2026 Chicago Bears Season Thread
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I think the weather is an element that makes the game what it is, but the field should be a premier surface used only for football, and if a franchise can’t guarantee that, they need to install the most modern fieldturf available. Of course, that’s predicated on having control of the stadium, which the Chicago Bears have never had, and the city of Chicago is a joke for continuing to allow them to play on a suboptimal surface.
Seems like teams are keying in on him because they trust their DBs to contain Rome and Luther.
This would be really encouraging if it turns out this way. I only hope it won't hamper his overall quickness. His speed and escapability is an incredible weapon.
Side note: It was so cool to see Johnny Morris at the game. Dude looks great for 90 years old. I was more of a Mark Giangreco/Channel 5 guy when I was back home, but it was great to see him again.
Week 2 post-mortem
Spent half of yesterday afternoon in a cloud and pit in my stomach feeling I hadn’t felt since 4/28/12. Glad this doesn’t appear to be that. Still was a sick feeling.
Well, you have to take good with the bad, and Lord knows there was a lot of bad. Penalties, turnovers, drops….the injury to #18 (and Stevenson also tweaked a hammy after making a great stick) and what’s crazy, the game was winnable up to the last snap.
The good
- Solid games from Stevenson, Muhammad, Thieneman and Edwards. Even though the front four were nowhere to be found, this game was winnable. Yeah, it was Carson Wentz, but Wentz will always be a SB winning QB who was legit in the season his team won until he got hurt.
- Kalif Raymond was solid, catching the ball in and on special teams.
The bad
- Sam Roush. Dude had one of the worst individual games I’ve seen since Velus Jones left town. Dude needs to get his head out his ass quick.
- Braxton Jones. Buddy was awful. Theo Benedet, fuck it, ride with him until Trapilo is ready, then send Jones’ to waivers.
- The offense. The sloppy track did it no favors. The drops did it no favors. The fumble at the one did it no favors. Regardless of all of that, 3 points, even when it probably should’ve been 10-20, ain’t gonna cut it.
- The field. Look to be in peak mid- October shape. Just ridiculous, and if you follow the history of Solider Field, do know it doesn’t gets better as the season moves along.
Overall, I suppose the only positive you can take away are the hamstring is not season ending, and that maybe an early season loss is a wake up call.
Lastly, it’s fucking personal with Aaron Jones, last six games against the Bears, he’s rushed for > 100 years in three of them, with 86 and 70 yards in two others. Yeesh.
Bagent-time! I’m hoping he can keep it together, snag us at least a win or two, and reset his free agent market value for next off-season and make himself some big money. Bear Down!
Spent half of yesterday afternoon in a cloud and pit in my stomach feeling I hadn’t felt since 4/28/12. Glad this doesn’t appear to be that. Still was a sick feeling.
Well, you have to take good with the bad, and Lord knows there was a lot of bad. Penalties, turnovers, drops….the injury to #18 (and Stevenson also tweaked a hammy after making a great stick) and what’s crazy, the game was winnable up to the last snap.
The good
- Solid games from Stevenson, Muhammad, Thieneman and Edwards. Even though the front four were nowhere to be found, this game was winnable. Yeah, it was Carson Wentz, but Wentz will always be a SB winning QB who was legit in the season his team won until he got hurt.
- Kalif Raymond was solid, catching the ball in and on special teams.
The bad
- Sam Roush. Dude had one of the worst individual games I’ve seen since Velus Jones left town. Dude needs to get his head out his ass quick.
- Braxton Jones. Buddy was awful. Theo Benedet, fuck it, ride with him until Trapilo is ready, then send Jones’ to waivers.
- The offense. The sloppy track did it no favors. The drops did it no favors. The fumble at the one did it no favors. Regardless of all of that, 3 points, even when it probably should’ve been 10-20, ain’t gonna cut it.
- The field. Look to be in peak mid- October shape. Just ridiculous, and if you follow the history of Solider Field, do know it doesn’t gets better as the season moves along.
Overall, I suppose the only positive you can take away are the hamstring is not season ending, and that maybe an early season loss is a wake up call.
Lastly, it’s fucking personal with Aaron Jones, last six games against the Bears, he’s rushed for > 100 years in three of them, with 86 and 70 yards in two others. Yeesh.
Bagent-time! I’m hoping he can keep it together, snag us at least a win or two, and reset his free agent market value for next off-season and make himself some big money. Bear Down!
These dudes with takes like this, over ANY injury, are being ridiculous.
Damn indeed.
This shit annoys the hell out of me. I can listen to crap like this (to a point) where baseball and basketball is concerned, but not football!! Fuck anybody making judgements about how someone reacts to an injury. Nobody knows what's truly going on with someone else's body. This game, as much as we love it, destroys these guys. It broke my heart, for example, to hear about and see Roger Craig's condition at the Hall of Fame ceremony in August. I just saw a documentary on Tony Dorsett that was damn near two hours long. And though they intentionally avoided the topic, you can clearly see the effects brain damage is having on him and the struggles he's constantly dealing with. Guys really need to give that "machismo" shit a rest where injuries are concerned.
Exactly.
What's also dumb is the assumption that because he paints his nails he doesn't like pussy.
Could've been worse. I'm still blaming that shit field. Id rather have Caleb be a little dramatic with the reaction than the shit Gordon is pulling. The season rides on Caleb's health so he needs to get right. At least this happened at the beginning of the season.
Glad I never got a Urlacher jersey
His locker room
I have a white Urlacher jersey I no longer wear.
and of course he has a mixed kid