2/19/19 - start of Franchise Tag season!

Rory Sparrow · Feb 19, 2019

Today is the official start of NFL teams being able to apply the franchise tag. This is one of the most disappointing times of the off-season, as the talking heads such as Mike Florio will speculate about 30 guys who will be given the franchise tag, and in the the end the number is more like 5. This year there are a few edge rushers who might be tagged, and then you have the ongoing saga of Leveon Bell and the somewhat absurd situation in Philadelphia with Nick Foles.

The Bears are so starved for news that on the radio this morning there was 'debate' about the Bears possibly tagging Adrian Amos and/or Bryce Callahan, proving once again that sports media people are ignorant about the NFL salary cap. Amos at $13M in 2019...GTFO. I'd rather hear more about the Cubs' PECOTA projection.

Chief Walking Stick · Feb 19, 2019

Rory Sparrow said:
Today is the official start of NFL teams being able to apply the franchise tag. This is one of the most disappointing times of the off-season, as the talking heads such as Mike Florio will speculate about 30 guys who will be given the franchise tag, and in the the end the number is more like 5. This year there are a few edge rushers who might be tagged, and then you have the ongoing saga of Leveon Bell and the somewhat absurd situation in Philadelphia with Nick Foles.

The Bears are so starved for news that on the radio this morning there was 'debate' about the Bears possibly tagging Adrian Amos and/or Bryce Callahan, proving once again that sports media people are ignorant about the NFL salary cap. Amos at $13M in 2019...GTFO. I'd rather hear more about the Cubs' PECOTA projection.

How much leverage does Foles have here?

Visionman · Feb 19, 2019

Set Gould free!!!!

modo · Feb 19, 2019

Rory Sparrow said:
Today is the official start of NFL teams being able to apply the franchise tag. This is one of the most disappointing times of the off-season, as the talking heads such as Mike Florio will speculate about 30 guys who will be given the franchise tag, and in the the end the number is more like 5. This year there are a few edge rushers who might be tagged, and then you have the ongoing saga of Leveon Bell and the somewhat absurd situation in Philadelphia with Nick Foles.

The Bears are so starved for news that on the radio this morning there was 'debate' about the Bears possibly tagging Adrian Amos and/or Bryce Callahan, proving once again that sports media people are ignorant about the NFL salary cap. Amos at $13M in 2019...GTFO. I'd rather hear more about the Cubs' PECOTA projection.

The heavy lifting for the Bears was done over the past couple years. This year it is fine tuning, retaining guys and improving the kicking game. Free agency will not be exciting, the draft will not be exciting.

The Bears biggest improvement will come from the current players and coaching staff. If they do improve it will only show itself during live games next season.....

It will be a long painful offseason with ridiculous speculations.

Bears_804 · Feb 19, 2019

Rory Sparrow said:
The Bears are so starved for news that on the radio

I haven't been able to listen for a couple weeks now. It's really bad.

Gustavus Adolphus · Feb 19, 2019

Is it the Bears that need the attention, or that nobody really cares right now about the Bulls, Hawks, or Spring Training?

Bearly · Feb 19, 2019

modo said:
The heavy lifting for the Bears was done over the past couple years. This year it is fine tuning, retaining guys and improving the kicking game. Free agency will not be exciting, the draft will not be exciting.

The Bears biggest improvement will come from the current players and coaching staff. If they do improve it will only show itself during live games next season.....

It will be a long painful offseason with ridiculous speculations.

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Black Rainbow · Feb 19, 2019

modo said:
The heavy lifting for the Bears was done over the past couple years. This year it is fine tuning, retaining guys and improving the kicking game. Free agency will not be exciting, the draft will not be exciting.

The Bears biggest improvement will come from the current players and coaching staff. If they do improve it will only show itself during live games next season.....

It will be a long painful offseason with ridiculous speculations.

I plan on judging Trubisky's career after the first possession of the first preseason game.

playthrough2001 · Feb 19, 2019

modo said:
The heavy lifting for the Bears was done over the past couple years. This year it is fine tuning, retaining guys and improving the kicking game. Free agency will not be exciting, the draft will not be exciting.

The Bears biggest improvement will come from the current players and coaching staff. If they do improve it will only show itself during live games next season.....

It will be a long painful offseason with ridiculous speculations.

We'll see... Pace is an aggressive GM. Plus, there is the possibility of labor strife in 2021. I think Pace will maximize their chance to win in '19 and '20. No one knows what the new CBA will bring in terms of salary cap modifications. If Landon Collins hits the open market, I think Pace will be a player for him.

I'm not sure why the draft will be boring either. Pace has hit on Amos, Howard, Cohen, Jackson and Nichols all after round 3. RRH and Callahan were UDFAs. At least, I'll be interested.

playthrough2001 · Feb 19, 2019

halftime said:
I plan on judging Trubisky's career after the first possession of the first preseason game.

That will put you in good company around here.

JesusHalasChrist · Feb 19, 2019

Rory Sparrow said:
The Bears are so starved for news that on the radio this morning there was 'debate' about the Bears possibly tagging Adrian Amos and/or Bryce Callahan, proving once again that sports media people are ignorant about the NFL salary cap. Amos at $13M in 2019...GTFO. I'd rather hear more about the Cubs' PECOTA projection.

Anything is better than more Machado/Harper speculation.

Chief Walking Stick · Feb 19, 2019

Gustavus Adolphus said:
Is it the Bears that need the attention, or that nobody really cares right now about the Bulls, Hawks, or Spring Training?

Hawks are on a roll right now, only one point out of the playoffs after being dead last in the NHL.

Kane is having a historic season as well and is on pace for 124 points which would be second all time to Denis Savard.

Still no one cares about the Hawks lol.

Rory Sparrow · Feb 19, 2019

Grimson said:
Still no one cares about the Hawks lol.

Is it the playoffs yet?

playthrough2001 · Feb 19, 2019

Grimson said:
Hawks are on a roll right now, only one point out of the playoffs after being dead last in the NHL.

Kane is having a historic season as well and is on pace for 124 points which would be second all time to Denis Savard.

Still no one cares about the Hawks lol.

That was an entertaining game last night unless you like defensive hockey.

Chief Walking Stick · Feb 19, 2019

Rory Sparrow said:
Is it the playoffs yet?

I freakin wish.

playthrough2001 said:
That was an entertaining game last night unless you like defensive hockey.

Yeah, if the Hawks sneak into the playoffs the goaltending will be their undoing.

modo · Feb 19, 2019

playthrough2001 said:
We'll see... Pace is an aggressive GM. Plus, there is the possibility of labor strife in 2021. I think Pace will maximize their chance to win in '19 and '20. No one knows what the new CBA will bring in terms of salary cap modifications. If Landon Collins hits the open market, I think Pace will be a player for him.

I'm not sure why the draft will be boring either. Pace has hit on Amos, Howard, Cohen, Jackson and Nichols all after round 3. RRH and Callahan were UDFAs. At least, I'll be interested.

You can't be aggressive when you don't have the capital to do so....maybe they trade for a big name and move a big name, but the Bears would have to get better for it....

No the draft will not be exciting.....yes Pace has done well later in the draft, but people aren't high fiving each other in the streets over a 3rd rounder. You don't see that excitement until they produce...so no...not exciting.

Bearly · Feb 19, 2019

modo said:
You can't be aggressive when you don't have the capital to do so....maybe they trade for a big name and move a big name, but the Bears would have to get better for it....

No the draft will not be exciting.....yes Pace has done well later in the draft, but people aren't high fiving each other in the streets over a 3rd rounder. You don't see that excitement until they produce...so no...not exciting.

Yup. Just hoping the Raiders suck again in 2019. We won't have 1st round pick but a very high second with another Raider fail. We would still be missing a 1st but with our low second we traded for Miller becoming a very high 2nd.

Kazu2324 · Feb 19, 2019

playthrough2001 said:
That was an entertaining game last night unless you like defensive hockey.

Or a Sens fan

playthrough2001 · Feb 19, 2019

modo said:
You can't be aggressive when you don't have the capital to do so....maybe they trade for a big name and move a big name, but the Bears would have to get better for it....

No the draft will not be exciting.....yes Pace has done well later in the draft, but people aren't high fiving each other in the streets over a 3rd rounder. You don't see that excitement until they produce...so no...not exciting.

There's no way Pace sits on his hands. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

modo · Feb 19, 2019

playthrough2001 said:
There's no way Pace sits on his hands. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

Making tactical adjustments that makes your team better is not sitting on your hands...

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