People seem to be taking Caleb's breakthrough stance on sharing his personal medical information pretty seriously. There's a lot of "who does this uppity, arrogant whatever think he is?" vibe going around... I think it's fascinating. The NIL money, no agent, limited medical testing, his ow...

What I'd like to know is which southern Indiana farmer names their son "Zen" ?

Nice one Docc - - not sure what prompted it, maybe some nostalgia on the lakefront ?

If the Bears can get a modern stadium in the city, on the lakefront, that would be preferred.

The Bears don't have a lot of obvious holes on their roster. On offense it's a Center and WR. On defense it's DL and S. I expect Poles to sign players for all these during free agency so that he can then go BPA in the draft. He'll probably spend relatively big on one or two but certainly not all fo...

Got a couple Gen Z kids of my own.I actually think they're alright.

Otis Day wrote: ↑Fri Feb 16, 2024 10:17 am He may just be wearing the shirt not knowing who the hell the Smiths are. Remember he is about fashion and concert Ts are fashion statements.

Come to think of it, this is most likely the true case... And that also says something about his character.

Did I see a Smiths T Shirt? Respect. Also the crying makes sense now lol… Haha. Yes on The Smiths T. How many 20 year old, African American, elite athletes are going around listening to The Smiths and setting goals to be immortal? Probably about as many 11 year olds as there are waking up at 5am ev...

This one gives some insight to the character.

Came away thinking maybe this is what a GenZ LeBron looks like, personality wise.

Ditka’s dictaphone wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 7:21 am

The Kaiser wrote: ↑Thu Feb 15, 2024 5:29 am

Sorry, hate to say it but "This is the country we live in," (not the world we live in.)

Your country is not an outlier anymore

What do you mean?

It is the worldworld we live. I am ashamed to say I am not surprised. I would be surprised if nothing like this happened. People are just ignorant. The two that were caught need a good beating. Better yet, shoot the sons a bitches in the knee caps and let them suffer awhile. Sorry, hate to say it b...

BPA if there's someone you really like or trade down a few picks to get another 3rd and still get one of the pass rushers around 12-14.

I like winners and JJ seems to have that. I would only, maybe accept that pick if it were a bonus 2nd rounder following a #1 trade down in which we grab a haul of picks including a 2nd rounder which we use on JJ as a back up to Justin. In that scenario you let JJ develop on the bench next year while...

I fail to see how that interview would support the notion that Warren wants to keep Justin and not pick a QB at number 1, which is what the heading of this thread implies. When given a chance to comment on Fields, Warren responded with a diplomatic string of niceties. When asked directly if Justin &...

Biggs getting upset at people having a different opinion is elite lack of self awareness. He’s a sports writer for fucks sake, questioning Bears players and coaches is literally his job. It's my sense that a lot the old media is a bit fed up with the opinions of fan boy vloggers, twitter kings, pod...

Magilla_Gorilla wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:06 pm What examples do we have of NFL QB's who had 30+ starts of bad to mediocre play who then 'matured' in Years 4 or 5.

Steve Young is the ultimate "don't trade Fields" comp for JF1.

Let's assume that Brad Biggs is right and drafting a new QB at 1.01 is a done deal. In that scenario, the exceptionally strong sentiment from so many current and former coaches, players, "insiders," pundits and NFL personalities about why the Bears should stick with JF1 should be the smoke...

UOK wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 10:05 am I think this is 70% speculation, 30% source-driven. Biggs is going by feeling in this particular instance, but he's as connected to the franchise as it gets without being a team employee.

This sounds about right to me.

Good luck getting Hunter for $18m! :rofl: Good luck getting Johnson for $18m too although that's somewhat closer to his likely valuation. Can’t we just tag JJ for 18M? $18 million, $22 million, whatever...The Bears can easily structure a 3-4 year contract which comes in at a bit lower in year one i...

FA: Focus the big bucks in free agency on defense: 1. EDGE: Danielle Hunter $18M 2. Corner: Jaylon Johnson$18M 3. DL: Bring Back Justin Jones $6M Draft: Build a young offense around Caleb Williams 4. C: Graham Barton in the 2nd if you can get that trade for Fields 5. WR: Brandon Rice, to pair with C...

What I would ask you consider in your logic is the importance of the front four in the Cover-2. That's where I'm coming from with getting a legit DE2. And the 'ayes' have it! Laitu, Turner, Verse. Whichever. The draft is the best way to get that guy, which we sorely need... People are REALLY overlo...

Has there been any discussion in this "Build around Caleb" thread about possibly drafting Brock Bowers at #9? Three factors: 1. Great pass catching TEs can make such a difference with young QBs like Mahomes and Purdy. 2. Shane Waldron likes his 2 TE sets. 3. Bowers is a real difference mak...

Seems to be some weird inconsistencies in regards to the value of Justin Fields ... those who want him traded seem to also put a high value on what the Bears might get for him ... so if he actually is talented enough to be worth that much, then why would he need to be traded? Because of the teams t...

This was an interesting interview from the Senior Bowl this week with one of the USC running backs who was on Caleb's team. The drive for perfection and winning reminded me a bit of how the best athlete in Chicago sports history was often described. https://twitter.com/NicholasMoreano/status/1752856...

I've been trying to figure out the best scenario. I've come up with three: Trade Justin and take Caleb at #1. Keep Justin and trade back slightly to get MHJ and trade well back (still top 10) to get a haul. Look at the outcome in these three scenarios below and tell me which one you prefer.... (In t...

Oh boy ... This one has me nervous. The QB coach feels like such a critical role, especially if we're going to be picking a QB at number 1. Here we have a 50 year old Canadian Football journeyman who played Until he was 41, did a couple years of assistant coaching at his alma mater of McNeese state ...

Assuming the Bears keep Fields and trade down, the Raiders make a ton of sense…and Vegas is one of the teams that Williams has stated that he’d like to play for. The Raiders are currently at 13 but they could move up twice. They move up to 9 with the Bears, Bears drop to 13. Then the Raiders trade ...

Once the NFL season wraps up and draft season kicks into full gear, the narrative on the prospects will start to improve. But I'm not buying it. Caleb Williams has huge character concerns for me. Drake Maye doesn't have those concerns but he has accuracy issues and may take two years of development ...

My bet is they make zero commitments and describe a thorough evaluation process of everything: Front office, coaching staff, players. They're in no rush.

Hema2.0 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 7:16 pm Bears still suck....FUCK

Did you hear the Lambeau fans chanting that at one point.

That was painful.

Bad as the Defense played today, they still only gave up 17 points on the road to one of the best coached, hottest offenses in the league.

In today's NFL, you're not going to win games if your offense can't produce at least one fucking touchdown.