Author Archives: Tom Shannon

Adam Jahns at The Athletic on new Bears offensive tackle Tevin Jenkins: In a Zoom call with Chicago media, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy continuously stressed that challenging Jenkins would be crucial to his development and success at the NFL … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: Is Jimmy Graham due any roster bonuses and is there a date the Bears will have to make a decision on him? There was lots of speculation of him being cut, … Continue reading →

Dan Pompei at The Athletic gives his view point on the Bears quarterback situation and why the reaction from fans has been so negative: “Andy Dalton is what happens when you draft Mitch Trubisky instead of Deshaun Watson or Patrick … Continue reading →

Patrick Finley at the Chicago Sun-Times addresses the changes in the 2021 Bears coaching staff: When [head coach Matt] Nagy had to hire Fangio’s replacement, he took two days. When he hired [Chuck] Pagano’s replacement, he took 10. With a … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune talks about how the Bears might create space under the reduced salary cap in 2021: Free safety Eddie Jackson is a prime candidate for a restructure to lower his cap hit of $11.45 million. … Continue reading →

Dan Wiederer quotes Bears head coach Matt Nagy in an interview with the Chicago Tribune: “What I’ve learned the most from the past two years — and I put this on me — is I think we lost a little … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at The Chicago Tribune answers your questions: While I am maybe the 10,000th person to note this, none of the current top-five quarterbacks in the NFL (Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Deshaun Watson — pick … Continue reading →

Brad Biggs at The Chicago Tribune answers your questions: Re-signing Allen Robinson seems like a no-brainer. Why aren’t the Bears talking to him? The whole thing feels needlessly disrespectful. Are they just that far apart contract-wise that the Bears don’t … Continue reading →

Bears Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers your questions: Why is everyone obsessed with Ted Phillips’ role in the organizational structure? For every team, the top football person is evaluated by a non-football person (often the owner). What would … Continue reading →

Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk comments on the inclusion of Jared Goff in the Rams trade for Matthew Stafford. The Rams also sent a 2021 third round draft pick along with first rounders in 2022 and 2023 to the … Continue reading →