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Khalil Mack September 9th, 2018.

In the ‘because we have to wait 11 more days before the season starts, why not’ category; Zavion apparently swapped from 81 to 13. And in case you care to know; Kaden Davis swapped to Davis' old number (81), Clark Phillips is now #20, Xavior Woods 32 and Scotty Miller went with 82.

James Lynch is back…more to come

This one cat that does a lot of Bears vids said he and one other player will probably end up on IR tomorrow - and thought the same about that TE. And he thinks of the two vacated roster spots Sanborn will be called back to fill one.

I saw that a lot of the ‘new’ players appear to be on defense. Pretty significant overhaul there.

Sure but cocaine users can only use it so much before their heart explodes.

Fwiw I like this Phillips kid. The brief highlights I’ve watched on him (sorry couldn’t get a link) he seems like a tough little defender. Heck knows the Bears need depth at Corner. And he played at Jaylon Johnson’s alma mater.

Im cautiously optimistic because of a few things. This feels (to me) a little like 2019. The year after the surprising rise of Trubiksy and Nagy. I realize Johnson and Caleb are not them but I still cant get over this Déjà vu sensation. I’m out in Colorado visiting family and started talking to a fellow Bears fan (while at the Coors brewery). His wish was for the Bears to have comfortable wins. Not as many of these cardiac wins like we saw last season. We agreed the schedule will be tougher this year and if Johnson is a man of his word, he’ll beat his opponents with the gas pedal pressed all the way. And lastly my caution comes from being a life long Bears fan. I’m ready to shed that feeling of being let down. Let’s do this!

I have one of those. Frank Thomas edition. They are sweet!

Speaking of football, did everyone see the Bears’ Rivalry unis? The one they’ll wear during the Packers game on Christmas? I oscillate between liking them, then not. I see where they wanted to reach back to their roots (which to me is awesome) but something just seems…off.

I mean, going after Pix of all people? Wowza. Now Mongo and Stinger I get, but Pix? First we lose Dolly and now this.

Saw that too. Cronin says ‘nothing too worrisome’. What I had seen was he removed a brace when going to the sideline. Didn’t realize he was nursing an injury (torn UCL - Ulnar Collateral Ligament - back of elbow) from last season.

I tried to find some specific highlights of Ahmed from this last game and only saw the TD run. I’ll agree he looked a little better than last week. And I’d agree with you that choosing between he and RoJo would be similar to choosing between Mayonnaise and Miracle Whip. For me; Jahdae Walker is that guy. He’s made the most out of his limited opportunities. Hot take: If either Burden or Odunze prove too fragile, Walker could surpass either. 🤷‍♂️

Word.

What I saw (sans all 22 😉) was Jones get dominated on a few plays. Admittedly I didn’t watch the whole game from end to end but there were a few times I saw Jones getting pushed back like he was on roller skates. And I think at that point it was against the Bengals 2s or 3s…so yeah. I’ve always liked Braxton and wish he’d rise to the occasion but alas, it appears he’s peaked in his ability. Benedet, I think, was playing guard (??) late in the game and looked …. Meh. I hope Trapilo is the answer for the left side and really (more importantly) hope he doesn’t rush back but becomes the foundation for years to come.

Thought I’d share this meme I saw.

Seems like the way things are going we might need this. With Coby Bryant out, his new backup, Xavior Woods now hurt and just learned Monongai’s injury was worse than originally thought. Reports are that he hyper-extended his knee after (get this) Grady Jarrett tackled him from behind and (allegedly) ‘forgot they weren’t in pads.’ NBC SportsKyle Monangai (knee) to miss multiple weeksBears RB Kyle Monangai is expected to miss multiple weeks with a hyperextended knee, reports ESPN's Jeremey Fowler.

Read this morning that both Monangai (knee) and newly signed Xavior Woods (groin) came out of the weekend scathed. Reports say Monangai’s injury was close to being pretty “serious” and with Woods‘ injury I suspect they’ll be on the market for another veteran Safety(?).

Yikes. Marvels of modern medicine. Or he’s just a quick healer. Patella tendon tear is a pretty devastating injury and after seeing him ‘limp off’ after he got it was pretty admirable. Dude must have an extremely high pain tolerance. Here’s to him not rushing back.

Did you guys see where apparently Coach Johnson was going to let his asst coaches call plays for half of the preseason games? This last game was Coach Randle-Els turn and he did the second half. Is that when they separated on the score?

That was me. Last year I saw reports where he was only because he was apparently having a hard time learning the plays. AI agrees with you that ‘no’ he is not and that he’s been managing injuries. At any rate, I hope he sticks around as he’s a good back…probably #3 at least. Ahmad, to me, looked slow. His TD was a result of the play design, not his speed or elusiveness . Keep in mind he was running against 2nd or 3rd team defenders…for the Browns. I’d say RoJo has the upper hand…but it’s a relatively low bar.

Saw a post on the socials recently where I learned #4 is in a contract year and an UFA after this year unless…the Bears resign him. So do they? I’m of the opinion ‘yes’ they need to. He’s done everything asked of him. Gotten better with Johnson and so far (knock on wood) has been durable. They didn’t draft any new RBs and aside from Monangai (who may have durability issues) there’s really no one left in the RB room. I think we all know for whatever reason, RoJo is in the doghouse and may have missed his potential. Aside from Chicago from being cheap I can’t think why they wouldn’t. This post brought to you courtesy or Maker’s Mark. 🥃 Da Windy CityBen Johnson's praise of D'Andre Swift opens back up contr...After the Chicago Bears locked up the future of tackle Darnell Wright, the one offensive building block whose future is yet to be decided is D'Andre Swift. The

For some reason, aside from Jason and me always arguing about the importance of linemen back then, the only thing that really sticks out to me is Cutler having to tie Webb’s shoe during a game. Otherwise yeah, a turnstile for sure.

Saw something on the socials about a recent injury report that listed a slew of players with concerning notes. This is not it but still a few players of note: We all know about Bryant, Gordon and Trapilo but the one on this list that concerns me is Burden. Heard about the collision but didn't know it was a groin injury. That's concerning due to that type injury can malinger for a long time. And really the only WR of late that I knew who played through it was DJ. And even then it affected his play. The other report had no ETA for Burden's return. Meanwhile on that report I saw that Sweat was listed as injured (nothing specified) but also had "no eta" listed for his return (??). Newly acquired Cam Lewis was reportedly "carted off" with a "serious leg" injury so with he, Stevenson and Gordon all out our CB depth is getting thin really fast. On the positive side I did see Monangai was back after having a "soft tissue" issue.

Jason's favorite Tackle of all time, J'Marcus Webb, eked out a 10 year NFL career with four of those as a starter. 😏