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-Tom Brady has made the Tampa Bay Buccaneers into an unstoppable force.
What will we be saying in 8 months?:
-Thank God we got Foles. He’s got the Bears in the playoff picture by being average.
-Damn, Cam Newton, a former MVP, is playing really well and has rebounded his career.
-Wow, I guess Teddy Bridgewater really wasn’t just a product of the Saints’ system.
burnt?Seems like Pace likes his QB's like he likes his toast............
Mediocre
Who are the hot GM canidates?
Bill O’ Brien.
Jesus, they were going to pay him $21m. Somebody has a poorly hidden agenda and it doesn't smell like Pace.Quote From the article....
"I heard the same rumor that Bridgewater was hesitant to come to the Bears because he didn’t think it’d be a fair competition with Trubisky, for what it’s worth. There’s at least a little credence to it, since Ryan Pace did publicly back Trubisky multiple times this offseason, including when directly asked if he expected Trubisky to be his starter at the NFL Combine. Even if you don’t think he meant what he said, those words might've counted for something. "
( see video>>>#1 )
I don't buy the "Bridgewater was afraid of competing with Mitch " narrative. This is something Bears PR floated out there to look good for taking Foles over Bridgewater.
The KEY here is FAIR COMPETITION ( vs. rigged) . Plus, I believe what the guys in the vid said about Pace wanting to look good when Mitch beats out Foles ( a former SB MVP). I think the Bridgewater camp "smelled " all this, saw it was a set up and told Pace to take a hike.
Pace, deep down..... is still about trying to look good for drafting Mitch over Watson & Mahomes. Pace is about ego , not winning. IMO
that rumor is old and true. smh keep up hereThat's one of the shakier rumors, but supposedly the Bears wouldn't assure him of starting, so he declined. I guess Pace really is going to have Trubisky start next year...how long that lasts we don't know.
So Foles was our #1 target the entire time but we nearly had a deal with Bridgewater? That doesn't make sense....not buying it.
Newton, Bridgewater, and Foles are all wild cards. No one knows exactly what you're going to get from any of them at this point.
At least we got one of them? :|
No I meant more like I’m shocked that no one has been to see what Paces motives are with the QB position. You’re pretty much the only one who noticed it.You mean no one has seen a real Qb competition right?
Watch Bridgewater light it up.
What will we be saying in 8 months?:
-Thank God we got Foles. He’s got the Bears in the playoff picture by being average.
-Damn, Cam Newton, a former MVP, is playing really well and has rebounded his career.
-Wow, I guess Teddy Bridgewater really wasn’t just a product of the Saints’ system.
Except he did plan on playing Glennon the entire year. He promised to make him the starter and did. It was his job to lose. It just didn't take him long to do so. 4 games with more picks than TDs and looking worse will do that to you. I don't recall any situation where Pace lied to a signie. It's football, if you suck, you sit when there's somebody better, or at least with the potential to be, behind you.Sounds like Bridgewater may have been referencing the Glennon situation in his decision, where Pace sort of blindsided him by immediately drafted his replacement.
Pace, like any GM, is aware that directly negotiating in a non good faith manner catches up to you. It's a contrived narrative. Take off the foil hat. If you are trying to not sign a guy, you don't offer $21m, you low ball to make certain he walks. Then, perhaps, you can speculate on alternate intent. Bridgewater had the option to say yes and there was no indication the competition would be rigged other than speculation or Teddy's own trepidation, if that conjecture has any merit. Mitch also had an advantage from knowing a complex O and that may have played into Bridgewater's thinking. Bridgewater seems a lot brighter than Mitch but still, it's a lot of catching up in what may be a shortened pre.It's called subterfuge
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