I told anyone who would listen that the Bears were running the same playbook on Indiana that they did back in the late 90s/early 2000s when they wanted a new stadium (which ended up with Solider Field being gutted and rebuilt). 25+ years, same bait, same hook, same result, the big fish got away.
What really helped is Roger Goodell and Bears minority owner Pat Ryan getting involved in the negotiations. George and Kevin Warren haven't even been a part of the recent negotiations. When Goodell met with Pritzker that's when things finally started to move. The NFL had to get involved to get this done, which is crazy to me.


