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Does anyone care about the Bulls season enough to discuss?
Outshined_One replied to UMFan83's topic in Other Sports
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PR? The story would be "Caleb comes home" instead of "superstar QB throws tantrum". It's a weak reason, I'll admit it, but it's something.
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Hypothetical time (because this is basically all we'll have until draft day). Caleb Williams privately approaches the Bears and says he's going to pull an Eli Manning if they draft him, and he can't be talked out of it, but he'll keep quiet about it so the Bears won't lose leverage. It then becomes abundantly clear that Washington desperately wants him and they're willing to overpay. What's the minimum draft package from Washington that would make you happy in in this scenario? 2 and 36? 2, 36, and 40? Something more?
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The Bears are not a real estate investment consortium. They aren't in the business of buying, developing, and flipping property. They bought a massive parcel of land with substantial carrying costs and already paid the demo costs. They bought a massive piece of real estate without securing any deals whatsoever in terms of real estate tax relief and development. And now, everyone on the planet knows they're desperate to sell. It's a debacle.
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I'm sure the Friends of the Park would be thrilled at this prospect after the Lucas Film Museum fiasco. Then again, most of those people were just douche canoes who didn't want to give up their parking spots for Bears game days. The fact that the Arlington purchase hasn't been painted as an abject debacle by more people in the media still amazes me. They spent over $100m with zero due diligence and are basically stuck with a vacant lot and no meaningful exit strategy.
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Purdy validates the meatballs, and it seriously annoys me about him, even though it's not his fault. Dozens of QBs each season end up drafted in late rounds or go undrafted, and yet, to hear certain people tell the tale (be it online, in print, or on the radio), it should be super easy finding the next Tom Brady or Brock Purdy among those QBs! In reality, the vast majority of those guys are lucky to end up on a practice squad going into opening day the year they're drafted. I also will gleefully abuse my banning authority if anyone seriously compares Tyson Bagent with Purdy around here. Not a joke, just a fact.
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That draft should be held up as an example of why recovery from TJS is not an automatic. Injuries ravaged that class, not the least of which was Luke Hagerty's (apparently) botched TJS.
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It's kind of funny, I had similar reactions to the Cubs drafting Horton and Shaw. I wanted the Cubs to take a big swing, and was initially disappointed and annoyed. But, People Who Know Stuff came out of the woodwork shortly after the pick and said those guys were actually really good picks, so I felt better. Then, the Cubs took huge swings with their next picks, and I couldn't really complain about either. Here's hoping they get a similar outcome with Wiggins as they did with Ferris.
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Put differently, it's easy to see teams like KC, Baltimore, Buffalo, and GB back in the playoffs next year because of their QB situations. I don't see Fields ever being that QB for the Bears.
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I think it's especially important since it seems like the OC is effectively going to be a co-head coach in charge of the offense. I would imagine the role of OC on the Bears is a much more intensive job than, say, OC on the Chiefs or the Packers, and having someone with experience in the role would substantially flatten the learning curve.
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Williams is likely already a millionaire thanks to NIL. Of course he'd come off as aloof and "not a team player" to some dumbass meatball.
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2023-24 Offseason Prospect Lists
Outshined_One replied to CaliforniaRaisin's topic in Cubs Minor League Talk
Wicks' value to me (and I think Tom touched on this) is that he seems like the sort of bedrock pitcher who can have a long career and give you quality innings as a SP while under a rookie deal. He probably won't be an ace (although the same was said about Steele and Hendricks), but a lot of his value seems to come from between the ears rather than from his arm, if that makes sense. This team needs to fill out the rotation, and having a guy like him who can immediately slot into the 4/5 role is more valuable in 2024 than what Ferris would have given them in 2024. -
Apparently the recent Amazon deal with Diamond didn't specifically include the Guardians. My inclination is the Guardians will probably be in a holding pattern until this local broadcast situation gets completely ironed out. Bally Sports was apparently considering dropping the Guardians from local broadcast rights even before the bankruptcy, but I have to wonder if Amazon is trying to nose their way into streaming rights for MLB teams. That would change the Guardians' financial outlook significantly.
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Trying to come up with an ideal partner for Fields is a bit rough. You need a team that buys into his upside and sees him as an immediate starter. It also *should* be a team that's pretty much ready to compete and just needs a decent QB to come in and lead the offense. That takes out teams with established QBs and teams that are in full-on rebuild mode. There are maybe a handful of teams fitting the bill. Out of those, Pittsburgh probably doesn't have the stomach for another Bears retread and I don't see the Bears and Vikings doing a trade for fear of it backfiring either way. Who's left? Maybe someone in the AFC or NFC South?
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If that crap about Caleb refusing to come to Chicago is true, call his bluff, draft him, and force an Eli Manning on him.
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The Giants tend to do their share of weird stuff that somehow works out against all reason. It seems like a facially bad move, but if it somehow works out for them, I won't be surprised in the slightest.
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That food court has the best ramen (Santouka) in an area that features the best ramen in the Chicago metro. I used to work out there and it was so awesome having so many good options for lunch.
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Ferris is years away from the majors, but I've thought of him as the highest upside arm in the system and had him pegged as my #1 Cubs prospect at the end of next season. It's the price you pay for quality, but man, it'd better be worth it.
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Here it is!
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So, when does he take over in New England?
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My recollection after he was hired was that his first act was to handle Flus' callback interview, along with the callbacks for Dan Quinn and Jim Caldwell. My old boss told me a story about The Purple Hotel, back when it was first being constructed at Touhy and Lincoln out in Lincolnwood. It was a Pritzker project and the architect had a meeting with the Pritzker matriarch regarding the hotel's color and design. Apparently, the architect had two color books, the client color book, which was basically a pamphlet, and the actual color book, which was a thick tome. The day of the meeting, the architect couldn't find the client color book, and had to grab the actual color book. As a result, she picked that gawdawful shade of lilac and refused to be talked out of it. The rest was history. To me, Flus was Poles' choice, but that's only because Bill Polian and the other knuckleheads leading the coaching search gave him the client color book instead of the actual color book. So, he had a choice, but it really wasn't much of a choice.
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Projecting trades are an even bigger crapshoot than putting together mock drafts. They may make for discussion and clicks, but this far out especially, it's just flat out guesswork.
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FINALLY.
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As memory serves, Mahomes had a similar problem to Aaron Rodgers, in that he had all of the measurables and skills you'd want out of a QB, but he played in a system that historically produced non-entities at QB and there were concerns that he wouldn't translate into the NFL. My recollection was that Mahomes was projected to go at the back half of the first round to a team that could afford to stash him. The Chiefs moved up to get him when the industry was generally uncertain of Mahomes, whereas Trubisky and Watson were both generally considered Top 5 picks. Most of the pre-draft discussion was whether Trubisky or Watson would go first. I can't remember anyone projecting Mahomes would go first over either.
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Frequently, yes. However, I think your perspective may be negative on the matter simply because we hear more about the trades that didn't work out than the ones that did. The Bills, Chiefs, and Packers all traded up for their current QBs, but we don't hear as much about those trades as we do the infamous ones.
