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by Umbali
Thu Apr 17, 2025 4:20 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: 2025 NFL Draft Thread
Replies: 921
Views: 93792

Re: 2025 NFL Draft Thread


They just announced that Dez White will give out one of the second round picks, that seems like an odd choice to me.

As far as the pick....don't see Campbell, Jeanty, or Graham being available at 10. Warren seems redundant to Kmet and Membou seems redundant to Wright, so I can't see either of ...
by Umbali
Thu Mar 20, 2025 5:13 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Why are you a Bears fan?
Replies: 56
Views: 1871

Re: Why are you a Bears fan?

I fell on my head as a child amd then my brother would put a plastic bag over my head for long periods of time.
by Umbali
Mon Mar 10, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Running Backs - where do we go
Replies: 596
Views: 74092

Re: Running Backs - where do we go

I kind of wonder if Roschon has been given the proper chance. I feel that with Ben Johnson IF Johnson likes him we will see a new improved usage for him. Still need to draft a RB tho
by Umbali
Thu Mar 06, 2025 5:50 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Free Agency News and Rumors
Replies: 620
Views: 24231

Re: Free Agency News and Rumors

wab wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:47 pm
dplank wrote: Thu Mar 06, 2025 4:22 pm

No thanks to that oft injured human turd. I hate him.
Other than his health, I don't know that I've seen anything signaling any red flags about him?
maybe he didnt like him wearing a MAGA hat. thats the only thing I have ever heard about him. shrug
by Umbali
Thu Feb 27, 2025 5:32 pm
Forum: NFL General Discussion
Topic: Trey Smith Francised
Replies: 17
Views: 2579

Re: Trey Smith Francised

is Francised like circumcised? Kinda late in life for that....
by Umbali
Fri Feb 21, 2025 7:16 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: 2025 Roster Changes (Cuts & Signings)
Replies: 91
Views: 12558

Re: 2025 Roster Changes (Cuts & Signings)

I am in love with the idea of a Mack reunion at the right place.
by Umbali
Sat Feb 15, 2025 5:56 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Ian Cunningham 2nd interview w/ TEN
Replies: 133
Views: 16353

Re: Ian Cunningham 2nd interview w/ TEN



I like the idea of getting that 3rd round compensatory pick and then using it to trade up from 39 to the end of round 1 to pick up whichever talented OL/DL slips. I could easily see a Nick Scourton or a Mykel Williams or a Mike Green slipping there. Great opportunity for a team like the Bears to ...
by Umbali
Tue Feb 11, 2025 9:57 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Build the Lines
Replies: 3384
Views: 384372

Re: Build the Lines

If watching years of Bears futility with bad lines, hasnt convinced people how important Oline is, just look at what happened in the SB. A great QB and great head coach got trampled on because the Oline couldnt stop anything. Unusual for them and yes huge credit has to go to Dline for doing it ...
by Umbali
Sat Feb 08, 2025 5:08 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: GB game rewatch
Replies: 80
Views: 7931

Re: GB game rewatch

Great post! More than makes up for some of your bad posts lol.....

totally kidding.. it doesnt


lmao just kidding you dont make bad posts :)
by Umbali
Thu Feb 06, 2025 8:10 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102
Replies: 62
Views: 8843

Re: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102


Now that she has passed, it is my assertion that the McCaskey family is going to sell the team. I don't think any of them really wanted to run a football franchise, but they were never going to sell Virginia McCaskey's pride and joy out from under her. I am also guessing that there may be family ...
by Umbali
Thu Feb 06, 2025 6:09 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102
Replies: 62
Views: 8843

Re: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102

It is mind boggling thinking about the things she has seen just in the evolution of the NFL , but the world in general.
by Umbali
Thu Feb 06, 2025 12:52 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102
Replies: 62
Views: 8843

Re: Virginia McCaskey has passed away at the age of 102

I saw it on FB but not on NFL or ESPN. RIP. She more than got her moneys worth in this life. The things she must have seen.
by Umbali
Wed Jan 29, 2025 7:12 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach


For those of you who don't know, Duval County and Jacksonville are one in the same. The entire county (aside from the beaches) was incorporated into the city of Jacksonville. The chant was started on a local radio station, who used it coming from/going to commercial breaks followed by the reggae ...
by Umbali
Mon Jan 27, 2025 8:14 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Coordinators: Dennis Allen DEF, Declan Doyle OFF, Richard Hightower ST
Replies: 642
Views: 85548

Re: Coordinators: Dennis Allen DEF, Declan Doyle OFF, Richard Hightower ST

lmao not one of us knows dick about building a coaching staff. Not one of us know what an offensive genius who has proven he can run an offense looks for in an OC when he is now the HC. Yet again cus Bears, we have doomsayers and chicken littles freaking out. Guess we will see.
by Umbali
Sun Jan 26, 2025 5:00 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

Regarding Warren there was a lot of worry and angst leading up to the BJ ( lol thats funny ) hiring. People were afraid he would meddle and have a power struggle to get someone else etc.

Hearing from Ben Johnsons agent we hear the exact opposite really. He was impressed with how Warren changed the ...
by Umbali
Sat Jan 25, 2025 7:27 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Coordinators: Dennis Allen DEF, Declan Doyle OFF, Richard Hightower ST
Replies: 642
Views: 85548

Re: Bears Coaching Staff Tracker

Would Shaw want to come to a place he wont be calling plays?
by Umbali
Sat Jan 25, 2025 4:48 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Cole Kmet Circle Jerk
Replies: 265
Views: 30279

Re: Sign Him


Hard to get the running game going with no guards. But yolo.

They also need more than one WR. Trading Moore a season after acquiring him in a massive haul is…an idea.

And Poles didn’t let Monty go. Monty turned down the Bears offer.


I strongly disagree with that. They have to different ...
by Umbali
Fri Jan 24, 2025 10:33 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach





Had one. When work told me a few years back that I didn't need to wear a blazer/suit coat to court, they all got tossed. If I am invited to something that requires a blazer, I will not be going.


I have one full suit in the back of my closet, and I think I have a blazer somewhere back there ...
by Umbali
Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:55 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

G08 wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:12 pm
Hero wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:03 pm

Those shots are freaking huge!!
pfft amateur :lol:
I thought you meant the shots of those fingers! I wouldnt want to get fishhooked by them!

Oh you meant the booze.

carry on nothing to see here
by Umbali
Wed Jan 22, 2025 9:25 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

I can see why Lions fans are losing their minds.
They havent had anything even close to sustained success. The last few years is the pinncale for them. They havent had the reality of what top NFL teams deal with all the time. If your team has a good run of success , your coaches will get poached ...
by Umbali
Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:41 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

LacertineForest wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:22 pm I do feel a bit bad for Lions fans, but this is still amusing to me:

Lmao I loved that clip...especially with the britith accent ala Ted Lasso! Screw the Bears!

hahaha awesome
by Umbali
Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:40 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach


Really worth a watch, especially for Poles at the beginning:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW2VqLDbgT0


Poles to me has always seemed genuine. He never gives me that shifty ass vibe off a bulltshitter. I believe that these two guys who are close in age can work together to forge a long ...
by Umbali
Wed Jan 22, 2025 6:14 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

Something that 100% resonated with me while watching the press conference.

When he referenced Shoop and the quote about making things look the same yet different etc... He then followed up with his comment about balance. Whether you throw 50 times in a game or run 50 times in a game, he doesnt ...
by Umbali
Wed Jan 22, 2025 5:52 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

I come home from work to 4 more pages and after reading all of them find that all the excitement and thoughts I have had all day and reaction to the things I have seen and heard are expressed already! So damn excited for the future right now. Only saw clips of the press confrence and am about to ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 10:39 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach



Icing on the cake is the addition by subtraction as well! Lions lose BJ and Aaron Glenn is finalizing deal with Jets. If we can snag their Oline coach as well...Haley or Fraley or whoever you decided it was :P

Campbell doesnt strike me as an X and Os guy. More a leader and motivator. Will be ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:27 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

Icing on the cake is the addition by subtraction as well! Lions lose BJ and Aaron Glenn is finalizing deal with Jets. If we can snag their Oline coach as well...Haley or Fraley or whoever you decided it was :P

Campbell doesnt strike me as an X and Os guy. More a leader and motivator. Will be nice ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:50 pm
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach





Meh here.

Though I know you liked Monken more than McCarthy if I recall....Did you have McCarthy over Johnson?



My last list, I did.
I totally understand the plusses and drawbacks on him. I just worry about this locker room in disarray being a rough place for a newb to be learning on the ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 9:07 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach


Things that have made me encouraged with the hiring of Johnson:


It seems, from those who I would say would know, that Ryan Poles has autonomy. We don't know who McCaskey's first choice would've been (probably McCarthy), nor Warren (he would've needed 5-15 years to make it happen), but by all ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:36 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: NFCN Strongest Division?
Replies: 4
Views: 613

Re: NFCN Strongest Division?

Well it seems highly unlikely to me that both the Lions and Vikes win as many games next years as they did this year. This year was a special year for both teams in the regular season. The ball had to bounce their way a few times. Lions are probably losing both coordinaters and maybe line coach as ...
by Umbali
Tue Jan 21, 2025 6:30 am
Forum: Halas Hall
Topic: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach
Replies: 3605
Views: 418368

Re: Update: Bears to hire Ben Johnson as 19th head coach

It is nice to see at the very least the effort McCaskey is making to changing the culture and their willingness to not do what they have done over and over. Ponying up the money to get BJ, not being cheap flying people in. Being willing to commit to not butting in. I think a lot of this is smart not ...