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  • ’26 @Panthers Rapid Reax

    ’26 @Panthers Rapid Reax

    Bears 59. Panthers 37. Hulk Smash!
    Most points in Bears’ opener history.
    I could literally dissect this game for a month straight, so I’ll simply give quick bullet points and relay the MASSIVE amount of info about the opener.

    The Great. Caleb, Swift, Monangai.
    The Good. Oline, WR blocking, forcing TOs.
    The Bad. JJ looked old. Did Dayo, Jarret and Booker even suit up? Stevenson got abused.
    The UGLY. Entire D. Santos kickoffs. That 4rth down attempt from own side of field. 12 Penalties!

    Sam Block@theblockspot
    ·9h
    Bryce had 371 yards.
    Bryce had 4 TD.
    Coker had 138 yards.
    Coker had 2 TD.
    Chuba had 87 yards.
    Chuba had 2 TD.
    McMillan had 75 yards.
    Panthers scored 37 points.

    And the Bears won by 22.

    Twitter facts.

    Adam Schefter

    Chicago’s 59 points scored are tied with the 2019 Ravens, 1968 Cowboys and 1963 Chiefs for the second-most points scored in a season-opening game all-time, trailing only the 1973 Falcons, who scored 62. The Bears’ six rushing touchdowns today tied the 1920 Detroit Heralds, 1920 Rock Island Independents and the 1922 Canton Bulldogs for the most in a season opening game in NFL history.

    PFF@PFF
    ·
    Most points in Week 1 over last 50 years

    2026 Bears 59
    2019 Ravens 59
    1995 Dolphins 52
    1989 Browns 51
    1986 Chargers 50

    Jacob Infante@jacobinfante24
    ·9h
    #Bears QB Caleb Williams in Week 1 vs. the Panthers:

    • 21-for-29 (72.4% completion)
    • 269 passing yards
    • 2 passing TDs, no INTs
    • 124.1 passer rating
    • 9.3 yards per attempt
    • 10 runs for 65 yards, 2 TDs

    Unreal.

    Butch note. Caleb only had like maybe 3 actual ‘off’ throws, #1 being when he threw behind a wide open Loveland on a cross. The rest of the incompletions though were smart throw ways, hail mary, or putting it in a spot where only his receiver had a chance. In other words, Caleb was extremely accurate.
    And this is what I wanted for Caleb. I would’ve been happy with a 63% with the same production or greater. Ben Johnson was the one who wanted 70% last season, and this yr. Nobody wants Dalton, Hoyer, or Maye vs SEA small ball. But a higher comp% simply translates to more efficiency, more first downs, more TDs, WINS.
    I’m glad Drew Brees, the king of efficiency, called the game cuz he said as much. He also said that hitting about that is really only like 3 more completions per game, but they add up to make a difference. Caleb will never be Dalton. He’s not captain checkdown. He’s a big-game hunter, thus despite many of his passes completed in that 5-10 range, Caleb was still looking down field targeting the kill.

    Bears Facts@DaBearsTakeOver
    ·5h
    NFC North QBs this week:

    Caleb Williams: 334 YDS, 4 TD, 0 INT, 124.1 RTG

    Jared Goff: 208 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT, 1 FUM, 96.7 RTG

    Jordan Love: 387 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT, 1 FUM, 94.1 RTG

    Carson Wentz: 133 YDS, 3 TD, 0 INT, 123.5 RTG


    “Play well because we practice well. You ready for the heat!”

    They scored 59 points! I might as well repost the entire freaking game, but for now.

    Ian Hartitz@Ihartitz
    ·11h
    Fastest runs by a QB in 2025-2026 seasons (Next-Gen Stats):

    1. Caleb Williams (21.01 MPH)
    2. Caleb Williams (20.8)
    3. Caleb Williams (20.45)
    4. Caleb Williams (20.35)

    To put the cherry on top, the Puke lost to the lowly Vikings and Wentz! They cheap-shotted Murray, and he may be out vs Bears this week, but more on that later. Insert Cartman licking tears…

    Puke have now lost their last 6 games while the Loins BARELY escaped a loss to lowly Saints. This just in. The Puke still suck!

    OT.
    It SEEMS like the Bears avoided major injuries, but we’ll get updated on that Mon morning.
    Sure, Herbert may be the biggest choker of all time, but hey, he’s a winner in life!

  • Once More unto the Breach! Bears@Panthers Thread

    Once More unto the Breach! Bears@Panthers Thread

    First off, thanks to the regs for holding up the joint in the off-season. I know it can be brutal, but hey, it could be worse. We could be soccer fans!

    Special shout out to those who submitted pieces like GP and I Bleed Navy and Orange. I may have forgotten one other, but forgive me, I’m typing this on the go.

    With that in mind, are you ready for some football!

    I usually post my Churchill inspired pep talk before openers, but I omitted that tradition in ’26 because no pep talk is necessary. For the first time in forever, us Bear fans are PUMPED. No more ‘winning the offseason’ expecting the lovable losers to crush our dreams by Turkey Day, and somehow getting embarrassed for the umpteenth time by the Puke while their fan base chuckles, “Bears Still Suck!”

    No más . The Puke are now the suckees! and the NFCN will be a deathmatch.

    What does ‘success’ even mean for the Bears this season? Anything short of the playoffs would be a failure, right? What if they lose in the WC – is that failure? or if they fall short of the NFC Championship Game – failure? It’s all relative, but if the core [esp Caleb] stay upright, anything less of the NFC Championship could arguably be a ‘failed’ season. That may seem severe, but Ben Johnson would judge harsher since he likely views anything short of a SB ring as a failure.

    I Bleed expressed it nicely.

    This is a weird day. Last year, we had optimism over a new coach, some decent-looking draft picks, and hope that the QB would take the Sophomore Step.

    This year we have so much anticipation at the promise shown in Year One of the new regime, and the 4th-quarter heroics of the QB who actually did take a Sophomore Step with his TE who is going to rip up defenses this year.

    Now, we have worries about the offensive line doing as well as it did last year. We have concerns about a tissue paper defense. We have concerns about not getting lucky again with turnovers. We have concerns the injury bug will bite the wrong guys.

    But this year, we have memories of the crazy fun of the 2025 season, and we have realistic expectations that not only will this team be fun to watch, but it will be good. The team culture is insanely good; guys want to play for this team, and guys already on the team have drank so deeply of the BJ Kool-Aid that you know the networks will have cameras in the locker-room hoping the Bears will win.

    On the Micro. Panthers are home dogs+3, but Cowherd apparently likes the Panthers regardless. Biggest concern? Take a wild guess.

    It’s conceivable that our D is somehow WORSE than last season. Starting a rook SS. Byard the TO machine gone – His replacement Coby Bryant is likely sideline for year, so backup FS. Dexter gone. God knows what we’re going to get from Motivated Dayo, old Jarrett, hammy Booker, and a mishmash of plucky Dlinemen behind them. Glass-Gordon sipping at Margaritaville, so we’ll have a knock-off C.J. Gardner-Johnson or a rook at NB [I expect the Panthers to heavily target NB regardless]. Let’s be honest – the only thing that prevented the ’25 D from Trestman-tier were the key stops and clutch TOs. Can Dennis Allen summon that magic again?

    Hope so. On the O side, I expect big points from them, but Rams, Pats, and SEA all struggled out of the gate [even 9ers before they got their Aussie legs under them], so we may see some rust before it gets kicked into high gear. Hopefully, it’s more like the 9ers than Seahawks, but I’ll take an ugly SEA win any Sunday.

    Adam Schefter@AdamSchefter
    ·2h
    A flashback to the Bears-Panthers 2023 blockbuster trade ahead of today’s matchup:

    Panthers receive:
    🏈 2023 No. 1 pick (Bryce Young)

    Bears receive:
    🏈 WR DJ Moore
    🏈 2023 first-round pick (OT Darnell Wright)
    🏈 2023 second-round pick (CB Tyrique Stevenson)
    🏈 2024 first-round pick (QB Caleb Williams)
    🏈 2025 second-round pick (WR Luther Burden)

    ‘Can Caleb be the new Jordan – maybe. But ppl forget how HARD it was for Jordan initially. He couldn’t beat the Pistons. He couldn’t beat the Celtics. Then he got Pippen and Phil Jackson. We see 90s SportsCenter and never see Jordan miss a basket, but at the beginning, it was really hard.’ – Cowherd

    Does Caleb have his Pippen and Jackson? We’ll soon find out. Football’s back, baby!

    Let’s roll. Bear Da Fook Down!

    🐻👇🏈

  • Friday Night Musings

    Friday Night Musings

    What have we learned from first two games of the ’26 season?
    Well, the Os seem rusty, esp QBs.

    Darnold went down on the 5th play.

    Drake “The Schedule” Maye who was a legit MVP candidate in ’25 completed 23 of 33 passes for 178 yards and 1 touchdown with 3 interceptions, resulting in a 54.9 passer rating. He looked every bit that terrible and more like Hoyer than Brady. Surprising considering he posted a 113.5 passer rating during the 2025 regular season, which was the highest in the NFL. He completed 354 of 492 passes (72.0%) for 4,394 yards, 31 touchdowns, and only 8 interceptions across 17 games.

    Stafford WAS the MVP finishing the regular season with a passer rating of 109.2 and a completion percentage of 65.0%. Well, apparently he drank too many Fosters in Australia because he too was dreadful. He posted a grand total of 0TDs, 155YDS, 1INT and a Fieldsesque 61.3 rating. He was pulled for Stetson Bennett IV. Crikey!

    Oddly enough, Purdy was the only QB who looked decent of the starters. The 9ers simply looked much more energetic. Maybe it was because they stayed in the land down under for a week while the Rams flew in the day before.

    Either way, 9ers upsetting SB fav dream team Rams should be a wakeup call for any contender. Reminded me of that Rocky IV scene where he cut Drago, “Rams aren’t a machine!” That being said, first games, esp in bizzarro hemisphere, can be cooky, and it was rather obvious Garrett was nowhere near fully powered.

    Will the BJ Bears also start sluggish? Hope not. For Maye and Stafford the games can be outliers, but Caleb has the Jekyll and Hyde shtick down where he sleep walks through the first half only to rip off the suit and don the cape in the second.

    [6] Games the Bears have won in the ’25 season after overcoming deficits in the final 2:00 of regulation, the most in the NFL this year and the most in franchise history. Those victories have come over the Raiders (25-24), Commanders (25-24), Bengals (47-42), Giants (24-20), Vikings (19-17) and Packers.

    Given the stuttering of the 9ers, Seahawks, Pats and Rams, it wouldn’t shock me if Bears likewise take a bit before they get cranking; however, one MAJOR difference is that all those team arguably roster better Ds than Bears, so hopefully Caleb and Co come out swinging.

  • NFL Kickoff Thread!

    NFL Kickoff Thread!

    Somehow it just doesn’t feel like a kickoff, eh? I mean, what can be more thrilling than a grand opening on humpday…

    I loved it before when it was Sunday morning – all off to the races – like a derby or WWF Royal Rumble.

    THAT had hype. That had a FEEL.

    Even Thurs Night.

    But Weds? It’s like attending a dry bachelor party.

    That being said, it IS football, so yay.

    Let the season commence!

    [Prediction. SEA continues drubbing Pats like in the SB].

  • Magical 25 Season

    Magical 25 Season

    Before we march on to the next season, it’s important to appreciate how magical the ’25 season was.

    We all know about the Bears. Anytime the Bears beat the Puke 2/3 times and eliminate them from the playoffs in the most dramatic and heartbreaking fashion imaginable – is a GREAT season even without a SB ring.

    Add to that all the cardiac comebacks, the rest of the NFCN crumbling like a house of cards while the Bears [who were frequently ranked 4rth in the NFCN] won the div, plus the primetime games, Bears actually becoming “cool” for the first time since perhaps ’85, and reversing the narrative of the Bad News Bears, the loveable losers, to the – can’t miss winners…The 2025 Season was indeed box set worthy.

    But as ThatsGoodSports reminds, it wasn’t just the Bears. The ’25 Season could be coined the Season of Shock. The Bears weren’t the only team preseason power-rankers predicted would suck – many ‘experts’ also assumed the Pats were in total rebuild. Well, they made the SB! [I still wholeheartedly believe if the Bears faced the Pats in the SB, the Bears would’ve won, and no matter the score, it would’ve been as epic as the ’85 curbstomp].

    But wait, there’s more…again, the Miss Cleos prognosticated that the Chiefs or Chargers would win the AFCW, then the Broncos bucked that narrative fast, being a healthy ankle away from the SB.
    As it turns out, the closest men to me who follow football, my brother-in-law and step-dad, are huge Pats and Donk fans respectively, so it was kinda cool, and maybe the ONLY time in our lives, when all 3 were actual SB contenders.

    But wait, there’s more…it’s easy to forget about Indiana Jones and how the Colts were on absolute fire the first half of the season, and then old man Rivers gets up from his couch, kisses his 20 children goodbye, and throws on the pads!

    and oh yeah, SEAHAWKS winning it all with Sam “I see ghosts” Darnold. Google how QBs, including Darnold, performed in the ’25 playoffs as a sidebar. Once more, Vegas had them as the 3rd best team in the NFCW behind the 9ers and Rams.

    I don’t know how Vegas profited last football season, but if you were a crazed homer for any of those teams and bet your mortgage on them in the summer, congrats on your new Porsche AMC Pacer 928 Edition!

    So before we move forward, one last salute to the ’25 season.

    Oh, and as always.

    FTP!

    OT. I don’t watch College Football because the idea of buying super-teams disgusts me. What could negate the spirit of sports [fair competition] more?

    Exhibit A.

  • NFL Season ’26 Nearing

    NFL Season ’26 Nearing

    Can you believe it – NFL Season is here? No more goooooaaalllls for another 4 years. You’re welcome.

    Well, unless it’s Field Gooooooooaaaallls.

    Solipsism (from Latin solus “alone” + ipse “self”) is the philosophical position that only one’s own mind is certain to exist, and that knowledge of anything outside it — the external world, other minds — is uncertain or impossible. It is an extreme form of subjective idealism/subjectivism, and it is essentially unfalsifiable, which is why few philosophers have seriously defended it as a final doctrine.

    Epistemological solipsism (the most common form): we can only know our own mental states; the external world and other minds are unverifiable.

    Descartes was staring intently at a candle in the dark, imagining that some grand demon has created his entire reality, that it is really all just a trick, and that ‘love’, ‘goodness’ and ‘truth’ only exist to increase, not allay, his suffering.

    He desperately searched for an ‘objective’ source to pull him out of this rabbit hole – but couldn’t.

    Then, eureka! “I doubt, therefore, I exist.”

    That seemed to prove to the mathematician that doubt, and thought, shatters the hologram.

    Of course it doesn’t since even GTA Programmers can input ‘doubt’ into their characters now.

    “So what does this have to do with football?” – glad you asked.
    Sometimes we as Bear fans get tunnel vision and fall into our own sports solipsism – as such sometimes we need to survey the entire NFL to get perspective.

    What I learned. LOTS of teams are dealing with issues – in our own division alone, Lions are missing BOTH safeties, plus maybe a CB. No Jacobs for GB for who knows how long – could miss 1 or 17 games, and oh, Micah Parsons on PUP, so he’s missing 4 games min. Meanwhile “Nine” is gone and Vikings must rely on Kyler Murray. Yikes.

    I’ll likely do a proper ‘Bears @ Panthers‘ game preview, but for now, here’s a snippet.

    So, I’ll tell a ‘spicy’ anecdote.

    My friends and I were in Vegas, and naturally hit a buffet. Well, the buffet served a plethora of cuisine, including sushi.
    “I never ate sushi” my friend admits.
    “Can’t believe you never had sushi! Ok, well, this isn’t ideal place, but get yourself a plate.”
    “I don’t know how to eat it.” He contiues.
    “It’s not that hard. Just get a plate, and a bit of everything you see around it.”

    So he does, then returns with sushi and a hill of Wasabi.

    “Ok, just throw some soy sauce, maybe that strip of ginger, and smear some of that green stuff on.”

    “What’s the green stuff?”
    “It’s like Japanese guacamole but spicier”.

    So, he preps, starts eating, then notices me and my 3 friends staring at him, smirking.

    “What?”

    Then it happens. He starts turning RED, bleary eyed, opening mouth, trying to fan it, reaches for ice cold water, which apparently only makes it WORSE [hence the milk for Caleb].

    He has to get up. He doesn’t know what to do. Should he run to the restroom, throw up, pass out…

    Meanwhile we were laughing our asses off.
    Still good friends, and from time to time, I ask, “Hey, you have any of that Japanese guac?”

  • Dexter, 53 Man & Practice Squad Ruminations

    Dexter, 53 Man & Practice Squad Ruminations

    So we got the 53 man roster. Some additional thoughts on the process.
    Firstly, Halas traded Gervon Dexter Sr mostly because, not one, but TWO, young DTs usurped him.

    We’ve been hearing about van den Berg [VDB]for much of the preseason, but we didn’t know that it was also the Summer of Love – Jayden Loving that is.

    Chicago Bears drafted Dexter with the 53rd overall pick in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft.

    He came with a high ceiling and reasonable floor, and he left with a high ceiling and reasonable floor.

    Naturally the former Flus’ regime fancied him, but Flus’ system was much more passive than Allen’s – more reactive – much like Lovie’s system where they patiently wait for the O to stumble.

    The main question about Dexter was if he could actually play 3T or even DT. He’s 6’6 [326] after all. How the hell can any DT get lower on a consistent basis being that tall? As it turns out, Dexter couldn’t and was frequently washed out on run plays. I would also see him frequently bite on misdirection where he would take himself out of the play, and not snap-off as quickly as he should.

    Of course, when he did everything right, he was disruptive leading to 13.5 sacks in his Chi career, but how the heck could you rely on someone that inconsistent vs run? If a team makes a big play, it’s 3rd and 1, they scurry to line and run right at him. Guess where they’re running at the goal-line? And if they caught the D with both Dexter and Yannick Ngakoue out there, oye vey…

    Jacob Infante@jacobinfante24
    The height of each DT on the #Bears 53-man roster:
    • Grady Jarrett: 6’1″
    • Neville Gallimore: 6’2″
    • Jordan van den Berg: 6’3″
    • Kentavius Street: 6’2″
    • Jayden Loving: 6’1″
    • James Lynch: 6’4″
    It’s clear Dennis Allen has a type and that Gervon Dexter (6’6″) didn’t fit

    The PFF grades reinforce our eyes.

    42.7 vs run last year. 60.3 yr before that. 36.2 yr before that. Tackling grades 31.4 with a 14% missed tackle rate. Can’t win with that for a 3T, a DT or esp NT. He is basically the Ngakoue of DTs which can only really be used on NASCAR, not base, and especially not TANK, packages.
    I was hoping for a 4rth or better, so a 5th and CB who can possibly be NB, not shabby. Clark Phillips [4rth RD, drafted in 2023, so also in last year of contract] isn’t a SPARQ freak. He’s 5’9, 183, ran a 4.51 [which is slower than Sweat btw]. He’s basically insurance for both rook Muhammad [unknown at NB] and Stevenson [head]/JJ [health].
    Dexter wasn’t in the long term plans, so Halas almost did it by the book, labeling and shelving him with some faux INJ til a trade finalized, getting something which is better than nothing [NVM avoiding some disgruntled narrative before season kicks off].

    I’m glad he’s gone. Yes, it may hurt our short-term depth, but it also opens up higher ceilings with VDB and Loving. By now, we knew what we were getting from Dexter, and if Bear fans agree about anything, it’s that our Dline is dangerously deficient and needs dramatic improvement for a SB to be a realistic goal. So, why not swing for the fences?

    A few more from the Flus regime need to join him out the door TBH [*Cough, Gordon].

    I don’t know if the avg age correlates AT ALL to winning. I’m sure the Bucs didn’t mind when Old Man Brady moved to TB, and I doubt the Rams are complaining much about the age of Stafford, Donald or Garrett.


    In case you didn’t catch the 3rd Preseason game vs Titans, here it is.
    The main takeaway: WR Zavion Thomas looked more like Hester than Velus. Honestly, I’m just happy Thomas can catch and run vertically! Though he also shows some real instincts and jets.

    This is our Practice Squad as of Monday. This will remain fluid, as the INJ settlements and further cuts evolve throughout the week. Glad Ahmed, Davenport, Davis and Miller are back. Still a lil surprised that Terrell Smith and Sanborn didn’t catch, but maybe Halas is working with them behind the scene.

  • Bears’ Final 53

    Bears’ Final 53

    Bears finalized their initial 53-man roster on Sunday, August 30, 2026, trimming their squad from 90..

    Offensive Roster

    QBs: Caleb Williams, Tyson Bagent, Case Keenum
    RBs: D’Andre Swift, Kyle Monangai, Roschon Johnson
    WRs: Rome Odunze, Luther Burden III, Kalif Raymond, Jahdae Walker, Zavion Thomas
    TEs: Colston Loveland, Cole Kmet, Sam Roush, Hayden Large
    O-Line: Braxton Jones, Joe Thuney, Garrett Bradbury, Jonah Jackson, Darnell Wright, Ozzy Trapilo, Logan Jones, Theo Benedet, Luke Newman, Jordan McFadden

    Defensive Roster

    D-Line: Montez Sweat, Grady Jarrett, Dayo Odeyingbo, Austin Booker, Jordan van den Berg, Neville Gallimore, Kentavius Street, Daniel Hardy, Jamree Kromah, Jayden Loving [Interesting that Bears preferred both VDB and Loving over Dexter]
    LBs: T.J. Edwards, Devin Bush, D’Marco Jackson, Keyshaun Elliott
    [Only 4 LBs, and Elliott’s a specialist. This is like hitting on 16. Dicey].
    DBs: Jaylon Johnson, Tyrique Stevenson, Malik Muhammad, Josh Blackwell, Clark Phillips III, Dillon Thieneman, Xavier Woods, Cam Lewis, Elijah Hicks, Skyler Thomas, Coby Bryant

    Specialists: K Cairo Santos, P Tory Taylor, LS Beau Gardner
    Injured Reserve / PUP Designations

    DB Kyler Gordon (PUP)
    DL Shemar Turner (PUP)
    LB Noah Sewell (IR)
    Notable Cuts and Waivers The Bears released Salvon Ahmed, Stephen Carlson, Marcus Davenport, Wesley French, James Lynch, Scotty Miller, Jon Rhattigan, and Jack Sanborn. Several players were waived, including Maurice Alexander, Kiran Amegadjie, Kaden Davis, Ruben Hyppolite II (injury), and Terell Smith (injury). The team also settled injuries with Jedrick Wills, Brittain Brown, Tony Fields, Jaylon Jones, and Ray-Ray McCloud III.

    Lil surprised about Ahmed not making it, but HBs really have to wow to stick. I also expected Sanborn to make the cut, but Bears only going with 4 LBs. Thus ends the Kiran/Hyppo/Wills/Carlson experiments – not with a bang but a whimper.

    Hopefully Terell Smith finds his way to Practice Squad given the MASH unit that is our secondary. He looked sharp to me. Someone will likely poach Kaden Davis.

    I expect more transactions to go down now that others have cut some players which may entice Poles. Often, it’s the teams played in PS, so wouldn’t shock me if Bears stash a Titan or Bengal and continue to chisel the roster. Maybe even a surprise trade. Stay tuned…

  • Bears@TitansPS3

    Bears@TitansPS3

    Bears@Titans. 5PM Central

    Cbear shared an excellent article on the Titans Thurs scrimmage in which starters actually played. It was spicy, to say the least!

    Some Butch notes:
    1. Caleb Sharp.
    2. Odunze made contested catch. He needs those this season if he wants to stick. Luther Burden was much more efficient than him as a rook. Rome caught like 50% vs Burden close to 80%. Tough catches are supposed to be Rome’s specialty, yet a rook outshined him. Burden also was 3rd in yards per route run. Maybe Rome was too hurt. Still, it’ll be hard to pay Rome like a #1WR when he’s essentially the 3rd option [1Loveland, 2Burden, 3Rome].
    3. Def Bears Xavier Woods cheap shot but dudes been like that on Bears too. Former Titan so no doubt he went rogue lol
    4. Booker ‘groin’ week to week and Jarrett hammy. Should thrill Waffle!
    5. Roush and Muhhamad may get more reps as rooks
    6. Tate scorched MASH secondary unit. Time to worry?
    7. BJ absolutely aware of INJs and has his Quan on it w in-depth data. Wonder if Flus had analytics like that
    8. Simmons destroyed our oline. That’s two DTs in two weeks, albeit, might be the best two in the league (man I really wanted him last season. 11 sacks could’ve really helped on playoff run).

    The bigger impression I got.

    BEARS are losing a lot of one-on-ones. Bears might not be as talented as their ’25 record suggests
    BJ, Allen and Co may be masking the true talent gap. Basically squeezing lemon juice from lemons by game planning their ass off.
    Just a thought, and if so, maybe Bears should trade for established vets instead of ‘gambling’ in draft.

    Who are best players on team?

    Sweat on D, Thuney on O.
    Both ready-made studs imported through trades.

    Both Claypoo and Davis came with more redflags and low floors, so maybe focus on high floor trade marks.

    Billichick and Pats weren’t the best drafters either, but they obviously squeezed the most from the talent on board, so it can be done, simply need a GOAT QB for that to work. No worries…

    Often forget about Specials, but Joniak has high hopes for the gunners [Daniel Hardy/Blackwell/Elliot] and returners [Khalif Raymond/Zavion Thomas], while arguing that the Punter has all the talent to become an AP, just hasn’t clicked, but who knows?

    And for those in a Deadpool about long snapper, well, seek help!
    Hey, it can always be worse.

  • Bears@Titans Scrimmage

    Bears@Titans Scrimmage

    Well, this is it ladies, gents, binaries and Tall Whites…
    Basically two more ‘games’ to chisel down the roster to 53 this Sunday.

    Thurs Scrimmage.
    Sat 3rd PS game.
    Then, finis [for a lot of players]

    It’s a little concerning that LT still up in the air.
    We really don’t know about the center, SS, NB, or even how healthy guys like Burden, Monangai, and naturally, Ozzy Trapilo are. Even Wright’s elbow popped up on the INJ report [same one he INJed previously].
    The summer of Motivated is closing for the Fall of real NFL.

    Just hope no one else gets hurt. Knock on wood…

    Nick Whalen@_NickWhalen
    ·15h
    Gervon Dexter trade rumors:
    -I’d guess this is coming from Dexter’s camp as they’re finding out a long term deal isn’t happening from Chicago unless he has a good 2026 season

    Player for player ideas(could include added picks/swaps either way):
    -Calijah Kancey
    -Deonte Banks
    -Myles Murphy
    -Kris Jenkins
    -Joey Porter Jr
    -Darius Robinson

    This is all rumor, mind you. Given that the Bears aren’t exactly rocking an Eagles, SEA, Rams Dline, beggars can’t be choosers, and they damn well better be certain about van den Berg if they trade Dexter for anything less than a 4rth.

    Let’s see, Poles hired Flus, then vouched for him to stay that season he shoulda been terminated.

    Poles’ FA [cough, Davis] and trade [cough, Claypoo] skills aren’t exactly stellar.

    While his draft history is spotty, at best.

    This makes one wonder about his ‘cap’ talents, or lack thereof, in allocating $ to pay play-makers at impact positions.

    Can one peak at 11? LOL

    Interesting factoids…

    The Bears have never had a 4,000+ yard passer in a season (106 seasons)

    All 4 of the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts Superbowls were played in Miami

    Larry Fitzgerald in 17 seasons finished with more tackles (42) than drops (29)

    During the entire 2014 NFL regular season, the Kansas City Chiefs did not throw a single receiving touchdown to a wide receiver

    The Panthers have never recorded back to back winning seasons in their franchise history, yet they once won the NFC South division 3 years in a row (31 seasons)

    The Buccaneers lost 26 consecutive games from 1976-1977. This was their first 26 games as a franchise. 0-14 in year 1, then they went 2-12 in year 2.

    Every NFC team has played in the NFC Championship game since 2010, except the Cowboys, who haven’t since 1995

    Ryan Fitzpatrick led the 2019 Dolphins in Rushing Yards (243) and TD’s (4).. Dude was 37 years old at the time..

    Tom Brady never played a game in his entire career where he was mathematically eliminated from the playoffs going into it.

    For his entire career, Tom Brady has a better chance of getting to the Super Bowl (47.6%) than Steph Curry has of making a 3 pointer (42.2%).

    The Jets joined the NFL in 1970. They beat the eagles for the first time in 2023.

    The Lions went 70 straight games without having a 100 yard rusher. This was during the Stafford era.. it started after Reggie Bush rushed for 117 yards on Thanksgiving in 2013. The drought lasted almost 5 seasons before Kerryon Johnson rushed for 101 yards in 2018..

    Mike Vrabel had 12 career receptions during his career, and every single one was a touchdown..

    RIP Dolly!
    The ‘first’ major star I ever saw in person was…drum roll please…
    Sylvester Stallone! They were filming him at the Broadway in DTLA right down the street from the hotel I grew up in. Even as a kid, I thought, “he’s short!” 2nd observation, “These lights are freaking bright!” [they were filming at night].
    And I could’ve sworn I saw Dolly as well. Kinda hard to miss, so she’s the 2nd ‘star’ I ever saw in person.

    The movie of course was “Rhinestone Cowboy.” [not to be mistaken for “Urban Cowboy” or “Midnight Cowboy”].

    What struck me most about her [besides the obvious] was her sense of humor. She was comfortable enough in her own shell to roll with it, and I think that’s why she was so endearing with males.

    “Elvira is just the goth Dolly Parton”

    May Dolly be swigging, strutting and singing in that grand ole opry in the great beyond…