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Bateman reminds me of Allen Robinson a lot. Especially from before the ACL tear for Arob. Good route runner for a 6-2 WR, not as good as Robinson in jump balls but better after the catch since Robinson's injury. Sent from my SM-A115AZ using Tapatalk

Texans hiring David Culley as their head coach. Just found out he was the Ravens pass game coordinator. Houston has had a lot of bad PR with their racist owner and their black QB wanting out that they focused on black head coaches. Culley is black (which i also just found out). He's also going to be 66 in like Week 2 of the 2021 season. Never been a coordinator. Sent from my SM-A115AZ using Tapatalk

That seems like a good comp, but he could also turn out to be Jake Locker or Ryan Tannehill. I just don’t think he’s worthy of a 1st round pick. The warts with Locker were obvious to anyone who watched any Pac-12 football. But again, raw's point is to get good coaching and trust the the athlete/tools is true. The NFL is more willing to run college concepts these days then they were when Locker and Vince Young came to the NFL. While this is true, I think it's important to point out that NSDU uses more NFL concepts than most college teams. They do a lot under center and run true playaction concepts in the pass game. In comparison, Zach Wilson at BYU almost does 0 under center.

Yeah, he does. But he's playing with slower, weaker teammates than the Power 5 guys as well. Size, arm, athleticism reminds me of another FCS guy who ran around the competition from back in the day, Steve McNair. That seems like a good comp, but he could also turn out to be Jake Locker or Ryan Tannehill. I just don’t think he’s worthy of a 1st round pick. I mean, Tannehill's pretty good now. But I'm not saying he's going to turn out like McNair, just that he's that style of player.

I mean, I begrudgingly hold the fact he played for NDSU against him but whatevs It’s that he seems to get by a lot on his athleticism against slow and weak competition. Yeah, he does. But he's playing with slower, weaker teammates than the Power 5 guys as well. Size, arm, athleticism reminds me of another FCS guy who ran around the competition from back in the day, Steve McNair.

I agree that Pitts is a beast. Najee Harris runs much more violently, ala Derrick Henry, than Forte ever did. You didn't mention him, but I do not get the love for Trey Lance. He just seems like a guy. Najee definitely more physical than Forte. I think the comp is more of a size/speed thing and the fact that Najee is a good receiver out of the backfield for that size. But he's NOT Forte as a receiver. As for Trey Lance, I love him and completely disagree with you, LOL. I do think Fields over him is a no-brainer, but Lance has all the tools. Elite runner right now, not Lamar style, but pre-injury Cam Newton level. Big arm. I love his footwork most of the time, has inconsistencies like any other college QB. He has plays where he throws with tight window accuracy, anticipation, goes thru progressions.....admittedly few and far between, but they are there. He also seems to have the intangibles and small nuances. Great at carrying out playaction fakes and zone reads/RPOs. NDSU is basically the BAMA of FCS football, but it says a lot to me that he was trusted with that job as a 19-year old RS freshman last year. He went undefeated, with like 28 TDs and 0 INTs, and another 12 TDs rushing to go with 1000 yards. And if guys like Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, and Justin Herbert have taught us anything, it's to trust the tools and get a guy that can develop them.

Olave went back to school, so that one is not happening. I honestly don't think the Bears are picking 20th unless they pull Dak in free agency. The 20th pick will either be traded for Watson (long shot) or traded to move up for a QB in the draft. But only a WR is the pick if Robinson is gone.

Yes, some of Mitch's success was also do to the fact that he had a good deal of talent. But he was dumb as a box of rocks and incapable of making basic plays against decent teams. I think referring to Nagy as gutless is a reach when the fact is he didn't have any faith in Mitch and that lack of faith was entirely deserved. I trust that Nagy can make this a productive offense with a good QB. It's still way up in the air whether they can actually accomplish that part of it, but I doubt they still struggle to score so badly if they actually do get a real QB. Gutless coming from the playoff game, literally no expectations, playing with house money and still wasn't aggressive. If they ever was a game in which to let it all fly, consequences be damned, that was certainly the game. Yeah, that pissed me off too. He could've let Mitch be aggressive and if he was bad, go to Foles. I don't think anyone would have blamed him for it in that situation. But look at it like this, if the Bears do get a marked improvement at QB, and there is no significant uptick in offense....then in 2022, we get a new coach in here that can run an offense and hopefully, for the first time in franchise history, the Bears already come equipped with a franchise QB. Just get the QB worry about the rest later.

totally possible on the other hand, maybe he's learned his lesson If we're being as objective as possible about Pace, while he is agressive, it's not like he gives up high level assets for super dumb things. Like sure he gave up a lot for Mack, but that was a really big, cool, piece. And he's given up smaller pieces to move up for guys like Trubisky, Floyd, Jackson, and Montgomery, which has arguably added up over time, but it's not like classic late 90s Bears giving up a first for Mirer. If he goes and trades like 2 first rounders for Carson Wentz, I guess we'll say the other moves were warning signs, but I actually don't read him as a guy just wildly misreading the market. I agree with this 100%. Mack was his bold move because he thought he had his QB. I guess Robinson could be considered a big move, because he was the highest paid FA WR that year. But every move Pace has made has been with the frame of mind that Trubisky either was his QB or could be his long-term QB. Even down to the Brady and Bridgewater interest last offseason. The Bears probably could have gone a little more for either QB, but wanted to give Trubisky 1 more shot. I think this year, Pace is more desperate than he has ever been. As mediocre as this team is, they still have gone 28-20 with 2 playoff berths with bottom 1/3 QB play. So, I have no doubt Pace will give up as much as it takes to add an elite QB or elite QB prospect.

So this is nuts 25-1 in his last 26 games played. Sent from my SM-A115AZ using Tapatalk

Duce goes to the new Lions staff instead of the lame duck Bears staff.

Whoever is the road team in the Superbowl needs to wear all white uniforms. A hideous color combination against each other. They played earlier this year and it was ugly (not the game, the aesthetics). Can't have that on that national stage.

NFC Championships: Aaron Rodgers: 1 Drew Brees: 1 Tom Brady: 1 Rex Grossman: 1

I think he was really good at first. He was relatively young when he started in the booth. And he wasn't a meathead like most of the defensive guys who do color commentary. But I agree he's pretty terrible to me now.

I get this angle. I just think stopping them on a drive starting at the 8 is easier than stopping them on a drive starting at the 20-25. And consequently scoring after a punt from inside the opponents 10 is easier than scoring after a punt from the opponents 30-35. And now that I think about it, I think LaFleur made that call because it was before the 2-minute warning. But if that's the case, the squib kickoff is another bad decision because if the returner didn't give himself up, the Packers would have lost that in their favor if that was part of the decision making.

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I couldn't believe it. I thought it was an awful decision at first. But gaming it out, I don't think it's quite as crazy as it initially appeared. I think people are underrating 1) the 2 point conversion only being a 50/50 chance, 2) Tom Brady having the ball and timeouts only needing a FG to win the game and 3) OT only being a 50/50 chance if it gets there. It's obviously easier to convert a 4th and goal from the 8 than to 1) stop them and 2) drive with likely no timeouts to score a last second TD. Quite a bit easier. But is it easier enough to also have to essentially flip a coin 3 times and have them all come up heads? That's where I'm not sure and I would like to see a better description of the math. I looked up on numberfire, and GB's win probability went up over 3 percent when they successfully kicked the field goal. I mean, they almost literally have 0 chance to win in regulation because they were down 8. So, them being down less than a TD naturally increases their chances because there was 0 chance of a tie at that point. #2 is the only point I halfway buy (Brady w/ ball w/ timeouts). But when you're losing, you have to get there first. You absolutely make them try to run out the clock in the shadow of their goalline. It's not like they were at the 20. Not to mention, they could have gotten yards without a TD and made it even more tough for Tampa.

No onside kick attempt either (which was the right call). But I can't believe they kicked the FG. Worst case scenario, Tampa has to get a 1st down in 3 plays from their own 8. They probably don't throw on 1st down either with Brady from his own endzone. You have to force a 3 & out to stay alive either way. The choices were 1 play chance for a TD, stop 3 plays, get the ball back around your own 40 or no chance for TD, kickoff, stop 3 plays, get the ball back around your own 20. Rodgers should have run on 3rd down anyway to at least make it closer and a bigger no-brainer decision, though. Also, WTF Brady. Dude wins 6 Superbowls, after 20 years at a place that will never host a Superbowl. Leaves for 1 year and becomes the QB of the first team to ever host a Superbowl. Making history when there is barely any history left.

Stafford isn't being traded in the division. Sounds like Indianapolis and San Francisco battle. I'm personally rooting for the Niners as I think they are more likely to trade up (and have the ammo) to get a QB in this draft. Colts seem destined for a vet QB over drafted one, plus they pick after the Bears. Stafford to SF also likely means Jimmy G is cut instead of the Bears needing to trade for him, if they want to go in that (bad) direction. Sent from my SM-A115AZ using Tapatalk

This is good. Desai was my top choice as noted a few posts ago. Really like Staley too. Had been a RB coach for the Eagles then promoted to Assistant HC by Pederson. I'm assuming he's going to be the RB coach, but it's very possibly he has a bigger/better title. Wouldn't be surprised to see him as passing game coordinator too, replacing Ragone and London at the same time.

The Texans interview Jim Caldwell today for their head coaching position. Oh and also JOSH McCOWN! The McCown interview is interesting because he's never been a HC candidate before. He's also never been a coordinator at any level. He has been a QB coach at the high school level. Of course, the reason McCown has never been an NFL coordinator or position coach is because HE'S AN ACTIVE NFL PLAYER ON THE TEXANS ROSTER! He was their 3rd string QB this year, and they interviewed him for their head coaching job.

Nick Sirianni is the hire for the Eagles. I believe that leaves only Houston that needs a HC. Sounds like Bienemy in the lead there but they have to wait til KC is eliminated. But if you're scoring at home. Sirianni was Frank Reich's OC. Frank Reich was Doug Pederson's OC. Doug Pederson was fired and replaced by his former OC's OC. Definitely seems like this move was 100% about Wentz over Pederson and wanting someone new in charge of fixing Wentz.

So are guys abandoning the sinking ship w/ a lame duck coach/GM or does this show the Bears actually have/had good coaches that other teams covet?

Correct.