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If they land Blackwell, will there be a reason to even try to go a after a "pure" PG? At this point, it looks like Vaaks is that person since the freshman look to be more combo guards. I'm just not sure how many minutes would be left between Vaaks, Andrej, Mirkovic, Davis, and the twins if they land Blackwell, but a pure PG might not even fit their system.
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Has there been any news on Ty Rodgers recently? I’m not sure we can expect anything from him at this point, but wondering how he fits if he can somehow get healthy.
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It's kind of crazy looking at the box score against UConn back in November and seeing that Wagler and Mirkovic (32) combined for nearly as many minutes as Lee and Petrovic (29). I think that was the last game Lee and Petrovic saw significant minutes. On the other hand, Reed and Mullins combined for 25 minutes that game, so they weren't at full strength either. This Illini team is just so much different now than four months ago.
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It's a weird thought, but I've been thinking about what this Illini team might have looked like pre-NIL when we used scholarship grids to predict future rosters. I know transfers would have still been likely (Skyy Clark), but I wonder how that theoretical lineup would have stacked up to the current roster. I think that would end up being something like Clark, Jayden Epps, Amani Hansberry, Gibbs-Lawhorn, and Morez Johnson added to Tomi, Wagler, and Mirkovic.
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It's not the most inspiring name, but I wonder if they'd look at Kalif Raymond for a WR4/5 spot. He's had some success with Ben before, but he is past 30.
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I’ve been comparing Hendrickson and Crosby with the thought that their salary would nearly net to zero with the loss of Dalman and DJ. Looking at option A and option B, I’m not sure option A makes the Bears a better team. A. Crosby with the loss of DJ, Dalman, and a first round (possibly two first round) picks. B. Hendrickson with the loss of DJ, Dalman, but with the picks. I hate it, but if I blink, I can see the DL being a strength if they can land Hendrickson and a solid DT in the draft. Booker would’ve been on pace for 7.5 sacks in 17 games, which is fine for a 3rd DE. Maybe Dayo will have a year 2 turnaround similar to Robert Quinn (we can only hope). I wonder if their backup is prioritizing a LB that is fast enough to cover the crossers that they had such as issue with last year.
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PASSAN BOMB: Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers
jb10194 replied to cl smooth's topic in General Baseball Talk
Will he be worth his $/WAR though? -
Mac Jones
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Wild Card Week: Bears vs Packers Saturday 7pm on Prime
jb10194 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
I agree - that throw has been completely overlooked. I can think of at least four passes within the past few weeks that you could probably argue as his best throw. I'd probably rank them as: 1. The 4th down throw to Odunze 2. 4th down Fadeaway TD to Walker 3. Game Winner TD to Moore 4. Montana-like TD to Moore against the Browns. -
I kind of wanted them to go for 2 when they scored to go down by 8 in the 4th, knowing that they would have to score a touchdown again. They had the momentum on offense, but chose to kick every time. This wasn't a team you wanted to give an extra chance to if you didn't have to. Spack has to be rethinking a lot of his decisions late in that game. Either way, what a Cinderella run. They'll probably never have the consistency of the Montana and Dakota schools, but it's been fun to see ISU pull off a few runs in the past decade or so.
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Week 14: Bears at Packers Sunday 3:25 on Fox
jb10194 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
Is Trapilo considered the starting LT moving forward? They're going up against Parsons - Garrett - Parsons the next three weeks. I imagine they'd look at attacking him or Benedet if he steps in, but it will be a good test to see if there's something there. Either way, it's looking like they have three legitimate tackle prospects under the age of 25. -
Week 12: Bears vs Steelers Sunday at noon on CBS
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People forget that Loveland is 2 years younger than Warren. When Warren was 21, he had 34 receptions for 422 yards in 13 games in college. Loveland will likely have better numbers than that this year, but in the NFL. -
I thought the numbers looked a bit off - I assumed hockey-reference would be updated by 2 pm. Either way, the same four are the top 4 currently.
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The current NHL points leaderboard is pretty cool: 1. MacKinnon (2013 1st overall pick) - 33 2. McDavid (2015 1st overall pick) - 30 2. Celebrini (2024 1st overall pick) - 30 4. Bedard (2023 1st overall pick) - 29
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Ben Johnson got to his 6th win on November 9th of his first year. Eberflus didn't get to his 6th win until November 9th of his second year.
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Wemby definitely looks smarter and stronger this year, which is scary if he can continue to transform his body like Giannis did. I didn't expect him to be such a good shooter - he's already an 80% free throw shooter and 35% three point shooter. It looks like he's learning how to get to the line consistently. He has moves that are literally un-guardable. I'm not sure how you game plan around that.
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Week 4: Bears vs Raiders Sunday at 3:25 on CBS
jb10194 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
This felt like a Lovie-smith era game to me. Offense did just enough to win the game, but key plays from the defense and special teams were the difference. Caleb looked better than his stat line looked. Kmet had a terrible game. Swift had at least one drop that hit him right in the hands. The pick was an amazing defensive play (although it looked like it might have been picked off even if Crosby didn't get a hand on it). I was surprised to see that Caleb is on pace to be sacked significantly less this year since the line has not looked good. This is probably more of a reflection of the new offense and Caleb getting the ball out quicker. On pace for 30 sacks and 216 sack yards vs. 68 and 466 last year. Still not great, but at least that's trending in the right direction. I'm not sure that I like the timing of the bye, but at least it gives them some time to figure out the O-Line and get the defense a bit healthier. -
The thought of improbable seasons made me think - does anyone remember Carlos Silva's 2010 season? He was pretty much the worst starting pitcher in baseball before he somehow put together a solid season with the Cubs. His end of year numbers didn't end up looking that great, but he had a sub 3 ERA after 16 starts before imploding a bit towards the end.
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Week 3: Bears vs Cowboys Sunday at 3:25 on FOX
jb10194 replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
A lot of stats being thrown out, but in a larger sample size (last 10 games), Caleb has thrown for 2,240 yards, 18 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions, along with 280 rushing yards and another TD. After today is over, he will have thrown three picks in the last calendar year. Obviously some of that is luck and there is a lot to be desired in terms of overall accuracy, but this unfortunately has to be one of the best 10 game stretches of QB play the Bears have had in a while. -
I believe Buzelis measured in at 6'9" 197 at the Combine a year ago. They have different playstyles, but similar picks in the sense that they both played and had some success in a professional league.
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Fair point, there are definitely flaws there. I did take a glance at that group during that span. and saw 2 inherited scores out of 26 inherited runners. I did notice that inherited runners do not include runners on 2nd in extras, so there's a few more runs given up there.
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Here's some stats since 5/7 (the day after Pressly imploded) - a combined 4 ER in the last 90 1/3 for these 6. Palencia 1.65 ERA 16.1 IP Keller 0.48 ERA 18.2 IP Pressly 0.00 ERA 15 IP Thielbar 0.00 ERA 13 IP Flexen 0.00 ERA 14.1 IP Pomeranz 0.00 ERA 13.0 IP
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He's also playing some CF now, and from the brief sample size, it looks like he's been pretty good at at.
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The Baez trade was an obvious decision at the time, but I can’t believe the player they got for him is as fun and exciting as he was. A 30-30 season is a real possibility.
