Bears week 8: @ Seattle MNF on ESPN

[jersey cubs fan]

Toughest game on the schedule to date. Bears are road dogs and Seahawks bringing in reinforcements trading for Nelson from Colts. 

[Soul]

Win this game and a lot of naysayers will have to reconsider.

[PackLandVA]

Who are these naysayers you speak of.  I think the overwhelming majority of pundits, experts, media, and probably most fans know Chicago is a really good team. I don't see/hear really much of anything otherwise on a national level (I don't live in Illinois/Chicago).

[Brian707]

Bears 20 Seahawks 17.

I think the mini bye will be a big advantage 

[Soul]

10 hours ago, PackLandVA said:

Who are these naysayers you speak of.  I think the overwhelming majority of pundits, experts, media, and probably most fans know Chicago is a really good team. I don't see/hear really much of anything otherwise on a national level (I don't live in Illinois/Chicago).

I live in Wisconsin and believe me when I tell you, there are plenty of naysayers here!

[Banedon]

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According to NFL insider Jeremy Fowler, Chicago "showed varying levels of interest" in offensive lineman Quenton Nelson, who the Colts ultimately traded to the Seattle Seahawks.

Indianapolis wasn't done selling as they dealt defensive tackle DeForest Buckner to the San Francisco 49ers, who the Bears also had interest in, per league insider Jordan Scultz. He added that Chicago has been looking for defensive line help and has been "linked" to Khalil Mack.

 

[PackLandVA]

2 hours ago, Soul said:

I live in Wisconsin and believe me when I tell you, there are plenty of naysayers here!

Ah, makes sense, assuming you’re referring to fans. I thought you were referring to media/pontificator type people.  Fans are gonna fan. 

[Wilson A2000]

He has a current dead cap hit of $70 million. I would love him, but I don’t think the Titans would do that

[minnesotacubsfan]

Simmons is my #1 trade target, but I agree hard to see Tennessee trading him

 

 

[Wilson A2000]

Ben Johnson was asked about Jaylon Johnson today and he said he has been up and down, but players like Daniel Hardy can get more playing time if they perform better. That’s obviously a warning shot that Jaylon isn’t guaranteed anything moving forward if he keeps playing poorly. But for Jaylon to lose playing time, Muhammad has to be healthy. 

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[BigSlick]

I'm wary of sending a 1st for basically anyone mid-season like this. 

On the one hand, the Rams consistently send their 1st round picks away and have been competitive for championships for a decade, on the other hand, look at the 2026 Rams. 

[Wilson A2000]

7 minutes ago, BigSlick said:

I'm wary of sending a 1st for basically anyone mid-season like this. 

On the one hand, the Rams consistently send their 1st round picks away and have been competitive for championships for a decade, on the other hand, look at the 2026 Rams. 

Simmons is under contract for 2.5 more years though 

[cwood218]

55 minutes ago, Wilson A2000 said:

He has a current dead cap hit of $70 million. I would love him, but I don’t think the Titans would do that

Your looking at the wrong thing. That's what would happen if they cut him.

A good chuck of that is guaranteed salary that would transfer to a new teams books. 

If Spotrac is accurate TEN would only be on the hook for his signing bonuses from 27 on, about 22 M.

[Banedon]

Supposedly the Cardinals are asking for a 2nd round pick for Josh Sweat, and apparently the Bears have been in conversations with them.

[bddavidson]

I would do that Simmons deal so quickly if TEN is actually considering it.

[Soul]

2 hours ago, PackLandVA said:

Ah, makes sense, assuming you’re referring to fans. I thought you were referring to media/pontificator type people.  Fans are gonna fan. 

Yeah, it's mostly fans. There are plenty waiting for Caleb to fail. It feels desperate to me at this point.

[Soul]

15 minutes ago, bddavidson said:

I would do that Simmons deal so quickly if TEN is actually considering it.

The 1st rounder they would get in return is likely to be pretty late in the round. I would think they'd ask for more. But ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Wilson A2000]

19 minutes ago, cwood218 said:

Your looking at the wrong thing. That's what would happen if they cut him.

A good chuck of that is guaranteed salary that would transfer to a new teams books. 

If Spotrac is accurate TEN would only be on the hook for his signing bonuses from 27 on, about 22 M.

Oh, that’s right!

[NorthsideAvenger]

Yes to Simmons, please. 

[Brian707]

1 hour ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Simmons is under contract for 2.5 more years though 

[Bobson Dugnutt]

3 hours ago, Wilson A2000 said:

Simmons is under contract for 2.5 more years though 

I believe the three year extension he signed this summer doesn’t even kick in until 2028, so he’s under contract through 2030.

[Wilson A2000]

When a player uses a picture of himself in his former team’s jersey as his avatar, you gotta get rid of him

[Soul]

Oh boy. Did he just do that? I wouldn’t mind having him for another round. Can’t be worse than JJ.