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Thanks for the info. I couldn't care less about Homer. But we need Booker to play like he did this preseason. I hope he is ready for action.

They designated Booker and Homer for return. They have a 21 day window to place them on the active roster.

Booker is a good rotational piece and still has lots of room to grow, but I dont think he is an immediate impact, or will fix our pass rush this year? I hope he reaches his potential and becomes and awesome stud, but I think he is a #3 right now, and we will still look for impact pass rushers in trade, free agency or the draft coming up.

Has anyone heard if Booker will be back this week? I have seen no announcement that they have opened up the window for him to suit up and be evaluated for game reps. We need him big time for our pass rush.

I like all three. Simmons would probably be most worth it. Crosby would be very expensive. On a side note, if Booker shows he's a keeper, we could trade Montez and Dexter for Crosby. Then, send a pick for Simmons...

If we could find a way to get Maxx Crosby, that'd be amazing. He is a one man wrecking crew. And we know he likes Caleb. His contract is set up so that the Raiders can trade him without too much cap destruction, and his contract has a cap cost of between $27M and $30M the next few years. Not bad at all! Plus he's only 28.

There are 3 players I’m interested in. Jeffrey Simmons. Max Crosby. Breece Hall. I believe the first two are signed for at least two more seasons. Hall will need a new contract which makes him a more challenging option.

I cant wait for Monday to come. On X and Youtube, lots of people saying we are linked to different players to bring in on the DL and RB. I dont know if we have the answer on the team but Im not sure the Bears are in emergency mode to go after someone or that someone is actually available that could help. Latest I seen was Cam Jordan. He has two sacks and would not be expensive . Basically would be around 7 mil left on salary but NO has never stated they want to dump contracts. In 5 games he has 2 sacks but at 36 does DA want to give him snaps that he would give to Austin Booker that will be back this week? Being 2-2 and having several players coming back from injury, I think they roll with what they have an if things dont improve, maybe try to find someone at the trading deadline. I dont think they are quite in panic mode just yet.

2018 is hard to beat with Jackson , Allen, and Mayfield. Mayfield after not standing out early in his career has been a stud this year on late minute wins. Hopefully, Caleb ends up being that guy.

I agree Phi and Det are the elite right now but like Balt has shown with lots of injuries things can change quickly. Ravens have been terrible after having 6 defensive starters out, we had 4 to remind people of our woes. The rest of our schedule has winnable games. With defensive players coming back, I expect better play from them. Keep in mind JJ and Terrell Smith are out for the season which doesnt help our cause. Going forward I think our OL will find a substance of consistency and be okay. Even with a question at LT, I think the rest of the line will have a jell moment and improve. I seen a PFF video and heard them say we had the 10th ranked OL, since I cant access PFF, can anyone verify that? I dont care for much of their grading but they say Denver and Buffalo have the best lines, so they have some sense of reality. I think we have more carries from Monangai and the players back on D, will help us win some more games. The key to the season is still Caleb and his progress.

I read you right. And yes, defense is definitely huge.

Right now the 2024 Class is trending as the best "top 5" ever. There are groups with a better top QB, or top 2, but as a top 5, this group is trending as the best. Here are the last 3 classes with at least 4 QBs that had 4K Passing Yards in their first 2 seasons. 2022 - Herbert, Burrow, Hurts, and Tua 2018 - Jackson, Allen, Mayfield, and Darnold 2012 - Wilson, Luck, RG3, Tannehill, Foles, and Weeden The 2024 class will have 5, maybe 6 depending on what happens with Penix, and Rattler who already has 2300 yds. Williams, Daniels, and Nix are already there, and Maye needs 463 more to hit 4K.

I wasn't crapping on them. It is just funny when their defense basically gives them the win, regardless of what they do in that game, they did amazing. The 2024 QB Class may go down as the best ever, and it won't be close. Williams, Daniels, Nix already with big numbers in 1.25 years, Maye and Penix coming on too. Rattler is technically a part of the class, losing a lot but playing better than McCarthy. So they could end up with 5-6 "starters" going into Year 3. Williams, Daniels, and Nix in their first 20 games each (60 games) have combined for over 12,000 Passing Yards, 90 TD Passes, and 31 INT.

I think Bo Nix is gritty. Jayden Daniels has perennial pro bowl potential. Drake Maye is proving to be a stud. Caleb Williams can be a supernova if he chooses. Really solid QB class...

yeah and Im npot even saying that we cant beat a top 5 team, but it would require some luck or for them to have a bad game. But we have enough talent now to beat most teams IF we play our best ball. I think this is what this season is for - learning to be consistent. And next year hopefully we will have a pass rush!

I would say I would've included BUF, BAL, LAC, and PHI to go along with DET as the 5 teams before this week, but BAL w/o Lamar is a completely different team, and their defense has never looked worse. LAC w/o Alt scored 10 pts, and have lost their last 2 to NYG and WAS. It still feels like BUF always comes up short in big games. Looking back at their schedule, they may be a little overrated. They beat the bad BAL defense in Week 1, a winless NYJ team in Week 2, a bad MIA team in Week 3, a terrible NO team in Week 4, and lost to their first real competition in a month. So I would still keep PHI and DET in that category. SF and TB are close.

I feel like with all but the top 5 teams in the league, the Bears could beat or lose to anyone. This is a matter of learning consistency - adam you're 100% right, it's drops, metal errors etc. This team is already showing flashes of what it CAN do, now we have to get to where we are doing it consistently. We win or lose on our own at this point, no matter who the opponent is (with the exception of the top 5 teams, who are beatable, but better than us. Next year, with some pass pressure, we should be pretty good.

Bo Nix is gritty, DEN defense holds PHI to 17 pts. Jayden Daniels is elite, WAS defense holds LAC to 10 pts. Drake Maye had his coming-out game, 0 TDs, NE defense holds BUF to 20 pts. I still get a kick out of the narratives.

With BUF losing, there are no undefeated teams. So the Bears are only 1 loss out of being the best team in football right now, and 2 wins from being the worst lol.

They will need to limit the penalties and the drops. If they can do that, they can hang with most teams. The refs also get a say, unfortunately. If they call a fair game, the Bears have a shot.

Yeah, with most of those teams being bad outside of one season of Nagy and one of Trestman, I am sure you can find hundreds of common themes. When you are consistently bad, you will be bad pretty much everywhere. Opening game, before the bye, out of the bye. On the road, short week, MNF, etc. When you are bad, you are bad. I don't know if 2-10 out of a bye is really telling when it also matters who they played out of the bye, at home, on the road, etc.

I saw this in an article on SI.com. A bit concerning, but hopefully we can reverse many of the negative trends this year.

It's definitely time for Monangai to get more touches, and I personally would like to see them bring Brittain Brown up from the practice Squad too - I thought he looked really good in preseason action. There's a lot of buzz around a trade, but I dunno what will happen with that, whether it's really real inside Halas Hall, what theyre thinking. I dont think Swift is very good. I mean hes better than a lot of backs in terms of having a wider skills set, but he doesnt have great vision when he's got the ball, and he doesnt get north/south fast enough to blast through. I saw some stat that we were #1 in the league in yards before the HB is first touched - which says decent things about our line - but we've all also seen the line fail work together to make it happen especially on the left side before Benedet got in there. But Swift has a 3.3 yards per carry, so that somewhat points the finger at him. Also reading that Johnson may tinker with the scheme during the bye, some guess to move to more outside zone blocking scheme and fewer power run schemed plays. All this to say there are a lot of tweaks in terms of players and scheme that could be tried, and using Monanagai more is probably strongly on that menu. And like I said, I'd love to see Brittain Brown get some carries and see how he is in there, and I wouldnt turn my nose up at a guy like Breece Hall from the Jets (assuming his injury this week isnt bad).

I would be shocked if the Bears defense can hold the Commanders under 350 yards of total offense. They gave up over 500 yards last year. The only way they can win, I think, is if they either have another 4 takeaway game, or they hold them to 3 instead of 7 when they get into the redzone—which is what they did last year. The offense has to get back to starting games fast again. Play with a lead. It's time for Caleb Williams to show why he was the #1 pick. It's time to make a statement. I truly hope he's up for the task and we don't have to sit through another blowout with his accuracy continuing to look erratic.

From year to year, the preseason predictions always change. I'm very curious what changes BJ can make in us running the ball and do a better job at stopping the run. I think everyone will be healthy but JJ on defense so that should help. I think Monangai gets more touches.