I think teams are starting to get desperate and they haven't even had the combine yet. I already saw the "McCarthy would be Joe Burrow if Harbaugh let him throw" rumblings start.

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I promised you a #1 and you'll get a #1.

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I think that is his ceiling, so you're talking about me too. We'll know for certain where things stand with Fields next week. Poles talks on Tuesday.

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I'm with Chet in that any trade with Atlanta must include swapping #8 for #9. It would be almost a throw away enticement from them.

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Reports are saying no 2nd round pick offers for fields. Nobody wants this running back.

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One dude has them signing Madubuike, the Ravens are over the cap, but have read that they are trying to restructure a few contracts so they can franchise him, Justin Madubuike solves your three-tech problem, and you would have a frightening defense if you were able to sign him, more likely you are able to get Geno Stone if you cannot sign Xavier McKinney.

take a little lookie at the Steelers skill position depth chart and their new OC

as someone already told you, they love Pickett so much that they let him sit for their playoff game. Their offense was better with other players at QB

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Tomlin likely thinks he can coach him up, however it all could be a ruse by agents to gin up interest, Fields needs to prove himself soon if he wants the big paper QB1 second contract.

The Bears do not seem sold on him, and based on the 3rd round pick return rumors, it seems a sizeable portion of the league sees him as nothing more than a below average NFL QB.

This is a huge prove it year for Fields, it would seem his agent would be looking to move him to a team where he can leverage his play into a new deal, if he underperforms this year his value drops even more and he's looking at a Mitch like one year prove it deal as a backup.

Tomlin loves Pickett, but the leaders on the team thinks he sucks. I believe there is a near 0% chance Pickett is their starter next year. Pickett isn't better than Fields. I don't think the Steelers would give up their 20th pick for Fields. I could possibly see them giving up a 2nd.

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No one is taking our garbage for a 1st or 2nd rounder. Would be lucky to get a 3rd. Most likely will be traded for a 4/5th round pick with performance goals to turn it into a 2nd.

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Carolina gave up a 2nd+ for Darnold. If you use the search function, you'll see MANY wanted the Bears to get in on that. Fields is only being dumped because Caleb Williams is in the draft.

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A bust (trey lance) was traded for a 4th. We should get at least a 3rd for a useable qb

Fields is a bust as well but I'm fine if non-Chicago league execs haven't realized it yet.

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Exactly. Somewhere in that deal, there needs to be a 1st. Whether it’s conditional, a move into this year’s round 1…this is a starting caliber QB and the market is the market.

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If thats the case, I'd rather take my chances with Mitch on a low end salary with a 1-2yr incentive laden deal than give up that sort of draft capital.

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Then you’ll have Mitch and you’ll be the same team next year. Trade for Fields, build around him…this is only path back to the top of a very tough AFC North.

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Ok, well lets see what they get for him. I don't believe with the QB heavy draft that they will get a 2nd for Fields. How QB heavy was the draft when Darnold was traded for a 2nd to Carolina?

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That's the Fields draft year. IIRC, the Panthers had a top 10 pick in that draft. Everyone thought it was a draft similar to this one.

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Possible likely even these GM's in the QB sweepstakes making the mistake of going into 2024 draft with the memory of and a strategy based on the 2023 draft--where there was 1 and only 1 good QB and that QB appears to be franchise changing. If you approach 2024 draft like it's going to be a repeat of 2023, you're going to mess up and overvalue the 1st overall draft pick.

Trade the 1st overall for a king's ransom to the franchise that is already all-in on Williams. Swap 1st overall to Washington for nothing less than 2024 2nd overall + 2025 + 2026 1st round picks + swap Bagent for Howell (and let Howell compete with McCarthy or Daniels or Maye or Penix or whomever) and fuck around with later round picks, swapping 4th for a 2nd or a 7th up to a 5th or something--every trade/pick swap EXCEPT 1st for 2nd should result in the Bears gaining draft capital and Washington selling the farm (moving down or off the board that round)

But. yeah, teams looking at 2023 and thinking we got one shot to get this right and if we do, we get the next Coleridge Bernard "C. J." Stroud IV and playoffs~! are prime for fleecing in a trade.

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The same guy that wrote a book titled "Why My Wife Thinks I'm an Idiot" makes completely idiotic statement

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Greeny is responsible for the national preseason hype surrounding Fields. He yelled as far and as loud as he could about Fields winning the MVP in 2023 even though in 2022 Fields demonstrated he was a better running back than quarterback, the actual position he played. When Fields wet the bed during the initial quarter of the season greeny blamed the coaching staff for Fields lack of MVP play instead of admitting his prediction sucks. Now after yet another season of data further confirming Fields can't pass he wants to inexplicably say adding fields to the roster will vault the Steelers to the super bowl. It can't get any dumber than this, it's like the Hawk is writing Greeny's scripts.

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Matt Eberflus has that Super Bowl beard. We all know clean shaven Chicago coaches don't win championships.

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That's two beards on the staff now

[They] look like they would kick my ass.

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if you'd ask they'd probably do a lot to your ass if you're into that thing

Shane Waldron loves Caleb. He didn't explicitly say that, but he went out of his way to avoid mentioning him. Enough that it makes you recognize that is his guy.

The Bears are going offense with both picks in the first round.

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link?

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