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Some good highlights of Edmunds. As others have pointed out, he plays well at the true MLB position (as Urlacher did) and has great coverage skills for the ‘over the middle’ receivers.

Or Nick Roach.

Meh, I guess we’ll see. Seems a lot like AQM. Who had a peak 6 sacks (but started a full season) the year before Chicago signed him for a very similar contract. I did read he had been working with a position coach this last year and attributes his success to that. That is encouraging.

I’m not sure what to think. He had a decent year with 7 sacks but seems to be blooming late (at 28) or maybe he peaked? Didn’t really wow anyone at the combine in 2017. https://www.mockdraftable.com/player/demarcus-walker?position=DL

One of our new MLBs.

Ouch:

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...and both went undrafted and both wear #57. Year one didn't prove much for Edwards with Eagles (4 GS with 30 combined tkls and 15 solo)...then in year 2: 2020: 12 GS/ 1 INT / 2 sacks / 70 comb tackles - 37 solo Whereas Sanborn did this his rookie year: 2022: 6 GS / 0 INT / 2 sacks / 64 combined tackles - 50 solo

And some pleasant news on Moore’s contract.

I like it. Puts the speculation of Fields to rest and gives him another weapon in Moore.

Bienemy to another OC gig? That doesn’t seem right. Why not HC somewhere?

Justin weighs in on who he’d choose if he were GM for a day.

I’m with AZ. Much ado about nothing. Fields has proven himself as a play-maker and a gritty leader. Enough that others in the league have taken notice. Your mini-scenario above is probably the most credible as I suspect the Bears will trade back enough they could get at least one more 1st round pick for next year. With that they could decide on whether they need to work towards a new QB or keep them for more building blocks.

Decent article below about Robert Quinn’s thoughts on leaving Chicago. Let’s say he wasn’t happy about it, at first. But shows class when speaking about his transition from the Bears to the Eagles. And, he voided out the last two years of his contract when he joined the Eagles making him an FA this next season. Someone (Adam?) noted that Robets does well every other year. According to my calculations he’s due for another strong year next year. Could use help in the edge rushing next season? ??‍♂️

I saw somewhere (social media?) someone comment on how excited they were to see what Poles and Cunningham come up with for the Bears this year. Considering each has some connection to both the current super bowl teams (Poles = KC and Cunningham = Eagles). Found this interesting picture on FB. Two different approaches to how they ‘got there’.

A former 6th round drafted player just officially retired (again) after 23 seasons, winning 7 Super Bowls and setting a ton of records. Where another player drafted dead last got his team to the NFC Championship game. And more locally, we found at least one diamond in the rough for MLB that otherwise was an UDFA.

Meanwhile Nathaniel Hacketts opening line for when he interviews for coaching jobs is that he knows Aaron Rodgers.

In other relatable news:

Forgive my ignorance but I assume the '#' column in the middle of the chart indicates how many players are under contract?

Speaking of Purdy. Turns out he has a torn UCL with an estimated 6 month return. Think Tommy John surgery like baseball pitchers get. Dude came back in for the second half and threw a few passes with that. Damn that had to hurt!!

I'm not sure "choke" is really fair. Yes he did flub up the call of the "not-catch" early in the game which led to a TD but the wheels really started coming off when Purdy got hurt then Johnson went out with a concussion later in the game. After all, he did manage to get the team to the NFC Championship on this THIRD STRING QB. And similar to the Cincy/KC game, the refs didn't do them many favors especially later in the game (Greenlaw's Peanut Punch penalty being one). And as far as Reddick goes, he's been making NFL level Tackles look bad all season let alone TEs.

I saw someone else mention Young has been injured behind a line like Alabama’s. And that should be considered for his long term health.

I would think long and hard as to why another team would be so willing to bargain their future (even 3-4 1sts) if they were sure Justin was the real deal. Don’t know many GMs that would fall into the reverse version of being “49-ered” like Pace did for Trubisky. I agree this a lot of strategy to throw people off the scent and we gotta have something to talk about I suppose.