RT: Matt Pryor

RG: Teven Jenkins

C: Coleman Shelton

LG: Ryan Bates

LT: Matt Pryor

God save Caleb

Sorry if not allowed.

Going to the game tomorrow, was going to park by Reggie's and take the shuttle over. Last year I did that and got burned with a parking ticket (paid for parking, but parking want allowed in that spot). I looked at Reggie's website but the link that has more parking information is dead.

Can anybody advise where to park near Reggie's that won't get me a ticket?

Thank you in advance

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EDIT: Thanks u/InjuredGods for the recomendation. I called Reggie's and asked, they advised park where available and grab a parking pass from inside. Thanks for the advice yall.

BTFD!

Prime

Congrats you have wandered onto a post about Ted Phillips. Now you are probably wondering why? The accounting boogey man is gone!

Well that’s true. But ol’Teddy left behind two important pieces. Matt Eberflus and Ryan Poles.

Now a lot of people like Ryan Poles and his approach to being a GM. I like Ryan Poles. But it doesn’t change the fact that he is a Ted Phillips hire.

Teddy blessed us with names like Jerry Angelo, Phil Emery, and Ryan Pace. 20 years of GM’s who would do some oooh’s and ahhh’s especially with players but NEVER hit on a coach.

You can say a lot about Lovie Smith. He was the best coach we had since Ditka. Infact he is the last bears coach to have more above .500 seasons then below .500. 9-7 and 10-6 and missing the playoffs is a kick to the gut but the sad reality is that is the end of the Lovie Smith era is the bears doing everything humanly possible to push the envelope with a roster and still managing to stay above average.

We are (kinda) back to this. But we are trapped with a sinking coaching staff. The last of the Ted regime.

Now there is alot of blame on the Mccaskey’s which is rightfully deserved. The family name is forever mired by 40 years of failure. There is a lot of insistence that the Mccaskey’s have Poles trapped in the matrix and he must do their every command. But the Mccaskey’s aren’t evaluating the talent of these coaches. Ryan Poles is.

Poles hired Flus, and Getsy, and Waldron. Now admittedly our team is better now than it has been in the last 5 seasons. But not by much. Our offense continues to struggle but I think for anyone that watches the game it’s not by the level of Talent we have.

At the end of the day we are two years out from the end of Ted Phillips but we are still feeling the mark he has left on this team. And the one more season approach seems to be failing. Kevin is in charge now and I’m sure he has people he wants to work with.

I think the majority of us think that Poles has done a good job and Flus hasn't.

If the Bears don't make the playoffs and Poles doesn't let go of Flus. Would you consider getting rid of Poles too, or are you giving them both 1 more year?

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Ever since I first heard him speak, I thought, how is this guy an NFL coordinator? He seems so nervous and scared in front of the media. Behind closed doors, do players trust a guy he just doesn't exude confidence?

Going to the Viking game in a few weeks just trying to figure out what the best way is to get reasonably close for parking and drop-off at Soldier Field.

Last time I used Pace I wasn’t terribly impressed. If there’s a link to another thread with similar info would appreciate it.

NGL, growing up as a Bears fan in the Chicago suburbs is rough. Everywhere I look, kids are rooting for other NFL teams—Chiefs, Ravens, you name it. All the kids are rooting for Mahomes or Lamar Jackson, and it's like the Bears don't even exist in our own hometown. It's kind of sad, honestly. The Bears have such a history, "the storied franchise" is useless. My own generation doesn't even care for them.

Anyone else noticing this? It feels like everyone my age has given up on the Bears because they haven’t been able to keep up. I think it’s time for some big changes in coaching and maybe even ownership if we’re going to get the Bears back to being a team people want to root for but thats just my 2 cents

If you're confused about why the Bears did the illogical thing and kept Eberflus this past off season (and now there's rumors he's gonna be back next year too) then look no further than Trace Armstrong.

If you're wondering why we ended up with Shane Waldron then look no further than Trace Armstrong.

What other team in the NFL has coaches and a GM sharing the same agent? How fucking stupid do the McCaskeys have to be to not see this obvious conflict of interest? And of course, Trace Armstrong is a former Bears player and there were rumors he was in the running for a top executive position. I guess he decided it'd just be easier for these suckers to hire all his clients instead and he'd get paid more that way.

This is the dysfunction Adam Schefter is talking about people, he's not just making this shit up out of nowhere.

This is not a serious football team.

I mean think about it. Bears struggle to develop a QB. Burrow smokes cigars and has cool hair. Oh and he can also throw the ball really well. Development = DEVELOPED. To me, and believe me when I say this because it takes a LOT to change my perspective, but this Joe guy has what the Bears need. Honestly, fuck it, throw in an extra first round pick and Ryan Poles. Even if we have Eberflus next year, Joe Burrow will prevail because he's Joe Smooth, baby. He's fly, he's high, and he's our guy.

Bear down bitches

The Bears are 4-0 at “home” all against white QB’s and 0-4 away against black QB’s

Straight to the sidelines.

I can barely stand listening to his press conferences. The guy is incapable of breathing through his mouth. He takes a sharp breath through his nose every few words and its annoying.

Didn’t feel like googling it. But has anybody with as awful record as Eberflus turned it around later as a head coach?

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CDW is offering me 2 suite tickets for Bears/Vikings, I guess its a CDW, DELL, Microsoft etc thing. Has anybody ever been to soemthing like this? I just dont want to show up and just have people endlessly trying to sell me shit and I can't enjoy the game

An offense with