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Stevenson and Foreman out. ☹️? This post brought to you courtesy of Makers Mark. ?

Just wanna say this has been one of the best football weekends in recent history. Three NFL games on Thursday. The first ‘Black Friday’ NFL game, rivalry college football Saturday (Ohio State vs Michigan being the highlight), more NFL Sunday followed by the ‘Beloved’ on Monday night. This post brought to you by Maker’s Mark. ?

If you just wait a few more years you could draft Arch Manning. ?. And ‘yes’ I have been drinking. A little Maker’s Mark while I watch the Eagles/Bills game. ?

I’m obviously more in the ‘keep Fields camp’ and this still could work even if they decide to draft another QB next year. Justin still has one year (after this) on his rookie deal right? Seems to me he should be pressed to compete for the position next year. I wouldn’t necessarily want him to assume he’s got the job. That being said, the QB they draft should not be in the top half of the first round. If they’re able to trade down and get a later 1st or early second and get McCarthy, I’d be good with that.

Bears in pretty good shape with injury report. Would personally like to see Foreman play. And hope Feeney gets the call at Center. Meanwhile, Jefferson and Hockenstein were “limited” in the last injury report I saw for Minny. I think that’s actually an upgrade for Jefferson.

The Bears need to draft Harrison Jr…AT ALL COSTS. This was an incredible catch . While being tackled and with one hand. ??? https://x.com/cfbonfox/status/1728485313276780921?s=46&t=KrpJmhSTc4DI1sACtjisOQ

I’ll start it off. Happy Turkey day my fellow turkeys. Here’s to a brotherhood of Bears fans. May our team someday again rise above it all! Slainte!

I think there are more QB-desperate teams out there that may want to trade up, maybe even a future 1st round, to get their guy. Who knows, maybe Poles will call John Lynch to get some advice on how to fleece another GM of their first round pick to get a highly regarded QB from North Carolina?

It’s a fair question. The article below does specifically address some of those points. Some of the ‘cons’ listed are that he’s never held another position outside of ST. Another was that he wasn’t exciting enough and teams with the more exciting hire or next best thing. In one instance he lost out to Trestman. Some of the ‘pros’ listed are that he’s been in the NFL coaching for so long that he could surround himself with a very experienced staff from all walks of backgrounds. Another is that as the ST coach he’s worked with just about every position in the NFL, not just the offense or defensive side . Lastly the one that to me is the most intriguing. Although not many ST coaches end up as HCs, one in particular, John Harbaugh, has been since 2008. That seems by itself a good comparison. And like MadLith says, he’s familiar with the Bears organization. https://ontapsportsnet.com/bears/dave-toub-future-head-coach-nfl-bears-chiefs-special-teams-coordinator

Now this would be someone I'd like to see have a go at it. I had to see where he was these days and turns out he's been with KC since he left us in 2013. And what's more he's been holding the title of Asst. HC there since 2018. I'm a little leery of hiring another KC - Andy Reid tree guy but I know he's innovative and tends to lean aggressive. He's been around Reid since 2001 (when they both with Philly) so I would think he's more in tune with Reid's style of coaching than Nagy or even Bienemy might be.

The end of the first half and middle of the second was a Spags-a-thon. The KC defense was stuffing the Eagles at every turn. And the KC crowd came to help. I was surprised to hear (repeatedly) that KC has the most drops (passing) in the NFL. Last night it showed. Sheesh it was bad

From the little bit of the last Minnesota game I saw, Dobbs gets rattled like Goff does if you pressure him. Difference between them is Dobbs is way more mobile. They may need to consider deploying a spy on him for Minny. Maybe Sanborn is up to the task? I was happy to see more blitzes last game than we’ve seen before. But yeah, like Stinger said, after what they did with Detroit and they have the team to near perfect health they can beat most teams right now. Just not themselves.

I’d be ok if they decided to leave Feeney in for the remainder of the season. Provided he gets more prep time.

Well at least until the very end of the game...but still, he's gonna be a great add for sure.

Someone else (in the social media world) asked a pretty good question too. That was when Patrick got hurt they brought in Feeney instead of Whitehair. I don't think he was on the list as 'questionable or out' as he was standing on the sidelines at one point with his gear on, ready to go. The first series (or two) with Feeney was a bit of a mess and honestly threw things out of rhythm for at least one series. Although I much more liked having Feeney in at Center it was clear he hadn't practiced much with Fields the previous week in preparation for what might (and did) happen. Seems to me the more logical choice would have been to go to Whitehair first but what do I know?

Looks like Jones had to sit out due to some concussion protocol. Medical observer saw something he didnt like His saying ‘he couldn’t see anything’ may have been a part of it. In other news, he showed some hustle here getting after the safety. https://x.com/imbearingdown/status/1726401579748585973?s=46&t=KrpJmhSTc4DI1sACtjisOQ

I think Scott is capable. He showed some pretty impressive catches when Bagent was playing. He slowed up on this play for some inexplicable reason. I’m sure he heard from Fields afterwards. I’d bet thatScott ends up getting Mooney’s spot on the roster next year. ??‍♂️

That…is play calling and Scott being a rookie.

Do I dare ask you and Chile who you want as QB instead? . ?

Exactly. I’m comfortable with saying Justin has shown he belongs. If you count that Denver game, Justin has done really well. I discount the Minny game due to him probably having a concussion before getting injured. M Hes thrown 786 yards for 9TDs and one INT with a 121.1 average in those three games.

And Edwards down with what looks like a stinger or … separated shoulder. ?

Love me some Roschon Johnson too.

Int #3!!!! Our team came to play today fellas!!!! I’m lovin it!!!!

Gibbs runs out of “$20 million CB” tackle in the open field. ?

If I had to guess it was probably related to his near tussle with Anzalone the play before. They were mixing it up after Anzalone pushed Justin down while he was going out of bounds. The “fuc#ing couldn’t see” comment was interesting as he was leaving the field .