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Essentially that is why we have 10 Oline on the roster. Let 'em grow and have the low cost replacements ready when Caleb is getting his extension. That could even include Trapilo taking over for Wright vs giving Wright an extension.

Newman had quite a few snaps against Jones and held his own. He will be the next starter after one of two vets finish their career. Both guards can be moved on from after two yrs the way the contracts are constructed.

Both of you said that excellently. I don’t think it was wrong move for Green Bay - love has shown he is a good qb - great, maybe not - but in right situation they can do pretty good. For Bears this would be wrong move - you got to know you got a good qb first and until than invest the pieces that help enable that.

Impressive game by the 6th Rd pick.

Exactly. When you know with confidence the piece you to get to the top then you make the big splash. Green Bay IMO was not there with their roster which is why I think this was the wrong move for them. Jerry Jones controls the next 2 drafts.

Thank you so much for not going to your name calling that you normally go to when we get to this point in a discussion.

I havent fought with anyone but you, the rest of us are all having a fine discussion. While I thank you for your advice on how I should talk, i will politely decline to follow it.

My point is, you just can't give your opinion, you have to shove it down people's throats when they don't agree with you. In this thread, you addressed everyone that didn't agree with you. You have every right to beat a subject to death, it's just annoying. Again you get things wrong when you try to put words in my mouth. I was only interested in bringing Jenkins back if he signed a team friendly deal and to bring someone in to compete with him . You paint it like I was president of his fan club. I don't remember the Leno conversation but, you get everything else wrong and I'm sure that is too. You just can't state your opinion and say I disagree, you have to type a novel on why you're right and everyone else is wrong.

You keep making this point. What does it mean? Does it mean people talking sports shouldnt speak about decisions their team has made? It just sounds like you saying "shut up and love the team" and my direct answer to that is "no" I can praise Poles for some things and criticize him for others. I can make judgements about which players or GMs are good and which need replacing. I remember about 6 months ago you were arguing that there was no way Poles would get rid of Jenkins. "He just needs another chance" you said. Same with Leno years ago. And with Fields. And Eberflus. So, yeah. You just love anyone on the team. that's awesome for an 8 year old fan. Here in the real world, when men talk sports, they say good and bad things about their team - and the reason is they hope to fix or replace the bad players, coaches and GM so we get better.

I heard his name mentioned but unfortunately it was for a penalty.

Maybe but I heard Jones request a DT in one press conference,so not sure he would have taken an injured CB. I'm sure Poles would have did a better money contract. The reality of it is we didn't trade for him, just like we didn't draft the LT you wanted either. Now for my cheerleading, I hope we have a pass rush and that one of the LTs play well enough to keep the job all year. Like you said early in the preseason, I will wait to watch the team on the field before I judge.

we would have negotiated a contract that fit our situation. It would still be a ton of money, but as to which year it hits etc, that was negotiable. I figure we would have traded Jaylon Johnson which could have made one of the pciks a 2nd rounder, and it gets $20M off of our books. Plus JJ is going to want a new deal next year anyway, and we arent gonna pay what he wants.

That is always possible. I can see them going the OLB/DE smaller twitchy type and the also traditional edge setter that can get after the QB too. They might need to take another shot at LT too. You would think the light would go on for Kiran who is smart and has the physical tools but slow starts 2 years in a row tells me he might be gone next year at this time if it doesnt click. If OT Kiran, Trapilo, or Theo and can take and excel at LT this year, and Booker plays like he did early in preseason then BJ might be able to get his stud RB. That would put this team on a path not seen. But that is a lot to hope for.

I was looking at projections for next year and DE is looking very deep. Maybe we can a couple...

I agree with this. If Caleb shows he can flourish, then the Bears can afford 2 first round picks. If he struggles, then the Bears have to consider jumping into the QB pool again until they get it right and those picks are needed . We can blame this situation we are in on Poles and McCaskeys bc they decided or were forced to keep Flus/Waldron. If Caleb performed and got the Bears to the playoffs like Jayden Daniel's did, then the Bears might have thrown the war chest to Dallas for Parsons. The good and the bad. Ben Johnson could be the next best HC, time will tell but the choices made led to this. Micah Parsons could get GB to the top or teams scheme against him and he becomes a liability and it costs GB their future.

Olin Kreutz's son is the center.

Probably right, since it never happened , any guess could be right.

wow, he was huge then

Not podcast, but if you are watching the Illinois game tonight. Just heard my wife's nephew is starting at right guard #66, Brandon Hansen. He's only 18 and a complete monster. 6'6 335 and a size 16 shoe. Here's a pic of him at 15yo...

I would think 2 1sts and Dexter is a much stronger offer than what they got. Bears 1st rounders would like be viewed as more valuable than Packers and Dexter is an emerging player who is much cheaper relative to the player Packers have up who has a pretty high / expensive contract and is trending to wrong side of his prime.

I have been looking at a lot of GB fan forums like ours and the ones that like it think Jorden Love is a top 10 QB. A lot of them are leery of it screwing the team up next year and beyond. About like the Bear fans reaction to it. 50% think its bigtime for GB and 50% thinks its a problem.

You're entitled to your opinion and he is a great player, and we dont have a good pass rush. Here is his contract. Look at 2028 https://overthecap.com/player/micah-parsons/9476

Its OK to say Parsons is worth the price, and its Ok to say he isnt. Here are some things that are simply not true: 1) Parson's isnt that good - no hes great. 2) If we signed Parsons, we couldnt resign Caleb in a couple years - not true, the salary cap goes up every year, and one doesnt mean the other 3) you have to be one player away to make this move - no you do something like this when your QB is on their rookie deal, thats the advantage of having a QB on their rookie deal! 4) Our pass rush is fine - no it isnt