2025 Bears Offseason Thread

[BigbadB]

10 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

Fine. Trade him for something useful like a bag of kicking tees

 

 

No one is trading for him. He'd be on his 4th team in his 6th year, and he's coming off a year where he averaged 3.8 YPC. He's only had one 1000 yard season, so getting someone to want to pay his salary next year over drafting "a guy" in the 4th or 5th round is highly unlikely. 

Fix the line and hope you get better production from Swift. Draft a guy to challenge him for the early down plays.

[gflore34]

15 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

Disagree. You could use Jeanty in the passing game. Plus I’m kinda done with Swift, he’s a “pitch it to the outside or bust” back. Jeanty has shown the ability to do it all 

I agree, I should have clarified, didn't mean Jeanty to be used only between the tackles, meant he's capable whereas, that's not a part of Swift' game.  Nevertheless, it's a RB rich draft, they'll be someone to draft on day 2 or day 3, primary focus must be the lines.

Edited January 16, 2025 by gflore34

[gflore34]

Was thinking about day 2/3 RB's I like Johnson Iowa, Judkins Ohio State or Skattebo Arizona State, one of them will probably be available.

[minnesotacubsfan]

yea, I dont think I realized it was a deep draft for RBs

[gflore34]

Maybe a wrong call on my part however, I suspect the Bears know and have known who they'd like for HC.  NFL rules being what they are have kept them from offering and securing their target.  In the mean time all the interviews and such?  Well, WTF else are they going to do?  I don't think it hurts in the least to network and get varied opinions of their organization.  Who knows, they might be enjoying the Chicago media with their heads on fire going nuts over nothing.

I also believe McCarthy being unexpectedly available has added a contingency plan.

[Brian707]

24 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

 Well, WTF else are they going to do?  I don't think it hurts in the least to network and get varied opinions of their organization.  Who knows, they might be enjoying the Chicago media with their heads on fire going nuts over nothing.

I also believe McCarthy being unexpectedly available has added a contingency plan.

Prepare internally for the draft? Free Agency? 

Maybe they are gathering intel of other teams around the league and Johnson is their guy 

Or they don't have a clue what the horsefeathers they are doing.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Occams razor in effect here: they have no idea what they are doing

[gflore34]

21 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Prepare internally for the draft? Free Agency? 

Maybe they are gathering intel of other teams around the league and Johnson is their guy 

Or they don't have a clue what the horsefeathers they are doing.

Eberflus was fired in November, they've had plenty of time to zero in on their HC.  If this true and, it might be, we're doomed as Bears fans.  There isn't a reason to give the Bears the benefit of the doubt other than thinking no one in Poles position could be that inept.

Edited January 17, 2025 by gflore34

[jersey cubs fan]

47 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Maybe a wrong call on my part however, I suspect the Bears know and have known who they'd like for HC.  NFL rules being what they are have kept them from offering and securing their target.  In the mean time all the interviews and such?  Well, WTF else are they going to do?  I don't think it hurts in the least to network and get varied opinions of their organization.  Who knows, they might be enjoying the Chicago media with their heads on fire going nuts over nothing.

I also believe McCarthy being unexpectedly available has added a contingency plan.

I think being the only team reported (that I know of) to have requested an interview with McCarthy while he was still under exclusive rights with Cowboys was a big tell. Why even request that one week before he would or would not be available without asking if not to send a message? 

[gflore34]

6 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

I think being the only team reported (that I know of) to have requested an interview with McCarthy while he was still under exclusive rights with Cowboys was a big tell. Why even request that one week before he would or would not be available without asking if not to send a message? 

That's a possibility, could also be a known cheater - Brady - has eyes set on our target.  We better come up with more options.

[NorthsideAvenger]

42 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Prepare internally for the draft? Free Agency? 

Maybe they are gathering intel of other teams around the league and Johnson is their guy 

Or they don't have a clue what the horsefeathers they are doing.

Cue Benny Hill music.

[jersey cubs fan]

3 minutes ago, NorthsideAvenger said:

Cue Benny Hill music.

 

[NorthsideAvenger]

20 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

 

Ty. 

[BigSlick]

I think the Bears have a plan: Ben Johnson. Failing that: Mike McCarthy.

 

I don't love it, but thats what the signs point to. 

[WrigleyField 22]

14 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I think the Bears have a plan: Ben Johnson. Failing that: Mike McCarthy.

 

I don't love it, but thats what the signs point to. 

Hope Monken is in there too.  A Johnson-McCarthy shut out is very plausible outcome... What's behind door 3

[UK]

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43439332/nfl-coaching-carousel-2025-agents-package-deals-consultants-goodell-concern

Ugh ....

The Bears are Charlie Brown and Trace Armstrong is Lucy.

[Rex Buckingham]

Schefter was on Pat McAfee and said the "Johnson to the Raiders" stuff is overblown, among other things.

https://www.bleachernation.com/bears/2025/01/17/ben-johnson-update-0117/

[NorthsideAvenger]

44 minutes ago, UK said:

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43439332/nfl-coaching-carousel-2025-agents-package-deals-consultants-goodell-concern

Ugh ....

The Bears are Charlie Brown and Trace Armstrong is Lucy.

Yeah, Georgie needs to remove himself from any Bears business decision (fat chance, I know) because when it comes to Trace Armstrong, he's a doofus.

Edited January 17, 2025 by NorthsideAvenger

[Brian707]

52 minutes ago, Rex Buckingham said:

Schefter was on Pat McAfee and said the "Johnson to the Raiders" stuff is overblown, among other things.

https://www.bleachernation.com/bears/2025/01/17/ben-johnson-update-0117/

Yeah I kind of was thinking the same. I hope the Lions lose tomorrow so the Ben Johnson hire to the Bears or whomever else is nearing a close.

[Tryptamine]

Trace Armstrong more or less runs the Bears

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 hour ago, Brian707 said:

I hope the Lions lose tomorrow so the Ben Johnson hire to the Bears or whomever else is nearing a close.

It's kind of crazy that the NFL offseason progresses so quickly that teams may choose to forego their #1 choice of head coach because they would have to wait an extra week to talk to him.  Meanwhile, we are several months deep into the MLB offseason, less than a month away from Spring Training, and half the available players still haven't signed.

[WrigleyField 22]

31 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Trace Armstrong more or less runs the Bears

He'd probably do a better job if he was shadow making decisions.  We're just signing his ****** clients.  That's their own damn fault.

[minnesotacubsfan]

I've been having this thought that the only reason the Bears interviewed 20 people is to create a smoke screen to hide the fact that they were doing something not all that kosher. As matter of stradegy, baffle the public with the circus

 

.....and then the Armstrong thing pops up

 

 

Edited January 17, 2025 by minnesotacubsfan

[Derwood]

That’s a lot of interviews when they only care about two candidates. 

[Wilson A2000]

4 hours ago, BigSlick said:

I think the Bears have a plan: Ben Johnson. Failing that: Mike McCarthy.

 

I don't love it, but thats what the signs point to. 

Or the Lions keep winning, the Bears wait for Johnson who rejects us for the Raiders, and in the meantime Mike McCarthy goes somewhere else