2️⃣5️⃣ Days Until the Season Opener!

Good morning, Bears fans!

Look, if you find yourself in the Wrigley Field bleachers today and you find yourself overserved and really mad at someone from the other side, I ask you to remember just one thing.

There’s a high probability you’re going to be overserved and really happy with that same someone after the first Caleb to Colston touchdown at Soldier Field in just a few weeks.

— Kevin Kaduk

Tyson Bagent suffers hamstring injury: It happened during Saturday’s preseason game and it kept him out of Tuesday’s practice. It remains to be seen if he’ll participate in the joint practice or preseason game in Cincinnati. (Sun-Times)

Kyle Monangai ‘week to week’ with knee injury: No structural damage, but it’s clear it was a relative choice when Adam Schefter’s source described the Bears running back as ‘fine.’ (Tribune)

A young team with a generational Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, ahead of schedule but their early dreams dashed late by the Rams.

We’re talking about Caleb Williams and the 2025 Chicago Bears, right?

Well, yes.

But we’re also talking about Joe Burrow and the 2021 Cincinnati Bengals.

As Ryan Poles, Ben Johnson and Co. head to the Queen City today for a few days of competition, they’d be well served to ask Bengals coach Zac Taylor (brother of Bears offensive coordinator Press Taylor) plenty of questions.

That’s because the Bengals are a few steps ahead in the story and they’ve already fallen into a few traps we’d rather the Bears dodge.

You probably remember, but here’s the Bengals’ story arc so far: