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  1. WrigleyField 22
    Anyways, most logical explanation is tank, which, okay. A little late, but we'll see how much ground they can cover in 3 months. Rumors that Ayo and Coby will both be traded. Active in trade market.
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    I think in the current lineup he might be playing PF
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    I dont follow the NBA enough to understand what Bulls are doing here. Gotta figure Coby is moved though?
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    Colston is getting that Proctor Gamble paper https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUQ4ZP6iUYL/?igsh=NHpreHRkN2djMW1p
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    I don't know, but I like the wording on that bet. Hypothetically if a guy gets trade before the deadline and then plays a game before the deadline and blows out his knee and doesn't play again this season does the bet hit or not?
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    Well aKshUalLy he has to be there two years. But it is hilarious that people think Atlanta unlocked this crazy loophole when this is exactly what could happen to them. And if he is good, two third rounders will be a tiny compensation. And in case anyone thinks the workaround is a later promotion, no they also can't elevate him in the future to the protected "Primary" Exec without running a full search that includes at least 2 external minority candidates.
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    After seeing past Bulls trades why would anyone offer up a strong offer to AK. Only chance is it devolves into a legit bidding war late.
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    And sounds like the rumor mill out of Minny is fully out that JJ was a Kwesi versus KOC disagreement. Seen some rumors KOC only wanted to trade up for Maye as well. So hypothetically KOC was interested in the 2 QBs playing in the SB and Kwesi, JJ. JJ is still my "hometown" rooting interest so I look forward to seeing him traded, hopefully to AFC, and can root for a career revitalization 😂
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    I'm like 80% sure Poles orchestrated 90% of that search anyways lol. Him and Ben dgaf about the brain drain, including picks.
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    Who knows. Kwesi came from a pretty non traditional role compared to most GMs. Probably gave him little room for error. That said, Vikes seem to have a habit of conflict at the coach-GM role. I'm actually a little bit of a fan of healthy internal conflict, but probably not to that degree. Reminder too that Poles turned down Vikes overtures to focus on Bears opportunity in 2022. He must have seen the reality of the respective ownership groups.
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    Poles seems to think the cap is real, so probably not. Could you? Yes.
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    Approximate feeling of watching the DJ Moore TD catch against Browns from EZ seats: Ball was in the air for 20 seconds and the opening verse of 'Like a Prayer' audibly played in my head. Clouds opening and rays of sun shot down from sky as Moore came down with a TD catch. (was a bit hammered and high)
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    Obviously lower stakes but I was right in the EZ on the same side in the Browns game when threw that dime to DJ Moore "right in front of me" too. Just an instance vantage point to watch it from. Anyways I'd take the longer playoff run. I'm not letting cheese heads live rent free. Longer PO run is better. But that was my favor tire Bears game I ever watched. A rolled coaster! But the best.
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    So Indiana's stadium authority bill passed their senate. Still needs to pass house and be signed which I'm sure is inevitable. It doesn't do much other than create the authority and lay out what they can do. Does provide that the bonds be paid with payments from the lessee which may be paid via local excise and sales tax, but nothing about how much or which ones. So basically extremely far from any kind of material economic framework. Anyways Braun threw out a tweet and Twitter is supposedly the rw social media app and the comments and RT must be like 10:1 against this bill lol.
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    There were rumors of Poles making a legit push on Barkley when he was a FA too. So seems like Poles would definitely be behind putting a premium on the position too
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    I bet Etienne will be more expensive on an average annual basis. And a bunch of new guarantees where as you could just see out Swift on his current deal. After seeing Ben Cook with Gibbs in Detroit, I'm open to them treating RB as a real investment position, but I'm a bit skeptical of Etienne being that.
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    If they brought him back to try and woo Rodgers back it's dumb. If they're gonna try and develop a QB and some WRs, I think McCarthy probably can do that and then dump him later to upgrade.
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    Interesting. I beleive Sirianni has indicated this will be a coordinator job that has full coordinator responsibilities, but as an O coach himself there's always some question as to if the role is a bona fide coordinator role and thus whether it is blockable or not. Edit - though Ben has all but said he's welcoming his guys getting interviews so I don't think he'd necessarily block anyways.
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    Probably a bit. Again for 0.74-1.2% of cap, I'll trust Ben
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    Keenum was 0.8% of the cap last year. And any serious team should be outspending the cap, so call it like 0.74% of their target cash outlay. Do you need to bring him back? No. But one of the reasons teams have prioritized these vet QB "player-coaches" is it allows them to get around offseason coaching restrictions. If Ben think that's worth a fraction of a percent of the total player cash outlay I trust it. Even if you kept him through camp and waste another 900k bonus on him for just offseason.
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    Brisker and Wright leaving gives a pretty good chance of recouping a 4th comp pick in 2027 I'd think. If they are thinking trade route as their big defense addition, may get back into the comp pick game. Now I think the comp pick thing often gets overrated by fans, but guessing how Poles will attack FA (not agressive) it'd be nice to see a guy like Wright pay off that way. You want to see these type of one year success stories pay off like that. They were originally projected a 7th round comp pick in 26, but per the latest projection from Over The Cap, the Tryon-Shoyinka waiver claim apparently offset that which seems like a very niche and bizarre technicality of the CFA rule. But a scenario can't ever remember actually impacting a team. So will be interesting if that gets confirmed as the case.
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    Owens also has been front and center for like every good better best video. He's Ben's number one cheerleader. He's a minimum guy anyways, bring him back 🤣
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    All logical reasoning would be let Byard walk and resign Brisker. But damn if I don't feel the opposite.
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    The only way you can is that you're prepared to go full Howie Roseman. Regularly and consistently using max voids, restructures, and option bonuses. He's been a big softie at times because cap leverage has allowed him to do that. But it's a broad commitment, not a one year thing. And even then you'll run up to your limits eventually.
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    Needs 1. Safety. It's not the most important position compared to others, but it literally has no returning guys under contract 2. DT. This is a bigger need than edge IMO. Hopefully the draft lines up to address it early as I think there are some better EDGE FA or trade options 3. LT. Trapillo injury bumped this up, but it's still close with next two 4. EDGE. It's odd for it to be this low, but I think if you really address the above needs it could be addressed with good depth. That said, the most realistic move might be a big trade here and flow the D improvements downstream of pass rush. But Sweat/Booker are a better starting point than rest of D. 5. LB. Edwards is probably done. Of course he has 10M guaranteed due to the head scratching extension, but for a guy already slowing down, he's either totally or functionally done. They have options on Edmunds. Hell be overpaid, but they could keep him ans pair him with a resigned Jackson on the cheap and/or some young guys. If they do cut Edmunds this goes above EDGE in need. The cap situation is fine as long as Poles understands it. Hopefully Ben explains it to him, I don't know.
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