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Cool. I appreciate those side stories. Question now is, who will wear 98?

Now THATS funny right there . I don’t care who you are. Was reading up on Wright and why he’s not starting in NY given he was a relative hot commodity after last year . But essentially it came down to their staring CBs, who are younger, are playing better . And ‘yes’ his coverage skills lack. But there’s no denying it he can make plays, at least in the right scenario. Maybe if he has assured help over the top he can be made into a temp fix for Johnson until something better comes along?

And if I heard / read correctly, the bears received a 5th round pick in the trade. That would make three they have now? Which, in theory, could be used as leverage for a player like Mack or even an older but decent CB who can contribute now?

As much as I love Mack, I’d say a CB right now might be a little higher priority. But honestly, I’ll take either.

Thanks to Mongo I’m officially a fan! This is awesome! Let’s do this! Edit: 2x first rounders! Yikes!!!

Fair enough . It appears now I’m slurring my typing…or just fat fingered on this dang phone. I’ll go with the latter. Isn’t Simmons a higher priced talent similar to Crosby? Interestingly enough I looked to compare them and didn’t realize they were from the same draft class but also this year Simmons leads on sacks 4/2 and total tackles 34/14. Impressive for an interior vs edge guy.

Because I’m less schooled on interior DLmen, how is Simmons a huge upgrade over Garrett? Age and length? Garrett was sold to us as a solution to the interior a couple of seasons ago but not so much anymore. And I’m aware a similar argument could be made for Mack vs Sweat.

Buckner’s out.

I was curious too and found this most recent article from SI. In short it speculates he could be back. Last week was his third week missed and had he needed to be out longer he’d have been out on IR and required to miss four weeks at a minimum. I suspect because of the extra days between games the team won’t be required to report injuries as soon? With extra time to recuperate, here’s to hoping he’s back. They’ll need all the help they can get. Chicago Bears On SIWill Kyle Monangai Return in Week 8? Latest Injury Update...Here's what we know about the possibility of Kyle Monangai returning for the Chicago Bears' Week 8 game.

Question now is, if sweat were to leave, who are the ends? Booker and??

Mack has been playing as a rotational piece and gotten 4(?) sacks so far. I have to wonder if he’s put into the Bears defense would he not help a player like Sweat get less attention? I suppose the same could be applied towards Buckner and Simmons but I’m partial to Mack. 🤷‍♂️

We saw how having the odds in your favor worked for Chicago going to GB a few weeks ago. Let’s hope the same plays out here. And yeah….cant believe we’re pretty much halfway done with the season. 😢

As an aside, Atlanta knocked off formerly unbeaten SF. As a reminder the Bears beat ATL at home a few weeks ago at their home. I’m not as concerned of SF as I once was. Let’s go Lions!

I’m almost certain we'll see this again down the road. And probably just like described. Wouldn’t be the least bit surprised it was Thuney. Imagine if he’d score and how cool for him that would be? Four SB wins but never a TD score until then? Pretty awesome salute to him if they could pull it off. I noticed a few times in the game they were doing that thing where they swap sides on the oline. One time I caught it live was Benedet and Wright and think it was on a significant gain on offense.

A reminder that Sweat will be returning for the Seattle game. I hope that to be a positive and noticeable improvement. Shortly after that game the NFL trade deadline will be looming. Is there a chance Chicago makes a splash before of after they play the Seahawks?

Admittedly I haven’t watched a lot of Minny ball outside of their game against Chicago. But I feel they are paper tigers and destined for a big fall soon. There was no question Chicago should have beat them when they played each other and would’ve had Caleb not gone down.

BJ confirms Kmet is done for the year and “effectively put on IR. https://bearswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/bears/2026/10/23/bears-ben-johnson-talks-cole-kmet-season-ending-injury/92399910007/

Yeah I was looking at that. I couldn't quite make it out in the couple quick replays I watched but it appeared he did line up as the third lineman out there, as if he was intending to be an eligible receiver, but maybe he forgot to declare? Or does he have to declare regardless of it being a forward handoff or a forward pass? Maybe Johnson didn't know the intricacies of the rule and assumed that if he wasn't getting a pass he didn't need to declare? 🤷‍♂️

From what I learned listening to the officials, they can hand off to a lineman but it can’t be a forward handoff. Has to be back. I think to Mongos point, if you’re gonna call trick plays at his level, Johnson should be sure he knows the rules. He looked dumbfounded when they called the penalty. I did too but I’m sitting at home on my couch.

Gordon had become a Monster of the Midway. I like this version of him.

I’m having issues lately. Apparently I completely missed that Edwards WAS in fact on the list I provided. And this time wasn’t because of whiskey. Maybe I need some. 🤷‍♂️

Now there are rumors saying Jonah Jackson is playing tomorrow. I grabbed this screenshot from what I think is a reputable social media link (BearsEmpire) but couldn’t find it on the Bears website which is where it is usually located. Another ‘source’ (BearsWire) says he’s not carrying an injury designation into the game tomorrow. In today’s world of AI you can never tell. It confirms that Monangai will be out again. But nothing about Edwards. Is that because he’s IR?

BS (not you, if the league does it). Seems if they allow crap like the ‘tush push’ they certainly should allow this. It takes a lot more skill to do what Taylor does than to simply push someone by their ass. PS: Just saw your note about being sarcastic. Derp .

That GB game definitely skewers those numbers. There have been a fair share of lopsided wins and like last night (and ours against ATL) lopsided scores until the losing team makes up a lot of ground to scarily close the gap. I feel this will be more like a 3-7 pt win for whomever wins it. Slightest of edges to Bears. Meanwhile some concerning news on Jonah Jackson. Hip flexor currently ruled “week to week”. And “doubtful” for Thursday. Windy City GridironReport: Chicago Bears Jonah Jackson week-to-week with a h...Your best source for quality Chicago Bears news, rumors, analysis, stats and scores from the fan perspective.

Must’ve had too much whiskey when I posted; first off it’s Shannon (not Sterling) and yes you are correct that you didn’t directly compare the two. ASSumptions were made that if Rome was traded then a player like Walker would pick up the slack. My bust…