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Bears QB Justin Fields needs to seize momentum early vs. Vikings

For all the things that are fundamentally wrong with quarterback Justin Fields and his offense, the Bears are one of the best teams in the NFL on opening drives.

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1st-and-10: GM search put Bears, Vikings on collision course

Both teams pursued highly regarded Ryan Poles in their search for a new general manager. The Bears hired him and the Vikings hired analytics guru Kwesi Adofo-Mensah. Sunday’s game at U.S. Bank Stadium will be the first head-to-head test of how they’re doing.

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Bears fans rip into Luke Getsy following atrocious showing vs. Giants

Luke Getsy < Matt Nagy? Bears fans gave it to their OC after Getsy's brutal, conservative play calling against the Giants.

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Bears QB Justin Fields must turn it around quickly after rough first 15 games

The list of players who had a sub-70.0 passer rating at this point is dismal. Fields still has time, but it’s not endless.

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Polling Place: Did the Bears blow it by firing coach Lovie Smith after the 2012 season?

We also pitted the Texans’ Smith against Matt Eberflus — they’re battling on Sunday, after all — and forced respondents to choose between the three Bears coaches who came in between that pair. Oof.

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Matt Eberflus and Bears coaches on the spot vs. Texans

It’s still early in the rebuild process — and the 27-10 loss to the Packers was hardly unexpected. But how the Bears respond — on offense and defense — against a beatable Texans team will say a lot about a new coaching staff that is being counted on to maximize…

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The Bears’ offense must prioritize these young players

Justin Fields isn’t the only young Bears offensive player with something to prove, though. Here’s a look at players — all age 24 or under — that the Bears need to develop over the rest of the season. The franchise’s future is at stake:

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Bears won’t pass on plan to get Justin Fields more throws

Fields threw just 11 passes against the Packers because the Bears’ running game was working so well. But in a developmental stage, a potential franchise quarterback needs more work than that. “You need balance,” coach Matt Eberflus said. “We’d like to be 50/50 in a game.”

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First-year Bears head coaches have had success playing in Green Bay

Since 1999, Bears head coaches are 4-1 when playing the Packers in Green Bay. Can Matt Eberflus keep up the trend?

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Aaron Rodgers is a problem, but Matt Eberflus must counter Matt LaFleur, too

LaFleur routed the Bears for six wins in his first entry into the rivalry. Now the Bears are going at him with a lifelong defensive guru.

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Luke Getsy’s resolve breathes hope into Bears’ running game

The Bears averaged just 2.7 yards per carry against the 49ers in the opener, but never gave up on it — they finished with 99 yards on 37 carries. “We just have to stick to the plan and not get too caught up by the result too much right now.…

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Bears predictions: Week 2 at Packers

The Sun-Times’ experts offer their picks for the Bears’ Sunday night game at the rival Packers:

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1st-and-10: What’s not to like about Matt Eberflus’ Bears debut?

It’s too early to celebrate the dawn of a new era, but even skeptics have to admit that Eberflus’ season-opening upset was notable for two things: there was no fluke factor, and there were minimal red flags.

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Film study: Analyzing Justin Fields, a scramble TD and two picks

So far, so good. The Bears have plenty to fix after their opener, but they get to do so while sitting at 1-0.

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First ugliness, then stunning beauty from the Bears, Justin Fields in a soggy upset of the 49ers

A 51-yard touchdown pass off a broken play changes everything in the season opener.

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Bears vs. 49ers: Everything we know about Chicago’s Week 1 win

The Bears pulled off an upset win over the 49ers to open the season 1-0. We break down the game here:

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Tick, tick, tick: It’s only Year 2, but Bears QB Justin Fields must prove himself quickly

The people who drafted him got fired, and the new administration needs clarity on whether Fields can help the Bears “take the North and never give it back.”

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Bears stuck in a holding pattern

This season will offer only partial answers since GM Ryan Poles and coach Matt Eberflus don’t have much to work with.

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First things first — a checklist for Bears’ offensive improvement

First-down yardage ... third-and-short conversions ... a screen game ... scoring in the third quarter ... though Justin Fields is a potential franchise quarterback, simple things will be key to Luke Getsy & Co. breaking a 30-year drought of sustained success for the Bears’ offense.

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Bears’ season opener will reveal if Justin Fields is on track as franchise QB

Belief in Fields within the organization is at an all-time high now that he’s fully empowered as the starter and a team captain. The season opener is the grand reveal, where everyone will find out how real all the talk is.

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Matt Eberflus measures everything — but how will the Bears measure him?

Sunday at Soldier Field, the 52-year-old will have his first experience with the ultimate measurable: wins and losses as an NFL.

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Bears vs. 49ers preview: Who has the advantage in Week 1?

We went deep into the Bears-49ers matchup with Niners Wire to determine who has the advantage at five key factors.

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Bears-49ers could shed light on a Nagy problem

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Brandon Staley is the favorite for 2022 NFL Coach of the Year, but trends point to a different AFC West coach

Staley is a good bet, but there might be an even better one in his own division.

Chicago Tribune

Dan Wiederer: As Bears President Ted Phillips prepares to move on, the team’s on-field mediocrity under his watch reveals bigger problems

CHICAGO — By the end of November, just about everything surrounding the Chicago Bears football team was undeniably ablaze. That extended window the Bears thought they had to compete for a Super Bowl crown? Incinerated.

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