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Technically yes. I was talking in general terms.

Crazy how both Mongo and Adam are right on the line from CST to EST but Alabama seems like it should be EST and Indiana CST 🤷🏻‍♂️. Glad this game is on a Saturday for those that will be close to midnight when it’s over.

Because I’m curious I assume most of the Talkbears group will be watching live and those that are in the Chicagoland area it’ll be about 7pm kickoff time with AZ area about 6(?) pm. East coast (adam) about 8 pm? Stinger (I assume) will be in Thailand (?) and watching at sometime tomorrow morning? Here in the AK it’ll be 4 pm.

Edmunds given green light to play tomorrow (Saturday). Good to see him back.

Looks like Texas A&M by way of Grand Valley State University (Allendale Michigan). I couldn't remember him from the preseason but then saw a bunch of highlights where he did that crazy floating running thing along the sideline.

I think with the losses of Burden, Odunze and potentially Swift this week, the game will come down to BJ calling a clean game. He needs to come out like he did against Philly and play ball control with a lot of running and set Caleb to 'game manager'. I can see Moore and Kmet getting a lot more action this weekend.

Now Deandre Swift on the injury report. Potentially aggravated the groin injury from earlier in the season. Listed as questionable.

That is funny...don't care who you are. Hopefully he can do more of the same this Saturday. I'd like to see a little more out of him...consistency wise.

Tuesday injury report looks similar to what it did last time we played them. At least the ratio of number of players. Notable is that Burden is listed as DNP yesterday and still no Odunze it appears. In their side, Jacobs listed as DNP along with Watson. Rookie WR Golden listed as Full.

"Any given Sunday" holds true. Other factors that can skew that whole theory are how injuries figure in. Assume KC was still in the running for a postseason berth and the injury to Mahomes still occurred, they'd more than likely lose a lot of momentum in the last few weeks and who knows, be right back where they are now or 1 and done in the playoffs. A lot of the times it simply matters whose peaking at the right time. A few weeks ago I thought Dallas was one of those teams but then they lost to Minny. I wanna think Chicago is peaking now at the right time and with a win over GB this weekend it would better convince me they are ready to make a run this year into the postseason.

100% agree. The last time they met their injury report (the previous Wednesday) looked pretty significant (below). See that Tom was listed as limited back then. Must have some sort of malingering issue. Speaking of, hearing that Odunze is struggling to get over whatever he has going on with his foot. There's been talk of shutting him down for the rest of the year.

I saw that they deployed him a lot on receiving plays. I think even the commentator noted how he looked a lot like a receiver. This could be an issue if he’s paired up with our LBs or CJGJ All of which are bad at pass pro.

Not to belabor a point but was the SOS determined before or after the season? Reason I ask is whooda thought KC would be out of playoff contention at this point and NE would be in contention for the NFC East title this soon after Brady retired and current MVP holder Josh Allen was supposed to be peaking? Nix is on the edge of taking his team to the playoffs - again (in only his second year) and Maye is playing out of his mind good. (nod to Mongo for being right about this guy).

It seems the second time with Johnson has been better to him (overall yardage). From 2020-22 he averaged ~560 total rushing yards (4.7 avg) with never getting more than 617 in 2021. Last year although he did get 959 yards with us his average overall was 3.8 yards per carry. This year its 4.9.

I’m with you. I’d be over the moon if they can pull off a win this weekend—one without the strings attached of the last game of the season (in January), when there wasn’t as much on the line for them. Of course, GB fans are already making excuses with the latest round of injuries. Never mind that the Bears’ defense has been playing with 2nd- and 3rd-stringers for most of the season.

Really, it was more than just that. There was also the game against Washington, where they needed a last-second field goal by Moody to escape with a win, and the opening-week loss to a still-struggling Vikings team, 27–24. If you look at the combined record of the teams the Bears faced prior to the win against the Eagles—what I’d consider the second renaissance of the season (with the first coming the week after the bye)—those opponents were a combined 50–88. That figure even includes the 8–6 Lions, who beat us convincingly, 52–21. I'll be the first to say that I'm pretty happy (surprised) with how things are shaping up esp after that win against Philly. I'll say it again, IF they can win against GB this time around I'll really be impressed.

And he’s chasing the single season sack record currently sitting at 20. Hopefully he doesn’t get the 3 he needs to surpass the record tomorrow . 😬 https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47100067/tracking-sacks-record-cleveland-browns-myles-garrett-denver-broncos-pace-nfl-single-season-player-team

For the sake of Chicago Bear nation I hope you’re right.

At the risk of being nit-picky: 62.5% in 2024 vs 57.8% 2025 - so far. Yes the seasons not over yet. Sure the less sack rate is a big improvement if for nothing else to prolong his playing career but on that plane alone, Justin did a pretty remarkable job in eluding tacklers too. What I do like is that Caleb makes a lot less mistakes when it comes to turnovers. And man does he throw a fastball. But not always the best thing every time.

Sure in that stat alone. The part of the OL playing better should translate to allowing him more time to survey the field and read his progressions. Im guessing this offense is a very similar version of what Johnson deployed in Detroit. And we all know besides Flacco and a slab of granite, Goff is one of the least mobile QBs and he still managed to keep his stats decent.

With the help of AI, the chart below reflects data pulled from multiple polls and raw performance metrics. What’s interesting is that, when viewed individually, some polls highlight specific strengths—like escapability and sack avoidance—where he ranks quite high. But when the focus shifts to accuracy and consistency, the ratings tend to drop. Still, if you average out around 10 different polls, the composite picture shows he’s roughly middle-of-the-pack as of now. (By the way - not sure how he's 'tied at 62nd and fewest' with only 6 INTs). I think the upcoming Cleveland game will be a strong indicator of how real this team is and how effective Caleb is in his role. Cleveland is normally a “whew we get a break” game, but right now they’re working to get better—and they did beat Green Bay earlier this year, even if Flacco was under center at the time. With the Bears at home, this feels like the perfect opportunity to reset and gear up for a late-season push. I’m hoping to see improvement from both Ben and Caleb. As for the defense… well, I’ve mostly lost hope there. At this point, I’m just wishing they can at least slow opponents down more often than not—even if it means sitting back in a prevent shell.

While perusing recent sports columns, one in particular caught my attention—it ranked all the current NFL quarterbacks, supposedly based on a list from Sportsnaut. I’m not too familiar with them or how reliable their rankings are, but they had Caleb Williams at 19th overall, behind journeyman Jacoby Brissett (18), former fellow overall No. 1 pick Bryce Young (17), and fellow second-year quarterbacks Bo Nix (14) and Drake Maye (2). Below was their reasoning for his ranking specifically. I was more curious about where current Cleveland starter Shedeur Sanders landed, since there’s been some positive buzz around his recent performances. They ranked him at No. 27 and pointed out that he’s coming off a 364-yard, 3-touchdown game against the Tennessee Titans. It’s worth noting that Tennessee’s defense is ranked in the bottom third of the league overall—roughly in the same territory as our own defense this season so maybe something for us to be concerned with?

I’ll be happy if the newer-new Bears show up. The ones that play four quarters of solid ball. Not this 1/2-come-from-behind-late-in-the-game stuff. I didn’t want to have to test out my new BP meds this early.

Not generally a fan of Cowherds but he does make some good observations here. https://youtube.com/shorts/gqbqWhqZ2YU?si=47VlMclpm_QklJPQ

Wasn't Bienemy technically the OC for most of those "yellow" times?