Oso planning to go pro
He was DPOY in a 4-3 in Oakland.
Doesn't mean he was a good fit in the Colts scheme which is very much stop the rush first. In the Bears 3-4 his value was as a pass rusher. Can Smith convert to be a MLB? Can an aging Mack convert to a Will LB in that scheme? Not so much imo. Worth the trade thus.
I'm not knocking the trade, just the idea that Mack has scheme limitations.Justin Houston, a similar but older and lesser player, had success in 2019 and 2020 as a hand-in-the-dirt DE in the Colts' 4-3.And, as Vander mentioned, Mack is an elite run-stopper.
The Will plays between the tackle and the guard. I don't see that as Mack's strength or more so, value (good point Vander on it being Smith's).
Maybe we're talking past each other at this point, but I don't think Mack is a WILL in a 4-3. I think he's a 9 tech DE, which is basically what he played in Oakland.
Bears will have $158 million in cap space going into next off season (that’ll change based on what they do this year, but I don’t expect them to spend big). They’ll also create $17 mil next March when they release Eddie Jackson and Eddie Goldman.Be interesting to see what Poles philosophy will be, especially with what type of extension they offer to Roquan Smith.
https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1502379374548561923?t=1m3TGF0SRPbM-KLGIpc6sQ&s=19Bears releasing Goldman today
Good to see Schefter being a stooge again. Only been a couple of weeks.
Schefter is simply a mouthpiece for Goodell and the owners. When they want info put out, they leak it to him.Same as MLB does for Jeff Passan. Rosenthal used to be that guy - until he actually started wring what he saw.
Deshaun Watson cleared of all criminal charges
Brady unretires.