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I am glad they are making sure Oz gets the work in and builds himself back. I think week 6 is when we see him back on the game day roster maybe week 8 is when he starts. Gordon I think is week 5 or 6 with him having practiced in full all week but he still needs some time. Allen seemed to say he looked pretty good out there though.

One week at a time. Winning with back up qbs is hard to do - let’s focus on the Jets!

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It’s a good stretch for us but Seattle should look different with Darnold and as a road game that is always tough. After the loss to Minn the GB game feels like a must-win for us or we fall too far behind in the division. Granted I think we’ll be playing better in the 2nd half of the season but they’ll also have Parsons back then too. Detroit is a better team than Green Bay.

Today Ben said Ozzy looked really good in practice. Then he immediately said he will not play against the Jets and that Theo will start. Seeing as they were willing to rotate Theo and Braxton at LT I expect they will do the same with Ozzy as he returns to the field. Maybe we’re a couple weeks out for that.

Ben said Kyler looked good today and is moving well. Just needs to stack days. It might be possible he plays limited snaps against GB.

I was curious about the Jets and watched the short highlight version of their game against Detroit. Geno mostly worked the underneath routes but he seems to like to throw to Garrett Wilson anywhere. Kenyon Sadiq is a legit threat in the redzone. Breece Hall is about as dangerous as they come at RB but he’ll be watching from the sideline. Along with starting LB Mauigoa, WR Adonai Mitchell, OG Dylan Parham, and TE Mason Taylor. Kenyon Sadiq is fighting a back injury all week so he might be limited in the game if he plays. On defense they will be better with the return of Minkah Fitzpatrick. Their safeties looked pretty bad against Detroit they will benefit from him keeping things lined up. Their Oline did not look good at all against Detroit and pressure seemed to come from everywhere, hence all the quick short passes. That combined with a few key pieces missing on their offense is why I expect Dennis Allen to continue to mix it up with pressure and rotational coverages. Also why I think we can get 5 sacks in this game. We’ll see if Geno has good eyes. One thing that is different and better this year on our defense is the DBs and LBs rallying to the ball. The last two games now we usually have 3 players closing fast keeping gains to a minimum. Thieneman is a big part of that but so is Bush and the CBs. If Geno relies too much on the short game I think we’ll contain it. On a side note: 2 years removed from Ben Johnson the Lions offense looked/felt different from what I see us running this season. I’m no analyst but it seemed like they were using less motion than we do and some of the play concepts felt different…or more like the rest of the NFL offenses. They still lit up the scoreboard.

great stuff. Johnson really is a genius. I just wish he'd know when to kick the ball lol

There are so many new healing treatments that normal recovery timelines are being rewritten.

At 2-1, and going into a game at home against NYJ, the Bears should be 3-1 going to GB next Saturday. If they can squeeze out a win there and go to 4-1, it feels like they can go on crazy run. This is the remaining schedule through the bye: WK 6 - @ ATL 1-2 WK 7 - vs NE 1-2 WK 8 - @ SEA 2-1 WK 9 - vs TB 0-3 WK 10 - vs NO 1-2 WK 11 - BYE The SEA game feels like the only one that is a truly tough matchup, but they just lost to WAS with Mariota and barely beat the terrible Patriots. So I even feel optimistic about that game. So 8-1 is actually realistic at the bye. They may not get there, but it is not completely crazy to think they can.

Most were not expecting him back until December or January, but this was an interesting post in early October: With a Week 10 bye, it would be amazing if he could get back after the bye against NO in Week 11 on November 22nd. That is close enough to December from the original estimate, and the way Trapilo has returned early, Bryant would be a massive boost.

With Kyler on the PUP, he can't play until Week 5 against GB. So hopefully he gets enough reps in this week and next week to play.

Yeah, Geno has been sacked 9 times in 3 games, so we at least get 3. He has yet to throw an INT, but last year he threw 17, and has 32 over the past two seasons. He has never went 4 games straight without a pick (in the same season). So he is due for at least one. Garrett Wilson gets a 1/3 of the targets. So the Jets should not score more than 20. If they do, the Bears defense has failed. We don't know who is starting, but I am assuming Bagent. He has yet to start a game for Ben Johnson, and his last start was as a rookie in 2023. He is 2-0 as a starter at home though. However, he will have to play much better than he did in 2023. Even if he doesn't have as good of a game as Keenum did, I am hoping for a clean game. I think the Bears win by double digits, 24-13. Bears defense holds Geno to one TD, Bears score 3 and get the W.

I think we get 5 sacks in this game.

Speaking of over / under, what’s the number at for Bagent to start Sunday? I saw an interview with Schefter and he’s somewhat convinced it’ll be Bagent. He lists some good reasons why, one of which involves him putting some more game film together for a potential new team. This might be the game to do just that.

I don't VDB is that guy, as of yet. He's athletic and strong as hell, but also mechanical, which makes him easy to control. If he learns to be slippery, it will bode well for his future. Right now, he's not remotely close. It fits his draft status.

I think they will be able to add one top tier prospect inside and at the edge. That will help long term. Probably going to need another CB prospect as well.

I think Roush will be a good player. Fans have been freaking out on him a little too much. That foot in the end zone on the punt sucks but not the end of the world. He is 23 yrs old and played 3 NFL games already. More than a lot of rookies. Haven't heard a peep about Kmet missing a block on Carter and Monangai getting crushed in the back field. Hes a vet and miss timed his position to hit the gap as a pulling blocker.

Dexter wasn't a horrible player while on the team. Just (like Ashkum said) wasn't what they needed in the middle. Of course I'm still not sure they've found their guy just yet. That is unless Van De Berg is THAT guy(?).

Something to keep in mind is that around this time last year—maybe just a little earlier—the team was 0–2. By game three, Ben started working in more zone-rush concepts, which really opened things up for both Swift and Monongai. A week or two after that, he began involving Loveland more. At the time, I remember wondering why they drafted him in the first round if they weren’t going to use him, but then he started to take off too. I think that had more to do with Colston still finding his way than BJ intentionally holding him back. And I see something similar with Rousch now. He’s clearly been struggling, but I have to believe BJ wanted him, believes in him, and is trying to get him more involved. For whatever reason, it just hasn’t quite clicked yet for 87.

He was a reporter full participant in the walk through yesterday so I’m presuming he will be a full today. Hopefully despite all the challenges he will have figured this out and we get back a good football player for the next few years.

Atl fans are happy so far, see how they feel by week 12. Great for Dexter, he just wasnt the type of DT the Bears want (3T)

Can't wait to see him especially with the way Allen is being aggressive on D. Remember Gordon was the versatile chess piece Allen singled out when he first took the job. Malik is starting to show the same traits getting looks inside and outside. Thieneman can do a little of everything. It wasn’t widely talked about but on one CB blitz from the outside not slot Devin Bush left from the middle of the field to replace the CB in coverage. He got there in time which is not something we’d ever see with Edmunds, nor Edwards for that matter. As new players are gaining experience we’re starting to see the vision for this motion defense. I don’t know what to call it but it’s the antithesis of Lovie’s cover 2.

I told myself there is no way that's happening. Then the AI search: "The Atlanta Falcons have signed defensive tackle Gervon Dexter Sr. to a four-year, $78 million contract extension with $46.5 million guaranteed. Dexter, originally a second-round pick for the Chicago Bears, was acquired by Atlanta on August 30, 2026, in exchange for cornerback Clark Phillips III and a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. The deal, agreed to just one month after the trade, makes Dexter the 21st-highest-paid interior defensive lineman in the NFL with an average annual value of $19.5 million. Since joining the Falcons, Dexter has been a key contributor to a defensive front that ranks in the top 3 in the NFL for quarterback pressure rate. Through the first three games of the 2026 season, he recorded 7 tackles, 0.5 sacks, and 14 total pressures, ranking among the league's top interior pass rushers. Falcons General Manager Ian Cunningham, formerly the Bears' assistant GM, cited Dexter's "power, disruption and impact" as the primary reasons for the long-term commitment."