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Why is this? As doom and gloom as everyone is on this staff we should have even less wins if there was no talent base on the roster. Punting in the NFL is just hardly ever advisable. Realistically who are you giving up for 2015 who wouldn't also help you if the goal was to compete in 2016? Only guy that really pops into my mind if Forte and I don't think you'll get a great return for an aging RB. You could not use all your cap space... But I'm not sure what that accomplishes. As long as you don't leverage future space too much being aggressive in FA is good. Overall I just don't see where punting now helps down the road. NFL should basically be always "dual fronts" to steal from Theo and you don't have to take from one side to accomplish the other. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There's nothing wrong with one off dump jobs and they often happen when front office and/or coaching staffs overhaul. You can't be duel fronts every year.

Agreed, but there are too many teams that are only a serviceable QB away from the playoffs that the Bears would only be compounding their incompetence by not at least fielding offers for him. Emery (assuming he keeps his job) should be on the phone with StL, Buffalo, or Houston ASAP. Getting on the phone now is a horrible idea.

We said that when emery came here and three years later the team is no better. We said that when trestman was hired and here we are. A tear down isn't a real thing but the job ahead is a massive one regardless.

What magical coin is that?

it seems dumb as hell but I don't see the "bugged" angle. wasn't it at the field?

Tonys pizza and sitter home broo mmmmmmm sitter home

If Javy can get his strikeout rate to 25% in the majors, he'll be a force offensively. Ifs buts candies nuts

One of the issues with the improvement over time thing with Baez us that even as he improved the better rates were still quite alarmingly bad.

That press conference had a rapt audience at the gym here, apparently lots of bears (and Cubs) fans on vacation this week.

The Redskins are not important and have not been for decades.

I don't see Slausson falling off that quickly. Plus the one hole that's basically agreed upon as a minimum for 2015 should be filled in 2016. And you continue to develop the projects you have and fill in with value vets when needed... Not the dire portrait you paint, sorry. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Continue to develop projects is pie in the sky, especially with horrible coaching staff. A new staff won't want to deal with the projects of the current staff.

Blackout issues come up for those who live in the Cubs territory but don't get the channel games are switching too. People in Indy probably don't get wls7 but did get wgn.

Bushrod might last next year. Nobody else but long should be here in 2016. It's a mess.

The o line is not a mess? One good player and 4 others that have to be replaced. It sucks.

It's not only not perfect it is completely wrong. 3 years isn't half a semester. Best case outcome of your example is ending the semester with a c+ anyway.

This is kind of my view. He gets a D or F from me right now but I still see a glimmer of hope because individual things haven't been bad across the board. I wouldn't be heartbroken if he was canned too, but I fear the alternative for sure. I don't buy into the whole "tries to be smarter thing". Any GM is going to go against the consensus at some time. I wouldn't trust the job to crowd sourcing. Just because someone takes a risk doesn't mean they were out to prove something, just that their efforts led down a different road. So while you have to question how they reached their decision to me it just comes across as lazy fans moaning to assume it was reached because Emery or anyone goes against the grain just for the sake of going against the grain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This is the same very weak argument used to support hendry as gm. Individual good moves are meaningless. Emery is in over his head. He's a division 2 strength and conditioning coach in ill fitted executive clothing. Hendry did end up putting together some good teams though... The strength coach thing is so irrelevant and on par with the hipster GM meme. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk i think you are in denial of reality. Emery's outsider status with no connections to quality nfl people contributed to his horrible hiring. 3 years later and there is no indication anything has improved. If he is fired tomorrow he will never get a high profile gig again. He will ride off into the sunset as a scout. The Bears were the only team that would hire him and trestman and there is no reason to think that has since changed. Why should the Bears be the only team to keep employing him? He's been a disaster. This team is just an older less functional version of the one he inherited. O line is a mess. Offense is disappointing. Defense and special teams are both horrible. The entire coaching staff is awful.

I think old plan with a tux works perfectly. He was acting poor by choice, but still had his tux from before the purchase of the team and he would wear it to board meetings to discuss the plan with management.

This is kind of my view. He gets a D or F from me right now but I still see a glimmer of hope because individual things haven't been bad across the board. I wouldn't be heartbroken if he was canned too, but I fear the alternative for sure. I don't buy into the whole "tries to be smarter thing". Any GM is going to go against the consensus at some time. I wouldn't trust the job to crowd sourcing. Just because someone takes a risk doesn't mean they were out to prove something, just that their efforts led down a different road. So while you have to question how they reached their decision to me it just comes across as lazy fans moaning to assume it was reached because Emery or anyone goes against the grain just for the sake of going against the grain. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This is the same very weak argument used to support hendry as gm. Individual good moves are meaningless. Emery is in over his head. He's a division 2 strength and conditioning coach in ill fitted executive clothing.

Kromer cried? No wonder jay shook his head. Kroner was the one guy I thought was a legit nfl coach. This staff blows.

You better let the Ricketts family know before it's too late.

Bryce Harper is not a "2015 or bust" player you prospect-slurping goon. Trading away all of our top prospects for anybody, which is what it would take for Harper, would be an incredibly short-sighted and stupid move. As would trading any of our top 4 for a rental in Upton. If Bryce Harper was still in the minors, he'd be OPSing 1.200 as CFer in AAA and they'd retire the No. 1 overall prospect spot so that all future prospect lists had to start at No. 2. *Not* trading multiple top prospects for Bryce Freaking Harper is short-sighted. He's *younger* than several of those prospects you're scared to trade. I stand with this guy

If Maui has hookers they better plan on working overtime tonight, because I'm going to need somebody to drag me back to the hotel now that I've used up all my excuses for looking at my phone while at dinner.

What would be that source?

Nocode is making Hawaii all that much better.

I don't think montero has anything to do with it. They either sign an ace or they don't. Did you miss the angst over the White Sox "winning" the offseason the other day? Yes, but I assume that was about acquiring an ace for very little cost.