I don't bet on much after Week 1, though.

Titans HC Brian Callahan in his Monday presser: “If we’d just punted on 1st & 10 every time, we might’ve won the game” Ouch! Yeah, well, maybe you should've done that then, guy. Your QB threw a pick-6 and your special teams got a punt block returned for a TD on them. Maybe your team got outplay...

As much as people may want it, I don't think you can go with Bates at C while he's still playing with 1 arm. You're pretty stuck for at least a week or two. There's a reason Kramer is on the 53 man right now (and it's not because he's so good). Correct. I also think Bates is a "break glass in ...

For you peeps that know, what adjustments would you have liked to see from Waldron to mitigate the poor offensive line? Immediate thought is not going empty backfield so often on 3rd down. Maybe I'm misremembering how many times it actually happened, but I remember being shocked at how frequently i...

I knew it was bad, but god damn this is some awful tape. My "favorite" is the play at about 0:42, where he gets absolutely trucked by a blitzing LB. It's one thing to have a hard time with the DL, but to get totally demolished like that by a LB? He looks like he's going to be a massive pr...

Maybe Cole is left-handed? (Honestly don't know.)

Williams looked like a rookie QB in his first game, just now realizing the speed of the NFL. I remember a story from the old Mike & Mike ESPN Radio show, oh, probably 20 years ago now, talking about some player's rookie year (don't remember who, it wasn't Golic). Paraphrasing the story: the NFL ...

Some better play calling happened in the 3rd Q, when the Bears stopped trying to run inside, toward the strength of the Titans' defense, and started trying to run outside. Kudos to Waldron for that. FWIW, I look at whether formations and personnel become predictors. I don't think I can tell that wit...

Game balls to Mr. Simone Biles (Jonathan Owens); to Tyrique Stephenson (who, as I said in the Discord chat, can yap all game if he makes plays like that); to TJ Edwards and his ten (!) solo tackles; to Cairos Santos for being money; and to Jaylon Johnson for playing up to his Pro Bowl potential. Cal...

I don't ever root for players to get injured, even Packers. NFL careers are short as hell already.

Pettis is gone.
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I think the whole "vet QB" thing is becoming outdated. Now you want a QB room of reasonably cheap talent that can execute the offense. Paying a subpar QB 8 million a year is kinda silly these days. This is a reasonable take. Moreover, in five years, Brett Rypien has had the same number of...

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 2:49 pm
Chicago's a veritable qb factory.

I laughed.

No time to rest on his laurels... Bears GM Ryan Poles to hit scouting circuit with 3 college football games this weekend By Jason Lieser While Bears players have the weekend off before Week 1 preparation begins Monday, general manager Ryan Poles does not. As has been his custom, he will spend Labor...

Moriarty wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:54 am

Shadow wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 8:08 am Nothing says Shelton can't snap for extra points.

If Velus washes out at HB, that will be his next assignment

The Bears have tried dumber things...

He’s had a few fails (Ogun, Claypool, etc) but no one is infallible and his overall body of work has been absolutely stellar IMO Not to mention he's been incredibly lucky having back-to-back #1 overall picks. I shudder to think what the Bears roster might look like today if that hadn't happened. Th...

dplank wrote: ↑Thu Aug 29, 2024 7:14 am He’s had a few fails (Ogun, Claypool, etc) but no one is infallible and his overall body of work has been absolutely stellar IMO

I won't go so far as "stellar" but I will definitely give it a "very good".

It's just my opinion, but Ogunjobi was a mistake because his production in the subsequent seasons didn't justify the offered contract (not unlike "who could the Bears have drafted instead of x player" debates). That the knee injury ended up voiding the contract was fortunate for the Bears ...

I like Ryan Poles and appreciate the work he's done. I'm not convinced he's the second coming of Ozzie Newsome, mind you; he's had some significant missteps (which, to his credit, he doesn't cling to out of stubbornness), and I'm willing to bet that Ian Cunningham has been a very good regulator on P...

Adding Toure is interesting. I liked him quite a bit coming out of Nebraska in 2022.

Moriarty wrote: ↑Wed Aug 28, 2024 5:23 am Maybe Baskerville.

But forgetting about waivers, I think Stroman absolutely ought to have a job somewhere.

Agreed on Stroman.

Also agree that Baskerville is the next most likely to land somewhere.

Moriarty wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 7:39 pm Stromberg was cut?!?

I wonder if his knee injury last season was just that bad.

Hard to imagine no one takes a flyer on him. I'd be okay if it was the Bears.

My heart says 10, but my head says 8, because rookie QBs playing really well is the exception, not the rule. So I split the difference.

https://x.com/ChicagoBears/status/1827363241304920563 Chris Williams 6'3 302lb Undrafted 2021 (Colts): 8 games (0 starts) 62 defensive snaps (12% in games played) 11 special teams snaps (6% in games played) 4 tackles, 2 solo 2022 (Colts): 5 games (0 starts) 45 defensive snaps (14% in games played) ...

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Sat Aug 24, 2024 10:18 am

That's a tough one. Hope he makes a full recovery.

This says Poles was only in if there was an extension, which is better. Last week, the Atlanta Falcons sent a third-round pick to the Pats for Judon, which is the same thing that Poles offered. However, Poles would only make the trade if the 32-year-old Judon agreed to a contract extension. Conside...

Wheeler is the sort of player that the practice squad was designed for. Cut him, resign him there, and see if a year's worth of NFL diet and workouts lets him add 10-15 lbs without losing his athleticism. If so, maybe you have something; if not, he got a nice payday for a year, you shake his hand, a...

My darkhorse (which is not very exciting) is Reddy Steward over one of the bottom of the roster CB's (Stroman) They do seem to like Steward a lot. He was a ballhawk at Troy State and stood out at the Hula Bowl, but he's really small . Bill Murray is a fascinating story; he was a DL at William &...

dplank wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2024 4:24 pm Barring injury I expect Davis to be our starting RG Week 1. I think Shelton is in the lead for C due to Bates missing time.

This would be my guess at the moment.

I personally would most likely cut Davis when it comes time to get to the 53, but I'll understand if the Bears don't do that.