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In the last 3 seasons, the Bears have signed or traded for at least 37 players, I am sure I missed a few. Of all the trades and free agent signings, I have 5 players that have exceeded expectations based on contract or trade value. Who did I miss? I know you can't hit on all of them, but it feels like there are way too many at the bottom. Super long post, but let me know if you think this looks accurate? This group exceeded expectations: 1. Moore - has been as close of WR1 as they have had since Alshon and Marshall 2. Edwards - great LB signing 3. Billings - underrated DT 4. Byard - huge upgrade from Jackson 5. Taylor - for a 6th round pick? A pleasant surprise at Edge --------------------------------------------------------- For me this group has performed as expected or close enough based on their contract: Sweat - 6th highest contract, 58th in sacks with 4.5 Swift - signed a top 10 contract, currently 19th in rushing yards Walker - $7M AAV for rotational DL Owens - fairly solid ST player and backup S Shelton - has steadily improved at C, was super shaky for first 6 weeks though Jones - played solid DT for the Bears, but they didn't resign him Carter - solid returner, filled in as WR admirably ---------------------------------------------------------- This group played decent but did not live up to contract: Allen - huge contract, 4th round pick given up, finally played to his potential on Thanksgiving. Need to see that for 5 more games. Edmunds - Massive overpay for a very average MLB, 3rd highest LB contract in the NFL Ngakoue - Was supposed to be that Edge2 the Bears needed, never lived up to it --------------------------------------------------------- This group of lesser players that were average at best: Bates - Poles lovefest Pryor - meh Homer - meh Obongbemiga - meh St. Brown - meh Morrow - meh, but then goes to the Raiders and leads NFL in tackles? Blasingame - meh ------------------------------------------------------- This group underperformed or were underutilized: Everett - has looked terrible, like super bad, we gave up some young UDFA TEs to keep him Cole - ST player Foreman - spent half the year inactive Patrick - was horrible, leaves the team and magically becomes a Pro Bowler Lewis - I have never seen a player come in for one play, get penalized for a false start, then leave the game as much as Lewis. ------------------------------------------------------- This group was a hot pile of garbage: Feeney - Poles traded for him Cruikshank - terrible Siemian - why Pringle - omg this guy sucked Muhammad - a tackling dummy would apply more pressure than he did Dozier - Poles thought signing arguably the worst G in the league would be a good idea? Peterman - really? Tonyan - This guy was supposed to be TE2 and had brick hands. He should be playing volleyball at San Jose St. Davis - This guy is still getting paid by the Bears Claypool - worst trade in the last decade, never trade a pick before you know the slot 5 names? That's it. Again, please tell me what Poles has excelled at and done better than the Vikings, Packers, and Lions front offices? It feels like the Bears are getting lapped, yet they had the pick of the litter over the last 3 years. Draft picks up next.

Technically this would be the easiest defense they have faced since Brown took over. Allen has looked much better/healthier, and most of the players should be well rested after the mini bye. While SF comes back frozen from Buffalo. That extreme weather change is tough.

SF at 5-7 is favored by 3.5 pts at home. They are playing after a SUN Night game in the snow in BUF, while the Bears are coming off their mini bye at Thanksgiving. SF has lost 3 straight and have been outscored 73-20 in their last two games. McCaffrey looks to be out for the year, so it will be interesting to see how they respond. With the Bears, it will all come down to how the team responds to Brown as the HC. The talent is there as they have been in every game this year outside of the ARZ game. Otherwise, they had a chance to win any one of the other 7 losses. They could've easily beat 3 of the top 10 teams in the league over the past 3 weeks. EPA/PLAY: CHI OFF is 23rd, DEF is 10th (OFF has been top 10 since Brown took over as OC) SF OFF is 10th, DEF is 15th If the Bears offense plays like a top 10 unit, and the defense can play in the top 15, the Bears should have the edge in this game. The recent odds also suggest that the Bears as slight favorites. I am going with Bears 27-20

Maybe it was some lingering injury issues, but the old (good) Keenan Allen showed up on Thanksgiving. He looked light years better than he has all year long.

The Warren/Poles press conference was brutal. I have never seen Poles look like a kid who just got yelled at in the other room before family photos. At least Brown was on point. I really like this guy. I can't believe he was not highlighted more in Hard Knocks. He is a complete 180 compared to Waldron and Flus. The players still need to execute on the field, but I would not be surprised if they win 3-4 games out of the last 5.

Caleb's QBR in his last 6 games: Last 3 with Brown: 84.3, 77.4, 66.1 Last 3 with Waldron: 35.2, 19.9, 13.1

Caleb had a 66.1 QBR against DET and now is over the magically 50.0 boundary at 50.5. The highest QB output since Cutler was Trubisky in 2018 with 3,223 yards and 24 TDs. Williams should surpass the yards and has an outside shot at the TDs.

Washington or Hightower I would assume, so Brown can stay in the booth to call plays, but I would not be opposed to any of those 3.

If Poles wants to keep his job, he has to fire Flus this weekend. Otherwise, he has tethered himself to this abortion of a 3-year stint.

I honestly would not be surprised if the win out after he is gone. He is that bad of a HC.

Once Caleb saw the time, he changed the play to go for the win because there would not be enough time for another play. He also said it's not his place to call a timeout in that situation.

Thru 12 games: 1. Moore - 663, needs 67 per game for 1K 2. Odunze - 543, needs 91 per game for 1K 3. Kmet - 448 4. Allen - 441, needs 112 per game for 1K 5. Scott - 0, needs 167 per game for 1K Now it looks like Moore is the only one with a shot at 1K. He should also finish with around 90 receptions.

Caleb needs to average 245 yards in his last 5 games to break Erik Kramer's team record of 3,838 passing yards. He now has 14 Passing TDs and is on pace for 20 TDs. He has averaged 276 passing yards a game with 5 TD and 0 INT over the last 3 games where Brown was the OC. He has faced GB, MIN, and DET, all top 10 defenses. If he averages this same amount for the last 5 games, he would have 3,990. So 4K is still in play. He needs one big game and he should hit it.

Trestman was passive, but he never made this many blunders. Eberflus is the laughingstock of the NFL.

The Bears are now #9 overall after falling to 4-8. With the highest SoS, they can't get higher, but NO, CIN, and DAL can pass them back up if they lose. The Bears can stay at #9 if they all win, or drop to #12 if all 3 lose. There are 4x 3-8 teams that can tie the Bears this week, but it won't impact draft position, CAR, TEN, NYJ, and CLE. However, it does setup for them to pass the Bears after the Bears next loss.

Williams is not even in consideration for ORoY while Daniels is the favorite, strictly due to wins that are beyond Williams control.

He has to go after this one. Mini bye before next week. Show him the door, get the interim guy setup and start prepping for next week.

He is literally the worst modern day coach in NFL history.

Also, that phantom horse collar call on Gordon led to a DET TD. The difference in the game too. Never should've came down to the last sequence anyway. Caleb threw for more TDs in the 2nd half against DET than any QB has all year in a full game.

He is the worst coach in NFL history, bar none. No HC has ever lost this many games due to his own game mismanagement. This is now game 10 that the Bears shouldve won but lost in the last 3 years. Unbelievable.

Detroit had been shredding everyone and the Bears came back after halftime and outscored Detroit 20-7 with a chance to win, and they literally lose because of coaching. Flus has to go.

Way too much pressure for a backup D-Line, that was not a good game for the O-Line. They got pushed back on every play while our DLine was getting pushed back. Lost in the trenches again. Caleb thru for 256 yards and 3 TDs, 0 INT, now at 2612 Passing yards with 14 TD and 5 INT thru 12 games. Daniels has 2,613 thru 12 games with 12 TD and 5 INT. Nix has 2548 yds, 16 TD, and 6 INT thru 12 games.

Short week vs arguably the best team in the league and you drive your team down within FG range and the HC shits the bed again.

Welp, I will close this thread.

Unbelievable, no words. Eberflus has to call a timeout there. Seriously, this guy is so far over his head. How many more losses do we need to experience before the organization does something?