2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread

[Geographyhater8888]

On 4/29/2026 at 9:09 AM, gflore34 said:

I attribute some of this to Booker being on the field and ,the health, or, at least, the return of Gordon and Johnson.  My point is, Dayo' motivation notwithstanding, with health (Booker, Gordon, Johnson), we'll probably see this version of Montez.  If we do, it'll go a long way towards making the Bears defense average-above average which is all that'll be necessary.

 

*My favorite - https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/1psirhh/highlight_montez_sweat_ran_over_the_tackle_for/

The defense was by no means a good unit but the first half of the season they were down to their 4th and 5th string cornerbacks and linebackers. Thanks to injuries McCarthy had the 4th quarter of life, Jeanty had his best game as a pro, they couldn’t stop Tyler Huntley and were gashed by a mediocre giants offense.

The team we watched from week 10-18 that was 7th in DVOA is a more accurate representation of what this team as close to perfect health. Also thanks to familiarity in the offense and Loveland and Burden taking more snaps. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Geographyhater8888

[BigbadB]

On 5/1/2026 at 2:24 PM, The_Achiever said:

How likely do we think it is that they sign one of the FA DE I've seen bandied about (Bosa, Cam Jordan, etc.)?  Do they even have the money to do that?

Sweat and Booker is a decent start but I'm not counting on Motivated Dayo and Shemar for too much as they're both coming off big injuries.  Would love to add one more established guy.  

I'd be surprised if they didn't bring someone in. June 1 is the next wave of roster cuts. Should learn something soon after that.

[Geographyhater8888]

The run defense between the numbers is my biggest worry. I think they brought in enough speed with better man coverage to to execute some of those exotic blitzes against better offenses, which will help with the pass rush. 
 

None of this is ideal but if the offense does their part hopefully mediocre is sufficient. 

Edited 16 hours ago by Geographyhater8888