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Bears Reacts Survey Results: Confidence in the franchise at a season-low

Bears Reacts Survey Results: Confidence in the franchise at a season-low

We have your SB Nation Reacts results right here.

All it took was ten straight losses for our fans to hit a season-low in confidence in our Chicago Bears, but with the (11-5) Green Bay Packers waiting on Sunday, it might drop even lower. Our partners at FanDuel Sportsbook have the Packers favored by 10.5 points, and even though they have a playoff spot locked up, they’ve already announced they plan to play their starters.

Week 18 could get ugly in Lambeau for the Bears.

Beating Chicago won’t ensure a move up to the sixth seed to avoid the second-seeded...

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Making Monsters: Breaking down the Bears with Dave Kluge

Making Monsters: Breaking down the Bears with Dave Kluge

Check out Taylor’s latest podcast.

On her latest Making Monsters podcast, Taylor Doll talked with Dave Kluge, who covers the NFL for Footballguys and FantasyPros, to recap the Chicago Bears season thus far. They list their positives and negatives about the Bears as we approach week 18. They also dive into some specific players who have impressed and some who have disappointed this season by naming their top three in each category.

There’s still one game to go, so Taylor and Dave also chat about what they would like to see against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday.

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Ryan Poles Year Two: Let Poles Cook?

Ryan Poles Year Two: Let Poles Cook?

Dan Durkin takes a deep dive into the three-year tenure of Ryan Poles to determine if the franchise truly benefitted from his time on task or if the mistakes are too glaring to gloss over. In part two here, he examines all his 2023 transactions:

Flush with the most cap space in the league (nearly $33M) and the first pick in the draft, the Chicago Bears were the center of the 2023 offseason. Less than a week after the 2022 season officially ended, Ryan Poles got a new boss – Kevin Warren.

Warren, an attorney by trade, replaced the retired...

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The Bear’s Den, January 4, 2025

The Bear’s Den, January 4, 2025

Can the Bears start out 1-0 in CY 2025?

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A look at head coach candidates I expect the Bears to interview

A look at head coach candidates I expect the Bears to interview

We are a few days away from the Bears officially starting their head coaching search, here are some names to watch.

The Chicago Bears head coaching search is about to heat up. We will start hearing reports of who the Chicago Bears will request to interview as they start reaching out to teams. Many Bears fans set their sights on Ben Johnson, but the Bears will do an extensive search that includes several names.

Here’s an early look at candidates I expect the Bears to interview (please note: this is not the full list; I expect a couple of additional...

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Bears vs. Packers keys to a victory and resolutions

Bears vs. Packers keys to a victory and resolutions

The Bears close out the season and our experts have some advice.

The last game of the season is mercifully here for the Chicago Bears.

But since it’s only the third day of the new year, we thought instead of only giving some advice on how they can win said game (they won’t, but still we can try), we would give the a new year’s resolution.

This is FREE advice for George McCaskey, Kevin Warren and Ryan Poles. Who doesn’t like free advice?

This is how the Bears can win against the Green Bay Packers and go on to dominate...

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Bears vs Packers Injury Report: Teven Jenkings ruled out

Bears vs Packers Injury Report: Teven Jenkings ruled out

Week 18 wraps up on Sunday, and the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers have revealed their final injury reports of the regular season.

The Bears are limping through the finish line, trying to come out unscathed with an eye towards next season, while the Packers are fighting for playoff positioning.

Chicago has only these players on their report, but all three are ruled out: Starting left guard Teven Jenkins, running back Travis Homer, and safety Elijah Hicks. The illness that knocked a few players out earlier this week has cleared up, and everyone else practiced in full today.

Jenkins...

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Ryan Poles Year One: Tear Down, Chicago Bears

Ryan Poles Year One: Tear Down, Chicago Bears

Dan Durkin takes a deep dive into the three-year tenure of Ryan Poles to determine if the franchise truly benefitted from his time on task or if the mistakes are too glaring to gloss over. The three-part series begins here:

As the Chicago Bears’ 2024 season mercifully comes to a close, the organization finds itself in that all-too-familiar fork in the road. With Matt Eberflus already gone, the biggest question to ponder now is the fate of embattled general manager Ryan Poles.

There are three scenarios at play:

  1. Fire Poles for cause.
  2. Find a coach who will take...
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Jaylon Johnson was the only Bear selected for the Pro Bowl, so who was their 2nd best player?

Jaylon Johnson was the only Bear selected for the Pro Bowl, so who was their 2nd best player?

Who was the Chicago Bears second best player in 2024?

In case you hadn't noticed, the Chicago Bears season has been disappointing. They are 4-12 and have lost ten in a row. When the season has been this poor, individual accolades will be few and far between.

On Thursday, Jaylon Johnson was named to the Pro Bowl roster, and he was the only Bear to be named to the squad, which shouldn’t be surprising, but that got me thinking.

Question of the Day: Who was the second-best player on the team this year?

I ask this question because I...

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The HALAS Model Predicts the Best Bears Head Coach Hire

The HALAS Model Predicts the Best Bears Head Coach Hire

We developed a sophisticated AI model to help with the Chicago Bears coaching hire

For the fifth time in the George McCaskey era that started in 2011, the Chicago Bears will be looking for a head coach. After failing miserably on the first four hires, one would assume the Chairman would be looking for any and all information to help him with his search.

In aid of this search, this most crucial of hires for the Bears, I built the HALAS 2025 model. HALAS, so named after the founding father, George “Papa Bear” Halas, stands for the Head coach Approximation...

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The Bear’s Den, January 3, 2025

The Bear’s Den, January 3, 2025

It’s the last Friday before Black Monday. Oh, and there’s a Bears game this weekend too I guess

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Examining Ryan Poles’ Job Security

Examining Ryan Poles’ Job Security

The latest Bears Banter podcast has dropped!

The latest Bears Banter podcast has dropped!

The Chicago Bears have just one game left and I think most fans are going to be glad when this season mercifully comes to an end.

Once the game to the Green Bay Packers wraps up, most Chicago Bears fans will be constantly checking social media to see if there is an update on the future of Ryan Poles’ tenure with the Chicago Bears.

Will he be fired or will he be extended? With one year left on his contract, allowing Poles to hire a head...

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