Good vibes. If these draft picks are all crazy football oriented players, this could be a very good draft.

I heard where DJ Moore said he cant believe so many vets aren't showing up for OTAs in Buffalo. He always was a team first guy.

I also heard that Harris said that he likes the way Tyrique Stevenson is looking . I would think if they didnt think him and Terrell Smith couldnt fill the #2 CB spot they would have resigned DuShon Wright since he didnt get a big money deal.

The OL coach referred to the LT spot and is okay with Jones and Theo's progress to fill in for Ozzy. I think they would have went out and signed Taylor Decker if they didnt think they couldnt handle it. He is still now signed by anyone.

6 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

I heard where DJ Moore said he cant believe so many vets aren't showing up for OTAs in Buffalo. He always was a team first guy.

I also heard that Harris said that he likes the way Tyrique Stevenson is looking . I would think if they didnt think him and Terrell Smith couldnt fill the #2 CB spot they would have resigned DuShon Wright since he didnt get a big money deal.

The OL coach referred to the LT spot and is okay with Jones and Theo's progress to fill in for Ozzy. I think they would have went out and signed Taylor Decker if they didnt think they couldnt handle it. He is still now signed by anyone.

Wright was not very good in coverage, he had some clutch turnovers to make up for it and it was fun to root for him but lost a lot of 3rd down conversions. He gave up 800 yds in completions compared to Jaylon Johnson 517 in 2024 or 279 in 2023.

Even Greg Gabriel said Decker is washed up and not better than what the Bears have. I am glad Poles stayed away from spending on washed up FAs.

59 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:

Wright was not very good in coverage, he had some clutch turnovers to make up for it and it was fun to root for him but lost a lot of 3rd down conversions. He gave up 800 yds in completions compared to Jaylon Johnson 517 in 2024 or 279 in 2023.

Even Greg Gabriel said Decker is washed up and not better than what the Bears have. I am glad Poles stayed away from spending on washed up FAs.

Agree with all that, Wright might get better but a bad coverage guy.

I don't recall seeing this here, and too lazy to review, but it just adds to the adrenaline running through Bear fans' veins when you see something like this.

I'm referring to the on-the-dime completion to Rome during Thursday's OTA @ Halas Hall, which Case Keenum says went 67 yards in the air. Not bad since Caleb was scrambling and actually threw off his back foot. ;-)

Also great to see JJ participated in full and Kyler was there as well (albeit limited).

Yes. Now show me the simple quick reads for 10 yard gains.

21 minutes ago, AZ54 said:

Yes. Now show me the simple quick reads for 10 yard gains.

If he could make the easy throws, just imagine what his completion % would be?

More important than his Comp. %, we might actually be able to sustain drives, score in the first three quarters, give our defense a chance to get a breather, and avoid the need for Caleb to revert to the Ice Man (although it is fun to see frost on his beard).

The quarterback coach said the challenge is to get Caleb out of the big play mentality and do the simple throws. A lot of times last year he passed up an open player to try to go downfield. I think the working relationship between BJ and Caleb will end up with good results.

Not sure how many of you are familiar with a website called "Heavy." I love that the articles are always solid, more often backed up by statistics than unfounded opinions. Today, there was another feel-good article that had any Bears fanatic dreaming of the coming season.

How The Bears’ Offense Is Set Up To Take An Exponential Jump In 2026

Good Site for Bears' News: Heavy on Bears

Caleb throwing to Loveland, Burden, & Odunze. OH MY!

I'm reading more and more about how Luther Burden is showing enormous progress, killing it in OTAs. In an article that was actually promoting Loveland, claiming he would challenge for All Pro this year, it went on to discuss our other emerging star, Luther.

Statistics. Sometimes it can be misleading. Sometimes it can be enlightening.

Here is a quote from Warren Sapp (Not a big fan of him, but as it may), giving some stats that showed just how great a rookie year he had:

NFL analyst Warren Sharp laid out the statistics in an X post on March 5.

“Luther Burden’s stats last year among Bears WRs/TEs:

• +0.52 EPA/target (#1)

• 56% success (#1)

• 10.9 yds/target (#1)

• 7.2 YAC/reception (#1)

• 86% accurate target catch rate (#1)

• 78% overall catch rate (#1)

• 25% target/route (#1)

“He ranked #1 on the Bears in EVERY. SINGLE. METRIC,” Sharp wrote.

I have a tendency to look at things that normally just pop up on my social media but that never does for some reason. AZ54 has posted stuff from that source before and it does have good content. Good article

11 hours ago, Stinger226 said:

I have a tendency to look at things that normally just pop up on my social media but that never does for some reason. AZ54 has posted stuff from that source before and it does have good content. Good article

I don't have any social media accounts other than this one. I scan some of the Youtube pundits but most of that is repeatable blabber, except sometimes they highlight their source. My one best source of info is that I watch coaches and players press conferences (better than reading or listening about their comments elsewhere), and on Youtube I definitely watch many of the film breakdowns. Other than that, I might search Chicago Bears news and see if anything interesting pops up. I don't read Heavy hardly ever unless I find something useful pop up elsewhere. In which case I find the source link and post that here.

Being retired and having a lot of time on my hands I look at everything Bears at least once to see if it has value and it is repetitive. I have several I like and tune the other stuff out.

Because of our past of losing regularly, I dont think we trust what is about to happen. We analyze the team and see weaknesses and yes, a lot of questions. The defense was bad last year mainly because of injuries. I think the second year in DA's system will look a lot better with some new players but improvement by people already here.

BJ is a maniac and is building this team in his image. Players that love football, non stop motor, physicality and more athletic. Poles is acquiring players with those traits. Yes, he isnt perfect but no GM is . If he finds a UDFA or late round pick that becomes a starter or contributes but misses on a third rounder, its about the end result of upgrading the roster.

Being an optimist, I see the maturity of Caleb and turning this into an offensive juggernaut instead of the old Bear teams of good defense and lack of offense.

I trust them to fix our questions in their vision and not the pundits and fans view of the pass rush deficiency, ect.

IMO we should challenge for a SB spot barring major injuries. Its not a perfect team yet but it will be good enough.