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The play calling is good, some missed blocks not giving Justin a lot of time.

You haven't been posting your 50 drafts a day lately. I'm down to 10 A day.

When you see people mention QBs , no one ever mentions Beck. He has size accuracy but probably because this is his first year starting.

27-13 Bears, maybe one of these games they will finish instead of the normal Bears miscues to lose a game they should have won.

Discussions only turns into fights when you start name calling. For some reason, everyone has to agree with you , I give you other peoples opinions and you go ballistic. Every time you point something out I disagree with I will make a point but Im not calling you stupid. I get it your an asshole, now start your( Im innocent ) in this conflict because I dont really give a flying F what you think.

Forget my opinion, Im just a fan but I can send you many ex QBs analyzing his play that raved about his last game. Chase Daniels, Tim Lewis . JT Sullivan. They were QBs and played in the league . They disagree with you, its not just me.

Its good to see what we have in Smith, I think they put the transition tag on him ( 17 mil) and keep him from leaving. If Smith plays well in increases the chance they let JJ walk but they can do both.

I think he is on a 7 game run to save his job or not. So far he has a +1 for the first game. All the things you criticized him for , he looked good at against Detroit. If he fails for most of the rest of the games, I will be with you on a new QB. For the Bears , the best situation is him playing well . So when Poles decides which way to go, he can get a higher draft pick for him and draft the best QB option. The difference between us is you already moved on, I am giving him the rest of the season to prove himself.

In that scenario, you're assuming Fields would be riding the bench over a rookie? The rookie would need time to develop and wouldn't just be handed the job . Mahomes sat for a year, I don't remember him asking to be traded.

Its just when they started paying QBs 50 mil a year, is when they started forcing them to play right away. just as many misses as hits when they do that. The team is close to being built enough to maybe do that. I dont think Justin's ego is to great to not be up to the challenge.

I agree with a lot of what you say but there is risk on assuming a QB is the next great thing. Ask the Jets and SF how it turned out for them. I trust Poles to evaluate it right and pick the best path to follow. If he drafts Williams, Im all in because his evaluate is a lot deeper than any tape watching I may do. That's why I want to target a QB also so he doubles down on who succeeds and who fails. Both my be good or both may fail. As you stated before there will be more than 2 QBs drafted in the first round. i think Daniels and McCarthy make in the first , the two I prefer. Not sure how it plays out but I think its mistake to just blow off Fields when you have him for 2 years. Get the Ravens OC Monkin as a new coach, he knows how to design a game plan around a talented QB. A lot to sort out in the next 6 games.

I dont care . I think there is a big divide on here on whether we keep Fields or start over. IF he performs well in the last 6 games, I think he stays. It would allow us to continually building the roster but I would like a QB prospect taken somewhere in the draft. I think Poles has to start winning next year to keep his job. Not sure that happens with a rookie QB. The QBs I like are probably moving into the first round ( Daniels and McCarthy) Carson Beck is a later type pick. He has good size, good accuracy. He only has one year of a sample size but was a highly recruited player. There will be several prospects taken before him but with development could be a NFL starter. I think someone we could get in a 3rd or 4 th round with upside. Until proven differently ( last 6 weeks) I think Poles doubles down with drafting a QB and keeping Fields. 2 yrs of Fields will cost 30 mil, cheap in todays standard and still drafts a prospect to fall back on if Fields fails. He has 2 years to develop.

Might as well put this here.

I prefer B but probably C is more realistic. I think 1 pick will be between 3T or edge. He's building both the O and the D at the same time. The hook is will he take MHJ, I would not sure he will.

The draft is going to be more relevant as the season moves on so might as well keep everything in one thread . The biggest prize in this draft is MHJ. We are in a position to draft him. Where we draft will be key, I think top 3 is guaranteed, our pick at worst top 10. The question will be will Poles try to get another kings ransom with the top pick or use the pick for a QB, MHJ? I dont think its a mistake either way he goes. If he doesnt rate any QB generational then I think he takes MHJ with his first pick. no matter who the QB is, MHJ or even a Bowers pick makes them better. Imagine DJ and Harrison on the outside with Kmet and Bowers at TE. OMG Our needs in my opinion are OC, swing T, 3T, edge and a FS. I think Whitehair and Jackson will be gone so FS is a critical need. OC and swing T can be in later rounds. I think he will address some needs in FA. A lot of Ss and some OCs available , not sure if he would go after a Burns(edge) or Chris Jones (3T) because of cost. He gave a big contract to Sweat, dont think he would load up on the DL with money. So those positions have to be drafted. Progress of Dexter may determine where they draft one. He he needs a QB that has to be figured in. So many questions going forward we really have to wait until the end of the season to answer some questions. In the draft I would like to see both OL and DL still addressed. I think we need a QB prospect , how Fields does in the last 6 games will determined where we draft one.

Here is a video on the top WRs in this class. The talent is large.

If we miss out on MHJ there are several other good WRs in this draft. If trading down gets us a goldmine, we may miss out on Harrison. Coleman and Nabers are top 10 rated prospects. I think the top 2 prizes in this draft are MHJ and Bowers. We need to get one of them. It would make our offense much more dynamic, no matter who the QB is. How would that workout if we got both. I do think if they pass on a QB with a first round pick, they probably draft an edge or 3 T. Those are pieces we are missing on defense to make it a top ten D.

That explains it , all I needed to know.

Since I broke my neck I may have had a 6 pack since August 23. I was just curious where you got the stat that Flus runs cover 2 85% of the time ? I will admit I was being sarcastic because I think you made that stat up but if Im wrong, i have no problem apologizing for that sarcasm.

I guess my attention isnt as great as yours, I dont chart every defensive snap to know that 85% of what scheme he stays in . I will have to start giving you more respect with that kind of passion for the game. T J was 6th in the league last year and I dont think they run the cover 2 most of the time. The leading tackler last year was a Miami LBer and they ran a 3-4 Flores style defense. Im not sure scheme is always the reason some players make a lot of Ts.

I'm not sure it's ( the Flus way). He's taken the defense that you gave the history on, handed down from Dungy that many successful coaches have run. He won't be truly successful at it until he gets a legitimate 3T, Dexter may grow into that role but not there yet. Edwards would be on he field no matter what defense is run. Maybe won't lead the league in tackles but good players get snaps.

I find it interesting that at today's OSU - Mich game 22 scouts from 13 teams are there. The bears don't have anyone there.

I don't think they go back to a 3-4 with the talent they have on D at this time. It may be a little different but SLB and MLB always have high tackle totals. If there is new coaches it will be someone that can adapt this roster not redo the current construct in just2 years.

The defense is just rounding into form with Sweat a part of it and injured players coming back. In 2025 , the last year of TJs contract I suspect they resign him to a big contract. Edmunds contract will be where you can move on from him after the 2025 season. Edmunds is a good player and I think we will see more wow plays from him as our pass rush does better. Yes it looks like Poles over paid him and under paid Edwards but you have to look at the continued cap space. Poles has us still in a good place. Its always easy to look back when looking at contracts , Poles doesnt have that luxury .

The offense will not be the 18 carries a game but to keep him 8-10 a game is doable . That was his first game back and I think they wanted to see how he handled the ball in the game. He took more shots sitting in the pocket than when he ran. Lets see how it breaks down going forward. I agree 18 carries a game will end up with more missed time. The ideal offense will be as you stated.