Just for grins, I'll go with you on this.

I wouldn't doubt that there may be a cache of orange ties somewhere in Halas Hall but every grown man in the world owns a navy blue Blazer. Or absolutely should.

It's the one piece of clothing that goes with anything.


Had one. When work told me a ...

LacertineForest wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 9:36 pm Damn - that's one way to get your guy:

Cohen is a smart dude.

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:46 pm

The Cooler King wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 10:01 pm

Moreano getting the scoops. Why did CHGO let him go?

But I'd much rather listen to Hoge, Moreano, and Braggs than anything involving Mark Carmen.

My goodness, yes.

With the roster (mostly, I guess) finalized, here are some final thoughts before the Shrine Bowl practices start on Saturday.


Brady Cook (Missouri) might be the second best QB on the roster.
It'll be interesting to see how Tahj Brooks looks in practices (as opposed to Big 12 defenses). Not all ...

These guys did well enough to earn a "call up" to the Shrine:

EDGE Elijah Ponder Cal Poly
QB Payton Thorne Auburn
CB O'Donnell Fortune South Carolina
LS Josh Wojciechowicz Colorado Mines
OT Dalton Cooper Oklahoma State
TE Carter Runyon Towson
QB Brady Cook Missouri
RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt ...

Hmm, it's almost as though Baalke was keeping Cohen from thinking about a job in Jacksonville.

Who'd have thought?

That FA signing better be a top shelf player if this is the path...cannot be a dollar store special


That's my position. You lock down one spot with someone like Smith, you spend high draft capital to hopefully get a guy who will be a day one starter at the other OG spot. By stepping up both ...

G08 wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:32 pm @UOK great fucking sig

Take 'em where we can get 'em

wab wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:39 pm Yes, assuming Dalman doesn't hit the market.

Dahlman is gonna be an interesting test case, I think. He missed two games in 2023 for an ankle, and then another eight in 2024 due to his other ankle. Are those isolated, or is he starting to break down even at age 26?

I can't see anyone willing to give him a $15 mil + AAV deal given his injury history and lack of availability. At least not this year. He's missed 1/3 of his starts and his main competition for a LG is our former guy James Daniels whose coming off an Achilles tear. Daniels has been making ...

What's he going to do, stand up there and say "Tyrique Stevenson is the first player I'm cutting".


Rique might need that wake-up call, no doubt.
He might also be the sort of player who needs to be kicked in the ass to be his best.

I'm reserving judgment for the time being because there's a ...

It's fair to be skeptical.

That said: the demeanor displayed in front of the cameras is often not the same demeanor in front of the team.

wab wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:10 pm

Grizzled wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:00 pm The Bucs reportedly have fired Trent Baalke, GM.

Bold move firing another team's GM.

We need to try this for Brian Gutekunst.

wab wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:59 pm I know this is a draft thread, but I'd like to see the Bears spend a little bit on a DT in free agency (along with some offensive linemen). I think that really frees you up in the draft.

Spending a little coin to avoid having to draft for need is always a good plan.

If we can't get Hank Fraley, maybe we can get Frank Haley!

Seriously tho, Fraley was likely to be a tough get in any case.

Fraley would be a huge get, the upgrade from Morgan to Fraley is immeasurable IMO. And getting Allen is equally huge if not moreso, he's a big upgrade over Flus IMO and I think his personality jives well with Johnson's and will help reset the locker room / practice culture immediately.


I agree ...

wab wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 5:16 pm Why does it feel like the cowboys are going to be stuck holding the bag?

They're gonna try and land Deion Sanders, and have Kellen Moore as a fallback if they can't.

Moriarty going more negative than Art was not on my bingo card today


When it comes to coaching hires and contracts given out, there is no sunshine in his soul.


Or draft picks.

I was called Eeyore by my mother for as long as I can remember, and I'm sunshine and roses by comparison.
It's ...

wab wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 11:23 am Landon Jackson and Shemar Stewart should be on the radar too. I could also see Dexter at end in certain situations.

Ivey, Stewart, or Scourton all fit that mold, yes. (I like Scourton a lot.)

I freaking love Simmons. Athletic, smart, wants to improve, plays with a nasty streak.

I don't expect the Bears to draft him because they already have Wright and Amegadjie (they knew he was a developmental project but one with exceptional tools and the right mindset; 2024 should have been a ...

If you're waiting for certain members of the Chicago media to admit they were wrong, you'd best get comfy – you've a long wait ahead of you.

IotaNet wrote: Mon Jan 20, 2025 5:57 pm For all the folks who were $hitting on Poles and Warren.

I wouldn't want Trent Baalke drafting for me either.

In all the chaotic lead up to this, I'm just glad no one around here did anything really stupid, like talk themselves into Mike McCarthy.




A lot of posts have been deleted from this thread lol


McCarthy would have been fine. High floor, low ceiling.

Johnson will be learning on the job ...

The real question is, who is Dennis Allen's agent?

This is exciting news.



Should we feel good about this? (Not snark)


Opinions vary on him as a human, but from a coaching perspective I think it would be a home run. Dude is a defensive whiz and they can stay with the same 4-3 base defense.


Allen would be a good get, and an indication that ...

Athleticism matters. All the football acumen in the world doesn't matter if you can't get to where you need to go to make the play.
Size matters too, because small guys get hurt in this game.

But I'm of the mind that size and athleticism should be more of a threshold qualifier. Say, below this ...

Clearly NFL teams feel differently about Webb than I do.

I like Dike as a prospect.

"George has been on the Bears radar for a while, and the team got to know him further when he was a part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship during OTAs in 2023."

Not nearly as bad as what they did.

There's no difference. Both were up against timelines to schedule minority ...

Kingsbury has built an offfense that started the season as a one-read-and-go scheme, evolved it into a two-read-and-go, and now looks like a variant of the Eagles' offense with a QB who looks more accurate as a rookie than Jalen Hurts does as a 5 year vet.

Kingsbury took what his young QB likes to ...

southdakbearfan wrote: Sat Jan 18, 2025 9:21 pm
They were trying/asking to trade for tomlin. Who makes $16 million a season.

The money isn’t an issue.

It certainly doesn't appear so.