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GB has owned Chicago. Rodgers has owned Chicago. It doesn't matter who they have at OL as long as they're allowed to Hold and protect Rodgers. The Bears secondary will make one huge, bonehead mistake. The Bears offense will remain neutered, with Fields flashing just enough for Nagy to beg to keep his job. I'm not getting my hopes up at all. Rodgers throws for 300+, while Fields does some dumbass RPO plays. Bears 14 - Packers 30

Pump the brakes, Stinger. Nagy won coach of the year because the team turned around from 5-11 to 12-4, but it was 90% because of the defense, which Nagy didn't touch. 1st in points 3rd in yards 2nd in yards per play 1st in takeaways 1st in INTs 1st in rushing TDs allowed That Coach of the Year award should have gone to Fangio if anyone.

I'm excited for the Fields era, but I still think Dalton should be starting. If the plan wasn't for Dalton to start while Fields develops, then Dalton should have never been picked up in FA. Foles was enough. Dalton's acquisition reeks of the Glennon move, which is yet another reason I can't stand Pace. The dude makes moves that just waste money, and potentially cause conflict. Having Foles is one thing. He's easy to dismiss for a first round rookie. Dalton is a different case. It just looks like a lack of long-term planning.

Does anyone else think the TD pass was extremely lucky? It was basically thrown straight at the defender. I get that the defender's head was turned, and that's what allowed the TD, but usually those are thrown to the back shoulder, or higher, to avoid the defender.

Clean house. GM- Charlie Casserly type, someone who has PROVEN success, not one of those “wants to be the smartest guy in the room”-types. HC- Hire Pete Carmichael, New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator Draft OL and Huge program guys from SEC, BIG 10, BIG 12, Clemson, etc.

How many years in a row does the same things have to be repeated. FIX THE OL i don’t care what skill positions there are, it’s all predicated on OL. So they drafted one guy, and he turns out to be worthless. There seems to be a pattern developing, but they need to make it the first, second, and third priority or they’ll ruin Fields like they did Trubisky.

Rams 28 - Bears 10 Nagy refuses to run, and the shit OL gets Dalton body slammed repeatedly. Stafford methodically picks the Bears apart with mid-range passes, and Sony Michael breaks one big run. The Bears fall into a 14+ hole. By the time Nagy realizes what’s going on and makes any changes it’s too late. Leonard Floyd celebrates on the sideline like a 6-year old who gets to eat ice cream for breakfast while the Bears physicians and psychologists check on a noticeably shell-shocked Andy Dalton, whose hearing is a mix of tinnitus, audible boos, car crash sounds, and “We want Fields”-chants.

Agree. I’m sick of the fact this clown falls in puppy love with 1-2 players every draft and can’t hold his load until the Bears pick. This team needs multiple players at multiple positions, not “good enough”-dudes because there is an absence of draft capital.

As always, this line of rationale is to be taken with a grain of salt as long as the Bears front office continues to be far more hits than misses, and the team continues be mediocre at best. When the team perpetually wins, and perpetually threatens in the playoffs, then we can say, "Hey, nobody with a random opinion could do better than those superstar Bears GMs." Until then, however, it's impossible to say for sure. Hell, picking just exclusively SEC guys would probably be a better strategy than what we've seen over the past decade. I'm excited about Fields like everyone else, but if they had stayed at 20 and kept the extra picks, who knows what could have been? Since Pace loves trading away picks, however, it's difficult to know what could have been over the years. Picking randomly would have probably produced better teams overall.

The amount of deja vu here is sickening.

What scares me about this is if the Packers cave and find trade partners for both. What would Rodgers and Adams be worth in trade?! Conservatively I could see them getting three extra first round picks at the least. They'd have a chance to reload like the 90s Cowboys.

I don’t believe any of these picks mean they think their QB is necessarily better than Fields and his potential. I think it means they’re content with their cumulative GPA if they keep their passing-grade QB and upgrade the F on their report card. In other words, improving the C+ in Math and keeping an F in English means you still fail and go to Summer school.

Agree on all, but I think including Cohen more is a good idea, and his absence in the offensive game plan highlights Nagy’s inadequacies.

I think Fields starts by the Tampa Bay game. Not only do I think the Bears will start slow, but I think it'll be a good story/reason with Fields (i.e. youth of the league) going against Brady (i.e. soon-to-retire GOAT).

To be fair, there is a chance Justin Fields sees very minimal time on the field this year. Dalton is no scrub. He's arguably the best QB the Bears have every had on roster. Similar career stats to Cutler, but without as many interceptions. If he does well, and performs similar to his Cincy years, there will be no reason to rush Fields.

Compelling breakdown, but here's how I see it: Sunday, Sept. 12 at Los Angeles Rams, 7:20 p.m. - Primetime and the Rams are good. Loss Sunday, Sept. 19 VS. CINCINNATI BENGALS, Noon - They will improve, but not that much. Win Sunday, Sept. 26 at Cleveland Browns, Noon - This team has swag. Loss Sunday, Oct. 3 VS. DETROIT LIONS, Noon - Always close games. Split series this year. Win. Sunday, Oct. 10 at Las Vegas Raiders, 3:05 p.m.* - Random game. Win. Sunday, Oct. 17 VS. GREEN BAY PACKERS, Noon* - They own the Bears. Loss. Sunday, Oct. 24 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 3:25 p.m.* - Brady avenges his brainfart from last year. Field probably starts by now. Loss. Sunday, Oct. 31 VS. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS, Noon* - This is a trap game IMO. Anyway. Win. Monday, Nov. 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers, 7:15 p.m. - Primetime, perpetually good team. Loss. Sunday, Nov. 21 VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS, Noon* - Tough team. Loss. Thursday, Nov. 25 at Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving), 11:30 a.m. Always close games. Split series this year. Primetime. Loss. Sunday, Dec. 5 VS. ARIZONA CARDINALS, Noon* - At this point it's win or go home. Just to make it interesting. Win. Sunday, Dec. 12 at Green Bay Packers, 7:20 p.m.* - They own the Bears. Likely the nail in the playoff coffin. Loss. Monday, Dec. 20 VS. MINNESOTA VIKINGS, 7:15 p.m. - Hey, 17 games and 8 losses? Time to get moving. Win. Sunday, Dec. 26 at Seattle Seahawks, 3:05 p.m.* - The C-Hox have a playoff lock, the Bears players look up Pyrrhic victories during their dance party. Win. Sunday, Jan. 2 VS. NEW YORK GIANTS, Noon* - This is so obvious. Just like a Greek tragedy. Win. Sunday, Jan. 9 at Minnesota Vikings, Noon* - Finish on a 4-game streak for false-confidence, but lose a playoff tie-breaker. Win. Long story short, 9-8, out of the playoffs, false confidence, worse draft position because of the end of the season, but all anyone will talk about, in classic Chicago fashion, is "JUST WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR." So, 7.5 wins is slightly underrated.

I'd rather see the next Covert, Bortz, Hilgenberg, Thayer, Van Horne combo.

You misunderstand. I, too, want them to earn it and win. Which is kind of what I'm saying about the primetime games. I don't want the to get those games by default, because they usually suck in those games. I want the NFL to be forced to include the Bears because the Bears are so obviously worthy.

I never complained about that. The Bears usually get embarrassed on MNF, and most televised games vs the packers end in heartbreak. I'd rather not see the team on national television until it's late in the season and flex scheduling forces the Bears into a highlight game because of their record.

This is the best thing on Twitter I've seen in a while.

You can be a Bears fan with a diverse vocabulary. What I love about Fields, even though I'm not sold on the pick, is that he had sustained dominance at the top levels of NCAA football. Period. His performance over and over doesn't lie. If he can translate that to the NFL, he'll be really good for the Bears...provided Pace/Nagy continue to make OL a priority.

"Ranked" - If those rankings are from PFF, they're as reliable as the guards at Jeffery Epstein's cell. Leno at his best was never better than average. They can crunch all sorts of made up stats all they want, but the bare naked eye says he sucked most of the time, and was average some of the time. He should have been cut before his new deal even happened, and the new deal was a massive mistake. Thanks goodness the team (i.e. Pace and Nagy) finally caught on.

If that were to happen, I’d have to go to the doctor for priapism. Like I said before, the first five priorities for this team should be OL to protect the prize asset.

ugh. RB camp body. For anyone who cares about BPA at all, it’s unfathomable Dylan Moses hasn’t been selected yet.

Whop Philyor, WR, Indiana