Alaskan Grizzly

Would it be any worse in drafting players like White or Grasu knowing they had injury histories BEFORE they started playing in the NFL? Yes I get the concern with signing him for as much as Seattle did (especially with the Bears having limited cap money and more important needs than TE). But “injury risks”? Really?

I think earlier on I saw this speculation pop up and the knock on him was under production - so far. Never played Football in college but had a basketball player background. Cleveland signed him hoping he would catch more passes but didn’t. That could be more due to the ineptness of Cleveland’s offense. The good thing is he has familiarity with the offense and more specifically with Nagy from when he was KCs OC.

ABSOLUTELY YES!!!

DANG IT!!

Rumors are that the Bears inquired about recently released Browns TE Demetrius Harris. Also saw Eric Kush on their list of cuts. https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/news/tight-end-with-past-ties-to-matt-nagy-available-to-bears

ILB? Interesting. How so?

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I’ll admit I didn’t either until it was brought up. Maybe because he was out for the last chunk of the season he was overlooked. Can’t help but think with the patchwork defense they had (Hicks, Trevathan and Smith out and the sub-par play of Amukamura and HHCD) how impressive it was the defense still managed to stay top-10. Fangio would’ve struggled too I’m sure.

Ryan Pace, is that you?

Me too...

Dalton to me is very similar to Alex Smith. Seems to maintain the offense ‘just good enough’. Speaking of, if Alex can prove he’s healthy I wouldn’t mind seeing him in Chicago. He’s familiar with the offense. It wouldn’t be ‘razzle-dazzle’ but you know he can play solid. Problem is if the OL is still crap he’ll be permanently retired. Another FA I’m keen on is Rivers. Another solid player (again no longer mobile) but will play no matter what.

I have to say I like most of what you chose from the draft and FA. I especially like your defensive picks of Fuller and I think Bell. No doubt they need a true SS. I’d have liked to see Jacoby Stevens (Safety LSU) as a draft prospect but apparently he’s going back to LSU. I tweaked a few of your offensive picks, only because I’m amped at a few of these second generation players that are coming up. Kyle did good for us a few years until the injury bug hit him. Don’t know yet what to suggest at WR. I’m partial to big body WRs, like DK Metcalf or any other Megatron clone, but I think Wims could fit that role.

Is he related to the Anae guys that played at BYU in the ‘80s? You’re right he does look good in highlight film.

I’m actually more interested in Thaddeus Moss in the 2nd. https://dawindycity.com/2020/02/11/chicago-bears-thaddeus-moss-fix-tight-end/

By the way, think the Bear should consider having him return. They were wrong to let him go in the first place but like the author said, he’d be a great veteran presence and still can play in a support role. Don’t imagine he’d cost a whole lot.

First of all...ha! That’s like saying Jerry Jones would be willing to let whomever coaches in Dallas take full control. We all know that ain’t ever happening. Second; this Dan Sileo character is spinning all kinds of stories as if they’re ‘hot takes’. He has another that alleges the Bears are in talks with Cincinnati to acquire their 1st round pick so the Bears can get Burrow. Similar strategy involved with trading Mack. But it appears Sileo is just throwing all kinds of ideas around without much thought into it.

No one seems to know really what QBR is since there are so many variables to account for. For instance; one set of stats that are figured in is 'garbage time' stats. Basically a QB (in this case) could have 'lights out' statistics for the 4th quarter but that's because the other team is ahead by 30 points and are going into pass prevent. The opposite affect could apply where a QB gets great stats due to the team they play against. Another measure that QBR employs is against how highly rated the defense is that the QB faces. If you play the 2019 NE defense during weeks 1-5, you probably won't be playing against the same defense in weeks 14-17, especially if they are locked in for playoff spot. Yet NE's D would still be ranked in the top 10.

Based just off of college stats...Rosen was a three year starter to Trubisky's one. Rosen led his team to one Bowl game and nearly missed the Pac-12 championship his Freshman year In the course of 30 games Rosen threw 9,340 yards with a completion rate of 60.9% and 59 TDs to 26 INTs. In Trubisky's 31 total games he threw 4,762 yards with a 67.5% completion rate and 41 TDs to 10 INTs. So maybe not A LOT better, but better in some categories? To be fair, Rosen has been with two teams in his two years in the league whereas Trubisky has been with the same team for the last three. Would Rosen cost less? Maybe... But realistically speaking, with Miami in the hunt for a top 5 draft pick and a decent number of College QB prospects, I don't see them doing anything majorly silly like trying to get Trubisky to come in and be 'evaluated'. I do like the Leanord Floyd proposal though. That makes some sense. The Brady suggestion is sorta laughable in that if he were to leave NE he'd want a team with a decent defense to play for but that's about it. He's really not a better option than Trubisky at this point. The stats late last season showed Trubisky actually playing better than Brady. Who knew?

I saw the Pats might be interested in Henry. Which begs the question, with Rivers leaving the Chargers who will their starting QB be? Will Henry be as much of an asset to whomever that may be? I suppose he could be a security blanket receiver of sorts but with LA looking like they are rebuilding maybe he’s better as a trade tool? And speaking of Rivers; I wonder aloud how he might be as a Bear? Would he be someone Trubiksy could learn from? There’s no doubt Phillip reeks of toughness both physically and mentally. Mitchell could learn a lot from him.

This is where I’m at too. If Castillo can assess Leno being able to play then I’m good with it. It seems there was a lot of weird fall off from 2017-2018 that is hard to explain; especially along the oline. They were essentially the same group from one year to the next but you wouldn’t know it by how they played.

What if I said ‘fall guy(s)’ instead? ?? Seriously though, Paces wagon is hitched to Trubisky and by association so is Nagy. Pace has more to lose than does Nagy due to that fact. I would imagine that Pace and Nagy had some discussion about how to make their offense better and probably noticed like everyone else the weakest link this year, for whatever reason, was the oline. Prior to his departure Hiestand was pretty well regarded in the offensive line world. He coached a handful of successful linemen while in Notre Dame and many of those players thought highly of him (Bars being one of them). So to believe he suddenly slipped is still a head scratcher. As far as Helfrich I don’t know either. History shows he did ok while at Oregon. But as I’ve mentioned before, Nagy is really the OC anyhow. We know Nagy has struggled before (see the playoff game with KC prior to his coming to Chicago). When it’s all said and done I hope ? that this combination will work. The defense probably has a few more good years left in it. The Bears need to strike while the irons hot. and...it’s good to see you back Pix.

Who are we kidding? Nagy was and is the OC. I personally don’t think all that highly of Lazor. He was just fired from Cincinnati for Pete’s sake.

It appears Jordan will be available soon as a FA. The question is should the Bears consider returning him? What type of blocking will Chicago deploy under Castillo? Are they wanting to go more power blocking, zone blocking or concentrate more on pass blocking? I think someone hypothesized that the reason Hiestand lost his job was because he wanted to do more power blocking and Nagy did not. (My guess is Nagy needed a scape goat and Hiestand was one of a few options). Anyhow, if in fact the Bears goal is to focus more on a combination of pass and zone blocking then Howard may still be an option. Even with a couple of fixes along the oline for next year I don’t see them being dramatically better than they were this year. And due to that having Howard in the backfield for blocking assists and the occasional power run would be worth the money. The article below makes a few other good points. https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/should-bears-bring-eagles-running-back-jordan-howard-back-chicago

Yet he (Mahomes) has a league MVP, Super Bowl MVP and Super Bowl win in the same amount of time that Trubisky's been in the league. Even the ‘lesser’ of the two, Watson, has made the playoffs the last two seasons. Whether it be Trubisky, Nagys play-calling, the offensive line or the combination of all three; time and excuses will be running out soon. They need to get their collective crap together for next year for any of it to count.

I value Kyle’s appraisal of the o-line; having ‘been there, done that’. If he thinks Castillo will click better with Nagy AND he assesses that a player like Leno can be used, then I’m good with it (until I’m not). But maybe Castillo’s viewpoint will be different and we’ll get a better idea of his measure once the FA and draft occur. I remember Long was a big reason for Massie coming to Chicago. He endorsed him big time when he (Massie) became a FA from Arizona. I’ve never been all that impressed with Massie but then, I haven’t ‘been there, done that’ like Kyle has.