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Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images In this series, we will look at which Chicago Bears players need to step up their play to match their pay in 2025. Expectations are a tricky thing. One of the safest ways to fan over the years is to set the bar low and not expect much from your team. We Chicago Bears fans know this well. I couldn’t help but think of one of the … [Read more...] about Top 10 Greater Expectations – #7 – DeMarcus Walker

Eli Manning was a very good quarterback with two rings, but that doesn’t mean he should be in Canton. I know this is a website dedicated to covering the Chicago Bears, but I need to get this off my chest. I spent last week in New Orleans covering the Super Bowl for my other job, and, as every year, there was plenty of chatter about who was going to make the upcoming Hall of … [Read more...] about Eli Manning should never make the Hall of Fame

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images More play-action is always a good thing, regardless of whether a team can run the ball effectively or not There is no better easy button in the NFL than play-action passing. The numbers show that attempts from play action have a higher success rate and go for bigger gains than other passing attempts. The numbers have also shown … [Read more...] about Expect more play action for Caleb Williams in 2025 from Ben Johnson

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Virginia’s funeral was held in Mount Prospect this morning The Chicago Bears lost their Matriarch, Virginia McCaskey last week. Wednesday morning the Bears family came together to mourn her passing. Private services were held this morning at Emily Catholic Church in Mount Prospect. McCaskey became the Bears' primary owner in 1983 after … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears mourn Virginia McCaskey today at private service

David Banks-Imagn Images SB Nation’s experts are bullish on the Bears’ new head man. As predicted, the Chicago Bears earned a much-needed win in the eyes of the NFL community by hiring Ben Johnson as their new head coach. A poll of anonymous executives from The Athletic lists Johnson as the second-most-liked hire of the offseason behind only New England’s Mike … [Read more...] about New Bears coach Ben Johnson voted No. 2 on ‘Most Likely To Succeed’ list