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I think something people need to let sink in is: Caleb Williams is a vastly better prospect than Justin Fields was in 2021. Prospects aren't blank sheets who the dumbfounded and overmatched Bears coaches fail to manage. They come with different strengths and weaknesses and Williams's strengths (at least as a passer) are significantly better than Fields's was, and his weaknesses are less fatal than what Fields's were (and are).
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His best year was the one that was 'sabotaged' - he was worse in 2023 with a better surrounding cast. I don't know what to tell ya.
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At the risk of sounding callous, I don’t think the Bears failed Justin Fields. Yes, the players around him were suboptimal (a problem all highly stated QBs have to deal with) and yes he had to deal with a coaching change, but the problems he had as a a starter were the same ones that showed up on his scouting report. He takes too horsefeathers long to release the ball, he has a super long release, he doesn’t feel pressure in the pocket well. I’m not positive any of these things can be “coached” out of him, or at the very least, I’m sure the bears didn’t make it worse. It is what it is.
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Let us all be thankful that this will, at the very least, quiet down the insane Bears fan contingent that thought Fields was way better than he was, that it was insane to do anything other than trade the first overall pick, and refused to hear any other opinion.
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that return is so weak it probably made more sense to just hold onto him through training camp and see if anyone would be desperate enough to pick him up or there is an injury or something
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jesus thats a horrid return
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There's something about the Lions that screams "paper tiger" to me and I'm not quite sure what it is. It may be that they looked extremely vulnerable in their match ups with the Bears, it may be that whenever I see a head coach who's a big time Emotions guy who makes poor strategic decisions I see doom on the horizon.
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I know I'm going to regret saying this but - if Caleb Williams is even half decent as a rookie I think this is a playoff team. The biggest issue is... the division is pretty stacked. The Vikings are obviously the weakest link, but they're a team that always stays competitive and rarely bottoms out. The Packers are the youngest team in the league and annoyingly have, seemingly, against all odds, a good QB again. The Lions are coming off an NFC Championship appearance and as a clear 2nd best team in the NFC last year but... well, hangovers do happen. And the Bears as a pretty middling team really had their number in 2023 and should have swept them in the divisional series. ("should"). So it wont be easy. But they should be good.
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If Sam Freakin' Howell can be swapped for a 3rd round pick, can we please get a goddamn 3rd rounder for Fields? Please?? Anybody???
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I would argue the Bears don't actually have that many holes. They need one piece on defense. A pass rusher (admittedly, a very important piece) They need...a 3rd receiver and a few linemen on offense? (Assuming we draft Williams) And of course, depth everywhere.
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I'll say it again, #IStandWithRyanPoles - I very much enjoy having a GM who's moves seem to have a logic and an overarching purpose to them. His tenure may go down in flames, but so far, 4 out of every 5 moves he makes I'm like "yeah, I see what you're doing here, and it's ballsy and good" Now go out there and get a franchise QB my man.
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I truly don't think its much more complicated than the fact that the teams looking for a QB are already in position to draft one or do not want to spend draft capital on a guy who grades out at roughly the level of Gardner Minshew. It's always better to spend money than draft picks. I don't see Poles keeping his asking price for Fields too high. I think there simply just weren't many takers. I expect he'll be dealt between now and the draft or shortly after the draft. But! Who knows! I do not put it past the team to have both Fields and Williams on the roster - and if all you could get was a .... 5th rounder or something, then it certainly makes sense to keep him (and perhaps keep an eye on teams who suffer injuries during training camp and such).
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I don't believe for a second that when Caleb Williams wanted to schedule a meeting with the Bears had any effect whatsoever on whether or not Justin Fields gets traded, or when he gets traded. This is a whole lot of people trying to spin a story out of nothing. I think the reason why they haven't found a trade partner for Fields has a lot more to do with the fact that he was the 23rd ranked QB by QBR in a season with several good FA options and a great draft for QBs than anything else.
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I dunno if they're just shrugging their shoulders and are like 'fine, this back up Guard will be our center, whatever' or if they're planning things in the draft, but it is troubling. Especially in a year where we saw Center horsefeathers-ups really weigh heavily in games - Bears games obviously, but also very notably in the College playoff and in the Super Bowl. A good center is important!!
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I wonder if that indicates Bowers is not someone they're really looking for at 9
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I think the Bears really need to find at least one legit FA veteran receiver because with 4 picks after 1...you can't fill this WR corps to serious standards.
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Dang, thats an impressive amount of money for Mooney who had a really rough year (but after a pretty solid career in a bad offensive environment)
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We can’t possibly know, but that’s a strange conclusion to come to when Poles is the guy who utterly fleeced the Panthers last year. The signs point mostly to the rest of the league being uninterested in Fields as a starter. This should tell us something.
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Make Fun of the Bears' Stadium Woes in Here
BigSlick replied to Outshined_One's topic in Other Sports
I have no idea what *actually* is going to happen, but I'm now mildly disappointed it wont be in Arlington Heights because it's an easier transit for me now. -
I don't think the Bears are gonna settle on sticking with Fields because the market is so bad for him they can't get anything for him. That wouldn't make any sense. You stick with an asset because everyone else think it's a bad asset? It would be high-larious if they trade him to Minnesota and he ends up incredible. It's a risk I'd be willing to take, of course.
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I'm ok with spending a little bit on RB. Typically i'm not for putting a lot of money into this position but they're gonna be a run heavy team and Herbert has dropped a bit in my estimation. Roschon seems promising but not a real workhorse back. Plus we have unlimited cap space so, whatever. But make sure to allocate some money on some horsefeathers Lineman, god damn.
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With Poles locking down Jaylon for the next 4 years, I have to say, I’m feeling more and more pleased with how he’s operated as a General Manager. Obviously, he’s gonna be defined by this next draft and what he does at the QB position, but aside from a few slip ups (Velus Jones, the wide-receiver-who-must-not-be-named trade) he’s made a lot of prudent, sober moves, locked up the best talent from previous administrations, and maximized his assets. 2024 is a huge pivot point but he has my confidence at the moment.* *I fully expect this post to be quoted in 5 years as the team is moribund and futureless
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the fact that Denver is paying 85 million dollars to make Russell Wilson go away makes it so utterly embarrassing he led a 21 point comeback against the Bears last year.
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If you make your money in the Information Economy in any way (writing, social media, streaming etc) you are incentivized to find out what the status quo opinion is and to release something provocative or inflammatory. If it looks like the consensus opinion is that "Caleb Williams is pretty good and seems to have no issues going to the Bears" you have to figure out a way to generate clicks, and outrage is one way to do it.
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This is the same thing I'm feeling when I look at JJ McCarthy
