Don’t You Dare Insult Allen Robinson, How Good Is Jalen Hurts? We Love Khalil Mack, and Other Bears Bullets

As if I didn’t have enough reasons to stay at home, this weekend’s forecast calls for snow. Perhaps I’ll muster up the energy to do something I wish I would’ve done a long time ago — make home-made pizza.

My friend Jim has a sourdough beer pizza dough recipe that really piqued my interest.

  • Some people are so bored during Quarantine SZN, they had the audacity to say Allen Robinson isn’t a No. 1 wide receiver:
  • I mean, the nerve of some people …
  • Look, I get it. Robinson hasn’t been a Pro Bowler (as a Bear) or an All-Pro yet. But what he has done for offenses that have done little around him screams “No. 1 receiver.” Robinson runs every pattern from every spot on the offensive formation. His route-running is crisp and clean, his hands are reliable, and he is an ultimate team player. Stats aside, what else do you want, need, or desire from a receiver? The guy has all the tools. He just needs someone to throw him passes with more accuracy.
  • I am convinced that a good chunk of receivers would not have the mental fortitude to deal with everything Robinson has dealt in his career. Beyond the uneven QB play, Robinson has had to recover from an ACL injury that caused him to miss nearly all of his final season with the Jaguars in 2017. The strength it takes to get your body in a place to be a competitive football player, let alone a standout contributor after that, is remarkable. That journey isn’t for everyone, so I tip my cap to Mr. Robinson for how he’s handled it over the years.
  • But seriously … get him someone who can link up with him on a steady basis and let’s watch this star shine.
  • Here’s a minute of Anthony Gordon throwing dots for no particular reason:
  • This is bold … and I like it:
  • Jalen Hurts projects to be Pro Football Focus’ QB4 on the site’s final big board. Meanwhile, Solomon Wilcots makes the case for Hurts to be the first QB taken after Joe Burrow and Tua Tagovailoa go off the board.
  • Quarterback prospect talk can be frustrating, to be sure. Everyone has a favorite prospect, but sometimes that leads people to get way too entrenched in their own camps. That leaves little wiggle room to have legitimate conversations of a prospect’s pros and cons. Hurts is one of those polarizing prospects, but he really shouldn’t be — that is, if you allow yourself to have a conversation about it.
  • Minimizing mistakes* while playing a winning brand of football for a college football powerhouse should count for something. He wasn’t productive for two blue blood college programs by accident.
  • *Indeed, Hurts’ 30 negatively graded plays when in rhythm ranked second best behind only Tagovailoa (Burrow’s overall grade was the only one better in 2019).
  • Bears fans love Khalil Mack …
  • … and Mitch Trubisky, too? Jason Lieser of the Sun-Times adds that Trubisky was No. 21 overall on the NFLPA’s report.
  • Amazon best-sellers in video games right here. #ad
  • I hope Sherrick McManis plays forever:
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Dm7lXDJfq/

  • This is too dang relatable:
  • We gotta do a better job of sharing context and perspective when sharing quotes from interviews instead of racing to provide “gotcha!” moments that go viral:
  • Some good stuff to pull from here:
  • That’s different:
  • Bears find themselves in good company here:
  • I’m glad Jay Glazer had an explanation on why he held back on a “breaking news” story:
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    Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.

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