I agree, but the new QB is a wildcard. We don't know how much having a new QB in there is going to hold us back.
Seeing that we're replacing a bottom Tier QB in every meaningful stat to one of the best prospects since Andrew Luck. I don't expect a Luck or Stroud performance but I do see improvements happening.
Poles put himself in last place in the division, so I’m not accepting that as a valid excuse for 9-8 in the 3rd year of the “rebuild”. Lions were worse than Bears in 2021, but followed a normal approach to get ahead of the Bears despite Bears getting incredibly LUCKY two years in a row to get #1 pick. So I am not accepting excuses this year. The standard should be 10-12 wins this year.
I look at it like this is year 2 of the "rebuild". Year 1 was a tear-down.
I know what year-1 was. People around here applaud year-1 as a monumental achievement. I don’t, but it’s a dead horse. The clock started on this regime on day-1, and this is year-3. Time to put up or shut up. I am predicting 10-12 wins, and it’s frankly annoying when people start pre-justifying a 9-8 record in 2024.
I know what year-1 was. People around here applaud year-1 as a monumental achievement.
Year-1 set up everything good that we can now experience. Financial stability. An old underachieving roster was turned over for a young/ascending roster. We are about to draft a young QB who is believed league-wide to be one of the best in a generation of quarterbacks. If that does in fact happen then it will be the greatest Bears quarterback draft since the 1939 Bears draft of Sid Luckman, eighty-five years ago. Yes, that is a "monumental achievement. And this is what is needed to be Super Bowl ready. All of these moves are the foundation for that happening.
I know what year-1 was. People around here applaud year-1 as a monumental achievement.
Year-1 set up everything good that we can now experience. Financial stability. An old underachieving roster was turned over for a young/ascending roster. We are about to draft a young QB who is believed league-wide to be one of the best in a generation of quarterbacks. If that does in fact happen then it will be the greatest Bears quarterback draft since the 1939 Bears draft of Sid Luckman, eighty-five years ago. Yes, that is a "monumental achievement. And this is what is needed to be Super Bowl ready. All of these moves are the foundation for that happening.
I don’t buy that, but I don’t want to revive a dead horse and go through it 100 more times. With few exceptions like Jaylon Johnson, this team is now Poles own creation. We are going to see soon enough the results. 9-8 is not acceptable. I guess that’s my bottom line for 2024. And Super Bowl ready 2025 (me) and 2026 (you) is the standard going forward.
Year-1 set up everything good that we can now experience. Financial stability. An old underachieving roster was turned over for a young/ascending roster. We are about to draft a young QB who is believed league-wide to be one of the best in a generation of quarterbacks. If that does in fact happen then it will be the greatest Bears quarterback draft since the 1939 Bears draft of Sid Luckman, eighty-five years ago. Yes, that is a "monumental achievement. And this is what is needed to be Super Bowl ready. All of these moves are the foundation for that happening.
I don’t buy that, but I don’t want to revive a dead horse and go through it 100 more times. With few exceptions like Jaylon Johnson, this team is now Poles own creation. We are going to see soon enough the results. 9-8 is not acceptable. I guess that’s my bottom line for 2024. And Super Bowl ready 2025 (me) and 2026 (you) is the standard going forward.
But don't you feel like most of us are feeling positive (overall) about where the Bears are at right now? Surely you do too, right? Yes, this is now Poles' team, and it looks like it is an exciting young and ascending team. We may very well see that 10 or more win season. I'm just saying it may take an extra year to get what we want to have happen. This is a good time to enjoy watching this all come together after decades of failure here. I loved how Ryan Poles described this today when he said, ""We were hired to break a cycle" this cycle of failure. He said today that he views this as similar to when he and Andy Reid came to Kansas City to change that cycle. He said today that nobody talks about the previous years there in KC due to the success. He wants to break that cycle here in Chicago now that he is here. Instead of slapping band aids on problems (like the Bears have done for decades of failures, he tore it all down and built it back up with young ascending talent. The most important piece of the rebuild will be him drafting his 1st quarterback since coming here.
This is a great time to be a Bears fan. I'm going to try and enjoy watching this newly rebuilt team now. Let's enjoy this.
Year-1 set up everything good that we can now experience. Financial stability. An old underachieving roster was turned over for a young/ascending roster. We are about to draft a young QB who is believed league-wide to be one of the best in a generation of quarterbacks. If that does in fact happen then it will be the greatest Bears quarterback draft since the 1939 Bears draft of Sid Luckman, eighty-five years ago. Yes, that is a "monumental achievement. And this is what is needed to be Super Bowl ready. All of these moves are the foundation for that happening.
I don’t buy that, but I don’t want to revive a dead horse and go through it 100 more times. With few exceptions like Jaylon Johnson, this team is now Poles own creation. We are going to see soon enough the results. 9-8 is not acceptable. I guess that’s my bottom line for 2024. And Super Bowl ready 2025 (me) and 2026 (you) is the standard going forward.
You look at this roster in 2022 and 2024. I know Poles got rid of a few fan favorites.
Khalil Mack: Cap and injury issue Robert Quinn: Just too old for a rebuild Akiem Hicks: Too old Roquan Smith: Odd one but Inside Linebackers for a 3-4 are a dime a dozen. Justin Fields: Cap issue going into contract year. Sign him to a Jones deal or start fresh David Montgomery: He was good but its not worth putting that money in the RB position. Especially one that lacks edge speed.
The Bears were never ready to compete in 2023. Soft schedule made them look better than what they are. 2024 offense looks very promising.
2 1,000+ yard WRs 1 top 10 receiving TE 1 1,000+ rushing RB
Drafting Williams at #1 overall.
Decent chance a top 3 WR is still on the board at #9.
If your a QB in this draft. You want Chicago to draft you. They give you the best chance of success unlike Commanders or Patriots.
2024 is Williams year. Sure I want the Bears to be Successful but they can go 8-9 but Williams puts up some insane numbers like 4k passing yards in his first year, 15-20 TDs.
I don’t buy that, but I don’t want to revive a dead horse and go through it 100 more times. With few exceptions like Jaylon Johnson, this team is now Poles own creation. We are going to see soon enough the results. 9-8 is not acceptable. I guess that’s my bottom line for 2024. And Super Bowl ready 2025 (me) and 2026 (you) is the standard going forward.
You look at this roster in 2022 and 2024. I know Poles got rid of a few fan favorites.
Khalil Mack: Cap and injury issue Robert Quinn: Just too old for a rebuild Akiem Hicks: Too old Roquan Smith: Odd one but Inside Linebackers for a 3-4 are a dime a dozen. Justin Fields: Cap issue going into contract year. Sign him to a Jones deal or start fresh David Montgomery: He was good but its not worth putting that money in the RB position. Especially one that lacks edge speed.
The Bears were never ready to compete in 2023. Soft schedule made them look better than what they are. 2024 offense looks very promising.
2 1,000+ yard WRs 1 top 10 receiving TE 1 1,000+ rushing RB
Drafting Williams at #1 overall.
Decent chance a top 3 WR is still on the board at #9.
If your a QB in this draft. You want Chicago to draft you. They give you the best chance of success unlike Commanders or Patriots.
2024 is Williams year. Sure I want the Bears to be Successful but they can go 8-9 but Williams puts up some insane numbers like 4k passing yards in his first year, 15-20 TDs.
Montgomery was about the same cost as the RB we just brought in. I'm still not sure what we did there.
I don’t buy that, but I don’t want to revive a dead horse and go through it 100 more times. With few exceptions like Jaylon Johnson, this team is now Poles own creation. We are going to see soon enough the results. 9-8 is not acceptable. I guess that’s my bottom line for 2024. And Super Bowl ready 2025 (me) and 2026 (you) is the standard going forward.
You look at this roster in 2022 and 2024. I know Poles got rid of a few fan favorites.
Khalil Mack: Cap and injury issue Robert Quinn: Just too old for a rebuild Akiem Hicks: Too old Roquan Smith: Odd one but Inside Linebackers for a 3-4 are a dime a dozen. Justin Fields: Cap issue going into contract year. Sign him to a Jones deal or start fresh David Montgomery: He was good but its not worth putting that money in the RB position. Especially one that lacks edge speed.
The Bears were never ready to compete in 2023. Soft schedule made them look better than what they are. 2024 offense looks very promising.
2 1,000+ yard WRs 1 top 10 receiving TE 1 1,000+ rushing RB
Drafting Williams at #1 overall.
Decent chance a top 3 WR is still on the board at #9.
If your a QB in this draft. You want Chicago to draft you. They give you the best chance of success unlike Commanders or Patriots.
2024 is Williams year. Sure I want the Bears to be Successful but they can go 8-9 but Williams puts up some insane numbers like 4k passing yards in his first year, 15-20 TDs.
+1 David Montgomery was a good player. I liked him a lot. He did lack a top-gear and was a 2nd tier RB. Those guys are not special in the NFL now. I'm not dissing Monty, but that is who he is - a good but not great - RB. The Bears were the #2 team in the entire NFL rushing last season without Monty. The world did not crumble and end with him gone. It just isn't a big deal. Monty is an RB that was let go after the 2022 season and life goes on.
You look at this roster in 2022 and 2024. I know Poles got rid of a few fan favorites.
Khalil Mack: Cap and injury issue Robert Quinn: Just too old for a rebuild Akiem Hicks: Too old Roquan Smith: Odd one but Inside Linebackers for a 3-4 are a dime a dozen. Justin Fields: Cap issue going into contract year. Sign him to a Jones deal or start fresh David Montgomery: He was good but its not worth putting that money in the RB position. Especially one that lacks edge speed.
The Bears were never ready to compete in 2023. Soft schedule made them look better than what they are. 2024 offense looks very promising.
2 1,000+ yard WRs 1 top 10 receiving TE 1 1,000+ rushing RB
Drafting Williams at #1 overall.
Decent chance a top 3 WR is still on the board at #9.
If your a QB in this draft. You want Chicago to draft you. They give you the best chance of success unlike Commanders or Patriots.
2024 is Williams year. Sure I want the Bears to be Successful but they can go 8-9 but Williams puts up some insane numbers like 4k passing yards in his first year, 15-20 TDs.
Montgomery was about the same cost as the RB we just brought in. I'm still not sure what we did there.
I can see maybe more speed.
Monty ran: 4.68 Swift ran: 4.48
Also swift will play an important part of helping develop Williams in the NFL.
