Talk about making stuff up...

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Unless the BEars immediately fire Ryan Pace and bring in a kick ass general manager, they are not going to win 6 games next season. They need a general manager with authority to hire his own coaching staff and scouting department. Anything short of this would be futile. Pace put them in this mess and now they have to dig themselves out of it. Its a shame because they are wasting a damned good defense. Perhaps the new GM would like Pagano as a head coach?

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

No one said it was meaningless. I am the only one who said what the meaning of that "draft capital" actually was.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Now Frank' starts in with the "Oops"game. Classic Frank move. Frank whining about officiating throughout the season vs. me mentioning it in the last game of the season is clearly the same thing.

I honestly don't know what point you are making with the draft, but you seem to be trying really hard.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

If Tannehill QBed behind that Bears line and with our TEs and RBs, his fate would have been the same as (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky's.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

It depends on the situation. The Bears were in a great position to absorb that contract given the rest of the roster and how they were being paid. One of the big flaws in this plan is the idea that Mack at $24 million could have his complete production surpassed by multiple players being paid a combined $24 million AFTER they've already filled the cap with the players they signed anyways. They would have to have found a player in free agency who plays the same position as Mack. So, let's say that was CJ Mosley, who got $17 million a year. You really need to hit it out of the park with the last $7 million. Make it Preston Smith and you have $11 million more to spend.

All of a sudden it sounds a lot harder to surpass Mack's expected production in free agency when you are paying an inferior player half or more of the money Mack got.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Where have I blamed Bear losses on the refs? The officiating overall has been bad this season. Not sure how pointing out facts qualifies as whining.

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Preston Smith has been better than Mack this year.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

1) The Bears are in the playoffs if their dipshit QB puts up 11 points over GB in week 1, 18 over San Diego, and 18 over LA. Or is that expecting too much for your little savior?

2) You can't dig yourself out of a hole. Digging would only make it worse.

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Successful calls:

Kyrie Irving will never win anything as a team's alpha: check
T.rubisky is a bust: check
Ben Simmons is a liability: check
The Fields Cult is dumb: double check

2013 CSFMB ROY

Maybe. How about last year?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Last year Mack was probably better.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Right, just like any other free agent contract, which is essentially how the contract portion should be viewed.

The contract didn't affect the return. Hell, Pace gave up almost as much to move up one spot for (Pro Bowl QB) Trubisky.

Now, I'm getting angry on NYE. I'll just have some alcohol. That will solve the problem.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Hard to argue

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Khalil Mack isn't the problem. The fact that Pace doesn't draft well is the problem.

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You traded for and are paying Mack more than to just not be the problem. He’s also not part of the solution.

Looking like a classic get paid and chill situation.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Mack was a problem. For that type of money you have to regularly make game changing plays. He took the last 12 games off.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Ryan Pace has taken the past 5 years off. The Bears aren't winning anything with him running things.

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Pace traded for Mack and gave him a huge contract to conceal his incompetence. Pace is the problem, not Mack.

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He's done well with the defense and rebuilding the overall team. His misses on offense have been awful.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Hard to argue.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

In hindsight he really has been more of a follower than a leader in his career.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Would you not have traded your last two first round picks for Mack?

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"Play until it hurts, then play until it hurts to not play."
http://soundcloud.com/darkside124 HOF 2013, MM Champion 2014

Considering how Pace has drafted in the first round, it was a great trade.

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Sherman remarked, "Well, Grant, we've had the devil's own day, haven't we?" Grant looked up. "Yes," he replied, followed by a puff. "Yes. Lick 'em tomorrow, though."

I would have wanted to at the time. In hindsight it would have sucked to give Mack $20+ million a year when we got Za’Darius for $15 million a year and no draft pick compensation

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

No.

Mitch and the offensive line were the problem all 16 games.

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SF has to be ecstatic that they "lost" out on Mack.

They're paying their entire DL less than 12 million.

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Sex isn't dirty, sex isn't a crime. It's a loving act between two or more consenting adults.

-Hank Kingsley

A lot of teams dodged that $140 million bullet.

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Fare you well, fare you well
I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Mack was a top 3 defensive player, he was supposed to be a difference maker.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!