Nothing reminds me how much I hate winter like rushing out the trash on garbage collection day before the truck pulls up.
• Deshaun Watson wants OUT of Houston. So here we are, four years after the Bears should’ve drafted Watson with the third overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft, discussing the opportunity to trade multiple first-round picks (and possibly more) to trade for him. I knew Watson was a good college quarterback and a superb prospect at the time. But I didn’t know Watson’s “you’re gonna have to live with the consequences that come with it” statement for a team that picked Mitchell Trubisky over him would turn out to be prophetic.
• Shortly after Watson’s trade request was relayed publicly, Bears receiver/free-agent-to-be Allen Robinson made some tweets:
Only time will tell 😉
— Allen Robinson II (@AllenRobinson) January 28, 2021
IYKYK
— Allen Robinson II (@AllenRobinson) January 28, 2021
— Allen Robinson II (@AllenRobinson) January 28, 2021
• I don’t know how I’m supposed to read any of this, so I’ll just conclude that Robinson wants Watson throwing him footballs in Chicago in 2021 and beyond. Yep. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
• To be clear, trading for Watson is gonna be a long shot. I expect more than half the league to be rumored as interested. And on top of that, I figure teams at the top of the draft like the Jets and Dolphins will come off as the hottest landing spots because they have more to give. For what it’s worth, that’s true. But in the NFL, logical doesn’t happen enough. Professional football teams are run by the most impulsive, reactionary people in the country. And because it’s taken the most illogical and unexpected timeline of events to unfold just to get thot his point, I don’t understand why now is the time to start thinking logically. The NFL doesn’t do sensible. These people live in the impulse zone. So when talking about a Watson trade, we need to get into that mindset. Otherwise, what are we even talking about?
• Throwing this out there: I think the Matthew Stafford sweepstakes will be determined before we get to the conclusion of the Watson saga. That’s because I believe teams will want to set the market with Stafford, rather than have to work off the Watson deal. So if you’re a Bears fan hoping for Watson, or even one wanting Chicago’s swing to be in a trade-up in theDraft, you should be rooting for a Stafford trade to go down before a Watson deal. Over at NBC Sports Chicago, Alex Shapiro offers up 10 teams whose potential interest in trading for Stafford could impact future Bears pursuits.
• For your listening (and viewing) pleasure:
Live from the #SeniorBowl: @NicholasMoreano caught up with @AjFreeman25 to discuss everything happening over the first two days in Mobile: https://t.co/kmTaSek3ux
— Picks for Pace (@PicksForPace) January 28, 2021
.@jacobinfante24 joins @robertkschmitz on his latest "Bear With Me" Podcast to recap what has been going on down at the @seniorbowl, with a special focus on the positions the #Bears could be interested in. Listen now here! https://t.co/aDGyLm9gmb
— Windy City Gridiron (@WCGridiron) January 27, 2021
• An open competition between the first overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft and a guy who spent time in the AAF is a reminder that you can’t script professional football:
From NFL Now: #Rams QB Jared Goff has done so many good things in LA – 45 wins since 2017! – while John Wolford impressed during his short window. Expect an open QB competition in camp to help it shake out, I'm told. pic.twitter.com/mPSEuaDiF1
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 27, 2021
• I’m just saying that the Bears could use someone with Mike Pettine’s résumé on their defensive staff:
Can confirm what @RobDemovsky said that #Packers DC Mike Pettine’s contract is set to expire. Not sure if it was his choice but most coaches agree to rollovers each year so they’re always in 2-year deals. No word on his status. His exit interview was today.
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) January 27, 2021
• This comparison should be viewed as an honor:
When you see that Najee Harris ➡️ Matt Forte comp 👀 pic.twitter.com/24dWvvZwP6
— PFF Fantasy & Betting (@PFF_Fantasy) January 27, 2021
• The promos for the Super Bowl are gonna be huge if you’ve been waiting to get in:
DraftKings Sportsbook Will Double Your Money For Super Bowl 55 With a Touchdown https://t.co/0mXgqTMvjv
— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 28, 2021