Bagent is the classic "add a QB every year and keep the best one as your backup" example. Personally I'm not in favor of drafting late round QBs in hopes they become a backup. I'd rather add a vet in FA like Chase Daniel or even Mitch because...well...backup.
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I do like Poles so far adding a UDFA QB that has been productive and (and maybe won things/awards) to see what is there. These are the guys that (IMO) will work their butts off to get better. Austin Reed is another great example: played on 4 winning teams, 138 TD to 36 INTs, won a DIV2 national championship. This is a guy you take a chance on.
^^^ this ^^^
Guys like Bagent and Reed know how to win and excel. I like that we’re bringing in guys like this to see if their skill set is transferable to the NFL. They’re already driven individuals and will not shy away from putting in the effort.
There are some gems every year that the GMs don't draft. Bagent should have been drafted. I was also super impressed by that Chiefs RB (Steele). It's good to see us snag one every once in a while. At QB no less. A position that we have never seemed to be able to scout properly
Oddly enough Pitt could use him.JT O on his YouTube channel eviscerated Fields. Said watching that tape from the bills game, if he didn't know who that was, or what he could do with his legs, he wouldn't understand why he was still on the roster. Bills could use him as a backup also, even if Mitch hadn't got hurt. But ya you don't take his actual value bc it can only go up. And the only reason to even consider it is if you think Rypien is close to him.
I lost track of how many times JT said "brutal."
Not to sound like I'm rubbing it in, but I want everyone to imagine an alternate timeline where the Bears traded away the first pick to stick with Justin. So Caleb is on a another team doing the things we he have seem him do this preseason while Justin has been performing like he has. Half the Bears fandom would be on suicide watch now.