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  1. BigSlick
    uh holy horsefeathers
  2. BigSlick
    One of the things I appreciate about Caleb is he is a reminder that football is a game not a collection of statistics - football isn't baseball. You only get 17 discrete data points, and each throw within those data points has its own wide range of contexts all while there are 10 other players involved each having their own jobs to do and succeeding or failing within them and.... etc. Caleb is clearly a baller. The advanced stats have come a long way but they're always going to be highly imperfect, far more imperfect than baseball stats could ever be. He confounds them, they can't really capture how good he is. Football is a highly emotional, violent game. And the eye test is confirmation that Caleb is really goddamn good. And thats why no matter what they have a chance on Sunday.
  3. BigSlick
    I'm not crazy that 4 years, 240, 60 mil AAV is a pretty good team deal right? Like, not a lot of years, no guarantees to really take on his decline years, lots of potential opt outs. 60 mil is a ton per year but because its so short its not a huge price tag overall. If I had heard the Cubs gave him that deal, I would have been ecstatic, is what I'm saying.
  4. BigSlick
    Wait, that was IT? 4 years 240? What a weird deal
  5. BigSlick
    I hate to say it but I think it may help the run defense to have DeMarco Jackson out there instead of TJ Edwards. Jackson has just locked faster and better getting to the ball carrier this year. I also don't know how effective Billings has been and him being out in the second half of the game correlated to better production by the D-Line. I love Billings, he's probably the guy I enjoy seeing playing out there of anyone, but he's really not soaking up blockers or causing much disruption.
  6. BigSlick
    I really think it makes a lot of sense, for your professional career, to stay longer in college and develop more. But getting one year closer to generational wealth (and NIL money can be big time, but its not the same as tens of millions) is a helluva incentive to leave early. As an NFL GM, I'm definitely not gonna spend an early draft pick on a guy who only has 1 year starting though. Never repeat the Mitch Trubisky mistake.
  7. BigSlick
    I just really don't think the conditions are conducive to a 40 or 50 point effort from either offense. There'll be too many dropped balls or too much running the ball for that to happen. I think you're right. So excited for Sunday. No nerves or anything. I'd just love to see them play a complete 60 minute game, put their best foot forward, and come what may.
  8. BigSlick
    Lavishing praise on Caleb while ignoring all the hate he dumped on him, naturally
  9. BigSlick
    It's a shame they didn't completely demolish old Soldier Field, colonnades and all, in 2002 and build a much bigger stadium there when they had the chance. I suppose its impossible to think about them doing that now, but it was a real missed opportunity at the time.
  10. BigSlick
    Does everyone remember the two plays - one to Loveland and one to Kmet, where they caught the ball, turned around, took a couple steps, and then had the balls knocked out from them? Those alone account for ~4% bump in completion percentage and also drives dying. Caleb's still not a finished product, and I'm more than happy where he is. I'm more than confident he'll be in the mid-60%s for completion rate by next year. I don't know if he'll ever be a 70% guy, thats not really this kind of offense. That's fine.
  11. BigSlick
    This reads like a lot of cope to me
  12. BigSlick
    This is certainly encouraging. Funny how things have switched from the majority leader saying "it's insulting to even TALK about Bears stadium stuff" to this. I'm ok with them putting some money behind infrastructure and some tax breaks (though certainly not entire giveaways). The fact that the Bears supposedly can finance the stadium itself is news to me. I wonder what's changed.
  13. BigSlick
    Go effing Bears
  14. BigSlick
    I'm gonna be real annoying for a second: I think the focus on Caleb's throw in OT to DJ is misplaced. The far more impressive and meaningful throw he made in that game was the game-tier to Jahdae Walker on 4th down with the blitz in his face. That throw was do-or-die, with a blitzer right there, and required incredible touch to make happen. The one to DJ was fun and a game winner, and I think technically quite difficult, but it was on 1st down and they were getting close to FG range anyway. I just think its weird the Jahdae Walker one has gotten almost completely ignored.
  15. BigSlick
    lmao thats probably more embarrassing than Brett Favre's last play and now he wont come back out what a horrible guy and a horrible legacy. rest in piss, Rodgers.
  16. BigSlick
    you simply gotta love watching aaron rodgers getting sacked, fumbling, and seeing the fumble returned for a td by a big fat guy
  17. BigSlick
    never mind, he may actually just be bad
  18. BigSlick
    It's wild how much he's regressed since his rookie season. He's certainly not bad but he's never since reached the highs he did as a rookie, which is a weird career progression
  19. BigSlick
    whats the etiquette on starting the next playoff game thread? jersey? lets go!
  20. BigSlick
    Yeah Caleb was great. The completion percentage is simply not something I'm super worried about and I know it will organically go up 4-5% as he gets better, he better understands Ben Johnson's system, and he gets on the same page with receivers that will be here for a while. He's never gonna be a 70% completion percentage guy and that really doesn't matter for me. He'll more than make up for it with the chunk plays and his legs. He's already a good QB, he's only gonna get better. Even the two interceptions didn't bother me much - both were on 4th down, one of them was objectively worse for the Packers than an incompletion. One had Burden running the wrong route, one of them was on Moore falling down. These things happen.
  21. BigSlick
    Just realized how perfectly analogous this season, so far, is to the 2015 Cubs. New administration, a bunch of young guys coming up/drafted, a magical year where they come out of nowhere to make the playoffs and vanquish their hated rival. I guess we can assume they'll make the NFCCG and get plastered. Now, the real question is if 2026 matches 2016.
  22. BigSlick
    Well the Rams are probably the team I wanted to see least, but so it goes. It’s the playoffs, you’re gonna face someone pretty good (Panthers exempted). im excited to see them play another playoff game. We get it at home. Whatever happens, im so happy
  23. BigSlick
    Facing the Eagles again would be cool because 1. We’ve shown we can beat them and 2. That would be another opportunity to exorcise some more playoff demons
  24. BigSlick
    Every time I feel like I’m out on DJ he has an amazing game. When he’s on, he’s such a baller. Fights for extra yards, just dynamic with the ball in his hands. i really suspect he’s been dealing with nagging injuries the last two years and hasn’t been fully healthy since 2023. Maybe that’s just the reality for a 28 year old receiver who’s had a lot of tread on his tires. That probably won’t get any better at age 29. But damn it would be nice to have him at that ‘23 level with this team. Maybe we’d be overpaying for him at his cap number next year but I don’t think he’s necessarily a drag on the team.
  25. BigSlick
    Bears D-line is never gonna get a huge pass rush, but this shows that they don’t have to be total pushovers and have some fight in them
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