Pixote

If you want the best compensation (draft picks) for your top players, wait until the NFL trade deadline. Teams give up far too much for quality players, hoping it will give them a shot at the playoffs/Super Bowl. We have all agreed that the most successful teams build through the draft. Swapping a 6th for a 7th is just a handshake to make the deal official. We keep our top draft capital, which, with BJ's input, will hopefully result in a quality starter. Was a teammate of K Gordon—a cheap one-year rotational piece to help out our D and ST. Good Deal, IMHO.

To add to our injury issues, not that Dayo was contributing much, but he is lost for the remainder of the year. Bears on edge after loss of another key defender for the year

Agree. I was big on him until I watched a college game of his and noticed how small he was. I thought maybe I was wrong in my concerns when he didn't have major injury issues last year. Now, he is a frequent visitor to the injury report and has missed quite a few games.

This article from SI.com echoes many of our thoughts on our special teams performance. The Bears' special teams were less than special against Bengals in Week 9

Our special teams blocking on our returns is no better than our tackling when the opposition returns. I can't say I am impressed by either group.

Dart has had some good games. Our defense tends to make average QBs MVP candidates.

And allow B Brown to replace RJ.

After 118 yards and 2 TDs, I hope BJ & Caleb start trusting Loveland and increase his targets.

Talk about winning ugly That was about as ugly as it gets Special teams and pass defense suck

Wait 17 seconds before celebratig

Allow a KO return for a TD Missed FGs Couldn't cover an onside kick Geesh....

Forget that Go Fund

God knows since the Refs are going to decide in replay

I would assume we will not be trading for a RB.

We hold the WR, pass complete. We commit pass interference, pass complete. We can't even stop them by cheating.

what an appropriate way to end the first half. Sigh...

Moody was cut in week 3? by SF and became a FA. Tells you about his floor.

Our defense isn't tackling any better than our special teams.

It was noted when he was drafted and again this year in preseason that Caleb has problems with his cadence when calling plays. I'm reasonably sure that this is just one of the reasons for our ongoing issues with presnap penalties.

To put it simply, I honestly do not remember PHX calling you out by name. (That being said, if he responds to another person's post with an excessively long response, I do not always read the entire response.) He has made comments about those who disagree with him about Caleb's progress. Those who were supporting Fields. Those who would not listen to reason when he gave his point of view. But those people would include not just you but several other posters, including me. If he had called you out by name, I would have raised the same yellow flag. I didn't catch whether he did, and for the sake of peace and tranquility on the forum, so that we can have a friendly discussion about our Chicago Bears, I hope we can move on.

I will be curious if the Bears bring RB Brittain Brown up from the practice squad for the game against Cincinnati. The guy looked good in preseason and would be a good #2 behind KM. I've read reports speculating he will suit up. Fingers crossed.

i was also happy to see the NFL fined Baltimore 100K for playing games with Lamar Jackson's Injury status before our game.

I just read that Hendrikson is listed as doubtful. I really didn't want to see him lined up opposite Theo. I was also pleased to hear Stevenson is starting. This quote from BJ published on SI.com makes me smile. 😉

Mongo, if I'm a spoil sport, I apologize. I love your contributions to the forum and look forward to discussing the Bears with you. I saw Stingers' post aimed at PHX, and was concerned he lit a fuse. All I wanted to do was extinguish it before things got out of hand.

I'm suggesting it is fine to discuss individual game performances of all players, including Caleb. Hell, I encourage it. That is one of the reasons I enjoy posting on this forum. What I was hoping to defer is the evaluation of his growth as a "Franchise" QB under BJ until after the end of the 2025 season. Let's give BJ a whole year to work with Caleb on his offense. So, we have a book with at least 17 chapters. Chapter 8 will be ready for us to read this Sunday. Let's evaluate each chapter as they are published and wait until the end of the season, when the Chicago Bears' 2024 Season is ready for review, before we sit back and have a civil discussion of Caleb Williams' success or failure in proving he is our future Franchise QB.