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Poles was gushing over Darnell Wright, saying he's lost body fat and passed the conditioning test without breaking a sweat.

Love it! Unfortunately, two third round picks speak otherwise.

It actually surprised me to see him placed on PUP, given that he was in Florida working with Fields. That's why I said that Fields would be the one to judge his desire. The Bears did not need to place him on the PUP, especially two days before he was required to be there. That was, IMO, a ploy. It's well documented how much Claypool loves his social media. What better way to provide a good towel snap, than to set his Insta on fire with fan opinion. I will also reference when my best friend spent a week are Steelers camp last year, when they brought in Ryan Clark and Brandon Marshall to work with him. When all that effort leads to a trade, there is plenty of smoke to think there is some underlying fire. I will stay on Claypool's side, as far as rooting for him to succeed is concerned, but will leave him in the doghouse until he fights himself out. Jenkins fought his way out on the mental side, but is still a question on how he prepares his body. This camp will get Tev out, while Chase has the same chance. In the meantime, Steelers fans are celebrating the trade and the drafting of Joey Porter Jr. More to come...

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Listening to ESPN1000 today, they brought up a report from Silvey, a couple months ago, that claimed several sources from Halas Hall say that Claypool does not prioritize football. He can still create his own narrative, but he has to work against his reputation and for himself now. I believe it's to the point where he earns a two or three role as a starter or simply gets cut. They aren't going to put up with half assed with an up and coming team.

To clarify my statement from yesterday, because it can be taken wrong. What I want to see is a world where people walk through it colorblind when it comes to viewing people. Experience, education, skill and character should be the underlying qualification for advancement of any kind, not the good ol boys club.

McMichael...?

I truly hope that the mention of color does not exist before I breathe for the final time...

Amen to that. I remember 1984 and attending IU. I talked so much Bears smack and got owned by the Redskins. Next year was a different story...??

He could be a good bargaining chip at trade deadline.

Fields and the other receivers already know if Claypool has put in respectable effort or not. If it's bullshit, Fields will make sure he gets his come-uppins. It's come to the point where it is messing with other people's money.

They can say what they want. He throws and runs better than Jackson and Hurts, who are deemed superstars. All Justin needs to do is execute better.

We know what we have cooking. It's just hard to temper expectations when you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We're still about 5 pieces away and they may already be on the team...

I liked it

I gotta stop watching this stuff or I'm gonna think we are doing something good...?

Play action is an offensive linemans' best friend. First, they get grind down the little speedy edge rushers. Secondly, they get the added benefit of the element of uncertainty it places on the pass rush. On the other side of the field, the added talent at DT and LB should prevent some of the gashing our D took in the play action game. Baby steps...

This is my favorite type of offense. There is nothing better than to watch momentum build in a game that you are physically dominating. I love winning the time of possession, no matter the outcome. If we can average just two more first downs per game, that would equate to about three minutes of TOP.

That's a fact, sir.

35%

One point to ponder is that Vegas factors in where the betting money is coming from and who the betting is on. With that being said, I think we'll see most of these games move a point or two.

Bingo! The days of the oversized front four are over, unless they are agile as hell. If we can replicate the athletic big guys NYG had with their NASCAR package, that would be our best chance this year.

As of now, we are a 2.5 point favorite to beat the Packers opening day. That means they would be favored by .5 at a neutral site. How do y'all feel about that?

I just read that we are the youngest division, by far, with 15 players 30+. The Patriots, as an example in contrast, have 15.

While I agree with most of what you said, your floor has only happened four times in franchise history. What makes Justin and his supporting cast better than those of the past? I'll stand with being thrilled with 3500 and 25...

That would be great. I would be thrilled with 3500 and 25. My guess is the running game will hit for 2700 and 20. With about 20 field goals, we should average 22pts a game, with bonus points from the D.