With low expectations already locked in for this Bears season, let’s look again to the future. The Bears have long been a franchise pressed up against the cap, largely unable to assert themselves as major players in Free Agency. This is not going to be true for the 2023 season. We are currently projected to have $88 million- and that’s …

A couple notes on Madden ratings. Madden likes to keep players fairly close to where they finished the regular season the year before- very few offseason events will alter a player’s rating drastically. That said, they do use the offseason time to account for overcorrections, age regressions, opportunity, and situation. They use these player ratings to create team ratings and …

Two weeks ago I wrote up a projection of the Bears season, predicting a 7-10 finish. Afterwards, I was thinking; why not project the whole league- so I did, using nothing but my own opinions. Then I saw the website I was using produced a draft order and I knew what my next article was going to be- a Too …

The Bears roster is in bad shape. I know the team is clearly rebooting, and thus it is better to focus on future potential as opposed to dwell on past mistakes. But the reality of the situation is that the past regime manifestly failed this team. Much has been said to this effect, and the criticism is well deserved. It …

  Projection: Bears go 7-10, third in the NFC North between a 9-8 Vikings team and a 6-11 Lions squad Analysis: This has the makings of an easy schedule. If one were to examine it based purely on opponent’s winning percentage last year, then this is one of the ten easiest schedules in the league. The problem is that a …

I admittedly did not like the second round of the Bears draft. The Bears had three major weaknesses going into draft day. In order, they were Offensive Line, Wide Receiver, and the secondary. The Bears opted to focus entirely on their secondary. That’s life- I’m not in the room with Ryan Poles. This just seems to be the price of …

The Bears had my 26th ranked draft haul (full rankings below)- this is more a function of their lack of a first-round pick and my disappointment at their Day 2s than it is reflective of where I am all around with this class. When compared to other teams without a first rounder, they were exactly average. They were bolstered by …

Bears Targets, Day 2 Bears should be able to snag at least two of these guys at 39 and 48, if not another at 71. Pickens still being on the board makes him the clear and obvious main target; if he makes it 6 more picks, Poles should sprint that card in. Otherwise, you know the drill: build the line …

Intro It’s draft season baby! The NFL draft is next Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and even though I will be moving at that time I will be watching as much as I can. I have spent a lot of my down time in the last 6 months watching film and reading scouting reports for over 400 draft prospects (information I’ve …

Prospect comparisons are the absolute worst part of draft season. No one will ever project perfectly onto an already established pro player, and with each NFL name comes a series of biases about team, temperament, and career path. For this exercise, I tried my hardest to rely on what I’ve seen on tape and at the combine- and to stay …