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  • Baby Got Half-Back II?

    Baby Got Half-Back II?

    Should Bears sign an FA HB like Chubb, Dobbins, Edwards?

    No.

    Needless to say, trading for a HB is not optimal either though we all know Poles loves to trade away his 4rth RDers

    D’Andre Swift is not ideal, but he’s not nearly as awful as some make out

    Swift YPC

    ‘22 Lions: 5.5 [with BJ]
    ‘23 Eagles: 4.6
    ‘24 Bears: 3.8

    Don’t need to be a genius to conclude that the better the oline, QB and OC, the better YPC
    I mean, just look at that endzone picture!
    How many yards do you think Jeanty would’ve gained on that play?

    Can you live with 4.6-5.5 per carry from Swift? I sure can

    True, Swift is not Barkley [newsflash – few are], and he def isn’t a great goal-line back, but short-yard backs aren’t all that difficult to find

    Remember CJ Anderson? You likely don’t and for good reason

    Well, in 2018 he was cut by THREE different teams: Broncos, Panthers and Raiders

    No games with Donks
    Across seven games for Panthers he AVGed 3.8 per carry. Cut. Raiders picked him up. Inactive. Cut again
    Rams basically picked him off the street in week 15. Boom. 167 yds. Week 16? Boom 132 yds [that’s a whopping 7 YPC if you’re keeping score]

    CJ Anderson remained the main HB for the Rams’ playoff push

    So did the ghost of Earl Campbell suddenly possess CJ Anderson once he joined the Rams?

    Or were the McVay 13-3 Rams simply FAR superior to the other teams?

    Rhetorical question…

    “What did everyone miss about him that the Rams capitalized on?

    “That’s something you’ve got to ask (Broncos football czar John) Elway or (Panthers general manager) Marty Hurney or (Raiders coach) Jon Gruden or (GM) Reggie McKenzie,” Anderson said. “It wasn’t cause of talent. I don’t want to over-(talk) it, but it wasn’t a talent issue. It’s timing and circumstances.”

    https://www.patriots.com/news/c-j-anderson-is-the-one-of-the-most-unlikely-super-bowl-participants-ever

    As such, let’s give Monangai, Wheeler and gang a shot to flash in camp. Never know; if they don’t, or if an INJ strikes, well, kick the tires on the FA HBs

    Here we’re just going to have to trust BJ and Bieniemy, two excellent coaches by most accounts, to ascertain the HB talent

    If they go Chubb, OK

    But hopefully they give the kids, upstarts and grinders a chance first

    ***I’ll leave this post up ‘til about 8PM EA WEDs, then relay the schedule

  • Opener ’25

    Opener ’25

    The official NFL schedule isn’t announced ’til Weds 8PM EA
    So I was musing which opponents I’d like the Bears to face for their opener. Here’s a few

    @ Philly. Thurs Night coronation. If you wanna be the best, you gotta beat the best. This will be like when Rocky wanted to fight Drago in Russia
     
     vs DET. Yeah, I know, div opponents normally don’t play ea other ‘til late season, but c’mon now. BJ and the Loins are already trash talking ea other. This might be too enticing to pass for the opener 
     
    @ Wash. Caleb-v-Daniels will always be a thing. Let’s just hope it’s an Elway-v-Marino thing and not a Ken O’Brien-v-Marino thing. What better way to exorcise Flus’ fail-Mary than this? Christen a new regime! Be awesome if the Pope attends and Bears win with their own Hail Mary. The internet would explode
     
    Home-v-Steelers. It’s Aaron “Darkness” Rodgers. Need I say more? 
     
    ‘C’mon Butch, gimme an easy “4” at closing time! ‘

    Butch pulls out ole faded Roledex… 
    Well, dealer’s choice:  
    Home-v-Gmen, Browns or Saints

    Opening up against a ‘weak’ opponent def has its perks – namely, building confidence and a winning culture from game 1 [theoretically]

    However, we’ve seen dogs score major upsets in week 1. Last year the Pats beat the Bengals at Cincy 16-10. How many lost mula on that one?

    I know the 9ers ended up playing with a backup bust QB in a monsoon; still, they were heavily favored and on paper shoulda beat the Bears week 1 in ’22

    Sometimes those big dogs aren’t ready for the chihuahua bite!

    So who you want as Bears’ opener?