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What red flags? All I'm hearing is positive. Stories are leaking about the amount of digging the Bears have done on Fields. In candid interviews with former teammates at OU or USC that have talked to Bears scouts have had nothing but positive things to say. Bears execs themselves did a lot of fact finding as well when they went out to LA to visit Kingsbury. Speaking of Kingsbury, he told Albert Breer that he only saw Caleb's father ONCE at their USC facility and that he's not a distraction. He mainly sticks to handling Caleb's business side and stays out of the football side. Embrace it, Bob. Dont' be afraid to get sucked into the hype. We finally have our franchise QB! 😁

I think the key is Cousins. Once the decision on where Cousins goes or stays is determined it will open up the market. Also, the Bears could keep Fields and just wait about 5 months until a team suffers an inury and is desperate to get into the QB market.

100%. North Carolina, Virginia and Texas have always been the white whales. Only 2 chances now.

I agree with yout. And I'm floored when I hear some analysts say Fields could get a 1st rounder in return. What!?!? Prepare yourself his apologists that will bring up the multiple OC's he's had.

I can get on board with this. I have a feeling McCarthy will be a very capable NFL QB. And I think he could handle the pressure of being the hometown QB.

Gipper is a Cheesehead. His pessimism is warranted. I have faith in Warren and Poles to pull the Bears out of the abyss of continual failure. Otherwise, lets hope the McCaskey children cash in an sell the team once Virginia passes.

Spike? Are you serious? You couldn't watch a Knicks playoff game back in the '90's without seeing Spike's reacion to nearly everything.

If it were up to me, Jackson Mahomes wouldn't be allowed in another NFL Stadium after the way he disrespected the Sean Taylor memorial at Fed Ex Field.

Honestly, I think all? I've seen a lot of pictures shared on Instagram with random players and their parents or WAGS on the field posing with the trophy.

Exactly. And I don't buy for a second the Bears would take Williams at 1 and give up the draft picks they could get by trading Fields.

Pretty wild a sitting Big Ten HC would leave his post for an OC posiiton at another Big Ten school and presumably take a big paycut. It makes sense though. All I've ever read or heard about the guy is he just likes to scheme and coach. Not a fan of recruiting at all. Maybe he looked at it as he rather coach O only with his friend from New Hampshire and the Eagles than deal with the NIL / portal era at a school that doesn't have unlimited resources (1 of 10 UC system schoools) like USC, Oregon, Ohio State, Michigan or Penn State. Hartline is the big gun offensive recruiter at Ohio State. They won't need much out of Chip.

Ted Phillips and George admittedly know nothing about football. Who in the world where they paying for consulting to make these types of decisions? I know Polian pushed Flus on them.

Haha. That's funny. Is it safe to say if this stint in Washington doesn't end well he'll finally stop getting coveted jobs for being an "Air Raid Guru?"

From what I've heard Washington is open that they are in need of a full rebuild and plan on doing it the in draft. That will be hard to do if they give away picks to trade up to #1. Something else to consider, they have one Air Raid QB on roster (Howell) and taking Maye at #2 would give them another Air Raid QB to go along with the Air Raid guru they just brouth in to be OC. My personal opinion is that the Bears are going to reset the clock on the QB pay scale and bring in Williams.

Purdue great Len Dawson smoking a heater and drinking a Fresca at halftime of Super Bowl 1.

Haha. I'm rooting for greatness (Reid + Mahomes + Kelce + BIg George + Taylor Swift). And then I'll chuckle in the post game when Reid throws Nagy a bone and mentions his name. Good to see Gregory still around the NFL. That dude has nearly wasted every opportunity given to him with off the field issues.

Tranquil was originally committed to Purdue and was heavily involved in recruiting players to join him. But, he backed out of that committment when Notre Dame finally thought he was good enough for them. He'll always be a Judas to me.

I get why the McCaskey's are always the scape goats and have been nothing but disastrous for the Bears, but isn't isn't fair to say that them hiring Kevin Warren to be President of football operations was them finally changing their business model? Prior to Warren, Ted Phillips was the only non McCaskey to hold hte role. And Phillips was just a career Acountant in the organization who had no actual knowledge of football.

He was a passing game Coordinator for McVay before taking the OC job in Seattle. Poles is known to be found of Shanahan and McVay. Makes sense. Yes, I would definately say he's an upgrade over Getsy.

Nothing has been reported that he's involved. I'm leaning towards them taking Caleb Williams and trading Fields. But, based on them interviewing Roman I'm not sold that they're moving on from Fields. Roman's specialty is moreso someone like Fields.

Agreed. I suspect we'll hear a lot of news regarding interviews and who the Bears are talking to. I would hope Poles interviews as many people as possibly to collect data on hjow prospective OC's feel about and would utilize Fields, Williams, Maye and possibly Jayden Daniels.

Exactly. Selfishly I'm disappointed becaues I was looking forward to seeing him in the Big Ten. But, I also feel this guy just made a huge mistake. I guess we'll see. IMO, the only ego big enough to fill that void was Kiffin. And Oxford to Tuscaloosa is a big step up for him. I would have thought Sarkisian or some other coach who is established at a Blue Blood would have been crazy to take that job.

The irony is the "tyipcal" Bears fan who would argue about a roof is the person who will tell you "Bear Weather" gives them an advantage. Yet, they never win big games in "Bear Weather." Whether it's Arlington Heights or somewhere South of Soldier Field near the old McCormick Place, I think they'll go with a roof. They're going to want a Super Bowl and Final 4's. I know a Super Bowl worked in Indy and NYC, but on the shores of Lake Michigan in the middle of winter without a roof? No shot.

Nice catch. Biggs is good. Definately a fair question. Poles even "mispoke" per himself and said they would be evaluating 4 options. My guess is keeping Fields or drafting Williams, Maye, and 1 of the other QB's. He mentioned that when talking about how he was intrigued to interview OC's that could evaluate the 4 of them in terms of offensive scheme or something along that line in. Does Jerry have kids that will inherit the business? He's an even worse owner than the McCaskey's simply for how open he is about his main concern being ROI to his investors and not winning. That would be a cool sports complex. But, i've often thought the Sox would benefit attendance wise from moving to Orland Park or Tinley Park. Lots of land and easier to get to for most of their fanbase (West, SW burbs and NWI)

I'll eat the crow on this if I'm wrong, but I think Darnell Mooney could be a stud in certain offenses. I will not be surprised if Kansas City takes a flier on him Justin Fields is not a victim. Yes, he's had to deal with multiple OC's and a crappy OL. But, every single national or local analyst (most with NFL experience) I listen to on Chicago radio talks about how many open WR's he misses on the All 22 footage because he either doesn't see them or holds onto the ball too long. If this crap continues with another QB Coach or OC then the Bears missed out on CJ Stroud AND whomever they could have taken this year. I like Justin. He has a lot of Elite phyiscal attributes. I want him to succeed and hope he succeeds. As expected Poles was non commital about Fields' future in the presser on Tuesday. He said he's collecting data on all paths the Bears could go with the #1 pick and will ride it out until April. He seamed a little irritated by the reporter who kept pressing on him on why he passed on Stroud. Anyone hear Warren's presser from that day? He does not sound like someone committing to building a new stadium in Arlington Heights. Seems more interested in doing it in Chicago. Perhaps buying Arlington Race Track could also turn into a real estate investment for the Bears if they can use it to convinve the City to play ball with them on a new downtown stadium.