2024 NFL Offseason and Draft Thread

[Dr. Blackheart]

First time Fields has a clean pocket all day and just a brutal decision.  That’s a terrible throw

Tyson Bagent, your table is ready!

[jesmu84]

Bears trade for 2 WR.

Bears defensive HC gets multiple big-money defensive FA and spends several 2-5 picks on defense.

And this is the result?

Fire this coaching staff into the sun.

Hard to tell if Fields is a QB. Do they trust him to do anything more than hand off up the middle or throw a WR screen until the game is out of hand?

Down 2 scores in the 4th and they called a QB run up the middle.

[DegenerateDish]

Love’s played really well, his poise has been outstanding. No reason to think if everyone stays healthy that the Pack can’t win the North. Aaron Jones hopefully nothing big with his hammy, just a beast this afternoon.

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Bears trade for 2 WR.

Bears defensive HC gets multiple big-money defensive FA and spends several 2-5 picks on defense.

And this is the result?

Fire this coaching staff into the sun.

Hard to tell if Fields is a QB. Do they trust him to do anything more than hand off up the middle or throw a WR screen until the game is out of hand?

Down 2 scores in the 4th and they called a QB run up the middle.

Fields isn’t a quarterback. Sorry but he is making the same exact mistakes he has been for the past three years. At least today Love looks way better.

[jesmu84]

Fields isn’t a quarterback. Sorry but he is making the same exact mistakes he has been for the past three years. At least today Love looks way better.

That sucks for the Bears, but, oh well?

Let him throw the ball around and end up with 2 top 5 picks next season and take a QB.

Or, by some miracle, letting him throw it actually develops him? I dunno

Today's offensive game plan was BAD.

[tower912]

New England with a chance to take the lead after being down 16-0.

[MuggsyB]

Here's the list of serviceable QB's the Chicago Bears have had in their entire history:

Sid Luckman
Jim McMahon. 

Think about that for a moment.  And what purpose does Getsy serve?

[Jockey]

Start the clock on Caleb Williams

[WhiteTrash]

The Bears GM inherited Fields. No guarantees Fields will be back. Fields has to become a top tier QB or he gawn.

[MuggsyB]

The Bears GM inherited Fields. No guarantees Fields will be back. Fields has to become a top tier QB or he gawn.

And what exactly are the chances he becomes a top tier QB?  10%?

[MuggsyB]

The level of Chicago sports, both pro and college, is cataclysmicly awful and a total embarrassment. 

[WhiteTrash]

And what exactly are the chances he becomes a top tier QB?  10%?

Sounds about right. I thought 50% before the season.

The Bears had no expectation of a winning season so they have the luxury to let him prove it or not.

[Herman Cain]

Here's the list of serviceable QB's the Chicago Bears have had in their entire history:

Sid Luckman
Jim McMahon. 

Think about that for a moment.  And what purpose does Getsy serve?

Muggsy:
I would add Billy Wade who led Bears to 63 NFL Championship. Was a two time All Pro

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/03/10/bill-wade-vanderbilt-football-nfl-chicago-bears/72526512/

[WhiteTrash]

To be fair to Fields, the Bears defense was equally awful today. The head coach is supposed to be a defensive guru? Fields isn't the only one on the hot seat.

[jesmu84]

Sounds about right. I thought 50% before the season.

The Bears had no expectation of a winning season so they have the luxury to let him prove it or not.

Thus far, they have not allowed him to prove it. Which is a dumb decision

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

Thus far, they have not allowed him to prove it. Which is a dumb decision

I don't know what you mean "not allowed him to prove it." Are people thinking he is being let down by limiting the playbook or something?

[WhiteTrash]

The level of Chicago sports, both pro and college, is cataclysmicly awful and a total embarrassment.

Mel Tucker to the Bears?

[jesmu84]

I don't know what you mean "not allowed him to prove it." Are people thinking he is being let down by limiting the playbook or something?

I guess I see an overwhelming number of screen passes called. So, my assumption, is the staff isn't calling plays for him to throw the ball downfield

[Uncle Rico]

I guess I see an overwhelming number of screen passes called. So, my assumption, is the staff isn't calling plays for him to throw the ball downfield

They can’t protect him to go deep often

[The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole]

They can’t protect him to go deep often

And I haven't seen much from him when he does. A lot of mistakes like the Quay Walker interception.

[Uncle Rico]

And I haven't seen much from him when he does. A lot of mistakes like the Quay Walker interception.

Yup, that is also true.  They did nothing today to work DJ Moore open.  It’s probably early to say that’s a dead staff coaching on that side of the ball but they haven’t been good

[MuggsyB]

To be fair to Fields, the Bears defense was equally awful today. The head coach is supposed to be a defensive guru? Fields isn't the only one on the hot seat.

Fair point.  If the two of us took over the Bulls and the Bears we would likely be better with 0.0 experience imo. 

[MuggsyB]

Muggsy:
I would add Billy Wade who led Bears to 63 NFL Championship. Was a two time All Pro

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/college/vanderbilt/2016/03/10/bill-wade-vanderbilt-football-nfl-chicago-bears/72526512/

My bad Herman.  But boy is that franchise a disaster. 

[Uncle Rico]

My bad Herman.  But boy is that franchise a disaster.

I knew Billy Wade personally.  He hated Chicago

[HutchwasClutch]

Yup, that is also true.  They did nothing today to work DJ Moore open.  It’s probably early to say that’s a dead staff coaching on that side of the ball but they haven’t been good

Seems a combination of Fields poor play and being too quick all day to pull it down and run and poor game planning by Bears.  He had what about two or three targets all day?! That’s inexcusable.