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Thanks, I know a guy who is defending Nagy by saying this decision was taken out of his hands. I do not believe it matters, we'd see the same results from any QB in Nagy' system - lack of preparation, not putting your players in a position to succeed, calling for snaps on things that aren't there, etc. - that's all on him. Yep. I'm willing to admit we know a lot less about predicting future success than we think, and that these evaluations are complex with many moving parts. But it's hard to figure out an area that Nagy's offense is supposed to hang its hat on when making the case. Who's the one player or concept developed. Is it supposed to be the run game thus year? That's like the first consistently strong offensive output we've seen anywhere in 4 years.
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The 2014 incident was not John Doe, but "Black Ace 1".
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Jesus christ there are way too many identifying details.
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It's not a detail I've sought out, but AFAIK the identify of John Doe was never leaked. Speculation though that details are in the public report that aren't redacted and will reveal who it is? That's really unfortunate
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Yea there's no good possible response from Stan. Better to just stay quiet.
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Kind of weak. I think the part where he notes Bowman cooperated with the investigation while others did not was fairly interesting. I don't have a problem pointing out that you think he would have done the right thing in other circumstances. I mean at least they're having him take some ownership for the mistakes. I guess in an alternate universe something like that is used as an excuse for not having consequences, which is why it comes off poorly.
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I don't think pressure rate is a perfect stat, but this was still an interesting few charts:
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Kind of weak.
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Well pleasantly surprised. I'm sure USA Hockey will follow suit as well (which they should have done first, especially considering there are minors in that development program). Hopefully it's sincere change and it's just not a fall guy (totally without regard to any hockey implication).
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I think Stan will be gone You really think so?
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I'm not holding my breath for anyhting actually that impactful.
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Jenkins in a few weeks? Dude hasn't even had one OTA practice, much less training camp or regular season practices/games. I'm sure he's learned the offensive system and worked closely on the stuff he can work on but can he really just be thrown into the lineup with little practice? That would just be back to practice presumably. I'm sure hell get 2-3 weeks as active roster/inactive gameday before they even think of starting him.
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Whoever it is on the right side let's make sure to support them. I badly want for Borom to run away with a starting spot by year end, but I'm expecting a learning curve.
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Sometimes I forget Im supposed to be here for the Cubs. What was the failed successor to NSBB? Windy city sports or something?
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Well it may be the case they weren't going to, but those are also all terrible reasons. If that type of stuff is how they justify stuff, lord help us.
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I wanted to stay put and hope for Samuel Cosmi. Last I looked he was the highest rated rookie OL in football per PFF. I loved Jenkins as a prospect, but I felt the Bears needed more of a guy who could play LT instead of a RT. I loved the player, hated the trade up even at the time. Ironically though, Jenkins was going to be handed the LT position in Chicago and Cosmi is at RT for WFT. Cosmi also went 1 pick before the Bears original pick to Washington. If the Bears had stayed put and the draft still unfolded the way it did (Bears started a run of 6 OTs in 15 picks), I would have LOVED Terrace Marshall in the 2nd and Spencer Brown in the 3rd. If Cosmi's not still the top rookie OT, then I'm pretty sure it's Brown who's been pretty good for Buffalo so far. Would have been a killer draft and still possible to get Borom, Herbert, and Tonga. I don't care about the side thing in Jenkins but in hindsight got too caught up bein excited about a guy I liked as a possible pick at 20. Seemed like a steal, but yea there were multiple options, either at Tackle or elsewhere (I know you glossed over the Humphrey suggestion, but Mustipher probably is the weakest part of this line)
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Okay I get that part. But don't go like what? The idea they shouldn't have gone after Fields in that spot becaus the line wasn't built out? (Dumb, and they still went amd at least tried to add two pieces anyways). The idea they shouldn't have spent money because of the cap? Dumb and wrong. i'm not agreeing with him, i think he's just saying the bears shouldn't keep bringing promising QBs into bad situations and expect it to ever be different There ain't nothing wrong with bringing in the right QB and fixing things around him along the way.
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I have no idea what that means. don't go like that Okay I get that part. But don't go like what? The idea they shouldn't have gone after Fields in that spot becaus the line wasn't built out? (Dumb, and they still went and at least tried to add two pieces anyways). The idea they shouldn't have spent money because of the cap? Dumb and wrong.
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Yea. It's still a bad take too. Doctor it hurts when I go like this I have no idea what that means.
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If there one big mistake from last offseason it was the trade up for Jenkins. And I admit I loved it at the time. Could have stayed put and took Creed Humphrey, another guy I liked and still had a third. Which I guess they may have used on Borom? Or for another support piece for Fields and the O.
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Yea. It's still a bad take too.
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I think theres still a few things missing from those stats. 1. It would be interesting to see % of quick throws regardless of pressure. If you dink and dunk you can get lots of quick hits that lower TTT since you get it out before the D pressures. Whether because of play design/scheme or receiver ability, that isn't on the line. 2. While Fields % of relative sacks that are "totally on him" per PFF might be low relative to total sacks, it's still high relative to total pass attempts. And it doesn't mean the other 17 sacks are totally on the line, but perhaps shared. That one tweet going out with no rate basis is leading to some bad takes IMO. Not trying to defend the line. Obviously they've done a good enough job in the run game. It's not a good pass D. Whether they're worst in the league or not, I'm a bit more skeptical. Certainly not good enough, but I think the receivers and coaching are at least as important for this offseason. I already can see the OL boner type fans getting going. Just as an antectdoal case study though, let's not ignore what J'Mar Chase, instead of Sewell, is doing for Burrow.
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My God. I think some of this debate is being treated like it is mutually exclusive. Fields does hold into the ball a bit long and should improve. His line is letting up a high rate of quick pressures which forces sacks/TOs. Part of that is Fields isn't fast enough to bail out of the bad situations. To that last point, it's also very likely his receivers aren't giving him outlets or good primary routes. Theres a lot of true things at once. Some people are acting incredulous at any suggestion Fields holds the ball too long. But thst shouldn't be a controversial opinion to hold.
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Orton belongs on every QB legend list. The perfect legend to ground the rest of the list and add perspective.
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I think the Bears are trying the quick passing game. The problem is the extent of their quick passing game is to have all the WRs run 5 yards, turn and stop. Stop routes don't work to Fields' strengths as he doesn't anticipate throws well. He's not a guy that's going to have the ball out before a WR comes out of his break. He's a "see it open, throw it" type of QB (Cutler was too FWIW). So, the coaching staff is doing him no favors. Also, the Bears haven't executed or maybe even attempted a screen pass since the long Cohen TD in 2018. Isn't that supposedly the best way to slow down a pass rush? I think they attempted one screen to Herbert against the Pack that he dropped.
