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Yeah, that takes him off my draft board for sure
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I think I like Waldron the most, but Kubiak is a toss up 1B situation. Olson and Coen would be the same order for sure, but admittedly, I don't know much about Coen
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Yeah, Bo Nix is more similar to Trubisky than Drake Maye is. I like Maye, but I'm not sold on him, even over Fields. I'd have much more of an internal debate if the Bears had the #2 pick. I'd probably lean Maye, but I do think if they were both in this same draft and without knowledge of Fields' NFL performance, I'd probably slightly prefer Fields as a prospect.
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If it makes you feel better, Trubisky is only 6'2, and Maye is 6'4-6'5, and they have completely different body types. Of course, both wore #10 for UNC and are definitely white
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Without knowing what we already know about him at the NFL level? I'd say QB2 or QB3, depending on how you feel about Maye. I probably like Maye more as a prospect, but I'd be more apt to keep Fields if the Bears had pick 2, for example. But I thought he was a clear QB2 in 2021 and he went 4th (of course, 2 ahead of him are terrible so he should have been QB2).
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That would be a miracle
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Quinn Ewers and Carson Beck will be up there as well. Then if Jalen Milroe and Drew Allar can take steps forward, they'll be up there.
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This sums up my thoughts on the next OC. Go after guys that aren't calling plays but have that potential. Frank Smith may be a HC candidate, but if he doesn't get a job, he could look for a chance to call plays. That being said, Luke Getsy was a guy with potential as a playcaller that didn't call plays.
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No mention of Vrabel's firing in this thread? The biggest decisions left are if the Bears retain Eberflus and if the Raiders remove the interim tag or remove Antonio Pierce himself.
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I wouldn't turn down Mike Evans, but I think it'd be a waste of money. I don't see the need to pay a WR that much when you have a premium pick in a great WR class to draft a WR that will be cheaper over the next 4 years. Obviously, you could do both, but again diminishing returns.
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It's good to trade up at a reasonable price for someone good. Bad to trade up for someone bad.
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Be very comfortable. I think JPJ is the best C in this draft, and I've had a man crush on Van Pran for 2 years. I have no problem taking him in the early-to-mid 2nd if you get a pick there somehow. He's also played some guard in 2022, as a heavily used reserve. So, if you get a FA center and add him in the 2nd, you have at worst some competition for the mediocre Davis and an injury hedge for Jenkins and a best, he's one of your best 5 and you have pretty good depth.
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I said early in the season, you can't give Flus another young QB and you can't give Fields another new offense. The FO has to see this. This is what every other Bears FO has done and it has literally never worked. What's the definition of insanity again?
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https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1744349382420341240?s=20
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I just don't think, if you're the Bears, you can't continue with what is pretty clearly the worst head coach and QB in the division. Maybe it's not super far off between the Vikings HC and Flus. And obviously a new HC and QB doesn't guarantee any better, but you simply can't tie another year or 2 when there is too much proof these guys aren't good enough. You also have the biggest asset in football with the #1 pick and potential head coaches will be knocking down the doors to get the job. You can't pass up these opportunities to try to salvage an "improvement" at the end of this season, which ultimately ended 4-3, when there's enough to say it's not good enough.
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Are you talking about Josh Allen here? Or Lamar Jackson?
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The thing is, the QB is so important and sought after that the top prospects are pretty well known well in advance. Like we new last year Caleb Williams and Drake Maye would be 1-2. We knew Trevor Lawrence would be QB1 in his class. We knew Bryce Young would be in the #1 pick conversation after his Heisman season. Same with Jameis in that year. And there are definitely guys that come out of nowhere like Joe Burrow and Kyler Murray and are consensus #1 picks. But those guys that come out of nowhere aren't going to be considered as good of prospects as Williams/Maye unless they put up a near perfect season like Burrow. Even if they do, Williams and Maye put up great numbers/film for 3 years. No ebbs and flows in their games with 3 years as starters without severe nitpicking. All QBs in the 2025 draft will be either underclassmen who weren't eligible to come out this year or QBs that could come out but didn't because they aren't as good as Williams/Maye from a prospect level. Like I said, someone could take a huge step forward, but they will still be behind QBs that were at this point as freshman Power 5 starters.
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This would honestly make me laugh. All the arguing I've done on Twitter about Fields v Caleb, only for the Bears to pick what's behind door #3
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You really think counting picks in 2025 as upgrades makes logical sense? First of all, they won't upgrade anything for 2024 so IDK why you would count them. Secondly, when that pick is made, there will be a whole new roster. Maybe Montez Sweat gets a career ending injury so then you're drafting a DE but you're also not upgrading that position from Sweat. Third, you can't count 1 of those picks you get as an upgrade, because the Bears already have the #1 pick. They aren't "gaining" a 2024 first if they trade. They are moving down. Lastly, they have to actually hit on these picks.
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Well yeah, my point wasn't that it was a good idea, just that it's going to happen.
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Yes, I understand that optics aren't a real reason not to do something. But if they keep Fields, it will be in part because they don't want to break up a team that has won 5 of the last 7 and because fans chanted his name at the last home game. If they keep Fields, optics will play a huge part in that decision. This is just what I will guess will happen, not what I would do.
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I'm typically all for drafting QBs whenever possible, but I don't think it makes much sense if you keep Fields to take a QB in this draft. The Bears simply aren't going to jettison Bagent after his performance since joining this team (in camp, beating out 2 vets and winning 2 NFL starts). And I think drafting another QB puts him in another competition for the QB2 spot, which again is fine, but I don't see it as likely. Not to mention, it has Fields looking over his shoulder.....especially since Nix is likely a late 1 to early 2nd round pick. That's high enough to show, "we don't love Fields, but didn't have the balls to move on" which is the complete wrong way to approach things optically.
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You are absolutely basing this on the last 3 days. If you look at the stuff coming out, Fields' demeanor before the crowd chanting they wanted him Sunday, there's no way to come to the conclusion that the team isn't at least strongly considering moving on from Fields. Fields himself has clearly considered that the team is ready to move on from him, as is the entire team that continues to get questions about it, as it the entire fanbase since we wouldn't be having this conversation if it wasn't very realistic that the Bears were considering moving on from Fields.
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Who said anything about generational? They clearly far exceed what will be available in the 2025 draft. Like there wasn't this much thought that the Bears would take Bryce Young last year and he was a pretty consensus #1 pick last year. I know there are differences in the rookie clock, etc this year, but any QB in the 2025 is either not good enough to come out in the 2024 draft to be drafted as high as Williams or Maye, or is not eligible. If you know of any non-eligible QBs thought of as highly as these guys right now, you need to tell me the Powerball numbers as well.
