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[Coach Usayd Koshul @usaydkoshul]

Let's talk RB Kyle Monangai this morning. He's a smart, hard runner whose vision comes to life and is on display every time he touches the ball.

The #Bears are in 12 personnel here, as Cole Kmet is on the ball as the nub tight end. Chicago is trying to sell the run here and uses Luther Burden motioning as a way to see what coverage the #Vikings are playing.

The route run by Rome Odunze, usually called a shake concept, has him trying to create leverage and separation. Meanwhile, Luther Burden is running a dig route.

Kmet, top of the screen, gets to the flat.

Now let's get to Monangai. He checks for any pass rushers for two seconds and then runs a simple check release.

Now onto to Caleb Williams decision making. Was this a big play that resulted in a ton of yards? Nope. But it's a smart decision and plays like this serve as evidence that Williams keeps the ball out of harms way and finds ways to keep the chains moving while getting the offense into a rhythm.

[Bear Report @BearReport]

Probably not a great thing to admit!

[Chris Emma @CEmma670]

Mayor Brandon Johnson on the Soldier Field game day traffic: "Let me tell you how bad it is — Bears vs. Packers, I'm at the game, we're losing. I decide to leave to beat the traffic. Before I get out of the footprint, the Bears had come back to win."

[Coach Usayd Koshul @usaydkoshul]

Something we don't talk enough about is how good Ben Johnson and Dan Roushar were last season in the run game and the opportunities it created.

Yes, this play doesn't result in a massive gain but the #Bears are running counter here, pulling Joe Thuney and Colston Loveland wrapping.

Jonah Jackson and Darnell Wright execute the combo block perfectly, leading to a nice hole being created that Colston Loveland needs to full. Had Jackson released just a second earlier and worked up to the linebacker, Loveland would've been 1-on-1 against Xavier McKinney, leading to a big play as D'Andre Swift would've been in space.

It's opportunities like these that really engineered a massive turnaround for the offense last season and we should see much of the same going into 2026.

[The Halas Beat @HalasBeat]

🚨Episode 101🚨

@usaydkoshul and @CFCBears discuss:

➡️Caleb Williams development in 2026
➡️#Bears vets with the most to prove
➡️And more!

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It’s official. #Bears

[Scott Agness @ScottAgness]

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[Jackson Gross @JGrossReporter]

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[Andy Herman @AndyHermanNFL]

Trey Smack goes 5/9 on field goals. 😬

[Coach Usayd Koshul @usaydkoshul]

This offseason, #Bears QB coach JT Barrett referenced that there were instances where QB Caleb Williams tried to do a little bit too much on offense instead of just taking what the defense would give him.

This play in the Week 16 matchup against the #Packers serves as an excellent example of what Barrett was saying.

The offense is driving, and the #Bears start out in a 2x2 formation with Olamide Zaccheaus motioning in to run a crossing route.

DJ Moore and Jahdae Walker, condensed at the top of the screen, run a double corner to clear out the boundary side, opening up an easy completion for Williams to hit Zaccheaus underneath.

Meanwhile, Colston Loveland runs a dig route to clear out the safeties while Kyle Monangai runs an out route to get the LB out of Zaccheaus' path.

Williams is already looking in the right direction, but if he comes back to the crosser, it's an easy completion that is schemed up for him, allowing the offense to create a big play with minimal effort.

[Bear Report @BearReport]

As OTA's roll on this week, @JGrossReporter has 5 #Bears players to watch:

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[Chris Emma @CEmma670]

Illinois state senator Bill Cunningham to @mullyhaugh: “Working with the Bears has been frustrating from the beginning.”

[Bear Report @BearReport]

Who are the #Bears giving away in this deal? It takes two to make a trade.

[Jake @Jake_B30]

Meanwhile Ryan Poles sat on his hands again

#Bears

[Frank Calabrese @FrankCalabrese]

LOL. The Illinois state house just punked everyone who stayed up to 5am waiting on the Bears stadium bill vote. There will be no vote after all!

[Bear Report @BearReport]

Does anyone have an updated number on how many statements the #Bears have put out on the stadium saga since they bought AH?

[Coach Usayd Koshul @usaydkoshul]

The #Bears are expecting big things from QB Caleb Williams in 2026 and quarterbacks coach J.T. Barrett knows what the former No. 1 overall can accomplish this offseason to take another step forward.

On @BearReport: https://t.co/h8GABT5v2U

[Courtney Cronin @CourtneyRCronin]

CHICAGO BEARS STADIUM UPDATE THREAD:

The Illinois legislature adjourned the spring session without resolving the Chicago Bears stadium issue.

Late Sunday, a last-minute proposal (which is very similar to the legislation proposed and passed in Indiana) passed the Illinois Senate but did not make it through the House as the General Assembly wrapped up its work before 5 a.m. CT.

That legislation proposed would allow municipalities( Arlington Heights, Chicago, etc.) to create their own sports stadium authority. The Bears would still fund the construction of the stadium, but it would be publicly owned. The legislation was an attempt to keep the Bears in IL because it would solve their biggest hurdle: finding property tax certainty.

Because the PILOT legislation died over the weekend, lawmakers tried to pass something that would keep the Bears from having to pay property taxes.

So now the Bears say they have a decision to make. Here is a statement from the team: "We will finalize our evaluation of both Arlington Heights and Hammond, and remain on the late spring/early summer timeline that we have previously communicated. We will provide an update when we have a decision to share."

[Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13]

Statement from the Bears: "We will finalize our evaluation of both Arlington Heights and Hammond, and remain on the late spring/early summer timeline that we have previously communicated. We will provide an update when we have a decision to share."

[Brenden Moore @brendenmoore13]

Sen. Cunningham lays it out: "So I think what we've done here with this bill today is establish a framework that would enable the Bears to build a stadium in the State of Illinois... this gives them property tax certainty... this is the exact same mechanic set up in NW Indiana."

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@brfootball non ball knower

[Bear Report @BearReport]

#Bears stadium saga is a clusterfuck. With the team, politics, leaders, everything. Just a total clusterfuck.

Everyone should be embarrassed.