In February of 2019, the New England Patriots won the most boring Super Bowl game ever played, snoozing the nation with a 13-3 victory over a then dramatically overmatched, and now Scrooge McDuck-esque wealthy Jared Goff. That Pats team defied the statistical odds, specifically in one category: they were one of the league’s worst pass rushing units, finishing the regular season T-30 in sack total. Sacks, many argue, are an overrated statistic. I do not endorse this argument. Pressure is great, numerically. But pressure doesn’t hurt. Pressure doesn’t lead to a frightened quarterback putting th ..read more

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5.15.24 pic.twitter.com/GBonqPhPDt — Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 13, 2024 Keep an eye out on Social Media today, you never know what leaks may turn up ..read more

The Bears held their annual Rookie Minicamp over the weekend, and if you’re like me the festivities of Mother’s Day Weekend meant that today is a catch-up day for minicamp news. Here’s what you missed: Rookie OT Kiran Amegadjie Will Not Participate In Chicago’s Offseason Program Head Coach Matt Eberflus revealed that Amegadjie’s quad injury will keep him out of the entire offseason program. The news isn’t totally unexpected, but a bummer nevertheless — here’s wishing Kiran a swift recovery. Matt Eberflus said that Kiran Amegadjie will not practice today, and Eberflus doesn't expect him to pra ..read more

“What’s new Buenos Aires? I’m new–I want to say I’m just a little stuck on you You’ll be on me too! I get out here Buenos Aires Stand back–you ought to know what’cha gonna get in me Just a little touch of star quality!” – Evita, lyric by Tim Rice What is star quality? How does one quantify it? Richard Zanuck, one of the producers of Jaws (and countless other non-shark films) tried to sum it, saying, “Star quality is one of the most difficult things to describe. It emanates from the person, and he may not even understand it himself. It’s a quality that separates the star from the rest ..read more

No arguments about quarterbacks. No hand-wringing about (a lack of) pass-catchers. No questions about the Bears’ future direction. Instead, daily Bears conversation currently revolves around which cheap veteran EDGE/D-Lineman Ryan Poles will add to a 2024 roster that looks young, hungry, and ready to surprise. It’s… dare I say, a comfortable time to be a Chicago fan. The Bears’ young core is exciting (on both sides of the ball!), their overall direction makes sense, and there’s enough veteran leadership across the roster to expect competitive Sundays while the rookies learn the ropes. On top o ..read more

The full 2024 NFL regular season schedule is expected to be released on Wednesday, May 15th, as @BenFischerSBJ said. Teams were informed today in a memo. pic.twitter.com/0SG1ioRxCt — Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) May 7, 2024 ..read more

The Bears have seen a massive changeover in offensive personnel this offseason. QB Justin Fields, RB D’Onta Foreman, WR Darnell Mooney, WR Equanimeous St. Brown, TE Robert Tonyan, IOL Cody Whitehair, and IOL Lucas Patrick, who combined to account for over 4100 offensive snaps in 2023, are no longer on the roster. The Bears have replaced those players with QB Caleb Williams, RB D’Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen, WR Rome Odunze, TE Gerald Everett, IOL Ryan Bates, and IOL Coleman Shelton. It’s safe to say these players are a significant net upgrade, and the Bears invested heavily (draft picks 1, 9 ..read more

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