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A Quick Compare & Contrast on Coaching Re: Interceptions - Good vs Bad

 Beloved hosts of the BWF Podcast, Patrick & Coach Bob, discussed one of the many ( many ) staggering differences between how the current coaching staff coaches towards the finer points of the game - re, interceptions - and the old staff. But don't take their word for it! (Actually do, they're flawless), but here:

A Quarter of the Season in, Which Quarter is Caleb In?

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 We're at the (comically early) bye week! And seeing as the number one concern going into this season was how Caleb Williams could handle Ben Johnson's offense - ("can he play in structure? can he throw on time and, god willing, with anticipation instead of holding the ball and going into creation mode? can he stop taking so many goddamn sacks?"), let's go ahead and check on where Caleb's progress is at. Serious question - how would you measure a QB's success in avoiding negative plays? "Look at the tape!" the tape says whatever you want it to, if ESPN is to be believed, and anybody who comes away with a different conclusion than Colin Cowherd is apparently a hopeless homer soaked in idiocy and Malört ("aren't those synonyms?" heh, good one ). How about we keep it simple — total number of sacks, divided by total number of attempted passing snaps (Sk/(ATT + Sk):  2025 Sack Rate by QB (Through Week 4) "Well, that's all well a...

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Yes, I was Tyler Dunne's Source for the Caleb Williams Story, But You Weren't Given the Context

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 By now, most of you are probably aware of the Tyler Dunne article series about the Caleb Williams drama last season that’s taken Chicago Media by storm: House of Dysfunction, Part I: The Curious Case of Caleb Williams , as well as  House of Dysfunction, Part II: Inside the Chicago Bears' "rigged trial" at No. 1 overall .  To all the readers, fans, and heartbroken supporters of Caleb Williams who’ve been affected by the frankly stunning series of scandals revealed by Tyler’s article and its anonymous source, I have an apology, and a confession; The anonymous source of Tyler Dunne’s article series— — was me . “Patrick, you’ve written some of the most important journalism in Chicago Bears history ! You run the only Bears podcast ! How could you sell out your team like that? Your integrity? Your millions of fans?” That’s why I had to get this out there - I’ve received so many messages of concern and disappointment from our millions of Bear Weather Fans… fans all over the glo...

BWF Pod: Preseason Series Finale — The Great Caleb Williams Debate

 Bust? Prima donna? Uncoachable? Media distraction? Your celebrated co-hosts take on the great debate of Caleb Williams which, it turns out, is actually pretty dumb and is pretty one-sided. 

BWF Pod: Preseason Series Episode 2 - The Great Ryan Poles Review

  Your exhaulted hosts review all the Ryan Poles moves he's made so far, along with how the team's shaping up going into the season.

BWF Pod: Preseason Special — The Preseason Coach Spectacular

 It's the preseason Coach Episode spectacular! No depth chart talk, no schedule talk, no Tyson Bagent talk (alright that's a lie, there's a little), just one very special episode about the new coaching staff. Join in as your intrepid hosts evaluate the merits of Ben Johnson and his coaching staff, and both independently come to the realization that we should be more embarrassed of the past.