Hey there! Just watched your video on Vice President Harris. I got immediately hooked to both of your channels since your videos on Kendrick Lamar vs Drake. I agree with you. 🐻 down!
I’m pretty sure I knew you were a Bears fan, but this is a somber reminder. I always thought your videos were a bit too somber and serious. They could really use a little CHEEEEESE 😉
It's so obvious, isn't it? Weeks 8-10 of '22 they switched the p[lays & fields led the Bears to being the #1 offense in the league. The pre-D.J. Moore Bears. Then they returned to the play -sets from before & what a coinkydink, the offense sucked again. Any Other QB this would have been proof that play-calling was at fault, even before they used those better plays again weeks 11 & 14-17 of '23. Well, no I tell a lie: _ALMOST_ any other QB. Yes, people have identified how Press Taylor, Matt Canada & Matt Patricia have sabotaged Trevor Lawrence, Kenny Pickett & Mac Jones. But when changes in plays & or play-callers *_proved_* that Fields & Lamar Jackson were only being held back by this, You The Fans actually invented lies to say otherwise. With Fields, right after (and before) he showed he can elevate one of the Worst Offensive Rosters y'all said the Bears "needed to call Bad Plays in order to simplify the offense for him because he Can't Read Defenses." Never mind that Brett Himself proved this ua-cam.com/video/QuhUbISnr8s/v-deo.html was a myth. For Lamar y'all said "Greg Roman is helping him with His Issues." Remember when the |Ravens held that press conference telling us this? You know, they came out & said publicly that their QB Had Issues & that Roman was there to help him overcome them, telling All The Other NFL Teams to exploit their QB's weaknesses? Yeah, that never happened. So if no one on the Ravens ever said this, where did fans hear it? They made it up. So what _was_ the reason the reason for excusing the HC from turning Lamar from a 36 TD to only 6 INT MVP to 16 (less than half) to 13 (more than double) one? What do Lawrence, Pickett & Jones have that Fields & LJ8 don't when *both **_PROVED_* that play-calling was The Reason for their bad play? It's a mystery, eh?
It’s “when it goes wrong” not in case 😂 there will be no hope until the franchise is sold to another owner, because that’s how all Chicago teams work. Then they’ll have a few good years and then decades of shit/mediocrity.
@@ChewsCarefully Getsy was a problem. Fields was a bigger one. There is plenty of evidence that Fields held the team back more than the team held Fields back. Fields can't read an NFL defense and no amount of excuses is going to change that. A quarterbacks job is to throw the ball. Fields is absolutely awful at throwing the football. But the Fields cult can't accept that Fields had any part to do with his failure and it's frankly embarrassing at this point. If you think three weeks is proof of anything other than you don't understand sample sizes that's a you problem nobody else.
I’m with Brett. When poles made that trade for the no 1 pick with Carolina, he had an inkling that if jF1 wasn’t cuttin it he had two firsts in his pocket to trade up for a qb. He had his scouts at usc for 2 years scouting Caleb, getting to know everything about him already. There’s no way he wasn’t preparing for that. He wouldn’t be doin his job if he didn’t work those scenarios out with a “generational” prospect in this draft. But we all know who we have to thank. That Lovie smith who decided to go for it on 4th n 22 with the Texans in a meaningless game to help secure that no 1 pick. Lovie is a god in this city. But then poles executes the fleece of a century cuz carolina couldn’t wait a year and wanted that lil middle schooler for a qb. Gave us Caleb, dj, Tyrique, wright and a second next year. In poles we trust 🤷♂️
What, no pre episode craziness where Brett tells Jay/Autumn/Anthony to roll the into? We don't have to be drinking for each time EJ brings up the Bears THIS episode, right???
First time tuning in for a while because BEAR DOWN but the podcast set is looking so fucking nice. That backdrop just cannot be beat and the lighting it's just really nice stuff keep it up
I dont think its fair to judge the finer details of a rebuild under hindsight because by nearly every metric the way the Bears handled the recent draft and trades, it's been very successful. The players producing on the field is a separate hurdle imo. But you can't make the moves they did along with the picks and say they didn't successfully put the team in the best possible position
@@Captainkebbles1392you and a bunch of other people seem to forget the bears were a 12 win team like 6 years ago. I'm not saying it has anything to do with the current regime, but they're not exactly a poverty franchise. It's not like the Jets or Browns that didn't even make the playoffs for decades, and the bears have had similar luck with QBs.
Paid $24 million for Swift when could have had Montgomery for 18... Paid 15 million guaranteed to Swift while Monty was paid 9 million guaranteed. Both had 4.6 yards per carry behind the two of the best lines in the NFL last year. Monty had 13 TDs and Swift had 5. So... Poles decided to pay Swift - an often injured player and consequently often an unavailable player - a LOT more than he could have paid to have a Beast (Monty) who's usually available! And of course DMo was more productive than Swift last year "by Miles"... When it was 3rd down and 9 - the Lions would hand the ball to Dmo and he'd get ten yards on the ground. He can also block when someone blitzes. Swift - he can get into the way and try to block - but he will miss and get injured... The GM work is peculiar ...
I'm a lion's fan, and you really have me on the hook having them the last video you guys do in this series. I'm not upset about it as these videos have been a wonderful journey
One more thing about Jim McMahon he was content to let Walter and the defense be the focal points of the team. He simply, did what he had to do when he had to do it to get a win. A prime example of this is the Thursday night Viking game where he came into the middle of a game the Bears were losing and proceeded to throw 3 TD passes in 7 minutes then went back to sit on the bench and watch the game. The week before he lobbied hard to play in this game and during the game he was in Ditka's ear big time to let him play. Finally, Ditka relented and McMahon's Minnesota Miracle game was born.
That list of notable free agents that left the Bears is crazy because the only 2 players that would've been worth keeping were Justin Jones & Darnell Mooney. But I'll take Moore, Allen, & Odunze over Mooney & Jones is pretty much a rotational DLine piece. That's how good this team is now
The Bears drafting Tory Taylor in the 4th round, feels like it came from long talks Poles and Ian had with their coaches about the impact of the new kickoff rules.
Given that Waldron seems sincere about tailoring an offense around the talent given TO him I do not believe the Bears will have a pass, heavy, run light offense in the beginning of the 2024 season. However, as Caleb grows this could easily change. I also do not see Waldron running a run heavy, pass light offense in the beginning, as well. A 50/50 split or damn close to it seems the most logical assumption early in the season IMO.
I love that you guys mentioned spatial awareness. Being aware of your surroundings is, imo, the #1 separator between good QBs and the greats. Every single great QB has incredible spatial awareness and i think its one of those things you're just kinda born with. Caleb has it and i hate to compare but Justin didn't. Justin would actually step into the pressure and his elite athleticism bailed him out sometimes.
Bears paid more for Swift than the Lions paid for Montgomery. Both had 4.6 yards per carry behind very good lines in 2023 - but Montgomery had 13 TDs and Swift had 5. So... The Bears decided to pay Swift $15.3 Million guaranteed with $24 million dollar 3 year deal - an often injured player - when they could have signed a super reliable beast in Montgomery for much much less money... The Bears could use better GM work imo.
Getting this out of the way first, I’m a Seahawks fan so no homer behavior here. The Bears paid $2M more a year for Swift. When you account for the gradual inflation that a salary cap that has risen in every non-COVID year in the modern NFL it isn’t that huge of a divide in pay.
Good luck with Waldron. Get used to the never ending feeling of being a game away from having it all figured out. And the feeling of leaving meat on the bone every game.
Bears running game took a hit in 2023 vs 2022, as Getsy shelved the 2022 running game, so disappointed they were only 9th. Not shocked about the passing or score ranking, as dunking on Fields became a meme that went beyond his actual performance. QBs that can run are also good in the redzone (so not shocked by their scoring ranking either). People forget how awful the defense was 2022 into the first half of 2024.
The 2 biggest worrisome question marks for the 2024 Bears are Eberflus and Waldron, more than any players. Coaches, OCs and quarterbacks take you to the playoffs, more than almost everything else. I liked Justin, rode with him as long as I could. But he had clear limitations that were exposed when it mattered most. Maybe he levels up in Pittsburgh, who knows. But Caleb is that dude. Now it's about the infrastructure and the game within the game. #BearTFDown2024
How about flowers to Lovie Smith for making this trade happen by going way out of his way to win a game the Texans org wanted to lose to get the top pick in the draft.
I’m cautiously optimistic. It all comes down to the O-line and Gervon Dexter. If the O-line can’t be at least average then there is no hope for Williams to have a decent year. If Dexter can get consistent pressure on opposing QBs the defense will be fantastic. If not, Sweat will break down fighting through double team blocks and chips and no one else will be a threat. A team can have the greatest secondary in history and still lose because if given enough time a professional QB will pick any defense apart.
The trenches still terrify me. Their O-Line is still struggling to stay healthy, even in training camp. They didn't improve at the OLine, and the interior of the line last year was straight up abysmal. The D-Line got better with Sweat, but he's really the only name you need to worry about. Teams with great Tackles or depth at the O-Line will be able to negate our pass rush unless some of the young players on the line improve significantly over last year. The fun positions to watch have all been improved, but I'm still not convinced this team is good enough with the big bois to be a legitimate contender. If the OLine is going to be as bad as I think it is, it could be a repeat of watching Justin Fields get destroyed against the Browns in his first start (got sacked 9 times, pretty sure Miles Garrett adopted Justin Fields after the game). I pray I'm wrong. Edit - I also think the addition of Sweat and Snow might be a bit overstated. The Bears were a de-facto bye-week for most teams as early as the middle of the year because their record, and because their play was so awful. Nobody brought their A game against the Bears after week 7. It is human nature to take a team as bad as the Bears were last year lightly, and that matters a lot more in a game where you have to be as physical as you need to be in football. This wouldn't be the first time Bears fans convinced themselves the Defense was improving after a terrible year and a "re-surge" at the end of the season. I do hope I'm wrong though
So, it seems to me, that right or wrong, the best way to become an NFL coach is to be the child of an NFL coach. As much as we can design a more fair and equal hiring process, nepotism in any walk of life will naturally supersede this. Primarily because part of being a parent is to offer your child opportunities. Sometimes it's egregiously bad and sometimes you get Kyle Shannahan.
@@FR-nc3vb And what makes you think Caleb will be done justice due to the Bears history? Different coaches, different GMs, same lackluster offenses. All I am saying is that if I were a Bears fan, I'd go the "I'll believe it when I see it". Because there WAS hope when the Bears drafted Fields. You can use hindsight and say there wasn't, but there was.
@@unholydiver1095 Ehm. Caleb will be done justice because this is the first time in like 80 years a rookie QB of us has an offense around him? As a Bears fan, I am still sceptical but I also see that the front office is doing things different than they used to do. There was hope when Fields was drafted, but Caleb is in a way better situation to succeed. That is something nobody can deny and that increases the chances of succes significantly. Well see, it is true that you shouldn’t get your hopes up too much as a bears fan
We have reached a whole new level of unhinged titles
Unhinged but amazing
They put on "a" for every time I got hyped about Caleb Williams this summer.
When I saw it I was caught off guard lol. Brett been drinking 😂
It’s perfect lol
DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
bears
Bout damn time! 🐻👇🏿
Hey there!
Just watched your video on Vice President Harris.
I got immediately hooked to both of your channels since your videos on Kendrick Lamar vs Drake.
I agree with you. 🐻 down!
I’m pretty sure I knew you were a Bears fan, but this is a somber reminder. I always thought your videos were a bit too somber and serious. They could really use a little CHEEEEESE 😉
@@Gusto3791We do need some cheese.
Especially the bears when it comes to better play.
The incredibly rare fd signifier bad take 🧀🧀 #gpg
love you fd ❤
First video in the series is always “A detailed look into the Seattle Seahawks” and the last few videos in the series are names like this
Bears optimism. Prepare the Malort in case it goes horribly wrong folks!
It's never NOT prepped!
It's so obvious, isn't it? Weeks 8-10 of '22 they switched the p[lays & fields led the Bears to being the #1 offense in the league. The pre-D.J. Moore Bears. Then they returned to the play -sets from before & what a coinkydink, the offense sucked again.
Any Other QB this would have been proof that play-calling was at fault, even before they used those better plays again weeks 11 & 14-17 of '23. Well, no I tell a lie: _ALMOST_ any other QB. Yes, people have identified how Press Taylor, Matt Canada & Matt Patricia have sabotaged Trevor Lawrence, Kenny Pickett & Mac Jones.
But when changes in plays & or play-callers *_proved_* that Fields & Lamar Jackson were only being held back by this, You The Fans actually invented lies to say otherwise. With Fields, right after (and before) he showed he can elevate one of the Worst Offensive Rosters y'all said the Bears "needed to call Bad Plays in order to simplify the offense for him because he Can't Read Defenses." Never mind that Brett Himself proved this ua-cam.com/video/QuhUbISnr8s/v-deo.html was a myth.
For Lamar y'all said "Greg Roman is helping him with His Issues."
Remember when the |Ravens held that press conference telling us this? You know, they came out & said publicly that their QB Had Issues & that Roman was there to help him overcome them, telling All The Other NFL Teams to exploit their QB's weaknesses?
Yeah, that never happened. So if no one on the Ravens ever said this, where did fans hear it? They made it up. So what _was_ the reason the reason for excusing the HC from turning Lamar from a 36 TD to only 6 INT MVP to 16 (less than half) to 13 (more than double) one? What do Lawrence, Pickett & Jones have that Fields & LJ8 don't when *both **_PROVED_* that play-calling was The Reason for their bad play?
It's a mystery, eh?
I’m prepping some hard liquor for my roommate
It’s “when it goes wrong” not in case 😂 there will be no hope until the franchise is sold to another owner, because that’s how all Chicago teams work. Then they’ll have a few good years and then decades of shit/mediocrity.
@@ChewsCarefully Getsy was a problem. Fields was a bigger one. There is plenty of evidence that Fields held the team back more than the team held Fields back. Fields can't read an NFL defense and no amount of excuses is going to change that. A quarterbacks job is to throw the ball. Fields is absolutely awful at throwing the football. But the Fields cult can't accept that Fields had any part to do with his failure and it's frankly embarrassing at this point. If you think three weeks is proof of anything other than you don't understand sample sizes that's a you problem nobody else.
I’m with Brett. When poles made that trade for the no 1 pick with Carolina, he had an inkling that if jF1 wasn’t cuttin it he had two firsts in his pocket to trade up for a qb. He had his scouts at usc for 2 years scouting Caleb, getting to know everything about him already. There’s no way he wasn’t preparing for that. He wouldn’t be doin his job if he didn’t work those scenarios out with a “generational” prospect in this draft.
But we all know who we have to thank. That Lovie smith who decided to go for it on 4th n 22 with the Texans in a meaningless game to help secure that no 1 pick. Lovie is a god in this city. But then poles executes the fleece of a century cuz carolina couldn’t wait a year and wanted that lil middle schooler for a qb. Gave us Caleb, dj, Tyrique, wright and a second next year. In poles we trust 🤷♂️
What, no pre episode craziness where Brett tells Jay/Autumn/Anthony to roll the into? We don't have to be drinking for each time EJ brings up the Bears THIS episode, right???
Great to see EJ rocking the JD shirt.
A very purposeful choice. 💪
@@ejsnyder5734 Keep spreading the love EJ.
NFC NORTH WEEK BABEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
We’ve had to wait too long! So pumped
FINALLLLLLY
bruh it's spelled with a 'y' lmfao
First time tuning in for a while because BEAR DOWN but the podcast set is looking so fucking nice. That backdrop just cannot be beat and the lighting it's just really nice stuff keep it up
It’s good to get the optimism out of the way, because the packers episode will be some variation of: “fuuuuuuuuuucccckkkkk…..”
“They nailed this rebuild”
Oh I’m holding onto this receipt. Cause you might be right. But if you’re wrong…
Given historical precedent...better to doubt until otherwise
Lol would be even more funny if Fields led the Steelers to the playoffs
@@maskedman5657remember not wrong. Just early.
I dont think its fair to judge the finer details of a rebuild under hindsight because by nearly every metric the way the Bears handled the recent draft and trades, it's been very successful. The players producing on the field is a separate hurdle imo. But you can't make the moves they did along with the picks and say they didn't successfully put the team in the best possible position
@@Captainkebbles1392you and a bunch of other people seem to forget the bears were a 12 win team like 6 years ago. I'm not saying it has anything to do with the current regime, but they're not exactly a poverty franchise.
It's not like the Jets or Browns that didn't even make the playoffs for decades, and the bears have had similar luck with QBs.
Love how the thumbnail title cuts off the "a"'s but still makes sure to include "bears"
BEAR DAHN BABY!!!! 🐻⬇ Also love the Jeff Dickerson/Chicago Bears memorial shirt, by EJ
Love you're repping the Jeff Dickerson shirt; big year(s) ahead. Bear Down
I have waited and i am here. Thank you bootleg boys, i still love you
I imagine they sat down for this and EJ was immediately like "Roll the freaking intro already, let's do this"
My body is ready for 4000 yards
"Any minute now..surely "
Not this year
@@maskedman5657youre right. Itll be 5000 this year
@@munchenonyou3774 Nah. It's going to be 7
The NFL Gods: Best we can do is 3999.
God I've been waiting for this one, we are so fucking back
Top 4 in the NFC North!
Paid $24 million for Swift when could have had Montgomery for 18... Paid 15 million guaranteed to Swift while Monty was paid 9 million guaranteed. Both had 4.6 yards per carry behind the two of the best lines in the NFL last year. Monty had 13 TDs and Swift had 5. So... Poles decided to pay Swift - an often injured player and consequently often an unavailable player - a LOT more than he could have paid to have a Beast (Monty) who's usually available! And of course DMo was more productive than Swift last year "by Miles"... When it was 3rd down and 9 - the Lions would hand the ball to Dmo and he'd get ten yards on the ground. He can also block when someone blitzes. Swift - he can get into the way and try to block - but he will miss and get injured...
The GM work is peculiar ...
Haha so funny can't wait for your excuses once again 😁@@miamisasquatch
Any bears fan that watched Trenton gill should not have been upset with Tory in the 4th.
I have been waiting all summer for this and it did not disappoint. Master class gentlemen. Cheers!
Our pleasure!
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabears
I'm a lion's fan, and you really have me on the hook having them the last video you guys do in this series. I'm not upset about it as these videos have been a wonderful journey
Just bear downed everywhere in my pants let’s go🙏‼️💯
Bears just signed DJ let’s go!!
One more thing about Jim McMahon he was content to let Walter and the defense be the focal points of the team. He simply, did what he had to do when he had to do it to get a win. A prime example of this is the Thursday night Viking game where he came into the middle of a game the Bears were losing and proceeded to throw 3 TD passes in 7 minutes then went back to sit on the bench and watch the game. The week before he lobbied hard to play in this game and during the game he was in Ditka's ear big time to let him play. Finally, Ditka relented and McMahon's Minnesota Miracle game was born.
Literally waited so long for this video. Major props on the JD shirt, may he Rest In Peace.
I have a lot of Bears shirts. I wanted to wear this one for this episode. I think JD would have loved this year's team.
@@ejsnyder5734 if Wiederer is speaking positively about the team, JD would have been ecstatic.
The 2020-2023 Bears absolutely brought a wet sock to a gunfight
That list of notable free agents that left the Bears is crazy because the only 2 players that would've been worth keeping were Justin Jones & Darnell Mooney. But I'll take Moore, Allen, & Odunze over Mooney & Jones is pretty much a rotational DLine piece. That's how good this team is now
The obvious key for the Bears 😉 Is if Williams has that special Trubiski/Fields magic against the Lions. 😂
It's here! It's finally here! The episode I've been waiting all summer for!
I'm battle hardened through years of Bears disappointment, I'm ready to get hurt again! Let's goooooo!! Bear down!!
Did not realize Thomas brown was on this staff! He was one of my favorite college players a kid, absolute stud.
Finally 29 episodes in and we’ve reached DA BEARS!!
The Bears drafting Tory Taylor in the 4th round, feels like it came from long talks Poles and Ian had with their coaches about the impact of the new kickoff rules.
Gonna head down to da Jewels and pick up some brats for dis one, guys.
Given that Waldron seems sincere about tailoring an offense around the talent given TO him I do not believe the Bears will have a pass, heavy, run light offense in the beginning of the 2024 season. However, as Caleb grows this could easily change. I also do not see Waldron running a run heavy, pass light offense in the beginning, as well. A 50/50 split or damn close to it seems the most logical assumption early in the season IMO.
Was just thinking the other day “I wonder if they’ve done the bear yet” and y’all hadn’t but this makes up for it thank you guys so muchhhhh
Pumped for the season for the first time in a while!
I love that you guys mentioned spatial awareness. Being aware of your surroundings is, imo, the #1 separator between good QBs and the greats. Every single great QB has incredible spatial awareness and i think its one of those things you're just kinda born with. Caleb has it and i hate to compare but Justin didn't. Justin would actually step into the pressure and his elite athleticism bailed him out sometimes.
Just got done watching the hard knocks trailer when I saw this. Perfect timing, let’s go
Poles can't take his flowers yet. He still has one more pick to make for the trade to be finalized.
And not the worst pick either, that second rounder from Carolina could very well be a top 35 pick
@@FR-nc3vbit’s gonna be
Whoever is making up these titles. I love you.
The secondary got healthy just before the Sweat trade. It wasn't all because of Sweat.
Daaaaa Bears
most of us Bears fans are timidly excited lol we've been conditioned to temper our expectations
Better have those cheeseheads ready to wear in the next episode 😉
Bootleg already giving up the Vikings' episode title early ? 2:26 "They are the Vikings: They don't know how to be normal!" 😂😂😂
Hope you do great in AZ, Jones.
Fuhkin finally ! Been waiting for this episode forever 😮💨
Bears paid more for Swift than the Lions paid for Montgomery. Both had 4.6 yards per carry behind very good lines in 2023 - but Montgomery had 13 TDs and Swift had 5. So... The Bears decided to pay Swift $15.3 Million guaranteed with $24 million dollar 3 year deal - an often injured player - when they could have signed a super reliable beast in Montgomery for much much less money... The Bears could use better GM work imo.
At the end of the day, Montgomery choose to leave to the lions.
Getting this out of the way first, I’m a Seahawks fan so no homer behavior here. The Bears paid $2M more a year for Swift. When you account for the gradual inflation that a salary cap that has risen in every non-COVID year in the modern NFL it isn’t that huge of a divide in pay.
I’m excited to watch the Bears and the NFC north this year
Great Show Guys and BEARDOWN 🐻⬇️
FINALLY, the NFC North!
Best Title Ever!! Beardown
THE moment we’ve all been waiting for
You weren't kidding. Bears D at the beginning of the year was unbelievably bad. Bottom 5 easy while Williams was the coordinator.
Alan Williams only coached for the 1st game of the season.
@robdaniel3211 yeah, he really blew his load early.
Good luck with Waldron.
Get used to the never ending feeling of being a game away from having it all figured out. And the feeling of leaving meat on the bone every game.
BEAR NOISES
Great timing, as always.
One word Caleb Williams
Those are 2 words
Thank you Brett
The titles have been exquisite
Brett is on an absolute heater. Just in the zone.
It’s crazy I watch all these till the end b
I f$$king love you guys
Yeah this one’s going to be a banger
Bears running game took a hit in 2023 vs 2022, as Getsy shelved the 2022 running game, so disappointed they were only 9th. Not shocked about the passing or score ranking, as dunking on Fields became a meme that went beyond his actual performance. QBs that can run are also good in the redzone (so not shocked by their scoring ranking either). People forget how awful the defense was 2022 into the first half of 2024.
Brett relating Caleb Williams throwing to early 2000’s Tiger Woods is approaching blasphemy
Finally, so close to the lions.
Having Caleb at 12 as value for me is really insane
"He'd have to have the sort of season that CJ Stroud had, that no one saw coming"
'ANGRY BUCKEYE NOISES'
I like how ej is waiting and seeing instead of saying bears are the best team in the nfc
The hype is real Neil Funk!
The 2 biggest worrisome question marks for the 2024 Bears are Eberflus and Waldron, more than any players. Coaches, OCs and quarterbacks take you to the playoffs, more than almost everything else. I liked Justin, rode with him as long as I could. But he had clear limitations that were exposed when it mattered most. Maybe he levels up in Pittsburgh, who knows. But Caleb is that dude. Now it's about the infrastructure and the game within the game. #BearTFDown2024
How about flowers to Lovie Smith for making this trade happen by going way out of his way to win a game the Texans org wanted to lose to get the top pick in the draft.
I’m cautiously optimistic. It all comes down to the O-line and Gervon Dexter. If the O-line can’t be at least average then there is no hope for Williams to have a decent year. If Dexter can get consistent pressure on opposing QBs the defense will be fantastic. If not, Sweat will break down fighting through double team blocks and chips and no one else will be a threat. A team can have the greatest secondary in history and still lose because if given enough time a professional QB will pick any defense apart.
The trenches still terrify me. Their O-Line is still struggling to stay healthy, even in training camp. They didn't improve at the OLine, and the interior of the line last year was straight up abysmal.
The D-Line got better with Sweat, but he's really the only name you need to worry about. Teams with great Tackles or depth at the O-Line will be able to negate our pass rush unless some of the young players on the line improve significantly over last year.
The fun positions to watch have all been improved, but I'm still not convinced this team is good enough with the big bois to be a legitimate contender. If the OLine is going to be as bad as I think it is, it could be a repeat of watching Justin Fields get destroyed against the Browns in his first start (got sacked 9 times, pretty sure Miles Garrett adopted Justin Fields after the game).
I pray I'm wrong.
Edit - I also think the addition of Sweat and Snow might be a bit overstated. The Bears were a de-facto bye-week for most teams as early as the middle of the year because their record, and because their play was so awful. Nobody brought their A game against the Bears after week 7. It is human nature to take a team as bad as the Bears were last year lightly, and that matters a lot more in a game where you have to be as physical as you need to be in football. This wouldn't be the first time Bears fans convinced themselves the Defense was improving after a terrible year and a "re-surge" at the end of the season. I do hope I'm wrong though
the one weve all been waiting for
So, it seems to me, that right or wrong, the best way to become an NFL coach is to be the child of an NFL coach. As much as we can design a more fair and equal hiring process, nepotism in any walk of life will naturally supersede this. Primarily because part of being a parent is to offer your child opportunities. Sometimes it's egregiously bad and sometimes you get Kyle Shannahan.
Bears will probably be around 40% run rate is my guess. My low 40s. Good RB room. 3 deep. Solid line where the strength is running the ball
been waitin on this one 🐻⬇️
WE’RE FINALLY TO THE BEST, MOST ICONIC DIVISION
OH MY GOD ITS HAPPENING
BAHRS FOOTBAWL
For too long the bears have been mocked, WE SHALL PREVAIL!!!
Love the JD shirt
I’m ready to be hurt again.
Respect the JD T-shirt...for those who know...know
The Bears will only win the super bowl if they recreate the Super Bowl Shuffle.
Our last great QB was Sid Luckman and one of his NFL championship games had to get postponed because of Pearl Harbor
I see that Hoge and Jahns shirt EJ, 🐻⬇️
Love the JD shirt!
Bear down baby
Feel we are having deja vu. Could've sworn this level of optimism was present when the Bears drafted Justin Fields
There is literally nothing similar between that bears team and this bears team
That team around him was absolutely cheeks. Our former GM put Fields in a horrible position ngl
@@FR-nc3vb And what makes you think Caleb will be done justice due to the Bears history? Different coaches, different GMs, same lackluster offenses. All I am saying is that if I were a Bears fan, I'd go the "I'll believe it when I see it". Because there WAS hope when the Bears drafted Fields. You can use hindsight and say there wasn't, but there was.
@@unholydiver1095 Ehm. Caleb will be done justice because this is the first time in like 80 years a rookie QB of us has an offense around him? As a Bears fan, I am still sceptical but I also see that the front office is doing things different than they used to do. There was hope when Fields was drafted, but Caleb is in a way better situation to succeed. That is something nobody can deny and that increases the chances of succes significantly. Well see, it is true that you shouldn’t get your hopes up too much as a bears fan
@@unholydiver1095 lackluster offense my ass. He is walking into a top 5 situation in the whole league
I’ve been waiting for this!!!
They just knew
Given The Bears recent history I thought the end of my notification was just going to be "ng :-("
Are we assuming they will not be running? because I don't see them not utilizing the backs more than they did in Seattle.
I would put him up there with Sweetness. But he would have to win more than one SB to have MJ status. And probably more than 2. Lol
EJ, love the JD t-shirt. Disagree with your Rome take. Rome is proving to be much more capable in training camp. Believe the hype!
It would’ve been funny if you didn’t mention the bears at all this episode based off resisting to talk about them in other episodes. As a bears fan