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Yeah - it will be like within the window that the migration happens. Ideally I would get done before the game but I don't know that the server will be migrated by than. And it would be the recent commentary.

That sucks - really like JJ.

FYI - Upgrade ran into issues (no site outages - just some stuff on back end before we could get launched). It will likely be this weekend. We will also be migrating to a new, faster and more efficient server at the same time. For the record - I could take an approach and shut down and do some conversions to minimize lost posts (but with a bit more outage) - but will probably opt to just migrate over and instead of shutting this site down for a period post migration to make sure I basically reback up the database - will instead just live with 1-2 days of lost posts in order to maximize up time for the site (this should mean, *knock on wood*, minimal site downtime, but at some point when we switch over we'll lose about 1-2 days worth of posts in between the server migration. Note: The data base is large so I could restore it all - but that would require site down 4-12 hours for migration + than another 4-8 hours for the upgrade. I'll drop a note just as a heads up around the ballpark time that we'll get it rolling. My guess is it will be over the weekend - ideally after the game or on Sunday.

I’m excited to get to the regular season though!!!

I was happy with the preseason game - bears looked good. It’s preseason though and I’m trying to temper my expectations. I still remember Mitch’s first preseason game - that was the single greatest I ever saw a Bear qb throw the ball….what good did that do hahaha

Want this site humming for a new dominant era haha. My guess is site will be down for an hour or two.

Running a quick upgrade on site - should be back up later tonight but will be back online quickly.

Plus if he walks at end of year, you should get comp pick back.

Yeah my guess is he plays a half in each of the 2 preseason games he plays. Try to make sure he gets a 2 minute drill and maybe in one of games have him come out and play one drive in a 3rd quarter (maybe game 3).

One other thing - to my point of have Caleb play the 1s. I don’t know if others have seen this or maybe I’m wrong, but I have taken note that Caleb is getting vast majority of his snaps against the 1s. Bears will occasionally work in 2s in with 1s but not as much of first team offense working against b defense. Like it - let iron sharpen iron and not baby this thing up for Caleb. I also think it is a good sign that Bears don’t see need to give him some “easier” reps. Felt like with Fields and Mitch they did it (in fairness they weren’t opening day starters either).

For me part of it is - I don’t want Caleb playing against 2’s and 3’s. No benefit to Caleb and injury risk that some guy trying to make a name clobbers one of our starters just doesn’t add up. This is me presuming Texans wouldn’t see any need to start 1s. If they were playing ones than I would be in. My guess is Caleb just plays in game 2 and 3.

They also get to spread guaranteed over the 6 years I think so that probably helps the cap situation, especially when Rome and Caleb are coming due. Fun to see Bears able to extend some existing talent (albeit I really look forward to getting to point it’s our home grown talent being extended like this :)). Kmet still only one I can think of…hopefully we start seeing an era where lots of our own draft picks are getting taken care of like this!!! But I lile message this sends. Highly productive player who has been great in lockeroom and community and taking care of him. Shows Poles understands pecking order and what is necessary and how to handle.

That is awesome

I was hoping FLlorio somehow was off.

This - I don't think this is an area I would cave if I were the Bears. Having that protection basically ensures Caleb is a Bear for 7 years and if nothing else ensures if Caleb ultimately balled out and liked it here so little, the Bears would at least have the leverage after year 5 to franchise and trade him. Getting rid of that franchise basically puts the Bears in a tougher spot where they would have that pressure applied more deeply in years 3 or 4 (again this is presuming he balls out). Odds are 95% of the time it won't come that way - cause if Caleb crushes it they will offer him a ton of money - but if Caleb got this in - and played excellent - he would have leverage as a UFA like no other player at a prime position would ever had (26 year old all pro QB as a UFA - that is unheard of and I could see a scenario where 3 or 4 years in, Caleb waiting that extra year to secure the BAG would be worth it. I really hope this is a big rumor and not actually the case.

Awesome - let’s go!!!

I hope it gets resolved this week and it is more of they are waiting to ink them both at the same time and just have some very small things to wrap up.

Williams is either going to bust or be really good. I say that because the stories seem to imply he has that Kobe-esque work ethic. Like he flat out puts in the work when he's out there and has a desire to be great, not good, not merely okay, not above average, but ELITE. That drive is going to rub some the wrong way and it could blow up in his face if he struggles and rubs people wrong way getting mad or whatever -> but channeled right - it could lead to true greatness.

I had heard some comments about that and I think field(s) might have even implied that. I think it was more a subtle component that sometimes having a vet QB around isn't a good thing. In this case - I'm going to presume some truth to both sides of the equation, I also don't think Field(s) looking at his phone in this scenario is why he didn't end up being good either. For whatever reason he just couldn't make that leap during his time with the Bears -> I don't expet him to with the Steelers but his raw tools are still tantalizing and I do believe even if he can't make a material leap, he can still make modest progress in that area and that is good enough to be a mediocre starting QB in this league.

I think Scott will surprise us in a good way this year.

They will definitely add another pass rusher - won’t be a great player but it will be someone. My guess is a Ngakoue will be back. They clearly need to upgrade next year cause outside of Sweat the line is pretty meh. Rushing attack should be solid with Swift, Herbert Johnson but a huge pass to being #1 rushing attack was having Justin Fields. So no - I don’t think this is the NFL’s top rushing defense - solid, yes, but not top5.

Vegas has him at like 3600 yard's or something as his over under. I also think if you are saying those are the high probability yet those are 6th best all-time that probably says that isn't "High Probability". Do I think he is capable, certainly, I also think there is a large number of really talented #1 overall picks who had their fair share of struggles in their first year, as that adjustment takes time.

Plus I think if you wait until after the draft the signing(s) don't count to the comp pick formula, so I presume there is a wave of free agency we will see take off once the comp impacts are gone. My guess is also the more time you can wait on Connor the better cause you have a better idea of his general health/recovery from the injury.

I agree - I think people are overating a strong finish. The dline has Sweat who came out on fire - but it is still on the mediocre side. DB's look good but are young so can take a step back vs. forward and we literally played so few quality QB's all year. Do I think the D is solid - sure, but this is not a top 5 D, I would argue it might be a Top 10 D. Note: I am very happy with direction of the team - but I think we have a lot of overhyping potentially going on here. Just like with the team won 7 games but its now destined for 11. We had some win's against really really bad teams and yes we had some tough losses but at same time we benefited from playing teams with hurt QB's, etc (as did teams with us).

Wow - I had no idea. I was thinking they were like a d2 school.