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  1. UMFan83
    Uhhh Clearly going the draft route?
  2. UMFan83
    Draft someone in the middle round that excels at pass blocking and the ability to catch passes and I think the Bears will be fine. I’m glad I kept Herbert on my fantasy roster as a potential keeper anticipating this.
  3. UMFan83
    Bye Monty Miles Sanders, Austin Ekeler, draft?
  4. UMFan83
    The account is subscribed to Twitter Blue, has an "MFL" logo, and already changed the tweet to say a deal hasn't been done. Step away from the keyboard for a while. chill dude, I'm just posting what I see and made it clear to take with a grain of salt.
  5. UMFan83
    horsefeathers it, I opened up the can of worms, more twitter reporting https://twitter.com/_MLFootball/status/1635749389174964224 ML football has 50,000 followers and claims in their bio: "Independent NFL reporter approved by the NFL and NFLPA." which I realize anyone can just say and plus wtf does that mean? Obviously take with gigantic grain of salt and apologies in advance when this is way wrong.
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    https://www.windycitygridiron.com/2023/3/14/23639429/nfl-free-agency-scout-chicago-bears-1st-day-recap-insider-tremaine-edmunds-nate-davis-tj-edwards?utm_campaign=windycitygridiron&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter Some intel from Gabriel on some of the bigger names that the Bears were expected to go after yesterday but didn't land:
  7. UMFan83
    Speaking of RBs, not a peep about Montgomery that I've seen. The Eagles signed Penny, which could just be running back depth, but could also mean that Miles Sanders will be elsewhere next year. A few names to watch...I don't think the Bears want Herbert to be a primary 3 down back heading into the season. Outside of those guys you are looking at names like Jamaal Williams (hmm...one of the best blocking backs, thrives in a timeshare, but a bit old), Mattison, Kareem Hunt, Fournette, D'Onta Foreman, Singletary, James Robinson, or the draft. Actually don't hate a Herbert/Jamaal Williams timeshare, though his 17 (!!!!) rushing TDs last year might make him overpriced even if his other metrics are only slightly above average. If the Bears value a back who is more of a receiving threat though, it may not work.
  8. UMFan83
    I have decided that we're reached the "random internet rumor" portion of the offseason
  9. UMFan83
    On the field only I pray
  10. UMFan83
    I wasn't going to say anything when I saw this thread but....yeah...
  11. UMFan83
    Some ESPN (huge eyeroll) comments on some of the Bears signings: Don't see one on Walker, so its possible they don't see it as a relevant enough signing.
  12. UMFan83
    I think it's crazy, but this FO never has seemed super enthused on him. Even when he was already clearly their best OL he was splitting snaps. And he has an injury history. Even if I thought they were fully over any other issue, that's maintained a question. He was getting nearly 100% of the snaps for a huge chunk of the season (92% or more in every game played between Week 5 and Week 13). I think the FO became sold on him as the season progressed. The injuries though are a concern, missing 4 of the last 8 games, and in 2 of the games he played he only played a few snaps.
  13. UMFan83
    Haven't watched this video yet but this is quite the claim by YouTuber named The Football Scout:
  14. UMFan83
    I was hoping it would prompt one of you people to do the math for me
  15. UMFan83
    Bunch of people are saying stuff like this but no one is breaking it down for me and I’m not smart enough to figure it out myself
  16. UMFan83
    Given what we're upgrading from, even a decent starter is a pretty substantial upgrade. Definitely. Just doesn’t help our need for impact players on defense. That said I’m not sure if FA was going to net us any impact players regardless
  17. UMFan83
    Hasn’t even hit one in the All-Star game. Pretty lame Kyle
  18. UMFan83
    Spoke too soon
  19. UMFan83
    The Bears will be fine, they finished *checks notes* last in the NFL in sacks last year.
  20. UMFan83
    I miss it sooooo much
  21. UMFan83
    I was worried that was going to be your take. I would have said going into the off season that the Bears biggest holes were in the trenches, even more than WR. So far we haven't done a ton to change that. While they could focus heavily on this in the draft, I don't want the Bears to be in a position where they have to take OL and DL instead of BPA.
  22. UMFan83
    I haven't heard much about Marcus Davenport as a name for the Bears at DE. I think he had a down year last year in terms of pass rushing (0.5 sacks in 15 games is something, but he had 9 the year before), but he's only 26 and graded decently on PFF. Is he someone the Bears should be going after?
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  24. UMFan83
    I'm fascinated by the non-traditional countries in this tournament like England and Italy. Do they even know this tournament is going on? Are the games broadcast anywhere? I just looked at a couple of English news sites and I found 1 article total on the WBC and I had to use the search function to find it. If England was following the tournament they might actually come away excited about baseball after a closer-than-expected loss to USA, an offensive explosion against Canada (though won by Canada with the mercy rule) and currently leading Colombia 6-3 in the 7th.
  25. UMFan83
    I know this is a Bears thread, but anyone else feel like the Bills are about to take a step back? They're kind of in a tough spot I think. They maxed out their roster to contend but keep coming up short. As long as they have Allen and Diggs and an adequate defense they'll be good I think but may take a small step back to retool and maybe be 10-7 good instead of 13-4 good. We'll see...
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