11 hours ago, Senhorcook said:

Why? Seems like a waste. I prefer the 3rd round pick.

Yeah that was an awful trade

1 hour ago, Asg 15 said:

As i said earlier no one is gonna pay fields starter money.

The best he can hope for is for Wilson to get hurt and he goes on a hot streak.

Fields vs Wilson,I take Fields. he still has upside to find with a decent O line and team. Wilson should shine shoes in the locker room

52 minutes ago, mjkline1958 said:

Sorry - thought it was "save the beers"!

Happy St Patty's Day everyone!

Should be a name change to the Chicago Beers 🤣 Happy St. Pattys

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10113335-justin-fields-trade-rumors-unknown-team-made-better-offer-to-bears-than-steelers-did I predict Wilson sucks and Fields will start by week 5. And if not,I believe Fields will start in '25. Just seems to me you go with the young gun as opposed to too much wear on the tread Wilson

1 hour ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

UH,so WIlson didn't jell after some years in Denver. Arod we don't know about,Watson looks like crap compared to old man Flacco. Flacco didn't need to jell,he stepped in and did his job,so you can speculate all you want,but O lines matter in the NFL and when QB's change teams it's a crapshoot,some work out some don't  so to say someone sucks really depends on which team they are with. Like I said Flacco needed no time at all,"proven Watson" looked like crap

Wilson, Arod, and Watson proved themselves with good and bad teams. Fields has proven nothing yet.

I can't understand why the Eagles FO puts so much into a backup QB. With very few exceptions, if you're playing your backup for an extended period of time you may as well be looking forward to next year

29 minutes ago, Asg 15 said:

I can't understand why the Eagles FO puts so much into a backup QB. With very few exceptions, if you're playing your backup for an extended period of time you may as well be looking forward to next year

There was this guy named Foles - you may have heard of him?

Picketts' contract is pretty cheap, it's that 3rd rd pick I didn't like. Then it dawned on me the long game as we may get that back in return in 2 yrs and hey - he may get to play and do well. Had wished we had more faith in McKee and just had to bring in some late rd/udfa types.

1 hour ago, Asg 15 said:

I can't understand why the Eagles FO puts so much into a backup QB. With very few exceptions, if you're playing your backup for an extended period of time you may as well be looking forward to next year

A good BU is essential,,look at Foles. But I think the Pickett trade was a dumb move

41 minutes ago, mjkline1958 said:

There was this guy named Foles - you may have heard of him?

Picketts' contract is pretty cheap, it's that 3rd rd pick I didn't like. Then it dawned on me the long game as we may get that back in return in 2 yrs and hey - he may get to play and do well. Had wished we had more faith in McKee and just had to bring in some late rd/udfa types.

I liked what I saw from McKee also. Tiny hands Pickett is not that good. I think there are better BU;s to be had . I see a few late round QB's hat woul be a better option than giving up a 3rd,especially when Fields went for a 6th or something like that

6 hours ago, Bleedinggreen93 said:

And Fields O was soooooo much better???? But he was going to save the bears by himself lol….

Again excuses for hurts but then you bash other players in far worse situations 

Yes and no. Fields had to deal with a bad OC himself. Did you notice how much his stats improved once he got a real OC? But Hurts is supposed to just overcome that with his superpowers I suppose? Fields you make the excuses …but trash Hurts.

45 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

A good BU is essential,,look at Foles. But I think the Pickett trade was a dumb move

As i said with few exceptions. I'd rather they got Fields than picket because he and Hurts are similar players. But neither has proven themselves for anyone to pay them starter money

1 hour ago, mjkline1958 said:

There was this guy named Foles - you may have heard of him?

Picketts' contract is pretty cheap, it's that 3rd rd pick I didn't like. Then it dawned on me the long game as we may get that back in return in 2 yrs and hey - he may get to play and do well. Had wished we had more faith in McKee and just had to bring in some late rd/udfa types.

Why can't people read "with few exceptions" Besides Foles was a proven commodity

52 minutes ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

I liked what I saw from McKee also. Tiny hands Pickett is not that good. I think there are better BU;s to be had . I see a few late round QB's hat woul be a better option than giving up a 3rd,especially when Fields went for a 6th or something like that

We got a fourth and two seventh rounders back also though. A third round pick sounds more lofty than the pick was. It was the comp pick from Hargrave. After all the third round picks. Basically a pick swap. We moved down 22 spots PLUS picked up two 7th rounders.

What you have to realize are the financials involved also. Pickett isn’t even 2 mil cap hit for us this season. Plus have him for next season. Shew couldn’t win a game here. Mariota looked terrible. Both of them being paid much more.

17 minutes ago, Asg 15 said:

As i said with few exceptions. I'd rather they got Fields than picket because he and Hurts are similar players. But neither has proven themselves for anyone to pay them starter money

Plus they both are still on their rookie contracts. So they can’t be paid starter money…even if they actually deserved it.

Chicago’s GM played his hand very poorly. All the QB moves transpired left the Bears holding the bag. 
 

After Cousins, Mayfield, and Wilson found their respective landing spots, the Raiders seemed to be a prime trade candidate for Chicago. Las Vegas reportedly had interest in Fields, but signed Gardner Minshew to a bridge quarterback contract instead. The Eagles also called about Fields, per reports; it didn’t amount to anything, and Philadelphia later traded for Pickett. The Seahawks traded a series of pick swaps in exchange for 2023 Commanders starter Sam Howell. And the Cardinals brought in Ridder by sending wide receiver Rondale Moore to the Falcons.

Including the trade of Mac Jones, who the Patriots dealt to the Jaguars for a 2024 sixth-round pick, four quarterbacks under age 26 were traded before Fields.

This isn’t even mentioning Jacoby Brissett, Mariota, Shew, Lock and Darnold as options.

Or…this whole loaded QB draft class.

Or….Ridder and Sam Howell. Both are better QBs than Fields.

There are elements that Pickett could be a bit comparable with Hurts. I know…they aren’t of the same race.

One point I’ve been making all along: Why did the Bears have to trade Fields? They didn’t. Shouldn’t have traded him. 

4 hours ago, GreenbleedinNC said:

LMFAO I have no words for this BS

It's a prank... has to be at this point 

Steelers weren’t going to trade Pickett supposedly. Steelers say Pickett refused to compete for the starting job. Which doesn’t even add up here really. He refused a chance to start…so he could be traded without question moving to a pure backup QB role? Pickett’s version is he was told Wilson was the starter. Whole different position backing up Wilson….or backing up Hurts. No shame in having Hurts be in front of you. That would be most of the league.

2 hours ago, Asg 15 said:

I can't understand why the Eagles FO puts so much into a backup QB. With very few exceptions, if you're playing your backup for an extended period of time you may as well be looking forward to next year

???    I look at it the opposite 

We just moved back from 98 to 120... to get a dirt cheap option at back up QB. 

I see it as minimal draft investment...and minimal $$$.  

3 minutes ago, cunninghamtheman said:

Steelers weren’t going to trade Pickett supposedly. Steelers say Pickett refused to compete for the starting job. Which doesn’t even add up here really. He refused a chance to start…so he could be traded without question moving to a pure backup QB role? Pickett’s version is he was told Wilson was the starter. Whole different position backing up Wilson….or backing up Hurts. No shame in having Hurts be in front of you. That would be most of the league.

Correct. Which in my view makes Pickett a quitter.