I didn't realize there were that many QBs who could be moving to new teams this season. I'm sure some will stay on their current team when the dust all settles, but still, that's a lot of quarterbacks who COULD be moving on.
So long as the Colts don’t decide to take one these guys, I don’t much care where most of them go.
The Colts aren't going with the vet QB route again. They already did that the last 3 seasons with Rivers, Wentz, and Ryan. No way Ballard & Irsay can sell that a 4th time. They're drafting a QB this year in the 1st round, come hell or high water, one way or another.
So long as the Colts don’t decide to take one these guys, I don’t much care where most of them go.
The Colts aren't going with the vet QB route again. They already did that the last 3 seasons with Rivers, Wentz, and Ryan. No way Ballard & Irsay can sell that a 4th time. They're drafting a QB this year in the 1st round, come hell or high water, one way or another.
I know. I am pretty confident the Bears and Colts can make a deal. The bigger risk is if they believe that their guy (or acceptable alternative) will still be on the board at #4. The other problem is if they think they can get their guy by trading up to #3.
As Butkus has pointed out, the first shoe to drop will be Carr. Raiders have until a few days after the SB to unload him or they owe him a big chunk of guaranteed money. And I'm quite sure they WILL trade him even if they don't get the return they were hoping for. That relationship is OVER and Carr has already publicly stated he's not coming back to Vegas.
Logic tells you they're gonna try to move him to an NFC team. What NFC teams look to need a new QB and probably aren't high enough in draft order to draft one?
Looks like Tampa or Washington or New Orleans are the most likely landing spots.
I didn't realize there were that many QBs who could be moving to new teams this season. I'm sure some will stay on their current team when the dust all settles, but still, that's a lot of quarterbacks who COULD be moving on.
So long as the Colts don’t decide to take one these guys, I don’t much care where most of them go.
I could be wrong though, a lot of those guys could be placeholders QB provided they don't trade a bunch of draft capital away.
So long as the Colts don’t decide to take one these guys, I don’t much care where most of them go.
The Colts aren't going with the vet QB route again. They already did that the last 3 seasons with Rivers, Wentz, and Ryan. No way Ballard & Irsay can sell that a 4th time. They're drafting a QB this year in the 1st round, come hell or high water, one way or another.
Something tells me that Ballard is on thin ice. I'm surprised that the Colts didn't fire him.
The Colts aren't going with the vet QB route again. They already did that the last 3 seasons with Rivers, Wentz, and Ryan. No way Ballard & Irsay can sell that a 4th time. They're drafting a QB this year in the 1st round, come hell or high water, one way or another.
Something tells me that Ballard is on thin ice. I'm surprised that the Colts didn't fire him.
The QB woes are a killer for most GM's struggling to get one. Once you land one, like we have in Fields, then you pull out all stops to support that guy. Pace failed and was quickly shuffled out the door. Poles will follow if he fails too. I keep telling myself that surely Poles isn't so stupid to leave Fields twisting in the wind with failed OL and WR units.
Something tells me that Ballard is on thin ice. I'm surprised that the Colts didn't fire him.
The QB woes are a killer for most GM's struggling to get one. Once you land one, like we have in Fields, then you pull out all stops to support that guy. Pace failed and was quickly shuffled out the door. Poles will follow if he fails too. I keep telling myself that surely Poles isn't so stupid to leave Fields twisting in the wind with failed OL and WR units.
I can't you promise how good the results will be but I also can't understand how people are worried about the attempt or effort.
Maybe I'm crazy, but do any of you REALLY THINK that Ryan Poles is so dumb he doesn't know the Bears lack talent at WR and need multiple upgrades on the OL? Do you honestly believe the man is that ignorant?
Maybe I'm just too trusting and naïve but it strikes me this stuff (OL/DL/WR) is so freakin obvious that I can't believe anyone is concerned about it not being recognized. My advice: R-E-L-A-X
I'll wager you lots of money that Ryan Poles is going to invest heavily in those areas. That doesn't mean you are going to get every shiny new toy you want or that every move he makes will be exactly what you expected, but he's going to sign, draft, and maybe trade for receiving options and linemen. The man knows his future career is at stake. Can we give him a little time and credit for crying out loud? Give the man a chance! He inherited a total MESS left over by 2 years of Pace/Nagy doing stupid stuff trying desperately to save their jobs (which is why they should have been fired a year earlier but I won't go back there again). He inherited a declining, aging, overpaid defense and a complete shit-show on offense. Its a 2-3 year project to right those ships.
Remember, we are a year behind Jacksonville in this process. Maybe a little more since they had two straight #1 overall picks and we didn't even have a first-rounder at all last year.
Maybe I'm crazy, but do any of you REALLY THINK that Ryan Poles is so dumb he doesn't know the Bears lack talent at WR and need multiple upgrades on the OL? Do you honestly believe the man is that ignorant?
Points are well taken and probably correct. But I don't know how many times I've thought to myself that, surely the Bears are not so ignorant to ignore an elephant in the room for another year. And then they do exactly that. This year I am saying it again... surely this GM isn't that stupid. But hey, this is the Bears. Stupid things are the norm when it comes to building a legit offense. It's like the GM's take a Novocain injection to the brain once they come here.