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  1. raw
    No. He has 10 days to decide to accept the QO or not. Can get no offers before then. Why can't he get an offer before then? My bad. I thought FAs couldn't negotiate with other teams until like 15 days after the WS. Wasn't that a thing at one point?
  2. raw
    No. He has 10 days to decide to accept the QO or not. Can get no offers before then.
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    That's not very outlandish. This is basically a game where both teams are going to go into it trying to not make mistakes on offense or special teams to let teams that have trouble scoring get cheap points. Would hope that the Bears open it up after the bye and let Mitch actually make some plays. Really a must win for the Bears. Not that they really have a legit shot at doing anything, but a team supposedly on the rise cannot lose this game to their biggest rival going in the opposite direction. Fox loses this game, he's done. Whether it's after the game or after the season, this seems like a game that if they lose, will start a downward spiral for the Bears. McCarthy could also be quietly coaching for his job this week too. Obviously, no Rodgers is a big excuse if they lose and continue to look terrible doing so. But I'd imagine it doesn't look very good on McCarthy that he's gone 3-6-1 without Rodgers. And if you're giving Rodgers that much credit then you have to see it as anyone can coach him to be a good team, and you need a coach to take the team to the next level as that would mean 8 seasons since winning the Superbowl which includes being blown out in the NFC title game last year.
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    Damn. I completely forgot that he was best friends with Cory Lidle, who died in a plane crash years ago. horsefeathers.
  5. raw
    Confirmed. Damn.
  6. raw
    Would it be crazy for Wade Davis to accept his qualifying offer? 17.4Mil is a lot of money for a closer. He won't see that AAV in any year of his next deal. So, does he take the big pay day now and still be in-line for a long-term deal if he performs like 2016? He'll be 32 for 90% of the 2017 season. And giving a 33-year old closer a 3-4 year deal is pretty much the same as giving one to a 32 year old. And he could potentially increase his AAV with another strong season.
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    Comparison has been made before. Rams GM Snead and Pace also have similar routes to GM. Pro scouts to personnel director to young first time GMs. I think both were kinda forced into the "proven veteran" head coach as their first hire. I think Pace will follow suit with a young offensive head coach as his next hire. And the more I read about him, the more I want the Bears to go after Rams OC, Matt LaFleur as their next head coach. With the news today that Gary Kubiak would be open to returning to the league as an offensive coordinator, I'd really like LaFleur as HC with Kubiak as his OC. LaFleur worked for Kubiak as a QC coach for his first job and both are from the Shanahan coaching tree. Would really be an ideal situation, IMO. LaFleur hasn't really called plays before, but neither have other successful coaches (including Rams coach McVay). And he wouldn't have to call plays with a guy like Kubiak around. But a 37 year old head coach, 40 year old GM, with an experienced, successful OC who has no desire to get up and move to a head coaching job in the near future. Both LaFleur and Kubiak have played with primarily 3-4 DCs too, so bringing Fangio back is an option as is a change without changing up what has been a successful defense.
  8. raw
    Bad take. Uniforms are dope. Also, why would anyone take tOSU in this game? I called Penn St blowout. As I was saying.......
  9. raw
    Bad take. Uniforms are dope. Also, why would anyone take tOSU in this game? I called Penn St blowout.
  10. raw
    Akiem Hicks is playing out of his mind thru 7 weeks. Now, he gets to face the team that drafted and subsequently traded him....and they don't have their best and biggest lineman to block him with. Hicks without extra motivation is in the running for DPOTY, this week should be fun for him.
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    Yes. I haven’t seen all the Bears games this year. But as I watched today I was amazed by Fuller’s play. That’s the guy we drafted. I hope he keeps it going. I brought it up last page, but since we turned down his 5th year option(rightfully so), he's a FA at the end of the year. He's playing like a legit number 1 and has been for most of the year. Its a weird spot to be in. If he keeps this up, its going to be one of the weirdest franchise tags ever, unless we can lock him up longterm. Which brings up another question. What do you give a guy that's doing this? I'd be wary still myself, but he does LOOK like he's legitimately turned himself into a damn good player at this point. Guess next week will tel us a bit more. I believe his 5th year option would have been about 8.5Mil. CBs of his quality seem to get around that to 10M AAV. I'd probably 4 years/38-42Mil and guarantee about 20M of that. Assuming no bridges were burned with him not coming back from injury last year and the things Fangio said about him, then I'd think he'd take that.
  13. raw
    Bears offense- 4 receptions for 107 yards; 68 yards rushing Bears defense- 2 receptions for 84 yards, TD; 75 yards rushing (fumble return), TD
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    Story of the season so far is guys that were previously written off, performing like studs. Kyle Fuller, Adrian Amos, and Christian Jones (quietly) have all been really good this year, especially the last 3 weeks. Hell, could probably include Kyle Long in that group. Next week should be interesting. Huge test for the surprising DB group that has been playing great football. If they can't hold the Saints down (nobody else has), then Loggains will have to unleash Trubisky in some way, shape, or form in order to compete in the game. Either way, I expect the Bears to let Trubisky do a little bit more coming out of the bye. They're going to have to at some point.
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    Alex Cobb. He started to look like the pre-injury guy toward the end of the season. K9 up to 7.3 in the 2nd half of the season, but that included 8.9 K/9 in the last 2 months. He also brought his HR/9 back to his career numbers the last 2 months after give up over 1.1 HR/9 the rest of the year after giving up 2 HR per 9 in his limited starts in 2016. Familiarity with Maddon and potentially will have his pitching coach again next year if the Cubs hire Hickey. Plus, he's a generally a decent fielder from what I understand. And FWIW, he's historically dominated the NL during interleague play.
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    Obviously, I'd love Yelich as anyone with any common sense would. 25, team friendly contract, extremely productive, I think he's pretty good defensively, fits a need in CF and at the top of the lineup. But I agree that they'll get rid of Stanton, Gordon and Osuna first and foremost. And they'll get enough talent from those deals to build a competent team around Yelich, if the new ownership isn't as stupid and bad as the last one. I almost feel like we're overthinking this offseason. Obviously, some upgrades are needed in the pen. But I'd feel pretty good about essentially re-signing Arrieta, Jay and Davis and taking our chances with the same team as this year + a couple pen guys to replace Rondon, Grimm & Monty (to the rotation). Bank on improvement from Schwarber, Russell, and Almora. I'd think Zobrist won't be as bad either, though he probably won't be as good as 2016 again. I will say, it seems to be a foregone conclusion....at least as much as free agency could be....that Lorenzo Cain will garner a lot of interest from the Cubs.
  17. raw
    Arrieta can't lose an elimination game! Start him tomorrow.
  18. raw
    Are you horsefeathering serious?
  19. raw
    4.0 right? Yes.
  20. raw
    He probably could have fired it in there to complete it, but Gentry would have taken a hit from the other LB in coverage and the safety would have been barreling down on him as well. Would have taken a pretty good (not perfect) throw to get it past the 1st LB and not run the WR into the 2nd LB. But it's one Trubisky will probably be able (moreso willing) to make in the future. Not going to get on him for it. But he also shouldn't be free from criticism. He obviously left some plays on the field by being conservative, and I know I'm not supposed to blame the coaching, but he's clearly been coached to be conservative after the INT vs. Minnesota.
  21. raw
    So much anger right now!
  22. raw
    There's a curve K!
  23. raw
    IDK how drafting a WR early = "wasting a draft pick". This WR group isn't as close as you make it out to be. Gentry still hasn't shown much, and he was a UDFA and yo-yoed back and forth to the practice squad without the other 31 teams claiming him for a reason. Meredith was also a UDFA, who has 1 year of production. Wright is barely serviceable. White is a non-factor who can't be counted on. I'm fine with Meredith being counted on if his recovery seems to be going well by the start of the 2018 league season. But even if he was healthy right now, the Bears would probably still need to get a WR better than him next year. Ideally, Meredith is a #2 WR. Gentry shouldn't be given up on, but he should be a #4 or 5. Wright is OK, but he's a FA after the year, and can easily be upgraded as I don't want to reward mediocrity. White should be in a position similar to Fuller before the season. Gotta fight his way onto the roster (probably makes it because of his $$$ + potential), but needs to perform to get on the field. FA Meredith Draft pick White Gentry/McBride/maybe Wright/Bellamy/late pick all fight it out for the last 1-2 spots.
  24. raw
    1 run allowed isn't going to lose you many playoff games either, hence why you put your team in the best situation to keep just 1 run allowed on the scoreboard.
  25. raw
    Yeah that was pretty bad too, especially considering he took him out the next half inning anyway.
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