adam

The savior thing was a joke. I agree on everything you said. If there is an intriguing pick in the later rounds, why not. Hundley is definitely not the answer, and yes, they technically violated the rule and he should have to clear waivers. It won't happen, but definitely something they need to crack down on.

Yep, tore ACL in 2014 and now in 2017. Eventually, that is going to limit your mobility, which is his greatest strength. I still like him, but he seems more boom/bust than Trubisky.

Crazy to think about how the 2017 and now the 2018 draft will play out. Cleveland passes on Trubisky and Watson, but gets the Texans 1st rounder this year. No way they envisioned the Texans would be worse and their rookie QB lost for the year with an injury. The Texans look to be in bad shape. They do not have a 1st rounder, and who knows what Watson looks like after injury. Cleveland looks bad on one hand (for passing on Tru and Watson) but brilliant on the other hand, now having two top 5 picks (which they will ultimately mess up). So they could end up with Garrett, a top tier QB prospect and another top tier prospect (like Barkley). So who needs a QB? 1. Browns - Yes 2. Giants - Yes 3. Colts - No (assuming Luck is healthy) 4. Bucs - No 5. Browns - No (assuming they took one at #1) 6. Broncos - Yes (but hopefully in the Cousins sweepstakes, or they like Osweiler) 7. 49ers - No (unless they don't re-sign or franchise Garappolo) 8. Jets - Yes 9. Bears - No (we have our savior) 10. Bengals - No 11. Dolphins - No (assuming Tannehill is healthy) 12. Raiders - No 13. Cardinals - Yes 14. Packers - No 15. Redskins - Maybe (depends on Cousins) 16. Lions - No 17. Cowboys - No 18. Bills - Maybe Teams that will be in the hunt for a QB drafting before the Bears: Browns, Giants, Broncos, and Jets. So there is potential that 3x QB's go before the Bears pick and Barkley to either Colts, Bucs, Browns, or 49ers. At the 9th pick, we could have the 5th best player available (other than QB/RB), which will be sweet. I don't know if we trade down from there. Also, the 9th slot seems too late (following the Jets pick) to pick a top tier QB. The teams that need one have already picked, so I don't know if jumping to 9 will be beneficial to anyone below (Cards, Skins, Bills). This would obviously change if the Jets didn't go QB, leaving one on the board, but again, all teams would need to do is get in front of the Cards. So #9 still seems like it wouldn't be a likely trade destination for a team looking for a QB. Rosen's decision will also play into this. Just for fun, here is what some trades would look like if we moved down, are any of these worth it? #9 = #13 + 3rd rounder - deal w/ Cards #9 = #15 + 3rd, 4th, and 5th rounder - deal w/ Redskins #9 = #18 + 2nd, 5th, and 7th rounder - deal w/ Bills

Updated with the late games, and the 49ers win. If they can beat the Rams next week (who knows), we could go as low as 7th (w/ 49ers and Broncos wins) and we lose. If we somehow win, we are looking at 11th or 12th. 1. Browns 0-15 2. Giants 2-13 (WAS) 3. Colts 3-12 (HOU) 4. Bucs 4-11 (NO) 5. Texans 4-10 (PIT/IND) will move to 4th with loss (Browns own pick) ----------------------- 6. Broncos 5-10 (KC) 7. 49ers 5-10 (LAR) 8. Jets 5-10 (NE) 9. Bears 5-10 (MIN) ----------------------- 10. Bengals 6-9 (BAL) 11. Dolphins 6-9 (BUF) 12. Raiders 6-8 (PHI/LAC) will move to 11th with loss tomorrow

Very true, if they have nothing to play for, they might as well use next week as their bye. So 8th or 9th, unless we win

Somehow the Bengals beat the Lions, which makes us only slide to 9th. 1. Browns 0-15 2. Giants 2-12 (ARZ/WAS) 3. Colts 3-12 (HOU) ----------------------- 4. 49ers 4-10 (JAX/LAR) 5. Texans 4-10 (PIT/IND) 6. Bucs 4-11 (NO) ----------------------- 7. Broncos 5-10 (KC) 8. Jets 5-10 (NE) 9. Bears 5-10 (MIN) Barring any crazy unrealistic games, it looks like we will finish 9th with a loss against Minnesota next week.

Bears up 20-3 after another Red Zone turnover. This time Trevathan and Goldman team up for the forced fumble. Bears don't do anything on offense, but flip the field on a punt.

Zane Gonzalez hits a 48-yarder in the snow, Bears go into halftime up 6-3. I was hoping the Bears drafted him or Elliott this year. Gonzalez was a 7th rounder.

Make that 3, all on 3rd down. Last two, multiple players get there. I know we have multiple subs in, but man, we really have to think about making O-Line #1 priority this offseason. We need 2-3 upgrades.

So far, Fuller is having a strong game, and Kizer is 1 for 7. Defense looking good.

Bears score a TD on 2nd drive, after a nice punt return by Cohen (no penalty either). On drive, Trubisky had a nice play fake rollout to hit Sims for a long gain. He also had a few scrambles for some nice gains. Nugent has XP blocked. Kicker problems continue. Bears 6-0.

Go Bears? Merry Christmas, it's snowing in Chicago. We win, guarantee a lesser draft spot, but save some face by not losing to a winless team. We also go undefeated in the division (AFC North). Mr. Ohio is already 1-0 against Ohio teams. Can he make it 2-0? We lose, become "the team that lost to the Browns", maintain draft position, and guarantee Fox's fate. I am just hoping for a bounce back game for Trubisky and hope that Gordon doesn't go off when our CB's fall down (which they will). Bears 17 - 13 We Flush the Toilet Bowl!

I think Fox can still be a good coach somewhere, just not in Chicago. Everyone was expecting that bump that his other teams saw in their 2nd-3rd year, and it never happened here. Since they have started the 16 game schedule in 1978, our worst 3-year stretch was 97-99 (2 HC's) where we won a total of 14 games in 3 years. Right now we have won 13 games with Fox with 2 games remaining. So more than likely he will tie the worst 3 year stretch in team history (that is how far we have fallen). Our 3 wins last year was the worst season since 1969 (1-13). If you look at 4-year stretches, our worst was also 97-2000 where we won a total of 19 games in 4 years. If you lump Trestman's last year into this, we have 18 wins with 2 games left. Again, we will more than likely tie our worst 4-year stretch.

Don't get me wrong, I had high hopes for Trestman, but he was doomed from the beginning following Lovie with that team. That was Lovie's team and the team was already getting divisive since Cutler came aboard. Trestman was fired after going 8-8 and 5-11, yet some want to keep Fox after going 6-10, 3-13, and more than likely 5-11? Trestman got screwed on the defensive side of the ball. The top 5 defenders in tackles were Mundy, Bostic, Fuller, Jones, and Allen. That was a pathetic defense. And yes Alaska was correct, I was referring to record as a Bears HC.

No way Fox is back next year. Worst HC in franchise history, and not necessarily the coach that Pace wanted. In his presser yesterday, he talked about his pet monkey.

If we win Sunday, we are basically locked into 10th unless Broncos, Bengals, and Jets win one of their last two games (which we would move up one slot per team from 10th back down to 7th). If we win both, we are looking at anywhere between 11th and 14th. So 2 losses, as high as 3rd (if all 4 other teams win 2) and has low as 7th (no change) 1 win and 1 loss, 7th-10th (no worse than current spot, or down to 10th due to DEN, CIN, NYJ not winning another game) 2 wins: 11th-14th 2L = 3-7th 1W1L = 7-10th 2W = 11-14th

Right now we have to fix the O-Line. Massie has to be one of the lowest rated RT's in the league. A league average player upgrades that position. After that, Trubisky needs someone on the outside that can get open. We can't trust that will ever be Meredith or White. If they end up producing, then we will be even better, but right now, outside of Wright (who is arguably a WR3), we have no one. Inman is serviceable, but again, he is a fringe WR3/4. So I have no issues going OL and WR in the first few rounds. The picks may not fall perfectly to execute that, but we need an impact player as a top 10 pick. The production from missing White has been clearly felt. You can't miss on a 1st rounder. Pace's last draft looks like a slam dunk with Trubisky, Shaheen, Jackson, and Cohen. If he can do that again on the OL, WR, DB, and front-7. In 2016, he hit on Floyd, Whitehair, and Howard. However, I would like to see more out of Bullard as a low 3rd rounder. The fact that 3 QBs and Barkley could go in the top 10 really helps us (either trade down or get someone we want).

1. Browns 0-14 (Doesn't matter) .521 SOS 2. Giants 2-12 (ARZ/WAS) .503 SOS L/L 3. Colts 3-11 (BAL/HOU) .515 SOS L/L ---------------------------------------------- 4. 49ers 4-10 (JAX/LAR) .485 SOS L/L 5. Texans 4-10 (PIT/IND) .494 SOS L/W 6. Bucs 4-10 (CAR/NO) .533 SOS L/L 7. Bears 4-10 (CLE/MIN) .580 SOS W/L ---------------------------------------------- 8. Broncos 5-9 (WAS/KC) .509 SOS L/L 9. Bengals 5-9 (DET/BAL) .444 SOS L/L 10. Jets 5-9 (LAC/NE) .488 SOS L/L Based on the schedules, it looks like us and the Texans/Colts will be the only teams that win a game in the last two weeks. Denver has a shot against Washington too. So if we win one more and the Broncos, Bengals, and Jets lose out, we fall to 10th with one win.

Harrison Smith also didn't make it for the NFC, but Landon Collins and Malcolm Jenkins made it. So the Pro Bowl is not very accurate on their selections. It is a popularity game. On Amos, I like what the Bears have at Safety and if they can get an at least one upgrade on the DL, LB, and CB, the defense will be top 10.

C. Oh HEEELLL No Even though coordinators may actually have more of an impact on team performance, Fisher would be Fox 2.0.

He has just had some bad luck. He played thru a torn labrum which affected his neck. The ankle injury occurred when he got it rolled up. I would give him 6 months off and get him up to 100%.

We need to continue to get younger (and healthier), McPhee is gone for sure.

Seriously, my fantasy luck the last few years. My first playoff game and Brad's team puts up the highest score in the league this year (unless his Kicker scores nothing), and has back-to-back 190+ pt games over the playoffs. Congrats.

Keenum is playing like a top 10 QB right now and the O-Line does not allow sacks. With that defense, they have potential to go deep in the playoffs. With Wentz out, Rams and Vikings look like the top 2 teams in the conference. I would say NO, but I don't trust their defense.

Outside of the long prayer to Jones, the Lions didn't do too much on offense. They only scored 20 and were gift wrapped a few INTs. We also sustained their drives with a constant flow of penalties on 3rd down. On defense, if Slay is not spying the QB, he doesn't get either of those INTs. One was an overthrow to the sidelines that is rarely intercepted. On the last one, it looks like it was a miscommunication between Trubisky and Brown which led to the ball going right into Slay's chest. On the Red Zone INT, Trubisky was forcing a ball into a tight window and must not have seen the LB dropping into coverage (a rookie mistake). I just don't understand what players are thinking on special teams with the penalties, especially with blocks in the back. This is also a case where we get a penalty away from the play where the holding would have no bearing on the play.