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The Bears defense gave up 30 points and a 116 QB rating to a third-string QB on Sunday. The defense registered two sacks and three other pressures. Baltimore punted twice and scored on every other possession. Chasing a two-possession game in the second half, when your defense can't get a stop...

People may blame Caleb Williams, but I would say people who follow the team have a general sense where the problem is - the general manager himself. Of the starting lineups the Bears will roll out on Sunday, Ryan Poles has turned 28 draft picks over four years into three starting players. All...

For me, I take anything the coaching staff from last year has to say with a grain of salt. I will not forget last year's team captains trying to get Caleb Williams benched to protect his development from the coaching staff. Not sure that's ever happened before in NFL history. I don't know what...

The only reason I would see Johnson starting Bagent is to give Williams a mental break for a week or two. Johnson has said repeatedly that this is a developmental year for the roster as a whole, not just Caleb Williams. This doesn't even get into the fact that Bagent has four starts in his...

I have no faith in Poles whatsoever. He's had 28 draft picks to work with over four drafts (obviously that number changes with trades). The Bears standard starting lineup these days includes three Poles draft picks - four if you count Gervon Dexter, but he's a rotational player at a position...

Entering the game last night, the Chargers had the most pass attempts in the league. However, they were 28th in attempts in 2024.

Jake Ferguson is the #1 TE in .5 PPR. In 3 of his 7 games, he has fewer than 37 receiving yards, and an average of 5 catches in those games. McBride and Warren, the #2 and #3 TEs, both have two games in the low 40s for rec yards. Obviously we don't know what Gadsden is in full, but not sure...

I think it is worth noting that the major professional leagues have a very vested interest in the general public believing that players and coaches engaged in this behavior are the bad actors. Numerous professional teams have partnerships agreements for their "own" sportsbooks - the Commanders...

I'll disagree with you here - I thought Caleb was very poor yesterday. There might as well have been clown/circus music in the background while he was running in circles in the backfield trying to evade pass rushers. The efficient checkdowns from Weeks 3-4 have disappeared, for now at least...

Bagent has little arm strength. His career high for passing yards in a game is 232, which only happened because the Bears lost 40-7 to the Chargers and he racked up the garbage time numbers. In four games as a starter, his QB rating is 71. At no point in Bagent's career has he demonstrated...

Here's another view on it: Team A scores a TD on the first possession. Do they kick the extra point or go for 2 knowing the opponents are going to get the ball? Let's say they kick the extra point. Team B scores a TD. Do they go for 2 to try to get the win? Do they kick the extra point...

I love ties, they liven things up and create interesting end-of-overtime situations and decision-making. The Packers' decision last night to apparently not engage in any sort of decision-making was fascinating in and of itself!

In a limited sample, Monongai at least seems to fall forward after contact as opposed to crumpling to the ground immediately. Not a high bar to clear with Swift.

There's a lot of reasons to criticize Poles, but it's mind-boggling that a 5-win team - and a team averaging 5 wins a year for all of Poles' tenure - spent its first four picks on...luxuries/developmental players? Someone posted on Reddit to be patient with Johnson and Poles as they see this as...

I agree that text should always be open to interpretation, but I don't agree with your interpretation at all. Again, Dunne is literally claiming here that this moment occurred that no one saw except those in the stadium. He doesn't say he was at the game, so the reasonable assumption is that he...