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    Getting ready to refresh my Twitter feed every 30 seconds
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    I've been wondering that myself. I always thought DJ Moore was more of a slot guy, but he's played more outside than both Claypool and Mooney (percentage wise) in their careers. So, the Bears still kinda need a slot guy, unless they throw Mooney there the majority of the time. It may be a wait and see approach to see who they can get in the draft, but I don't imagine Claypool has more value than a 4th and 6th or something like that. Maybe a 3rd if a team gets desperate from missing out in both free agency and the draft. IDK who else was interested last year besides the Packers, and I don't think that trade's gonna happen. Ironically enough, the team that may have the biggest need and in the worst position in FA and the draft to add a WR is now Carolina. I think I'd like to see Getsy test the logical. Constraints of moving guys around between X, Z and slot. Just do different things with each guy depending in their strengths.
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    Jones, I hope that is the case. Brown is interesting. Everything Poles and Flus have said is they want fast, big, and athletic players for their team, and Brown is probably the least athletic player in the NFL. He's certainly still a very good player, but to pay him top of his position pay and then put him in a scheme that wants their OL to move get to the outside or the 2nd level, seems like a change in everything they've told us. Yep, I won't complain about Brown or be shocked. But always had that feeling the Poles connection was just a lazy one that didn't necessarily fit what we know. But it's a good sign to sometimes recognize that talent trumps scheme and vision. Getsy would have to adapt to his best players which every good coach should be expected to do.
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    Wouldn't be surprised at either. The possible L/R choice between Brown and Jones is slightly interesting, though it you're going off traditional measures, Jones makes more sense as a RT for sure. But always some risk moving a guy
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    I mean, yea, further down you go, the more variability there is. Good thing is the FA plan is pretty simple. 5-6 OL and DL including two studs hopefully. Perhaps some median level FA at LB or CB. Figure out RB maybe (Montgomery or tier 3 guy who covers Herbert's holes). Then they can do whatever they want at 9 and should feel zero pressure. Having 3 pro quality WR including a borderline #1, and ESB in an appropriate 4 or 5 WR role is huge.
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    Just taking those rankings into account, am I crazy to like Jones? Well rounded and young. How much should we buy into McGary's career year as something he should carry forward? Re: Jones his numbers really fall off in true pass set. The tape watchers and even casual fans will all say the bull rush is a real problem. But he was a guy most expected to totally redshirt as a rookie, so he beat expectations already. There's reason for optimism for sure. I'd like them to attack RT hard, but I wouldn't turn down a BPA LT at 9, and boot him to swing or even try him inside.
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    So McGlinchey has a lower pass blocking grade than reiff or borom. No idea if it's true or not because PFF grades, but it's not out of pocket crazy Overall pretty close grades, but slightly better efficiency and less of a drop off in true pass sets (a common theme accross the board for the Bears). McGlinchey in his career also has much higher end overall grades (prior years) and Reiff probably won't find the fountain of youth. Anyways I think the initial claim was he'd make pass bock worse, off I guess fan scouting reports. I think the more pro scouting opinion is definitely that he is a much better run blocker and struggled with area of pass pro. Brown or Taylor really are the only guys who are known more as pass pro guys. And PFF gave Taylor the most negatively graded run plays in the league. And Brown... Opinions vary greatly on him as to whether he is really worthy of a likely best in the game OT contract.
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    Some deeper PFF metrics. Grain of salt, always. For some guys (Brown) they are very consistent year over year. Other guys (McGary) are coming off career years. This is only 2022 Grades Name - PFF Overall Grade - PFF Run Block Grade - PFF Pass Block Grade - PFF Pass Block Efficency (basically sacks/hurries/pressures/hits over snaps) - PFF True Pass Set Efficiency (same as other except only True Pass sets - Age - RAS Score (no Brown's isn't a typo) Player OVR RBLK PBLK PB EFF TPS EFF AGE RAS McGlinchey 71.5 73.3 65.5 96.9 94.7 28.5 n/a McGary 86.6 91.6 66.9 97.4 94.7 28.0 9.77 Taylor 58.7 76.4 39.7 98.4 96.9 25.2 n/a Brown 75.8 69.1 77.2 96.5 94.5 26.8 0.70 Jones 75.4 79.4 70.5 95.4 90.5 23.9 8.42 Reiff 64.3 59.1 67.0 96.1 92.9 34.2 5.60 Borom 64.7 62.1 69.9 96.2 93.0 23.9 7.33 I was also curious, even though he hasn't gotten OT snaps - to Run Jenkins RAS score as a OT. 9.71. I'm still not convinced he couldn't have made it a OT. Compares very favorably to McGary athletically
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    I mean, if you're going to cite PFF grades, they have a *very* low opinion of his pass-blocking. 80s run blocking, 60s pass blocking, 71 overall in 2022. Personally, I think PFF grades are RNGs that don't matter, but as people like to say, "you do you" i don't have a PFF membership, so I have to trust you on the 60s pass blocking. but I will say that at least it's not Larry Borom bad, his overall was in the 60's. McGlinchy would be an upgrade and likely cheaper than Brown. I think either tackle you would want to couple with a draft pick, likey in the 2nd rd I'll pull up some more detailed metrics later from PFF.
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    Holy forking shirtballs that's a haul
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    Unless they find out he was smoking marijuana while participating in the race that killed people, he’ll be fine. Seriously all he needs to do is get the case settled. Even if he pleas to the current charges and pays whatever fine and maybe probation (but no jail time), his value will be very close to where it was before.
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    Depending how lean you wanted to go I believe it would have just been a 4th, not a 3rd, and not multiple ones. He clearly has a draft focus on accumulating extra picks - equivalent to what comp picks would be. I'm not concerned that he didn't get comp picks Y1. It's an all encompassing approach. Thought for sure it was gonna be a 3rd, but even so, this was the year to do it. We should have stayed away from all FA linked to compensation. Sent from my motorola one 5G UW using Tapatalk Pretty clear to me that the valued guys who would help build the culture. Ymmv on that obviously, but to the extent FA bring a specific value you're looking for, comp status just can't weigh it. It's more a marginal thing. If Poles isnt playing comp picks by 2025 I'll be more concerned, but even despite that he's very likely to string together 30 picks through first 3 drafts. The vision/mission is there.
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    Depending how lean you wanted to go I believe it would have just been a 4th, not a 3rd, and not multiple ones. He clearly has a draft focus on accumulating extra picks - equivalent to what comp picks would be. I'm not concerned that he didn't get comp picks Y1. It's an all encompassing approach.
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    Huh? I think he meant Pace, and specifically Pace not attacking the loopholes until just before they were closed. It's like when the Cubs finally figured out that you can draft committed high school kids in the mid rounds and give them ridiculous sums of money to forego college one year before the MLB said 'screw that' and changed the rules. At least it caught Theo's attention Oh. Well the loopholes were helpful, but not like totally dummy proof. Baltimore still needed to work on a draft surplus over long time to help create that self sustained cycle. We're talking they were doing this YEARS before Pace ever set foot in Chicago. Pace did finally get his first big comp class about 5 years in - which, he wasn't left with a lot of good comp assets. But traded away his best comp pick for Foles (lol) Poles could have swung a comp strategy last year. But I don't think it's like a huge deal. And it won't happen this year. Probably not in 2024 either. By 2025 we might see that cycle play out if Poles is thoughtful on it. In the near term there are other ways to build surplus picks in mid to late rounds besides comp picks. And early indications are that Poles will be keen to those.
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    Huh?
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    The 3rd rounders for 49ers are all for minority candidates being hired I think. So get Alan Williams and Ian Cunningham HC/GM jobs (after next year). The other comp picks are basically just by losing more good players than signing good players in FA. Though details are a bit more complicated than that. There used to be a few easily exploited loopholes, but those are basically closed. Sooo draft well (such you can't keep all your second contract guys) and have diverse hiring/promotion practices. Bears were the last to exploit that loophole by cutting Mike Davis in 2019 before what used to be the deadline for him to be considered having a full season. Davis went on to be useful for another team and has had a couple decent years since. That was one loophole. The one the Ravens just abused for years was the option loophole. Nearly every contract they gave out had team options in years 3-5. So rather than cut guys, they declined an option and kept the comp value. Now guys have to see through the full max term of the contract. The Bears actually tried this loophole for the first time with the Bobby Massie contract and right after they signed the deal, the league closed that loophole lol.
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    The 3rd rounders for 49ers are all for minority candidates being hired I think. So get Alan Williams and Ian Cunningham HC/GM jobs (after next year). The other comp picks are basically just by losing more good players than signing good players in FA. Though details are a bit more complicated than that. There used to be a few easily exploited loopholes, but those are basically closed. Sooo draft well (such you can't keep all your second contract guys) and have diverse hiring/promotion practices.
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    Very little I'd imagine. I don't know that any teams looking to trade up are distracted by vet QB options right now. Maybe Las Vegas is the one I could see going either way.
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    Yeah, I read that too. Any guesses who the 7 are? Assuming none are QBs, I'd think: Will Anderson, Devon Witherspoon, Tyree Wilson, Myles Murphy, Christian Gonzalez, Peter Skoronski, and depending on how they feel about the recent off-field stuff, Jalen Carter. I know they met with Bijan Robinson too, and he's as good of a talent as there is in this draft, but IDK if they'd consider him #1 overall. Now this article treating it like it's 7 total, presumably counting QBs. Which I guess is how a team should do the grading. So maybe 7 is his floor https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl-insider-says-bears-comfort-205726794.html?src=rss
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    The contract of an injured player taking up cap space isn't what owners are worried about.
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    There's probably offers in the 2 to 4 range that I could come up with that wouldn't have the next year FRP, but I'd take over dropping to 9. On the other hand, I think I read somewhere that Poles had 7 guys he liked at 1. Assuming that was 7 non QBs, then he should gladly drop to 9 and still get one of his top tier guys.
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    Best available in what way? The only option with a 2024 FRP?
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    JSN baby.
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    MEH TBH all the options sort of blur together me but that's one I see toward the top of people's lists, and figure with Poles' KC connection and the vast resources we have its noteworthy. PFF grades in KC were good, not great and he was a lot better in Baltimore. At the very least it gives the Bears another option to play with. He'd certainly be a solid upgrade at RT even if he isn't everyone's choice. Based on the little bit we know from Poles quotes and his OL targets last year, he probably isn't Poles ideal OL type. That and some of the way Poles has talked about draft capital, wouldn't surprise me if he wasn't pounding the table for Brown in KC. That said he's obviously good and would raise the floor a ton. But for how much the investment will actually be you could probably spread around the love a lot more with two holes and get most of or all of what Brown provides.
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    MEH
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