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bamainatlanta said:
My whole goal this year was to watch:

1. Fields develop more. Check. Still has more work to do but was expected.
2. Tank and get a massive haul in a trade down. Tank is complete. Trade down is TBD.
3. Get rid of the aging vets from the prior regime. Check.
4. Watch the youth movement progress. Somewhat, problem was there is only several to watch develop that are long term.

This year has been a success to me. Watching the Packers lose tonight would be even better.
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Perfectly said.

Restore the roar in Lambeau tonight.
 

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remydat said:
Hence why I said you try for. In the end it depends on how desperate they are and Irsay has already indicated he may interfere this year to get a young QB. In any event there will be plenty of suitors IMO.
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Irsay has been interfering too often. he's Jerry Jones 2.0, with the same lack of success.

They should go for a young QB this year, but Irsay shouldn't be taking credit. Isn't Irsay the reason they keep trying the retreads?
 
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remydat said:
Try to follow along. Irsay is calling the shots now as he is fed up.

“I think it’s dangerous when owners try and impose their will,” he once cautioned. But over the coming weeks, as the season continued to crumble, Irsay told himself something else.

“To hell with that.”

After a Week 6 road loss to the Titans — the team Irsay hates to lose to more than any other — the owner stepped in, pushing Reich to change quarterbacks late that night. A day later, the coach reluctantly announced the decision to bench Ryan for Sam Ehlinger. Ryan’s shoulder separation was real, but not serious, and the Colts went out of their way to stress the move wasn’t injury-related. Reich couldn’t flat-out reveal that Irsay made the call — given the choice, the coach would’ve gone with Nick Foles before Ehlinger — but as he tiptoed around that reality, Reich offered a lens into what their discussions had been like the night before.

“He’s a one-man crew,” the coach said of Irsay’s influence.

Where did Ballard stand on all of this? His hands were dirty, no doubt. This was the team he put together, and it had crumbled from preseason AFC South favorites into one of the worst in the league.

Did his voice still matter? Irsay had gone above him on three consecutive franchise-altering decisions: moving Wentz, benching Ryan and hiring Saturday. Did the owner still trust him? As one former team employee wondered, “At what point does Ballard just quit?”

Irsay wants a quarterback with the team’s top pick, but he knows how dangerous that thinking can be. “You can’t force it at that position,” he’s admitted. Irsay’s tired of the veteran QB carousel, scarred by the misses on Wentz and Ryan and the damage it’s done. One thing is obvious: the Colts can’t keep sitting on the sidelines when it comes to drafting a young passer. Ballard is going to have to take his shot at some point.
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For all we like to point at GB for winning "only" two Super Bowls through Favre/Rodgers, Indy has had Peyton Manning and Andrew Luck fall into their laps and has won one. And it took injuries to two of the Bears' top 3 defenders and Rex Grossman at QB to get that.

Irsay is understandably spoiled at having those two great QBs. But it's been one failure after another with these vets.

Reich wasn't the greatest, but he got screwed over because Irsay's ego took over. They then made a disastrous interim HC hire and they're no closer today than they have been in the past 5 years.

They should - and I believe will - trade a haul for a QB and start over. That will benefit them in the long run. But at this point, I don't know why they'd keep Ballard or, frankly, why he'd want to stay. (except for that small fact that there are only 32 of these GM jobs.)

They are in need now of a total reset. I wouldn't be surprised if they went after a big name coach and offered a lot of control. Irsay won't do it for just anyone. Payton likely headed elsehwere, so that leads Indy back to their ol' pal, Jim Harbaugh. Starting with a new QB may entice him to take the job.
 
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Here's the other reason if the Bears get the #1 pick they could get a haul. Let's say the Texans and Colts both covet Bryce Young. You have two division rivals in desperate need of a QB who desire the same guy. $$$
 
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westcoast bear fanatic said:
Here's the other reason if the Bears get the #1 pick they could get a haul. Let's say the Texans and Colts both covet Bryce Young. You have two division rivals in desperate need of a QB who desire the same guy. $$$
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Easily trade with Texans and get a generational guy at 2, or trade down yet again with Colts too lol
 
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nc0gnet0 said:
Then Fields is a choker on the little stage. Goff is one SB win away from tying Aaron Rodgers ;)
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Literally every QB is one SB win away from tying Rodgers. Hell, YOU are 1 super bowl win away from that
 
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BaBaBlacksheep said:
We need GREAT players. Not a lot of players.
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LOL no, we need a lot of players. Our DEF needs an entire DL. We need a lot of great players. And what's nice is that we have some good picks, and will certainly trade back and pick up more and have a HUGE FA budget. If they took Anderson at #2 I wouldn't be upset. But if they traded from #1 to #2 and got extra picks, and then #2 to #6 and could still get an elite DE, then I say do it. There are a few "generational" talents in this draft. Going from #1 to #2 should net at least a 2nd round pick based on the value chart. I guess it depends on who you think is elite. How many truly special players are in this draft? IDK. But we need DT, need DE. Need an entire DL. Plus WR and some OL.
 
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nc0gnet0 said:
Bears fans would be doing backflips if they had a QB that put up Goff's stats this year, who are you kidding? It was Goff's best statistical year as a QB, and that was WITHOUT McVay.

He was the No. 2-rated passer in the NFL during the month of December, then opened January by pummeling the Bears on 21 of 29 passing for 255 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 133.5.

Goff has now thrown 290 straight passes without an interception, by far the longest active streak in the NFL. He has 16 touchdowns since his last pick and 29 overall, which ranks fourth in the league. His passer rating has climbed into the triple digits (100.1) heading into the finale, and ranks seventh overall on the season -- sandwiched between guys named Burrow and Allen.

But yeah, no one is taking him serious.
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He's in the running for comeback player of the year. Can he sustain it? IDK.
 
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