btw, the bears are so stupid. they spent $200 million on land in the burbs that would be PERFECT for a new stadium/complex. but they didnt get the tax break they wanted (which they should jave worked out before they bought it but its the bears and they are stupid) so they pouted and moved back to the lakefront.
its the dumbest, most inconvienient place to put a stadium. far from public transportation, limited parking, traffic jams galore. but nears ownership - the same idiots that put a toilet bowl on top of soldier field because they didnt want to give up "bear weather" - want a stadium on the lake because the views are great.
THEY WONT OWN THIS STADIUM OUTRIGHT. just like they dont own soldier field now.
they are the prime example of a bunch of idiots who lucked into the genetic lottery by being related to papa bear halas. its infuriating how stupid they are at business.
they are going to get a lot of resistance to this plan from the state. hopefully they grow a pair and tell the bears to gfthemselves.
brandon johnson is a fraud who is so far over his head its hilarious. well, it would be hilarious if it wasnt so sad.
you'll notice that the chicago teachers union - who used to be against using any public money for stadiums and just demanded a 9% raise per year in perpetuity - is now all about the bears proposal.
and theyre about to reassess the loop and north side property taxes which is going to be a nice surprise for home owners when their taxes go up exponentially because loop buildings are worth 90% less than they used to be.
by fancy stats, at 5v5 the wings were one of the worst teams in the league. they had pne of the best shooting %s in the league and alex lyon did his best terry sawchuck impersonation for two months.
i expect regression next year without something drastic. i'd rather see them call up the youngsters and roll with it.
good discussion on wwp today.
they made their own problems by trading for petry, extending maata, and signing holl. there was no reason to do all three with all the defensemen they had on the cusp of coming up.
the falcons traded up from 27 to 6 to get julio jones. it cost them two firsts, a second, and two fourths.
would you trade 29, 61, and next year's first, and next year's two fourths (one from eagles) for the 4th pick to take harrison or nabors?
one of the issues with drafting sarr would be how he would fit with duren. not sure why brooklyn would then take that on.
but who knows. they could see sarr as a potential floor spacing big.
you said it in your last sentence, he's light. he's a pass rusher. t'vondrae sweat would be a reader replacement.
that said, the lions take bpa and he could fit the bill regardless of whether they re-sign mcneil or not.