@TheTruth8240 MJ never deferred, he passed when it was the right play but he always wanted to be the one with the ball in the biggest moments. Controlling and dictating the outcome. Lebron looks to get rid of it so he can’t get criticized for missing in the clutch.
@TheTruth8240 It’s more an indication of LeBron’s unwillingness to take the big shot in the biggest moment. Time and time again he has shied away from those opportunities. His career is littered with them and that’s always been the difference between him and MJ.
@SharpFootball@AdamHoge@adamjahns I know the Bears have signed FAs and traded for Sweat, but here in lies the problem. You need to spend high end draft capital to get difference makers on the d line. Maybe they’ve attacked the position, but not in the right way.
@RealitySportsOn For years my league tried to add new wrinkles and rules to improve traditional ff. Then we found RSO in 2020 and we’ve all been hooked. I tell everyone I know, “best selling point is that it is the closest thing to being a real GM”. It’s perfect for people who follow fb all year
@Onejackcole@JeffMatch22@Kirsten_Tanis1 This whole page is really interesting. He also leads the league in hurries at 81, 2nd place only has 56. He’s also been blitzed the 2nd most in the league and 4th in pressures. So not only is he having to throw it away a lot, he’s also having to make tough throws under pressure
@Onejackcole@JeffMatch22@Kirsten_Tanis1 I had the exact same thought so I looked it up. He actually has the most throwaways and the second most batted balls (something he needs to improve on)
@iamcogs Here’s the other thing…all hail Vic Fangio and how complex his defenses look until Caleb Williams plays him and suddenly there is no grace given?
@BuffRalphie@Marcus_Mosher Their defense leads the league in takeaways and is 7th in epa/play. Certainly not perfect but they’ve been pretty good, especially after improving their run d after the bye.
@BillTZimmerman How much of a draft’s success is talent evaluation and how much is player development? For example, Zacch Pickens. Bad talent eval by the front office? Or bad dev by the coaching staff? It seems that most blame the GM for a bad pick and not the coach bad enough to be fired.
@GCraps7112020@ChiBearsHawk@imrightthough@RaidersBeat@VinnyBonsignore It’s nowhere near Josh McDaniels. He was propped up by Tom brady all along. Ben Johnson completely resurrected Jared Goff, a guy offensive genius, Sean McVay didn’t want anymore and turned him into a top 5 statistical qb for three straight years.
@JoeRicketts23@dabearsblog Fair point, he wasn't fired, but that's mostly semantics. He wasn't given a chance to stay. Even after 3 consecutive 12 win seasons.
@JoeRicketts23@dabearsblog McCarthy just got fired after 3 consecutive 12 win seasons and a 7 win season where he lost his qb. So it does happen, and of course he’s now the favorite for the bears job, the same team to fired Lovie for a lot of the same reasons McCarthy was fired.
@dabearsblog As always discussions among Bears fans lacks nuance. Sure, maybe he signed off on it, but as a 36 year old first time GM who was given vetted candidates by a search firm and owner, I can certainly see why he might have interviewed flus and gone with the consensus, not stirred pot
@dabearsblog I think it’s probably because he’s done it so consistently and convincingly for three years so it feels more likely that he’ll be a success. Most OC candidates are more of the Liam Coen type, who has only had success for one year.
@Peter_Bukowski This is the third of fourth time recently where I’ve listened a new podcast of the athletic football show and then come on here and see you post something they discussed as if it was your own thought or idea. I thought it was a coincidence the first time, but now it’s a pattern