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  1. minnesotacubsfan
    I don’t know why it would feel like that, but luxuries are enjoyable when you possess them. If you have a QB and some WR talent, an elite RB can be a great topping to the skill position group for a nice 5 year stretch. Yea, I look at the Rams team when they had gazelles at WR and Faulk. I realize it was a very different offensive scheme, but they were nearly impossible to defend and Faulk was a big component
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    Running the ball in todays nfl is a lot different than the old school 3yrds and a cloud of dust. That being said, how many elite pass graded OL actually hit the market? I'd bet not many, and that's why we are signing the guys we are signing. Eventually Poles is going to have to draft someone who is. That very well may be at #9
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    When he was with Baltimore, his 1st 2 seasons he was a pro bowler at RT which could mask his lack of agility better than at LT. He was one of the best at RT which suits his strengths better than LT. Outdated thinking. Wirfs, Lane Johnson, Sewell, and Ramczyk are top 10 overall OTs and play right side. Guys like Watt, Nick Bosa, Reddick rush exclusively from the left side of the D. This is a fair point, you want your best on their best, regardless of sides. I also disagree with Kyle's idea of muscle memory, not because it doesn't exist, but because it's not something an athlete can't overcome. For years RT was thought of being maulers not fleet-footed ballerinas. So, for decades RT was a position that was thought to be more of a power blocker. But if teams are storming the right side, a mauler won't do: you need the ballerina. It used to be the opposite because left tackle protected the QBs blind side as most QBs are right handed- hence h the QB won't see it coming. The thinking now is pressure is pressure and the weaker side has been the RT side, so put your best pass rusher on that side.
  4. minnesotacubsfan
    OB as RT? Why?
  5. minnesotacubsfan
    Nooooooow were into the "some random twitter guy" part of FA
  6. minnesotacubsfan
    Booooo I like my translation better
  7. minnesotacubsfan
    Do you mean eye teets? Cuz those would be extraordinary
  8. minnesotacubsfan
    If I had to guess Jenkins will slide over to RT I'm very skeptical that's the plan. I'd put money on him cut/traded over being starting day RT. When were the last disparaging words from Poles towards him? I thought that was last offseason, and ended with Poles congratulating him and essentially telling him he was proud of how he handled the challenge? Was there something after that?
  9. minnesotacubsfan
    Well there are two guards on every OL so unless you think Davis and Jenkins can only play RG and not LG I don't really see the issue here. presumably you aren’t signing a guy to that money and then asking him to change positions. So it looks like Jenkins has to move again after they spent last offseason jerking him around. It seems to me that Poles doesn’t like Jenkins’ attitude. There were vague comments about toughness around him. Maybe they’ve worked through it and see him as moving to the outside. Maybe he’ll go to LG or maybe he’s a prime candidate for being let go. Either way, I don’t think Jenkins is a long term piece in Poles’ mind, yet. If I had to guess Jenkins will slide over to RT
  10. minnesotacubsfan
    SI loves Poles decisions and attempts to explain the LB signings https://apple.news/ArQxxs6z5T3OeTX0iAnhJZA
  11. minnesotacubsfan
    Luckily, they still need all kinds of help so picking BPA is still in play!
  12. minnesotacubsfan
    I don't think Poles is trying to internally develop what they have on the O-line, I think he got punked by the market and lost on FAs because he was unable to react fast enough to it. Call it sticker shock. And Poles is already being defined by his uninspiring FA periods, both last year and this year. Fields not developing would be 50% JF, and 50% Poles inability to support him should JF fail in the future, imo
  13. minnesotacubsfan
    I know this is a Bears thread, but anyone else feel like the Bills are about to take a step back? I kinda wonder if the Bills/Allen are gonna become this era's Chargers/Rivers, with the Chiefs and Bengals playing the part of Pats/Brady and Colts/Manning. Feels like maybe an overreaction to a couple very close playoff games, but Allen may be a little more mistake prone(plus his running increases injury risk) and his division looks a bit tougher going forward too. Your missing the Steelers and Broncos or Ravens. in that analogy. Bills could easily end up the latter
  14. minnesotacubsfan
    Is he a Edge in Eberflus defense? He's the Brian Urlacher Sorry, I was being more sarcastic than literal. I don't get all the LBs and no DL IN FA so far
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    Hey, if you can't spend on lineman, set the LB market.....I guess
  16. minnesotacubsfan
    Is he a Edge in Eberflus defense?
  17. minnesotacubsfan
    Seems like a Poles-type, lighter guard, 313 lbs
  18. minnesotacubsfan
    3/18 is what he got. Is poles aware he has money? Yeah, incredibly reasonable deal. horsefeathers I wanted poles to sign him
  19. minnesotacubsfan
    Well cap aside it is cash that matters, but there were really only 2 or 3 teams at risk not meeting that minimum by end of year One if those handed out a 5/105 contract today, and I think also a big DT signing. So it's really down the Bears and Cowboys who probably have work to do towards the cash minimum. I have to be honest, I don't understand the cash handed out vs. cap space thing that well. It would be pretty pathetic if the largest NFL market with 1 team didn't have the resources needed to field a winning team. I understand Arlington Park is expensive and the Bears are planning to build an expensive stadium with their own money, but if they want to win as much as they claim their do then they can find the money to put enough resources towards a good team. Plus unless someone can prove me wrong, winning has to generate more revenue than losing
  20. minnesotacubsfan
    I worry a great deal that he's trying to be frugal in a year where the market is taking a big jump, AND Poles actually has the money to do what he needs to do. He's stated he is concerned with value, but holding cash has zero value for the Bears at this point
  21. minnesotacubsfan
    Good for Denver! Let's steal their DT
  22. minnesotacubsfan
    Poles is getting schooled
  23. minnesotacubsfan
    "McGlinchy is a bear"
  24. minnesotacubsfan
    What would that take?
  25. minnesotacubsfan
    I kinda get that there's no much out there and we need bodies, but I really hate this whole tackles who get ragdolled in pass protection paradigm. You watched that one clip too huh? To be fair, there is analysis out there that portrays McG as an overmatched tackle when you line him up against the Micah Parsons of the NFL, but who isn't? That being said, he's still the top RT in FA. I'd rather sign Brown and draft Skoronski, but the Bears need to get whomever they can get at this point https://www.si.com/nfl/49ers/.amp/news/the-harsh-reality-of-a-mike-mcglinchey-in-a-micah-parsons-era
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