menacemanic
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I think the bears fucked up by firing him he has been improving every year. We will see what happens
I think the bears fucked up by firing him he has been improving every year. We will see what happens
I think he left a team with a second rate roster, a depleted draft, and dificult cap situation.
The Bears have only 31 players signed, one of the lowest in the NFL, and are the oldest team by average age in the NFL. Also they have gaping holes at almost every position, especially DB, WR, OL, and depending on health, DL and LB. They only have two of their first four draft picks (no 1st or 4th) so will not be able to fill many of the holes in the draft.Genuninely curious, is the cap situation that bad? I know it was bad last off-season, but that seemed more due to the cap unexpectedly decreasing for the first time in forever because of a pandemic. Isn't the cap expected to increase as usual this year?
They’re pretty young offensively. They’re going to need to trade down to recoup some picks and sign a lot of 1 year stop gaps with upside. My FA goal would be to sign at least 1 high impact player on the OL and 1 high impact player in the secondary. They’re not going to be able to plug all the holes in the ship at once.The Bears have only 31 players signed, one of the lowest in the NFL, and are the oldest team by average age in the NFL. Also they have gaping holes at almost every position, especially DB, WR, OL, and depending on health, DL and LB. They only have two of their first four draft picks (no 1st or 4th) so will not be able to fill many of the holes in the draft.
The upgraded steam rooms and smoothie bars are first class.What did he do that warranted remaining the GM of this team?
Worst thread ever on any forumI think the bears fucked up by firing him he has been improving every year. We will see what happens
What did he do that warranted remaining the GM of this team?
I was fine with Pace being fired, but I'll play devil's advocate:
-There is talent on this roster, but it was wasted on a coaching staff that couldn't evaluate players. I think a good example is Thomas Graham sitting on the practice squad all year, just to play like a #2 CB the last few weeks. Would have been nice if we had that on the field in September. Another example is Breshad Perriman going to Tampa mid-season and catching a few touchdown passes right away... not saying Perriman is anything decent (he's not), but Nagy & Friends refused to evev let Perriman see the field, and once he went to a better coaching staff (and a much more competitive receiving group), he started playing immediately.
- Pace's draft picks improved over time. Yes, Trubisky was bad. Don't need to dive into what a shit show that was. I do believe though that Pace was learning on the job when it came to drafting; his most recent three drafts seemed vastly different compared to his first four drafts.... 2019 gave us Montgomery (no 1sts or 2nds), 2020 gave us Kmet, Jaylon Johnson, Trevis Gipson, and Mooney (no 1sts or 3rds), and 2021 is obviously hard to guage so quickly, but Fields, Jenkins, Borom, Herbert, Graham, and Tonga were all contributors as rookies. It would have been interesting to Pace continue to develop as a drafter.
-Free Agency. Plenty of free agency blunders by Pace, but as long as I'm playing devil's advocate.... Akiem Hicks, Danny Trevathan, Allen Robinson, and Robert Quinn were the obvious studs brought in by Pace. There were some other free agent signings who weren't on the same level, but solid starters nonetheless: Josh Sitton, Bobby Massie, Prince Amukamara, Cordarelle Patterson.
-Lastly, I'm a big believer that successful sports franchises don't start from scratch every few years. Obviously there are exceptions where change is needed (ie, Trestman), but I think Art Rooney of the Steelers put it best; hire the smartest guy and let him stick around for 15 years. He'll figure it out eventually.
Why aren't you posting on the political forum??? Is it because you got banned from posting there you soft bitchWorst thread ever on any forum
No way does Pace ever get a GM job again. He drafted exactly one difference maker in seven years. His next best drafts are all just guys. Hired two shit coaches. Identified/overpaid/traded away draft picks for god awful quarterbacks. Overdrafted two mediocre tight ends. And then there’s Justin Fields, who can’t be evaluated after one season due to shit coaches with their shit plan and a shit roster.
Big Voice Guy: “Nice job, Ryan Pace!”