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Think about it, they just released the video of him walking around the players with all the nicknames. Outside of his ridiculous post game speeches and his pressers, that was the only other time we have seen him interacting with the players. That comes out, then this announcement follows a few days later? Feels slightly staged. Get a positive vibe out about Flus, then leak this info.

Reading the tea leaves, I assume this means they are trading the #1 pick and not taking a QB.

Just odd timing imo. Why now with 2 weeks left?

Yeah, I doubt that report would come out if he is gone or if it is undecided.

Revised after Week 16: Week 17 1. NYG beats LAR 2. PIT beats SEA 3. MIN beats GB Week 18 4. SF beats LAR 5. ARZ beats SEA 6. ATL beats NO

How Bears can win 2 and still pick in the top 10: CHI beats ATL NO beats TB and ATL DEN beats LAC LVR beats DEN GB beats MIN MIN beats DET CHI beats GB CHI at 8-9 picking #10 This would be a pretty crazy outcome if they didn't make the playoffs.

Here are the outcomes and projected draft pick range for the Bears: 6-11 (#7 if TEN wins 1, #8 if TEN loses 2) with Jets at 6 wins, CHI jumps them with 2 losses. 7-10 (#9 if NO or ATL lose 2, #8 if NO and ATL win at least 1 of 2) all 6x 7-8 teams play each other, so 3 of those teams will get to 8 wins. Only NO and or ATL can pass CHI with SoS. 8-9 (#10 to #12), based on SoS, it looks like no 8-win team can drop below CHI, all 6x 7-8 teams play each other, so 3 of those teams will get to 8 wins. Only NO and or ATL can pass CHI with SoS. So it seems at best the Bears can get to #7 with 2 losses and a TEN win, but #8 seems like the most probable outcome if CHI and TEN both lose 2. The most probable outcome is Bears winning 1. That would put them at 7 wins, at worse that slides them to #9 if they win one and the loser of ATL/NO loses their other game. ATL plays CHI. So #8 or #9, odds say #9 here. Then we have 2 wins. That gets the Bears to 8-9, with 3 of the 7 win teams going to 8 makes them all drop. If Bears win 2, that means ATL has to lose at least one, so they drop below the Bears to #9, making #10 the best the Bears can get, and it looks like at worst #12 (unless they make the playoffs). So #7 - #12 is my projected draft range for the Bears pick.

It's definitely something to consider. If they go with a new QB, that guy has to win over the locker room while also replacing Fields, who by all accounts is a great teammate and leader.

A good game tonight, DET at DAL. I am going with DAL at home. Will be a good measuring stick for the Bears as they beat DET and should've beaten them the first time.

Exactly, I jump back and forth between what I want them to do and what I think they will do. I know we are concerned they will do what they always do, but Poles is going to have unprecedented flexibility going into the 2024 draft and offseason. Now one other thing, if you look at PFF grades by team, the Bears are 27th overall according to PFF. So my question to everyone is, are we giving too much credit to Poles because we like some of the players? Like if this roster was as good as some of us think it is, wouldn't the PFF grades be higher? I know that some of the grades are sus, but generally speaking, they are at least in the ballpark, and the grades seem to get better as they average them out over time.

OK cool, thanks. Williams looks like he is the highest rated on PFF with a 86.5 PFF grade (#2 in NFL), but with only 497 snaps. Cushenberry is at 72.0 with 940 snaps, and James is 70.0 with 824 snaps. Those all would be massive upgrades over Patrick at 51.0.

Who is available via FA for Center? I thought it was a weak group.

QB - Fields, WR - 1st Round Pick, Edge - Other 1st Round Pick, S - 2nd Round Pick after trade back, C - 3rd Round Pick QB - Williams/Maye/Daniels, WR - 1st Round Pick, C - 3rd Round Pick, S - Jackson restructured (1/2 the cap hit), Edge - Addressed in FA

It was in his presser the other day. He said it is all part of the offseason evaluation. Which led people to connect the dots. If he was going to be, he would have no issues saying that, but by not saying it or saying they have to assess the situation, leads people to believe that they are moving on from him.

Do they even disclose how long Flus' contract is for? Previously they have been tight lipped about it. I know for Nagy and Pace, there were whispers of extensions but no one really knew.

We probably have seen the last of Mooney in a Bears uniform. I doubt he is going to want to play and risk injury without a contract.

Gross. That is some bad football. 3 of those teams play outside.

If you are going for a rookie QB in 2024, you have to keep #1 for the QB and get a WR with the Bears pick, then hope you can trade Fields for a 2nd to address one of the other spots not filled in FA: Edge/DL/TE/C/S

Flus has a lot of nicknames for his guys:

Most of the media loves the defense and just knows the offense is stuck in neutral and doesn't know why.

I guess it depends on what page you are looking at. In their Quarterbacks 2024 Draft Preview, they have Williams #1, Daniels #2: https://www.ourlads.com/story/default/2024-Draft-Preview-Quarterbacks/11509/dh/

That would be a haul. #3 could still be MHJ, so you could then use or trade down again with the Bears pick. #35 recoups the Sweat trade, and you still go into 2025 with an extra 1st and an extra 2nd.

Everything should be taken into consideration during an evaluation. I think you are increasing risk if you just immediately discount anything, whether it is good or bad. In those 5 games, Williams put up 322 yds/g, 12 Total TDs, 1 INT, while the offense averaged 34 pts a game and they still went 1-4.

That is one ugly sim, but based on the ARZ game, I wouldn't be surprised if it turned out like that.

The Bears defense is rolling, with most other offenses in the NFL, the Bears are probably undefeated since trading for Sweat.