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Mar 12, 2024 18:38:19 GMT -6 JABF said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:12:23 GMT -6 paytonisgod said:

FA is mainly for filling holes. Getting too aggressive early in FA can saddle you with a bunch of contracts that puts you in cap hell. The draft is where you build the team.

I'm fine with Poles taking his time with this. I'm not a big fan of the Swift signing but the others look like solid additions. I would be very surprised if Poles opens up the bank for anyone this year. I don't think our QB situation justifies trying to go all in on big money deals. Maybe if we make the playoffs next year and things look like they're on the upswing we splurge on some FA guys to make a big push in the following years.

That's my take on it all too. I do like Poles being thoughtful about how he invests the Cap money. As fans we want the best of everything, as if there was a money tree growing at Halas Hall.

I think they have a couple of those up in Arlington heights.
Why else would they buy all that land, Bears org is not a bunch of idiots!

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Mar 12, 2024 18:38:19 GMT -6 JABF said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:12:23 GMT -6 paytonisgod said:

FA is mainly for filling holes. Getting too aggressive early in FA can saddle you with a bunch of contracts that puts you in cap hell. The draft is where you build the team.

I'm fine with Poles taking his time with this. I'm not a big fan of the Swift signing but the others look like solid additions. I would be very surprised if Poles opens up the bank for anyone this year. I don't think our QB situation justifies trying to go all in on big money deals. Maybe if we make the playoffs next year and things look like they're on the upswing we splurge on some FA guys to make a big push in the following years.

That's my take on it all too. I do like Poles being thoughtful about how he invests the Cap money. As fans we want the best of everything, as if there was a money tree growing at Halas Hall.

That can’t be. When I bought the money tree, they told me it was the only one. When it didn’t grow anything, they told me it needed special Himalayan fertilizer. They flew it in by private plane. Now I need special custom made lamps to activate the fertilizer. I can’t wait for this to start dropping money. lol, those suckers at Halas think THEY have the money tree but I know better.

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Mar 12, 2024 18:46:31 GMT -6 AlexM said:

Mar 12, 2024 18:38:19 GMT -6 JABF said:

That's my take on it all too. I do like Poles being thoughtful about how he invests the Cap money. As fans we want the best of everything, as if there was a money tree growing at Halas Hall.

I think they have a couple of those up in Arlington heights.
Why else would they buy all that land, Bears org is not a bunch of idiots!

LOL, I hope you're right. With our luck the Illinois winter probably killed 'em off though. Maybe a couple of crinkled dollar bills still left for 1 cup of coffee if we're lucky.

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Mar 12, 2024 16:40:30 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

He is crazy like a fox Alex. He saw the effect that Taylor Swift had in KC and he wants a piece of it.

You just about killed me BIH... thought I would die laughing when I read that ^^^^^

Poles is paying for singing lessons for Simone. He is putting up signs around soldier field about the singing gymnast. He is all over this

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Mar 12, 2024 19:12:08 GMT -6 bearsinhouston said:

Mar 12, 2024 17:08:52 GMT -6 JABF said:

You just about killed me BIH... thought I would die laughing when I read that ^^^^^

Poles is paying for singing lessons for Simone. He is putting up signs around soldier field about the singing gymnast. He is all over this

F*ck FA, Poles has better things in sight

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Post by motm on Mar 12, 2024 20:10:21 GMT -6

I am disappointed we didn't go after one super star. Seeing that we're going to have a rookie QB contract for 4 years. Allowing us to eat some of the cap. But I do like that Poles is keeping the cap situation under control. Pace went crazy with it before he got fired.

I'm just happy JJ got a long term deal.

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Post by butkus3595 on Mar 13, 2024 5:02:38 GMT -6

There were a couple of guys I wanted, but they ended up signing for WAY more than I thought they would. Poles is playing this right though...as much as I want the Bears to sign everyone, that rarely works out well for the team that does it. Smart acquisitions is the way to play free agency. You can't be wreckless with cap space.

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Mar 12, 2024 17:26:40 GMT -6 billymurray said:

Mar 12, 2024 16:04:43 GMT -6 ptisme said:

Bears just signed Packer safety Jonathon Owen’s. Not very good at football but Simone Biles is his wife and she comes to most of the games:)

How are you feeling about Aaron Jones? I was excited to see him get cut from the Pack.. til he ended up a Viking.

Who's throwing to him? I'm not as worried about that offense with Sam Darnold leading the way.

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