ASHKUM BEAR

I either thought or said before he was actually available that the Bears shouldn't give up that much capital. Glad i was wrong, Mack is a top 4-5 player in the nfl counting all positions.

Sims may decide to give up football after two concussions. Glad Shaheen is activated, he adds another dimension imo.

I don't feel they have moving on from Howard in their minds yet. I think what we are seeing is Nagy giving Mitchell Trubisky every opportunity to grow and learn this offense and that is why we see the plays we do. Nagy was brought here to develop MT. Nagy has said it will take a year to learn just the concepts, so he is shoving as much down as he can. MT wins SBs, RBs are compliments.

Great start to this 3 games in 11 day fiasco. Next week is the big one, they get a reg weeks practice for Minny before heading into Detroit. Beat Minny and the stage is theirs, the accolades the talking heads give is theirs, the City and Bear Nation will be in ignited.

158 pr. Getting great protection. That G Wentzman playing great. Looks like another great pick up by Pace

Shaheen is a huge redzone target. If he figures out how to use that body there are not many LBs or DBs that can defend him.

The writing is on the wall for White here. Someone like New England will gladly take him and build the offense for him. Look at Cordelle Patterson. Can't run routes but can make plays with the ball in his hands and a little space. White can get up and catch the ball, not much versatility as we have seen, but can do that well. Speaking of Patterson, that is what I hoped the Bears would have done with Hester.

Can we say Roquan Smith arrived? Heck of a stat sheet today. A lot of the young kids got plenty of reps today also.

It has been hard to think draft this year for me. Maybe it's not having the 1st and 2nd rd picks or maybe it is that we are playing well and the pool of needs is shrinking? I wouldn't be shocked if we draft S, OT, OLB, and the wildcard RB. Not only is Massies contract expiring, Cowerd is an unknown, and we should have a pipeline of youth that can play swing OT. I don't want to make any predictions on Long, he means too much to the team, like glue. This team looks good roster wise, they should net a compensatory pick in the 2020 draft if they lose Amos and others.

Fingers crossed that nothing broke with Kyle Long and it is a sprain and Kush should be ready to join the lineup next week. Was hoping Kevin White could have made his debut and still waiting. He goes back to the pine with A-Rob rested. And how can he not learn his job, you would think the Bears would be tutoring him 24-7. Trubisky is coming along too, can he get 3500 yds and 30 tds? He wasn't lights out today, but played well. Fly the W, Bears got the job done today.

Bears have a ways to go, like every year. They keep games close and have chances to win but fall short. Kevin White made his career appearance finally but fell short.

I almost feel this year is about Trubisky getting the offense down and making progress. It may be wasting Howard or actually saving him. His time will come. As for trading him, only for their 1st. If they want him that bad, pay the price. The Bears have a blessing that they can get by next year with minimum draft capital because Mack and Miller are worth their price.

Gould was the highest paid kicker in the NFL on a team that was in the gutter at the time. He was missing game winning kicks, his kickoffs were not great, and he was not afraid to be vocal which imo the kicker should not be the face or voice of your franchise (even though it was nearly down to that). If Gould stuck around, would he rebound on his own and return to form bc he wasn't looking good that preseason they cut him. I believe the cut put him back into focus. He got pissed and it turned his career around. It happens and I do not hold it against Pace for the move. The group he brought in afterwards is a different story.

Major factors, Mack tweaking his ankle and the big boys getting warn down didn't help. Then the backfield over pursuing and missed tackles. The fumble and int in the red zone. The Bears handed Miami the W. I wasn't shocked, felt it was a game they needed to win but they could lose due to looking past to NE.

A game or two, yes. There must be a reason that we haven't seen. Kush is a FA after the year, it may have to do with that too. There are a handful of things that lead to it, we may never know.

I could be wrong, but I thought Long left the Tampa game with an injury. He came back in, but maybe he is hurt more than we know.

Looking over the team, we have turned it around. We were a dropped INT from being 4-0. For being short on draft picks next year, it is actually fine. Sure we will need and miss them, but I am beyond happy with were they were spent. Next years class will hopefully add the same.

I would be all for it. They need a youngster to take the reins from Massie, who has years left but would give cap relief. Daniel's looked the part on his appearances Sunday. His mobility almost makes me think he would be more beneficial at guard, but that time will come next season when they decide.

Now every OT will be sending friend requests to Rahaad wanting his tips to stop him ??

It is great we have not only starters to be excited about, but also youth/depth. Nichols, Iggy, Tolliver, and hopefully Fitts will all be big pieces of this team in 2-3 years down the road. We still see a lot of second guesses on fans thought of Pace, but I think he has done a good job turning this franchise around. It is a process and it is finally starting to show.

4000 no shows. People were leaving mid 4th early too. Guess they wanted to watch the Cubs?

So happy to see this before the bye. The naysaying can be put to rest for a while on Trubisky.

Patting myself on the back Soldierfiled is electric right now!

Watching some Notre Dame and Stanford football and the draft hit my mind. With our resources limited the next year or two with higher picks, do you see the Bears trying to extend or re-sign Massie at RT? I know a few, like myself would live to see us draft a long term solution, but Massie could buy us a couple years and keep continuity. We have a nice developmental project in Cowherd (sp) also. Thoughts?

Get to see this one in the stadium. Hope the D is up for the air attack they will bring. Trubisky will see pressure, but they give up a lot of yards in the air too. Hope to see Tru's coming out party to finish the season 1st qtr on a high note.