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  1. Tryptamine
    If it's true that Russell Wilson was so clueless that he was literally calling plays from his time in Seattle during the huddle while with Denver confusing everyone, then I'm willing to give Hackett a pass. Pete Carroll certainly didn't seem to miss Russell at all and made it pretty clear.
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    I wouldn't mind N'keal Harry back as a WR5 if he's willing to take a near league minimum.
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    Were the rating systems always this bad?
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    These mock offseason and mock drafts from sports writers are so bad. Trade Fields for Lamar Jackson? In what way is that a positive for the Bears. Take Quentin Johnston at #4 with Will Anderson still on the board? Are you kidding me?
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    That description fit the bill for a number of Cubs pitchers from the 00s to 10s, namely Marmol, Farnsworth, Samardzija, Zambrano, and Clement. The problem was, those guys all had a tendency to air it out in big moments rather than trust their natural movement. Zambrano was the one it reminded me of. When he got too amped up and started throwing 96-97 he didn't get as much drop on the sinker and got hit harder. From what I remember, Marmol was more over throwing the sliders that would start missing a foot outside or bounce in front of the plate.
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    Yes, if Trever Lawerence is in this draft he's #1. A lot also depends on who is at the top of the draft and what they need as evidenced by all this talk. I think the Bears should keep Fields but I also don't necessarily think they should trade the #1 pick. It depends on who they think their top target is and who is drafting at what spots who may also be targeting the same player. If they trade down just to get more picks and lose out on their target, well that doesn't seem to make sense to me. But like I said before they have many and varied needs so there may not be a top target, but a few of them. If so, it makes more sense to trade down. You kind of have to put trust in the management team here. Sure, there are are scenarios I could see them using the #1. For example, if they view Anderson as a significantly better prospect than Jalen Carter. In that scenario you have to take him at #1 because Arizona probably snags Anderson at #3. If Stroud/Young somehow tank their draft stock in the combine where it's unlikely that QBs go #1 and #2 and Anderson/Carter are gone before #4 then maybe you have to use the #1 there as well. Outside of those 2 scenarios I can't really envision a time where using #1 makes sense, but it's plausible.
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    That would be one way to sever what little attachment I have left to this team.
  8. Tryptamine

    NFL Playoffs

    Tryptamine replied to raw's topic in Other Sports

    Running quarterbacks can't win.
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    If Stroud stays, you would have like 10 teams in a bidding war. The gap between Young and Will Levis is pretty huge. That would be pretty much best case scenario.
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    The Hosmer signing itself is almost impossible to be that bad, let alone terrible. It's a league minimum signing. Now, it sets up terrible downstream roster and playing time decisions. But the signing itself is pretty much risk-free. The playtime decisions are kind of the point. If this middling Cub team wants to sneak into the playoffs they need some people to outperform projections. Mervis provides that upside. Hosmer's upside is mediocrity. This team isn't talented enough to waste 250 to 300 pa on Hosmer.
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    So now they're around 11m from cap and still in need of a rp. Assuming they aren't going to give themselves absolutely zero financial flexibility at the trade deadline, I don't see how they can bring in anyone of note without clearing some salary. Where could they even clear a decent amount of cap space? Hendricks?
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    I don't mind this signing on its own, but it makes the Hosmer signing even more terrible.
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    If they sign Mancini, that basically guarantees Mervis in AAA. They aren't going to roster Mancini, Hosmer and Mervis.
  14. Tryptamine
    I'm not sure I can take 4 months of this trade Fields banter.
  15. Tryptamine
    Good luck getting any in demand coaching candidate after firing new coaches in back to back years.
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    Payne is pretty much a no excuses must have if he hits the market.
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    Shocker. I'll take Justin Fields and Will Anderson plus another 1st and some other early round picks. Yeah, unless Bryce Young is an Andrew Luck type of talent then it's pretty much a no brainer. Also, I can't take the thought of Fields going elsewhere to be a franchise QB while Young busts and another terrible chapter is written into Bear QB history.
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    Things were going so well.....
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    He has been trending up the last few weeks. I still think he was a bust at his draft position, but at least he looks worthy of a roster spot now.
  20. Tryptamine
    Ravens down 17. All is well so far.
  21. Tryptamine
    Cousins might throw for 450 yards today. Thank god for the defensive guru running this team.
  22. Tryptamine
    78 wins and a bad offense. This is going to be one miserable team to watch.
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    Yes, the agent is just saying he has been intubated. Things are far from good. Obviously being intubated is pretty damn bad, but his vitals stabilizing has to be a positive sign, no? In regards to his heart, probably. My initial concern was, how long did he go without oxygen when he wasn't breathing on his own.
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    Yes, the agent is just saying he has been intubated. Things are far from good.
  25. Tryptamine
    Worst defense in franchise history
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