Pick #25

[Stinger226]

2 hours ago, BearFan PHX said:

Noticing that DJ quits a lot isnt because people have a psychological issue about being too critical. It's because he quits a lot.

I remember when I was a hater, but then it turned out that it wasnt a psychological flaw, it was just that Eberflus and Fields suck.

And now Im a homer FOR Caleb LOL I must be schizo lol

You can  criticize DJ all you want, I just haven't seen a lot times he quit on plays. You're much better at detailed content than me. Show me and I'll agree with you.

[Mongo3451]

13 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

Refresh my memory I remember one play last year that he got heat for.  Had it not been for DJ we won't have won the last two Packer games but the good things doesn't matter when people want to be critical. 

It's a character trait.  If you can't see it, it's not worth explaining.  It's not being critical when it's happened too many times.  Good player.  Flawed deeply.  Lacking football awareness...

[Stinger226]

7 hours ago, Mongo3451 said:

It's a character trait.  If you can't see it, it's not worth explaining.  It's not being critical when it's happened too many times.  Good player.  Flawed deeply.  Lacking football awareness...

If you don't have the evidence to prove your point, I guess a WR with high production threw his whole career definitely shows a character flaw. I have to agree 

[Mongo3451]

19 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

If you don't have the evidence to prove your point, I guess a WR with high production threw his whole career definitely shows a character flaw. I have to agree 

Do your own homework.

[BearFan PHX]

This feels a lot like the Justin Fields debate. We are at the point where the offseason is next, and we start discussing the good and bad of the players, and for some people, that's difficult, because they are loyal fans, and so they defend the players as if people were insulting their younger sister or something.

And I do get where it comes from - a love of the Bears, on all sides.

But in reality, if we want to be winners, we have to make tough choices.

When the Patriots made the decision not to re-sign Akeim Hicks, was it because Bill Belichick failed to see the kind of player that was? of course not. Everyone in the league knew that Hicks was a good player. It was a business decision - how to allocate your cap to give your TEAM the best chance.

I dont hear anyone saying DJ sucks. I'll bet most of us would be for keeping him if his cap number was $12M. But it isnt, and we need resources elsewhere.

Also, no player is perfect. I love Caleb Williams, I can say with confidence that he is the best player on the team. He is easily the bears MVP. I can also say that he will be better 3 years from now than he is right now. So that means he has room to grow, and so does that mean Im slamming Caleb? If I see the good and bad parts of him?

I love DJ Moore after the catch. He's like a little running back out there with the ball. But he is often not ont he same page with Williams, and his body language is "goofy" at best and possibly "entitled and over it" like a Jay Cutler at worst.

There are times he does great things, but there are many times where he jogs his routes, and gives less than a full effort.

It might even be possible to move on from DJ for that reason alone. Ben Johnson doesnt want guys that tell the others it's OK to give less than the maximum effort! Remember when we wanted BJ to change the culture? Well that means accountability.

And his heir apparent (who will hopefully exceed anything Dj ever did) is ALREADY on the team in Luther Burden III. He is a DJ Moore clone - he has the same skill set, body type and abilities. Sure he's rougher, but you gotta respect that the coaches will coach him up, and he will ascend.

And then there are the salary cap ramifications. That makes it pretty clear that DJ Moore is on the trading block. The team that trades for him will pay him $16M, so he's a good value for them at that number.

And you know what? I dunno if he would fetch a 2nd rounder. I would imagine a 3rd or 4th rounder might be more likely. If DJ was part of a trade to the Raiders for Max Crosby for example, I'd expect to give DJ, our 2026 1st rounder, a 2027 second rounder and even that might not be enough in the real world.

So it is more than fair to speculate about a trade involving DJ that opens up $16M of cap space for us, and fetches a 3rd rounder in the process.

But it is also fair to notice the MANY times DJ has quit on his routes. I'll bet behind the scenes, in private conversations with Poles and Johnson, Caleb is lobbying to move on from Moore.

I get the fan love, but if you love the player more than the team, then I think that's not how you win Super Bowls.