I know. Maybe it does feel different. At the same time, we’ve seen bum teams dominate the preseason only to look like complete ass when the games counted. Even I had some excitement watching this.
Caleb Williams – I really do believe I’ve never seen a quarterback for the Bears throw passes that give you the feeling that you had when you got laid for the first time in life. That pass to Odunze down the sideline was insane. And even though it wasn’t a touchdown, that pass he threw in the endzone would have been a touchdown had Odunze been a few inches up. Regardless, he played the first half and looked pretty good after the first two series. That touchdown scramble was spectacular. This is encouraging.
Defense – Kyler Gordon showed up to play. Too bad the game didn’t mean anything. I still feel he has a lot to prove. Again, I am trying to preach calm here. But it appears that defensive coordinator Eric Washington is someone who enjoys blitzing and that was a success in this game. It’s how Gordon was able to sack Logan Woodside with ease.
Tyson Bagent – He deserves this praise. Two touchdown passes in the third quarter was fun to see.
Brett Rypien – This guy is begging to stay on the roster by tearing it up against third stringers. If he is the third stringer, I can live with that.
One preseason game remains and it’s this Thursday against the Chefs. Not sure if the starters will play in this one. But again, another quarter could help them.
Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson 
August 17, 2024 at 7:27 pm
Trust me Fro, I not getting worked up yet. Talk to me when we get past the November 3 game in Arizona, and we’ll see. You said it yourself; these games don’t mean shit. They may show up on September 8 and completely forget how to play. And to be honest, that’s pretty much what I expect. And personally, I believe I’m going to want my chainsaw by the first game in October. I don’t being a Debby-downer, but this goddamned team hasn’t given me anything to be hopeful about in 30 years, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to fall for any of their fucking bullshit hype ever again.
August 18, 2024 at 3:41 pm
What I’ve said for years still stands until they prove me wrong: This team is all but mathematically eliminated by Columbus Day every single year. They can certainly make me foolish and contend this year instead.
August 22, 2024 at 5:01 am
Thus far, looking at his highlights, Caleb Williams reminds me of a man up north clad in green and yellow who tortured us many a time. They way he moves, the way he throws, the way he scurries around defenders, oh, yes, Caleb reminds me of him well. Of course, Justin Fields also kind of looked the same, and we know how that panned out. Bears QBs always look good . . . until they decide to Cutler-esque force the ball into triple coverage . . . until they are getting flushed out of the pocket and fumble the ball . . . until they start overthrowing wide receivers . . . until little by little they start to adopt that Trubisky-esque deer-in-the-headlights look telling you that defenses are on to them.