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I messaged Ary (The Bunny) who is our commish. It looks like he accepted the invite for this year because his icon was active. Sully (Cali Bears) has not. So we will need a deadline for bringing in new GMs and possibly switching Commissioners if Ary doesn't respond soon. Right now, Week 1 starts on 10SEP, so I assume we want the draft the week prior, between 31AUG and 05SEP. That's 11 days away. So we have to move fast as I don't know how Yahoo handles Commish changes when the only Commish is not active. We also need to have 1, and potentially 2 GM's in the queue to be new GMs to keep it a 10-team league. So I am thinking we need to make the change a week prior, 24AUG, any objections? That gives the new Commish time to setup the pay site and get payments in. I know the board is pretty dead right now, but are there any members that want to GM a team in our Keeper League?

https://www.chicagobears.com/news/wwe-belt-ratchets-up-intensity-in-1-on-1-drills The Blackhawks have been doing this for years. It seems like a good way to add some friendly competition to the mix.

Yeah, they will add someone for depth, but I think we are good with Fuller, Johnson, Skrine, Shelley, and Toliver as the core of the CB group.

This is who has reported in so far: Savagew/LooseMorals Brad Corona King Adam PapaBear Kam The Mad Lithuanians Andrew Victorious Secret Duane Pepe Travis Nopper Bill Run dem pockets David GM's who have not reported in yet: The Bunny Ary (Commish) - has not been on TalkBears since October 24, 2019 - has not been on League site since December 28, 2019 Cali Bears Sully - Unknown status So we will have to come up with a consensus on GM replacements and a deadline to report in. Then get a call out for replacements, then set a day for the draft.

Yes, they are going to be a huge strength for this team. A lot of 12 formation sets.

I understand that it's not all his fault, but he was running for the sidelines a lot last year when he had lanes straight North and South, that had nothing to do with the other factors.

Yeah exactly, and with so many hybrid lineups, I don't think his loss will be that significant. Hicks and Nichols can pinch inside to clog the inside running lanes and then we can have RRH on strong side and an LB on the weakside for contain.

He is on the last year of his rookie deal and would become a FA after the season. I don't think they can commit that much money to RB2/3 than they already are. Also, his play dropped off significantly last year compared to the year before. He had a 3.3 YPC and 5.8 Y/R with his longest play of 31 yards. That's fringe 53-roster level production.

I could also see Cohen being traded either before the season or at the deadline (to get something for him).

Here are the links for the final state of the 2019 season and the draft. A Keeper had to be drafted by you and on your final roster, so use these two links for reference: Final State: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/819234/lastseason 2019 Draft results: https://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/2019/f1/442282/draftresults?drafttab=team

Here are the Keepers from last season, these players cannot be keepers for the 2020 season. Last Year's Keepers: Pepe 7 Alshon Jeffery 9 Julian Edelman El Dragon 8 Matt Ryan Run dem pockets 5 Brandin Cooks 11 Tyler Lockett The Bunny 11 Kenny Golladay 12 Nick Chubb The Mad Lithuanians 10 Chicago 14 Greg Zuerlein Nopper 7 Robert Woods 12 Calvin Ridley PapaBear 8 Sony Michel 15 Aaron Jones Cali Bears 2 JuJu Smith-Schuster 8 Mitchell Trubisky Screw Thielen! 2 Tyreek Hill 14 Courtland Sutton WORST CHAMPION EVER! 10 Patrick Mahomes 13 James Conner

I am in, we probably need to get a notice out to all GM's to see who is playing and if there are openings, if we have others who are willing to play.

They survive on RW's magic, which is just too chaotic to count on. When he makes insane plays, they win, when they don't work, he loses.

Oh man, I haven't had Al's in 30 years.

I updated the first post. Total up to 53 players now, an entire gameday NFL roster size. Deadline is tomorrow for opt outs.

Thursday is the opt out deadline. Goldman still the biggest name to lose, but Nichols and Jenkins can fill that void. They could also go to a 4-3 look where Hicks and Nichols are on the inside and Mack, RRH, or Quinn are the two DE's.

If that's the case, it makes a lot of sense.

It is odd, but the team might have put out their own deadline for submissions. Like you must opt out before training camp starts. If they add more guys, then yes, really odd.

Damn, no Portillo's by me. I might have to open one.

I have already ordered the Malnati's Deep Dish that way, I will need to check out the Italian Beef from there. I got a $100 package, in dry ice, was completely frozen upon arrival in Alabama heat, which was impressive.

Here is the current list of players (26 so far) opting out of the 2020 NFL Season due to COVID. Goldman is currently the only Bear, and is the 4th highest rated player in the league to opt-out so far (according to PFF grades). I assume this list will triple by the time the deadline hits sometime next week. For the Bears, my guess is Leno and Miller will follow suit as both have recently had children. Miller has at least been shown working out with Trubisky, so he has a chance, but Leno seems like the type of guy that would take this option and run with it. I have no issues with players opting out, I just didn't like the timing on some of these guys. NFC NORTH (7) Bears (2) DT Eddie Goldman S Jordan Lucas Lions (2) DL John Atkins WR Geronimo Allison Packers (1) WR Devin Funchess Vikings (1) DL Michael Pierce ------------------------------- NFC EAST (8) Cowboys (3) WR Stephen Guidry CB Maurice Canady FB Jamize Olawale Eagles (1) WR Marquise Goodwin Washington Team (2) DL Caleb Brantley LB Josh Harvey-Clemons Giants (2) OT Nate Solder WR Da'Mari Scott ------------------------------- NFC SOUTH (4) Buccaneers None Falcons None Panthers (2) LB Jordan Mack LB Christian Miller Saints (2) TE Cole Wick TE Jason Vander Laan ------------------------------- NFC WEST (3) Cardinals (1) OT Marcus Gilbert Rams None Seahawks (1) OG Chance Warmack 49ers (1) Travis Benjamin ------------------------------- AFC NORTH (7) Bengals (1) DL Josh Tupou Browns (4) OT Drake Dorbeck OG Drew Forbes DT Andrew Billings OG Colby Gossett Ravens (2) OT Andre Smith WR De'Anthony Thomas Steelers None ------------------------------- AFC EAST (13) Patriots (8) S Patrick Chung LB Dont'a Hightower OT Marcus Cannon RB Brandon Bolden FB Danny Vitale OL Najee Toran WR Marqise Lee TE Matt LaCosse Bills (2) DL Star Lotulelei CB E.J. Gaines Dolphins (1) WR Allen Hurns Jets (2) OL Leo Koloamatangi LB C.J. Mosley ------------------------------- AFC SOUTH (5) Colts (1) LB Skai Moore Jaguars (2) LB Lerentee McCray DL Al Woods Texans (1) DL Eddie Vanderdoes Titans (1) OT Anthony McKinney ------------------------------- AFC WEST (5) Broncos (2) DL Kyle Peko OT Ja'Wuan James Chargers None Chiefs (2) OG Laurent Duvernay-Tardif RB Damien Williams Raiders (1) LB Ukeme Eligwe ------------------------------- Free Agents (1) G Larry Warford

Man I love those, of all the foods from Chicago, outside of authentic pizza, the Soaker is my go to. Now that I am in Alabama, all I can get is Italian Beef and rolls from Sam's Club. It is not the same but close. What is another one you like?

Bill, is that a Soaker, Italian Beef sandwich dipped in au jus?

Yep, contract slides over, bonus on this year's cap, not next. Interesting timing for me with a lot of these guys. My thought is if you waited until today (first day of mandatory camp) to notify the team, you were not ready for camp and this was an easy way out and was not about the virus. The guys with underlying conditions or family members that live with them, I can understand.

He only played 45% of the snaps, so I would be all in on Snacks. We do gain a good chunk back in cap space. If you are Pace, you need to use it.