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Its likely the same issue the Cubs had, a very understaffed, small operation. Would it surprise anyone if Halas Hall was like 3 guys and a janitor?
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What do you mean by Leno and Fuller? Fuller was benched in Denver, it was the right decision to move on. Leno is a middling overpaid lineman, they got everything they could out of the late draft pick and moved on, it was fine. And Cohen in injured, so, like what are you listing him for? I'm more concerned about guys like Cole Kmet taken so high and not performing at all. Mooney being the supposed new guy not catching easily catchable balls. Yes, Foles was a trash move. getting rid of Leno w/o an obvious replacement. He was overpaid, but that was really only an issue because of the Graham and Foles contracts were sucking up their payroll. Same for Fuller, dumping him w/o someone to replace him and/or a strong market to shop in for a replacement. Once they traded up for Fields (and they basically announced to the world they would trade up for a QB), they severely limited their ability to replace either one. Pace drafted Jenkins, but even that pick was questionable considering his injury history. Doesn't he have a degenerative back issue? Kmet and Mooney are more recent issues I feel like, but sure heap them onto the pile
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Everyone was clamoring for an experienced backup QB last year to compete with Mitch, hence Foles. Graham was your leading TD catcher last year and great in the red zone. Cohen’s hurt, how is that Pace’s fault? Leno sucked last year and Jenkins was drafted. Is Peters any worse than Leno? Fuller just got benched in Denver. Eddie Jackson decided to be a wuss and give up on any play that’s not a ball thrown at him. I think the Bears are drafting ok as far as the oline goes. They haven’t spent money on stud FAs, but you can argue they usually don’t get to free agency. Pace sucks and has to go, but I don’t think the ones you mentioned are the biggest issues. The Bears are still recovering from drafting Mitch and a lack of spending on the offense are the bigger issues. They didn't have to *trade for Foles, they got him because Nagy HAD to have him. They coulda waited out FA a bit more and get Dalton that year which would have made a horsefeathers ton more sense ETA: even if Fields is a total miss, you know who you can blame it on? Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy
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Now? It's forever QB hell, 7th level
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I'm far more sent on ditching Nagy/Pace then Fields. 1)Foles 2)Graham 3) Cohen 4) Leno 5) Fuller 6) o-line I'm far more willing to give another group of coaches/GM a chance with Fields then to continue the horseshit Pace/Nagy have given us
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Today sucked, but when 1/2 your team has COVID when you play the SB champs, it was bound to be terrible. Nagys offense just doesnt fit Fields. Maybe he figures it out. Maybe it's both of them.
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Yeah, unlike that 1992 team, I don't get the impression we're headed for the SCF
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Maybe Hicks will break Brady. That's really our best chance
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It is a big deal to beat GB: they generally are in line to win the division, thus the team to beat. And that's not just because we've had 35 QBs, it's because they've been insanely lucky going back to back w/HoF QBs
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I'm still waiting for all these personnel moves by Nagy and Pace that will undoubtedly improve the offense, to actually you know, improve the offense
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You're being far too hard on the wave. The chop is fucked up, the wave is just lame
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I don't know how many Bears/Packers games I've seen where one or two plays flips it in our favor, but we still lose. It's usually JUST before or during a good run. That's great, but I just want to beat the horsefeathers out of GB just a few times. Hopefully, Fields and the pass rush is better later in December.
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KAHLIL!!
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Cleveland AGM Carter Hawkins is the new Cubs GM
minnesotacubsfan replied to UMFan83's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
I agree with Sox fans in this respect: It's far easier to hate this team then it is to love it -
so, yeah, urlacher is a jerk and olin obviously can be too but this was still really entertaining. i'd recommend for anyone (pretty much everyone here) who was a big fan of this team during the lovie years. Yea. It's interesting that the Cardinals left Urlacher that unaccounted for
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The only downside to extending passenger rail is the build cost in Seattle: development happens in the vicinity of the stops as soon as a link/extension is built. It provides reliable transportation and the stop will likely never move once built. I don't know that it would be the same in the Chicago metro, but I would guess it would be
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its "better" for the City of Chicago (?) That's what I'm thinking. Plus the possible effects it has on the surrounding area on the south side of Chicago, an area which many Chicagoans never visit. But if I had to guess, gentrification around a stadium doesn't have the effect that you'd hope it would have. The university of Minnesota did a study about 15 years after the Metrodome was built on the actual economic effect that publicly funded stadiums have on their immediate surroundings and found that they dont have positive economic effects, they can actually kill neighborhoods that being said, stadiums aren't developed the way they were in the early 1980's. We aren't going to tear down blocks and blocks of older buildings to build a concrete and teflon stadium with no windows. And effort can be made to develop the rest of the property to include things that the South Chicago neighborhoods actually need, like urban farms, appropriately sized retail (everything from the gambling and bar outfits the McCaskeys likley want to small scale mom/pop venues), etc. 500 acres provides a ton of opportunity and if planned correctly could offer the City a ton of benefit. just as long as they actually cleaned up the benzene in the ground water..so to speak
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How on earth is that better than Arlington Heights? its "better" for the City of Chicago (?)
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interesting editorial; some here have mentioned the steelworks site
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That's one of the benefits of being old, I legit remember when the Bears dominated this rivalry. I'm old enough to remember the Packers (Bears) in the 70s and 80s as well. Being in a household filled with Bears fans, the 80s were especially tough. The Bears absolutely dominated the Packers, although I did get to see in person one of the Packer wins at SF (pre-Favre). I don't know how some of those 1985-1989 Bears teams lost to anyone. They couldn't keep McMahon healthy, but it wasn't until Don Majkowski we could always beat the lowly packers. I still say he crossed the l-o scrimmage!
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Didn't Walter Payton's ghost block a game winning field goal? I think this one broke a pretty long Packers winning streak over the Bears. yes, this is that game. WP died on Nov 1, 6 days prior
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I thought this as well...so out probably is the right call
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still one of my favorites in the last 25 years, Nov 7, 1999 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199911070gnb.htm
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Did Boston just get massively robbed? great throw by Keirmaier, but he was safe. His hand never comes completely off third, I thought his palm is on it the hole time..
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Also, horsefeathers the packers. Let's pull a big upset
