OT: Bears & NFL Talk 99 (also 2024 NFL Draft GDT)

[Romang67]

Wife and I went to the Ren Faire, so I didn't watch the game. Checked out a reel of the runs and throws by Williams, and that looked good. Was Booker as noticeable as his stats indicate?

 

[Mrfenn92]

Wife and I went to the Ren Faire, so I didn't watch the game. Checked out a reel of the runs and throws by Williams, and that looked good. Was Booker as noticeable as his stats indicate?

Yes

 

[HeisenBaez]

Caleb looking good and Fields looking like Fields, Poles made the right choice to move on from Fields. I still like Justin but Caleb is a QB the Bears need and Fields will always be an athlete playing the position.

 

[plasmonresonance]

Wife and I went to the Ren Faire, so I didn't watch the game. Checked out a reel of the runs and throws by Williams, and that looked good. Was Booker as noticeable as his stats indicate?

Booker's sacks didn't happen until late in the game, so maybe against 3rd stringers. But he still had a couple pressures earlier in the game, probably against the 1's or 2's. I really liked his downfield pursuit where he made a couple of tackles and helped finish a couple. Work in progress with a high motor.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

Wife and I went to the Ren Faire, so I didn't watch the game. Checked out a reel of the runs and throws by Williams, and that looked good. Was Booker as noticeable as his stats indicate?

 

[Panzerspitze]

Huh, instead of relying on numbers such as 40-yd dash time or "length", GMs and scouts could pivot to these:

How next-gen data analytics is changing American football

At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance

knowablemagazine.org

Uncovering Missed Tackle Opportunities

Explore and run machine learning code with Kaggle Notebooks | Using data from NFL Big Data Bowl 2024

www.kaggle.com

2024 Big Data Bowl Winner and Finalists | NFL Football Operations

operations.nfl.com

 

[Romang67]

Huh, instead of relying on numbers such as 40-yd dash time or "length", GMs and scouts could pivot to these:

How next-gen data analytics is changing American football

At the NFL’s Big Data Bowl, scientists compete to develop new stats that better capture player performance

knowablemagazine.org

Uncovering Missed Tackle Opportunities

Explore and run machine learning code with Kaggle Notebooks | Using data from NFL Big Data Bowl 2024

www.kaggle.com

2024 Big Data Bowl Winner and Finalists | NFL Football Operations

operations.nfl.com

I think they are. I've seen data science positions for Chicago sports teams been advertised for years now.

They are leaning heavily on people desperately wanting to work for major league sports teams. Pay range is a good $100k+ less than could be expected for other data science / AI positions.

 

[TLEH]

I think they are. I've seen data science positions for Chicago sports teams been advertised for years now.

They are leaning heavily on people desperately wanting to work for major league sports teams. Pay range is a good $100k+ less than could be expected for other data science / AI positions.

There are certainly massive perks to working in sports. I think its cooler and more of a perk when you're single. If I'm married and have kids I don't care about flaunting I work for the Bears to get into a VIP section at a club lol. Not sure its ever worth the pay cut.

 

[Romang67]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823028530835227122

JT O'Sullivan also pointed this out as something he literally hasn't seen a QB done before. Clearly in response to the fumble issues in college, IMO.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Hassan reddick requests trade from the jets.
Bears? Maybe?

 

[Romang67]

Hassan reddick requests trade from the jets.
Bears? Maybe?

He'd be a great add. I wonder how much money he's after. With the Eagles paying Huff $17M per year, I'm guessing Reddick was asking for quite a bit more.

 

[HeisenBaez]

JJ McCarthy will need surgery to repair a torn meniscus.

This is a big blow for the Vikings. Now they are stuck with Sam Darnold as QB1.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

That is terrible for Vikes

McCarthy looked great throwing ball for them in first preseason game

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Browns 2nd round pick

 

[Romang67]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823345988104269829

Gotta think that's the end of his NFL career, no?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Future CFL washout

 

[HeisenBaez]

Josh Gordon or Chase Claypool: bigger waste of talent?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Hard Knocks is actually portraying the Bears in a positive light.

.... this feels weird....

 

[Romang67]

This training camp is going on forever. Some insider mentioned that it looks like Amegadjie might be ramping up to participate, and I was thinking that was a bit late. Until I realized it's close to a month left of training camp.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823777977747820904

Awful news for Viking fans

And McCarthy looked so good in preseason debut

 

[Romang67]

Apparently it came down to the Bears or Falcons for Judon. Falcons getting one back on the Bears after losing out on Sweat last season.

Judon would have been a good add, unlike Ngakoue.

 

[Illinihockey]

Apparently it came down to the Bears or Falcons for Judon. Falcons getting one back on the Bears after losing out on Sweat last season.

Judon would have been a good add, unlike Ngakoue.

Not for a second or third round pick

 

[HeisenBaez]

Apparently it came down to the Bears or Falcons for Judon. Falcons getting one back on the Bears after losing out on Sweat last season.

Judon would have been a good add, unlike Ngakoue.

Sweat is better and younger than Judon.

 

[Romang67]

Bears starters playing on Saturday for at least a bit, as per Eberflus. Bengals won't be, per Zac Taylor. According to Kmet (who asked the reporters not to quote him on it), they're probably playing a quarter.

Probably won't be a ton to take away from it, as they aren't going up against starters, but I think it's good to get the starters some reps on Soldier Field before the season.

 

[clydesdale line]

Kyler Gordon having himself a game.