Windy City Gridiron 46 mins ago
Why the Bears weren’t wrong to take Darnell Wright over Jalen Carter
Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports As awesome as Jalen Carter has been for the Eagles, the Bears arguably did the right thing by drafting Darnell Wright instead. It was hard not to watch Jalen Carter throw Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive players around Monday night and wonder what could have been for the Chicago Bears. After all, Carter-to-the-Bears seemed like a match made in heaven for draft experts and fans heading into the 2023 NFL Draft — until it suddenly wasn’t due to Carter’s revealed involvement in a fatal car crash in January, the PR nightmare that followed...
Windy City Gridiron 2 hours ago
Hot Take Tuesday: This ain’t rock bottom
Photo by David Eulitt/ The incoherent ramblings of a belligerent Bears fan. I was all set to have a nice afternoon. I had already accepted a loss. There was no way this Chicago Bears team was going to go into Arrowhead Stadium and win. I knew it wasn’t going to be close, so I was all set to have tweets throughout the game with Taylor Swift references to generally annoy everybody on X and just take it all in stride. The problem was that it was pretty clear early on that this wasn’t even going to be fun to watch, it was just going to be flat embarrassing. There...
Windy City Gridiron 4 hours ago
Stock up, stock down: Bears-Chiefs
Photo by Cooper Neill/ Spoiler, there’s a lot more down than up. This is such a tough team to write about. I’ve been writing for this website about the Chicago Bears for over 10 years, and I’ve been able to write about a winning team just a couple of times. It’s exhausting, it’s emotionally draining and it’s beyond frustrating. But here we go again. It’s so hard to write this column after games like this. But somehow, it seems like I’ve written more after blowout losses than blowout wins. This time, it was the Kansas City Chiefs who took Chicago to the...
Windy City Gridiron 6 hours ago
Alive Rescue: Week 4’s Touchdown For Tails Featured Rescue Of The Week
Photo by Elsa/ Each week, we’ll feature a new Chicagoland animal rescue partner with whom we’ll team up. Whatever the amount, all donations (both time and money) are welcome. This week’s featured rescue is Alive Rescue which has been serving the Chicago community since 2008. Despite the NFL regular season heading into Week 4, the Chicago Bears are still looking for their first win of 2023. It's been a rough start to the year, but that hasn't stopped us from doing great things within the Chicago-area community. This week, our fourth featured rescue is Alive Rescue....
Chicago Tribune 6 hours ago
Travis Kelce jersey sales jump nearly 400% after Taylor Swift attended Sunday’s Chicago Bears-Kansas City Chiefs game as his guest
Taylor Swift’s trip to watch the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce play football Sunday didn’t just have the internet talking nonstop.
Windy City Gridiron 8 hours ago
Ten Thoughts on the NFL: Dolphins Edition
Photo by Carmen Mandato/ The week the Dolphins dropped 70 Last week in this space, I suggested that if the Bears were headed toward another tough season, that it might be nice to follow another team that would provide slightly more enjoyment. I said my choice was Mike McDaniel and the Miami Dolphins, who proceeded to go out on Sunday and drop 70 on the Denver Broncos. This column is dedicated to them. 1. Scoring Play: (Shotgun) T. Tagovailoa pass deep middle to T. Hill for 54 yards, TOUCHDOWN. The Dolphins acquired Tyreek Hill before last season from the Kansas City...
Chicago Tribune 11 hours ago
True or false: For the Chicago Bears, there’s no coming back from Sunday’s disastrous loss
Chicago Bears fans know all too well what it’s like to be plodding through a season that appears completely lost. What’s unsettling right now is that the feeling is creeping in after Week 3.
Windy City Gridiron 12 hours ago
The Bear’s Den, September 26, 2023
Quindell Johnson #26 of the Chicago Bears celebrates with Jaylon Jones #31 of the Chicago Bears after a interception in the fourth quarter of a game against the Kansas City Chiefs | Photo by David Eulitt/ The last day of analysis of the Chiefs debacle before we turn our eyes towards Denver WE WANT YOU! Would you like to show your Chicago Bears spirit to the world? I’m starting a feature where Windy City Gridiron readers can share pictures of themselves and their families and friends in Bears attire. Simply email a picture to me at the following address: denmasterken...
Chicago Tribune 22 hours ago
Even as Chicago Bears open season with losses, Arlington Heights Village Board working to bring stadium to suburb
With a number of towns courting the NFL team to their locale, leaders in Arlington Heights plan to strategically move forward.
Chicago Tribune Sep 25, 2023
Chicago Bears coach Matt Eberflus stresses the need for players to be more detailed and other things we learned Monday
A day after his Chicago Bears fell behind by 41 points on the way to their 13th consecutive loss, Matt Eberflus said he believes his team is "close" to a significant breakthrough.
Windy City Gridiron Sep 25, 2023
Well, you can hope in one hand and crap in the other...
Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Jeff & Lester are back to discuss the latest mess from the Chicago Bears and where this franchise can go from here on a new Bear & Balanced. One of my favorite movie lines is, "Well, you can wish in one hand and crap in the other and see which gets filled first!" If we substitute "hope" for "wish," that encapsulates our Chicago Bears fandom. Every offseason, there's hope. Then comes disappointment. Every few years, there's a firing. Hope returns, but eventually, disappointment does too. And the cycle...
Windy City Gridiron Sep 25, 2023
2024 NFL Draft: Breaking down top QBs in loaded class
Photo by Christian Petersen/ WCG’s lead draft analyst shares his scouting reports for the top quarterbacks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Like it or not, there’s now a serious discussion around whether the Chicago Bears should select a quarterback in Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft. After an 0-3 start to the 2023 season, momentum in Chicago is at an all-time low. While there are several reasons one could point to in order to determine why the franchise is spiraling out of control, one of them has to be the play of quarterback Justin Fields. Fields finished 2022 with the...
Da Windy City Sep 25, 2023
Latest trend highlights how embarrassing the Chicago Bears are
The Chicago Bears’ season is effectively over after their embarrassing loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. The Bears are now 0-3 on the season and have lost 13 consecutive games dating back to last season. There had been some sense that the Bears would have a glimmer of hope this upcoming Sunday when […] Latest trend highlights how embarrassing the Chicago Bears are - Da Windy City - Da Windy City - A Chicago Sports Site - Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Fighting Illini & More
Windy City Gridiron Sep 25, 2023
10 Bears Takes: This disastrous start might just be the beginning
Photo by Cooper Neill/ The Chicago Bears continue their worst-case scenario start after a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. With an (0-3) start now a reality, what else can go wrong? We’ll dive into a tumultuous week at Halas Hall and more in Week 3’s 10 Bears Takes. Somehow, the Chicago Bears’ blowout loss on the road to the Kansas City Chiefs doesn’t even feel like the worst news of the week, does it? To say things were tumultuous at Halas Hall this week would be an understatement. Not only did the Bears come into Week 3 as an (0-2) team with...
Da Windy City Sep 25, 2023
5 Chicago Bears Takeaways from the Week 3 loss vs. the Chiefs
The Chicago Bears capped off one of the most embarrassing starts to any season I can remember by getting absolutely demolished by the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3. The time for optimism is long gone; it is now time to begin asking serious questions about the direction of this god-awful, spineless, depressing franchise. I […] 5 Chicago Bears Takeaways from the Week 3 loss vs. the Chiefs - Da Windy City - Da Windy City - A Chicago Sports Site - Bears, Bulls, Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks, Fighting Illini & More
