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Mitch got the raw end of the deal. Nagy + COVID in 2020 was the ultimate double whammy. Mitch went 6-3, while Foles went 2-5 with the same team. In the 3 games Trubisky "lost" the Bears allowed 35, 43, and 41. The Bears defense didn't allow more than 26 with Foles at QB. The Bears declined his 5th year option only to lose more games the following year, then fire the entire staff. He still has a winning record at QB, with a 78-48 TD-INT Ratio and a career 86.9 QB Rating. Not a superstar, somewhat limited, but still better than Brady Cook, McCarthy, Ward, Gabriel, Mills, Smith, Wentz, and Rattler, all of whom started multiple games last year.

The first thought is the Bears will have expiring deals that they can just let go, freeing up cap to extend Caleb, however, there are also key starters that will need to be extended/signed to bigger deals, like D. Wright. The max deal AAV for QB is $60M now, with all the top 5 guys making $55M. I am assuming that will climb some in the next few years. Caleb is making basically $10M AAV, so the Bears will need to make room for around $50M for him in today's cap dollars. Moore is $28.5M, Odeyingbo is $20.5M, so the space is there as long as Poles is better with his cap management going forward. Moore+Edmunds+Odeyingbo+Jarrett=$85M in cap dollars this year, you replace them with Williams new deal and have approximately $35M left over for WR3, LB1, Edge2, and DT2. The hope is two of those are rookie deals, leaving most of the $35M for the other two.

Bagent for a 3rd? I think the Bears pull the trigger. It would more than likely be a bad team in need of a QB, so a high 3rd, top 75 pick. Bagent is a solid QB, but I don't think he is "beating" anyone. He would be fine to hold the fort down for a few games, but it's not like he is Foles coming off the bench to replace Wentz. For the Bears, I would rather have another player, potentially a starting Safety on a new 4-year rookie deal in 2026 or 2027 than Bagent as the backup. The Bears are going to need as many key contributors/starters on rookie deals for when Caleb gets his new deal. So the trade-off for me is always going to be leaning towards a player on a rookie deal > vet that can be traded unless the drop off is too big (trading Sweat to draft a punter).

They rarely tip their hand, but he did mention making hard decisions. To me that is moving on from guys under contract, not about UFAs. So that was a signal that Edmunds and Moore are gone, one way or another.

I think it is wild seeing Malik Willis as the #1 Free Agent on many lists. His agent is a masterclass. The guy has one start with over 210 yards passing. How is he any different than a guy like Tyler Huntley? Hell, I would take Mitch over Willis any day. Which leads me to this, why would teams be interested in Bagent but not someone like Trubisky? That confuses me. It is not like Trubisky would cost an arm and a leg to get.

Absolutely. Combine + Pro days will shift this. I do remember Darnell Wright on the radar pretty early.

It feels like most mocks are zeroing in on these guys so far: Kayden McDonald - DL Ohio St Caleb Banks - DL Florida Lee Hunter - DL Texas Tech TJ Parker - Edge Clemson

It's crazy how teams can draft so well, but still suck so bad. CLE, NO, NYG, TEN, and NYJ were all brutally bad yet had great drafts. Most of those teams have been drafting in the top 15 for a decade too.

No, the only time you get a comp pick is if they leave as a UFA.

Yeah the no brainers need to start soon so they can get a better idea on what their true cap is.

$100 gets you $2700.

Drake Maye really got exposed. Looking at some of the analysis, all SEA did was take away his first read and shade to his outlet, and he didn't know what to do. Pretty damning. He may regress more than I am expecting.

Music and movies have been generally crap for the last 20 years. Every now and then there is a gem, but for the most part it is all slop now. I had no interest in any halftime events, but I am glad others enjoyed them in different ways.

Pats are about to have one of the biggest falls from grace in recent memory. Next year they play the NFC North and AFC West. So besides their division, they play CHI, GB, DET, MIN, DEN, LAC, KC, JAX, and PIT. Considering the 2 games against BUF, that is 11 tough games. Who knows what MIA will look like with real coaching, so their only easy games are against NYJ, and LVR, and LVR will also look a lot different? I will go out on a limb and say they will finish at 8-9 and miss the playoffs, and that may even be generous considering their schedule.

So the Coach of the Year and the MVP Runner-Up put up that type of performance in a Super Bowl? In the NFCC, Stafford put up over 370 Passing Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT, with only 1 sack, against SEA, and still lost. Seattle literally played the game knowing they were going to win unless they had a bad turnover or special teams blunder. That is such an indictment on Vrabel (entire coaching staff) and Maye. Vrabel had a chance to get the deficit to 11, but decided to kick an XP when that point was worthless. Then when the game is so far out of reach, he goes for 2, lol. If there ever was a discussion about strength of schedule, you can point to the 2025 Patriots as the poster children.

5 worst net passing performances of all-time: 1. DEN - SB XII - 61 Gross Yards, 35 Net. - Maye - 56 Gross Yards, 24 Net. - thru 3Q, on pace for 75 gross/36 net 2. MIA - SB VI - 69 Gross Yards, 59 Net. 3. NE - SB XX - 123 Gross Yards, 62 Net. 4. MIA - SB VIII - 73 Gross Yards, 73 Net. 5. NYG - SB XXXV - Collins - 112 Gross Yards, 86 Net.

5 worst net passing performances of all-time: 1. DEN - SB XII - 61 Gross Yards, 35 Net. - Maye - 48 Gross Yards, 19 Net. - at halftime. 2. MIA - SB VI - 69 Gross Yards, 59 Net. 3. NE - SB XX - 123 Gross Yards, 62 Net. 4. MIA - SB VIII - 73 Gross Yards, 73 Net. 5. NYG - SB XXXV - Collins - 112 Gross Yards, 86 Net.

This might be one of the worst SBs in quite some time, offenses playing scared. Maye on pace for a top 5 "worst SB passing performances" of all time. Grogan had 177 passing yards in SB XX. Maye has 48 yards and has been sacked 3 times (19 net passing yards). The worst net passing ever was DEN in SB XII with 35 lol. He needs 65 passing yards to pass Kerry Collins for 5th worst of all time.

I miss Urlacher and Briggs, Marshall and Wilson.

I checked it out, pretty cool. I like that it allows you to do everything, including player trades. If the Bears can get that with their first 3 picks, I am perfectly happy as long as Safety is addressed in free agency.

Our perception and the team's perception are sometimes very different. If you look at previous times that exact play was run, DJ never got the ball. So to me, it looks like he was never expecting it so he was "running" the route. Maybe the miscommunication was that he was getting the ball? Also, one other note about the play that doesn't get mentioned enough. That was a hell of a catch by the DB. He covered a ton of ground in those conditions, laid out full extension and held onto it. If our receivers did that more throughout the year, we probably have a few more dubs.

However, if he does move onto another GM position that does have responsibility, ATL gets 2 comp picks. That is what makes this whole thing absurd. Either give picks to everyone or no one.

Define corn fed.

Damn, Doyle is gone, going to call plays in Baltimore:

On the Cunningham stuff, rewarding you for losing a minority employee only when they get promoted and fulfill a specific new position for another team is ridiculous. Teams should not gain a competitive advantage on the field for an administrative move off of it, especially when it is solely related to race. Like how do they even determine that? 23 and me? They just need to remove the comp picks altogether for anything other than player losses in free agency, because that is tied to a tangible thing like the salary cap.