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For the record I like this approach. Doing things right vs. having a fortuitous outcome are two different things. These coaches want things done right so they won't need good luck.

Do any of our coaches smile? Even after good plays everything is a teachable moment.

This UDFA receiver Walker has NFL athletic talent. He’s got much to learn but seems to be a likely candidate for the practice squad. I like Ian Wheeler potential too but we’ll see if he gets more decisive as he gains confidence in the knee.

Then he gets pulled and Theo Benedet takes over at LT. No clue what to read into that

Yeah he’s been best a couple times. I want to see more though. Get past the nerves and see if he settles in.

Arch Manning isn’t very good.

The Jets would be better with Bagent than Fields. Justin still has that hitch in his release and a hitch in his reads.

I’m not seeing early pressure up the middle. Therefore I’m giving Oline the early kudos.

All the training camp reports say the offense is supposed to be complex with lots of presnap motion. So far this looks pretty basic. And bad.

It’s preseason 4th and goal Bears make the stop and the whole stadium goes nuts. Football is back!

I'm glad they are forcing more returns so we get more explosive plays... or stopping returns at the 20yd line which is a good defensive play. At a minimum we need something approaching a competitive play in this team sport.

I've had my own struggles with similar issues over the last 8-10 years. Aways believe there is a way you just have to find it. I'm not a doctor so it took me 5 years to learn to search for things that improve mitochondrial health. Now in my 60's, having found the right formula has been a game changer for me. It's not one thing and we're all unique and have to find what works for each of us. I hope you find what works for you.

Watching this press conference really has me excited for this season. I haven't felt this way in a long time. Now I know everyone is still worried about our offense but I'm very confident those issues will get ironed out early in the season. Why? I haven't seen any sign of Ben Johnson backing off on the scheme yet. They haven't digested everything yet but if he keeps feeding them it's because they're eating. I know he will slim it down for the start of the season but what's important is that Ben will have everything on the menu at his disposal as he makes the game plans. However, defensive football is my true love. It's not that we looked better than the Dolphins offense today. it's the way we took their lunch money that has me fired up. We've had some good defense at various times over the last 30 years (I guess it's more like 40 years now) but we haven't had that hard-nosed defense I grew up with in the 70s and 80s. Win or lose, I think grown-man, in-your-face, physical football is going to return to Chicago this year. This doesn't mean I think we're going to be an elite defense. I think it will be good, maybe even top 10. But there's going to more "impact" plays on defense. Looking back on the draft it's now clear Shemar Turner is a perfect fit for what Dennis Allen wants to see on the field. With the offense set for the next 3 years we're building defense for the next two. Light the fuse I'm ready....Let's Go!!!!!

I agree on the message. We haven’t been talking about the battles at backup. Even our two starting LBs don’t know who is MLB who is WLB. I think that one is because Allen is just going to rotate them throughout a game or maybe week to week depending on opponent. We have 3 players competing for CB2. There is a 4th CB who’s Ben Johnson singled out as playing well too. RB2? At the bottom of the roster does JP Richardson have a shot? Tysheem Johnson? This is the week we start to sort that out.

It’s great to see him pushing players. However there just aren’t that many jobs up for grabs among our starters. LT and CB2. There’s a ton of competition for the backup roles almost everywhere on our roster.

Ben said he made the depth chart with input from the coaches. He also don't put a lot of stock into it.

If there is any thought toward trading Braxton before the start of the season we will need to showcase him in the preseason. Keeping him listed as the starter helps even if everyone sees through the deception. Poles can still say he is healthy and our starter but he’s working his way back to full strength.

His QB is getting no practice with him. Our Defense mixes up coverages. We also press a lot to take away early timing on routes. It won’t be easy for McCarthy on a road game.

Switch your VPN to Mexico because apparently Mexicans are allowed to watch anything on Youtube without the usual copyright restrictions. If that fails search for Inside Training Camp Live and Caleb

This is a great interview with Caleb. You can get a sense of what is to come and just how complicated this offense is. Given all that, how far Caleb and the offense has already come in just two weeks is impressive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOnSKU1UHtU

Former Packer.. https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/first-rule-of-bears-fight-club-ben-johnson-likes-a-physical-practice "Maybe the most physical play didn’t involve a skirmish or shoving. Tight end Joel Wilson caught a pass near the sideline and floated toward the boundary but really fast. Safety Major Burns let him know he better get out quicker than he did by laying on a huge hit that sent the former Packers player sprawling a few yards to the turf out of bounds."

This is different. Talking about the players starts at 12 min. Oline around the 14 min mark.

My concern with Trapilo is somewhat the opposite of Braxton Jones: Can he handle speed on the edge? We have nobody on our roster to really test him that way.

Loveland was criticized for his route running being a tick too slow and not being ready for the ball coming out of his breaks. This was after he dropped a couple where Williams hit him right out of the break. I’m not worried about Loveland. He’ll adapt to it and I expect Caleb to keep throwing him open like that.

I have. My sense is this is the most talented group we’ve had at the skill positions in a very long time. It’s been two weeks of practice and for some rookies just one week. I’m not worried about the Oline because most of those issues appear to be communication. Experience will iron out the wrinkles.