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  1. UMFan83
    Good find by fields but feel like hanging in the pocket too long caused that hold
  2. UMFan83
    Pretty impressive
  3. UMFan83
    Looks like there are a TON of Lions fans at Soldier Field today.
  4. UMFan83
    Fields held the ball for 6.3 seconds on that sack he took. Would like to see how the coverage looked but regardless he has to get rid of that ball
  5. UMFan83
    Feels like Fields has to make that throw sooner. Come on man
  6. UMFan83
    In a way. But also the lions making adjustments on defense and Fields getting his deer in headlights look didn’t help
  7. UMFan83
    He’s paid by the NFL to take a dive whenever they’re overdue for a commercial break. But seriously I never even worry about him when he goes down anymore. He just pops right back in there. I think with the injury earlier he didn’t even miss a play
  8. UMFan83
    Bears had the ball at the Lions 38 with 11 mins left in the 2nd and a 10-0 lead. Despite this the Bears may be losing at halftime with the Lions getting the ball to start the 3rd.
  9. UMFan83
    The decision on what to do with fields/panthers pick may end up being the biggest decision in Bears history
  10. UMFan83
    lol Lions gonna have the halftime lead and the ball to start the 3rd aren’t they
  11. UMFan83
    Can’t take that sack
  12. UMFan83
    Has there ever been a Bears game without an injury timeout for Brisker?
  13. UMFan83
    I don’t mind the first one. They were in 4 down territory and it was almost certainly going to make it a 4th and short.
  14. UMFan83
    Can’t decide it if i hate it because it didn’t work or because it was a long developing pitch to a WR. I think they were too far for a sneak so I don’t think it caught the Lions as off guard as it should have
  15. UMFan83
    I know they were blitzing a ton but pass blocking has been rough today
  16. UMFan83
    Do we criticize Fields for making that dangerous throw or praise him for throwing a dart where Mooney could get it?
  17. UMFan83
    Holy hell Fields
  18. UMFan83
    My TV briefly cut out right before the TD, was that a Fields fumble or was he down by contact before the fumble?
  19. UMFan83
    Kind of fun to actually watch the games hoping to win instead of watching because of obligation.
  20. UMFan83
    Fields is running too much. Doing a great job when he does but he’s already grimacing and already fumbled
  21. UMFan83
    Looking at the Dodgers payroll, their top 3 players now make a combined $127m and each individually makes more than the Cubs highest paid player. but the crazy thing to me is that outside of those 3 players and Chris Taylor, they have no one else on the roster making over $10m. In contrast the Cubs have 7. Guessing the Dodgers will still add significant pieces this offseason though.
  22. UMFan83
    Jed's not going to leak anything just in case.
  23. UMFan83
    I’m not saying it’s not a problem just that it’s better than it was 20 years ago when the MLB was about to contract 2 teams to help competitive balance. Still a long way to go when teams like the Royals and Pirates have basically sucked 80-90% of the time the last 2 decades. The Rays have been able to consistently compete but they are a glaring exception. Not sure what you mean about siphoning off fans though, baseball is still a very regional sport. People in Pittsburgh are generally not going to root for the Dodgers over the Pirates. If the MLB was similar to the NBA where the superstar players are in many cases more popular than the teams they play for I’d agree more.
  24. UMFan83
    I said this on Twitter but I think the MLB has done a decent job of putting a system in place that allows the have nots to compete with the haves. Last year the Orioles, Rays, Marlins, Brewers, Twins and Diamondbacks all made the playoffs with lower half payroll teams. A couple of the big spending teams like the Dodgers and Braves didn’t win a playoff round while none of the top 3 payroll teams made the playoffs (Mets, Yankees, Padres). Furthermore the Dodgers spend ridiculous sums of money and make the playoffs every year but only won a title in the weird pandemic season. But…it is quite ridiculous when a team can sign player that makes more money than the 26 man roster of 1/4 of all baseball teams. Really no way to cap the Dodgers or Mets or whoever from spending however much they want as the luxury tax isn’t enough of a deterrent for them even after increasing the penalties. The only step would be a salary cap but that’s never happening for a variety of reasons.
  25. UMFan83
    Ohtani now has a higher AAV than the payrolls of 8 different teams last year lol
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