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More importantly is the increased operating cash enabling signing better FA and paying higher coaching salaries.

I doubt it. Anyone who watched the IL politicians blame the Bears for this situation knows that was the final straw. David Haugh said he agreed with the politicians the Bears lost credibility and this is their fault. How? By purchasing land in IL explicitly for a new stadium? That’s pretty threatening behavior for an NFL team. if after two years IL couldn’t make a deal comparable to other states/teams it won’t happen now after this decision. That might be best near term for a bankrupt state since they can’t afford anything. These stadiums are money losers. But IMO they improve quality of life and in the long term that makes an area more attractive to development. I’m old enough to remember all the corruption around the AZ Diamondbacks stadium deal. Phoenix was much smaller then. Why are we giving them money? There were similar issues with the Coyotes hockey team. Are we really thinking they’ll watch hockey in the desert? Then of course multiple votes for the Cardinals stadium. Then the realization they wanted to build it in the middle of nowhere on the other side of the city from where the majority lived Now Phoenix is one of the largest cities and still growing. People like to live around cities with lots of entertainment options Big businesses look at that when deciding where to locate It’s not the only thing of course but it helps when recruiting people. With that we are now on the verge of being one of the largest semiconductor manufacturing areas in the world It’s a big change from the call center businesses that dominated the area in the 90s. The area where they built the Suns and DBacks stadium was the worst part of the city. Now it is home to a vibrant urban area where thousands of young adults live with all their scooters and electric bikes Indiana will be using this as a recruiting tool to bring in more businesses to the area. It’s still close enough to have the benefits of other entertainment in Chicago. Ultimately that long game is how you get back the money given to the team

No the stadium talk wasn’t the distraction. There just no angst-over our QB. Our new OC. The Oline. Who is WR3. Not too long ago we had Mooney as WR1. Who will start at safety. Even though he was with the second team Thieneman looked good. Anxiety generates debate. There are a few more OTAs but from here the next big discussions will be when the pads come on

If they build it fans will come. Many years ago the Cardinals built their stadium in Glendale which was, at the time, in the middle of nowhere. Civilization is now built up all around it. I have no clue what Hammond looks like now but in 20 years it will be a lot different.

Quietest OTAs ever. The offense showed up. Ran plays, scored points. Everybody went home. Nobody complained.

I would have done that deal in a heartbeat.

Yes

I’m very interested in seeing the Bears beat the Rams in the playoffs. Let things play out a bit. If it’s looking really good add a mid season piece via trade to complete the roster.

I might believe that if it was Portillos Italian beef sandwiches. Arby’s? That’s fake news.

It appears the Bears were never players in this. If we do something at DE it will be of the economical variety. Poles is holding his powder for next year when he’ll have a lot of flexibility. We could be in for a wild off-season if he decides to trade some assets like Jaylon Johnson, Kmet,etc. Pro Football RumorsMyles Garrett Fallout: Schwartz, Eagles, QuotesFollowing this afternoon's stunning Myles Garrett trade, we're learning new details. Read PFR for more.

This is their GMs MO. He did it once and it worked.

Not so fond memories of those smells as we drove through that area when I was a kid. It’s a shame because I was very much looking forward to the big site in Arlington. It would have been perfect to fly in and stay there for a weekend game.

Wow. I figured something was going to happen with him. Rams have to be the favorite in the NFC now.

More like run.

I don't have any social media accounts other than this one. I scan some of the Youtube pundits but most of that is repeatable blabber, except sometimes they highlight their source. My one best source of info is that I watch coaches and players press conferences (better than reading or listening about their comments elsewhere), and on Youtube I definitely watch many of the film breakdowns. Other than that, I might search Chicago Bears news and see if anything interesting pops up. I don't read Heavy hardly ever unless I find something useful pop up elsewhere. In which case I find the source link and post that here.

Yes. Now show me the simple quick reads for 10 yard gains.

Released from jail. I don’t know if he’s guilty or innocent but the cheeseheads look really stupid arresting him on 5 charges then backing off a day later saying we don’t really have all the facts to support those charges. So many ways to look at this. As far as I’m concerned go ahead and drag that investigation out all summer.

Some of the trades thrown out in the media right now are complete BS. Some idiot threw out a proposal for us to trade Bagent for Anthony Richardson. Because he said that helps the Colts get a better backup QB. Yes and we get a worse backup for more money.

Josh Sweat sucks and gets paid a lot of money for it. Epenesa would be the kind of depth signing I’m expecting except maybe we can get someone a little better. Prices are dropping with several viable options on the market. The meeting with Epenesa gives other agents an idea what the Bears are willing to spend. Plus adds a bit of credibility that they are looking to add a player at DE.

Jacobs got released today and no charges have been filed. Now they are reviewing additional evidence to see if charges were even warranted in the first place. Definitely something rotten going on.

More insight into the draft process. This time they made it clear we got our top two targets. Plus they clearly wanted Zavion because you hear Poles say we can wait a little bit on Thomas but not too long. Dennis Allen at the end thanking Poles for moving up to draft Van den Berg ?

That’s one way to ensure he’ll never be homeless again.

Lower tax rates are attractive to people making millions of dollars. Same for the people making far less. Now I have no clue about Indiana taxes but I know what my daughter has to pay in Chicago. That’s a lot more than Arizona. Wasn’t there a baseball player who refused to sign with a California team and took a lesser contract in another state but would have more net income.

Trap game because the Bears always had to win games by miracle plays last year and that should give them confidence in miracles always happening? I’m not buying that. Knowing you can do that in any game gives you confidence. Knowing you have to do it in every game does not.

I’m 61 yet I know which of these 3 RBs I can hit. I’ll get run over for sure but those slow feet don’t worry me. At the 1:25 mark.