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The Bears paid too much in draft picks, and then paid way too much in money.
Mack is a very good player, but it is pretty hard to argue with this.
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.The Bears paid too much in draft picks, and then paid way too much in money.
They lost a top 10 defender, top 20-25 overall player for draft picks and just draft Kolten Miller in the first.That's not even remotely close to accurate
They lost a top 10 defender, top 20-25 overall player for draft picks and just draft Kolten Miller in the first.
They only traded him in the first place bc the mismanaged their team badly.
HOF Players like Mack don't get traded often if ever.
Please tell me how Oakland came out in top?
Chicago fleeced them.
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It's pretty freakin' obvious that such is not the case.
2019 1st
2019 6th
2020 1st
- 2020 2nd
2020 3rd
- 2020 5th (conditional)
Didn't have to make ridiculous overpayment that the Bears made
And the Bears are behind the Lions, Vikings and Packers in the division, so those picks should be good picks.
They know they got fleeced. That team hasn't exactly been killin it lately.The comments in response to the Raiders announcement about this are feckin' GLORIOUS. Get on Twitter and taste the salty bitter tears of Raidernation.
Raiders aren't the sharpest knife in the draw & just drafted a developmental tackle #15 overall.
Very few players make the instant impact Mack does so they'll be most likely waiting 3-4 years to see serious returns.
Getting rid of HOF players is never a good idea. And they only traded him bc the managed their team so poorly.
Graham & Harvin weren't half as good as Mack on their best day.There's no guarantee Mack continues to play that well. Maybe he falls in love with Chicago deep dish pizza or Portillo's. You can't just automatically assume he picks up where he left off.
Jimmy Graham was traded for a 1st and never lived up to it. Ditto Percy Harvin (Seattle, WTF?). Revis to the Bucs is another I can think of, and they used him in a different scheme and he wasn't worth it.
And even if Mack does continue to be a great player, he's not creating any value. He's worth exactly what he's paid. This feels like buying a stock at it's record high. Sure, it's worth a lot, but there's a lot of potential downside without much upside.
While I agree with your overall feeling about the Raiders, it's important to remember that they don't have to draft a player as good as Mack to make this worthwhile. They just need to get quality players they can pay significantly below market-value for a while. They could potentially save themselves $100M which could be put towards other roster improvements as well.
"Will continue to be while filling that stadium & giving their fan base all the more reason to be excited."
or he could pull a Mo Wilkerson, sit back and enjoy that 90 mil guaranteed. I want to SEE his performance as a Bear this season before I make a judgment on this trade.I can't stand Chuckie but...there has to be some reason behind this trade this late in preseason.
Uh..the question I am raising is how Mack will play after making all that bank. I did NOT compare Mack's skills with Wilkerson's. I am just saying I want to wait and see how Mack performs after getting paid. Wilkerson was a consensus All Pro with the Jets until HE got paid. It's a viable concern IMO and did not warrant more of YOUR persistent snark.
Raiders just traded a 3rd for Bryant ... Cut him an hour later.
A.J. loses to Peterman & Josh Allen ... Runs to the phone, we gotta have that guy.
Kolten Miller is a developmental OT ... Let's make him a top 15 pick.
Yea I'm not that fired up about Gruden running the show if I'm a Raiders fan.
That team isn't going anywhere for at least 3 years while they try to rebuild ... Again.