BearFan2000

While I would have been happy to see Rodgers go away in 2021, the deal basically sets the stage for him to leave next offseason. He will likely have some say in where he goes or if he decides to stay in GB beyond 2021. Basically the deal the struck will give him control of where he plays in 2022 and beyond. It only makes sense that Adams is now reconsidering signing long term with GB if it means he'd be there without Rodgers. He knows that would have a negative impact on his game, and overall effect on the Packers going into re-build mode. If Rodgers does leave I bet Adams will either want to go with him or to a contender. This year could effectively be the Packers "Last Dance" season. Next offseason could be fascinating to watch who all jumps ship when Rodgers leaves town.

I wouldn't worry about Moony yet he's only entering his second season. With the added cap, and like Adam said we have dead money coming off the cap, and freeing up more space by making some cuts, and possibly other minor restructure. Now would be the time to make one last push to get Arob on a new contract to ensure he stays beyond 2021, perhaps address Roquan next year if there's not enough room to do him and Arob. With Fields on the rookie deal for 4-5 years (assuming we extend him before he gets to the 5th year option). We have time to build around him on offense. Would love to see Robinson locked in and I'm sure having the opportunity to play with a QB like Fields has to be far more intriguing than the direction of our QB room prior to the draft.

My Dad and I went to the Monday nighter in 2014 where they retired Ditka's number and his coaches sweater lol. That was the coldest football game I'd ever been to. We were three rows from the top. The stands were practically empty till close to kickoff as most people were in the only heated area of the stadium. The restrooms. By the time we got to our seats we were getting pretty numb. We took the South Shore from either Carrol Ave or Michigan City. The way I look at it is it's smart to consider your options and explore them. A bid doesn't = a purchase agreement or final purchase. If they win the bid and do purchase the land, then they still have options, if the want to at some point move to Arlington then that's on the table, if the later decide they'd rather stay at Soldier Field then they could turn around and put the property up for sale themselves. Flexibility is always a good thing. I'm sure if they did move they'd strongly consider building a stadium that could host a SB, and perhaps that's part of the reasoning in making a bid. As I'm not from Chicago I can't really comment on which is better for the fans, though the vibe I'm getting is Arlington could be a better gameday experience. While part of me (the nostalgic side) thinks no they should always be at Soldier Field for the tradition and so on but if the game day experience is better, stadium is easier to get to, better parking, etc. I can get past the nostalgia of Soldier Field. Us Chicago fans love our nostalgia. Wrigley, the old Madhouse on Madison (prior to the united center), and so on. These buildings become part of the team in a way, but sometimes change is good. Who's to say if they move to Arlington the new stadium can't have some features that will feel familiar. Either way it'd always be the Chicago Bears.

Good to hear, hope it plays out that way on the field. If the D can get back to where they were under Fangio and our offense takes a leap forward in being a competent NFL offense or better we could have ourselves a team that could dominate. This offseason has the potential to be a turning point in this Franchise. The fanbase is hungry or should I say starving for a winner.

would be even sweeter if we lure Adams away from GB if we can't keep Robinson. Having Adams on our roster and us getting the better of GB would be fun.

I'm hoping it's possible that Robinson now has more motivation to stay with Fields on board and taking the offense to a new level once he's ready to take over. Perhaps this will motivate Robinson to work out a deal to stay here and be a part of this. Fields represents possibly the best QB he'd ever played with. On the other hand if this is his last year here, then I think the Bears will still be alright. We'll draft and probably bring in new FA's to take his place. I feel like we have a QB in Fields that will make his receivers better, rather than a QB who needs his receivers to make him look better.

I like when he says "yeah, to the wrong team". "Packers". The kid gets it that we the fans hate the Packers and want our team to treat them like the enemy. It's part of saying the right things, here's hoping Justin helps us stick it to the cheeseheads twice a year.

He certainly hasn't lived up to expectations. If he continues to underperform he should be gone.

this can be merged I didn't notice the other threads when I posted this.

Broken collarbon Tough break (no pun intended). Was looking forward seeing what this kid can do. Hoping for a good recovery.

While it's a new system for Stafford after such a long time in Detroit, his time there hasn't exactly been stable coaching staff wise, so he's more used to change than you might think. Also it's hard to argue that his supporting cast in LA will be an improvement from what he's had in Detroit. I wouldn't count Stafford out. I do agree that their D could take a step back but still lots of talent on that side of the ball. It will be a tough week 1 matchup on the road.

Yeah, this list doesn't make sense. Mond won't see the field unless Cousin's get's injured. Fields will likely start the season from the sidelines and at some point replace Dalton. Most annalists had Fields as the top 2 or 3 QB in the draft. Even Lance will likely start at some point. Mond has potential and I will say that had things not gone the way they did I would have been ok if we ended up with Mond. He's got potential and talent, but a little raw, he would have been my choice of the second tier of QB's in the draft. But to rank him behind a QB in Fields who could have gone as high as 2 or 3 in the draft is absurd. Time will tell but at this point this ranking makes no sense.

The schedule is one of the things outside our control. I’d rather us be challenged in season to prepare us for post season. Too easy of a schedule and can prop up a teams record. We’ve been there feeling good about our record that was somewhat hollow and it showed in the post season. You take it one week at a time and focus on beating the team in front of you each week. I would rather enter the post season knowing we fought and earned our spot. Unlike last year when we lucked in because they added a 7th spot in each conference. And needed someone to lose to get us in because we couldn’t take care of business.

Watched this the other day, very good detailed breakdown. There is a 2 of 2 film study on YouTube as well. Kurt has a great way of explaining what's going on in the film study and I like that he talks about the difference in how he would read a play vs how QB's are taught read (outside in, vs inside out). Excited to see what this kid can do. He's got things to work on just like any other rookie coming in.

Another thing Fields exudes is confidence. Mitch looked scared to make a mistake most of the time. Justin looks at the game with the mentality of we are going to attack and exploit you. Plays with confidence, and a killer instinct. Mitch's limited abilities, experience and fear of screwing up made him timid, and unsure of himself. Good kid, good teammate, just not a leader at the QB position that you need to win in this league.

It really is sad. I’m tired of looking to the past to find success. We’ve been looking back at 85 for 36 years. I remember that teams comments about finally getting the monkey off their backs about the 63 team being the last championship. The difference between Trubisky and Fields is night and day. Both got a big reaction from the fan base Mitch was a groan Fields made us want to dance in the streets.

Here’s to the dawn of a new era. If Fields turns out to be that perennial all pro, image a Bears QB being in the conversation of league MVP. I too think we got the QB with the lowest bust potential. It’s still hard to believe. What a difference a draft makes. Time will tell but it’s nice to finally look at the Bears future with hope.

LOL that twitter feed is priceless. I would love to see Rodgers out of there and Love and Bortles battle it out for who gets to hold the clipboard. But till there's an actual report of a trade being done, I won't hold my breath. In the mean time I will enjoy the drama.

While I could never bring myself to fully give up on the Bears, I was on the verge of not caring or watching the team this season. I just didn't think I could put myself through another throw away season watching my team compete only for a high draft pick. Last years games were mostly unwatchable yet glutton for punishment I was I still watched though I found myself shutting the games off early. From the end of the season presser when they kept everyone other than a couple scapegoats told me they didn't care about winning or improving the product on the field. It made me apprehensive about the draft since our GM was in "save my job" mode my expectations were quite low and my fears he'd sell the farm to trade up and take take a bust. I had visions of 2017 all over again. But then some magic started happening. SF was the team who gave up a ton to take a project QB, and Pace was the one who bided his time and worked a deal with the Giants to steal Fields at 11, and he wasn't done taking Jenkins, and Borom to upgrade our OL, and got talent at each pick. On paper this is undoubtedly his best draft as Bears GM, probably our best draft in a long long time. Time will tell but we as Bears fans went into the draft with fear, and came out with hope and optimism like we haven't experienced on draft day. I will never forget the Trubisky trade up draft. Everyone including Trubisky was surprised he was taken at 2 after getting fleeced to move up one spot. Pace then compounded that error by drafting Shaheen in the second. The only bright spots in that draft were Jackson and Cohen. The other guy who's name escapes me isn't even in the league anymore. So only two of 5 draft picks from that draft are still with the team. To quote Lloyd Christmas "Just when I thought you couldn't get any dumber, you go and do something like this... and totally redeem yourself!" Not that this observes Pace for his many sins as GM but it's a heck of a start. I would not be surprised if he and Naggy have bought themselves some time. If this is the start of them turning the corner then I'll gladly eat crow.

My condolences as well, It's always hard losing a loved one. I lost my Mom to cancer less than a year after I got married, lost both sets of grand parents, and some aunts and uncles. It's something you never fully move on from, time does make the hurt a little softer but you never forget, they will always live on in your memories. Always remember the good times. Mom's passing has been the hardest one for multiple reasons. She passed away 3 days after Mother's Day after a long battle with colon cancer, my sister never once visited her and hardly associates with the family, blames every problem she has on Mom & Dad, that hurt Mom deeply as it did us, and lastly after a lengthy struggle my wife and are expecting our first and it's bitter sweet as our child will grow up never knowing who Grandma was. Sadly death is a part of life. Pix, I can't imagine losing your wife at such a young age and your daughter who was only 47 same with Chili losing a child. It's a life lesson to take the time to show and tell those you love and cherish your time with them. Sometimes it's easy to take family for granted.

I absolutely love that the two OL that we took have that nasty streak. That’s been missing for too long and it’s contagious. Not since the enforcer (Kruetz) have we really had that element. Long had some of that but injuries caught up to him. You need lineman that live for blowing up defenders rather than what we’ve had.

That's the unknown, if Love is thrust into the starting role it's hard to tell, but even if he is good, it will take time before the team recovers from the change. Rodgers covered for a lot of deficiencies on their roster over the years. That's big shoes to fill for Jordan. But if he turns out to be a decent to good QB then I'd have to think Fields would still be far better. We'd still have the better QB. Packer Fans have started to turn on Rodgers, most of the talking heads take Rodgers side since he can do no wrong in their eyes.

This is where I see plenty of blame to go around, Rodger's talent has been able to cover for bad drafting and roster management. They got by with it when Favre was there too. I can see it from Rodgers perspective that they haven't given him a lot of help through the draft/FA. But that to me doesn't excuse his actions in creating this rift because he can't let go of any grudges, and thinks he should have GM powers as a player. It was crappy that they didn't at least let him know they were planing on drafting a QB high last year, we did the same to Glennon which was crappy though those two players are apples to oranges. I was glad to hear that Dalton was aware prior to the draft that they were going go try and go after a QB high. It's been a messy situation in GB that's been brewing for years. They interviewed Brett Favre and his take was Rodgers won't budge once he has a grudge and feels he will sit out, hold out, or retire, till he gets his way. Letting Rodgers have his way would be a horrible precedent and would really make the Packers organization look weak. I feel like for their part they are doing what they should be doing holding their ground. Let him retire, 14 mil is a lot of dead cap to eat to give him his way, if he retires he owes the Packers money. Granted if they do trade him, they would command a pretty big haul that might make that 14 mil easier to swallow. It's crazy how the tides have turned and if he does in fact not play in GB in 2021 and beyond that would greatly change the dynamics in the NFC North.

Good signing, we finally have a young QB who can hit the deep ball with accuracy it makes guys like this so much more dangerous. I won't miss Mitch trying to throw deep and not getting the ball anywhere near the receiver.

Great article, thanks for sharing! I can still remember going into the draft with a an uneasy mix of excitement and concern. Watching the draft unfold the way it did in order for us to have the opportunity to move up and get Fields without giving up the farm was surreal. Carolina and Denver passing on QB were key moments. I had heard elsewhere that Pace had talked to Gettelman that morning about possible scenarios for moving up to 11. Pace and Nagy did their homework on this one, stayed patient, and when the opportunity was there they took it.