minnesotacubsfan
-
Posts
25,068 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
4
Content Type
Profiles
Joomla Posts 1
Chicago Cubs Videos
Chicago Cubs Free Agent & Trade Rumors, Notes, & Tidbits
2026 Chicago Cubs Top Prospects Ranking
News
2023 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks
Guides & Resources
2024 Chicago Cubs Draft Picks
The Chicago Cubs Players Project
2025 Chicago Cubs Draft Pick Tracker
2026 Chicago Cubs Draft Tracker: Picks & Bonuses
Blogs
Events
Forums
Store
Gallery
Everything posted by minnesotacubsfan
-
also, if teams are calling Pace for trades, what pieces would net us the best draft picks in return? Mack Arob Hicks who else? -
He's clearly trying to distance himself from Nagy in this situation. The stuff on the broadcast with Romo and how "teams were calling the Bears to trade for their players". Him staying away from making a statement on these rumors. I think Pace's fate is still undecided, but I think they are more tied together than I originally thought. I also don't know why there would be egg on their faces. Everyone knows he's getting fired. He almost got fired after a playoff appearance last year. 3-7 definitely isn't even debatable if he stays. If they lose tomorrow, fire him. Nobody will fault them for firing the coach that gave the Lions their first win on national TV. If they win tomorrow, frame it as a mutual parting of ways. Blame the rumors and stress on his family w/ the chants at the kid's game. He's going to get fired anyway. Who cares if it leaked? Who cares if it's ugly? If everyone knows it, get it over with. Don't leave him and the players hanging on just for the sake of history. Try to salvage some development under an interim coach, get a jump on everyone else in the league in the next hire. Sure it sucks for Nagy and embarrassing the way it came out, but there's not a good way to get fired. I kinda think they told hm "win on T-day or you're fired" and the rumor mill turned it into "you're fired after Thursdays game"
-
Wild conspiracy theory; McCaskeys sell team to Pace and Nagy for $10 and the promise that Q and his legions are the only ones allowed to attend games at the new Donald Trump Stadium at Arlington Park. Biden is assassinated by Rittenhouse because shut happens and Donny Jr becomes puppet king That has as much validity as Nagy's "productive" meeting
-
At this point I don't think any other beat writer or anyome has remotely confirmed, right? There may well be something there, but maybe not exactly as it's reported. There hasn't been any independent confirmation yet, but the Bears' FO hasn't issued any denials yet, either. Something clearly is up and my gut is telling me this story broke before the Bears' FO got to talk to Nagy and inform him of his imminent firing. Weirdly enough, this might result in Nagy being spared until after the season due to the McCaskeys trying to save face. the rumor is Nagy was told on Monday that his last game will be Thursday, not that he would be fired on Thursday and hasn't been told yet. Maybe the rumor got it wrong, but thats whats being spread
-
on one hand it feels like his firing has been building for a long time and inevitable, on the other hand the situation feels knee jerk I'm ready to move on. I feel disappointed in what I thought Nagy would be but never was, but I'm done watching what Nagy has become. What's knee jerk about it? It's been a complete clown show since camp and the handling of the media with the Fields, Jenkins and other situations. Started off decently, another 5 game losing streak, had 2 weeks to build on the best performance of Fields' career and he drops an all too familiar dud against the league's worst pass D. the fact that the Bears have never fired a coach midseason makes it feel knee-jerk, even if it is a result of not firing him at the end of last season.
-
I think it's weird, but there's precedent for stuff like that happening, sorta. Hendry running the 2011 draft. Cutler said Lovie had informed the team he had been fired before his final game. I'm sure there are many others. precedent doesn't make it not stupid I go back to Hatley running the draft when everybody knew he was gone the next week. It's dumb. on one hand it feels like his firing has been building for a long time and inevitable, on the other hand the situation feels knee jerk I'm ready to move on. I feel disappointed in what I thought Nagy would be but never was, but I'm done watching what Nagy has become.
-
nvm, I'm confused about the twitter post too
-
the wheels have definitely come off
-
So Nagy already has been fired and hes gonna coach why? Just cuz it's a short week? That's not a good enough reason. I find the odd part to be the Bears firing a coach mid season
-
2021 Detroit Lions: 1-15-1
-
this is the end, beautiful friend
-
you're right on the 17-14 score, a FG ties it at the end. But I think its clear his first inclination was to kick the PA, didn't he run the PA group out there before calling the TO? Just keep the plan as is and kick it. And your point of a dozen different forks on the call sheet, I realize Lamar was a late scratch, but Nagy should have had Huntley factored into that equation at that point. The D was battering him all game, you have to bet against him getting the 2 pt even it Vildor looks like Grabby Mcgrabberpants all 2nd half Well the 2 is only partially consequential as you still need time to run a play if/when Balt scores. But all decisions should at least work on concert. For example, I might as well play super agressive and dare them to burn me on a broken coverage or whatever. If they're gonna score, might as well preserve time with a quick score. The main goal is still stopping any score . Not sure what coverage they ended up doing, and they did leave themselves some time, but they had very little hand in that as Harbaugh actually called TO after the big completion (correctly, I would add). They didn't leave any of their own destiny in possibly controlling a last possession. oh, i agree
-
I get the complaint but I also think the Bears ran way too much early on based on the opponent they are playing. Monty was playing well and we didn't need more running. I believe I also saw Herbert running back kicks as well. I still can't believe we played the worst pass D in the league (by yardage allowed) and Fields threw 7 passes in the first half. Yes there were at least 3 RPO's called (all runs) and yes he got sacked 1-2 more times on drop backs but still way too many called run plays, particularly on 1st down. I think every first down except 1 in the first half was a run. I don't mean just getting him the ball in the run game. You had 1 1/2 capable WRs, throw the ball to the backs out of the backfield. Do something to get the ball in playmakers hands. Not just yesterday, but in general. Kmet only had 1 touch too. And I didn't/don't mean to make a big deal out of it, but it's another one of those Nagy things that makes him a terrible coach. It's the same way he couldn't figure out how to get Mike Davis the ball when he only had a then mediocre rookie, Montgomery running the ball. It's nitpicky, but just another "guy is over his head" example for me. i honestly thought the whole reason for hiring Nagy was going to be his creative and innovative use of personal, not the constant churn of "not having the right guys on offense to fit the scheme" we've ended up with
-
Well if the Bears kick for one and Balt scores and goes 2, a subsequent FG unfortunately only ties it. But that's where revising odds on personnel comes in. If it was Lamar Jackson, you're prob giving them pretty good odds on a potential go for 2. With Huntley, it'd presumably be a lot lower. So there may be a perfect storm of two bad offenses (without Jackson), but still two leaky/vulnerable secondaries and two good to great kickers that I could at least entertain the 1 instead of 2 argument. Higher quick score odds, really strong PAT kick odds, weak 2 pt odds on both sides, etc. Or just keep the rule application simple. And the simple application is go for 2. You maybe don't have time to Calc a half a dozen different forks on a preset call sheet. Don't burn a TO for it. you're right on the 17-14 score, a FG ties it at the end. But I think its clear his first inclination was to kick the PA, didn't he run the PA group out there before calling the TO? Just keep the plan as is and kick it. And your point of a dozen different forks on the call sheet, I realize Lamar was a late scratch, but Nagy should have had Huntley factored into that equation at that point. The D was battering him all game, you have to bet against him getting the 2 pt even it Vildor looks like Grabby Mcgrabberpants all 2nd half
-
I see. I agree losing the TO was terrible, and as others had stated no having (or sticking to) a predetermination on going for 1 or 2 prior to even scoring the TD was a mistake on Nagy's part, regardless of the penalty. I would have kicked the PA, it would be more likely to make and puts the onus on Baltimore to 1) score a TD and 2) decide for themselves whether or not to kick the PA or 2pt. If they had scored quickly, and gon after the 2 pt, the Bears would JUST need a FG to win, and that scenario with 22 seconds left, while not ideal, is certainly more believably with a TO then w/o the TO
-
can Herbert catch? if he can, why not use him out of the backfield to run routes?
-
Ok I found the quote. Look at this jibberish. The more he talks in this answer the dumber he sounds With the penalty and everything I actually think it's slightly more complicated than some are making it out to be, BUT the worse thing you can do is lose the TO. That's gonna swing the odds more than anything. Wasting a TO to get it right is foolish. Rather be slightly wrong with a TO in hand than lose a TO. https://rbsdm.com/stats/fourth_calculator/ Also pfr's win probability can be played with to test different win probabilities at 4, 5, and 6 points. http://pfref.com/tiny/7jrHB help me with this, is this saying that either with the penalty or not, the 2 pt try was the correct decision and he should not have taken the TO. but tried for the 2 pts from the typical spot? I would have probably just kicked the PA and held the TO. Sure, its 5 pt lead as opposed to a 6 pt lead, it still means the other team has to score a TD and if they do, wouldnt they just kick the PA and win by 1 anyway?
-
Jersey assured us of #secretextentions tho
-
Ouch
-
Fire Nagy...he cannot keep this team focused
-
Omaha there are options He said cities, sir. It's larger then people probably realize, and Nebraska is a strong football state. OK City would also be of that mold
-
Omaha Salt Lake City Portland Or Sacramento San Antonio there are options
-
will he be suspended or just a slap-on-the-wrist fine like Rodgers?
-
just dissolve the Packers
-
idk, he did his stupid drop kick and should have ran off the field, posturing and staring down the bench AFTER the drop kick was pretty pathetic for a nobody fill-in LB in the NFL. Great, you made a play that should have helped your team win the game...move on
