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o·ver·zeal·ous /ˌōvərˈzeləs/ adjective showing too much energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or objective. "he's been overzealous in handing out parking tickets" This sounds like Rhule more than Rivera.

Blackshear looked good.

He's getting better every week, so I'm less worried about him being irrevocably rattled than I was after the first couple of games. I think he'll be fine until the offseason when we can (hopefully) get him some good weapons.

Acquiring Luvu truly is the best thing to come out of the Rhule era.

Not to derail your rant, but this isn't true. 2010 Seahawks and 2022 Buccaneers also hold this title.

We would’ve gotten fleeced no matter who it was. It’s a great idea, in theory, to get some picks back but it takes two to tango and we’re not offering much unfortunately

Only problem is that someone has to be willing to offer a 1st. With Sweat going for a 2nd, I highly doubt a 1st for Burns was ever being floated. And they're not going to get nothing for him next year, if they don’t reach a deal they’re going to tag him.

He’s gonna get tagged this offseason if they don’t reach a deal. If he walks for nothing it’ll be year after next.

Would you rather we get fleeced for some mid tier WR that won’t move the needle? How about moving Burns for a 2nd like the Commanders did with Sweat? Standing pat was the correct move.

The correct decision.

Hope they’re gonna try to bring Jones back

I would argue that keeping Brown over DJ was the right call. Burns, I can't make that argument.

This article mentions that it was easier to get DJ than Burns or Brown, because DJ was the only one not on a rookie deal, which I suppose does point back to it being our FO that ultimately made that call. Though it does sound like Poles thought DJ was the most realistic target, and it just happened to fill a need in a weak market.

Fair enough. Agree to disagree.

Do you have any reports that say this?

You're disregarding the most important aspect of Dalton's value to the team, which is his mentorship of Bryce.

I guess we're just going to have to agree to disagree. IMO, a 5th isn't commensurate with the value Dalton brings to the team, especially with this FO doing the drafting.

By that point, the going rate for QBs could be 75 mil a year.

The dynamics of coach-player mentorship and player-player mentorship are completely different. It's good to have both.

Not enough to warrant trading away our rookie QB's mentor.

https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/panthers-were-in-tears-on-phone-with-dj-moore-about-trade/348641/ "By no means did the Panthers want to trade DJ, but the Bears were smart," Rosenhaus said. "They knew the Panthers really wanted to draft a quarterback. They were insistent on getting DJ as part of that package. And they landed a No. 1 wide receiver for Justin Fields. Great trade for the Bears."

I don't understand the inclination to trade Dalton. He's a good, experienced backup that is mentoring Bryce through his first NFL season. Y'all would give that up for a 5th? And who would our backup be?

That would be the Bear's FO. The deal wasn't happening without DJ.

The good news is that the Bears' pass rush is ass, so that should alleviate some stress on the OL