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You can be unhappy when you waste that much cap space on a completely incompetent veteran when a dime a dozen guy would do the same thing. Daniel has not regressed, he was never good, and should not be on the team. Daniels, my bad. Agree with the regression there. As far as Daniel, a 90s rating is fine for a backup. Who could be a better backup at this point? It's not about getting a better player but rather better utilizing that wasted cap space. What's the point of spending that much on a garbage backup?

I'm hoping their declining play has something to do with Kyle Long being an empty jersey and the two tackles being completely replaceable. This team needs a big upgrade at a tackle spot sooner rather than later, which would go a long way toward taking the pressure off the inside guys. I wonder what the odds are of Alex Bars coming off the practice squad after the bye week, presumably replacing Long.

Something's wrong with Roquan and I don't think we can assume he'll be fine. The coaching staff has said he's been acting weird for weeks and now we finally saw it in the game. If Roquan is still acting unlike himself these next two weeks, I think you have to go back to Kwiatkowski until Roquan gets himself figured out. Here is a somewhat hot take: Are we sure Roquan is an impact player? Because I haven't really seen much evidence that he is. He was fantastic early in the season, in on everything. But he's also an inside linebacker, so the level of impact isn't the same as some edge rusher extraordinaire.

Haha, I knew that when I saw it this morning. Then completely glossed over that fact when I saw mention of the backup QB.

You can be unhappy when you waste that much cap space on a completely incompetent veteran when a dime a dozen guy would do the same thing. Daniel has not regressed, he was never good, and should not be on the team.

Leno still hasn’t gotten out of his stance

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The Hawks scored 3 goals! They gave up 4 goals though, so it pretty much went about as expected.

Because he's on the practice squad, and to call him up requires getting rid of somebody else. No reason not to wait until the last possible minute (saturday afternoon) to make that decision so you don't accidentally lose somebody who might have to replace an injured guy.

My only hesitation is he's already 30, 2 years older than Mack. He actually turns 31 this year. Some QBs age, but smaller ones who rush 50+ times for 200-400 yards/season? He runs and gets sacked a lot more than Drew Brees ever has. But I think you have to pull the trigger on that trade that would never happen. He's a stud QB and that's just something you definitely take when you can.

It's game day.

Yes, yes it will. A Mike Glennon like stopgap cost 15Mil. That's obviously not an upgrade to Trubisky. A slight upgrade like Alex Smith costs 23Mil. A guy like Rivers/Brees would be upwards of 30Mil. The Bears don't have the money for even Mike Glennon if they want to keep guys like Floyd, Robinson, or fill open spots on the OL, ILB, safety, and corner.....because they also don't have draft picks. Mitch's 5th year option will probably cost somewhere in the neighborhood of 21 million so if something like 15 million will be financially restrictive, than Mitch's option year will be even more so. That 5th year option is a 2021 thing. The lack of space to find a veteran stop gap was presumably, a 2020 theory. There's no point in targeting a stopgap veteran for 2021, that is when they'll finally have picks to address the issue. Mitch already accounts against the 2020 cap, so if you bring in a free agent you are paying All-Pro QB money for non-All Pro QB play.

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Seabrook aside, he overpays guys by about $500 K which doesn't seem bad until you add up all 10 guys that have that same overpay rate and realize that $10 million could but a pretty good FA. Seabrook and what's his name with the hot streak in the playoff, Bickell?, are the big outliers but yeah, it seems like a big problem is an unwillingness to let some guys walk. In a salary cap world you have to know when to hold 'em and know when to fold 'em, and Bowman does not seem to have a great grasp on that. Anyway, I hate salary cap worlds since the Blackhawks are raking in the cash and can more than afford all these guys, but it's only the cap causing problems.

I don't quite understand NHL contracts. I saw blackhawks writers comparing a potential debrincat contract to somebody who recently signed 3 years with an average around 5.9m. Bowman has done a terrible job with extensions, overpaying darn near everybody.

They wouldn’t have even been in the playoffs last year if not for the wild card game. Just kinda sucks for them being in a division with Houston. Yeah my beef is the fact that it’s 1 game not that there should be less playoff teams. It doesn’t even feel like the Cubs were actually in the playoffs last year. I can’t imagine how it feels for fans of teams that don’t have the recent postseason success the Cubs had before that loss. I don’t have the right solution either. A 3 game series would be great but that certainly hurts the team that advances more than a 1 gamer. Definitely don’t want to go to 8 playoff teams a league. That’s why teams should try to win their division. A 3 game wild card round would not be “great”

Doesn't that option have to be picked up after year 3? Yes, but the option isn't a severe financial burden as the one going into year 5. The year 5 option has to be picked up prior to year 4.

Doesn't that option have to be picked up after year 3? Yes, the deadline for Leonard Floyd and the other 2016 1st round picks was May 3rd this year. So presumably early May 2020, they'll have to decide on Mitch. I'd probably be of the mind to pick up the option, not sign an extension, and try and get competent/mediocrity out of him with a 5% chance of a late bloomer season, then start fresh in 2021.

I thought there was a time the Cubs were interested in bringing him back as PC, but maybe that was more random people who wanted that. Either way, the main point is the Cubs wanted to hire this guy but he chose another team and it's weird to try and make up scenarios where we convince ourselves the Cubs didn't actually want him anyway. And it's painfully obvious the Cubs have been lapped by multiple organizations in the past few years. Theo was very late to the "we don't sign free agents anymore" trend on top of simply just not being able to develop a single pitcher.

They cannot afford to spend future draft picks this season. It's a vicious never ending cycle that will kill them in 2020 and beyond. They have to use the upcoming picks on 2020 starters and depth and if they have to draft a QB in 2021, they can do it then. That 2021 pick could be another late round pick though. Unless they're just gonna take whatever QB who drops to them, they'll likely spend an extra pick or 2 to target a QB at some point. Does that extra pick in 21 or 22 really make that much of a difference if you already identified Mitch as not the guy and you ID'd a guy you really like in 2020? It's one thing to trade up from late in the first, it's entirely different to trade up from the middle of the 2nd. The Oakland pick isn't going to be top 5 in the 2nd, it might end up being 45-50 or worse. And hopefully the Bears own 2nd will be the high 50s. At least 2021 they will have their own 1st to begin with.

Maybe this is naive but I do not think this leadership group, Pace and Nagy, would take a prolonged injury as an excuse to stick with Mitch. I've heard from people who know people that the offensive powers that be were very skeptical of Mitch when they came into the job. I think there is a sincere belief/faith that if Mitch isn't the guy, then Nagy and Pace will be able to come together and choose the next guy. They aren't going to stay wedded to Mitch out of some desperate attempt to keep their jobs. I'd bet ownership is pretty happy with the overall talent improvement brought about by Pace's group, and the general caliber of quality. That being said, they aren't going to be able to spend any real resources on the next "GUY" this offseason. They might get a one year lotto ticket, but the next guy will be in the 2021 draft. If "their guy" is available around spot 10-15, they would obviously try and move up for them. Oak 2nd and next year's first is a reasonable starting point of a trade up, unless Oak dramatically improves their record. Short of a tank/reset year you're almost always stuck trading an extra first to draft a QB high, so they can spend real resources this offseason. They cannot afford to spend future draft picks this season. It's a vicious never ending cycle that will kill them in 2020 and beyond. They have to use the upcoming picks on 2020 starters and depth and if they have to draft a QB in 2021, they can do it then.

Maybe this is naive but I do not think this leadership group, Pace and Nagy, would take a prolonged injury as an excuse to stick with Mitch. I've heard from people who know people that the offensive powers that be were very skeptical of Mitch when they came into the job. I think there is a sincere belief/faith that if Mitch isn't the guy, then Nagy and Pace will be able to come together and choose the next guy. They aren't going to stay wedded to Mitch out of some desperate attempt to keep their jobs. I'd bet ownership is pretty happy with the overall talent improvement brought about by Pace's group, and the general caliber of quality. That being said, they aren't going to be able to spend any real resources on the next "GUY" this offseason. They might get a one year lotto ticket, but the next guy will be in the 2021 draft.

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