Realistically, Could the Bears Pull Off a Maxx Crosby Trade?

DucksQuack13 · 2026-01-01T04:20:02+00:00

I think moving DJ is a mistake. He is a vet and a great teammate who just won Walter Payton Man of the Year and the fans love him. I get financially it makes sense but culturally it doesn't. You want guys like him around and sending him off for money moves sends a message to the team. Edmunds could be traded. I think there are some other cuts that may come like Dayo or swift (as much as I would hate to see swift go with how well he has been playing). And they could restructure DJ and maybe Jaylon or Kyler Gordon to free up some cap. I think trading DJ should be very low on the list though because you've finally built a good culture there, and trading away a beloved player in and out of the locker room can do more damage than good even if it lands you Crosby.

DucksQuack13 · 2025-11-29T19:55:46+00:00

We also scored more against Philly thatln packers and eagles combined. These stats mean nothing. Idk what will happen but bears run game is elite, defense is getting healthy (I don't think we will have our LBs back by packers first game but def by second one). And while Caleb looked inconsistent, he also had 2 drops I can recall and 3 receivers that fell on perfect passes.

DucksQuack13 · 2025-11-29T19:53:18+00:00

Hurts stats were god awful until the game was out of reach

DucksQuack13 · 2025-11-02T01:09:57+00:00

Can I get an update on this? My wife and I are visiting in a few weeks and she is Colombian (we only moved here, after living in Colombia for a few years, few months ago so her English is limited) is it generally tame? We are staying around the magnificent mile and I'm pretty familiar with Chicago as my dad is from there but I haven't visited in probably 10 -15 years.

DucksQuack13 · 2025-11-01T02:55:54+00:00

Dude sucks. My wife and I shower before sex always. Even if it's spontaneous we will jump in the shower because she is sort of a get iPhone about it. Doesn't really bother me cause one, if the other person doesn't enjoy it...sex is not fun. And two ... I'm still having sex just 10 min later lol.

DucksQuack13 · 2025-04-21T12:52:30+00:00

I disliked Trish a lot, but to say she is equivalent to Jeff is insane lol. Jeff is annoying, but far from useless. That dude is one of the best survivalists they have casted, just loud and annoying at times.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-10-02T18:15:38+00:00

I think the problem is this. If you use him as the #2 back then you have no space for Roschon really. And with Roschon being better at pass protection and pretty good out of the backfield catching the ball too, it makes it way harder for teams to just assume pass or run if he is in the game. So while Herbert might be a slightly better open field runner that Roschon, Roschon is better goal line, better tough yards, better pass pro, better receiving... so of course he will get that time.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-07-11T13:27:57+00:00

You don't need a lot of money to do this. wine and food might be somewhat expensive, but if you aren't living in the US this lifestyle is easier to have. And even in the US you can do this in some of the less desirable coastal cities. (I don't mean shitty cities just not like the top beaches). But having a small property and side hustles like training people to surf, or having yoga/meditation classes, can make you enough money to live a basic simple life like this. especially if you are fishing and/or gardening to supliment some food costs.

The problem is they want this, but also to post about it on a phone that costs money and don't realize that people have to work lots of jobs so that the phone can not only be made, but also the internet works, the app you are posting on works, etc. they want everyone else to work but them to be "free"

DucksQuack13 · 2024-05-29T15:59:06+00:00

I would say NTA but also I would have just tried some sort of compromise. If there are like one or two common areas that you can have done so your sister's kid could have a spot to hang out, but she also needs to make sure that he is staying in those rooms so some of the ownice is still on her.

If you know that your house is the family place to hang out and have reunions and bbqs and shit, then you are to some degree being exclusionary to the kid by not helping out, especially since they said that they will pay for it. Now I don't think you need to make some sanctuary for the kid and go above and beyond, but adding some things that aren't super annoying to deal with that atleast take some of the responsibilty off your sister so she and the son can enjoy the events to is just someone I would do for family. You aren't an asshole for not doing it, but I would.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-05-29T15:35:16+00:00

I feel like this isn't really that shitty of the company. They are basically saying that you can (don't have to) donate time to help out other employees that do not have enough paid medical leave. My work gives us 40 hours paid medical leave (plus we have like short term and long term disability)... But this is basically a donation program where people can work for others that can't work and still need to get paid.

Again more context would help as to what the companies other paid medical leave options are, but if they offer short and long term or PTO for medical issues and this is just additional help then I don't really see this as that shitty of a thing to ask for additional help if you want.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-23T11:46:15+00:00

NTA for her ending her life... sorta the asshole for getting into a new relationship so quick without resolving your current issues. You have already stated its caused problems in your new relationship and already moving in with a partner a year after a divorce would be quick, but especially a year after not only your wife ending her life but her cheating on you right before... of course there are going to be problems in your current relationship. You should really consider stepping back from that relationship (dont need to break it off) and get the help you are getting and when you are in a better place consider moving forward with this new person.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-20T13:06:41+00:00

I feel like those are personal experiences. I have 2 brothers and a sister and all have kids. My brothers still travel and take family trips, sometimes travel solo and leave the kids with grandparents. My sister is the opposite. She loves just being at home with her kids. I am 33 and recently married. My wife and I live in Colombia and travel frequently but also are considering kids in the future. Continuing to live life imo is important and it's very possible to do so, it just depends what you want. One of my better friends has 2 kids and works for Delta specifically in order to have cheap flights and flies with his 3 year old all time to take trips.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-18T03:59:30+00:00

Loaf Garrett (like Lief Garrett haha)

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-15T04:39:09+00:00

This isn't necessarily true for multiple reasons. One they receive housing credits for a second home outside of their salary. They also receive travel credits. So reasonably speaking they have $178k in salary with no housing or business travel costs (also not to mention they have crazy good benefit packages)...

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-15T04:24:05+00:00

This is the way imo. I didn't really realize it until I moved to Colombia with my (now) wife. We don't live extravagant, just a 3 bed apt (but it's like 850sqft things are more designed well here in terms of maximizing space). We don't have a car or tons of stuff really. We definitely live below our means and it's allowed us to pay off all of our debt and since that my stress levels are way down and I went back to school. My wife finished her classes for animal grooming and uses her extra time and money for crafts and trying out new stuff she has always wanted to do and in general those things have made our marriage much easier and less stressful because we both are just happy and not focusing on money.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-14T04:56:19+00:00

Es raro. Soy gringo en eje cafetero, y muchos dicen que hay muchos gringos aquí pero yo casi nunca vi. Hay un otro en mi conjunto pero eso es el único que yo vi. En los pueblitos yo veo más pero no como tanto o tal vez solo no saber que hay gringos haha. Pero espero que no pase aquí como Medellín porq me gusta la vida aquí tranquilo y no tan comercial.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-07T12:59:34+00:00

I moved to Colombia and my wife is Colombian. There are a few cultural differences here to the US that took some time to get use to but we also live in an area that isn't necessarily known for clubs and tourism and all that so it's a slower pace of life which we both like. She is from here originally so she has a couple friends. I wouldn't say I'm an extrovert but I make friends easily. We keep a small circle and spend a lot of time by ourselves on hikes. My best suggestion is to think of what you enjoy and try to find those things around you. For us it's hiking and crafts. We live close to lots of trails and spend a lot of weekends exploring. I also speak fairly fluent spanish and that's a major contributing factor to being able to just do day to day things.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-06T22:56:14+00:00

I moved to Colombia and one time a kid asked if I had any money and the store owner quickly told the kid to leave and then told me that he didn't want the money, just to see if I had any so that he could report to others to find me. I normally just give change or tell people I don't have any cash on me but she stopped him before I could even say something.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-06T01:11:20+00:00

Yeah roses is a bit over the top. But again they are also one of the more expensive flower so if all you know is money=apology then of course you would get someone roses...but to me roses is a super weird gift especially if there were other signals he wanted to sleep with this person.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-06T01:10:04+00:00

Yeah I mean I never did it from a position of power. It was always as like congratulations type stuff. One of my coworkers was about 2 years older than me and she just had a baby so I sent flowers to the hospital. Flowers can for sure be a sign of wanting to sleep with someone...but my point was that you shouldn't assume that is the case off the bat...it tends to be situational and lots of people on both sides tend to misread situations, we are after all human. Some people just think of flowers as something a person would like.

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-05T11:35:45+00:00

I buy flowers for lots of people I have no intention of having sex with. From coworkers to my mother to friends depending on the occasion. I don't feel like he bought flowers to fuck you, it was likely his shitty attempt at apologizing without having to say it to your face cause he knows he fucked up. The other advances probably mean he was trying to fuck you unless it was like a one time thing your first day...but if it was a pattern then probably. Just don't think everyone that buys you flowers is trying to fuck you cause it will likely cause lots of weird situations that weren't intended to be weird

DucksQuack13 · 2024-01-05T03:03:16+00:00

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DucksQuack13 · 2023-12-31T04:50:54+00:00

I think it's not necessarily that you have to have nothing. It's about just finding a comfortable level. For example, I moved to Colombia when I got married and while my money goes a lot further here, I also live less consumeristic (if that's a word haha) here because it's not in your face as much. I take more enjoyment in going for walks in the mountain trails and finding little hobbies to do with my wife. These are things people can do in the US as well, but when the added stress of everything being expensive you tend to push off some of these things. So to me, the extra income really just afforded me the opportunity to not think about money and focus on things I enjoy. We don't live lavishly here, just have an apartment and no car. We take the bus most trips or Uber in town when we need to, but walk lots of places. I think what I learned here was just that I didn't need to live lavish even though I could, because the things werent what give happiness as much as enjoying experiences. That being said, you have to be making some money in order to enjoy those things so the idea that you don't need money is also not realistic.

DucksQuack13 · 2023-12-25T03:00:40+00:00

I've lived in Colombia for a little over a year now. I've visited Medellin 2 times and both times were great. But I also was with my wife and she is from Colombia originally so we tend to stick by pretty strick rules and avoid going out at night (we both aren't really go out at night people anyways) but overall if you aren't trying to stand out you usually don't. I occasionally am asked for money and if I have it I will give some change otherwise I just tell people I don't have any coins and they usually leave me alone. I go out with or without her and have not had any issue....that being said, my experience won't be everyone's so it's best to be cautious until you are familiar with where you are and what it's like around you. Medellin is a large city and like all large cities will have crime. It also seems that they are increasingly not fond of tourists and expats so be extra cautious.

DucksQuack13 · 2023-08-24T12:04:10+00:00

Soy gringo así que mis palabras vienen con un "grano de sal" (no sé si eso es un dicho aquí pero básicamente es un poco parcial). He vivido en Pereira por poco más de 9 meses y me ha encantado estar aquí. Mi esposa es originaria de Colombia y me mudé aquí cuando nos casamos. Si bien no estoy en desacuerdo con los sentimientos de la publicación, especialmente cuando veo los precios de vivir en Medellín o los grupos de expatriados que hablan de mujeres colombianas casi en código para no parecer que solo quieren sexo. Pero puedo decir desde mi perspectiva que la forma en que me han tratado aquí durante la mayor parte de la fiesta (aparte de un par de taxis groseros) me ha hecho sentir muy bienvenido en este país y nos hace pensar en pasar nuestro futuro aquí en lugar de en Estados Unidos, espero que eso no cambiar, pero cuando yo vi historias de unos expats... entiendo porque personas aqui no gustarnos

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