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Brisker won't be back. He is nowhere near as strong in the box as he was before the concussion (which makes sense), but he seems even worse in coverage this year. In his final year of his rookie deal, I think they let him walk.

How good is the Bears running game? Swift, Monangai, Johnson, and Brown are all in the top 30 for Success Rate, and all but Roschon are in the top 30 in Explosive Play%.

No team has a more productive formation in the NFL than the Bears 2x2. They have produced 49.01 EPA from that formation. In comparison, the Giants best is 1x3 with a total EPA of 24.59. A lot of cool data here: https://sumersports.com/teams/offensive/

On Offense, EPA/Play in the RZ, the Bears are 21st, while the Giants are 32nd by a country mile. On Defense, the Bears are 17th in the RZ for EPA/P, while the Giants are 28th. Out of 11-personnel, the Bears are +0.16 EPA/P Passing and -0.09 Rushing. Out of 12-personnel, the Bears are -0.25 EPA/P Passing (which is shocking) and +0.05 Rushing. The Giants interestingly enough are almost he opposite, they have more success passing out of 12-personnel, and more rushing success out of 11-personnel. They were having a lot of success with 21-personnel before Skattebo got hurt. That formation seems to be significantly reduced now.

The more I look at the upcoming games, the more I think the Steelers and 49ers games are winnable. Both of those defenses allow over 5.5 yards per play. On offense, the Steelers have 620 Completed Air Yards on the season (dead last), which equates to 3.7 yards per completion and they are 19th in Rushing Yards Per Carry. SF is basically completely dependent on McCaffrey in both the run and pass game.

He joins Williams and Blackwell with weekly honors.

Pretty cool honors for the rook. Could've also went to Monangai or even Williams. If Loveland keeps up a solid pace, he could at least make the Warren v Loveland debate a little more even. He now has the PotW Honors, a 100-Yd game, and a 2-TD game to his credit. Warren has yet to break 80 yards receiving, which I was somewhat shocked about. It seemed like he was getting a lot of attention from the media, just to compare to Loveland, which I did as well.

I watched all 3 of his highlights. He’s a poor man’s version of Dayo and Dayo certainly made us poorer.

I read the pick they get back is actually the Eagles 7th round pick, not the Browns own 7th rounder, so it could end up being the last pick of the draft. Doesn't seem like good value to me, if that is the case.

Brian Baldinger made a good point I seen on an interview. Theo is bad at pass blocking but he stays on his feel and has fight in him. I think he will improve as the season goes forward. Has looked good run blocking. I seen one play where he took a block off the field on and on the ground. reminds me on that one block in (Blindside) movie.

absolutely. And Theo needs to protect Caleb better. He was running around a lot this week, and it was Benedet's fault a lot of the time. Now this is different than Braxton, because no one can say that Benedet has reached his ceiling. He's young, and probably a little over his head right now. I have some patience, but I need to see him improving, or it's gonna be a need in the draft again.

Yes and we finally have a coach and a QB who can take advantage of it. For countless years the worst defenses had their best game against the Bears.

Biggs had something a week ago breaking down the red zone issues - it was very good and highlighted how much penalties and the bad snaps really contributed to being too big of holes.

I agree. We are against the cap, which you can wiggle it but it gets tighter every time you do. Keep your picks and if we get them right we extend the longevity of success.

He really has been playing well and making a ton of splash plays. He’s a great fit in Dennis Allen’s defense.

The trend has been solid too - let’s see them continue stacking and trending positive - and see more growth from offense and Caleb and cleaner execution. They do that and I think we will also see them start to show up against better defenses (may not be good enough given injured to D - but still would be even more progress!).

The oline with exception of Theo’s pass blocking has been very good of late. Theos run blocking has been excellent - his pass blocking is beyond bad of late. Wright has been downright elite - despite playing with one arm. Kudos to him, Poles and the coaching staff on this. And I rip Poles everywhere but outside of LT, it is starting to gel quite nicely on the line - a huge step up compared to last year.

I seen that.

The Jets did exceptional. No clue why Colts did what they did - but they clearly believe in Daniel Jones. Cowboys got a great player - no idea why they did it now.

I was so glad to see they basically did nothing. Was very against any big moves - but this is low key and basically gets you a former 1st rounder for what will likely be moving down 15-20 spots from middle of 6th round to early in 7th.

Did anyone catch the clip of Darnell Wright running down the field and doing a cartwheel? It was funny but please dont get hurt.

Mainly speaking of the Bears record and offense enthusiasm. Wins feel good regardless who or how, but these last few should have not been so close. Cincy is the worst D in the nfl. Caleb is coming along better than we have seen before but has a ways to go too. He is conscious about hisbflaws like dancing in the pocket and racing to the sideline and wants to improve on that. He seems to get it. We see progress every week and that is what the Bears need the most. I think Poles gets it too, because the media/fans were calling for him to make a blockbuster trade and he held his top picks. Crosby/Hendrickson would be nice, but id rather draft our Hutchinson.

I can’t fathom how many decades it’s been since anyone said the Bears Oline like dominant.

When Tom Brady put up 50pts against our bottom 5 defense years ago he was heralded as: Summary of Key Games 2014 Game: Brady had an outstanding performance, throwing five touchdown passes and leading the Patriots to a dominant victory over the Bears. This game showcased his precision and ability to execute plays effectively.