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  1. 22 minutes ago, chw42 said:

    Would have liked them to take Edge with Isaac on the board there, but Amegadjie is a nice prospect that will need some time to develop. I also think Poles knows what he's doing when it comes to o-linemen in the draft. Braxton Jones bought him some trust there. 

    I don’t think it was a major need but I like his potential upside and I have no issue investing in the trenches. I suspect next year will be a defensive focused draft plus maybe some interior linemen. 

  2. 40 minutes ago, bmags said:

    I am completely against trading down a full round. I think bears fans have had a tendency the last few years especially to overrate the center prospects. JMS was a god last year and he was atrocious for the giants despite being like 30.

    Anyway, I'd go for interior oline, dline, safety in 3rd, and probably whatever is available in fourth. Wouldn't be shocked if they still go Running back thou

     

    I agree - the only way I would dangle our 2nd rounder next year is a pretty creative deal where we are moving down in the 3rd this year but getting up to top-end but it would have to be to get a player Bears think values at say 15-20 overall. I don't think there is a fit like that - Newton might be the exception but if he has med red flag, that makes the deal not that interesting.

    Cooper DeJean would be interesting cause I think he will be a high end safety but I don't think his grade fits Bears needs where this makes sense.  Now if Bears didn't draft a wideout and instead went down and took a different position - than I could see a crop of this current grew being worth a similar move.

    But there are a few centers that are intriguing and I think one is there in 3rd round if that is the way the Bears want to go.  

  3. 44 minutes ago, Tony said:

    I simply don’t understand that for the Bills at all. 
     

    ““Hey division rival we are always chasing who is the only team in the league with a better QB, move up to take a WR, even though we need to fill that spot more than any other position on the field”

    I’m presuming they look at draft board and like a bunch of the guys and are just moving down and than will end up taking a few. 

  4. 2 hours ago, WhiteSox2023 said:

    I’m more surprised by the team that took Penix moreso than where he was taken.  The Falcons pounced on him, even after locking up Cousins long-term?

    Exactly - if Falcons were taking a qb to sit behind Cousins I would have figured they would go JJ and let him sit. He could sit 3 years and be younger than Penix now. I do think Penix is going to be 3rd best qb in draft behind Caleb and JJ. 

  5. 1 hour ago, Tony said:

    It seems pretty clear the Bears were locked in on Arlington Heights, but Kevin Warren had no interest in moving the team to the burbs, and wants to stay in the city. He did the exact same thing in Minnesota, and clearly doing the same here. 

    I was looking forward to them moving to the burbs, the city is such a pain in the ass and I can't imagine it will be that much better with the new stadium, but whatever. Just build a winner. 

    For me - I think they should always be in Chicago - but easy as an outsider to say that.  It makes the fact that I'll fly in every other year for a game way more enjoyable cause I can stay in the city and have a great experience with the family while catching the game. 

  6. 3 hours ago, The Beast said:

    He may have, but this would only be a tentative agreement. I would have to go back to the Sox stadium thread for the financials, but what we know is they still owe on Soldier Field, Pritzker is not warming on the idea to financing anything but infrastructure to the new stadium and they were using an existing tax to try and get funding for the new stadium. The Bears and Sox both were supposed to provide proposals for public funding so how would this agreement with the city impact the Sox? Lots of questions remain unanswered…and nothing is set in stone until the ink dries and construction begins.

     

    Have teams forfeited picks to other teams or have they just forfeited picks and foregone their draft position? The latter is what I was thinking.

    I don't recall anyone else inheriting the picks. I think of Bounty Gate, I feel like Miami had something (maybe it was related to the owner & Tom Brad - but I don't recall off top of my head), and than I presume the Patriots lost some form of draft pick related to the video stuff way back when (I don't recall if deflate gate cost anything).

    I still would be shocked if they lost a FRP - I would suspect a 2nd rounder would be highest they go with the Falcons - unless league wants to really SEND a message. While Vikings were clearly penalized by the tampering - to rewards Vikings is odd as reality is other teams were also penalized (say any other team that wanted Cousin's was penalized as were teams looking to trade QB's)...so I think that is where it becomes a slipper slope and I presume the penalty will be a forfeit vs. a receipt of a pick. 

    Note: Unless league wanted to give like an extra compensation pick or something along those lines.  I also can't imagine the penalty comes down fast enough that the team loses a pick literally a day before the draft. 

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  7. 22 hours ago, Rusty said:

    We knew last season that he was in over his head.  It’s been reported that Jerry has told insiders that he knew by mid-summer that Pedro had put in a fireable effort.  Pedro is on a 3 year deal.  He will be here through the entire season and likely start next season.  Jerry isn’t going to pay two people to manage a team that’s going to lose 100 games regardless.

    Barring a miraculous turn around he won’t make it past this year and my guess is gets axed around trade deadline. 

  8. The Bears were also negatively impacted by the tampering - as if the tampering led Cousin's to go through with his opt out and ultimately sign in Atlanta that ripple effect definitely impacted Field(s) ultimate trade value.  Not saying difference between 2nd and what they got - but no denying Falcons being in the market for a QB would have helped Bears significantly in their efforts to move Justin.  

  9. As much as I don't like thei dea of Minny picking up the pick - the concept makes sense. Still a FRP would be a pretty massive fine so it all depends on how strong of an example the NFL wants to set.  I would imagine if they go this approach its more a 2nd rounder vs. a 1st rounder.  

    But that would be huge for Minny.  Huge. They would be positioned to move up or just take the last of the QB's there and continue putting quality assets around them.  

  10. On 4/20/2024 at 6:08 AM, Harold's Leg Lift said:

    It's becoming almost impossible for me to believe any of these college hitters but homering in 9 straight games is pretty damn impressive.

     

    I think of the inverse - it makes Smith, who is my pick for Sox to draft, look even more impressive.  

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  11. This has been an extremely fun half. I will say as much as I have ripped the Bulls - White and Ayo taking steps forward is actually really nice - especially knowing both are signed to bargain deals. 
     

    And Coby White is fun to watch. He has really developed into a good NBA player. 

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  12. I’ll take some time to write it up or find what was previously written up next week once I get past some key work deadlines - as there is some cool history for those not aware. 
     

    But site was founded by me and Molto - ran by a great team of admins (some have retired over the years) - and was a spinoff of SoxNet which was a news site that Molto and I ran before blogs were ever a thing.
     

    Soxtalk up after a bad deal where we joined a broader sports network and ultimately disagreed with network we joined and Soxtalk was a creative way out and it’s why this site will always and forever be independent and free. 
     

    We have been around since 2000 in some way shape or form. 

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  13. 28 minutes ago, Middle Buffalo said:

    Watching “Manhunt” on Apple. It’s about JWB killing Lincoln and the hunt for him after he ran from thw theater. Really good-except Patton Oswalt is seemingly plopped into the 1860s from modern day. He doesn’t even try to seem like he’s from that period.

    That is next on my list while I have free Apple TV. Been watching slow horses - love it. 

  14. 2 hours ago, southsider2k5 said:

    I think if we learned anything about Getz so far is that he isn't willing to let things happen.  He seems very panicky.  

    I don't know how we can jump to that conclusion - he literally waited and entire off-season. I also don't think it is smart to wait on trading pitching.  The risk of a catastrophe injury is massive - so if you can get a reasonable offer, especially when you know you need to make a move - you need to do it.  He played a game of chicken and eventually I think got a better offer than what was on the table - maybe not as good as some want, but I don't think his actions this off-season implied anything panicky.  

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