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No revisions here, I'm 100% ok with Rome. I liked Verse too but as things worked out I really like this receiving group in combination with Caleb and Ben Johnson. I'm not out on Trapillo at LT either but we'll see how it works out long term. Lots of veterans were struggling with the offensive installs so it's not a stretch to see a rookie struggling with that plus a position change. He looked good early on but as the installs increased the mental side weighed him down. His mind will catch up with the plays and assignments and then he'll be able to focus on technique again.

Clark was their best DT but he was also overpriced so they exchanged his cap hit for a bigger hit and a more productive player. It does leave questions on that defense because Parsons is not a good run defender, certainly not a $45mil/yr DE run defender. The strength of their defense is now their LB group. Conveniently we now have a run-first HC.

Valid point. One elite pass rusher doesn’t win the day. The best pass rushes come from all directions even if one is not elite. They still have Gary and they got better overall. Pass rush has to be paired with coverage and that is their weakness.

All the smoke and mirrors they use at the LOS pre-snap means defenders are out of position. We have the WR talent to exploit that. We need Caleb to figure it out quickly too. Fortunately Ben Johnson is no stranger to their tricks. Being at home where our players can hear each other helps a lot too.

I watched this game breakdown by Chase Daniels. First, apologies to Luke Newman who I said missed a block that caused an early pressure in the redzone. In fact it was a slide right protection call and our buddy Braxton slid left. How do you know Braxton messed up? Because his eyes and looking right the whole time and he's the one chasing his missed block. There are a few other misses, some on Caleb especially early. My main takeaway is that on every pass play Caleb had an answer, even the blown block above was a likely TD play if given 1 more second. After watching this I feel like Ben is setting us up for success and this offense is much closer to the promised land than I thought. There are still a lot of details to get ironed out and we're not consistent enough to recover from shooting ourselves in the foot. I can see something good headed our way later this season.

So... we have a 53 man roster with no LS? Are we going to try to keep him there and just make him a game day active as long as possible? Bears do get notified if someone wants to poach him and can make the first move. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2025/08/27/bears-updated-53-man-roster-after-moves/85853033007/

Yes it was an existing condition of some sort.

He clearly has some type of illness because Poles said he’ll be under the care of team doctors. No clue beyond that.

I expected Roschon Johnson to get cut. It's still possible if they sign someone.

RBs will depend on who goes on the practice squad. Poles has done that consistently and been able to rely on that RB with success when needed. Most likely that RB will be Wheeler. I'm pleasantly suprised to Jahdae Walker make the 53 but from day 1 when I saw his tape I liked his talent. For a guy who I think had 35 catches last year I just wasn't sure if he had the route running skills and special teams traits. He showed it all. I still think there might be some potential with WR JP Richardson who we didn't get to see much of due to injury but he seems like a good candidate for the PS. I didn't like Owens last year either and was also hoping he'd get replaced. Safety is a big need next offseason.

Me too but he’s similar to Monangai and he had conditioning issues at times in college.

Dayo’s problem IMHO is that he is weak. His arms fold up at first contact and his body always bows backwards. No core strength. He has quickness and speed but little bend and can’t marry it up with any power.

Trading an IOL was not on my Bears bingo card.

Because Newman outperformed him and might make the 53.

https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2025/08/25/bears-exploring-trade-jordan-mcfadden/85819069007/