12 hours to go. Time to crank up the hype...

3 minutes of DJ being the most chilled out star in the NFL.

No surprise...

Bears coach Matt Eberflus 'building a foundation' with his QB — but needs to start winning ... The Bears head coach will be judged by how well his offense performs and how rookie quarterback Caleb Williams develops — even though he’s not the one calling the plays. That’s why it was so important for...

The latest Bears Weekly podcast featured a 10 minute interview with Teven Jenkins:

10 minute interview with Matt Forte discussing Caleb:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8af6L9JRsQ Flus said he had no concerns about Allen and Sweat and was surprised the former was even on the injury list. Taylor on the other hand sounds more doubtful after he was stepped on. It was actually refreshing to have a Bears coach not fudge injury issues in ...

Eberflus was asked about the formation issue and whether it had been raised with the team, particularly the OTs, at his presser today: "We brought it up. This is our 'situations day' for the team meeting so I go through and pull of situations from preseason, the game last night and we talk abou...

I don't recall any. The expectation was that teams were keeping their tactics very basic and saving the good approaches for the season to avoid tipping other teams off. The NFL's not going to be happy if the number of returns doesn't end up increasing significantly. Maybe they'll try moving the kick...

As armchair QB's (GM's?) we can disagree on some things as long as we're not disagreeable. :wink: I couldn't agree more. For me, Poles was right to stick with Fields for another year to see whether he could develop and was right to stick with Eberflus for the same reason. Both showed enough promise...

Sweat, Walker and Taylor will probably all play but it's not great to start the season with your top 3 DEs all carrying knocks.

This is a must read: At the Apex: Chicago Bears 2024 captains Story by Gabby Hajduk ChicagoBears.com sat down with all eight of the team's season-long captains and coach Matt Eberflus ahead of the 2024 season. https://www.chicagobears.com/news/at-the-apex-chicago-bears-2024-captains-caleb-williams-j...

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We "criticize" Flus based on the stuff we can observe, such as game management skills, administration of his staff and being a spokesman for the team. We don't see what goes on in Halas Hall or the locker room, unless it is tightly scripted and approved by the front office. Flus is the on...

Welcome to the forum @DaBears51. I hope you'll enjoy posting here and will provide your insights from seeing the games live.

The new KO rule proved to be a complete damp squib in the opening game of the season with 11 KOs and 9 touchbacks. I'm not sure anyone anticipated that. Of the two returns one went to the 33 yard line and the other to the 31 yard line, but there was a penalty on the latter taking it back to the 19 y...

How many illegal formation penalties did the Ravens have in the end? 5? It was ridiculous. Teams spend all offseason and training camp with NFL officials and they kept getting called for the same alignment issues? How can that occur? I certainly couldn't see any obvious differences between how the t...

dplank wrote: ↑Fri Sep 06, 2024 7:52 am

I see your gif and raise you...

Today's pressers including form all three coordinators:

From Mark Potash: The family of Bears Hall of Fame defensive tackle Steve McMichael will receive his Hall of Fame Ring of Excellence at a halftime ceremony during the Bears’ season opener against the Titans on Sunday at Soldier Field. McMichael will be represented by his wife, Misty, at the ceremony...

USC retires Caleb Williams' No. 13 Bears quarterback Caleb Williams was immortalized by his alma mater on Thursday when USC announced it was retiring his jersey No. 13. The number will be posted in the peristyle at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum next to that of Reggie Bush, another one of the Trojan...

I hope the Bears secondary has been watching this...

An interesting development... Steelers QB Russell Wilson (calf) limited in practice ahead of season opener vs. Falcons With three days between now and his first start as a Steeler, Russell Wilson has run into a bit of a speed bump during the week of preparation. The quarterback was limited in Thursd...

Teen arraigned on attempted murder in shooting of 49ers' Ricky Pearsall says he is very sorry SAN FRANCISCO -- A 17-year-old high school senior charged with attempted murder in the daytime weekend shooting of San Francisco 49ers rookie receiver Ricky Pearsall was arraigned in juvenile court Wednesd...

Time for a bit of hype...

15 minute interview with Colbert:

dplank wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 4:37 pm My only complaint is the lack of attention to our defense. Walker was supposed to be a star for the show and I barely saw him - or much of any of our starters on defense. I wanted to know more about Dex, Tez, Tremaine, etc