FWIW, as it turned out, I don't believe a significant majority of GMs had Trubisky over Mahomes - that was more of a "talking head" creation. There were doubts about Mahomes because of the offense he played in (Air Raid I believe?), but there a number of folks - Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Bil...

I firmly believe, at this point, where the Bears draft will have a lot to say about Justin's fate with the Bears...unless he goes off every from from here to season's end (which would be great, but seems unlikely)...UNLESS Ryan Poles doesn't agree with what appears to be his peers' sentiments (based...

You may be right, but I don't know that NFL GMs see it that way. If Williams' upside is truly as great as NFL GMs and scouts are saying it is, and he realizes said upside, then he becomes a massive value play, because the Bears didn't need to a. trade up to draft him or b. use their own first round ...

IMO, if the draft were today, the Bears select Caleb Williams. As much as it will enrage folks here and elsewhere, I don't see the Bears hesitating to pull the trigger. Forgetting the talking heads and social-media created "commentators," when credible beat writers (Brad Biggs) secure the ...

Picked them to beat the Vikings as well. The defense is on the verge of turning a corner - clean up the communication breakdowns at the end of the 1st Lions game and they likely win that one. I'm not fully sold on Justin Fields as the long-term answer, and the offense did not play well against the V...

Bears 27 Lions 24 Bears get another big lead, the Lions come back, but this time the Bears hold on. Fields with another game of modest yet efficient passing #'s and 100 yards rushing - no TD passes but two rushing TDs. Most important - no turnovers. The Bears sack Goff 3 times and pick him off twice...

The biggest issue the Bears have had imo is not pairing a first round QB with an offensive minded HC who coveted him. Didn't happen with Rex Grossman, didn't happen with Mitchell Trubisky and didn't happen with Justin Fields. Some QBs have overcome that - Justin Herbert, Jalen Hurts, (to an extent t...

That's true of the Eagles with Hurts - it's not true, per se, with the 49ers and Trey Lance. The latter determined that Lance couldn't run their offense, so they jettisoned him. The Eagles definitely fashioned their scheme around what Hurts does well. The Bears have taken an in-between approach - tr...

That's an option I suppose... The Eagles and 49ers are interesting case studies imo. The former did go all-in on a first round QB - Carson Wentz. His injury history and declining play after year 2 compelled them to take Hurts in the second round. Along the way, they did a great job of building their...

This is only a guess, but I'm thinking Ryan Poles (and Kevin Warren) are watching Jordan Love with keen interest. He plays in the same scheme (albeit with a better playcaller) as Justin. He doesn't have his franchise left tackle. He doesn't have a DJ Moore. He has rookie tight ends. And yet he's asc...

On that list, the only "priority" re-signings IMO are JJ and Santos. Others MAY re-sign, but it will have to come at the Bears' price. I don't see, as an example, Mooney and Jones in Bear uniforms next season. Mooney because he likely wants a change of scenario after being all but ignored ...

IMO, whether folks like it or not, if the season were to end today, Eberflus, his staff and Justin Fields would all be gone. I don't know that a new head coach is going to be keen on being compelled keep Fields, a still uneven/not completely proven QB in his 4th season with his 3rd OC, over having a...

Packers may be the hottest team, with one of the hottest QBs and one of the best pass rushes, in the league right now

Caleb Williams has been a "thing" since he was in high school. The social media hype has lessened due to his struggles this season - the question is whether the NFL GMs and scouts, who, in the past, were quoted gushing effusive praise on him (far more than that heaped on Trevor Lawrence, B...

The offensive woes fall at the feet of more than just the OC and QB. It's not a binary choice imo. Getsy has struggled and Fields has struggled. It's not a good fit.

I can see TJ Edwards getting some consideration.

Make no mistake, the team, overall is bad...HOWEVER... The Bear defense, after last night, is 9th in the league in yards per game. They're not where they need to be, but there are some core pieces emerging and more figure to be added. The issue for the Bears remains offense...but pieces are emerging...

I don't believe that Getsy trusts Justin.

IMO, and it's just a guess, after Getsy - the so-called "young dynamic offensive play-caller" - if he's retained, Eberflus will want more of a "tried and true" OC who has a pedigree, resume and he can trust. His relationship with Reich (akin to Lovie's relationship with Martz) ma...

IMO, with the way the defense is playing, if the Bears win 2 more games, I think Eberflus is likely retained. I do think, if they stick with Justin, that Luke Getsy is done as the OC. Frank Reich is a leader in the clubhouse for OC due to his relationship with Eberflus followed by Greg Roman due to ...

Game balls: Jaylon Johnson Sweat Dexter Edwards Gordon DJ Moore Brisker Edmunds Justin Fields - ugly fumbles, ugly play after the first quarter - but he made the play that counted, on the road, against a divisional opponent with a winning record Eberflus - he can coach defense. First divisional win ...

The two fumbles were brutal, but major kudos to Justin for coming through when he had to

Fields cooled off in the second quarter - two poor third down throws to open receivers and truly wretched play calling by Getsy - the repeated screen passes stopped working….followed by more screen passes. Two ints lead to zero points; hideous officiating on the Gordon helmet fiasco, too many penalt...

It’s only one quarter, but Fields is playing his ass off

From what I've been able to glean over the years, the decision to draft a QB (very) high is a bit more about projection than most recent on-field performance. The question is how much did Williams and Maye's recent struggles influence NFL talent evaluators? Neither played with the kind of talent tha...

3 of the last 4 games have been good. The one bad game came against the team he faces tomorrow night. It’s a great opportunity for him to show what he learned from that game. If he plays from here on out the way he did against Denver, Washington and Detroit, I’d have no issue with bringing him back ...

I’d take DJ Moore, Darnell Mooney and Cole Kmet over the Texans pass catchers quote=IotaNet post_id=357878 time=1701026744 user_id=1391] I am watching the Texans game and especially CJ Stroud. Have been watching him a lot lately as he has been performing well. One thing really strikes me in comparis...

In the last 5 times Justin has had the ball in his hands with a chance to tie the game or win, he's turned the ball over - his INT in Atlanta, his INT against Green Bay, his INT against Tampa, his INT against Denver and his fumble against the Lions. That's a pattern - one that needs to change. (**)....

All rhetoric aside, imo, Justin needs to show more - ie, over the next 6 games- to cement himself as the bears QB next season, particularly if Chicago has a top 2 pick. Jordan Love has already surpassed Fields’ career single season highs in TD passes and passing yards. I don’t know that we’ve seen e...

He’s looked good the last two games against defenses that are playing poorly. The key for the bears is to, among many other things, finally having a better QB than Green Bay. Is that Justin Fields? This is good though, we want the Pack to win 3-4 more games and we don’t want them to move on from Lov...