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  1. raw
    Eh, I mean I guess that's true. But Marshawn Lynch is only a year away from being a real difference maker and taking a team (along with defense and a QB that didn't make mistakes) to a Superbowl, and probably would have won it for the 2nd year in a row if he got the ball. And there's plenty of very good players out there like McCoy, Le'Veon Bell, Jamaal Charles who are all around players who have been major parts of playoff offenses, 2 of them did so without much QB help.
  2. raw
    Agree. Too easy to find RB's later on. the only reason he would even be close to available for the Bears at 11 is because of the anti-RB in the first round sentiment. But a truly elite RB is absolutely worthy of the pick. Getting the best RB in the draft at 11 could be much better than getting the 4th linebacker. I think it would be a great use of resources and excellent value to get Elliot at 11. I wouldn't trade up to get him, but this team needs help on offense and they need dynamic players. The likelihood of getting a truly impactful defensive player at 11 seems very low. But if you can get the best skill position player in the draft at 11. Boy howdy, that's good pickin. This is how I feel. The Bears did find 2 solid starters and possible building blocks on D in the 2nd and 5th rounds last year. In a deep defensive draft, they'd still have 3 other top 106 picks to presumably get difference makers, and no reason they can't get really good starters in the 2nd and 3rd on D. A potential top 5 RB in the league added to a top 5-7 WR in the league and the #7 overall pick in last year's draft has the makings of an elite offense. If Elliott is on the board at 11, he's likely going to be the BPA. And the Bears would likely be selecting him over players on D who have more question marks (Rankins- is he a fit?, Floyd- too small?, Lawson- dynamic enough?, Jackson III- reach?).
  3. raw
    They will all be grandslams too. Back-to-back-to-back grandslams. Don't question it.
  4. raw
    R.1.1 - Los Angeles Rams- Jared Goff, QB, Cal R.1.2 - Philadelphia Eagles - Carson Wentz, QB, ND State R.1.3 - San Diego Chargers - Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss R.1.4 - Dallas Cowboys - Jalen Ramsey, S, FSU R.1.5 - Jacksonville Jaguars - Vernon Hargreaves III, CB, Florida R.1.6 - Baltimore Ravens - Joey Bosa, OLB/DE, OSU R.1.7 - San Francisco 49ers - Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame R.1.8 - Cleveland Browns - Ezekiel Elliott, RB, OSU R.1.9- Tampa Bay Buccaneers- Myles Jack, LB, UCLA R.1.10- New York Giants- Leonard Floyd, OLB/DE, Georgia R.1.11- Chicago Bears- DeForest Buckner, DL, Oregon R.1.12- New Orleans Saints- Eli Apple, CB, The Ohio State University R.1.13- Miami Dolphins- William Jackson III, CB, Houston R.1.14 - Oakland Raiders - soccer10k R.1.15 - Tennessee Titans - poll R.1.16 - Detroit Lions - SneakyPower R.1.17 - Atlanta Falcons - poll R.1.18 - Indianapolis Colts - jumbo R.1.19 - Buffalo Bills - poll R.1.20 - New York Jets - jersey R.1.21 - Washington Racial Slurs- poll R.1.22 - Houston Texans - JeffH R.1.23 - Minnesota Vikings - Post Count Padder R.1.24 - Cincinnati Bengals - poll R.1.25 - Pittsburgh Steelers - rawaction R.1.26 - Seattle Seahawks - jumbo R.1.27 - Green Bay Packers - Tomthebombadil R.1.28 - Kansas City Chiefs - poll R.1.29 - Arizona Cardinals - CaliforniaRasin R.1.30 - Carolina Panthers - Andy R.1.31 - Denver Broncos - poll
  5. raw
    Run on CBs, Miami selects William Jackson III, CB, Houston
  6. raw
    Showed a stat last night during the broadcast, but Lester's been pretty good for a while now. If he didn't follow Baseball Jesus in the rotation, we'd have a huge thread dedicated to a guy with a 2.50 ERA, 0.88 WHIP and 9.3 K/9 over his last 23 starts.
  7. raw
    I wonder if tonight/tomorrow may get a little messy. Cubs 5-0 against the Reds, with 4 of them not even remotely close. On paper, the potential for 2 more blowouts is there as the Reds are throwing starters who probably shouldn't be starting major league games. Division rival who the Reds know they will see 12 more times. You had Brennaman with his whining last night. Huge visiting team advantage in the crowd. The one thing I worried about if the Cubs dominated the way they are is to have teams start to throw at them or slide dirty into the bases, etc. Though to be fair, I don't remember a lot of this happening to the Yankees in their heyday.
  8. raw
    The Cubs saw him as a reliever already this year and he gave up 2 runs, with 2 walks and a HBP in 2 1/3 innings. For some reason, left-handers are only 1-20 vs. Straily this year. Of course, the only hit was a 2-run single to Jason Heyward, and he hit Fowler, walked Montero, and gave up deep fly balls to Zobrist and Rizzo. So, the phrase smoke and mirrors come to mind here. Cubs have outscored them 24-1 thru 2 games, no reason they shouldn't get over 30 runs for the series today.
  9. raw
    I think Buckner is possible. I think the key spots are the 3-4 teams at 6-8 (I think Cleveland is 3-4, but who knows at this point what they are even doing). Baltimore could certainly take him, but I don't think they'll pass on any of Tunsil, Bosa, or Ramsey, and I think 1 of them could be there (not convinced SD takes OT, Dallas and Jax certainly don't). Tampa and the Giants, both need DEs and they play 4-3, but I see Buckner as more of a 3-4 DE.....though he'd be the BPA after 6 in all foreseeable scenarios.
  10. raw
    That's been coming for 8 innings.
  11. raw
    Buckner would be the perfect pick.
  12. raw
    Wait. Why is Ross so fast tonight?
  13. raw
    Russell getting Heywarded, who was getting Solered.
  14. raw
    Norman's not happening. I still think the Wilkerson move has a slight chance of happening. Norman is 28, great CB, but they can go from elite to not that great in a hurry. Wilkerson is 25, I believe and would do wonders for the front 7. If the Bears are going to make a big splash before the season, I don't think it will come in the form of Josh Norman. Love Norman's game though.
  15. raw
    Jason Heyward- .220 avg, .474 OPS Anthony Rizzo: .163 avg Ben Zobrist: .224/.625 Addison Russell: .222/.632 Jorge Soler: .200 avg Kyle Schwarber hurt after 5 plate appearances Yet the Cubs are 11-3.
  16. raw
    I don't understand why they aren't hitting dongs.
  17. raw
    Ya think? My hazy memory eye test seems to think that he's about as pull happy as they come on this team.
  18. raw
    Happ with his 2nd 4K game of the season already. Interestingly enough, he only has 3Ks otherwise.
  19. raw
    Cubs have had 28 plate appearances, and by my count only 10 have been less than 5 pitches. Of those 10, two were 4 pitch walks. One was a HBP. 1 was a dong.
  20. raw
    Welcome to the season Kris. DONG!
  21. raw
    Hahaha. Also have the best defense.
  22. raw
    3rd inning and everyone has a run scored or RBI.
  23. raw
    Blackhawks. Cubs game is already over for the Reds.
  24. raw
    YAAAAA JASON YAAAAAA!
  25. raw
    All of them. There are no more pitches.
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