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  1. BigSlick
    If Teven can go the rest of the season without any other injury concerns, I'd probably offer him a 3/40 type deal. You're gonna overpay in FA no matter what, and he's an in house guy, you keep one of the players together for chemistry and team morale. I'm more concerned about his health than his play really. I'll also continuously draft linemen at the rate that Poles seems to like drafting DBs. Just keep the barn stocked with linemen. We're in a strange spot where we aren't desperate for skill position players, though I imagine we'll be needing a replacement for Keenan after this season. Get a stud Center in the draft, if you can. Keep looking into Guards and Tackles. You can probably upgrade from Braxton. You're always gonna want guys.
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    Holy horsefeathers Illinois! I don't think the program's looked this good since I was in school and they went to the Rose Bowl with Juice Williams and Rashard Mendenhall.
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    I can probably fess up to being caught up in 'vibes' as a fan and not being super systematic. I pretty much tuned out the Bears after 2018 and the end of the Trubisky and Nagy era and was fired up again when they got Fields. I can completely admit to trying to see everything positive about Fields for as long as I could, and part of that I think is that the type of stuff I was watching/reading/listening to, is seemingly designed to try to drive that. I am much more skeptical of the Tim Jenkins/Chase Daniel/QB School whatever type channels than I used to be because I think their whole business plan is to be super positive no matter how poorly a player plays because it drives engagement and loyalty. Fans want to see their QB prospects do well and will find the channels/voices/info that point in that direction. These guys invariably just find the positives in the prospect's play, they go on radio shows, get shared around, etc. Nobody really wants to watch 16 episodes every week thats pointing out the deficiency in a prospects play, they gravitate to the ones who are gonna give you hope. Anyway, I strive to hold an objective eye but I am a fan. I'm biased, and immature, and reactive. Hopefully Caleb Williams will neuter some of those tendencies. The team is a lot more fun now in any case.
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    I’ll always hold some affection for Jay. The fact he was an A-hole always kinda added to my affection for him. Too bad to see him like this.
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    NFL Week 6

    BigSlick replied to Brian707's topic in Other Sports

    My heart does go out to the dude. He's always had a good attitude and has been honest. He's just unfortunately....not that good.
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    I doubt you cut Davis before the end of the season because you'll need the depth no matter what. People get hurt, linemen especially get hurt. You could hold out some hope that maybe being benched fires him up a little bit, but I somehow doubt that. But one way or the other, I don't think a guy off the street will be better as a depth piece than him. (Unless he reacts so poorly to the benching that he refuses to play). What's the draft looking like regarding Center? I expect (and hope) they are finally looking to find a good center to draft and anchor the line. That's been a huge missing piece. Find your Olin Kreutz you can keep there for the next 10-12 years.
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    I suspect the 2025 Bears will be in the position of basically being able to draft BPA, with some exceptions (Corner is probably not as needed, you should never draft a RB or LB in the first round, don't need a QB, but everything else would work).
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    On that note Kyle, I do have to say two things not talked about enough about this past game: 1. how good the screen game has gotten and how Waldron has already iterated on the screen game with that double fake that turned into the first Kmet TD. I'm so used to Bears being absolutely horrible at running screens and boy howdy the last two weeks they've been excellent at executing them. And 2. the ISO run game has really come along way. The right side of the line was mashing all day against the Jags. I think the shake up of the line has really paid off. Protection is a little sketchy but they are moving folks off the ball.
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    I don't know what the Browns are thinking they can do, but they should give up their petty hopes for however long this whole 'DeShaun Watson' thing continues and trade to us
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    Are Myles Garrett and Maxx Crosby available? Those are two guys I'd be interested in.
  11. BigSlick
    well this sucks, can’t they start him 2 more times to really see what they have in him??
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    I was extremely skeptical of Jayden Daniels and will remain a Skeptic until we play them in two weeks. I just wasn’t convinced his game would translate to the NFL or that his body type would survive in the NFL but I do have to admit he’s been super effective to this point. of course there’s no rule that says Daniels and Williams cant both be very good, but I am a hater at heart.
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    I think whatever they're doing right now with Caleb is right, and they should continue doing it until it stops working, lol. (and a lot of what they're doing is hurry up and letting Caleb change things on the fly) Actually the one thing I will change is to stop scripting the first 15 plays because apparently Waldron wasn't doing it and Bears players were pissed, and then he started scripting plays and every opening drive is dogshit. So whatever plays he's scripting sucks mega ass and just let them pick it out of a hat or something.
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    I know the ESTABLISH THE RUN GAME is a Bears homer meme that’s usually very stupid but in Caleb’s case at this point in his rookie campaign… I think the balance is really good. I’d have a problem if they continued trying to ram the ball into stacked lines and getting nothing out of it but they’ve been successful the last 3 weeks, it’s been a great mix, and it helps Caleb on play action and into more manageable 3rd downs. I don’t really *want* to see Caleb throw 50+ times right now.
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    No matter how good the rest of the division is, it would be cool if this is the year the Bears figure out how to beat the Packers. What have they won, the last 10 meetings in a row or something?
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    It’s a shame the year the Bears are probably a fringe playoff contender given their talent and overall quality of play that they’re in the best division we’ve seen in football for some time. still, I will not be unhappy if they end up 9-8ish and out of the playoffs if they continue this level of play and Caleb plays at this level.
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    Im so fascinated to know what Steelers fans think of Justin Fields’s play. Right now the Steelers have the game totally in hand but he’s 13 of 22 for 114 yards. Which just isn’t NFL acceptable, generally. Yet they keep winning, so 🤷‍♂️
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    I really have no idea how to gauge playoff odds for the Bears this year. I still think one of DET-MIN-GB is in for some regression, though I’m not exactly sure who. But 4-2 and Caleb playing the way he is right now is not exactly the top of my expectations for the first six weeks, it is probably in the 90th percentile. Defense better than expected, offense a smidge worse. Agreeing with Kyle re: the run blocking this week. They were getting significant push and Swift was able to gash them for chunks. If that keeps up this offense gets scary for people.
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    I’m almost surprised Williams only had 220 some yards passing because he seemed all over the field but I did just remember that he had 50+ rushing on top of that.
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    Best I’ve felt as a Bears fan since 2018 best I’ve felt about the Bears offense in my entire goddamn life
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    Marginally annoyed the Jags scored there. Hurts our Points Against stat
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    Wow the Jaguars are a truly terrible team. They do all the little things to lose: drops, fumbles, inopportune penalties. Used to be the Bears, not anymore.
  23. BigSlick
    The play where Caleb looked 100% like he was going to throw it away and dumped it off to Kmet for 25 yards was perhaps the most impressive play of the game by him. in a game full of exceedingly impressive things.
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    HAHAHA OH MY GOD
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    Trevor Bust.
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