Chicago White Sox

Did Foles look the part last year though? I get he was intended to be that guy, but in all honesty he failed last year and allowed Mitch Trubisky to regain his job. Whether you like Dalton or not as a cheap placeholder, Foles most certainly wasn’t the answer.

The Bears are 100% drafting a QB in the draft, so for now this remains a TBD from my perspective. Don’t get me wrong, at face value this move is completely underwhelming, but if we end up with Jones or Lance then Dalton is a perfectly fine bridge guy IMO. Also, we need to see what ends up happening with Williams as his addition plus one of those QB prospects would be a passable alternative to trading a ton of assets for Wilson.

I think there are always plenty of teams in need of QBs, but it’s a far bigger price to take a B tier QB prospect if you’re passing on a cornerstone tackle, EDGE, or CB. That’s why five QBs in the top 10 is mostly unprecedented. Also, I’m not suggesting Jones or Lance falls to 20 but closer to 15. Honestly, the only reason I point this out is going up 10 picks in the 1st is going to require a significant amount of draft capital while going up five spots should much more reasonable. This is just me speculating of course and watch all five go in the first 10 picks and then the Bears having to gamble on someone like Trask or Newman in the 2nd or 3rd.

There appears to be a fuckton of smoke at the moment...lol

Based on some speculation I’ve seen, I’d wager it’s similar to Eloy’s eight year deal if it gets done.

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Four QBs went in the top 10 in 2018 and Lamar Jackson didn’t go until 32. It’s very clear there are three A tier QB prospects in this draft, but Lance & Jones are a tier below and aren’t guarantees to go top ten IMO. I think one will and the other will fall to the middle of the 1st.

Do they have an agreement in place now?

Is it on MLBTV?

I have a feeling we’re all going to feel real shitty at the All-Star break when we could of had Joe Musgrove and instead got a fat Yogurt Sanchez plus the buy-outs for Nate Jones & Welington Castillo paid for by the Rangers.

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Oh trust me, I love the discussion, just becoming a bit annoyed with the dude as he claimed he wasn’t in it for the attention and then literally spends hours on end talking about the haters and bragging about everything he had first. This time he didn’t have it first if it does materialize.

If they trade A-Rob then they really need to add two legit WRs IMO. I love Mooney but I don’t ever see him becoming a #1 WR. This draft is loaded though so we should be able to land a decent one in the 2nd or 3rd if we hold onto those picks.

Apparently based on this tweet. Al’s is the king of the tweet & delete but then acknowledges it for some odd reason. Also, not trying to doubt his connections, but if an extension gets announced this week with Vaughn, it’s Harold and not Al’s Beef who deserves the credit. Al’s been money on a lot of things this offseason, but he has been doubting a Vaughn extension for most of the offseason.

To be honest I couldn’t connect the dots, but figured it was somehow related to the Vaughn extension tweet.

Perhaps related? Bears obviously need another WR, especially if they plan to cut bait in Miller.

Looks like Al’s Beef has finally read through this thread:

This post is completely absurd. Keuchel had a 1.99 ERA and was one of only two good starters on the team last year. Grandal was basically the player everyone expected and can actually catch despite what all the McStanns say. I get you hate LaRussa with a passion, but Lance Lynn is a high end pitcher and the Sox wanted him before LaRussa entered the fold. This idea that we can somehow avoid veterans is pure nonsense, it’s simply a part of doing business.

I can’t see any way Newman goes in the 1st, but he’s definitely an intriguing developmental guy if you can land him in the late 2nd / early 3rd.

All fair points but there are still semi interesting QB prospects who will go in the 2nd & 3rd and I just feel like enough teams pursue the high end EDGE rushers, tackles, & CBs before settling on a B tier QB prospect and push one of Mac Jones or Trey Lance down to around 15.

The last time five QBs went anywhere close to the top ten was in 1999 and that was with Cade McNown being taken by us 12th overall. Five QBs went in the 1st in 2018, with four in the top 10 and Lamar Jackson taken 32nd overall. Point is it’s really rare to have this deep of a QB class plus have enough teams willing to spend a high 1st on a QB. I still think one of Mac Jones or Trey Lance slips to the middle of the 1st round and the Bears at 20 will be in prime position to make a trade to land said player.