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I agree they are playing well, but Dexter is not up to his draft status and Jarrett is below his contract. Both seem like good team mates.

Henderson was always the one they probably wanted, and he has looked really good.

Not heard: I wish the Bears had drafted Quinshon Judkins in the 2nd Rd. In fact he looked rather pedestrian against our Bears. .

If the Bears beat GB, there is a good chance they are resting starters in Week 18 against DET (assuming LAR wins on THU). To me it is hard to believe that the Bears are in this position with 3 weeks to go, they basically control their own destiny and just have to finish with a Division record of 3-3 to win the division.

I think Dexter and Jarrett are playing well. They’re just not elite players. I feel the same about Sweat. Somewhere on the Dline we need a dude. If not two.

I do have a post 6/1 trade that would be beneficial for both teams. KC is looking to get better at WR, so they are a good partner. Send DJ to them for Chris Jones. I think Jones would pick up his play with a change of scenery. KC has become stagnant from success and could use the spark DJ could provide.

Tom only played 24 snaps against DEN. He and Williams both were hurt in the 2nd half I believe.

"Any given Sunday" holds true. Other factors that can skew that whole theory are how injuries figure in. Assume KC was still in the running for a postseason berth and the injury to Mahomes still occurred, they'd more than likely lose a lot of momentum in the last few weeks and who knows, be right back where they are now or 1 and done in the playoffs. A lot of the times it simply matters whose peaking at the right time. A few weeks ago I thought Dallas was one of those teams but then they lost to Minny. I wanna think Chicago is peaking now at the right time and with a win over GB this weekend it would better convince me they are ready to make a run this year into the postseason.

100% agree. The last time they met their injury report (the previous Wednesday) looked pretty significant (below). See that Tom was listed as limited back then. Must have some sort of malingering issue. Speaking of, hearing that Odunze is struggling to get over whatever he has going on with his foot. There's been talk of shutting him down for the rest of the year.

From initial reports, in addition to no Parsons (61) or Wyatt (who missed the last game), there are reports that Watson (44), Zach Tom (53), and Evan Williams (69) may be out. Snap counts from last game in parentheses. Tom being out is massive, as he has been an anchor on their line. Watson has always burnt the Bears and Williams has been a very solid player at Safety. Zero excuses for Saturday for the Bears. If they can't beat a depleted Packers team without Parsons, they probably don't deserve to be in the playoffs anyway. The Bears will for sure have Stevenson back, who missed the last game against GB. They may also get Edmunds back too, which would be the closest this defense has been to full strength since Week 1 (just missing Gordon), but with the addition of CJGJ, and the emergence of Jackson at LB, the defense looks ready for this challenge. On offense, with no Parsons, and possibly no Williams on the backend. This is not the same GB defense they just played, it will be worse, and Williams will have more time.

For the dline, Dexter will probably be asked to beef up a little more and become the full time 1T. He simply isn't a 3T. He still doesn't have a get off on the snap. On passing downs, Sweat, Turner, Dayo and Booker would be a possibility. I don't like Turner and Dayo right now, due to their injury status. I expect a heavy investment on defense in the draft, with the only offensive players being OL and RB. I don't believe we make a big trade OR signing for a stud EDGE player. (The only way I see that occurring is if we also trade away some of our assets). It could happen. It's unfortunate that Jarrett, Dayo, Dexter and Turner were busts this year.

Agreed on post 6/1 trades. They would probably only happen if someone gets hurt on another team. I posted “post 6/1“ to show the largest savings on cap and dress money. Side note: DJ's $ is fixed above.

SOS is dynamic and changes every week. I am not too high on SOS, but just making the point that for some reason it only applies to the Bears. To me, after your actual record, I think the biggest discriminator are your losses. Great teams don't lose to terrible teams. So if you have a low SOS AND you lost to a bad team, then that is a red flag for me. NE lost to LVR, which is a red flag. That sort of supports the notion that the only reason they have a good record is they have played a bunch of inferior teams. Take all the teams with 10+ wins, then combine their best win and their worst loss (which is sort of their ceiling and floor) and you get this (with differential): LAR: 11-3 + 7-7 = 18-10 (+/- 4) SF: 11-3 + 7-7 = 18-10 (+/- 4) DEN: 9-4-1 + 8-6 = 17-10-1 (+/- 1.5) SEA: 10-4 + 7-7 = 17-11 (+/- 3) BUF: 11-3 + 5-9 = 16-12 (+/- 6) CHI: 9-5 + 6-8 = 15-13 (+/- 3) JAX: 10-4 + 4-10 = 14-14 (+/- 6) LAC: 12-2 + 2-12 = 14-14 (+/- 10) NE: 10-4 + 2-12 = 12-16 (+/- 8 ) The top 3 teams are LAR, SF, and DEN; the most consistent teams have been DEN, SEA, and CHI. The worst team has been NE, and the most volatile team has been LAC. LAC beat DEN but lost to NYG (and WAS). If you also include GB, their signature win was actually against the Bears, lol, 10-4, but lost to CLE at 3-11, so they are a 13-15 team with a (+/- of 7). DET's signature win was against the Bears as well, so they are a 16-12 team with a 4 diff. Technically a better team than GB but playing a first place schedule. PHI is a 13-15 team with a 9 diff. They are very similar to LAC, very volatile. TB 15-13/7 and PIT 15-13/7 are the only other two, comparable to JAX. If you had to put them in tiers, probably something like this: Tier 1: LAR, SF, DEN, SEA Tier 2: BUF, CHI, DET Tier 3: JAX, TB, PIT Tier 4: LAC, PHI Tier 5: GB, NE BAL is a 14-14/6 team, so they would be comparable to JAX, and their signature win, against the Bears. CAR is 14-14/8 somehow beating the Rams but losing to the Cardinals and Saints twice, lol. They would be in Tier 4 with LAC and PHI.

Post-June 1st moves are really just for operating expenses and vet minimum deals in the late offseason. You can't count on those for use during the actual free agent period or post-draft free agency. Moore has a $28.5M cap hit for 2026, not $38M. There are a few easy restructures that wont kill the future cap. Moore has a $28.5M cap hit with $23.4M in salary. They could convert a good chunk of the 2026 salary into a bonus and then spread it out over the remainder of his contract (thru 2029). So just say they won't want too much in future years, they can convert $12M to a bonus and save $9M on this year's cap without hurting future years with a ton of dead cap ($3M per yr). Sweat is similar, but his deal ends in 2027. So with $20M in salary, they could convert say half of it to a bonus, save $5M this year and only push $5M to next season. Sweat only has $18M left in guarantees after this season, so there is some wiggle room there too. I figure they could easily save $12-15M with just Moore and Sweat without too much impact on future years. Dalman only signed a 3-year deal, so I can see them working on an extension which could save $5M on the 2026 cap. Jackson has a similar deal that also ends in 2027, so they could extend him for 2 more years and flatten the cap hit. Probably another potential $10M in savings if they want to extend either of those guys. So that is 4 transactions, saving $25M on the cap, only extending core players under 30 (Jackson and Dalman). Then for potential cuts/trades, Edmunds is the most enticing with $15M in pre-June 1st savings. He will almost certainly be a move they act on. The LB Corps needs a rookie contract to balance it out. So if you cut/trade Edmunds, now you are potentially up to $40M in available cap. Kmet is another option for a cut/trade/restructure. He has a $11.6M cap hit probably as a TE2. There is no way you can pay that/ They could save $8.4M with a pre-June 1st move. However, he is a team-leader, but would he be willing to sign an extension for less money? So a Kmet action would save between $5-$8M. So restructing Moore and Sweat, extending Jackson and Dalman, cutting/trading Edmunds, and doing anything with Kmet could free up in the high 40s in cap space for 2026 with mainly needs at S, DT, and possibly LB. That seems very doable to me. I forgot about Jaylon Johnson, who is also in a similiar position as Sweat. Deal ends in 2027, so any restructure would just slide to 2027, so again, if they need some additional wiggle room, they can slide some money into 2027 with Johnson. Probably another $5M if they need it.

Caleb pushes back on Shady McCoy for saying S Sanders would play better than Caleb in Sundays game. Caleb gives him crap and I love it.

I think we will do both. We dont have those DE dogs on the roster right now.

not to mention half our losses were in the first 2 weeks of a new head coach and Caleb's development just beginning. It doesnt portend who we are now. I think the main thing is that we dont have a pass rush. That will probably limit how far we go this year, but we have a heck of a team otherwise, and will for several years with these core guys. I expect we will get a pass rush this offseason, and then watch out. But I wont say the Bears cant go all the way this year. They do find ways to win, even with this incomplete roster.

Edmunds is the easiest one to transition from to pick up a big chunk of money. The other choice is ask him to restrure his contract. Edwards isn't getting paid a big contract, Jackson would have to be the MLB.

If traded, they will be around draft time, not post 6-1. I don't think they trade DJ, more like restructuring his contract. Edmunds may be the odd man out with the play of Jackson. If they want to keep any of the big contracts, I see many restructuring before they trade them.

Swift has played like a nunber one RB in this league. This thread will not age well.

It's rare for a rookie to have a big impact his first year ,I agree with that but that's where we need to see growth for players in our system already. Booker is starting to make plays, Dayo comes back, if healthy maybe we see why Poles seen in him . Joe Tryon -Shoyinka has had some moments.

Actually if Edmunds is back,he is good at defending the pass.

I saw that they deployed him a lot on receiving plays. I think even the commentator noted how he looked a lot like a receiver. This could be an issue if he’s paired up with our LBs or CJGJ All of which are bad at pass pro.

The Bears will invest in the D/Dline through the draft, but dont expect them to be huge contributors year one. Rookies D-linemen take longer to become first string rotation since there is a huge jump from college to pros in strength and knowledge to overcome. If the Bears can shed some cap as another post was started by Mongo, i believe, they might try to add a legit pass rusher via trade. I would rather build thru the draft, but if we a knocking on NFC div leaders door, the time is now.

Not to belabor a point but was the SOS determined before or after the season? Reason I ask is whooda thought KC would be out of playoff contention at this point and NE would be in contention for the NFC East title this soon after Brady retired and current MVP holder Josh Allen was supposed to be peaking? Nix is on the edge of taking his team to the playoffs - again (in only his second year) and Maye is playing out of his mind good. (nod to Mongo for being right about this guy).