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13 lbs lighter from last year. Looks and sounds very locked in so far this preseason.
Everything I've heard makes me think Caleb and the offense is taking the next step. This could be a very fun year
 

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Way too many injuries this preseason, which concerns me. Division is very good.

Ben Johnson is truly wired like a crazy person. The guy is driven.
Injuries happen every year, the flip side is how quickly Trapilo is coming back from his patellar tendon. I didn't expect him to play at all this year, but it sounds like he might be available after the start of the season.

And yeah we should be thankful Ben Johnson channeled his insanity into football and not say wearing women's skin as clothing.
 

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Injuries happen every year, the flip side is how quickly Trapilo is coming back from his patellar tendon. I didn't expect him to play at all this year, but it sounds like he might be available after the start of the season.

And yeah we should be thankful Ben Johnson channeled his insanity into football and not say wearing women's skin as clothing.
Soft tissue injuries happen frequently under Dennis Allen. They are pulling people off of the street to play in the secondary. This is at a more alarming rate and needs to be monitored.

I'm curious to see what Davenport can do.
 

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Do we think the lighter weight will be helpful? I kinda thought the extra weight helped with taking the hits he does.
 

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Do we think the lighter weight will be helpful? I kinda thought the extra weight helped with taking the hits he does.
Caleb's escapability is tied to his speed imo. He's younger than Lamar, but LJ was noticeably slower the year he bulked up to deal with hits.
 

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Do we think the lighter weight will be helpful? I kinda thought the extra weight helped with taking the hits he does.
I thought the same thing, but this is ultimately the way. His speed and quickness are going to benefit from this.

This was mainly him getting more sleep and not eating after 7 PM.
 

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yeah im not going to agree with the thought that the injuries are not a big deal. this defense was not good last year and was saved by a complete statistical outlier of turnovers.

almost all of those guys are gone and the replacements are all out. offense better be locked in because they might need 35 a game to win.
 

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i have some intel on the soil samples from the Lost Marsh site.

Does anyone know what the fuck Medical Lead is? It sounds kinda bad.
 

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i have some intel on the soil samples from the Lost Marsh site.

Does anyone know what the fuck Medical Lead is? It sounds kinda bad.

Don't know if this is a joke but WTF difference does it make? Its going to be well under a stadium that is occupied for a few hours a week, 10 weeks out of the year? Gotta love environmental regs.
 

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Don't know if this is a joke but WTF difference does it make? Its going to be well under a stadium that is occupied for a few hours a week, 10 weeks out of the year? Gotta love environmental regs.
I thought it was going to be a multi use facility?

I don't know. A football stadium that seats 80,000 people is kinda heavy. You're right though, this is just what's on the surface. I'm sure when they start to dig really far down to put in a foundation, it'll be fine. It's Hammond, Indiana after all.
 

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I thought it was going to be a multi use facility?

I don't know. A football stadium that seats 80,000 people is kinda heavy. You're right though, this is just what's on the surface. I'm sure when they start to dig really far down to put in a foundation, it'll be fine. It's Hammond, Indiana after all.

How do you quantify a smell difference b/w Hammond and Arlington Heights?
 

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My friends and I were trying to recall the last time the Bears scored 50 and never could think of a time they scored 50 on offense. Caleb is HIM
 

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My only gripe is having LB3 on my fantasy team and not reaping the benefits of such an explosive offensive ouput. haha
 

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Bears like Giants are turning into must see TV. What kind of bizarro world are we living in!
 

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I think Ben Johnson just asks Dennis Allen during the game "When can we get the ball back and how many points do we need when we get it?"
This is going to take getting used to. You have generations of Bears fans that only know Butkus, Singletary and Urlacher. If you can't handle motion sickness, don't get on the ride.
 

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It's Ben Johnson vs Brian Flores this weekend. Cannot wait.
It'll be a great test to see exactly how legit this offense is. I'm sure Caleb and Co will score points, but exactly how much can they be stifled by an elite defense? They were #3 in last year's Defensive DVOA and they don't look to have fallen off much if at all
 

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It'll be a great test to see exactly how legit this offense is. I'm sure Caleb and Co will score points, but exactly how much can they be stifled by an elite defense? They were #3 in last year's Defensive DVOA and they don't look to have fallen off much if at all
Minnesota blitzed Green Bay 80% of the time on Sunday. I don't know how they can manage that against this offense with this QB.

It's going to help facing Carson Wentz instead of Kyler Murray. If the Bears sniff near 50 points again, I think we're looking at what could be a tremendously exciting year. This coach is all the good kinds of crazy.
 

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Minnesota blitzed Green Bay 80% of the time on Sunday. I don't know how they can manage that against this offense with this QB.

It's going to help facing Carson Wentz instead of Kyler Murray. If the Bears sniff near 50 points again, I think we're looking at what could be a tremendously exciting year. This coach is all the good kinds of crazy.
Sniffing 50 points would make me instantly believe this offense breaks the scoring PPG record lol. Anything in the high 20s to mid-30s will make me think this is a truly elite offense, and not breaking 20 will convince me it'll be last year's offense again at best.

I'm seeing that last year Caleb was the second best QB vs the blitz behind only Lamar and that last week he went for just under 150 passing and a touchdown vs the blitzes that Carolina sent. Ejiro Evero wasn't supposed to be a bad DC but Flores is on a whole other level.
 

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Sniffing 50 points would make me instantly believe this offense breaks the scoring PPG record lol. Anything in the high 20s to mid-30s will make me think this is a truly elite offense, and not breaking 20 will convince me it'll be last year's offense again at best.

I'm seeing that last year Caleb was the second best QB vs the blitz behind only Lamar and that last week he went for just under 150 passing and a touchdown vs the blitzes that Carolina sent. Ejiro Evero wasn't supposed to be a bad DC but Flores is on a whole other level.
They actually left points on the table on Sunday in Carolina. Loveland didn't really do much.

The fact we're even having this discussion is fun. Ben Johnson is truly nuts. He doesn't care. Going for it on fourth down from his own 20. Right coach at the right time with the right QB.
 

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They actually left points on the table on Sunday in Carolina. Loveland didn't really do much.

The fact we're even having this discussion is fun. Ben Johnson is truly nuts. He doesn't care. Going for it on fourth down from his own 20. Right coach at the right time with the right QB.
Listening to the radio interview going into halftime, even BJ thought that was nuts. lol
 

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They actually left points on the table on Sunday in Carolina. Loveland didn't really do much.

The fact we're even having this discussion is fun. Ben Johnson is truly nuts. He doesn't care. Going for it on fourth down from his own 20. Right coach at the right time with the right QB.
Ben Johnson is a psycho and we should be thanking the Lord every day that he channels his attention to football instead of being a serial killer or Bond villain
 
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