BearFan2000

For sure, I was about to turn off the TV after that pick as I was sure we'd just get buried. I'll give Nagy credit for having the guts to pull the plug on Mitch in game. We've seen enough, and you have to try something different. And what a difference there was. The way it all went down I have to think they went into this game with Foles being at least prepared in case they needed to pull Mitch. Knowing we were going to have to put up points to compete. And Mitch was the starter on a short leash. Otherwise I don't know if Nagy makes the move. I'm sure the Falcons hadn't prepared for Foles exclusively, and lets face it preparing for Mitch isn't a difficult task. But you could see a difference. Foles looks confident, composed, and decisive. He's less mobile but I'll take the improved accuracy and a QB who can go through his progressions. He'll make his mistakes and I don't assume what happened in that quarter and a half will be the norm, but I do expect the offense to be more efficient and effective with him under center. I'm glad we got him in the offseason.

I feel like Ridley is underrated in that offense because people focus on Julio Jones. Ridley's had himself a nice season so far and I believe had a strong second half of last season. But definitely having both on the field makes that team more dangerous. Gage going down hurt them too as he was also having a good season. It was basically Ridley, and a bunch of no names and their TE Hurst. The crazy thing is we're 3-0, but if Swift catches that pass we lose to the lions, if the Giants score on that final drive we lose, if we don't have our second miraculous comeback we lose this week and just like that we could easily be 0-3. The Falcons have blown double digit 4th quarter leads in back to back games (16 and 15pt). Losing week 1 to the seahawks is understandable that's a tough matchup. They can argue that they should be sitting at 2-1. But blowing big leads at the end of games has been a pattern, that's how they lost the Super Bowl. All in all we're 3-0 and I'll take it any day. We need to play better all around. Can't depend on 4th quarter heroics to pull games out that won't work against better competition. Hopefully Foles having a full week's prep as the starter will help. He could have had 5 TD passes in the 4th quarter, one was wrongfully taken away, and the other a drop. The difference in command of the offense, the huddle, reading the defenses, and decisiveness were clearly evident. Mitch looked like a guy scared to make a mistake and generally indecisive. Even his big run, he looked like he didn't know if he should go down, or try and score, if he's thinking score all the way (and once he was in open field he should have), the block was there to score. He has all the phyisical tools to be a good QB he just does not seem to be able to put it all together consistently. After 4 years he pretty much is what he's going to be most likely baring the lightbulb coming on at some point if it ever will. The Bears have given him every opportunity to succeed. He's had more benefit that many young QB's have. Solid to great D, plenty of weapons, etc. We've seen young QB's come in with less around them and succeed. I like the kid, but his time here's done barring injury this season. The D has to play better, there is too much talent on the roster for the production we're seeing. Our front 7 should be able to regularly harass QB's and we get there sometimes. I know we're getting held a lot but there are also a lot of downs where our studs are getting neutralized. I know our offense hasn't done them any favors. It does get tiring to work hard to get off the field and the offense does nothing over and over. Our run D, pass rush, and tackling needs to improve. Kicking game... ug. It really hurts not having a reliable kicker. The game should have been tied early on 6-6. We're just going to have to play better on offense/defense so games don't come down to our kicker. Refs have also not been doing us any favors. Two straight weeks we have had a defensive turnover taken away that would have been big momentum changes for us. Roughing the passer on a sack fumble??? How do you even justify that call? The pick 6 should not have been pass interference, the defender has as much right to the ball as the receiver. Yesterdays game was by far the worst I've seen, for 90% of the game it seemed like every time we'd do something good the refs would take it away. Yet wouldn't call the Falcons for anything till late. This was the only game it felt like they were doing all they could to keep the Falcons from losing. As bad as it's been the Bears have been their own worst enemy. The refs didn't miss and overthrow WR's, they didn't miss tackles in the run game, etc. Good teams shouldn't be in a position where bad calls make/break you.

That interception for the giants should have been PI. Defender was all over the receiver and never once turned his head. That make the one we get a TD in taken away worse. The defender has as much right to the ball as the receiver. It gets maddening watching us get screwed

Santos looked solid on his kicks. I know its a dome and it's not like he had any really long attempts. Maybe the Pinero IR thing is a blessing in disguise. Here's hoping Santos performs well enough to get us by till we find that long term solution.

I give the Bears credit for continuing to fight. They could have easily folded after that embarrassing fumble, it looked like everything was going wrong. 21-0 in the 4th makes for great comeback. The offense can’t stumble out of the gates and expect to pull this off against better teams. A good team would hav buried us today. A win is a win but you have to put up more than 6 pts up through 3 qtrs. Just look in our division packers put up 43 points in a game with a combined 77 points scored. That said I liked what I saw from Miller with some key catches including the go ahead TD. Good start to having a breakout year. It was good seeing our rookies involved. Moony with some nice catches, Jaylen Johnson with some nice defensive plays including the final play. Thought Kmet would be more involved.

Agree on Quinn and Mack. On paper our D looks to create nightmares for opposing QB's but time will tell if that plays out on the field. I feel like over the past few seasons we have not gotten after QB's the way I'd have hoped to see. I love seeing opposing QB's running for their lives and generally struggling to feel comfortable. We should be able to regularly generate that kind of pressure, I'm just hoping it actually materializes. Granted it would help if they actually called holding on our opponents.

Agree he's shown little durability regardless of whether he can or can't be a good kicker, if he can't be depended on to stay healthy it's best to look elsewhere. The search for a dependable long term kicker continues. Same story, new year.

I wouldn't read too much into it. Marketing is marketing. Mitch is the incumbent starter at QB so it makes sense his image is there, doesn't mean he won't get beat out or can't be beat out. It's going to be different this year without a preseason to have the two battle it out for week one starter on the field before the games count. Also consider the alternative if Fole's image was there instead it could be read to mean Mitch is done and Foles is the starter having only been signed this offseason and has yet to play a down in a Bears uniform.

we could actually see some of that since we do run a combination of 3-4 and 4-3 fronts. It's up to Pagano to put us in the best alignments to get the most out of our guys.

Sure would be nice to see the Bulls turn into a winning squad again. Been a heck of a dry spell with a few false hopes seasons mixed in. Course had Rose never gotten injured things could have been much different. He's became a shell of his former self. I'm hoping that finally moving away from the Gar Pax era will help things finally move in the right direction. Loved Pax as a player but as a co-gm was a bust.

touche! lol. And sad at the same time that in the long history of a founding franchise we've had 2 QB's who could carry a team only one in the SB era. Till we ever find/develop one everyone will suggest we sign every FA who becomes available each offseason or even any guys on the trading block. And every time one of those QB's signs elsewhere it's declared a failure on the Bears part for not signing them no matter what the cost would be.

For Monty to get 1500, or anywhere close Naggy will have to commit to running the ball with consistency which he hasn't yet shown that he wants to. Maybe that changes this year and he realizes how important the run game is to a balanced offense. It also means there needs to be more variety in run plays when we do run it. Our offense has been too predictable, some of that is on Mitch, some is on Naggy. Mitch has shown leadership in organizing workouts and has a good attitude along with honest self reflection of his game/tendancies. Will it translate on the field? He needs to take that next step and be more than a 1 read QB who overthinks things. It's make or break this year for his time in Chicago. I like the kid but at some point it's put up or shut up.

The pick reminds me of the Jackson pick. Would have been a first rounder were it not for the past injury history. Both players are hard nosed ball hawking DB's We got first round talent at second round price. As long as he can stay on the field he is a steal. We'll have to see how it plays out. It worked out for us and Eddie here's hoping it works out for Jaylen too.

looking forward to the home game vs the Colts my wife and I might try to go to that game.

Ted Ginn agrees to 1 year deal

His numbers at ND can undervalue what he can do. The offense ND ran spreads the ball around between TE, WR, and RB. Having watched Cole his whole career at ND we got a big physical TE with soft hands, with good instincts and technique. Like AZ pointed out his ability to sell the block before going on his route demonstrates a kid with good football IQ that will put the time into working on the little things that make him better. I'm looking forward to him and Graham on the field together and that Cole has that vet to mentor him is a great situation. Watching his draft video and seeing his excitement to play for his hometown team is genuine.

I get the same vibe about both of them. Jay never liked being in front of the camera. The way he handles that dislike is what gives him this "don't care" persona. Viewing him that way I kinda get his sarcastic/snarky humor. Kristin does definitely come off as a narcissistic type that needs to elicit the approval of others to validate herself so she needs all the attention she can get. I can imagine Jay not wanting to have to compete for her attention. Who knows, we only see what's out there in public.

Second that. Above all is the hope everyone stays safe and those stuck away from home can return soon. The draft has provided a good distraction. Glad the NFL is working towards keeping football going. My wife’s aunt and uncle both tested positive. Her aunt was in far worse/dire shape with double pneumonia. Thankfully she is making progress and is off the ventilator. As for TE, The “experts” seem to find crap to say no matter what we do. We had the worst TE play in the entire league. It’s not like we’ll keep all. I agree it’s probably going to be 5.

And sadly that tells you all you need to know about our TE situation... sigh

Something to keep in mind is that the window for success only stays open for so long. Gone are the days when you could invest 5+ years in a QB waiting for them to develop. We have the roster to win now and who knows how much longer our window will be open. I would like to see Mitch take the steps to become the QB we drafted him to be, but if he doesn't, we have to look to move on. This year could be his last here, and Foles is merely a backup/fallback in case Mitch takes another step backwards. We don't have the means or capitol to draft a QB high this coming draft. I could see us drafting a QB with development potential. Mitch may get it and he may not, maybe he'll get it this season and we can scratch QB off the need list. Future is so hard to tell. He's entering his 4th season, 3rd season under Nagy, he needs to step up his game.

I would be very surprised if there was any truth to the Bears tampering with Eli. This offseason I've seen articles linking every possible QB FA or possible trade target being linked to the Bears. It's the easy article. These kind of rumors spread like wildfire on social media. Someone floats something out there and watches it spread. As far as bringing in Eli (out of retirement). He may be a better backup than Daniels, we can do better than a recently retired 38/39 year old QB who's best days are far behind him. Just don't see the benefit in kicking those tires, much less risking a tampering charge by having dinner with him. After googling it there's very little reason to believe this "rumor" has any credibility.

I was not happy when he was traded away simply because our coordinator at the time didn't value the TE. He's had a good career in Carolina but as other's have mentioned that price tag for his injury risk is too steep a risk to take. If you could guarantee he could stay healthy it'd be different.

which goes back to play caller. If that's Nagy or we bring in an actual OC (meaning someone who's sole job is calling plays) they need to be willing to run enough for Monty to have a shot at 1200 yards. Also goes to the OL, and needing guys who can create holes for the RB's. This season we've had Nagy not utilize the run game with any consistency, and when we have we've rarely blocked well for it. Perhaps that was part of his reasoning for not sticking with the run game? Whatever the case we've seen it this season and into the playoffs teams with strong run games have had far more success. Being able to run the ball effectively is a key to success for the reasons you mentioned. Sets up play action, chews clock, and also draws the D closer to the line, opening up the downfield stuff. Not being able to run the ball makes you one dimensional and easily shut down.

agree, and I have no doubt Kyle will stay around the team/city. He's the type that will always see himself as a Bear, he's proud of the fact that he was drafted here and gets to retire as a Bear. Great guy, great player, just sad that his body wore down so quickly. He had that mean streak and temperament you want in an OL. Wish hime well in whatever he does next.

I too would rather have Hooper than Ebron. Ebron's never lived up to expectations, he will kill you with crucial drops, so in that respect how's he different or better than what we have. Hooper has much better hands and has been far more consistent.