What Was He Thinking?

[Racer8825]

NFL players often get their playbooks on team-issued tablets, and the Bears may be hoping the tablet they gave first-round draft pick Roquan Smith doesn’t have an easy-to-guess password.

Smith got an iPad from the team after he was drafted, and on Saturday he called the police in Athens, Georgia, to report that the iPad had been stolen out of his car.

There was no immediate word about what kind of information the Bears put on the iPad before giving it to Smith, a linebacker who played his college football at Georgia.

Police say the iPad, other electronics, two watches, shoes and Smith’s Georgia helmet and three jerseys he wore at Georgia last season were all stolen out of his 2018 BMW X5. The report says there was no damage to the car, suggesting that Smith had left it unlocked.

Teams closely guard their playbooks, and if the Bears’ playbook had already been installed on Smith’s iPad, then the Bears probably won’t be thrilled to know he left it in an unlocked car. And they’ll be hoping whoever has it doesn’t send it along to the Packers, Lions or Vikings.


Why would he leave a team-issued tablet in his unlocked car? Doesn't make much sense now does it?

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

People make mistakes. What? Do you think it was mike McCarthy or Bill Belichek? The kid made a mistake. Also, what’s on that iPad won’t be used by other teams.

 

[Racer8825]

I'm sure it was password protected LOL

 

[Lake Shore Drive]

Bears vice president of communications Brandon Faber told the Chicago Tribune in an email that the iPad was "immediately wiped" remotely once the team was notified of the theft, so "there was no compromise of Bears (information)."

 

[richig07]

I don't really get the big deal. lol

When I was kid, my parents would leave me in an unlocked car.

 

[Racer8825]

Bears vice president of communications Brandon Faber told the Chicago Tribune in an email that the iPad was "immediately wiped" remotely once the team was notified of the theft, so "there was no compromise of Bears (information)."

Well thank god for that (George Carlin voice)

 

[Fountain City Blues]

Big whoop. Easy to lock those things down or trace them remotely.

 

[Jiddy]

Personal opinion is that this definitely reduces our overall win total for this upcoming season by 3. Total devastation. Moving on to 2019.

 

[Racer8825]

Personal opinion is that this definitely reduces our overall win total for this upcoming season by 3. Total devastation. Moving on to 2019.

The Bears still might make the playoffs

 

[eaglesnut]

 

[richig07]

Details: He was with a friend, thought he locked the car, accidentally left it unlocked, $40K worth a materials stolen, iPad was just one of the things included.



I've done this 576 million times. The only difference being, I've never had 40 grand worth of shit in my car. lol

 

[Racer8825]

Details: He was with a friend, thought he locked the car, accidentally left it unlocked, $40K worth a materials stolen, iPad was just one of the things included.



I've done this 576 million times. The only difference being, I've never had 40 grand worth of shit in my car. lol

Neither have I LOL

 

[richig07]

Neither have I LOL

Right place and right time to be a thief, eh?

 

[Racer8825]

Right place and right time to be a thief, eh?

LOL no way.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Personal opinion is that this definitely reduces our overall win total for this upcoming season by 3. Total devastation. Moving on to 2019.

So, 13-3?

 

[Jiddy]

So, 13-3?

I'm cool so long as McNabb doesn't show up and dunk on the Soldier Field goalposts...

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

Details: He was with a friend, thought he locked the car, accidentally left it unlocked, $40K worth a materials stolen, iPad was just one of the things included.



I've done this 576 million times. The only difference being, I've never had 40 grand worth of shit in my car. lol

when I first heard all of that was in his car, I instantly thought insurance fraud. I realize that wasn’t the case, but who leaves things that valuable in their car in any part of Chicago?

 

[MikeMed]

I once had a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon stolen from the back seat of my truck............I was under the legal drinking age so I did not bother to report it.......But I have locked my car up every day since.

 

[richig07]

I once had a 12 pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon stolen from the back seat of my truck............I was under the legal drinking age so I did not bother to report it.......But I have locked my car up every day since.

This is no laughing matter.

I would have gone Liam Neesan from Taken. Tracked that MF'er and my baby 12 pack down. Even if it meant going halfway across the world.