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Bears’ offense feels ‘normal’ to QB Justin Fields, and that’s a good start

Fields had good results against the Browns on Saturday, but the aesthetics are more telling that the statistics.

Chicago Sun-Times

7 Takeaways from the Bears’ preseason finale victory vs. Browns

From Justin Fields' return to Cleveland to Kindle Vildor's surprising play, here are our takeaways from the Bears' preseason finale win.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fantasy billboard: Bold predictions for your draft’s early rounds

I had my first Fantasy draft this week in the OFFL — Our Frivolous Fantasy League. The OFFL has been around since 1985, the longest running Fantasy league that I’m aware of. Here are my bold predictions for players taken in Rounds 1 to 5.

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Bears, Justin Fields looking for success at scene of last year’s low point

The quarterback was sacked nine times and hit on six more occasions in the Bears’ 26-6 loss on Sept. 26. On the shores of Lake Erie, head coach Matt Nagy’s offense totaled 47 yards — the franchise’s fewest in 40 years — on 42 plays.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brad Biggs: Is the Chicago Bears offense as bad as the 0-16 Detroit Lions of 2008? Mike Martz says QB Justin Fields has little chance.

Chicago Bears fans will want to yell at Mike Martz the way Jay Cutler used to when they hear Martz’s assessment of the team’s current offense.

Chicago Tribune

Lesson learned? Bears still need preseason work

Matt Eberflus is debating whether to play his starters in the preseason finale against the Browns on Saturday. But as Matt Nagy discovered in 2019, with a developing offense, the more work at game-speed, the better.

Chicago Sun-Times

For Roquan Smith, the work is just beginning

If Roquan Smith wants to get the record-setting contract extension he so badly desires, he’ll have to cross off items on a list longer than Matt Nagy’s old play-call sheet.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Justin Fields-Cole Kmet connection is key to Bears’ present, future

Both are getting their opportunity to be “the guy” at their position. But they’re also both on the clock to prove themselves.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears’ offense starting to fit Justin Fields

Someone wake Matt Nagy: This play is what the Justin Fields offense is supposed to look like.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Bears are rolling Justin Fields out, and that’s very good news

The Bears are actually letting Justin Fields roll out to throw, which is a very good idea.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bears steer QB Justin Fields in new direction after haphazard rookie season

“We just established, ‘Hey, this is who we want to be. . . . This is how we think we can be successful,’” quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko said.

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Eberflus’ head-coaching debut ‘a long time coming’

Eberflus has been a football coach for 30 years. Saturday marked the first time, on any level, he had been a head coach on game day. He wanted to make sure he was prepared.

Chicago Sun-Times

Rookies Jaquan Brisker and Trestan Ebner stand out in Bears’ 19-14 win against Chiefs in preseason opener

CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 19-14, in the preseason opener Saturday at Soldier Field.

Chicago Tribune

Bears vs. Chiefs: Matt Nagy greets former players at Soldier Field

Former Bears HC Matt Nagy is back at Soldier Field, where he's all smiles meeting with Justin Fields and David Montgomery.

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5 storylines to watch in Bears’ preseason opener vs. Chiefs

As the Bears gear up for their preseason opener against the Chiefs, here are a few storylines we'll be keeping an eye on.

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Eberflus undaunted by ghosts of Halas Hall past

On the eve of his first game as a head coach at any level, Eberflus comes in not as a dynamic savior but an old-school, driven football coach. And maybe that’s the antidote the McCaskey family has been looking for.

Tribune News Service

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has made an interesting change off the field this year

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At a recent film session that followed a training camp practice, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid rotated through a collection of offensive plays, stopping to pick at the finer details — footwork, route precision, quarterback read progression and the like. Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy took a…

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears coach Matt Eberflus merely middle man as Ryan Poles, Roquan Smith spar

Eberflus can’t do much as Smith defies his rules and continues to press for either a suitable contract extension or trade.

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Matt Nagy talks return to Chicago for Bears-Chiefs preseason opener

Former Bears HC Matt Nagy on returning to Chicago: "I don’t know how I’ll feel when I get out there."

Tribune News Service

Vahe Gregorian: Even as Matt Nagy returns to Chicago, here’s why homecoming with Chiefs matters more

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Moments after the end of the Chiefs’ training camp practice on Monday at Missouri Western State University, senior assistant and quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy was headed off the field when fans started chanting his name (“Nagy, Nagy”) seeking to lure him over for autographs.

Chicago Sun-Times

Matt Nagy would change nothing — and everything — about Bears stint

“There’s the grieving process — I think that’s normal,” the former Bears head coach said. “But you have to use that to be better.”

Chicago Sun-Times

This You Gotta See: Let’s go to the Matts as Eberflus’ Bears take on Nagy’s Chiefs

Other than a future Hall of Famer at QB, six straight division titles and an excellent chance to win another Super Bowl, what do the Chiefs have that the Bears don’t?

Chicago Sun-Times

Bears need ‘rock star’ performance from TE Cole Kmet

They’ll banking on Kmet being one of their top pass catchers this season, and if he proves he’s a game-changing tight end, that would answer a big question about the Bears’ future.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Live updates from the third padded practice of Bears training camp

Here are some live updates from those in attendance at the Bears' eighth practice of training camp, where the pads are back on.

Chicago Sun-Times

First impressions: Bears training camp breakdown

Will Justin Fields be better in Luke Getsy’s offense than he was in Matt Nagy’s? How much are the Bears missing Roquan Smith? A player of intrigue, a key red flag and the best newcomer. Mark Potash analyzes the first week of training camp under Matt Eberflus.

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