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After thoughts Its easy to love this kind of stuff, but the only thing that bothered me was the play he ran when he went for it on the 21 that we turned the ball over to Carolina. Ben is going to take risks, 21 yard line is 20 yards to close for me to take that risk. I think 40 yards going forward is where the risks start but Ben isnt changing his bad with all the good. Caleb isnt very good with QB sneaks, I would have handed off to Swift or Kyle. Loveland only getting two targets is insane but just shows how many weapons we have. Caleb had some pressure (two sacks) but generally had a pocket the whole day. The OL were a beast on the ground. We are a running team with a QB that can make every throw and has legs. That is going to be hard to beat. Street and Sweat got the sacks and had decent games. Dillion and Muhammad make a few mistakes but played well for rookies. Wasnt impressed by any LBers. Jarrett only had a QB hit but was in a pressure situation many times.

I saw the same. What I liked was that he fought and eventually anchored. That's something I don't think we've seen before. He drew praise from Thayer, Jurko and Waddle today. I'm just glad he didn't stink it up.

it took Ben quite a feww weeks before he put Burden out there last year, so I figure Zavion will have to earn trust in practice, and learn the playbook etc, and become a contributor later in the season. Im intrigued like you are Bears4Ever_34, but Im guessing we will have to wait a few weeks?

I really would like to see Zavion Thomas getting in on the action sometime soon. I'm intrigued to see what he can add at the RB position with this group. If he could form a 3 headed monster in the backfield, their offense will be even more unstoppable than it already is. It'd be like an earth, wind, and fire kind of a thing.

if the Museum youre talking about is the Art Institute (what a GREAT museum!) dont miss the Thorne rooms in the basement. They are hand made miniature replicas of rooms throughout history. Theyre really cool. And of course the impressionists up the stone stairs!

Benedet was in there for three or four series too. I saw Jones get walked back into Caleb a few times. But the real problem came from the interior. Now granted, Carolina has one of the best DT tandems in the league, so it's not entirely surprising, Caleb was rushed and flushed a bunch of times. I was also impressed with how Caleb got through his reads and to the check down in rhythm a lot too. And lastly Darnell Wright is even better than ever this year, what a total beast.

We'll find out soon enough how good our OL is with Jones back at LT and a different Center. This week, Minnesota blitzed on 78.3% of defensive plays, logging a pressure rate of 50% (per NFL.com). I expect the same this week when we play them.

The Panthers added three money players and have Derek Brown- Bobby Brown. This was not a terrible defense we played . They have two good DBs also. They got pressure on Caleb several times but I dont think it was a takeover of the line of scrimmage.

That's the one! You'll be amazed with the story. From city concept to river flow...

Question: was it me or did the oline seem to lose control of the defensive rush? Was watching Kmet in an interview where he insisted Caleb is a ‘pocket passer’ but is also a dual threat with his legs. I’d agree about the elusive part but I haven’t seen him do a lot of pocket work, especially not yesterday. I get there are some designed rollouts but a lot of the time Caleb is spending his time juking and spinning away from defensive pursuit. Is the line not doing its job, is Caleb too impatient or ???

My wife’s favorite player and I heard all about it. Lol.

Excellent idea. Been awhile since I’ve been in town but looking forward to seeing the museum, aquarium, Navy Pier etc. And even Sears Tower - or whatever it’s called these days.

Ha!!! Funny enough my wife (Steph) is cold no matter where she goes. Stood on a beach in 85 Hawaii…with a hoody and told us it was cool. I’ll have whiskey for me…just in case.

We are sound that. Steph found one that’s called the ‘architecture ’ tour. Friends of hers insisted.

The river tour is amazing.

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Yes I agree, thats why I said it like that. He did start the league tho so I was just giving him his due.

59 pts and Loveland without a catch was not on my bingo card.

Crazy game. 8 TDs, 2 per quarter. Caleb with a career high 94.9 QBR, 72.4% Comp (5th best}. Another game with 2x 100 Yard Rushers. Carolina was a top 15 defense last year and added some more players like Lloyd who was everywhere. 59 pts was the most pts allowed in Panthers history. The defense made adjustments and only allowed 7 pts from 2:45 left in the 2nd quarter to 2:15 in the 4th, basically a half of play. 12 penalties was crazy. Way too many questionable calls, but still too many overall. If they scored 59 with 12 penalties on the road against a top 15 defense, they are going to be a scary team.

What a crazy game. Started off like a disaster, but they hung in and Carolina just couldn't keep up with their explosiveness on offense. When the run game and pass game is that in sync, the Bears will be a very difficult team to beat. Caleb looked great minus 2 poor throws (Kmet and Loveland). He looked noticeably quicker with his decision making, and I loved how he didn't avoid taking off with it himself. Sometimes he needlessly inhibits his own ability to generate yardage when he passes up scramble opportunities... The receivers finally made difficult catches and helped out their quarterback, for once. Defensively, they are horrendous. It's going to be an issue all year. Bryce Young had all day to throw. The defensive tackles, for some reason, were creating a massive hole in the middle by rushing the outside shoulder of both guards. Young killed them on second reaction plays. Anytime he broke the pocket, the Bears DB's couldn't cover anybody. If there is one bright spot on defense, it's that both rookies look very good. All in all, a much needed win to start the season with some tough games coming up. The Bears need to do a better job in their divisional games compared to last year. Next week will be another good test for the offense to prove they are legit.

That wasn’t perfect and plenty to clean up - but talk about a great start of the season!

I’d tell you to be prepared for the cold weather. Then again I’m from AZ and you’re Alaskan perspective might be that it’s hot.

That cheap shot on Kyler Murray’s head should merit a suspension

I like walking the river north area up to Michigan Ave, always a spectacular site for photos with water, architecture, and lights.

As you probably heard I’m heading to Chicago in a few weeks for my first live game at Soldier Field. As a lifelong fan it’s crazy (to me) that I’ve never seen the beloved play in person, let alone at Soldier Field. Seen plenty of other teams over the years, just not Chicago. Wife thought we should go before they move on to wherever they end up next. To say I’m amped would be an understatement. We have a pretty full agenda for this trip but always appreciate any local perspectives if you guys have any. I fully intend to participate in the tailgate stuff so that’s on the list. Any other ideas? I’ll be sure and wave to to all when we’re at the game.