Hey, I didn’t realize Theo Epstein started working for the Bears!
Well done, Ryan Pace, and way to see the Bears for what they are.
Aging and ineffective, we got a pair of draft picks for Jon Bostic and Jared Allen.
Hey, don’t laugh. Tom Brady was a sixth-rounder. We could have two of those!
It’s fun to dream, but you get the point.
Let the fire sale continue, I say. Matt Forte? I love him, but he’s gone. We know what happens to running backs who get north of 30 years old. Cold, but true.
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Here’s one. We call the N.Y. Jets and go “Hey, you like Brandon Marshall? Well, he’s soooo much better with Jay Cutler! You can have Cutler for a fifth-rounder!”
I’ll bet they go for it! They’re dumber than we are!
I could see pretty much everyone going except Kyle Long. Yes, we keep him.
In fact, I was wondering. Instead of Pace imitating Epstein, couldn’t the Bears just hire Epstein?
Why not. I mean, the Blackhawks hired John McDonough away from the Cubs.
Let’s do it. No one has mastered the four-year burn-it-to-the-ground-and-then-build-it-up-again better than Theo.
Oh, darn. The Bears already have Ted Phillips. All he’s done is negotiate for the league’s smallest stadium in its second-largest market. We need this guy!
Hey! Brock Vereen cut! Slow down, I can’t keep up!
It’s like Phil Emery was never here! I like it. Painful, but it’s the only way.
Speaking of the inner Theo, let’s celebrate the real Theo. So rarely in Chicago sports does someone come to town, present a plan and execute it flawlessly, deliver it under budget, and actually a year ahead of schedule. This guy should work construction. Or the film industry.
Seriously, big payday for him, and how often can you say this and mean it:
He’s worth every penny.
Unlike, say, Derrick Rose. So clueless, he’s talking free agency when he’s barely played in three years.
So of course, he gets elbowed in the face.
I wonder if it was intentional.
There’s another job for Theo. After he’s finished with the Bears.
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