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Beginning to wonder about that as well, I can understand the pick at 39 but, not going offense with the latest pick is pretty disappointing. This defense, defense, defense nonsense is really tiresome. Im fine with the picks so far. It's likely been their two BPAs at two positions of need and likely game 1 starters. Say that when Fields is on a horsefeathering stretcher
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Wtg Poles Again: NEVER take anyone from KC
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I'm not Uber excited to see us not help Fields today
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Gordon opp Johnson, I'll take it
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I'm not really interested in moving down at all, I feel like there is still some quality for Poles to grab (as raw is pointing out) with his 2nd's, that's exactly what he should do
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Mafe would be a fun pick
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this is the first draft since before the Urlacher/Brown draft that I'm generally not interested in go bears?
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mental decline at its finest -
This is the bad thing about not moving on from Pace/Nagy a year earlier. Assume we shed the bad contracts last year, committed to Fields for all of lest season, allowed him an entire season of snaps/development in the new system. Picking up a guy like Deebo could be an option then, but I agree with raw that paying in trade and contract is unlikely. The chatter about WR's demanding so much cap and therefore drafting a receiver is a better option is funny to me. Of course drafting a high performing reciever is better than trade/high dollar extension. It's the same for every position and not as easy as it seems. Thing is, if they moved on from Pace/Nagy after 2020, Poles or whoever the new GM would have been, probably doesn't trade up for Fields last year. All new GMs are big on talking "build thru the draft". I don't see anyone coming in and making a bold move like giving up a future pick for Fields. That's basically tying your tenure as a GM to Fields. And if he fails, you're looking at 3 years on the job at most. I mean why do anything? there are risks involved!!
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I realize you're being logical raw, but the lack of entertaining moves by Poles really annoys me.
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NL Central: Reds, Pirates and others
minnesotacubsfan replied to Hairyducked Idiot's topic in General Baseball Talk
I don't think you know what "perennial" means -
I don't really think it has much validity, but also the moves they have made to date are not equivalent to many other moves teams make around a 2nd year QB historically. The big difference of course being regime change. It is gonna be easier for Poles to cut bait. He doesn't have to tie his stakes to Fields. That's plainly factual. Yeah and honestly, it's probably the smart way to play it. Pace put all his eggs in the Trubisky basket and went big to win with him in his rookie contract window in 2018 (Mack, ARob, paying players already on the team). If Poles did that and Fields wasn't the guy, that's basically a waste of time. If Fields shows what they expect him to, they can be the 2021 Bengals or 2020 Bills really quick. They will have the money and/or draft pick ammunition to add almost whoever they want with Fields. Pace had a top 5 D to pair with Trubisky. That's a pretty good bet to make since you have 1/2 of the team already at top performance. If Trubisky hits big, the Bears are real good. Poles has Fields,,,,,,and that's about it. He has to build SOMETHING
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Does Suzuki get his own thread or is it too soon? He's started on a tear and it's fantastic to see
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Who would they sell it to? MLB is not going to let some free-spending, paradigm shifting group come in and change the way things are done. Mark Cuban wasn't allowed to buy the team for a reason and there are now specific rules in place to combat Steve Cohen's spending. After all the lockout back and forth I find it very hard to believe MLB would let an owner in who "wanted to win" over "wanting to make money". NYY Boston Doyers In that order
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We look like we found a bag of St. Louis pixie dust Beautiful blast by Suzuki also
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I hope you're right raw
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I'm more disappointed in Poles now then I was with Pace last year. He has cap space and needs, and has little to nothing to show for his efforts. Maybe his plan is right, but it looks entirely inept at the moment I still think Fields can bounce back in a big way from his rookie year and all the Pace/Nagy bs the last few years, but it would be good if the GM and his coaches could help him out a bit. They haven't done horsefeathers thus far.
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General Baseball Chit-Chat Thread
minnesotacubsfan replied to David's topic in General Baseball Talk
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Sucks that we we “went for it” the year we had an impossible schedule and are retooling the year we have an easy schedule Gonna line up for so many bad takes lol Poles might be gone by the end of it
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Us? That Cardinal pixie dust they use will propel him to MVP votes and a WS title
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remember how we hired that KC coach and it turns out he was a flake? Then we hired that KC admin for GM and it looks like he could also be a flake? cause/causation/whatever, I never want to hire anyone from KC again
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I'm not sure going after RFA's being your go-to plan for the offensive line is in fact "on the bright side". Poles is good, right? why dont I feel like he's been good to date?
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damn it took you this long? i think he grew up a huge bears fan too. i saw some story where it was the 2006 season that inspired him to take up football. It's always funny to me when the father/son are like completely different body types. Like different positions is not a big deal. But when you have big offensive lineman dad and the son is a WR (granted, DK is freaking huge as well) and a huge athletic difference, it kinda blows my mind. Like Ironhead and Cam Heyward. Ironhead was 5'11", Cam is 6'5". And then he has a brother in this draft (10 years younger) that's 5'11" like the dad. Like where the hell did Cam come up with 6 extra inches (pause). Hiiii mom Maybe
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Sir, how DARE you. right? I mean most of us cant even read
