adam

Welcome to the board! I agree, there has been so much pain, but CW has the best shot to turn this around. Very few rookie QBs have come into a better situation, and very QBs have the pedigree coming in like Caleb has. I don't know if those two have ever happened in the same year like this year. Also, every team that ended the preseason with a +60 point differential has made the playoffs. So we have to keep that going too.

Stinger, Keepers need to be locked in by tomorrow, at the latest (I have to lock them in the day before the draft). So if your guys have any keepers, please let me know in here or have them lock them in, in the app.

OK no problem. It looks like they all paid, only PapaBear is left.

With 16 slots, it will be interesting to see how many outside players they sign. The Bears didn't claim anyone on the waiver wire, so all the external signings will technically be free agents.

Looks like they didn't pickup anyone outside of adding a LS to replace Scales until he is back after surgery. Bates did get picked up by the Jets. Interesting choice for Poles to keep a 40yr old TE over Bates. I know it's probably only 10 to 15 snaps but Bates also played ST, as far as I am tracking, Lewis does not.

This one surprises me because I thought he was a lock. I guess with the Borom injury they need someone who can play OT as well, that seems to be Bill Murray.

Ugh on Wheeler. Tough to come back from an ACL and fight for a roster spot next year.

Yeah he definitely goes to celebrate, then realizes it's a live play, then goes to block. Super funny.

I saw the replay of the play and to me, it seems like he was running out to celebrate the INT because it looked like the defender who caught it was down. So he thinks they are running to the end zone to celebrate, and then he realizes it's a live play. If you look at it again, he runs straight to the ball carrier, not ahead to block.

and I will still need Keepers by the 30th if you have any

No worries, it is moved to the 1st. I am good with the 1st, with you 3 and I know Brad said he was good, so that is 5.

Exactly, and Jenkins needs to stay healthy if he wants an extension. So it looks like it will be 2-3 players left on the Bears roster for draft picks from 21 and older.

2 years or 1 year? Flus last coached in IND in 2021, and Williams was there in 21 and 22, so I think it was only one year of overlap. PFF had him grading out pretty solid in the preseason so far (FWIW). An overall grade of 80.1 and PRush of 81.6. To put that into perspective, he would be 7th on the Bears overall defensive score, just ahead of Booker, Sanborn, and Owens. His PRush grade would be 2nd on the team. This one feels more like a "jump the waiver wire priority" kind of move compared to the Taylor trade.

Almost typical for a new regime once you get past the rookie deals. Looking back on the Bears roster, the Bears have 3 players that should be on the team next year from 2017-2021 with Jenkins as the only real player to have a shot at returning from the 2021 class. 2021 - Jenkins, Borom, and Herbert 2020 - Kmet and Johnson 2019 - NONE 2018 - NONE 2017 - NONE

We just went full circle with the Claypool trade: 2nd Round Pick for Claypool > Claypool for a 2025 6th Rounder > A 2025 6th Rounder for Darrell Taylor (who was a 2nd Round Pick)

Change is made, we now draft on Sep 1st with keepers in by the 30th. To move the draft again, we would need 3x GMs to have issues with the 1st.

Yeah I we have a window of time, you are the first to post about a conflict. I will make the change to September 1st unless there are other people with conflicts on that date. It is always tough because it seems like there is a conflict on every day, but since there are 2x GMs with issues on the 3rd, I will move it to the 1st, which means we will need Keepers set by the 30th.

Yeah, I thought that was funny too. If they didn't draft Mahomes, KC has zero Super Bowls in the last few years.

and the Bears had 3x 6th rounders, so they still have 2 left.

Bears in the top 5 of the NFL in the Preseason: NFL Highest Passing Grade: 1. Bagent 88.8 3. Rypien 86.9 NFL Rushing Yards: 1. Jones - 158 Yards NFL Receiving Grades: 3. Bates - 85.8 NFL Pass Blocking Rate: 1. Murray - 90.4 NFL Sacks: 1. Hardy - 4 2T. Booker - 3 NFL Net Punting: 4. Taylor - 44.8

Darrell Taylor. Has 21.5 sacks in the last 3 years, and 15 over the last 2. Feels like a poor man's Ngakoue. $3.1M cap hit. Low risk. 6th rounders rarely make an NFL roster, so I really don't care too much about 6th and 7th rounders if you can get guys who make the 53-man roster for them. Taylor looks like one of them.

The Lions actually had their starters playing against 3rd and 4th stringers that year.

After the last preseason game, I change my prediction to Bears 33-10.

This is a glorious day to be a Bears fan. They defeated the SB champs handily, very close to an ass whooping, and they did it starting almost all players 3rd round or later while KC was running former 1st and 2nd rounders out there. The Bears end the preseason with a +68 points differential in 3.5 games. That is crazy. They scored 20+ pts and 3 TDs in every game. The defense has multiple TDs in less than 4 games. This would not matter if the Bears had weak starters, but both units look like they are top 10-15. With all the positives, there are still some concerns. I don't think Pass Rush or O-Line are the top issues anymore. They need another rotational DT and they need to solve the kickoff coverage and punt returns. Either way, a great way to start this season. A lot of good vibes going into Week 1 at home against the Titans.

I don't think Booker was in doubt. Ultimately, 15+ players on the 53-man have to play because no one else is left. I think Scott played because C. Johnson and Pettis were out. Roschon didn't play, and Wheeler got hurt making Velus go in as RB. Bagent is the clear backup and with his added strength, his ball is coming out a lot better. He is a very solid backup and someone I would hold onto unless some desperate team is offering a 2nd rounder or something like that. I agree on Homer vs Velus. Homer just looks slow, I have no idea what he brings to this roster. He has no juice. I would rather have Wheeler and Velus over Homer. I have Owens under Hicks and mainly a ST contributor. I think they were just resting Taylor and saving his leg but I could be wrong. One team looked hungry, the other team, outside of 2-3 players seemed just happy to be there. People say it's just the preseason but for the guys on the field, it meant something. The last time the Bears were 4-0 in the preseason was 1994 when they won a road playoff game as a wild card team........ <insert thinking face> I thought it was interesting that the Chiefs were playing Toney (former 1st round pick), Moore (2nd round pick), and Hardman (2nd round pick) in the game. Our backups were holding up against those guys. Are you Reddy? That dude is a ballhawk, and something you can't teach. He just has a knack for the ball. I would consider him over Steward over Blackwell. 0 sacks allowed, again. The O-Line may not be elite, but they are holding up enough to allow the team to get a passing game going. No INTs thrown either.