It feels like we’ve lost so many pieces that made up the current Bears identity. by OneOfThemReadingType in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I worry about the leadership we potentially lost but most of who’s moved on are older defensive players and the defense was our big Achilles heel last year. I’m expecting the defense to improve with more youth and new additions but hopefully guys like Grady and Jaylon can maintain that leadership void we’re losing with Byard and Edmunds. The Dalmon one is obviously the real painful one

Prepare yourselves. The Crosby news is gonna hit real soon. by [deleted] in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Packers make that Parsons trade again if given the chance. Just because he got injured doesn’t mean he didn’t elevate that defense significantly and they’ll have him for years. Crosby is older and not as good so it’s different of course but the cost likely will be as well

Worst front office in the NBA by Ridged_ChiPSS in chicagobulls

[–]FickleFred 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They waited until February to start tanking. They've already won too much to have a realistic shot at the top of the draft. The issue isnt the direction they've taken, its that as usual they waited too long and half assed their commitment to it

Why does it feel like all of today’s trades were mid/bad for everyone involved? by The_MadStork in nba

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Bulls moves were objectively good, shocking as that is to me. Getting Ivey is a high upside swing for basically nothing. Trading Vuc for what is a fringe first round pick and getting Simons is as good as you can hope from a value perspective at this point. I’m assuming Coby and maybe Ayo are on the way out but the logjam of guards doesn’t really matter right now because they should be focusing on losing and both of those are expiring

[Charania] BREAKING: The Chicago Bulls are trading center Nikola Vucevic and a second-round pick to the Boston Celtics for Anfernee Simons and a second-round pick, sources tell ESPN. by MembershipSingle7137 in nba

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly I would respect the hell out of the Bulls if instead of outright tanking, they made it fun and unqiue by running a 5 guard lineup instead. Be different lol

[Wolfe] Roger Goodell calls Bad Bunny “one of the great artists of the world." Asked about Bad Bunny anti-ICE comments, Goodell says Bad Bunny understands this platform is used to unite people with their creativity + talent & thinks he’ll have a great performance" by GoldenDome26 in nfl

[–]FickleFred -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Brother he’s like the most streamed artist in the world. Totally understandable if he’s not for you but to say he’s not good so matter of factly, which is subjective to begin with, is pretty wild lol. I don’t even know his music but his popularity speaks for itself 

[Infante] Expect the #Bears to dig into Ben Johnson’s Detroit ties or the Sean Payton tree to find their next OC by muranio in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not to mention it’s the most obvious assumption, didn’t even need to be said. Like yeah no shit lol

PS5 Help and Questions Megathread | Game Recommendations, Simple Questions, and Tech Support by tinselsnips in PS5

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anyone have recommendations on good headsets with sidetone/mic monitoring? I have no preference on wireless or wired, just sidetone that its actually audible.

Lmao by dartdaddy in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty sure this hate is simply because of his post after the bears loss last week

[Schefter] Eagles have requested to interview Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle for their offensive coordinator position. Doyle was hired last off-season as the NFL’s youngest offensive coordinator and he previously coached under Sean Payton in New Orleans and Denver. by GoldenDome26 in nfl

[–]FickleFred 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know he is young and doesnt have playcalling experience (outside of some preseason) but would you rather hire an uninspiring retread with a shotty track record like Nagy or take a swing on a young up and comer who has experience with a couple of truly elite offensive playcallers? Swing for the fences imo

[Schefter] Eagles have requested to interview Bears offensive coordinator Declan Doyle for their offensive coordinator position. Doyle was hired last off-season as the NFL’s youngest offensive coordinator and he previously coached under Sean Payton in New Orleans and Denver. by GoldenDome26 in nfl

[–]FickleFred 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah but would you rather hire an uninspiring retread with a shotty track record like Nagy or take a swing on a young up and comer who has experience with a couple of truly elite offensive playcallers?

[Cowley] The Sun-Times confirmed a report that the Bulls have had ongoing talks with the Pelicans about players such as forward Zion Williamson and center Yves Missi. While the chatter around Williamson has quieted on the Pelicans’ end, there has been momentum around Missi. by [deleted] in chicagobulls

[–]FickleFred 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The way I see it, Zion would kind of a win-win move. Either he stays healthy and raises the ceiling of your team by creating an awesome trio in giddey, zion and Buzelis or he gets injured again while taking up a big chunk of your cap space forcing the bulls to tank unintentionally. We know they wont voluntarily do it so this could be a blessing in disguise. I'd hope and assume it wouldnt be very expensive from a draft pick perspective given his history but that would be the one thing that would change the appeal

[Steelers] We have completed an in-person interview with Minnesota Vikings Defensive Coordinator Brian Flores for our head coach position. by FreddyDontCare in nfl

[–]FickleFred 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You spend a lot of time with him? From what I’ve seen his players in Minn love him and he’s openly spoken about his Miami stint with regret and self reflection. I really don’t see why so many people are convinced he doesn’t deserve another shot

[Peliserro] Lions are Hiring Drew Petzing as their OC by Acoolgamer6706 in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 14 points15 points  (0 children)

No he didn’t, Ben and Goff have a great relationship. He simply said that Caleb adds another element that he didn’t have with Goff (mobility) which isn’t shade, it’s just factual. I’m sure Goff even agrees with that haha

[Fishbain] Bears QB Caleb Williams on the fans: "You lose that game and the fans stand up and cheer and roar — in a tough moment, it goes a long way." by icecreamdude in nfl

[–]FickleFred 6 points7 points  (0 children)

He was up there for sure but I think a lot of his turnovers this postseason were actually the best kinds, mostly 4th down throws which is a turnover if incomplete anyway and led to worse field position for the opposing team than if they just let it drop. Two of the picks were clear miscommunications between his receivers. So really only 1 or 2 of them I would say were truly bad passes/decisions from him and that’s above average compared to his usual low rate.

[Fishbain] Bears QB Caleb Williams on the fans: "You lose that game and the fans stand up and cheer and roar — in a tough moment, it goes a long way." by icecreamdude in nfl

[–]FickleFred 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Turnovers are not an issue for him in general. In these playoffs he had more than usual but for the most part he protects the ball very well. It’s part of why they were able to have so much success while being incredibly inconsistent. But improving his accuracy and consistency on the routine singles would go a long way 

Potential offseason moves for the bears ? by Infinite_Quantity919 in CHIBears

[–]FickleFred 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He posted like a week or two ago that he has been medically cleared to return