have the weakest strength of schedule. It's likely going to take 3 wins for them to avoid worst record.

4th down and 20 from the 28 yard line, down 6 with less than a minute left in the game, and Davis Mills connects with Brandin Cooks in the endzone. We laughed at Houston, and thanked Lovie for the win, but Houston came out of this quite okay getting CJ Stroud and WIll Anderson. Still an amazing script. Does Houston take Bryce Young with the first pick if they have #1? Does Carolina make the same deal with the Bears at #2, but during the draft since it was not known who Texans would take? How much better might the Panthers have been with Stroud instead of Young? Do we steal Brian Burns in free agency this year, just to make sure the Panthers stay at the first pick in the 2nd round next year? Worst team in the league, no first round pick this year, and not many free agents will see Carolina as a prized destination this offseason.

If that guy puts some muscle on, he's going to be a great player. He was grabbing boards from the opposite side of the lane. He has the athletic ability to do pretty much anything he wants.

I think the only way the Bears go wrong with any of their options here is if they draft the wrong QB. Drafting QB, MHJ or trading down are probably the 3 most likely scenarios with this draft and any should be solid choices.

Agreed. Poles loves him some Braxton Jones, and outside of the penalties, which should be fixable, he has been right about that dude. It's why I honestly don't believe they will take a Tackle in that first round. They might draft one later if someone Poles likes is still there later. Free agency will answer a lot of questions about where to draft, and I'm guessing they take a C in round 3 if they don't fill it via free agency, and then a T soon after.

I'm hoping that their pick moves out of the top 10. I want to see this team get better and better to finish the season, including knocking the Packers out of the playoffs on the last week of the season.

After catching up with the last 8 or so pages of this thread, all I can say is "Holy Brian Roberts, guys!" I turned on MLB Network for about 10 minutes and decided absolutely nothing is happening, so I'll just wait around until something does. I'm 25 days from my 60th birthday and more than 20 years on this site, and I just can't let this team stress me out like I did in the past. I guess it's good to see some of you are all still full of piss and vinegar. More power to ya.