NEWSLETTER
A leaky faucet has been the bane of my existence this weekend. And that it has extended into Tuesday really chaps my behind. Ah, well. Onward we go. May the Force be with us.
• One of my goals this year at BN Bears is to find the intersection of football and football food. And when it comes to my travels, I fully intend on avoiding any roads with Dan Orlovsky:
https://twitter.com/espnnfl/status/1528873786908545024?s=21&t=VwgTR5MCSTEPjfkvZxmUwQ
• You know what would be as deliciously sweet as your favorite birthday cake? A much-improved Bears secondary. Because of our obsession with fixing an offense that feels like it has been broken for at least a decade, we (collectively) can lose sight of how woeful Chicago’s defense was last year. And it can be really easy to look past it because the pass-rush was so excellent up front. But the result of having a poor secondary despite great pass-rushing season was exactly what you saw last year. Splash plays down the field by opposing offenses outweighing the ones provided by the defense. That’s an easy way to lose games in a pass-happy NFL.
• This collection of talent has so much potential:
https://twitter.com/bn_bears/status/1528816033980633093?s=21&t=VwgTR5MCSTEPjfkvZxmUwQ
• I sure wish the Bears were represented on this list:
The Top-10 players under 25, per @TampaBayTre pic.twitter.com/XoT4lC2Osr
— PFF (@PFF) May 23, 2022
• Ideally, Justin Fields makes this list at this time next year. Fields, 23, would need a tremendous year to crack the cut. But it isn’t totally implausible. Help from fellow under-25 potential standouts such as Cole Kmet (23), Larry Borom (23), and Teven Jenkins (24) would be helpful. Maybe some interceptions by cornerback Jaylon Johnson (23) could aid in raising the Bears’ profile. Just saying. Bears got some young options. It’s just that I wish they had more.
• It’s a shame Darnell Mooney didn’t make the cut. He won’t turn 25 until October.
• Don’t tease us like this:
Who wants a new episode of #1920FootballDr? @Hyundai | #DaBears
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) May 24, 2022
• Last year’s NFL Draft-centric episode was probably its best. Let’s do that again? Everyone loves a good sequel!
• Some old pass-catching friends are on the move. Marquise Goodwin is on his way to Seattle, per NFL insider Aaron Wilson. Meanwhile, the Jets part ways with 2021 Bears training camp and preseason standout Rodney Adams. Yes, that Rodney Adams.
• I feel like I’m always learning something about Bears players from yesteryear during the offseason:
Dan Fortmann (Class of 1965) was named @ChicagoBears team captain in 1940, leading the club to three NFL Championships before going on to serve a lengthy term as @RamsNFL team physician.
On the 27-year anniversary of Fortmann's passing, we remember and celebrate his legacy. pic.twitter.com/lihwEz4L8S
— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) May 23, 2022
• A little throwback theater featuring Jim McMahon:
pic.twitter.com/E0lrh01WTe https://t.co/0v6an0JCpd
— Jim McMahon (@JimMcMahon) May 24, 2022
• This will take some time to get used to:
Familiar faces in new places. pic.twitter.com/9IeFR3Ey1g
— NFL (@NFL) May 24, 2022
• That’s … good news:
The NFL has announced that Indianapolis will host the NFL Combine in both 2023 and 2024.
The Combine stays in Indy. As it should.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) May 24, 2022
• It’s gonna be interesting to see how Hard Knocks covers potential in-season extension negotiations between the Cardinals and Kyler Murray:
https://twitter.com/nfl/status/1529098642186985472?s=21&t=VwgTR5MCSTEPjfkvZxmUwQ
• Smells like The Rock is cookin’ up multiple years of XFL programming:
Disney & ESPN strike multiyear deal to broadcast XFL games, which assumes there will be multiple years. https://t.co/4ACT9ov2Tk pic.twitter.com/e8aMiVtcEW
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 22, 2022
• 🎶 BALL SO HARD ADAM SILVER WANNA FINE ME 🎶
The Chicago Bulls Are Playing a Regular Season Game in Paris Next Year!https://t.co/xPWrmL8Hl1 pic.twitter.com/qBaGHZ2V3f
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) May 24, 2022
• There is an element of Patrick Wisdom’s game that reminds me of 2011 Alfonso Soriano:
Patrick Wisdom Just Homered for the FOURTH STRAIGHT GAME! – https://t.co/OakkCesBqa (via BN)
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) May 24, 2022
• Ope! You don’t wanna make Jeff McNeil mad. Because this is what happens when you do so:
“You’ve Got No Power!” Giants Fan Trolls Jeff McNeil and … You Know What Happens Nexthttps://t.co/gHvODmgcdc pic.twitter.com/pASRbYQ3aI
— Baseball is Fun (@flippingbats) May 24, 2022
