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A little humor never hurt anybody.

Do you mind if I steal (it all starts up front) for a fantasy football team name? I loved when Jim Finks came here and built the team that way.

How many times this year have you said (we should have drafted). I get the criticism of who we have but you cant change the draft by whining every week about who we could have got. I am a Bears cheerleader and hope who we did draft or acquired does well. I accept the reality of what we have and not whine about who we could have had. You act like I never criticize anyone we have and that is simply not true. I will try to whine about our weaknesses more so we can be buddies again.

Za'Darius Smith is the best one available.

I still think the Bears bring in a vet Edge because of the Booker injury, and another RB.

Crazy to see this sequence again. Bears down by 10 with 1:11, scored 10 pts in 19 seconds and still lost in OT. This was in the middle of the losing streak. With Johnson, there is no way the Bears lose this game. This was a Flus special.

So the trade off is Van Ness and Clark to Parsons and Wooden. So the overall upgrade is less because you have a downgrade at DT with the upgrade at Edge and backup Edge.

I'll talk to them them today and get them for you. I dont think any of them follow this forum.

Actual I never thought of that but playing outdoors in cold weather will affect him. Parsons can get them 15 sacks every year but their success will depend on Love . This does not make them unbeatable. At Dallas they had a high end QB and won but they went no where in the playoffs. A great pass rusher guarantees them nothing especially having to give up a high quality DT.

I dont know if we did enough this year to beat Minny but having a rookie QB will help. Jefferson is not 100% yet and Addison will not be playing. BJ has did well against the Vikings in the past so I think he knows how to scheme a lot of success for us. The big key is will Caleb get the ball out quick because clearly in the preseason targets were open a lot. I think we could win this game but we may not be ready in the first game . I think after the bye week we will look much better.

Looks like now I just need Chad's, Mike's, and Scott's keepers if they have any. I replied to Scott's message in the League chat window with his eligible keepers. Scott can also edit his team's name if he wants to.

This definitely helps GB this year, but they are going to have to make some tough cuts or not resign guys going forward. For this season, Love is making 29.7M and Parsons is 24M, so only 54.7M, but then a combined 83M in 2026, 90M in 2027, and then a hilarious 121M in 2028. I didn't think their roster was built for just adding one player, but they did. The only saving grace is Parsons is not as good of a player outdoors or in prime time. So we will see how this plays out.

You're really good at sticking words in my mouth but you get it wrong every time. I dont think Braxton is good enough or do I think we dont need a pass rusher. This is the hand we are dealt with, I love playing fantasy football but not in the real NFL. We wont know until the end of the year if this trade worked out or not. I will put words in my mouth,( If we traded for Parsons we would not get to the SB this year) . We are not there yet in team building. Our defense will get more sacks this year than last year without a great pass rusher. ( that's an opinion not a stated fact) DA will scheme some of them , Booker being hurt is not a good thing but we will still play the games anyway. You say stupid stuff like (Your participation trophy stuff is weird.), It has no context in anything being discussed. .

It made GB a better team but it hurts them going into their future . Teams are going to run the ball against them. We are weak at LT at pass protecting but Braxton is a above average run blocker. We are going to play Dallas this year so we were going to play Parsons anyways , so now two games. I dont think it has as big an impact as most people think.

If we had Parsons I would love it but the two most important points to winning a SB is a QB and coach. I think we have that now. How will BJ counter act a great pass rusher? Run the ball and quick passing plays. If you get the ball out in 2.1 seconds, no pass rusher will get to you. GB thought they were one player away from getting to the SB and they went for it, good for them. I dont think it is quite that simple but like someone mentioned, if they dont get there, it will affect there future in a big way. I would love if we had all pros at every position but NFL football just doesnt work that way. Eagles looked great last year but they didnt have a dominate pass rusher. We are not ready for prime time yet but we should start winning starting this year. Getting Khalil Mack was a lot of fun but it actual only got us one winning season.

Yes. That's why I'm loving the depth in the trenches. Next man up!

even still, he will be lining up against us twice a year and thats not a good thing.

He’s a very good player, but not a marquee, OMG player like when we traded for Mack. Two Firsts and An all pro DE? GB lost this trade.

Hopefully he is ready to take the job by the bye, so he gets good first team reps during the bye week.

totally agree. Edge is important as hell, and so is the player that stops the edge from being important: LT. And they are both important for the same reason! And we are hurting at both. Amen

It sucks for us, but it's a big gamble by GB, because it puts everyone on the clock. They are Superbowl or bust for the next couple years, and I'm not sure they are a clear favorite in the NFC after this trade. Everything is going to ride on Jordan Love. Losing Kenny Clark figures to hurt the middle of their defense, potentially leaving them more vulnerable against the run. Parsons himself is not a good run defense. He'll make them better, but how much? This defense isn't stacked like the 2018 Bears. He probably had a more talented defense last year with the Cowboys than he's walking into with GB. Again, it will all hinge on how good Love is. If he can replicate his success at the end of 2 seasons ago, they're definite SB contenders, but if he looks more like he did this past year, I don't see them as a serious threat to PHI, DET, or even WAS.

The position is very important, but we dont even know if we have a QB yet. Id hate to spend all that money and draft picks to learn Caleb cant read/see the field. Once the Bears/CW show they are real, then I am okay with these moves. If BJ and Poles thought the team was ready, I would think they would have went shopping. I was more worried he would end up in Detroit who was a pass rusher away from the SB, imo. Still hurts he went to GB but they have other issues.

I remember LT won two and Charles Haley won five. Reggie White, Richard Dent, Dexter Manley, Warren Sapp, Vaughn Miller and Aaron Donald all got one. They are important...

No revisions here, I'm 100% ok with Rome. I liked Verse too but as things worked out I really like this receiving group in combination with Caleb and Ben Johnson. I'm not out on Trapillo at LT either but we'll see how it works out long term. Lots of veterans were struggling with the offensive installs so it's not a stretch to see a rookie struggling with that plus a position change. He looked good early on but as the installs increased the mental side weighed him down. His mind will catch up with the plays and assignments and then he'll be able to focus on technique again.