Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson

I won’t get into the actual game too much in this recap. But hey, some things do need to be mentioned. I know, it’s preseason. I found this game to be background noise in the second half. I was happy the starters played a series on offense with some players getting more time. The issue I have is that there ZERO improvement on defense. I witnessed “Vintage Chicago Bears Defense” by poor play in the secondary including, you guessed it, a touchdown given up on the final drive of the first half. Inexcusable. Then this whole discussion I’ve heard the last couple weeks about how the left tackle position is pissing me off. Braxton Jones should be ready to go and instead, there are four others who could get the job. Just, whatever.

I never heard of the cornerback Donate Manning. Maybe we will be lucky and not see him playing for the Bears after this preseason. This dude was getting torched all damn game. Same with Case Keenum. Good Lord, this guy is awful. Let’s pray that Tyson Bagent is healthy and ready to go for the regular season. I still don’t know why he’s on this team.

How many players on this team are injured already? 10? 20? This is the exact reason why I was screaming last year that the Bears need to win the Super Bowl. Because of Ben Johnson’s stupidity, they pissed it away. Now, there are so many injuries, this team stands zero chance. The secondary is in shambles. This year is screaming “2019 Bears” with that bald dipshit, Matt Nagy.

What also pissed me off about this game is when I got back to my couch after halftime to hear Kevin Warren speaking to the announcers. This fucking guy just won’t fuck off. He is continuing to say that Hammond is being explored when clearly, this stands no chance. The land they are “looking at” has legitimate human waste under it. He is stealing money from the Bears and George McCaskey, as usual, doesn’t even see it. Kevin Warren is a fraud and is WORSE than Ted Phillips. Think about that. Someone worse than Ted Phillips? Yep, we’re seeing it in real time.

I don’t know how it was for those watching the Bears in other TV markets around Illinois and Iowa. But in Chicago, every damn commercial break had that annoying Advocate Health one with the song from New Radicals. I don’t need to see a pregnant lady doing yoga or sick folks trying to act like they are happy when they truly feel miserable. EVERY. DAMN. COMMERCIAL. BREAK.

The Bears play their last preseason game next Saturday against the Titans. Not sure if the starters will play, but we’ll see what happens.

Last thing I want to mention:

670 The Score fired Mike Mulligan yesterday. Ever since Dan Bernstein started doing his podcast, I’ve barely listened to this station. But again, this is also due to poor management at this radio station for many years. They fired Brian Hanley and replaced him with David Huh? to do the show with Mulligan. Now, they fired a guy who has been there for 20 years? David Haugh should never have a job in Chicago media. He has been awful since I can remember. The dipshit is on CHSN as well talking Bears with Clay Harbor and that bimbo Ruthie Polinsky. It’s decisions like this as to why ratings have been in the shitter.

There is nobody worth listening to these days other than Steve Rosenbloom on late Saturday mornings. And other nights I turn it on driving somewhere, people I’ve never even heard of are on talking. I know it’s a different era. But nothing will ever top the days of Mike North in the morning, Mulligan and Hanley, Murph (heeeyyyy) and then Boers and Bernstein to close it out. That was appointment radio.

I was working during this game and couldn’t fully focus. However, I did like how the defense played. DeShaun Watson was under pressure during most of his time on the field. There were a few big plays from the Browns, but the defense stopped them on a couple drives. Good work by them for getting two interceptions later in the game as well as strip sacking Watson for a turnover.

I still would have preferred the Bears play Caleb Williams at least a couple of series to see how he looks. I know they already made the plan not to at all. I also know the rain has caused a lot of problems and that could have also been a risk. We have seen what happens when starters don’t play at all in these games and when the season starts, they look rusty.

Tyson Bagent is proving why he is the only choice to backup Caleb. I know he gets a lot of shit from the talk show hosts and podcasters, but all he does is work hard. He shows up and does what is asked of him. He doesn’t have the arm strength nor instincts that someone like Mahomes or Allen. But he has some speed and can scramble.

Case Keenum’s numbers looked great (9/10 for 151 yards for two touchdowns). But he still sucks at football and shouldn’t ever play for the Bears in meaningful games.

Next week, they play the Bengals on the road. Let’s see if the starters are out there for a quarter playing.

This season is already starting off great. The great free agent signing was injured during the first padded practice of training camp. You can’t really blame Coby Bryant here. A “small” fracture in his knee doesn’t really sound optimistic. Same for a hyperextension and bone bruise. Reports had him being out for 8-10 weeks. Now, Ben Johnson is saying there is no timeline.

I am no doctor. But any fracture doesn’t seem like a quick heal.

Oh, and Kyler Gordon came to training camp already hurt. What else is new?

And why give Darnell Wright the richest contract for an offensive lineman in history? He had a great 12 games to finish the season. That’s not enough to warrant that kind of money. Just, whatever.

Buckle up, folks. It’s going to be a very long five months.