WCG’s lead draft analyst speaks with Indiana’s star defensive lineman.

When you watch Indiana defensive tackle C.J. West, one thing becomes pretty clear: the man takes no prisoners.

An alumni of Nazareth Academy in La Grange, Illinois, West was a three-year starter and an all-conference player at defensive tackle at Kent State. With another year of eligibility, West made the jump to Indiana for the 2024 season, and the move paid off in spades for him. Not only did he maintain his high level of play against Big Ten competition, but the Hoosiers surpassed all expectations and ended up making...

Far too early to make any definitive judgements on these players, but how would you grade them after their rookie campaign?

It has been said that you must give each rookie class a full three seasons before you can most accurately gauge their level of success. With that in mind, I thought it would be a fun and telling exercise to review the 2024 Chicago Bears rookie class and assign a temporary grade to each pick. Be sure to vote!

2024 Chicago Bears Draft Class

Caleb Williams, QB, USC - 1st Round, 1st Overall

• Started all 17 games...

The unexpected announcement of Ben Johnson being hired as the Chicago Bears head coach negated yesterday’s head coach report and rumor tracker we published in the morning. So, now that the Bears got their guy, I had to launch a fresh tracker for reports and rumors about his coaching staff.

Johnson could look to Detroit to bring an assistant with him to serve in a coordinator role in Chicago. The most rumored name is Lion offensive line coach Hank Fraley (update: this is likely not happening), who could come to the Bears as Johnson’s offensive coordinator. Two other rumored candidates...

He becomes the second assistant from Detroit to reunite with Ben Johnson in Chicago.

The Chicago Bears are quickly assembling their staff around new head coach Ben Johnson. This includes another reunion with a former staff member of the Detroit Lions.

Per Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune the Bears are hiring J.T. Barrett as their quarterbacks coach. No official announcement has been made as of the writing for this article.

The former Ohio State Buckeye great was with Ben Johnson as his assistant quarterbacks coach since 2022 after ending his professional playing career with the Edmonton Bucks of the...

Rick Smith, Ben Johnson’s agent, was on the latest Bears Banter Podcast!

The latest Bears Banter Podcast has dropped!

This is a podcast you don’t want to miss. I know we say this often, but this is possibly the best interview the Bears Banter Podcast has ever had.

We’re all excited about Ben Johnson signing with the Chicago Bears, so Rick Smith, Ben Johnson’s agent, joined the podcast to discuss how it happened.

Smith was incredibly transparent and gave several outstanding pieces of information.

Smith tells us when Johnson made his decision, he discusses if the Raiders rumors were legitimate,...

Harris, a former Packers player, was most recently the defensive backs coach for the Dallas Cowboys while Randle-El worked with Johnson in Detroit.

Two assistant coaches are joining Ben Johnson’s Chicago Bears staff, according to reports.

According to the Dallas Cowboys website, Al Harris, the Cowboys’ defensive backs and assistant head coach last season, will join the Bears as a defensive passing game coordinator.

Harris is a rising coach, having helped develop Trevon Diggs, DaRon Bland and Jourdan Lewis in Dallas.

And according to Adam Schefter, Antwaan Randle-El is coming to Chicago from Johnson’s Detroit Lions staff. Randle-El coached the...

Mia O’Brien mentioned there’s mutual interest between Ian Cunningham and the Jaguars for their GM vacancy.

As the offseason progresses there are more twists and turns happing around the league. I mean... just check out what happened with Liam Coen landing in Duval county. Speaking of Duval there’s an update that potentially affects the Chicago Bears.

Per Mia O’Brien of 1010XL there is mutual interest between Bears AGM Ian Cunningham and the Jacksonville Jaguars for their general manager position.

For the third consecutive year we’ve seen interest from around the league for Ian Cunningham in multiple GM searches. Just over...

We’ve been hurt before, but right now, how good do you think the Bears will be?

As Ben Johnson works on assembling his coaching staff, it’s time for us, as content creators to start looking ahead to the 2025 season. The 2024 season was one to forget, and spending hours assessing what went wrong at this point won’t serve the audience (or our mental health) much good.

Of course, it’s way too early to know exactly what the 2025 Chicago Bears are going to look like, who will they sign in free agency? What will they do with their 3...

Some familiar faces are leaving Halas Hall for other employment

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If you feel that way you’d be right!

When you’re watching the Chicago Bears play, do you ever find yourself thinking the referees are letting the Bears’ opponents get away with everything?

Why aren't they calling that hold on Montez Sweat?

Where’s the PI? They’re mugging DJ Moore!

Why can’t our quarterback ever get a roughing call?

If you peruse our open threads on gameday or dip into social media while the Bears are playing, you will find plenty of complaints about the officiating.

But what if I told you you weren't imagining it, and the referees really did have...

During an ESPN1000 interview, the Bears president gave a short update on the stadium project

Following yesterday’s introductory press conference for new head coach Ben Johnson, Chicago Bears president Kevin Warren spoke to a few outlets, too.

Appearing on the Waddle & SIlvy Show on the team’s flagship radio station ESPN1000, Warren gave a small update on the progress he’s making on a new home for the team.

I remain adamant and confident that we will that we will be in the ground, we will break ground, here in 2025.

Strong words considering the public has seen next-to-nothing since...

The narrative that Caleb Williams would struggle to play in structure or on time was parrotted by “analysts” during the pre-draft process, and it’s still brought up by some talking heads today.

The notion that Williams would be a bad fit for a Ben Johnson-designed offense started months ago, and now that Johnson has been hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears, we’re getting more of that regurgitated.

Keep in mind that some NFL analysts don’t have time to thoroughly analyze the film of the players they’re paid to discuss, which is why we get the same thing...