2025 Bears Offseason Thread

[Bobson Dugnutt]

25 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Uh, yeah. Those are two returning 10 win back to back division champs.

Chicago has averaged 5 wins per season for three years running and added exactly nobody this offseason. Their entire hopes rest on a new head coach/play caller and a second year qb ascending into his expected/hoped for ability. 

I can see not bring into the DL signings, but are you down on the 3 veteran OL they brought in?

[jersey cubs fan]

8 minutes ago, Bobson Dugnutt said:

I can see not bring into the DL signings, but are you down on the 3 veteran OL they brought in?

I think two of three will be nice additions but they’re all old and on the downside and left tackle is a messy situation 

hopefully the pass blocking is better but a lot of the sack issues have been qb induced 

 

but I don’t think any of them justify claiming this roster is above average 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

4 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

I think two of three will be nice additions but they’re all old and on the downside and left tackle is a messy situation 

hopefully the pass blocking is better but a lot of the sack issues have been qb induced 

 

but I don’t think any of them justify claiming this roster is above average 

Oh, 100% agree on the last part. I’m a bit higher on the OL than you are, but 15 feels about right given the complete lack of pass rush and uncertainty surrounding Caleb and much of the skill position group. Assuming health and that Ben Johnson and this coaching staff is a real step up from Eberflus & co., there’s a path to the playoffs there.

[BigbadB]

16 hours ago, Bobson Dugnutt said:

Oh, 100% agree on the last part. I’m a bit higher on the OL than you are, but 15 feels about right given the complete lack of pass rush and uncertainty surrounding Caleb and much of the skill position group. Assuming health and that Ben Johnson and this coaching staff is a real step up from Eberflus & co., there’s a path to the playoffs there.

There was a huge need for pass protection, AND for Caleb to trust the pass protection. I think they got both with the guys they signed. I also think the backups will be a lot better than last year if someone needs to miss some time. Couple the pass protection with much better coaching and play calling, and I believe they have the makings of a 10-12 win team. A lot still needs to go right. I think I'm going to like Dennis Allen's defensive scheme better than Eberflus' as well. 

[Wilson A2000]

 

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

 

Season over

[BigSlick]

Nobody is going to respect the Bears until they give a reason to during the regular season. And everyone is right to be skeptical. The Bears are constantly disappointing and rarely live up to our hopes and dreams. And that’s fine, who cares.

 

i think they’ll be significantly better this year but I don’t begrudge a single fan or commentator who doesn’t see it. Why should they?

[BigbadB]

12 hours ago, BigSlick said:

Nobody is going to respect the Bears until they give a reason to during the regular season. And everyone is right to be skeptical. The Bears are constantly disappointing and rarely live up to our hopes and dreams. And that’s fine, who cares.

 

i think they’ll be significantly better this year but I don’t begrudge a single fan or commentator who doesn’t see it. Why should they?

Green Bay fans need abuse, too. 

[Wilson A2000]

Sounds like Caleb and the offense has looked bad early on. Caleb is having trouble completing…passes.

[mul21]

13 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Sounds like Caleb and the offense has looked bad early on. Caleb is having trouble completing…passes.

To be expected (the offensive struggles at this point) when installing a new offense and working out the kinks.  Obviously not on remotely the same scale, but we installed a new offense my senior year for a summer basketball camp right before it started.  I think we scored like 12 points or something ridiculous like that in the first game we played (20 minute running clock for each half, so quick games but that was still awful) and got killed.  We played the same team 2 days later and beat them while scoring over 40 because we were all more comfortable with what we were doing after repetition at full speed.  It's going to take some time for everyone to be in rhythm.

[jersey cubs fan]

Well they installed the offense in May and have emphasized the need for high completion percentages so if he’s having trouble, that’s not good 

[gflore34]

18 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Well they installed the offense in May and have emphasized the need for high completion percentages so if he’s having trouble, that’s not good 

I believe Caleb' going to cook this season, he'll be significantly better.  But, because we're Bears fans and can't have anything immediately good, it's going to be a super slow progression to Caleb and the offensive taking off.  Which means a plethora of early negativity around Caleb and the Bears - great.

[UMFan83]

definitely something to monitor but not something I'm going to panic about until I need to.

Besides, its sounds like Bagent is looking good! /s

[BigSlick]

Not surprised at all about offensive struggles early on in training camp. If they're still problems at the end of training camp and into the preseason I'll be maybe 1% worried but theres really no way to know anything until the season starts. 

[BigbadB]

18 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

definitely something to monitor but not something I'm going to panic about until I need to.

Besides, its sounds like Bagent is looking good! /s

I would think it would be more concerning if Caleb is struggling and Bagent isn't.

[Wilson A2000]

The Bears said Jaylon Johnson would only be out a few weeks, but now Ben Johnson is making it seem like week 1 is not certain.

 

 

 

[UMFan83]

Sounds like the Bears offense is really cooking today, with the biggest praise for......... Luther Burden III 👀

Edited July 31, 2025 by UMFan83

[WrigleyField 22]

2 hours ago, UMFan83 said:

Sounds like the Bears offense is really cooking today, with the biggest praise for......... Luther Burden III 👀

As meaningful as when it struggled. 

[UMFan83]

7 minutes ago, WrigleyField 22 said:

As meaningful as when it struggled. 

Offense had a good day:   Oh no the defense is trash!!

[minnesotacubsfan]

No idea who this is but would t be the first time we traded a TE to Dallas

 

 

 

 

[Rex Buckingham]

Worth it

[bddavidson]

They just signed Ferguson, not sure why Kmet would have value to them.

[gflore34]

Done, where does Poles sign?

[NorthsideAvenger]

4 hours ago, minnesotacubsfan said:

No idea who this is but would t be the first time we traded a TE to Dallas

 

 

 

 

I sure most teams have been in contact with the Cowboys. With that said, Jerry is one petty man. He will keep Micah under his thumb to the very end, just to spite Micah and his agent. 

[minnesotacubsfan]

I have no idea if that twitter account is in any way legit, but the thought of having Parsons is definitely interesting