OT: Bears & NFL Talk 103

[Backyard Hockey]

The Moose Johnson - 'how are they gonna screw this up next' comment and then the bubble screen and DJ fumble - has made it's way around the interwebz and is very funny.

 

[GIADF]

If you are into advanced stats at all, D'Andre Swift finished the season with -174 rush yards over expected.

If you're not into advanced stats at all, D'Andre Swift finished the season with 5 broken tackles and 1.6 yards after contact per attempt.

This is a really good RB draft. If Poles is still the GM, he needs to admit that the Swift signing was a massive bust and go out and get a new RB relatively early in the draft. Likely round 3.

Hated that signing from day 1. He got paid because he ran behind one of the best lines in the league in Philly.

 

[Romang67]

Hated that signing from day 1. He got paid because he ran behind one of the best lines in the league in Philly.

Yeah, it was a bad one. You can get out of the contract in 2026 with only $1.5M dead cap. Coulda woulda shoulda picked up Jacobs, Barkley, or someone else. It's whatever at this point, they just need to bite the bullet and pick up a new RB.

 

[plasmonresonance]

Yeah, it was a bad one. You can get out of the contract in 2026 with only $1.5M dead cap. Coulda woulda shoulda picked up Jacobs, Barkley, or someone else. It's whatever at this point, they just need to bite the bullet and pick up a new RB.

Didn't like the signing either but given how messed up the offense was this year (rookie QB, bad/injured O-line, 3 OCs, etc) I'm going to hope Swift has a much better year next year once some of these offensive issues get resolved.

 

[ndgt10]

 

[GIADF]

Saints and the Jets now eh.... He really is going to get another crack at a HC job.

 

[Romang67]

Saints and the Jets now eh.... He really is going to get another crack at a HC job.

Maybe they thought Trubisky was the real problem, and they think he'll do great with *checks notes* Spencer Rattler or 42 year old Aaron Rodgers?

 

[Romang67]

Didn't like the signing either but given how messed up the offense was this year (rookie QB, bad/injured O-line, 3 OCs, etc) I'm going to hope Swift has a much better year next year once some of these offensive issues get resolved.

I'm not advocating cutting him in the off season. But the running game was a massive problem this season, and it wasn't all on the O-line. The number of times the tape shows Swift just randomly cutting away from a hole in the O-line only to be tackled by a defender for no gain is insane. When Johnson was out, the run game missed several opportunities to gain a yard.

Keep him as a veteran back and a receiving and outside run threat, but start the process of getting a much better RB to be your bell cow is all I'm saying.

Thanks, Google AI.

 

[Romang67]

Follow-up on the previous Tweet about the Bears requesting an interview with Ben Johnson:

 

[GIADF]

Patriots eh? Can't say I saw that one coming even if just for an interview.

 

[Romang67]

Patriots eh? Can't say I saw that one coming even if just for an interview.

They are an attractive spot. Maye is good, tons of cap space, essentially a blank slate for the rest of the team.

I think Vrabel is the HEAVY favorite there though. The Pats have had a ton of success with a defensive minded head coach, Vrabel played for the team in their Golden Era, he has a good track record, and the team just churned through a first-time young head coach in Mayo.

 

[StreetHawk]

They are an attractive spot. Maye is good, tons of cap space, essentially a blank slate for the rest of the team.

I think Vrabel is the HEAVY favorite there though. The Pats have had a ton of success with a defensive minded head coach, Vrabel played for the team in their Golden Era, he has a good track record, and the team just churned through a first-time young head coach in Mayo.

First question for any HC candidate is who is the QB there? Of the 5 openings, those would be:
NE - Maye, Jax - Lawrence, Chi - Williams, NO - Carr, NYJ - unknown as I don't see Rodgers returning.
Even NO, possible to move off Carr. His $30 mill base salary is not guaranteed, but they are on the hook for his $10 mill roster/option bonus.

Raiders/Cowboys still a maybe. Raiders will have O'Connell and optional on Minschew. Cowboys have Prescott.

Thus, NE, Chi, Jax, Dal would be at the upper half. Jets, Saints, Raiders, lower end if Rodgers/Carr are not back with them.

 

[Romang67]

The Packers were a fingertip on a last second field goal attempt away from going 0-6 in the division.

Wild. I thought they'd be the best team in the division before this season.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

The Packers were a fingertip on a last second field goal attempt away from going 0-6 in the division.

Wild. I thought they'd be the best team in the division before this season.

And they will be one and done going to Philly.

 

[StreetHawk]

Patriots eh? Can't say I saw that one coming even if just for an interview.

Well, at the very least, he can leverage the 2 teams into a better contract offer. Having 2 interested parties is good for negotiations. Both have 2nd year QBs for 2025. Cap room. Both large markets.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

I have a bad feeling that we're going to find out how unattractive of a landing spot the Bears appear to be with this ownership and management.

The fact that there's only 32 gigs in the league is a benefit, but if we find out that post BBB Patriots and the literal Jaguars are more attractive for top-tier coaches, that's gonna be a stinger.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

The fact that it's late in the day on Black Monday and we aren't hearing any buzz tells me...that Poles is staying.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Fully prepared to be mad that I called this...



Let me make it one worse, watch ys trade for him rather than waiting a couple weeks.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Other uninspiring options:

 

[Giovi]

Fully prepared to be mad that I called this...



Let me make it one worse, watch ys trade for him rather than waiting a couple weeks.

I've honestly just about had it with this joke of a team.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Any remote consideration of Mike McCarthy is immediate grounds for every fan to find a new team to root for.

 

[Panzerspitze]

So I think I read somewhere that if the Lions got the bye, which they obviously did, that Ben Johnson can start interviewing now. Anyone know if that is true and if so if any interviews are expecting in the near future?

The pertinent NFL rules have been explained in detail in a recent episode of the Halas Intrigue podcast by The Suntimes. (I can't be bothered to dig up the link since it's now paywalled, which requires "workarounds", cough... archive.is... cough) IIRC, assistants like Johnson can (and must) do a virtual interview with prospective teams during the [playoff] bye week, because failing that they would not be allowed to do the second round [in-person] interview with those same teams nor any new ones before the SB. There was some kind of rule change by the League in the past few years due to the Matt Nagy situation with the Chiefs before he went to become the Bears previous Fail Coach (except the first season, buoyed by Vic Fangio).

 

[HeisenBaez]

I've honestly just about had it with this joke of a team.

If thr Bears hire McCarthy, I will be convinced the organization is straight up trolling their own fan base.

I doubt it will be McCarthy but with this organization, you can never tell.

 

[x Tame Impala]

I've honestly just about had it with this joke of a team.

You guys all say that but you’ll all be back next year. They’ve got you all by the short hairs.

Can’t get behind the Sox, Bulls, or Bears if they’re either too incompetent to build or winner or not serious about it. All my sports fandom goes to the Hawks now and I feel better for it. They’re the worst team in the league but it at least appears like they’re serious about getting better.

 

[Praetorian Caps]

f*** the Packers

Bunch of spoiled wankers the lot of them.

FudgePackers fans having zero perspective.
Lad was probably 14 years old the last time the Bears beat the Packers. This guy has literally never seen his team without a franchise QB.

The Packers losing to the Bears was literally the worst thing to ever happen in this chap’s life.