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Kind of crazy - Arraez isn't having his typical season but he's still hitting around .300 - despite slowest swing in majors.

I don't see it for Crochet - but if there is a team who is squinting and seeing him as a front of the rotation guy who is cheap - maybe they offer up something in a lottery ticket move. But I don't see it. I think it will take more of a track record before a team gives what would be an appropriate trade-off for the Sox to move on from Crochet. With that said - depending on how many teams are in the race and how he is doing as we get deeper into summer - crazier things have happened. The more teams in the race - the less sellers available - so the thinner that market is from a seller's perspective & bigger the buyer's market is - the better the odds Sox could get artificially high value for Crochet. I wouldn't bet on it - what I will do is - hope for a lot of health and hope he's pitching really well.

I think the question is - if you are getting say a 175-225 type of prospect (and a filler) do you actually trade him if you were the Sox or do you keep him and see if he can continue to develop and see what happens a year later. It isn't like the Sox have to trade him at the deadline. If he pitches well and you can get some good stuff for the long-run great, if you are just getting a lottery ticket than I'd rather keep him and see what you can get if he shows a longer track record (ideally) of quality pitching.

No I don’t think play in game impacted it. Regular season record is what determined seeding.

Rome tweaking his hammy stinks. I just worry every time that on offense Bears can’t have a good thing. I think of Kevin White and David Terrell as I think the last 2 high profile wide outs they picked and both were giant busts.

I'm not sure what the Bulls will do - but Sixers, Bucks, Phoenix, Lakers, and Golden State all getting knocked out early probably helps as it should drive some broader shake-ups. Not saying those teams have great assets - and I have zero faith in the Bulls front office doing anything creative (or useful). At very least a Lavine and some other for a different max player (who isn't really a max player) but maybe has slightly different skillsets is in the franchise(s) future. I say that cause it isn't creative, but is at least slightly different - which feels like the bar for what AK will do.

As an Iowa fan like you, I recognize how great he was at just pinning the defense back and how he could just get the ball to die inside the 10. With that said - I can think of a number of punters drafted and it seems like correlation vs. the undrafted isn't that huge, so a lot of guys develop. With that said - I tend to think Taylor is different than most drafted punters and he really has a unique skill set. Plus he is still so raw that I would think he still has a lot of untapped upside.

He was a weapon for Iowa

Slow horses is so freaking good. Just getting to season 3.

I don’t think it was a major need but I like his potential upside and I have no issue investing in the trenches. I suspect next year will be a defensive focused draft plus maybe some interior linemen.

Everett is pretty solid too and I still think Scott isn’t a bad 4th option - especially if Caleb can read the field and use all of the weapons.

I agree - the only way I would dangle our 2nd rounder next year is a pretty creative deal where we are moving down in the 3rd this year but getting up to top-end but it would have to be to get a player Bears think values at say 15-20 overall. I don't think there is a fit like that - Newton might be the exception but if he has med red flag, that makes the deal not that interesting. Cooper DeJean would be interesting cause I think he will be a high end safety but I don't think his grade fits Bears needs where this makes sense. Now if Bears didn't draft a wideout and instead went down and took a different position - than I could see a crop of this current grew being worth a similar move. But there are a few centers that are intriguing and I think one is there in 3rd round if that is the way the Bears want to go.

What is wrong with his foot?

I’m presuming they look at draft board and like a bunch of the guys and are just moving down and than will end up taking a few.

Exactly - if Falcons were taking a qb to sit behind Cousins I would have figured they would go JJ and let him sit. He could sit 3 years and be younger than Penix now. I do think Penix is going to be 3rd best qb in draft behind Caleb and JJ.

I was really hoping they took JJ cause I would have preferred Nabers. Overall though I’m a happy camper.

Honestly - I'd be on board with Ozzie. If for nothing else - he would entertain me to no end during the midst of this lousy season (or few).

Through April 23rd - on pace to go 21-141. Wow.

For me - I think they should always be in Chicago - but easy as an outsider to say that. It makes the fact that I'll fly in every other year for a game way more enjoyable cause I can stay in the city and have a great experience with the family while catching the game.

I don't recall anyone else inheriting the picks. I think of Bounty Gate, I feel like Miami had something (maybe it was related to the owner & Tom Brad - but I don't recall off top of my head), and than I presume the Patriots lost some form of draft pick related to the video stuff way back when (I don't recall if deflate gate cost anything). I still would be shocked if they lost a FRP - I would suspect a 2nd rounder would be highest they go with the Falcons - unless league wants to really SEND a message. While Vikings were clearly penalized by the tampering - to rewards Vikings is odd as reality is other teams were also penalized (say any other team that wanted Cousin's was penalized as were teams looking to trade QB's)...so I think that is where it becomes a slipper slope and I presume the penalty will be a forfeit vs. a receipt of a pick. Note: Unless league wanted to give like an extra compensation pick or something along those lines. I also can't imagine the penalty comes down fast enough that the team loses a pick literally a day before the draft.

Mike Scioscia

Barring a miraculous turn around he won’t make it past this year and my guess is gets axed around trade deadline.

The Bears were also negatively impacted by the tampering - as if the tampering led Cousin's to go through with his opt out and ultimately sign in Atlanta that ripple effect definitely impacted Field(s) ultimate trade value. Not saying difference between 2nd and what they got - but no denying Falcons being in the market for a QB would have helped Bears significantly in their efforts to move Justin.

As much as I don't like thei dea of Minny picking up the pick - the concept makes sense. Still a FRP would be a pretty massive fine so it all depends on how strong of an example the NFL wants to set. I would imagine if they go this approach its more a 2nd rounder vs. a 1st rounder. But that would be huge for Minny. Huge. They would be positioned to move up or just take the last of the QB's there and continue putting quality assets around them.

I think of the inverse - it makes Smith, who is my pick for Sox to draft, look even more impressive.