I agree. I think it’s awesome to have found our QB2 for the next 3 years or so from a UDFA. We’ve been fucking around with backup QBs for such a long time now. Locking that down and having it be super cheap is a win. There is also a lot of room for him to grow. The step up in competition from Shepperd to the NFL is massive. But the step up in coaching and weight training should also be massive. He stepped on the field, having not received the bulk of the primary backup reps in OTAs or camp, not even knowing if he would be on the team until late in camp, and not even being the primary backup week 1. And then he had to play two prime-time games, one of which was completely across the country in LA. Just the difference in the stadiums he had to play in. Imagine the difference from Division II stadiums to SoFi. And then the Superdome is one of the loudest stadiums. They said on the broadcast that he had never even had to do a silent count before. All that coupled with Getsy being horrible, a center that can’t even get him the ball correctly half the time, recievers that he has got hardly any reps with and playing against a couple decent defenses. Bagent has done extremely well given the circumstances. Fans should be raising this kid up, not as a starter, but just as a really awesome story and someone who is going to play a valuable role on this team for at least his rookie contract and maybe longer. That money that the Bears aren’t pissing away on a Brian Hoyer or a PJ Walker can maybe be used to pay for a Center THAT CAN ACTUALLY SNAP THE FUCKING BALL CORRECTLY. Bagent may not ever be a special player for us but in a way he is filling a special role and it’s ok to accept what he is right now, and to be intrigued by what he could grow into with more time at this level.
I agree. I think it’s awesome to have found our QB2 for the next 3 years or so from a UDFA. We’ve been fucking around with backup QBs for such a long time now. Locking that down and having it be super cheap is a win. There is also a lot of room for him to grow. The step up in competition from Shepperd to the NFL is massive. But the step up in coaching and weight training should also be massive. He stepped on the field, having not received the bulk of the primary backup reps in OTAs or camp, not even knowing if he would be on the team until late in camp, and not even being the primary backup week 1. And then he had to play two prime-time games, one of which was completely across the country in LA. Just the difference in the stadiums he had to play in. Imagine the difference from Division II stadiums to SoFi. And then the Superdome is one of the loudest stadiums. They said on the broadcast that he had never even had to do a silent count before. All that coupled with Getsy being horrible, a center that can’t even get him the ball correctly half the time, recievers that he has got hardly any reps with and playing against a couple decent defenses. Bagent has done extremely well given the circumstances. Fans should be raising this kid up, not as a starter, but just as a really awesome story and someone who is going to play a valuable role on this team for at least his rookie contract and maybe longer. That money that the Bears aren’t pissing away on a Brian Hoyer or a PJ Walker can maybe be used to pay for a Center THAT CAN ACTUALLY SNAP THE FUCKING BALL CORRECTLY. Bagent may not ever be a special player for us but in a way he is filling a special role and it’s ok to accept what he is right now, and to be intrigued by what he could grow into with more time at this level.
I don’t get the snap problems. How is it not getting better? Can’t it be corrected? I get it’s a specialized skill but wtf?