True, and they could have just kept him as the backup instead of bringing in Mariota. They’d rather have a low round draft pick than use him as their backup.
We all loved Sweetness. He never ran out of bounds at the end of a run. Instead, he’d turn upfield and fight to the death to gain 6 more inches.
I was a student at UI when Butkus was there. I really enjoyed watching him and Gale Sayers, too.
Yeah, I could have said my whole life! It is an embarrassing fact that the Bears are the only NFL team to never have a QB throw 30+ TDs in a season. That’s why we all suffer PTSD every time we draft a QB.
My only big complaint was his predictable, unimaginative red zone offense (ranked 26th). Having said that, he is a VAST improvement over the OC the Bears fired to bring in Waldron. Trust me, I watched all Bears and Seahawks games. Getsy called 4,765,632 screen passes.
Bears have a very young roster. Give them a year to develop and work together. The talent is there. By 2025, I would expect this team will be strong contenders to win the division. Could come in 2024, but it’s probably going to take more time.
Bears fans have 50+ years of PTSD over QBs. I have lived through all of them. I am optimistic but nervous. I can’t wait to see what this offense looks like with Shane Waldron, Caleb, Bates, Allen, Swift, and Odunze added.
Bears fans haven’t been this optimistic in a long time. We are so lucky that the Panthers owner is an idiot and the Texans won their last game in 2023 with a miracle scoring drive and a 2 pt. conversion.
Hahaha, indeed. Bears won more than 6 last year, and are stronger this year with several upgrades on offense. We did vote on Bears forum. Nobody expecting less than 10 wins. Bears play Seahawks this year.
I voted “other team”. We get two years of Howell while filling out the roster. Then get a second-tier QB off some other team. That’s how the Seahawks roll.
I have been wondering whether the Bears will be better than the Seahawks this year. Hard to predict. The offense will be much improved with Caleb, Allen, Swift, and Odunze added. The teams play each other this season.