2026 Chicago Bears Offseason Thread

[BigbadB]

13 hours ago, Tryptamine said:

Goodbye 2025 5th round pick that I'm not sure saw an official practice let alone a game.

Missed all of 2025 for a non football related issue. Hard to say whether the Bears felt he wasn't ready to get his head in the game or hasn't been in contact with the team, etc....Wish he could have been in the mix for a depth spot in the DB room. 

[Old Style]

My BIL always bitches that the refs are against the Bears and I always roll my eyes at him. These are some very interesting stats. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

[Geographyhater8888]

On 5/8/2026 at 12:52 PM, Old Style said:

My BIL always bitches that the refs are against the Bears and I always roll my eyes at him. These are some very interesting stats. 

My Tin foil hat conspiracy is that they’re being punished by the league for stumbling over getting a stadium deal done. The lack of comp picks was a joke and selectively enforced in this one instance.

[Geographyhater8888]

On 5/8/2026 at 6:39 AM, BigbadB said:

Missed all of 2025 for a non football related issue. Hard to say whether the Bears felt he wasn't ready to get his head in the game or hasn't been in contact with the team, etc....Wish he could have been in the mix for a depth spot in the DB room. 

He was held back as a freshman for not being able to grasp the playbook and wasn’t allowed to play in his first 9 games as a sophomore because of academic ineligibility. Draw your own conclusion.

Edited Sunday at 01:15 PM by Geographyhater8888

[Geographyhater8888]

On 5/6/2026 at 11:44 AM, Soul said:

It drives me insane having a DLine that crumbles but the GM lives and dies based on the record of the team.

For all his faults, I highly doubt it’s all Poles. It’s unlikely that Ben was begging for defensive line in the third round and Poles ignored him and drafted a receiver and tight end. 

Edited Sunday at 01:40 PM by Geographyhater8888

[Brian707]

Bears open in Carolina not Seattle 

[BigSlick]

1 hour ago, Brian707 said:

Bears open in Carolina not Seattle 

I LOVE that

[jersey cubs fan]

6 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I LOVE that

Must win game!

[BigbadB]

8 hours ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Must win game!

Yeah. It would be quite a punch to the gut to lose to the team that gave us all of those picks for a bottom third QB. But, also because the schedule doesn't get any easier.

[Old Style]

Fudge Packers at Soldier Field on Christmas Day could be fun. 

[Brian707]

[NorthsideAvenger]

51 minutes ago, Old Style said:

Fudge Packers at Soldier Field on Christmas Day could be fun. 

I'm not crazy about the Lions on Thanksgiving and Packers at Christmas.

With that said Detroit deserves to receive their receipts for last season and ruining Christmas for the Packers would definitely be fun.

[Irrelevant Dude]

I like the TNF to MNF.  That's almost like an extra bye week in between.

[Old Style]

Only one game west of the central time zone. I read that the Bears will travel the least amount of miles in the league this season. 

[Tryptamine]

1 hour ago, Brian707 said:

They need to be exiting week 6  no worse than 4-2 or things are going to get real difficult.

[Derwood]

I'd love to swing that @BUF game but new stadium and all and those tix will be ludicrous on the secondary market

[jersey cubs fan]

31 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

They need to be exiting week 6  no worse than 4-2 or things are going to get real difficult.

I’ll take the under on patriots win total

[jersey cubs fan]

1 minute ago, Derwood said:

I'd love to swing that @BUF game but new stadium and all and those tix will be ludicrous on the secondary market

Western nyers are going to blow through their sporting event budget this spring 

[WrigleyField 22]

1 hour ago, Old Style said:

Only one game west of the central time zone. I read that the Bears will travel the least amount of miles in the league this season. 

Second least is what I saw. Was one of the other NFC teams right below them.

[Brian707]

44 minutes ago, WrigleyField 22 said:

Second least is what I saw. Was one of the other NFC teams right below them.

Carolina was least

[Brian707]

1 hour ago, Derwood said:

I'd love to swing that @BUF game but new stadium and all and those tix will be ludicrous on the secondary market

That first home game vs the Lions I heard was $650 just to get you in the door

[WrigleyField 22]

20 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Carolina was least

Maybe it was another NFCN right above them then.

[We Got The Whole 9]

I'm not worried by that schedule TBH. If they win at least 4 division games i think they win 11-12 and win the division. 

[Tryptamine]

44 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

I'm not worried by that schedule TBH. If they win at least 4 division games i think they win 11-12 and win the division. 

You're more confident than I am. I think 10 wins with that schedule is going to be a heck of a feat.  If they put up 12 wins, they should up there with anyone as SB favorites.