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I believe the opposite. I think we have a great foundation for a rookie QB to come in to in terms off great coaching staff, o-line, a #1 WR etc.

Ideal scenario Indy trades for 1 and takes Levis, Huston takes Young, then Anderson and Carter, we trade with Seahawks and take Stroud.

I think we’ll try to get some 3-4 pieces in FA, and we are successful we will make the switch. If not we will stay with a 4-3 ish defense.

The big one here will be the height and weight of Young.

The big difference for me was that the Chiefs players were schemed wide open over and over, Eagles depended on Hurts being ridiculously good (and wow was he good). Not sure the success at Philly will translate when coaches move to another team without a stacked offense across the board.

I might be the only one, but I wasn’t overly impressed by the Eagles coaching yesterday. Love the aggressive go for it attitude, but that was it. They are just hoping for Hurts to do something extraordinary behind an extremely good o-line and great WRs. Not sure how that would translate to other teams. Andy Reid on the other hand was scheming Kelce and WRs wide open, established a run game etc. Also a fantastic QB and O-line of course, but also very good coaching. Kind of glad we are moving away from the Eagles offensive coaching staff.

That would be really funny

I don’t know that much about him, but what I’ve read is very intriguing. It’s not like Frank wouldn’t still be very closely involved in the offense, he night even continue to call plays in year one if the coordinator needs a bit more seasoning. Would be great to bring some of McVays ideas to add to Franks. I also like the idea of the OC and DC being younger African American coaches and very strong leaders. Combined with the older coaches with a lot of experience, it would allow us to build a very strong culture and make us attractive to FAs.

I’ve seen a bunch of people mentioning Pep. Not criticizing, but just curious, what has he ever done that should make me excited about him?

I don’t think Bears want to move back very far. It would gave to be an NBA style three team deal. Our first this year and 2024 for the Cardinals at pick three. Then that pick and our first in 2025 for the first pick overall from the Bears. Or something along those lines. Keeping out two second rounders this year would be critical.

The combination of multiple high picks and an enormous cap hit is too much for me, especially for a player that has had a bunch of injuries.

Would love Ika no matter the defense, he can play both and would give us a lot of flexibility. To your other point, I haven’t heard anything either.

The side sauce to wings is ranch, not blue cheese

Well it makes a lot of sense. All of his perceived weaknesses were disproven in the game against Georgia. Seeing him do, what he wasn’t supposed to be able to do, over and over against what was the best defense in college football is a very solid reason to reassess your opinion of him. Not sure why that is an issue?

I think this was a major sticking point against Wilks. He didn’t go for it in a must win game. Also, the Athletic version of Joe Person is a very good writer

I think most of us doesn’t look at Reich as a cast off coach, but a good coach that was let go by a crazy owner despite success.

I wonder if this is just pure speculation or not. We’ve been sooo good avoiding leaks in our coaching search so it seems like we would not let this get out. Smokescreen lol

If we are going to do it, might as well get it done before free agency. Then we can set up free agency to cover for lost draft picks. I wonder if we have a cut off for when we pull out. I would do a “offer is in the table until xy date”. Will be interesting to follow.

I’m hoping one of the QB needy teams before us sign him. Would be perfect for a team like the Texans. Then they can focus on building their D-Line which is the 49er model driving a lot of Ryan’s success.

Well said, this is my exact concern with him as well.

In a perfect world you trade for the number 1 pick before free agency starts. Then you know exactly what you have and how to set up free agency. I’d offer three first round picks and give them a week to respond. Then we still have two second rounders and one third rounder this year to surround the rookie QB with additional weapons. There is no way that happens, but that’s how I would do it if possible.

One big difference is that AR is young and only has one year of experience. He has a lot of growth yet to come. Doesn’t mean he will be great, but he could be.

I don’t want to trade pick 40 this year. Need that one to get some additional help for the QB.

I’m surprised you don’t like the hire. You seem like a positive, upbeat and fun guy.

This was great to hear. He is a smart guy and he is learning.