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  1. Rex Buckingham
    I'm glad they're not relying solely on draft picks. I also want them to use some decent draft picks on the OL. Jackson was injured and then bad last year (hopefully just due to injury). Thuney is not young. But I do like these moves and think that adding these guys can make our tackles look even better
  2. Rex Buckingham
    I'd imagine it's awfully hard to look good on a team as bad as the Hawks have been. Jones will be a good #3 D for Florida. But yeah, that trade looks like a great one by Davidson
  3. Rex Buckingham
    That.... seems like a really good deal? A goaltender who has had success (of course, on a Cup contender as opposed to... Chicago) and a 1st round pick and they only retained 25%?
  4. Rex Buckingham
    I think it's Lance Johnson, owner of a spectacularly 90s nickname - 1 Dog
  5. Rex Buckingham
    yep, it appears that Alcantara is the CF depth, and I think I'm fine with that
  6. Rex Buckingham
    I think more than anything this team needs rest and health. I wish we could pull a Michigan c.2021 and say "we don't have enough healthy players" for the Duke game and just take a break instead of a beating. I think they're solidly in the tournament if they beat Iowa - they've got a lot of good wins, even if they do have lots of ugly losses too. The wins over Wisconsin and Missouri keep looking better and better, and they've got enough solid wins (Ohio State, Oregon, UCLA, etc.) to prop them up even as they limp to the finish
  7. Rex Buckingham
    In the case of Simone Biles - it's pretty clear that her accomplishments surpass other gymnasts. And that's where I'm ok with the idea of making that call. She's proven it and accomplished more than anyone else, doing more difficult things than any of them. LeBron has a statistical case as the GOAT of basketball - and it's insane that he's continued playing at such a high level for so long - but it's hard to compare statistics and accomplishments across eras (which is also true for baseball, hockey, and football). On one hand, the game favors offense as much as ever, but it's also clear that level of athlete and the general skill level worldwide is better now than ever before.
  8. Rex Buckingham
    Cowley reported that (unsurprisingly) AK's job is safe, Billy's too. Billy probably isn't really the problem, but they need to clean house. Deeply unserious franchise, happy to make money hand over fist
  9. Rex Buckingham
    They need to clean house. Fire everyone.
  10. Rex Buckingham
    #TeamMegathread for life
  11. Rex Buckingham
    Cohen is good. I like this.
  12. Rex Buckingham
    Yes, Aaron Donald retired at 32, but it wasn't because he wasn't good enough anymore. He was just done with football. He was still an absolute stud - 8 sacks and 23 QB hits
  13. Rex Buckingham
    That's at least 3 major trades AK has made where he clearly did not get the best of the deal, even right away. Vuc trade, Caruso trade, and now this one have all been clear losers from the start. By trading Zach and getting back nothing better than guaranteeing you gst your first this year (which was basically guaranteed in any deal where Zach got dealt, you essentially traded him (and a 2nd!) for nothing.
  14. Rex Buckingham
    Seriously, that looks like one of the worst trades ever, unless they know something like Luka's foot actually has a bomb implanted in it that will go off within a year
  15. Rex Buckingham
    Well, Jed certainly has the Cubs tied into a lot of "possible" moves. Hopefully we have one more big move for a SP in store, and probably a RP (Robertson?) too
  16. Rex Buckingham
    I don't remember that specifically, but does any one else feel like if KB went to an org that wasn't a dumpster fire like Colorado then maybe his career would have turned out differently? I know injuries have been a huge part of it, but I feel like even that is a byproduct of being in a bad org.
  17. Rex Buckingham
    https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6087196/2025/01/29/mlb-prospects-top-100-just-missed-2025/ Keith Law's just missed list includes both Caissie and Jefferson Rojas
  18. Rex Buckingham
    And while Darnell Wright hasn't been great, can you imagine how much worse the line would be with a cheap FA signing at RT instead?
  19. Rex Buckingham
    One other note from Law's list is that when referencing his grading scale for tools, he mentions that "80 is Pete Crow-Armstrong's defense"
  20. Rex Buckingham
    easy to say all that after Johnson got the job. It may be completely true, but it's just as likely that it's all spin. Though I do think Johnson wanted to be in Chicago due to Caleb and the familiarity with the division and the clear opportunity to be seen as the conquering hero if he's as good as he thinks he is (which is no slight - I think you have to have a healthy ego as a football coach)
  21. Rex Buckingham
    Aram is legit
  22. Rex Buckingham
    Allen seems to be a good choice for DC... Can DJ Moore play the ARSB role in this offense? Let Odunze be the field stretcher, even though his speed is nothing like Jameson Williams (not that many are on that level)
  23. Rex Buckingham
    Da Bum was the moniker of a poster here who got banned... but it's ok, it doesn't seem like you'll be around long enough to learn about him
  24. Rex Buckingham
    at least Da Bum was occasionally entertaining
  25. Rex Buckingham
    Gotta be honest, didn't realize Daniel's had pulled away that much statistically.
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