12 HRS AGO - With the NBA All-Star game and the XFL showing off rule tweaks, we want to hear from the fans about which rule they’d like to see changed in the NFL. Collapse

18 HRS AGO - Photo by David Banks/Getty Images In this 13 part series we’ll take an in depth look at each position group for the Chicago Bears with an eye towards the 2020 season. We’ll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we’d like to see general manager Ryan Pace make. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix - Free agent - Clinton-Dix signed with the Chicago Bears on a one year prove it deal and I think he earned a long term contract with his play in 2019. I just don’t think it’ll with the Bears. GM Ryan Pace will probably monitor his market, but ultimately I think the 27-year old gets the bag he wanted. Eddie Jackson - Signed through 2024 - Jackson made his second consecutive Pro Bowl, and while his numbers were down from his All Pro 2018 season, he was still very effective in coverage. Defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano elected to use Jackson up closer to the line of scrimmage this season, and opposing quarterbacks only had a passer rating of 57.6 when targeting receivers that Jackson Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by David Banks/Getty Images We’re tacking the Chicago Bears Salary Cap In this 4-part round-table discussion, and we’ve enlisted the help of Over The Cap’s Brad Spielberger. We’re less than a month away from the start of the 2020 league year for the NFL, so in the coming weeks teams will try to create salary cap flexibility to give them some breathing room to be players in free agency. Not all 32 teams will be positioning themselves to make a huge splash, but tweaks here and there will need to happen from all teams. The Chicago Bears have some obvious needs on their roster, and if we’re to follow the previous moves from general manager Ryan Pace, he’s no doubt about to address those in free agency. Just how big a splash will be predicated on the move he decides to make at quarterback, but regardless of how much salary is allocated to adding to the QB room, he’ll still need to drop some cash on the offensive line, tight end, and other depth pieces. In an effort to dissect Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images In this 13 part series we’ll take an in depth look at each position group for the Chicago Bears with an eye towards the 2020 season. We’ll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we’d like to see general manager Ryan Pace make. Leonard Floyd - Signed through 2020 - The Chicago Bears need to decide if they’ll let Floyd play on his 5th-year option in 2020 ($13,222,000) or if they’ll renegotiate to get that number down while locking him up long term. It’s hard to imagine him coming too far down off that $13 million a year hit, but if the Bears could get creative with his guaranteed money they might be able to get something signed with the 27-year old Floyd. While his pass rush skills aren’t special, the Bears value what Floyd brings as a football player. Edge rushing 3-4 outside linebackers get paid off their ability to get after the quarterback, so with Floyd not excelling in that, his value around the league may not be Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - See how senior writer Larry Mayer’s rankings of the best Bears players who never made a Pro Bowl as a member of the organization compare to a poll of Bears fans. Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images In the latest episode of Bear With Me, Robert’s end of season conversation with Jeff Berckes and EJ Snyder continues as they bid farewell to the 2019 Chicago Bears’ season by handing out the final remaining Staleys! The Staleys are back! In this week’s episode of Bear With Me, EJ, Jeff, and Robert put their heads together to decide the Bears’ winners of the following awards: Worst Game Best Performance by a Role Player Favorite Play Best Game Defensive MVP Offensive MVP MVBear/Face of the Franchise Award They also offer thoughts on “the one offseason move (each thinks) the Bears need to make”, so you won’t want to miss this show! Check it out below! What do you think? Did we get these awards right? WCG CONTRIBUTORS BEARS PODCASTS & STREAMS Windy City Gridiron Podcast Channel which includes Bear With Me from Robert Schmitz, Bears Over Beers featuring Jeff Berckes & EJ Snyder, Bears Banter hosted by Bill Zimmerman, and T Formation Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images In this 13 part series we’ll take an in depth look at each position group for the Chicago Bears with an eye towards the 2020 season. We’ll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we’d like to see general manager Ryan Pace make. Akiem Hicks - Signed through 2021 - The Chicago Bears sorely missed Hicks’ mammoth presence in the middle of their defense last year. A minor knee injury sidelined him early in the season for one game, then when he returned a fluke elbow injury landed him on injured reserve. He battled back to get activated late in the season, but he was clearly in pain throughout that week 15 game against the Packers. The Bears need the 30-year old Hicks to help create one on one opportunities for the other members of the defensive line, not to mention to take some pressure off of Khalil Mack, who offenses focused extra blockers on with Hicks sidelined. Eddie Goldman - Signed Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Taylor Gabriel | Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Taylor Gabriel is one of the Bears who may be a cap casualty. Effective when healthy, has Gabriel played his last game for Chicago? THE DAILY SPONGIE TJGOBIG SPECIAL You are getting a bonus Saturday Den today because I simply could not pass up a chance to inflict one more bad 80’s music video on you... so... here you go! “Enjoy”. By special request by Hoosier Glen and the rest of the gang, we’ve got to go there... Next week? Surprisingly good 80’s videos you may not remember! Warning ahead of time, some of them have a bit of an “edge” to them. BEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!! BEARRRSSSS Gauging potential Chicago Bears Interest in Jaguars' A.J. Bouye - The salary cap-strapped Jacksonville Jaguars are about to release some players due to financial concerns and one plays what could be a position of need for the Chicago Bears. Nick Foles does not appear to be among them. Missed opportunity? Bears passed on Bill Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images In this 13 part series we’ll take an in depth look at each position group for the Chicago Bears with an eye towards the 2020 season. We’ll speculate on who stays, who goes, and some potential additions we’d like to see general manager Ryan Pace make. Eddy Pineiro - Signed through 2020 - Like many young kickers, the Chicago Bears didn’t ask Pineiro to kick very many long field goals. He was only 2 for 2 at 50 yards or further, and from 40-49 yards he was just 3 for 7. He only missed one field goal from 39 yards and closer, but he’ll need to get more accurate on the longer kicks if he plans to have a lengthy NFL career. Also, it is possible that the injury affected Pineiro more than we realize. He made his final 11 field goals of the year, this after a 3 for 7 stretch from weeks seven through ten. Patrick O’Donnell - Signed through 2020 - Chicago’s philosophy on punts usually has O’Donnell skying the football for his coverage team, or Collapse