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there's an argument not to take young because he will be fragile look tua. too small to take the hits.

there's a legit argument for the bears to take young #1 and deal fields. fields is now on year 3 of his rookie deal and is about to get expensive. that team has so many holes. yes, they have $120 million ij cap space, but they need an entirely new offensive and defensive line. nobody can totally overhaul that in one free agent class. it might be better for them to reset the clock on their rookie qb deal timeline. that said, fields is a dynamic player....he just hasnt really progressed as a passer. not that he hasnt improved a bit, but that seems more to me because the offensive scheme is better. no more matt nagy. otoh, the scheme is better because theyre running fields more, which is going to get him killed. the passing opened up because he's been running or because theyve called plays to get them open, not because fields has improved as a passer. he still holds the ball too long just like he did in college. but what do you get for fields? if they think theyre going to get multiple first rounders for fields i think theyre in for a surprise.

if they have cade, victor/scoot, ivey, tons of cap space, and STILL are terrible? that would be cause to examine weaver. i've never been the biggest fan, but i liked the killian, ivey, duren, and cade picks. some of the rest of the moves ive thought were highly questionable, but those picks are the most important ones. stewart and bey are role players are best and about to become expensive. are they really foundational pieces? i dont think so. the positive news is that killian has been playing better. the next step for weaver is to get rid of casey after they get another top 3 pick. if he does that, i'll feel better about him.

i dont think the raiders will tear anything down, mcdaniels was juat hired.

i think he wants to go the nfl or he wouldnt be interviewing.

i want aaron glenn to get a job so the lions get a draft pick.

if johnson does leave, i trust dan campbell to find a good replacement.

he must be good to the beat writers because no one seems to say a bad word about him.

cade being out kind of insulates him. that and the fact that nobody cares about the pistons right now. if cade were playing poorly he might be feeling it a bit. if theyre still terrible next year, then i suspect the heat will come.

he interviewed for the broncos job already.

it was also a close game throughout and the packers were win and in. as for the future, the lions have some good matchups with top/popular teams next season: chiefs, broncos, raiders, packers, bears. one would think that one of those becomes the tgiving game and a few more get prime time treatment.

stopping seattle once might have been an even bigger factor...

hate hate hate these third jerseys. love love love jake walman being aggressive offensively.

if im ranking those ten qbs for last season i would have it: mahomes allen burrow brady hurts goff lawrence tua geno garappolo might flip goff and lawrence. would definitely take lawrence moving forward.

a lot of the "touches per game" this season waa becauss swift wasnt 100%. you could tell when he played. shying away from contact or looking out for contact instead of running hard. i think mc is correct that swift just hasnt been able to stay healthy, and that youre right that when he is healthy and playing he's an excellent back. i dont know what you would get in draft capital by trading him, likely not very much. the league knows he's injured a lot and running back is not a premium position.

3. limited mobility in a league where more mobile qbs are becoming great weapons. 4. higher salary moving forward than a rookie qb. 5. he hasnt been great against good defenses because his arm talent is limited, imo. he looks like a "system qb" more than a difference maker. he's alex smith, not matt stafford. none of this means they cant or shouldnt move forward with goff. but it does mean they should be on the lookout for talent upgrades at the most important position in sports.

michigan's poor performance in a bowl game is a return to the past! everything about that tcu game was ridiculous. i think the defense is less of a strength than the offense. their defense has been set up to beat ohio state and has been able to do that. other than that, they werent really challenged until tcu and that went rather poorly but might be more of a one off than anything else. the offense, otoh, should be excellent again and should have put up 70 on tcu. im more worried about this year's fall off in recruiting anf their inability to use the nil money cannon theyre sitting on. and ultimately, the real concern is harbaugh leaving or continuing to flirt with leaving.

if stroud or young are somehow there at 6 they will have to consider them, but i dont think they will be. i'm not sold on levis, but if holmes is sold then he should be considered too. the ability to sit a qb for a year (or two) and watch and learn would be very valuable. as ive said, i think that was always the plan. otoh, goff has played well enough this year for them to put the plan off for at least another year. and next year's qb class is supposed to be very good.

sauce gardner will win defensive rookie of the year because 1) he's been very good, 2) he plays in new york, and 3) the media annointed him weeks ago.

this really is a return to levels michigan hasnt seen in a long long time. its really a return to where they were for much of the 70s and 80s under Bo. great teams, but never the best and usually just a rung below the national elite teams. now its georgia and alabama, just as it used to be nebraska/oklahoma/usc, and then florida state and miami.

ohio state is a southern school that plays in the big ten. texas is the real underachiever. they have one of the most fertile grounds for recruits, more money than god, and a fanatic fan base. usc is an underachiever too given their inherent advantages. teams like michigan, notre dame, and penn state are national schools with solid recuriting foundations of ohio and pennsylvania, but theyre at a disadvantage because they dont have a home base like california, texas, louisiana/mississippi, and florida. and its harder to get kids to come somewhere cold like michigan or penn state than it is to get them to go to cali (even though ohio state does it pretty well). michigan has a bigger national profile than penn state, but penn state has a better natural recruiting base in pennsylvania. conversely, notre dame has a bigger national profile than michigan, but has no real recruiting base because indiana isnt much and chicago isnt a real high school football hotbed.

if georgia fumbled twice inside the one and threw two pick sixes, they'd probably be losing too. michigan is fine and - if harbaugh returns, - will be better next year. sorry g2, i know how much that bothers you, lol.

gabriel is being dragged for that post all over the internet. a guy who used to have credibility has turned into a bears shill. combine that with his defensive attitude and know it all bullshit and you get a guy who blew all his credibility to stan for justin fields. speaking of fields, the smart play for the bears would be to trade him and start over. he's going into year 3 and will be very expensive very soon and still cant be a qb. great rb who hasnt really improved as a passer. but its the bears. they'll double down on fields.

you dont think anyone who plays for your favorite teams sucks.