Bears Preseason 2026 thread

[Banedon]

46 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Think the Bears will eat the financial losses and cut Gordon today?

No.  There's nothing to gain.

[Brian707]

2 hours ago, gflore34 said:

Think the Bears will eat the financial losses and cut Gordon today?

No. 

I hope they get something out of him this year 

[BigSlick]

Trading Dexter when you already have a totally barren defensive line group is one of those “this is so crazy its GOTTA work” plans.

I am continuously flummoxed with what Dennis Allen wants out of his defensive linemen. Too bad Dexter couldn’t work here. 

I consider anything above “disaster” with this defense to be a big win. 

[Banedon]

Noteable cuts so far:

Jedrick Wills

Kiran Amegadjie

Salvon Ahmed

[Banedon]

 

[Banedon]

 

[Soul]

At this point what’s Santos’ range? 45 yards?

[Banedon]

8 minutes ago, Soul said:

At this point what’s Santos’ range? 45 yards?

Cairo Santos May Be Expanding His Range at Bears Minicamp and That Matters

 

[Banedon]

5 hours ago, BigSlick said:

Trading Dexter when you already have a totally barren defensive line group is one of those “this is so crazy its GOTTA work” plans.

I am continuously flummoxed with what Dennis Allen wants out of his defensive linemen. Too bad Dexter couldn’t work here. 

I consider anything above “disaster” with this defense to be a big win. 

Trading Dexter was because they weren't gonna sign him to a contract extension anyway.  They got nickel help and a draft pick.  It also helps that Van Den Berg is looking more than solid.

[BigSlick]

3 hours ago, Banedon said:

 

At this point they're doing him a disservice to keep reporting that he's dealing with some nebulous 'soft tissue' problem, because it really looks like he's malingering. I'm not going to assume he is, but the coaching staff isn't doing him any favors with how they've referred to him obliquely. 

[BigSlick]

5 hours ago, Banedon said:

Noteable cuts so far:

Jedrick Wills

Kiran Amegadjie

Salvon Ahmed

No huge surprises here. Amegadjie was a complete bust who never looked NFL competent, Wills was a guy they took a flyer who had a 1st round pedigree and doesn't look like he has the physical prowess anymore after a devastating injury.

Ahmed I'm slightly surprised by because he honestly looked more promising to me in the preseason work than Roschon Johnson, and they really gave them both quite a lot of reps. I gotta assume they feel like they need Roschon on special teams because he really doesn't give you much as a running back. 

[gflore34]

19 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

At this point they're doing him a disservice to keep reporting that he's dealing with some nebulous 'soft tissue' problem, because it really looks like he's malingering. I'm not going to assume he is, but the coaching staff isn't doing him any favors with how they've referred to him obliquely. 

What "soft tissue" problem not calling for surgery can be so crippling?  Just WTF is going on?

Edited August 31 by gflore34

[jersey cubs fan]

6 hours ago, gflore34 said:

What "soft tissue" problem not calling for surgery can be so crippling?  Just WTF is going on?

His brain 

[Geographyhater8888]

I don’t think they’ll have the top offense and defense like the Cubs. Unfortunately. 

[We Got The Whole 9]

Thoughts on Jayden Loving? Clay Harbor loves the guy and he had a 9.93 RAS. He and JVDB (10.0) are certainly not lacking explosive athleticism. What can we expect this year?

[Bobson Dugnutt]

11 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Thoughts on Jayden Loving? Clay Harbor loves the guy and he had a 9.93 RAS. He and JVDB (10.0) are certainly not lacking explosive athleticism. What can we expect this year?

Normal caveats about preseason apply, but I thought he looked good against the titans.

[The_Achiever]

The fact that they cut Lynch (who I thought looked decent in the preseason) after trading Dexter shows they feel better about these younger guys.  I REALLY like what I've seen from Loving and especially JVDB so far.  JVDB's college highlights really popped, the athleticism just jumped off the screen.  Glad to see it looks to be translating.  

I'm good with what they're doing; I just wish Coby didn't get hurt as our defensive backfield is bereft of experience.  

 

Edited August 31 by The_Achiever
clarify point

[Banedon]

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[Banedon]

I think the Bears defense hate has grown too strong.  And I understand all the reasons why.  But I'm going to put this out here for my own potential future embarrassment. 

I think the Bears are going to be middle of the pack defensively.

[Old Style]

I believe in Dennis Allen. 

[jersey cubs fan]

1 hour ago, Banedon said:

I think the Bears defense hate has grown too strong.  And I understand all the reasons why.  But I'm going to put this out here for my own potential future embarrassment. 

I think the Bears are going to be middle of the pack defensively.

So top 21? I’ll take the under 

[Banedon]

6 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

So top 21? I’ll take the under 

And I completely understand that.  I think most people will agree.

[Banedon]

 

[BigSlick]

I think it’s entirely possible any unit in the NFL can play up to a middle level competency status. There’s so much variance and so few games almost anything’s possible. 
 

Plus you have one all pro player (Jaylon Johnson) and one very solid DE. It would only take some above average expectations from a few key guys for the defense to be decent. I just wouldn’t bet on it. 

[jersey cubs fan]

I think the range of possibilities is average to worst in the league. And there’s a whole lot of room there to be bottom tier