Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Offense I’m not entirely sure what the issue was but Justin Fields had a rough day accuracy-wise on deep balls. Some passes, especially in the first half, were overthrown by a long way. The Bears had just 7 yards passing … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions. “In Sunday’s column, you gave the impression that there is almost no core of players Ryan Poles can build upon for next season and that it could take two to three … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune gives his 10 thoughts after the Bears loss to the Buffalo Bills on Christmas Eve. Biggs found the offensive struggles to be worrisome in their simplicity. ‘The Bills showed if a defense can prevent … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions. “The Bears have had their share of injuries to key players with all of them basically happening during meaningless games. Is it time to shut down the starters? Would hate to … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune writes about the woes of the Chicago Bears when they try to score points late in close games. “If a lesson is to be learned from (QB Tom) Brady, it’s that sometimes you have … Continue reading →

Offense Larry Borom is out hurt so Riley Reiff was the starting right tackle. He’s not known as a good run blocker in a game that was always going to be about running the ball against the Packers, who are … Continue reading →

Colleen Kane at the Chicago Tribune quotes head coach Matt Eberflus on why Justin Fields didn’t play at quarterback Sunday against the New York Jets. “The medical staff didn’t clear him to play today,” Eberflus said. “Justin didn’t feel he … Continue reading →

Defense Safety Jaquan Brisker, cornerback Kyler Gordon and reserve linebacker Sterling Weatherford were all inactive with injuries. That’s in addition, of course, to the face that the Bears really don’t have a good cornerback situation opposite Jaylon Johnson. So Kindle … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions. Any QBs in the draft next April that have a similar skill set to Justin Fields (a duel threat vs. a pocket passer) that Bears could consider targeting in the fourth … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions. Count me among those buying stock in Ryan Poles coming loaded in 2023 with the enviable cap flexibility and improved draft capital. However, the performance of Poles’ guys this season has … Continue reading →