Chicago Bears: Three starters to consider trading after 2020 seasonon January 11, 2021 at 1:00 pm

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The Chicago Bears should consider trading some of their stars during this upcoming offseason.

The Chicago Bears had an incredibly strange season in 2020. You all know by now about how they started 5-1, then lost six straight, then won three of their last four to become an 8-8 playoff team. They were the seventh seed in the NFC postseason which landed them a date with the New Orleans Saints. That game did not go well for Chicago and they were beaten handily by the Saints and eliminated for the season. Going into 2021, it is pretty clear that some changes are needed.

Of course, there are a lot of people who believe that Matt Nagy, Ryan Pace, and many other people in high places need to go. Those people are spot on but it isn’t just them. The players deserve some blame as well. They are the ones on the field and there are plenty of them who have not lived up to the expectations that have been placed on them. More importantly, some haven’t lived up to the assets that were given up to get them.

It is sad to say but this team is exactly what we thought it was. It has an okay roster but the coaching staff wasn’t able to get the most out of it. That probably means that a rebuild is necessary. The playoff berth might have saved a job or two but it really shouldn’t. Nobody can watch that game against the Saints and conclude that they can fix this quickly.

If they were to make some big-time changes, it might be time to trade some of the bigger names. Of course, some names might be harder to trade than others because of cap hit or production level but anything can happen. If they were to trade a star, one of these three would make the most sense:

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The Chicago Bears must act swiftly in effort to make drastic change this offseason. What on earth was that showing Chicago Bears fans saw in the NFC Wildcard on Sunday? In short, it was exactly what fans have seen all season long. Nothing that happened in the loss to the New Orleans Saints should have […]

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Man in ‘grave’ condition after Albany Park fire: officialsSun-Times Wireon January 11, 2021 at 3:56 am

A fire broke out at a home in Albany Park Jan. 10, 2021. | Sun-Times file

A blaze broke out at a two-story home in the 4200 block of North Monticello Avenue, officials said.

A 60-year-old man was gravely injured in a fire Sunday at a home in Albany Park on the Northwest Side, officials said.

Firefighters responded to the blaze about 7:40 p.m. at a two-story home in the 4200 block of North Monticello Avenue, Chicago fire officials said.

Crews found the man inside and pulled him out, fire officials said. He was taken to Swedish Covenant Hospital in “grave” condition.

The cause of the fire was under investigation.

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Bears coach Matt Nagy befuddled by TE Cole Kmet’s unsportsmanlike-conduct penaltyJason Lieseron January 11, 2021 at 3:53 am

Kmet was stunned by getting flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. | AP Photos

Fair or not, Kmet’s flag dropped the Bears out of reach of the end zone with a third-and-24.

Rookie tight end Cole Kmet, who already has a reputation for being one of the Bears’ headiest players, was flagged for a costly unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty that derailed the team’s bid for a touchdown early in the second quarter of its 21-9 loss to the Saints.

Down 7-0, Mitch Trubisky’s quick pass to him got the Bears to the Saints’ 9-yard line, but field judge Nathan Jones flagged him for throwing the ball at safety Malcolm Jenkins after the play. On replay, it was clear Kmet flipped the ball over Jenkins to Jones the way players typically do. He was incredulous at the penalty.

“I was told that he was throwing the ball to the player, like he was taunting,” said coach Matt Nagy, who hadn’t seen a replay yet. “I was confused as to what happened… When Cole says he was throwing the ball to the ref, until I see it, I’ve got to believe what he was saying.”

The penalty set the Bears back to a third-and-20 from the 24-yard line.

Kmet was not made available to the media after the game. He finished with three catches for 16 yards.

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Chicago Bears are who we thought they were all season longRyan Heckmanon January 11, 2021 at 2:22 am

The 2020 Chicago Bears showed their true colors in an NFC Wildcard loss on Sunday. Sunday afternoon, one Chicago Bears fan told me these exact words: “This game is enough to make me hate the game of football.” That about sums it up for the 2020 Bears. Once labeled the “worst 5-1 team in history,” […]

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Chicago Bears: One drive told spoke volumes about Trubisky’s futureon January 11, 2021 at 12:56 am

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One drive by the Chicago Bears spoke volumes.

The Chicago Bears took on the New Orleans Saints in the Super Wild Card game on Sunday night and unfortunately it did not end the way fans wanted it to. Overall, the offense was impotent for the second straight game and never really seemed to get anything going.

However, one drive told fans everything they need to know about the state of this offense and whether head coach Matt Nagy trusts quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. For weeks, and since Trubisky’s return in Week 12, speculation has been building as to whether the Bears would bring Trubisky back next year.

Supporters of this decision would point to the huge increase in points per game over that stretch. Detractors would point to the level of competition and the fact that they bombed in their only two true tests against the Green Bay Packers and Saints.

Ian Rappoport reported that Trubisky would likely need a deep drive into the playoffs to earn the right to return next yer in Chicago, while Jason LaCanfora indicated he believes Trubisky gets a new deal.

Well, the reality is the final drive of the first half probably gave us our answer, and if that was any indication, it’s hard to imagine Trubisky coming back.

Let’s revisit that drive. The Bears took over at their own 18 yard line with 1:49 left in the half and two timeouts. They trailed the Saints 7-3 in a game in which both teams struggled to put points on the board.

In the modern era, 1:49 and two timeouts is an eternity. In a playoff game, you expect a team to be aggressive, especially in a one score game. In fact, Nagy even said before the game he wasn’t going to leave anything on the table.

Matt Nagy in the tunnel: “Cut it loose. Don’t hold anything back. This is a no regret game.”

— Mark Grote (@markgrotesports) January 10, 2021

Except in this exact situation, Nagy literally did the exact opposite. He didn’t cut it loose. Rather he held everything back and may end up full of regret because of it. That’s because he ran the ball on first, second, and third down, resulting in a punt on 4th and 2.

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In that moment, we learned a lot about Nagy’s trust in Mitch Trubisky, and that is, it is non-existent. Again, in today’s NFL, if you don’t trust your quarterback to move the ball with 1:49, down three in a playoff game, then you likely don’t trust him enough to bring him back next season.

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