Following Kevin Warren and the Bears releasing renderings of a new Chicago lakefront stadium last week, Governer Pritzker’s office responded with a statement yesterday that called the Bears’ proposal a “non starter for the state”. Full quote in the tweet below: Not shocking to see Gov. Pritzker’s office call the Bears’ current stadium proposal a “non starter for the state.” Secretary Alex Gough to @nbcchicago. "In order to subsidize a brand new stadium for a privately owned sports team, the Governor would need to see a demonstrable… https://t.co/53Mul9S4Z1 — Josh Schrock (@Schrock_And_Awe) Ma ..read more

This quote from a 670 The Score interview with Will Hewlett struck me yesterday — seems as if the Bears used the assurance that came from the #1 overall pick to give Chicago’s signal-caller a head start compared to most rookies. Will Hewlett has "pieces" of the Bears' plays, Shane Waldron's "terminology" and the "basic route concepts in terms of depth and timing" of the Bears as he has been training Caleb Williams for the past 6 weeks. — 670 The Score (@670TheScore) April 30, 2024 Given that he’ll need to be a leader in offensive meetings as soon as possible, I love hearing that the Bears ar ..read more

Nick and I discussed the Bears’ draft in-depth on our latest episode of Bear With Us — I’ll have a fresh set of comprehensive draft grades done by the end of the week, but if you’re looking for analysis in the meantime feel free to check this out! Your Turn: What did you think of the 2024 Draft Class ..read more

Quick Disclaimer: I hate Draft Grades. These flimsy ‘grades’ are built far too quickly and rely entirely on the grader’s (my) priors, ultimately boiling down to questions like these: Did I like the players Ryan Poles drafted before we entered draft week? Do I agree with Poles’ teambuilding philosophy or do I want to hold it against him? Do I think Poles ‘over-drafted’ any of the players he selected? Or did he ‘steal’ a few of his players instead? These questions leave far too much room for subjectivity and ask the grader to make too many judgement calls, often resulting in guesses and good v ..read more

And apparently, they’re ready to get to work. Did we just become best friends? @CALEBcsw @RomeOdunze pic.twitter.com/TskbpiqYiX — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 26, 2024 Catch up on our live reaction to the picks from last night’s stream here: Or check out the whole show here ..read more

Happy Draft Day everybody! Come watch the draft with the DBB gang tonight! Show starts at 6:30PM CST ..read more

Let me be honest with you — I haven’t allowed myself to think about Ryan Poles drafting any of the ‘Big 3’ Wide Receivers (Marvin Harrison Jr, Malik Nabers, and Rome Odunze) for two reasons: It’s seemed more and more likely over time that all three of those WRs will be drafted by #8 (with Atlanta trading out of their pick and allowing a WR-needy team to jump Chicago) If one of those WRs did fall to 9, it’s seemed like an obvious Ryan Poles move to subsequently dangle that 3rd WR as a trade chip for the WR-needy team described in Atlanta’s deal above, giving Ryan Poles a few more picks in the ..read more

Kevin Costner’s ‘Draft Day’ is the best bad football movie available. The movie barely understands its own subject matter, botching everything from draft value to basic football terminology to travel times from New York City to Cleveland, but it’s the only draft-related movie we have and that makes it awesome by default. I make it a point to watch Draft Day once a year right around now. This year, feel free to join me. Your Turn: Have you ever seen ‘Draft Day’? What do you think of the film ..read more

We hide in spaces, Dark and disturbing spaces. Discussing the draft. Tomorrow, at 2 PM ET, Robert Schmitz and I will be hosting a listener-driven event on Spaces. We’ll do a brief introduction but then we’ll “open up phone lines” and let the listeners take over with questions. All topics are on the table; this is the Spaces equivalent of a Reddit AMA. But, you know, let’s try and stay on the draft topic ..read more

…And thank goodness for that ..read more