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Jeff Hughes. NYU to NYU to Rutgers. American film historian (Lumet especially). Playwright/musical bookwriter/theater educator. DBB.
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My first memory was the Super Bowl Shuffle. I turned to my dad - a diehard Giants fan - and at 2 years old said, “That team.”
“Like hell it is,” he said. My mom, not liking my dad, heard this. At 3 I had a Jim McMahon tee shirt on.
Today begins my 40th season with the Bears.
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What I’m told: Carolina wanted to add a 2025 first. Poles wanted DJ Moore. Poles didn’t budge. Carolina did.
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The Broncos lost by 50 today.
They open as 2.5 point favorites in Soldier Field next week.
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Aaron Rodgers clearly could have taken far less money and kept Adams. He chose not to. That’s who he is.
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I don’t care what Aaron Rodgers does. But just fucking do it and spare us the high school diary shit.
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Bears second half points allowed this season:
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On Poles.
There were five members of this committee. All five ranked Poles their top candidate. That’s how good his interview was.
Bears got their man.
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(I’m told Leslie Frazier is not a finalist for the Bears job.)
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There were two distinct Coach camps in the lead up to Ryan Poles’ hiring. Polian/George wanted Caldwell. Ted & rest wanted Quinn.
Poles went his own way.
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I don’t think the Bears have the answer at GM, head coach or quarterback.
Other than that, they’re fine.
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Today is an overwhelming positive. Justin Fields is now stacking good performances. And he’s turning the Bears - FINALLY - into an entertaining team.
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I’m just so impressed with Fields today under this much pressure. His career in Chicago essentially on the line, he delivered his best performance as a professional.
For coaches to take game out of his hands late was egregious malpractice.
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Once again, let’s all take a step back and thank Lovie Smith.
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Aaron Rodgers was given the same gift Tom Brady was given in New England: a cakewalk division full of crap quarterbacks for two decades. Brady rode that gift to 9 Super Bowl appearances and 6 wins.
Rodgers has been to one Super Bowl and is 7-9 in the postseason since that title.
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Chase Claypool
Darnell Mooney
Now add a first round receiver in 2023 and the receiving corps is rebuilt.
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I’ve had my eyes on every game today. The Bears are worst team I’ve seen.
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Haven’t tweeted much but I have two things for ya.
1. Fields didn’t become “the guy” last week. He became “the guy” in November. The whole building loves him, and they should.
2. Two teams have already floated offers for first pick. Neither is Texans or Colts. Will be fun.
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I watched Trevor Lawrence, Zach Wilson and Justin Fields today, all in their entirety.
Fields was clearly the best player of the three. And he’s been the best for the last month.
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Matt Nagy, seeing this throw:
“The check down was there. Andy would have seen it.”
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33.
29.
32.
Those are the points scored by the Chicago Bears over the last three weeks.
Having a QB is fun.
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Justin Fields didn’t get first team reps all summer because this Bears leadership thought they’d win a lot of games with Andy Dalton. It was insane then. It’s more insane now.
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Jack Sanborn today.
• 12 tackles, 9 solo.
• 2 sacks.
• Game changing INT stolen from him by one of the more absurd calls you’ll ever see.
Kid jumped off the tape all summer. But those are practice games. When you’re jumping off the tape in November, attention must be paid.
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“Virginia McCaskey is not in good health. In the last few days, word has trickled to DBB that her condition has become more serious. This seemed the appropriate moment to thank her for what she’s meant to the Chicago Bears franchise.”
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The hope? Fields learned today how much easier the game can be when you read the field and take what’s there. He pitched to a QB rating of 118.8 today.
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We did it.
Somehow we did it.
Welcome to the NFL, Chicago Bears.
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Okay, Chicago Bears.
The ball is officially in your court.
No excuses.
Win.
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Ownership got their first choice GM.
The GM got his first choice coach.
The coach for his first choice OC.
You don’t have to like any of the choices. That’s your prerogative. But the process that’s landed the Bears here has been executed to perfection.
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Matt Nagy is a very good man, who just turned out to not be a very good offensive coach. And you can’t win in this league playing bottom of the league offense.
But neither he - nor Ryan Pace - are villains. They just weren’t good enough.
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I have killed Trubisky as much as anyone but Bears are running it better and blocking it better and scoring more...because of the QB. Trubisky had Minnesota completely off-balance all day yesterday.
He’s playing the best football of his life and we have to be fair about that.
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If Fields is capable of a game like this - a game that should have been statistically FAR better - he’s capable of consistently delivering them. I would be far more excited to see Fields in 2024, with Marvin Harrison Jr. added, than a rookie. This is a playoff team next year.
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I am going to reserve my excitement but if Der Flus lands Luke Getsy as OC and Pep Hamilton as QB/Passing Game Coordinator, well, that’s just incredible.
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If you think Richard Seymour should be in the Hall of Fame over Devin Hester, you’re simply lost.
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I knew so little about Das Flus at noon today.
10 hours later, I seriously like the person Ryan Poles hired to lead the Chicago Bears.
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That was perhaps the worst three downs I’ve seen Fields play. I just don’t understand it. Plenty of time, plenty of options, and he’s a mess.
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You can rant about scheme all you want, but Fields looks mechanically different. His footwork is better. He’s more decisive. I’m becoming a believer again and that is so damn exciting.
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If confirmation was needed, it arrived today. If Matt Eberflus is the head coach of the Bears in 2024 it is organizational malpractice of the highest order.
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If you wanna spew negative shit on every post of mine, you’re getting blocked. Simple as that. There are plenty of folks in the Chicago media who wallow in cynical garbage. Go live in their mentions. We’re all booked up here.
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Poles didn’t view this roster as a few players away. He viewed this roster as poor. And now he’s doing something about it. Let’s see how it goes.
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DJ Moore and Keenan Allen.
Caleb is walking into one of the great rookie setups.
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Confirmed: Ryan Poles will conduct interviews with Caldwell, Quinn and Eberflus by end of day Wednesday. (Unsure if he’ll expand list.)
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Was this a nervy one? Yes.
But the team delivered a double digit win, as touchdown underdogs, on the road, on a short week. And the quarterback looked terrific again.
This is a big night for the franchise.
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Staff rumors I’m hearing are good, especially QB coach. So just be patient, folks. Think we’ll know a lot soon.
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Reminder: Matt Nagy and Ryan Pace spent all summer committed to this quarterback playing 17 games.
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How many positions in league history is there a clear, inarguable, best ever?
For me?
Brady. Jim Brown. Jerry Rice. Lawrence Taylor.
And Devin Hester.
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Bears overhauled Fields’ mechanics and threw a new playbook at him.
What they’re seeing from him is pretty wild. The enthusiasm is rising. The guy outworks everyone.
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DJ Moore is a legit number one WR. And he’s a Bear. Soak it in. Drink it down. New day.
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Hypothetical: Poles doesn’t deal Mack and Mack is hurt again in 2022. What value does he have then? (Answer is none.)
Poles not romanticizing a mediocre (or worse) roster is a breath of fresh air.
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Chicago Bears have a GM, a highly regarded assistant GM, and TWO directors of pro personnel. I’m just going to defer to their countless hours of tape study, as opposed to my zero hours.
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I love these insane, “But does he have a plan for Fields” comments.
Nope. No plan. Never came up in the interview. They mostly talked about Amy Schneider’s run on Jeopardy!
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Poles demanded it.
@dabearsblog
Are the
#Bears
ownership actually letting Poles do his job and not interrupting? I'm genuinely happy.
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If Fields needs a week to rest, give it to him. Honestly, he has nothing more to “prove” in 2022. Get him healthy for the home stretch, and build some excitement going into the off-season.
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Source close to ownership describes the mood inside the building as “fed up”.
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Chase Claypool is a 100 target, 60+ catche, 800+ yard guy. That’s what he IS, with the potential to be MORE.
If you knew you’d be getting that production from a potential second round pick, you’d sprint to the podium.
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Bears have a rudderless head coach. Nothing changes until Matt Eberflus is replaced. I’m sure they’ll wait until the end of the season. I wouldn’t.
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Nothing surprising about this with one caveat: where the hell are Mooney and Kmet? Those guys are meant to be cornerstones moving forward and they’ve been invisible for 6 quarters.
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Bears have played two games and allowed 3 second half points.
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I’ve completely stopped caring about the Bears and the first pick. (Let Carolina sort that for them.) I’m all in on this quarterback progressing and this program learning to win. I’ll be pacing the apartment Sunday.
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One thing to remember. This is a collaboration at Halas Hall. Ryan Poles isn't making this move unless Matt Eberflus is on board. From what I've been told, Flus unequivocally WAS on board.
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Keep thinking about how 3 teams handled rookie QBs this summer.
Bears completely sidelined Justin Fields for Dalton.
Jags forced Trevor Lawrence to split reps w/Gardner Minshew, only to cut Minshew.
Pats cut Cam & fully committed to Mac Jones.
Wonder which had best year.
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“You can’t hire a defensive head coach to develop a young QB!”
(Scream the same people desperate to hire Sean McDermott’s OC.)
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Ryan Poles just took over the lease on a bakery with no staff, broken ovens and no electric. Yet fans are wondering where the bagels are.
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I don’t understand how it’s possible to be a Bears fan and not be excited with how Trubisky is playing. The last two weeks we have seen the player we expected in 2019. Confident. Composed. Under control. Extending plays and drives with his legs. He’s making his case.
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I can only imagine the kind of QB Justin Fields would become under Sean Payton.
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DJ Moore is one of my favorite players in the league. I’m still kind of shell shocked by Poles getting him in this deal.
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Bears will have very specific personnel structure.
GM (Poles)
Assistant GM (likely Cunningham)
Personnel Director
Director Pro scouting
Director College scouting
New look for the front office.
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Since the mini bye.
33 points.
29 points.
32 points.
30 points.
And they’ve been wildly entertaining every week because of the QB.
It’s a new day.
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Bears score 30 again and lose. But Justin Fields looks every bit the franchise QB so many of us have been desperate to see in navy blue and orange. They have their guy. Finally. Now build around him.
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Here’s what I was told: Das Flus is not married to bringing in any “system”. The offense will be built/designed ENTIRELY around Fields. And they’ll choose the right coach to build it.
Seems like Poles picked Flus because he was confident he could lead the team and build a great defense.
But it doesn't seem like Flus had a set plan for the offense. That's a little concerning, IMO, but not unheard of, McDermott didn't dream of Daboll when he was hired.
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Okay I’m officially rooting like hell for this kid.
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Eagles took Jalen Carter because they can take Jalen Carter. They’re a fully built project. If he flops, what do they care? They were favorites to win NFC before the draft.
The worst team in the league last season can’t afford that kind of risk.
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The Bears LOVE Justin Fields the man. They believe he’s going to become a top QB. Those are facts.
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Never been so wrong about a Bears game. And I’m serious, I usually have a good feel for the team. They look terrific.
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If I were the Bears, my calls to Harbaugh’s people would start today.
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Hey Ryan Poles,
Before the 2024 season starts, find some folks who know how to tackle quarterbacks.
Signed,
Me.
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If you love Justin Fields, you love Justin Fields. It’s your life, live it your way.
But calling him the most talented Bears QB ever is quite literally madness. Other than his ability to separate in open field as a runner, Fields does nothing better than Jay Cutler.
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Here’s why Justin Fields won me over in 2022: he made the worst team in the league a remarkably fun watch. I don’t think people realize how difficult that is to achieve.
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Said it before and I’ll say it again: the quickest path to sustained success for the Bears is Justin Fields being the guy.
Last night was the most dynamic and decisive I’ve seen him from the pocket.
And I’m excited to watch this team play again.
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Poles and Flus getting fully staffed up while several other franchises still don’t have a head coach is damn impressive.
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Darnell Mooney is going to be a legitimate top of the league, number one receiver in 2022. (Pass it on.)
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So much of running a franchise is self-evaluation. Pace should have made Mack, ARob available the SECOND he took Fields, acknowledging restart of “the championship clock”.
Instead he continued to believe the 2021 Bears could be contenders w/Dalton.
Poles is fixing that mistake.
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Get the kid a goddamn ice bath. And maybe cool it with the designed runs next week in NJ. He’s beaten up.
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Ogunjobi signing should tell you the kind of team Poles intends to build here.
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I love the Chicago Bears.
I don’t give a shit about any other team.
That’s my life.
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What I wanna see next week:
• Roschon in starting RB role. That guy will wear an opponent out over 4 quarters.
• DJ Moore with at least 8-10 touches.
• Creative pressures. (How does this staff not know they don’t have horses on the edge?)
Do I expect these things? I do not.
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If you’re a Bears fan upset that Rodgers is returning to GB, I feel like you’ve missed the entire point of sports. Rodgers is a .500 QB in the playoffs, against the good teams. Until the Bears are a consistently good team, who cares where Rodgers plays?
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Smith-Marsette with one of the dumber plays you’re ever gonna see in the league.
But hard not to come out of this game with optimism at QB. Real progress made today. Let’s see it roll over to Thursday.
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Ted Phillips will be retiring, likely in 2023. But I am told this GM and coach will report directly to ownership. And the Bears will announce that formally.
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Ryan Poles is not looking to clean house entirely when it comes to personnel department. Told he will try to keep Champ Kelly, Mark Sadowski and possibly Sam Summerville. But each will have offers around the league.
None of Matt Nagy’s coaches are expected to be retained.
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