Post by GrizzlyBear on May 23, 2020 9:49:29 GMT -6
Another story that is basically pure bs but I'm posting it anyway because this place seems to be deader than Elvis and we might end up having a real conversation after all.
Chicago Bears: Three trade packages for Dak Prescott By Vincent Parise - May 22nd, 2020
The Chicago Bears are in the middle of nowhere right now. They have one of the best defenses in the National Football League and you can claim it is the best. With that said, they were still a lousy team in 2019 because the offense was awful. The reason they were awful was that they couldn’t move the ball. It’s not like they turned the ball over a lot but they just couldn’t score points.
In order to take advantage of this elite defense, you need to make their lives a lot easier. That will happen if they are ever able to get this offense on the right track. That can only happen if they improve in one specific position. The quarterback has to be much better than what Mitchell Trubisky was in 2019 otherwise they will have another mediocre year.
They somewhat addressed the problem when they brought in Nick Foles this offseason to try and make things right. The problem is, we have no idea which Nick Foles it is that is coming to town. He has been great at times with the Philadelphia Eagles and even won them a Super Bowl in place of the injured Carson Wentz. However, he has been pretty bad when given the keys to a franchise.
didn't they just sign him to a 5 yr deal making him the highest paid qb? ya complete bs; and Dallas is now out of sb contention for 1/2 this decade. You don't pay that kind of money to a qb that hasn't won a sb mainly on his shoulders. That is Rogers, Brees, Brady, PManning, type contracts. Not a guy that is .500 in the playoffs and hasn't sniffed, let alone won a SB. Mahomes, we'll find out over the next few years if he can keep them in contention.
didn't they just sign him to a 5 yr deal making him the highest paid qb? ya complete bs; and Dallas is now out of sb contention for 1/2 this decade. You don't pay that kind of money to a qb that hasn't won a sb mainly on his shoulders. That is Rogers, Brees, Brady, PManning, type contracts. Not a guy that is .500 in the playoffs and hasn't sniffed, let alone won a SB. Mahomes, we'll find out over the next few years if he can keep them in contention.
Dak and Dallas will get a deal done eventually. In the meantime he's going to play under the franchise tag and make great money... if memory serves me right it's going to be $30+ million dollars for this season under the tag. Not exactly chump change.
didn't they just sign him to a 5 yr deal making him the highest paid qb? ya complete bs; and Dallas is now out of sb contention for 1/2 this decade. You don't pay that kind of money to a qb that hasn't won a sb mainly on his shoulders. That is Rogers, Brees, Brady, PManning, type contracts. Not a guy that is .500 in the playoffs and hasn't sniffed, let alone won a SB. Mahomes, we'll find out over the next few years if he can keep them in contention.
Hate to say I told ya so but.....I TOLD YOU SO. (rumor is 2nd highest paid but regardless, well north of $30m/yr).
That's what starting QBs no longer on their rookie contract COST. Doesn't matter if you disagree or don't like it, or think it's stupid, or want to howl at the moon over it. It IS what is IS.
I mention this because we were discussing the Bears QB situation (pre-Foles trade) a few months ago and I was explaining why Carr's contract would have been very favorable and a steal for the Bears. He would have cost only ~ $19m AAV.
I sure understand Dak holding Dallas' feet to the fire to get his money. He is probably at the pinnacle of his career marketability. He will be 27 years old at the start of the season so his best years should be ahead of him. He's coming off a season where his QBR puts him in the top-4 (with Mahomes, Lamar & Brees LINK). The guy is coming off a rookie contract and deserves his payday (Spotrac has his average salary these past 4 seasons as $680k LINK). I figure he's going to cash in with a bigtime contract. Good for him.
Regarding the Bears, if Trubisky doesn't prove to be the guy this year then they need to draft their own franchise QB. Yes they've been totally inept at doing this for decades. But they still need to keep trying. That's the way this thing works... if you can't recognize and draft talent then you're screwed. Rightfully so too. JMO.
didn't they just sign him to a 5 yr deal making him the highest paid qb? ya complete bs; and Dallas is now out of sb contention for 1/2 this decade. You don't pay that kind of money to a qb that hasn't won a sb mainly on his shoulders. That is Rogers, Brees, Brady, PManning, type contracts. Not a guy that is .500 in the playoffs and hasn't sniffed, let alone won a SB. Mahomes, we'll find out over the next few years if he can keep them in contention.
Hate to say I told ya so but.....I TOLD YOU SO. (rumor is 2nd highest paid but regardless, well north of $30m/yr).
That's what starting QBs no longer on their rookie contract COST. Doesn't matter if you disagree or don't like it, or think it's stupid, or want to howl at the moon over it. It IS what is IS.
I mention this because we were discussing the Bears QB situation (pre-Foles trade) a few months ago and I was explaining why Carr's contract would have been very favorable and a steal for the Bears. He would have cost only ~ $19m AAV.
And there will be a correction, that has already started b/c those #'s will cost SB's to those teams. Dak is not 30 mil top tier qb, at all. He's a .500 playoff qb. He's more top mid tier then top tier. But Jones has never been known for being smart w/his money or his team, hense 0 SB's after the team Jimmy built team got old and broken up.
Hate to say I told ya so but.....I TOLD YOU SO. (rumor is 2nd highest paid but regardless, well north of $30m/yr).
That's what starting QBs no longer on their rookie contract COST. Doesn't matter if you disagree or don't like it, or think it's stupid, or want to howl at the moon over it. It IS what is IS.
I mention this because we were discussing the Bears QB situation (pre-Foles trade) a few months ago and I was explaining why Carr's contract would have been very favorable and a steal for the Bears. He would have cost only ~ $19m AAV.
And there will be a correction, that has already started b/c those #'s will cost SB's to those teams. Dak is not 30 mil top tier qb, at all. He's a .500 playoff qb. He's more top mid tier then top tier. But Jones has never been known for being smart w/his money or his team, hense 0 SB's after the team Jimmy built team got old and broken up.
Where are the signs showing the correction? All signs point to more money getting spent towards the QBs.
If Dak is getting 30 million a year then the market is set on average QBs getting that.
QBs control the NFL. They will get paid. A bad QB can bring down a good team. Just look at Mitchell Trubisky... 8-8 team with an elite defense and good supporting cast...