The NFL Draft is a week away and we are certain of a couple of things: GM Ryan Poles will take Caleb Williams at No. 1. The Bears love the USC quarterback and the feeling is reportedly mutual. So that’s a done deal. There will be at least one ridiculous trade or two, and maybe more, on draft night. Analysts believe as many as four quarterbacks and three wide receivers will be taken in the first 10 picks. Analysts also believe one of Marvin Harrison Jr., Malik Nabers, or Rome Odunze could be available when the Bears make their No. 9 selection. I disagree. Poles will have to trade up if he wan ..read more

If you thought filling out your NCAA bracket was tough, wait until yet get a load of what the NFL and the Chicago Bears have in mind. Think you have what it takes to guess who we're playing & when? Enter our Schedule Prediction Challenge for the chance to win two tickets to every Bears regular-season home & away game — Chicago Bears (@BearsLocal) April 16, 2024 Chicago’s annual schedule prediction challenge is underway, and the odds of winning are astronomical. Here are the details from the team’s flagship website: Fans who correctly guess the opponents the Bears will face and also ..read more

Are you tired of mock drafts yet? I know I had enough about four months ago, yet a Google search of ‘Chicago Bears’ yields a content drop that’s about 95% mocks. It’s just so tiring to read the takes, and they ceased being fun about a week after the 2023 season ended. Mock drafts tell a story without really telling a story. It’s all speculation, and conducting them removes any semblance of structured thought. Yes, they’re popular, if not exceedingly so, but does anybody ever get it right? I never have, and I won’t this year, either. I’m going to take a different path here and go purely stream ..read more

It’s a fun story, but not much more than that. The Bears have two quarterbacks on their roster now that Justin Fields has been traded: Tyson Bagent and Brett Rypien. The team gathered at Halas Hall today to kick off their offseason workouts, and Bagent is lightly penciled in as QB1. The second-year signal-caller saw work in five games last season – four as a starter – and finished with a 2-2 record. He completed 94 of 143 passing attempts (65.7%) for 859 yards with three scores and two interceptions. The 23-year-old signed with Chicago as an undrafted free agent after last year’s draft. QB1 ..read more

Previous Rankings in this series: Quarterbacks Wide Receivers Tight Ends Edge Rushers The NFL draft begins on April 25th, and fans will tune in, hoping their team drafts the player who will change the team’s trajectory. Everyone likes to speculate, but no one truly knows what will happen. That’s why I never rule out a position, and I rank them all. The linebacker position may not be a top priority for the Bears, but if they choose to go “best available,” one of these prospects could be heading to Chicago. Here are my linebacker rankings. The Bears addressed the linebacker position in 2023 th ..read more

The Bears are going to draft Caleb Williams at 1.01 unless something drastically changes. It’s not even a matter of reading the tea leaves at this point, a phrase I vehemently abhor. The courtship between player and team has been obvious, and I don’t see GM Ryan Poles choosing a different path. That said, the Bears have other holes to fill and have just three selections after Williams to fill those needs. Poles has split his staff into positional groups to determine what the team will do with the ninth pick. They’ll debate the best course of action in an empowering, inclusive strategy designed ..read more

After improving by four wins in 2023 over 2022, the Bears have done a pretty good job of firing up their fanbase. The Justin Fields debate started as soon as Chicago was awarded the No. 1 pick in the draft and GM Ryan Poles did a marginal job of filling holes in free agency. Poles’ biggest move of the offseason was acquiring wide receiver Keenan Allen from the Chargers. And, after trading Fields to the Steelers, the Bears are set to open their season with presumptive top pick Caleb Williams leading the offense. Poles also added RB D’Andre Swift and TE Gerald Everett in free agency and traded f ..read more

Rarely do the Bears benefit from the fortunes of their NFC North rivals, but a potential tampering charge against the Falcons might help Chicago get a player it covets in this year’s draft. According to Mike Florio of NBC Sports, the NFL could punish Atlanta for tampering with Kirk Cousins before signing him. This is a league investigation, however, and not something that Minnesota’s front office alleged or reported. This is what could have the Falcons in hot water with the NFL in terms of tampering. Kirk Cousins.. on Wednesday night, saying he spoke with Falcons head athletic trainer and hea ..read more

With Caleb Williams all but guaranteed to be the Bears’ top pick, speculation has turned to what GM Ryan Poles will do with the No. 9 overall pick. Will he trade up to get an elite wide receiver like Marvin Harrison Jr.? Will he trade back, something he is apt to do if he has a few players on his board still available? What will Ryan Poles do with the No. 9 pick in two weeks? — Michael Canter of Cubs Insider (@MEdwardCanter) April 11, 2024 The Bears have a few needs entering the draft, which commences two weeks from tonight. Poles is entering the final stage of his rebuild and can expect to ..read more

One of the more polarizing topics of the offseason will soon reach its intended conclusion and Caleb Williams will be ushered in as the Bears’ next franchise quarterback. That’s a painful pill to swallow for fans of Justin Fields, but it shouldn’t be. The 2024 NFL Draft is less than three weeks away and you won’t find many analysts that believe Ryan Poles will trade the first overall pick. The Bears don’t have to wait until draft night to make it official, either. The NFL, by rule, allows teams to sign the desired top pick before the draft commences. Even if he signs, however, Williams would b ..read more