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I don’t know how many times I mentioned this over the years, but this was always going to be the key for Caleb taking the next step
Less Superman, more Clark Kent. And he’s been doing it beautifully
I was in the building for Khalil Mack’s first game as a Bear and totally agree with Jacob here
It wasn’t just the plays when Mack took over, it was also how much energy everyone else around him started playing with because of him
Felt the same last night
This debut game from Jeffery Simmons reminds me a lot of Khalil Mack's debut with the #Bears back in 2018.
Just an absolute game changer who makes the rest of the defense better around him. Except this time, Chicago is gonna hold onto the lead.
this is sick
#bears run the ball down to the one, and then Caleb gets them into the hurry to "reload" and run the same play again
they get into the same formation, run the same pre-snap motion, except they don't run the ball again, Caleb pulls it, rolls right, and finds Burden for the score
some really good gamesmanship early from Ben Johnson
Luke O’Grady retweeted
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“I expect Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams to have the best offensive game of any team against Seattle this year.”
@DannyParkins breaks down why:
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🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨
Alshon Jeffery will retire as a CHICAGO BEAR and "it's coming soon" 🐻
@AlshonJeffery_1 | @heykayadams | @ChicagoBears
I know Steve is slightly joking here but he's actually not wrong either
When you have a coach like Ben Johnson, you can afford to take big swings and miss. You should probably even consider doing it more. Even if you miss, your baseline is Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson.
Look at Shanahan and the 49ers. Every receiver hurt? Doesn't matter
All your best defenders miss the year with injuries? Still make the playoffs.
They even traded 3 1sts for like the worst first-round QB of all time and literally never skipped a beat
Bears fans need to start worrying less. If the trade works out, we got one of the best DTs in football. If somehow it doesn't, we were one of the better teams in football without him
Ryan Poles has been one of the more active GMs around the trade deadline, especially on the day of
Don’t be surprised if they #Bears are still making calls over the next few weeks
Whew boy
Dead last for the #Bears
Cannot be understated just how poorly Ryan Poles has built this defense. One of the worst in the league, and one of the most expensive.
Bears have their promising QB on his rookie contract and aren’t even really able to take advantage of it
Sigh
Music to my ears man
Very glad the #Bears didn’t miss out on someone like Simmons and then try to compensate by chasing after/overpaying for a 2nd tier guy
It feels like how Poles has done things in the past and feel very blessed that he was done with half-measures
After talking to several NFL teams and GMs over the last hour, my expectation is the trade deadline will be even crazier than anticipated. Chicago’s all-in move will cause other teams to react and try to be bold as well.
In the words of one source: “All hell is going to break loose over the next week and a half. Get your popcorn ready.”
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Great points here from JW
Similar to the Mack trade in 2018, you have a promising young football team that turned one of their weaknesses into a strength over night
Hard to understate how much this can move the needle for the #Bears
Gotta give credit to Ryan Poles here
He’s taken a few big swings at fixing the d-line before and just never really hit
Didn’t stop him from trying, and now the #Bears have a proper cornerstone defender and force multiplier on the D-Line
