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Great point. I'll be interested in seeing if the Oakland offense puts up better numbers next year than the Bears did in games Fields started. Getsy isn't exactly walking into a great QB situation. He has the miracle story walk on turned starter at Purdue or Gardner Minshew. Regardless of who wins that job, bot have proven they can sling the ball around the field. We'll see how they do with Getsy.

As expected, Clemson and FSU are suing the ACC. Let the bidding war commence between ESPN and Fox.

And the Radiers seem to have a legit HC now in Pierce. I too was pleased to see Getsy go. Though the turnaround in which he landed another NFL OC position has me doubting what I thought of him.

A lot of solid points in there. Getsy really caught my eye. We're not talkign about a demotion to QB Coach or down to College. He immediately landed an NFL OC position.

I don't understand how Fields has turned into a martyr. 3 years of film exists. And for 3 years experts who view the all 22 will tell you he can't see open WR's, holds the ball too long and is incapable of throwing WR's open. Seems like all of this is swept under the rug because it's the Bears and they're an easy punching bag. Yes, he dealt with injuries in the OL that created inconsistency and he dealt with rotating coaches. You can't give him a free pass on skills you need from your QB just because the infrastructure surrounding the QB is going to get better. Especially when you have a solid QB class in front of you and a chance to restart the clock on the QB payscale.

The Steelers have made it clear that Wilson is the starter and there will not be a QB competition. I have to wonder if that was done to soothe Wilson's ego. I believe the compensation turns into a 4th Round pick if Fields plays 51% of the snaps next year.

I think Coleman Shelton is a pretty solid pickup. He'll fill the biggest weakness from last year (Center) and he played in Shane Waldron's system in LA. That should take some pressure off of Caleb to have a Center in there who completely understands the system from the minute he walks into Halas Hall. Pryor will just be a backup. Bates likely a backup at Center. Currently, we're looking looking at: LT: Braxton Jones LG: Tevin Jenkins C : Coleman Shelton RG: Nate Davis RT: Darnell Wriight Davis actually had a decent year after he got through some emotional distractions. Jenkins has LG locked up. Wright is a future Pro Bowler. My guess is Jones will get replaced via the draft and they might look to replace Davis as well.

I could understand another South Side Catholic other than Mt. Carmel poaching Tri-Town if you told me Chicago St. Rita or Brother Rice or even Joliet Catholic. But, Marian Catholic, they poach Lake Central kids? That's surprising to me. They're not exactly a power in HS football. Though they are closer to Tri-Town than the aforementioned schools. At that point why not just go to Andrean?

Great Question! Thought I do think some of the areas of St. John that are rapidally growing on the south end are in the Hanover Central district. Another question would be are they losing good talent to the following schools: Andrean Chicago Mt. Carmel

I think it'll happen. Town and Ditch are getting developed from 146th all the way up to 32. Spring Mill and Oak Ridge are pretty much "there" and any open land is getting developed. North of 32, there are developments scattered around Ditch, Spring Mill, Grand Park, and up to Chatham Hills Golf Club. NE of the HS there's a lot of developments going in around 191st street over to the Noblesville border. I wouldn't be surprised if they ended up capping out around 3,500 in the future.

He could have stopped writing the article after penning "it turns out most NFL teams don't want to trade a day 2 pick for a flawed QB and extend him his fifth year option." Is he expecting Poles to just come out and say that nobody in the market for a QB1 was interested in him so we'll hold him until the market opens backup again?

Any chance you know where Westfield's future enrollment is projected? I'm seeing a lot of the rural areas in the western portion of their district (north and south of 32) rapidly being developed.

At this point there is zero interest Fields from anyone in need of a QB. I think that's pretty telling of who the Bears have at QB and putting him out there for 2 more years would be a disaster.

I don't. Building a stadium South of the current spot just to stay close to Lake Michigan and the skyline is a mistake. The location sucks. Very limiited parking and not easy to walk to from the South Loop and/or the train stations near the stadium because of Lake Shore Drive and the train lines. More importantly, publically funding in the City means they likely won't own the stadium again and the Chicago Parks Department will continue to own where the Bears play. Feels to me that Warren is politicking and trying to get the 3 school districts in that area to drop their argument that the property is undervalued. My money is still on them building in Arlington Heights.

Agreed. I heard a Schefter interview on Waddle & Silvy yesterday. He said the entire league knew the Bears had to move on from Fields so they never had leverage in the first palce.

I saw this on a CBS Mock:

As long as Minnesota resigns Cousins Fields should end up in Atlanta. The Bears did clearly make it obvious they're moving on from him, which hurts in leverage. But, maybe teams do just think he's a bust and aren't interested in the first place.

I think it depends. Someone like Harrison Jr., Williams, Maye, etc. They have no need for the combine. Someone like the kid from Avon who went to Wisconsin and then Louisville and ran a sub 4.40 (Guerrero??) at the combine likely increased his stock. Maybe it's fair to say there are guys who need the combine to get drafted and there are guys who will get drafted based on tape and/or pro days at their school.

Harrison Jr. basically refused to do all of those as well. it's going to become a trend where the top tier guys avoid combine related activities. They know they're going Top 10 regardless. This is a QB driven league. You can't miss out on one of the next generational greats (if he is) over draft capital.

What red flags? All I'm hearing is positive. Stories are leaking about the amount of digging the Bears have done on Fields. In candid interviews with former teammates at OU or USC that have talked to Bears scouts have had nothing but positive things to say. Bears execs themselves did a lot of fact finding as well when they went out to LA to visit Kingsbury. Speaking of Kingsbury, he told Albert Breer that he only saw Caleb's father ONCE at their USC facility and that he's not a distraction. He mainly sticks to handling Caleb's business side and stays out of the football side. Embrace it, Bob. Dont' be afraid to get sucked into the hype. We finally have our franchise QB! 😁

I think the key is Cousins. Once the decision on where Cousins goes or stays is determined it will open up the market. Also, the Bears could keep Fields and just wait about 5 months until a team suffers an inury and is desperate to get into the QB market.

100%. North Carolina, Virginia and Texas have always been the white whales. Only 2 chances now.

I agree with yout. And I'm floored when I hear some analysts say Fields could get a 1st rounder in return. What!?!? Prepare yourself his apologists that will bring up the multiple OC's he's had.

I can get on board with this. I have a feeling McCarthy will be a very capable NFL QB. And I think he could handle the pressure of being the hometown QB.