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  1. UMFan83
    Wondering if the strategy for spending the money is more about lets get adequate players in the door so we have some baseline depth and then focus on bringing in impact players through the draft. Not having marginal NFL talent in key roles helps bring the floor of the team up without giving out too many outlandish contracts. Or I'm just talking out of my ass
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    I don't even know who Mark Pennel is and I watched every game last year lol
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    Why are the announcers saying that the US can only not advance if they give up a grand slam? If that’s accurate, another funny thing about this scenario is the US has no incentive to score runs in the top of the 9th because it gives Colombia more opportunities to score the 4 runs they need (other than a grand slam) If Colombia loads the bases the US can just walk 2 batters and move on. Weird rule…not sure if they thought through these possibilities when they made it
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    I know nothing about this guy, what's to like? He's not necessarily a particularly good QB but he has a good rapport with Moore and he's a really good practice guy from what I've read. Scout team legend. Pretty sure Siemien is still on the roster so he'd be the 3rd QB but I'd feel better about him coming in an emergency situation than most QB3s. In a different year I'd suggest that its possibly a waste to pay 3 vet QBs but the Bears have money to burn so I don't mind it.
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    So the US is up 1 but in reality they'd have to give up 3 runs to "lose"
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    so not much different than last year? Also I know there's still a lot of offseason and more chances for players to be cut, etc but is there a chance the Bears don't actually spend to the cash floor and pay the extra money out?
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    Yikes. Doesn’t sound good, hope that somehow it’s not major
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    Orlando Brown off the board Edit: accidentally posted a RT of the actual news
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    Looks like we have our backup QB. I like
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    You can subscribe to threads? Wild
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    A friend of mine just saw Fields, Claypool, Moore and Mooney at the Bulls game together. Fields doing some relationship building with his WRs, love it Edit: nevermind it’s on Twitter. I don’t watch the bulls anymore lol
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    Would be kind of wild if the Dominican Republic didn’t make it out of group stage after all the hype about their roster.
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    Mexico is up 10-3 in the 8th inning so looking like Mexico will advance and finish 1st if the US wins. Also keeps alive the small chance that the US can advance with a 1 run loss.
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    i probably would too, but word is he tanked his pro day today BADLY. looked really out of shape. I keep reading about how he's an absolute monster some games and invisible other games, seems to have motivation issues. I have a feeling with today's news he is going to drop to mid-1st. Could be wrong but there are a lot of red flags surrounding him.
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    Minor news here which likely isn't a surprise
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    Oh also the Cowboys are releasing Zeke which is interesting. I doubt we'd want him though...hasnt been elite for a few years and his name will drive up the cost.
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    I really suspect we're going to go DL with the 9th pick and I will be a floor boner about it. My best guess is that they will go Edge if Wilson or Murphy are available. If they aren't they trade down a few slots (would be very helpful if Levis is still around) and take one of the tackles.
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    How about James Robinson as a 1B to Herbert? I think he could be had for real cheap, has put up good YPC numbers and good PFF rushing grades with some bad Jaguars teams (he was PFF's number 1 graded rusher in 2021). Had a terrible 4 games with the Jets admittedly but just a small sample and think he was coming off an injury. He catches passes, runs tough and has greatly improved as a pass blocker since his rookie year. I'm almost certain the Bears are going to draft an RB in the middle rounds as we discussed, but I think I'd like the Bears running game going into the season a lot more with a James Robinson on the roster.
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    Agreed. While teams can definitely get by without investing a ton in the RB room, an elite RB who can read the defense, pass block, catch passes, make the right cuts more often than not can make a big impact. Herbert had 5.7 YPC but hasn't done so with a big workload. In fact I believe he left the 2 games he actually started with injuries. The Bears clearly don't trust him to pass block and had to have Ebner in there when Montgomery was out. In those cases, when Ebner is on the field the defense has one less weapon to account for. But if you don't have an elite RB, investing in the offensive line can definitely bridge the gap as we seen with other teams that recycle RBs frequently but are successful.
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    Gio getting the call up for the March window, yay. Tyler Adams is missing the window with an injury
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    Playmakers vs. offensive line is an interesting question. I have always been big on investing in both trenches, but I've also seen teams like the Bengals have one of the worst graded pass blocking OL's in football the last 2 years and still have a very dynamic offense because they invested heavily in drafting guys like Higgins and Chase and paying guys like Mixon. I suppose its different when you have a QB like Fields who can absolutely be an elite QB but is probably always going to hold the ball longer than most QBs. In that case, pass blocking OL/TE/RB is probably a must.
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    Wait...what? [tweet] [/tweet] As for the tiebreaker, the US would only advance with a 1 run loss, as Colombia has allowed 2 more runs than the US in 2 additional innings (the US won a game in 7 innings, and the tiebreaker is RA / inning), so it would be best served with a win. horsefeathers, i looked at the wrong days scores and just saw GB win. My bad. Disregard my entire post lol. Win tomorrow
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    With GB beating Mexico tonight the US is in great position to advance I think USA 2-1 CAN 2-1 GB 2-2 (!) COL 1-2 MEX 1-2 Canada plays Mexico, US plays Colombia, GB done In the event of a USA loss, there would be a guaranteed 3 team tie between USA, GB and COL. If MEX beat CAN we will have another 5 way tie. The US I think is leading that RA percentage metric, but i could be wrong. Either way they are likely in the top 2. So as long as they don’t give up a ton of runs tomorrow I think they’re ok. By virtue of GB finishing 2-2, any tie the US has at 2-2 will be with 3+ teams meaning H2H tiebreakers to Mexico and Colombia won’t come into play. Furthermore only Canada can finish 3-1 and we win the H2H tiebreaker over them so we’d win the group if both win I could be wrong though, all this horsefeathers is confusing.
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