The Bear’s Den, November 20, 2024

The Bear’s Den, November 20, 2024
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An old friend is back at Halas Hall, plus we hear from players about Bears situation

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T.J. Edwards: Bears’ loss to Packers ‘hurts the pride’ - 670 - The Bears are stuck in a four-game losing streak that has sent their season into a downward spiral, and their latest loss to the rival Packers really had extra sting to it.

1st-and-10: Field-goal decision least of issues with Bears’ Matt Eberflus - Chicago Sun-Times - Even Dan Campbell — whose risk-taking has fueled the Lions’ rise to Super Bowl contention — takes the conservative approach in similar situations. For Eberflus, it was an ill-fated decision that was magnified because he has gotten so many other things wrong this season.

Rating the Rookies: No. 12 pick Bo Nix makes run at Rookie of the Year, playoffs - Chicago Sun-Times - As Jayden Daniels has dropped off, Nix has surged. Meanwhile, Caleb Williams and Drake Maye gave promising performances in losses.

Did Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus make the right game-ending call? - Chicago Tribune - Tribune writers Dan Wiederer and Colleen Kane talk through four key issues facing the Chicago Bears after the 20-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Why new coordinator Thomas Brown could be more than a spark for Bears offense - The Athletic - Brown received positive reviews in the Bears locker room, namely for playing to his players’ strengths and getting play calls in quickly.

Bears Pass Rushers Looking for Closers Label After Packers Failure - 670 - The Bears defensive front, including Montez Sweat, were taking some heat for the way Green Bay drove downfield in the fourth quarter for the game-winning points.

Some Power Rankings See Only Bottom Line After Bears’ Loss - SI - Power rankings in general were harsh on the Bears for losing an 11th straight time to Green Bay, even after controlling the game, but reserved most criticism for Matt Eberflus.

How Do You Solve a Problem Like the Bears? - Da Bears Blog - Can George McCaskey engineer that success? So far, no.

Jaylon Johnson believes Bears can turn around their season - 670 - Bears star cornerback Jaylon Johnson isn’t giving up hope just yet in a spiraling season in which Chicago has dropped to 4-6 amid an ongoing four-game losing streak.

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Jets fire G.M. Joe Douglas - NBC Sports - With the coach fired six weeks ago...