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Former Bears executive Bill Tobin dies at age 83 Bill Tobin, an 18-year Bears executive who served as the team’s de facto general manager from 1986-92, has died at 83, the Bengals announced Friday. Tobin worked for the Bears from 1975-1993, during which the franchise won one Super Bowl and made the...

Bill Tobin, longtime NFL executive, dies at age 83 Longtime NFL general manager and scout, Bill Tobin, has died, the Bengals announced on Friday. He was 83. Tobin spent 27 years as an executive with the Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. He rounded out his successful career as an ...

With a week to go I started thinking about what a few members of this board would truly give up to move from the first overall pick... @UOK: A guarantee that there will never be any more squabbling on this forum and he'll never again have to lock a thread let alone suspend or ban anyone. You'd be s...

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With a week to go I started thinking about what a few members of this board would truly give up to move from the first overall pick... The Marshall Plan : A wild weekend drinking and gambling in Vegas with Gardner Minshew and a signed pair of jorts as a momento. dplank : A night with Queen Latifa. (...

My God you guys have lost it -- I love it :rofl: There is a Bears fan called G08 Who is known to take a goat on a date It’s an unfortunate reality That he likes bestiality But he has urges he can’t otherwise sate https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExNHcwanlkcm54ZW1jbDA1N2VkMzV4bjhmc3Jo...

For what it's worth:

Not exactly part of the offseason program, but... Bears hire Chiefs' executive Ted Crews to run public relations ahead of QB Caleb Williams' likely arrival By Jason Lieser As the Bears venture into a new era with USC quarterback Caleb Williams likely arriving next week as the No. 1 pick in the draft...

thunderspirit wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 4:24 pm Big guys on the line
Over small guys who run fast
Trenches win games, Poles.

Poles signs 2 centers
He knows the importance of
Haiku-ing the ball

Browns update their helmets. From this... https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_crop,w_8001,h_4500,x_0,y_833/images/ImagnImages/mmsport/si-temp/01hvp71fx60cbgg7ztwh To this... https://twitter.com/Browns/status/1780604655778791660?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet &quo...

There is a GM named Poles Who has a clear set of goals He’s rebuilt his team So Bears’ fans can dream Of winning some more Super Bowls Got any Penix poems? :D Hm, tricky. This one would work better if he pronounced his name pee-nix rather than pen-nix... The draft has a player called Penix Who coul...

I wasn't sure where to post this article from Next Gen Stats, but this thread is as good as any given the debate around this #9 pick is focused primarily on WR vs Edge and they're two of the positions that get mentioned. I've included the titles of the three trends but you really need to read the ar...

i was thinking about this today when i read this: https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1780258694531543239 and thinking about all the patronizing bullshit that these qb's are about to go through. Hm, I wonder if they're going to subject them to an "Augusta silence" while they throw deep...

I almost went with another song, but the Kinks are British and one of the greatest moments in music was seeing Ray Davies perform Lola in the grounds of Buckingham Palace at a concert celebrating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4uLG_bGsLU The other song...

o-pus #40 in B major wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 9:58 am Loser has to write a poem about how good Ryan Poles is.

There is a GM named Poles
Who has a clear set of goals
He’s rebuilt his team
So Bears’ fans can dream
Of winning some more Super Bowls

Arkansasbear wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:41 pm I dated a girl in law school for a long time. Thought I was going to marry her. Then I found out she had a backup Penix most of the time we were dating.

Oh my, that must have come as a surprise!

I like that for the first time I can remember they gave the players names. Seems like in the past sometimes they would just have photos and I'd go "who's that guy?" The program's voluntary at this stage and I haven't seen any reports on attendance or absences so I was trying to figure out...

RichH55 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 10:36 pm I still wouldn't rule out Sweat later on

Getting arrested for driving while intoxicated might nix that (https://www.nfl.com/news/top-dt-prospec ... i-in-texas).

Poles seems to place a lot of stock in character.

You might get a guy day 2 but not so much after that. A couple of your examples have yet to show they're elite. And unless your definition of elite differs from mine (and it seems to) a few good years doesn't make any player elite. It takes an entire career to do that. Nacua has been in the league ...

Marc Sessler has done a list of QB draft ranks since 2000:

https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-draft-rank ... since-2000

Bears begin voluntary offseason program For the first time since January, Bears players returned to Halas Hall en masse Monday for the start of the team's voluntary offseason program. "It almost feels like the first day of school," said linebacker Jack Sanborn. "Everybody's been gone...

Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 5:53 pm He’ll be snapping to Minshew

And playing for Luke Getsy.

Methinks good old Luke isn't going to let Cody anywhere near the football. He'll likely be a backup guard.

Are you drafting a kid whose elite and may potentially become your # 1 WR or are you drafting for your #3 or #4 WR spot hoping maybe that kid ascends to a be a decent #2 or a slot guy? That's the level of talent you get in the middle rounds. Think Mooney, Scott, or Velus Jones. If you want elite yo...

The conversation's moved on RichH55. Stop stirring.

Whitehair has signed a 1-year contract for just $2.5m in Las Vegas. Quite a comedown for an 8 year starter who was set to have a cap hit of $13.25m if the Bears had kept him.

The Bears offseason program started today. Per nfl.com: Phase One consists of two weeks with activities limited to meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehab only. Phase Two takes place the following three weeks and includes on-field workouts, which may be individual or group instruction...

(how the hell to we get a photo to post or upload) Two options: If it's an image on the web, copy and paste the URL, highlight it and click the 'Insert image button' on the message toolbar. This will add [img] tags around the URL. If it's an image on your device, click on the 'Attachments' tab belo...

dplank wrote: ↑Sun Apr 14, 2024 5:34 pm Are we never allowed to utter his name again?

That's right. The F-word is banned!

Several other scenarios were available, this wasn’t a linear choice. Nah, it was binary. Keep Fields and trade the pick or keep the pick to ensure getting the QB of your choice, with Williams being the consensus number one option. No GM will ever gamble and risk losing their first choice QB even if...