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Not a fan of this. TE was deep as hell in the draft. Guess they COULD still take one, but I bet this takes it off the table.
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This FA period definitely dictates my opinion on him moving forward. Until stuff is final, its hard to get upset over reports on some of this.
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Alshon supposedly leaning towards the Eagles.....So, he appears to be waiting for us to match probably.
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Farewell Jay. You were the best QB I've ever seen in a Bears uni.
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Logan Ryan needs to become a Bear today. If we miss on him, there's a step down to Amukamara, Claiborne, and Kirkpatrick. But, those guys still are very clear upgrades from what we've had.
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He's 32, so there's very little chance he's here for 3 years. Also, playoffs are a possibility for every team over a 3 year horizon. They're also a possibility for the Bears in 2017. Demps helps with that.
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Demps is a good player. He might fall off the cliff next year, but PFF had him with an 85.2 grade last year. 7th highest ranked FA safety, and an easy upgrade. Demps and Amos is a nice safety combo. Cheap signing, so shouldn't preclude anything else. I like the move a good bit. Seriously. This. Demps is really good. This is a much better player than when we brought Rolle in.
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Demps is good. I'd love to add a second S that's younger. But, Demps can help now. I'm not going to get pissed over signing a good player, playoffs are a possibility now or at least during his 3 years here.
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Glennon only gets 19 mill guaranteed, not bad at all.
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Not sure this is real, but he's pretty good at least....
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You've got to get one of Bouye or Ryan. You've got to get a very solid S. You've got to resign Alshon or sign Pryor. And you need to make an upgrade somewhere else too. Short of this, FA is a loss, IMO.
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Oh my
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Not great Bob
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between 6-10 wins is a YUGE range that almost every team's expectations fit in. It is. But its almost definitely not bottom 5.
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If we keep Alshon, sign Gilmore, add a starting S via FA, and use the 3rd pick on something other than a QB, I think its between 6-10 wins. And I'd bet its 8 or more.
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I get what he's thinking to: "free pass on 2017" Yeah, I see that too. But, I do think if the 3rd pick is used on something other than a QB, its not going to be that surprising if this team makes the playoffs(or at least gets back to .500)
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I could not care less about this theory. If Pace gets the opportunity to move forward after his disappointing early results, he should do so only with the eye toward improvement, not appeasing idiots who can't stand Cutler and would be happy to suck w/o Cutler just as long as they do it w/o Cutler. Glennon is a plan designed for failure, but because you convince everybody a stopgap is a thing, then failure is accepted and he will not only live through that failure but also get to live through a prolonged development of the guy that replaces Glennon. Cutting Cutler and signing Glennon is a PR move, not a football one. It's a buffer that does nothing to make the team better. Jay's time has come and gone. He's also pretty injury prone at this point. Its conceivable Glennon IS a better QB in 2017 than Jay will be.
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I'm pretty "meh" on Pace. Do I think QB should have been addressed by now, more than it has been? Absolutely. Is part of the reason it hasn't been, Fox? Most likely. You can't just conjure up a QB out of nowhere obviously. I'd much prefer Taylor to Glennon. I'm not going to say he's completely incapable of leading the team to the playoffs, but I'm certainly not thinking of him as more than a short term answer. Hence, the stop gap term. I'm figuring we'll address QB this draft. But, I'm on record as saying I'm OK with waiting until next year to use a 1st on one. Partially due to the likelihood of having to make him switch out this system after a year.
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I just care about the guarantees. A stopgap is a stopgap. If ours is younger with even a bit of upside, I'm OK with it. As long as its not hurting our cap space for long.
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If the Bears make a RT move, it needs to be quick. Massie is due a million dollar bonus on Saturday. So, he'd need to be cut by then to save the full 5 mill possible.
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He just ran a 4.68. He's going to drop like a rock.
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I think you're probably putting too much emphasis on one year. Gilmore was down in 2016, but was considered excellent prior to that. Bouye kind of came out of nowhere in 2016. I wouldn't think its remotely safe to think Bouye is the better option going forward.(I think their pricetags are probably going to be very similar) I disagree on Wagner. He's a pretty solid upgrade from Massie. And it probably just costs 3-5 mill extra, once you cut Massie.
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PFF 2016 grades https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-2017-free-agency-tracker/ Awesome. Thanks man.