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Ok, so here's my swing at a 53 man roster right now. The ??????? slots will be filled either by guys currently on the roster (in parenthesis) or by grabbing someone else's cast off. All this assuming no trades that take guys from our roster too. So lets talk - did I put anyone on that isnt gonna make the 53? Are any of the guys in parenthesis locks? Closest I see to that is Amagadje, but I left that one open in case anyone wants to promote someone else. 2025 Bears 53 Man Roster QB (2) Caleb WIlliams Tyson Bagent RB (4) D'Andre Swift Kyle Monongai Roschon Johnson ??????? (Brittain Brown, Royce Freeman, Travis Homer, Ian Wheeler) WR (6) Rome Odunze DJ Moore Olamide Zacchaeus Luther Burden Devin Duvernay ??????? (Maurice Alexander, JP Richardson, Samori Toure, Jahdae Walker) OL (10) Joe Thuney Drew Dalman Darnell Right Jonah Jackson Braxton Jones Theo Benedet Ozzy Trapilo Ryan Bates Luke Newman ??????? (Kiran Amagadje, Bill Murray, Jordan McFadden, Doug Kramer, Chris Glaser, Joshua Miles, Ricky Stromberg) TE (3) Colston Loveland Cole Kmet Durham Smythe DL (10) Montez Sweat Grady Jarrett Andrew Billings Dayo Odeyingbo Gervon Dexter Austin Booker Chris WIlliams Shemar Turner Dominique Robinson ??????? (Daniel Hardy, Zacch Pickens, Xavier Carlton, Jonathan Ford, Taroh Kpassagnon, Jamree Kromah) LB (5) Tremaine Edmunds TJ Edwards Noah Sewell ??????? ??????? (Ruben Hyppolite, Amen Ogbongbemiga, Swayze Bozeman, Power Echols, Carl Jones) S (4) Kevin Byard Jaquan Brisker ??????? ??????? (Elijah Hicks, Jonathan Owens, Alex Cook, Millard Bradford, Tysheem Johnson, Mark Perry, CB (6) Jaylon Johnson Kyler Gordon Tyrique Stevenson Nashon Wright Josh Blackwell ??????? (Tre Flowers, Zah Frazier, Mekhi Garner, Kaleb Hayes, Nick McCloud, Jeremiah Walker) ST (3) Cairo Santos Tory Taylor Scott Daly Some Practice Squad guesses, many of which could make the 53: Kiran Amagadje JP Richardson Jordan McFadden Ruben Hyppolite Zah Frasier Austin Reed

too bad, but i guess in-game is preferred for the last preseason game. At least we get to see it for ourselves against 1st stringers.

Micah Parsons scrubbed his social media of all mention of the Cowboys today. Having both available in this late market will drive the price of each down.

Did we have a scrimmage with the Chiefs yesterday? I havent seen anything about it so i assume we didnt but i wonder why.

he was always good. Im shocked he didnt get drafted. He has NCAA all time records that would stand at any level, but he played at a AA school or something like that.

I agree it probably wont happen.

It depends what you get back int he trade, not trying to get rid of him. But if you get enough, its always worth it.

I would trade Kmet straight up for Hendrickson - I assume anyone would. Doesnt mean Kmet is bad. But GMs do not get fired for signing guys who have 17 1/2 sacks each of the last two years. They get praise for that. And we can always find the cap room for a star like that - especially with the QB on a rookie deal. Remember the cap always goes up. The down side is that Hendrickson is 30. If he was 26, like Parsons, it'd be a no brainer.

Its just rumors. I was asking hypothetically, since the 1st is off the table. I thought it had been credibly reported, because I heard it from my Dad, but he says it wasnt a news report just something online. So a whole bunch of nothing here. If he was 26 itd be almost a no brainer. But as it is, i think that would be an even trade, so people could successfully argue either side of it. You can always make cap room for a superstar, and its not like trading Kmet away for nothing. A top of the league pass rusher with 17 sacks is worth more than Kmet, even as I agree that Kmet has value for us. But like I siad, either side makes sense, there is no dumb answer to this one.

So I guess the Bengals are asking a lower price now for Trey Hendrickson. Now they want Cole Kmet, a 2nd and a 4th. Hendrickson is a hell of a player, but he is 30, this isnt the same as Micah Parson. And the asking price is lower. I'm not sure what I'd do right now. It seems a pretty even trade, so it can be argued both ways I think.

me too Ive always thought he had starter potential in this league.

very good for us. on most teams when the QB goes down, even for a few weeks, the season is in jeopardy. Having a quality backup is a fantastic thing to have.

If Braxton looked this good against the Buffalo starters on Friday, like he did in the game against the 2nd stringers on Sunday, then I agree with all of this. If he is playing himself into the job, then the battle for swing tackle is important, but Im not too worried about it. I still need to see more to be completely sold. I also wonder whether Trapilo is really out of the LT competition. I know everyone is saying that, and it's probably true, but I wouldnt be shocked if Trapilo was back in the mix this week IF Braxton was uneven on Friday. It's become a narrative that Trapilo is out, and maybe he is. But I can imagine a world where they had Trapilo at the RT spot for this week, to light fires everywhere. If he's the swing tackle, then he still needs reps at LT too. If he's #3 to Benedet then he's fallen a long way in a short time. I havent really heard too much either way about Friday, so I dunno. But if Braxton looked as good as he did in the game in the scrimmages, then that's a really good sign, and maybe the competition is ending in Braxton's favor. I dont know, but the coaches do. And i think they'll do the right thing. But something tells me it may not be over yet either.

Loved this one, always good to see the all 22 - and I learned something too - the skip step on purpose for dropback footwork, and how the skip step can be an option depending on the read. It came up several times. I might have thought it was a mistake or nerves by Caleb, but clearly it's a thing. Cool.

exactly. all we have are indicators, and proof of concept. we'll see how it all holds up against Minnesota, but there is a lot to be happy about coming out of this past weekend I am sure youll agree. There is a way to go, but it looks like we have the right guys to get there. Im not gonna crown anyone until we see it on the field in September, but there are obvious reasons for optimism. I appreciate your pumping the brakes a little here, and I totally agree. But still - this looks like it might be fun.

Totally agree. The coaching is easy to see now. And Caleb isn't wearing a wristband with plays on it, so I understand it took a while in camp to digest. Its hard to evaluate OL and such agaisnt second stringers, but evaluating making reads and getting the ball out in rhythm is valid no matter who is on defense. The offense looked organized, disciplined and crisp. SO good to see. As to the screen pass he grounded, I also said "good job" out loud even though I was watching it alone. Caleb is clearly maturing, Johnson is clearly the right guy to be our coach - all of that is obvious now. The rest we will take as it comes.

Im not gonna go through every snap again this week, but I did rewatch the 1st quarter, and every rep Braxton had was a good rep. I know he was facing 2nd stringers, so especially when it comes to bull rush, it doesnt prove anything, but a bad rep WOULD prove something, and he didnt have any, so that says something too. If Roushar unlocks Jones in a way he never did before then I am happy to be wrong about him. I've been basing my feelings about the player he's been in the past. I really hope this continues against higher level competition, of course. I am glad the coaches saw him against Buffalo's first string - we didnt get to see that, but they did, so they will know. And, like Kmet, I've always said if they play at a new higher level I havent seen before, then that changes everything. It's hard to project that, but if you see it, then you see it. Im not ready to crown anyone yet LOL but I am glad to see Jones playing well of course. Im a little surprised at what's happened to Trapilo this week, I wonder if it was just a week, or he is truly off of the LT competition for now. I know what the sportswriters have said, but I guess this coming week will say more. All to say, cautiously optimistic about Braxton, I cant say anything bad about his reps this week.

it looked like we have an actual running scheme too, instead of the usual pile of bodies and a HB trying to push through it - there were holes, assignments - it was like... professional football? Amagadje looking good on the run block for Wheelers second TD with about 9:40 minutes left in the 4th. great zone concept - double team and theh he got to the second level. All in all the entire game screamed good coaching.

and I know it was the 2nd team Bills defense, but Braxton looked greatly improved too.

Monanagi got injured on Friday - hopefully nothing big.

Shit, hate to see Smith go down. Is that his knee? Crap!

right, another good coaching point.

No matter who is out there, it looks crisp - that says a lot of good about Ben Johnson. Havent seen a Bears offense look in rhythm like this in a long long time.

It's really nice to see an actual running scheme. looks like we are going to be able to run the ball for the first time in a while. Burden is looking the part too. Nice.

and Hightower is supposed to be all that. Hed better get them focused.