Scholarship table
Trading away building-block type players in their prime because you think it's going to be difficult to sign them rarely works out in the NFL. (see: Raiders and Khalil Mack). And players who threaten not to hold out under the tag - pretty much every player who's ever been tagged and not named Kirk Cousins - rarely follow through on that threat. Good organizations use the tag as leverage for a long-term deal.The fact the Bears felt compelled to make this trade is an organizational failure.
Eh you are being hyperbolic here. The new regime may not have been sold on Roquan as the guys who drafted him.
Agree with this. I understand the urge to criticize everything the Bears do because a lot of what they have done the past 20 years has been dumb and shortsighted. This isn’t the case. Smith is fine as a player but he’s not a guy you build a defense around. Let’s revisit his career in 2-3 years.
For the record, I'm not a Bears fan and have no skin in the game whether they're great or terrible.I'm just a firm believer that you don't win in the NFL by trading away (or letting walk) young, quality players because you don't want to pay them or are afraid of a contract dispute. That's what Jacksonville did after a team full of young players nearly led them to the Super Bowl in the 2017 season. They're 17-56 since the 2018 AFC Championship game, despite accumulating a ton of draft capital for guys like Ramsey, Ngakoue, Fowler, Bouye, etc., and having a boatload of high picks of their own.
None of those rules apply to Detroit
It would probably take too long to respond - but Matt Millen would be prominent in my answer. He was so bad that you have to take 20 years before and 20 years after his regime to restore Detroit-world order.
What happened to the bengals this season?
Ex-NFL ref and NBC rules analyst Terry McAulay said there should’ve been no penalty on Panthers WR D.J. Moore for removing his helmet to celebrate his last-minute TD because Moore wasn't actually on the field when he took off his helmet.
Garbage offensive line and had a bit of luck running through the playoffs last year
Stupid, over-legislated rule. A turnover is celebrated with 60 yard team sprints and posing, but players cannot get too excited on a touchdown for fear of a taunting penalty.
Lions trading Hockenson to the Vikings.Inexecusable!
Claypool to Bears for a 2nd.
Gutey is waiting for Amari Rodgers to break out.
Gotta say, I don't love the Claypool trade from a Bears perspective.