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I feel like if there is going to be a surprise on offense, it is probably going to be one of the new WRs. However, after hearing about Getsy's offense, and the commitment to the run game and play-action, I think Khalil Herbert may be a breakout candidate as well. It seems like the schene fits him much better than Monty. Additionally, I could see Monty as a potential trade candidate at the deadline as they won't get any comp picks if they bring on several FAs next offseason. Thoughts?

He is another one. We are going to have a few surprise starters, impact players this year. Watch for the SAM LB position as well.

That is awesome. We basically got 2x 1st rounders in the 2nd. No WR was worth those picks that was available.

Yeah, the speed difference between Morrow and Trevathan/Ogletree/Jones is hilarious. Then you replace Gipson and Vildor with Brisker and Gordon. Those are 3 huge upgrades. Losing Goldman is addition by subtraction, and if Trevis Gipson improves from last year (7 sacks), he can easily match Mack's highest output (9 sacks) in the last 3 years. Jones is at least comparable to a normal Hicks in the middle, though a dominant Hicks was definitely better, so the D-Line is probably the biggest question mark on the defense, but I don't see it being bad. That is definitely a top 12-15 defense on paper. The offense is going to come down to O-Line and Fields. The skill position players are fine.

Yep, I like it. If Gordon and Brisker end up as good as they are playing now, this rebuild is going to be much quicker than expected. On Hoge and Jahns, they also mentioned how Jones and Pringle have looked really good so far, which is a good sign.

It is so funny to see the media so split on Fields. Some think he is already a bust and the Bears have no weapons or no O-Line, then on the flipside you hear how locked in the entire offense is and how the culture is completely different this year. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. I am pretty hyped about this season on par with how I felt going into 2018. However, we have Fields now compared to Trubisky in 2018, and that is a huge difference.

I also heard Morrow is playing the Mike and making the calls, so that would put Roquan at the Will.

Some good notes. I am not worried about Johnson. I heard Dominique Robinson has been impressive in Quinn's spot, which may be why there are rumors about him being traded.

That will also open up the intermediate routes and run game.

If it is BS, and I am Roquan, I am suing for defamation. Celebs literally have to live in a bubble to stay away from stuff like this. If he did do it, he needs to be in jail and out of the league.

It is pretty remarkable, Mooney was 20th in receptions and 19th in yards as WR2 in a Matt Nagy offense that ran out 3 different QBs against a tough schedule. That makes his numbers even more impressive. 110 more yards and he is top 10 in the league. He had 1055 last year, so 1200 doesn't seem that unreasonable.

Wow this is crazy. Hopefully he is innocent, but if not, he is done.

He failed the physical, which is part of the process. Every team in the league would do the same thing. Poles even said he was open to signing him later. Larry O may not want to come back but he at least knows the Bears are interested.

It's borderline criminal that Nagy was given a head coaching position and allowed to run an offense. ARob had an interview and he talked about how he is happy to be able to run the entire route tree again, implying that Nagy limited him to specific routes. There was another article that talked about how the Bears had specific plays in the RZ only for Graham, and that Kmet didn't get many RZ targets, again due to Nagy's incompetence.

In regards to Monty, I could also see a mid season trade. Instead of rolling the dice on a comp pick (especially if they are planning to sign several), take a 5th or 6th rounder and be happy.

I was wondering why they passed on Pickens in the 2nd: I didn't know he had a recent injury. Also, he seems like a head case, who does this when they are drafted? So we will see if Pickens with Trubisky outproduces Jones with Fields. Pickens would have to be significantly better than Jones, otherwise, the Bears made the right call.

This guy says Jets put Wilson in the best position to succeed. Here is my reply: I would take our top 5 WRs over Berrios, Moore, Davis, Wilson, and Mims. Kmet is better than Ozumah, and our RB corps is better than theirs easy. Outside of OLine, it is not like Wilson has a ton of high end weapons. Wilson may be the best, but he is just a rookie.

Ah yes, I forgot about Cruikshank and DHC in there for DIME packages. Larry O would be a huge addition, even if he misses a month or so. Even if it was 6 games, then come in for the MNF game against NE would be great.

He looks better. Also, watch his feet. Getsy wants him leading with his right foot instead of his left. Something to watch in the offseason and preseason. That was part of his problem with timing. The step count didn't match the routes (thanks Nagy!).

I thought I saw something about Fields being one of the best QBs using play action last season as well, yet Nagy basically abandoned it because it was too close to running the ball.

Gordon, Johnson, Brisker, Jackson with Young/Graham makes for an extremely talented starting secondary, something the Bears haven't had in a long time.

Yeah, and that little hop kills the timing on a bunch of throws. So we should expect the ball to come out faster and to hit more players in stride. One other thing, Nagy basically called 90% of the passes to a stationary receiver. Which basically kills the play right there and allows the defense to swarm immediately to the ball. That killed any chance at explosive plays. I expect several more this year.

The Bears should hire him as one of their Social Media ambassadors so he can rehab and train at the facility. He is very popular online and he is a pretty funny guy. Back to back major injuries for a guy who's main game is quickness and change of direction is not a good sign.

Those guys have so much knowledge about the game. This is long overdue. It also helps build back the Monsters of the Midway culture that has been lost since Lovie left.

Cool articles, thanks for posting. As much as the media talks about how poor our WR corps is, we actually have a pretty diverse group. Last year we had Goodwin and Byrd as our WR3/4, but this year it is Jones, Moore, St. Brown, Sharpe, and Pettis all competing for WR3/4/5. If you pencil Mooney/Pringle in as WR1/2, that is not much different than ARob/Mooney, and as long as Pringle doesn't give up on half his routes like ARob did, that will be an upgrade from last year. Then when you consider just how bad Nagy's offense really was, there is no way as a whole the offense is going to be worse. When you look at the running game, is there a RB room better than Montgomery, Herbert, Ebner, Evans, and Blasingame? Look at some Titans tape and see how many times Blasingame opened up a huge hole for Henry. It looks like the Bears have replaced one of the H-backs with a FB, and I love it. Ebner is the perfect 3rd Down back as well. People complained about how bad Graham was at TE last year, so the Bears replace him with some veterans and we somehow got worst there too. Griffin (50 catch season with Titans) and O'Shaughnessy (averages 26 recs a year over last 2 for terrible Jags team) are perfectly fine as TE2/3. The good thing is Kmet won't have to come off the field to just give Graham some random reps anymore. He can be a true TE1 which he technically hasn't been yet. I am honestly not worried about any skill positions, it's going to come down to the O-Line. Can the tackles (and RG) give Fields time in this new offense to make plays?