Gordon's First Grades, Fields Under Pressure, Vintage Ditka, Where's Brady? And Other Bears Bullets

2022-08-21 02:06:23 By : Ms. Sara Zhao

It’s another bad beat for Bears fans who were hoping to go camping at Halas Hall on a weekend:

Due to inclement weather, today's #BearsCamp practice at Halas Hall has been closed to fans.

The team had moved practice back from its normal 10 a.m. start to 3:30 p.m. CT, which made sense at the time. Think about it. The Bears were coming back from a trip to Seattle and it would’ve been useful to get some extra time to get reacclimatized after the game. And with weather looking spotty, perhaps an afternoon window would pop up. Instead, forecasts for the area are looking murky. Hence, the cancellation.

Per an email from the team announcing the cancellation, the team is offering a 15% discount on items on the pro shop website. In a vacuum, that’s a nice gesture. But in a summer with limited open practices and few weekend practices, getting two weekend dates rained out with no makeup is a bummer. I hope next year’s schedule-planners can bake in some rainout dates or perhaps offer a different alternative.

#Bears CB Kyler Gordon got above a 90.0 PFF grade in coverage on first review. He obviously had a limited sample size, but that’s super encouraging to see. Looking forward to going back and watching him later this week.

Fields is being pressured at one of the highest rates in the NFL (44% of his dropbacks) while Chicago is still trying to sort out its offensive line, notably with Teven Jenkins now in the mix to start at right guard. But we can already see the tendencies of this new-look Bears scheme take shape. The expectation of a heavy dose of play-action and bootlegs showed up Thursday with two of Field’s pass attempts coming on designed rollouts, including his 19-yard completion to tight end Cole Kmet. Last season, Fields had only 18 attempts on designed rollouts, and he completed 78% of those with two touchdowns. 

Advance NFL/CFL scouts tonight: Bills, Chargers, Eagles, Bears, Argonauts, Riders. More cuts coming Tues.

Scouts from Bears, Bucs, Commanders, Falcons and Vikings, along with Ottawa and Winnipeg of the CFL, at tonight’s Saints-Packers game. pic.twitter.com/VKEbooRbDY

A fan called Mike Ditka a baby on a call in radio show. Iron Mike responds by giving the guy his office address and telling him “You tell me what time and when and I’ll whip your ass” 😘@lindacohn #DaBears pic.twitter.com/h9FnKsWce4

The @RomeoDoubs hype continues! 📱: Stream #NOvsGB on NFL+ https://t.co/TG8NNQM32C pic.twitter.com/XLQduEONP1

The audacity of the ridiculousness on display here is wild. And to win a ballgame like this!? Sheesh:

SIDELINE POV OF THE MOST INSANE LOGANVILLE 4OT GAME-WINNER #SCtop10 https://t.co/twlKjXnyz4 pic.twitter.com/L422oVW0jR

The Games I’m Most Looking Forward to on the Bulls 2022-23 Calendarhttps://t.co/PUJJAS4Nud pic.twitter.com/4IEeENRgf4

Tony La Russa Did It AGAIN – Intentionally Walked a Batter on a 1-2 Counthttps://t.co/6Yjjek6hbi pic.twitter.com/Jaeqjj3iTY

The Unbelievably Tall #Blackhawks Trade Tree of Denis Savard https://t.co/wCPrLduyTq pic.twitter.com/ToGz03vLDI

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