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I still think Pace has been told he has more job security than that.yup
Pace needs to win 9 games this year or he & Nagy will be gone .
He loves trading away future picks .
I’m indifferent on the pick . hope i’m wrong
The plan is to ease him in. Having Dalton start, for now, is 100% the right move. Mahomes wasn't a starter his rookie year.I don’t know much about football talent evaluation.
Is Justin Fields supposed to be day 1 ready?
Or is he, we’ll have to have a qb comp to see?
Or is he, probably needs a year to adapt but then the keys are his?
It is all together plausible that the Bears go into the 2022 season with the best QB in the NFC North.Discord w/Rodgers and GB, Pace actually makes a great move? What the heck is happening?
First of all, IFiHL, thank you for your hard work in keeping this list updated. I appreciate your hard work. I followed it all night. Secondly, I’m optimistic about Fields although reading some comments out there that his attitude makes Cutler’s look good. Thirdly, the Packers sure made it obvious THEY are in control by picking another defensive guy, Rodgers isn’t, and they will do whatever they want, even if it doesn’t help AR want to stay. Finally, a lot of B1G players went in the first round, which is great for the conference.Thoughts after Day 1?
Sadly, I very much agree with you.I’m ambivalent about the Bears trading up to take Fields.
I think Fields is a great talent and has a chance to be a good player. I like him coming out of college better than any other Bears qb pick in my living memory (Harbaugh, McNown, Grossman, Trubisky).
I don’t think the Bears are a good situation for him to reach his potential. They have all sorts of incentive to play him before he’s ready. They have a bad track record of developing qbs. They have a bad line and limited offensive weapons for a young qb. They don’t have many resources in draft picks or cap room to make any improvements to the roster this year or next.
This has all the makings of a GM and HC desperate to keep their jobs, a franchise desperate to excite its fans, and a young qb given expectations he can’t possibly fulfill on a timeline that would satisfy any of the above.
It looks to me like Fields is being set up to fail. I really hope I’m wrong.
ETA - another way of saying this is that if the Bears had canned Pace and Nagy and the new GM had made this pick, I would have been 100% on board because I would have trusted the GM and new coach to make decisions best for the long term future of the franchise. I don’t trust Pace and Nagy to do that.
This is so much better put together than my post last night, but hits exactly why I'm cautious (at best) about celebrating this pick. Thank you.I’m ambivalent about the Bears trading up to take Fields.
I think Fields is a great talent and has a chance to be a good player. I like him coming out of college better than any other Bears qb pick in my living memory (Harbaugh, McNown, Grossman, Trubisky).
I don’t think the Bears are a good situation for him to reach his potential. They have all sorts of incentive to play him before he’s ready. They have a bad track record of developing qbs. They have a bad line and limited offensive weapons for a young qb. They don’t have many resources in draft picks or cap room to make any improvements to the roster this year or next.
This has all the makings of a GM and HC desperate to keep their jobs, a franchise desperate to excite its fans, and a young qb given expectations he can’t possibly fulfill on a timeline that would satisfy any of the above.
It looks to me like Fields is being set up to fail. I really hope I’m wrong.
ETA - another way of saying this is that if the Bears had canned Pace and Nagy and the new GM had made this pick, I would have been 100% on board because I would have trusted the GM and new coach to make decisions best for the long term future of the franchise. I don’t trust Pace and Nagy to do that.
The Bears have made the playoffs 2 out of Nagy's three years despite him, apparently, being terrible at his job. While Mitchell might have been Pace's guy, he was not Nagy's. Nagy was busy coaching up Pat Mahomes during Mitchell's 1st year.I’m ambivalent about the Bears trading up to take Fields.
I think Fields is a great talent and has a chance to be a good player. I like him coming out of college better than any other Bears qb pick in my living memory (Harbaugh, McNown, Grossman, Trubisky).
I don’t think the Bears are a good situation for him to reach his potential. They have all sorts of incentive to play him before he’s ready. They have a bad track record of developing qbs. They have a bad line and limited offensive weapons for a young qb. They don’t have many resources in draft picks or cap room to make any improvements to the roster this year or next.
This has all the makings of a GM and HC desperate to keep their jobs, a franchise desperate to excite its fans, and a young qb given expectations he can’t possibly fulfill on a timeline that would satisfy any of the above.
It looks to me like Fields is being set up to fail. I really hope I’m wrong.
ETA - another way of saying this is that if the Bears had canned Pace and Nagy and the new GM had made this pick, I would have been 100% on board because I would have trusted the GM and new coach to make decisions best for the long term future of the franchise. I don’t trust Pace and Nagy to do that.
There was a guy on the radio today that said the Bears might be the worst team in all of football next year. I'm not quite sure where he got that from. I know the Bears aren't a Superbowl contender right now but the worst team in the NFL? I was annoyed listening to him.The Bears have made the playoffs 2 out of Nagy's three years despite him, apparently, being terrible at his job. While Mitchell might have been Pace's guy, he was not Nagy's. Nagy was busy coaching up Pat Mahomes during Mitchell's 1st year.
If they can upgrade the O-line today, they may not be in as bad a shape as many fear. Allen Robinson is still a #1 WR. Montgomery showed signs toward the end of last season of being a good RB. Getting Cohen healthy can only help. I'm still optimistic that Cole Kmet can become a good TE. (It almost always takes TE's a year to contribute in a meaningful way.)
We still have a LOT of talent on defense.
Plus, Darnell Mooney showed the makings of a very solid WR in his rookie season. I'm looking for good things from him in the future.The Bears have made the playoffs 2 out of Nagy's three years despite him, apparently, being terrible at his job. While Mitchell might have been Pace's guy, he was not Nagy's. Nagy was busy coaching up Pat Mahomes during Mitchell's 1st year.
If they can upgrade the O-line today, they may not be in as bad a shape as many fear. Allen Robinson is still a #1 WR. Montgomery showed signs toward the end of last season of being a good RB. Getting Cohen healthy can only help. I'm still optimistic that Cole Kmet can become a good TE. (It almost always takes TE's a year to contribute in a meaningful way.)
We still have a LOT of talent on defense.
There was a guy on the radio today that said the Bears might be the worst team in all of football next year. I'm not quite sure where he got that from. I know the Bears aren't a Superbowl contender right now but the worst team in the NFL? I was annoyed listening to him.
There was a guy on the radio today that said the Bears might be the worst team in all of football next year. I'm not quite sure where he got that from. I know the Bears aren't a Superbowl contender right now but the worst team in the NFL? I was annoyed listening to him.