Eddie Jackson is confident https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Mike-Ditka-Jersey , Matt Nagy is competent and the offseason seems endless" The Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansThe Bear’s Den, July 8, 2019New,20commentsEddie Jackson is confident, Matt Nagy is competent and the offseason seems endlessCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The Bear’s Den, July 8, 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailChicago Bears free safety Eddie Jackson (39) celebrates making a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving Day in Detroit, Michigan USA, on Thursday, November 22, 2018.Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesBEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!BEARRRSSSSChicago Bears 2019 season outlook: Trey Burton - Bears Wire - Tight end Trey Burton might have disappointed fans in his first season with the Chicago Bears, but perhaps expectations were too high.2019 Chicago Bears season outlook: Prince Amukamara - Bears Wire - Chicago Bears cornerback Prince Amukamara had arguably the best season of his career last year. The need more of the same in 2019.Mayer: 5 players to watch on defense during camp - ChicagoBears.com - Senior writer Larry Mayer identifies five players to watch in training camp on defense, led by linebacker Roquan Smith, who will head to Bourbonnais looking to build on an impressive rookie season.Eddie Jackson feels the excitement surrounding Bears - 247Sports - Chicago Bears safety Eddie Jackson talked to campers at a youth Gatorade football camp about hydration, football and the excitement for training camp.Making Devin Hester’s case for the Pro Football Hall of Fame - 247Sports - Chicago Bears legend Devin Hester officially retired from the NFL in late December 2017 with a heartfelt message on his Twitter account. Hester then signed a one-day deal, along with running back Matt Forte, to retire as a member of the Bears organization in 2018.Matt Nagy confident in his team heading into training camp - 247Sports - Matt Nagy remains confident in his team going into training camp despite how the 2018 season ended for the Chicago Bears.Kenney: At 66, former Bears safety Doug Plank has no regrets about his ferocious playing style - Chicago Sun-Times - Former Bears safety Doug Plank feels good even though he has titanium in both of his shoulders and knees.Eddie Jackson on 2019: We’re planning on taking this whole thing - NBC Sports Chicago - Eddie Jackson sounds pretty ready for the season to start.Cox: Play-calling data shows Bears head coach Matt Nagy was level-headed - NBC Sports Chicago - When it comes to Matt Nagy’s play-calling tendencies, he doesn’t seem to be too affected by the ups and downs of a game.POLISH SAUSAGENFL Trade Rumors: Who is better? 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo or Vikings QB Kirk Cousins. - Niners Nation - This beats discussing a trade that’ll never happen.PFT 2019 storyline No. 17: How much does Todd Gurley have left? – ProFootballTalk - A notorious running back who knows a thing or two about playing in the L.A. Coliseum showed that he doens’t know squat about fantasy football by suggesting that Todd Gurley is in the mix to be one of the top picks this year.PFT 2019 storyline No. 18: How much better will the Jaguars be with Nick Foles? – ProFootballTalk - After the Jaguars made an unexpected appearance in the 2017 AFC Championship, they had a decision to make regarding quarterback Blake Bortles, who was entering the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. They made the wrong decision.Players currently have leverage in CBA talks, but how will they use it? – ProFootballTalk - The NFL would like to get a new Collective Bargaining Agreement in place before the start of the 2019 regular season Richard Dent Color Rush Jersey , the league’s 100th. Although that goal reflects an unreasonable degree of optimism, the league presumably would settle for declaring long-term labor peace in the days preceding the season...KNOW THINE ENEMYWho will be the SCARIEST player for the Lions in 2019? - Pride Of Detroit - Who’s gonna give opposing teams nightmares every Saturday night?Is this the year age catches up with Drew Brees? – ProFootballTalk - With Patriots quarterback Tom Brady winning Super Bowls and running fast (for him) 40-yard dashes at age 41, it might seem that the quarterback position can be played well into a player's 40s.What is the most important quality in a head coach? - Pride Of Detroit - What say you?Kyle Rudolph has high praise for Garrett Bradbury - Daily Norseman - Early signs appear to be promisingSix over-under numbers that will help shape the Packers’ success in 2019 - Acme Packing Company - If many of these numbers are eclipsed this season, Green Bay will probably be looking at a postseason run once again.Badet, other “40 Yards of Gold” participants have not been paid yet - Daily Norseman - Show them the money, seriously2019 NFL preview: Ranking the NFC North wide receiver groups - Pride Of Detroit - Which NFC North team has the best wideouts? We rank ‘em.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRONWiltfong: Just how good will Anthony Miller be? - Windy City Gridiron - Chicago has a good group of receivers, but if Anthony Miller develops like many are expecting, this could be the best group the Bears have ever had.Meister: Imagining the Chicago Bears as a Baseball Team - Windy City Gridiron - We all want to see Khalil Mack hit some dingers!Wiltfong: Looking back at my 10 Most Important Chicago Bears of 2018 - Windy City Gridiron - Next week I’ll start my annual 10 Most Important Bears’ series, but before I dive into the new version for 2019, I’ll look back at how I had the list in 2018.Infante: Bears given sixth-best Super Bowl odds - Windy City Gridiron - Vegas seems to be pretty high on the Bears heading into the 2019 season.WCG CONTRIBUTORS BEARS PODCASTS & STREAMSWindy City Gridiron Podcast Channel which includes Bear With Me from Robert Schmitz, Bears Over Beers featuring Jeff Berckes & EJ Snyder, and T Formation Conversation from Lester A. 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Unless otherwise stated, the Den is not an open thread, and profanity (including profanity only stated in pictures) is prohibited.Click on our names to follow us on Twitter:WCG Contributors: Jeff Berckes; Patti Curl; Eric Christopher Duerrwaechter;Kev H; Sam Householder; Jacob Infante; Aaron Lemming; Ken Mitchell; Steven Schweickert; Jack Silverstein; EJ Snyder; Lester Wiltfong, Jr.; Whiskey Ranger; Robert Schmitz; Robert Zeglinski; Like us on Facebook. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — While taking the NFC North champion Chicago Bears to the playoffs for the first time in eight years, coach Matt Nagy has displayed an energetic personality and aggressive mindset throughout his debut.Even with their postseason position all but set, the Bears refused to let up. They kept the rival Minnesota Vikings out of the playoffs in the process.Fueled by that relentless defense and 109 rushing yards and two touchdowns by Jordan Howard, the Bears beat the Vikings 24-10 on Sunday for their first sweep of Minnesota since 2011.Article continues below ...“I love winning. I think it’s fun to win Dan Hampton Jersey ,” Nagy said. “So when you win, whoever it is, who cares? Let’s just play ball.”With the 24-0 win by Philadelphia at Washington, the Vikings (8-7-1) watched the Eagles claim the last wild-card spot and went home wondering what happened to their offense after signing Kirk Cousins for $84 million guaranteed to be the franchise quarterback.Tarik Cohen scored the last touchdown on a short run with 7:46 left to cap a 16-play drive for the Bears (12-4), who posted their best regular-season record since the 2006 team finished 13-3 and reached the Super Bowl. They’ve won nine of their last 10 games and, instead of the Vikings will host the Eagles in the first round.“We’re growing. We’re getting stronger by the week,” Nagy said. “This will be a new challenge for us, but we’re excited. We’ll be ready.”The Bears began the afternoon with an opportunity, albeit unlikely, to get a first-round bye with a victory and a loss by the Los Angeles Rams, who wound up beating San Francisco 48-32. Nagy was unmoved by the big early lead taken by the Rams, though, keeping quarterback Mitch Trubisky in the entire game and only holding out the starters who were already previously injured.“Every time we step on the field we want to win,” Trubisky said. “I think it just shows the maturity of this team that we weren’t looking ahead. We weren’t thinking about sitting out. We just do exactly what’s asked.”After spending the majority of the last two decades trying to keep up with Green Bay, the Vikings have overtaken the Packers only to have their other primary rival, the Bears, surge to the top of the division. Most problematic since coach Mike Zimmer took over has been the struggle to move and protect the ball against Akiem Hicks, Khalil Mack, Kyle Fuller and the rest of that Chicago defense, which established a franchise record for fewest rushing yards allowed in a season.Done in by three-and-outs on their first four possessions, the Vikings finished with only 164 total yards.“They’re pretty good,” Zimmer said, “so give them credit.”THE CLINCHERTrubisky moved the chains four times on third down during the game-sealing scoring drive, completing three passes and running once for a first down. He took a sack by Anthony Barr that would’ve forced a punt from the Minnesota 45 https://www.thebearsfanshop.com/Brian-Urlacher-Jersey , but a holding penalty on Vikings safety Jayron Kearse gave Chicago a fresh set of downs.“The way we played, we don’t deserve to be in the playoffs,” Barr said.FRUSTRATION APPARENTCousins and Pro Bowl wide receiver Adam Thielen were in a heated argument on the sideline after the Vikings had to settle for a field goal at the end of the second quarter. Zimmer almost cost the Vikings a touchdown when he challenged the spot of a reception by Dalvin Cook, who stepped out of bounds right at the marker.Cousins sneaked for the first down on fourth-and-1, only to have the play blown dead by the red flag. Cook was able to get the first down on the next play.Stefon Diggs, who went over 1,000 receiving yards for the first time in his four-year career, caught a short touchdown pass right after that. Otherwise, the crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium was mostly silent when the Vikings had the ball.“They knew what the implications were from this game,” Hicks said, “and we took it from them.”INJURY REPORTBears: With WR Allen Robinson (ribs) already held out of the game, WR Anthony Miller (shoulder) was hurt on the first drive and didn’t return. WR Taylor Gabriel (ribs) was injured a little later, leaving the Bears with only three WRs.Vikings: With CB Xavier Rhodes (groin) sidelined for the game, rookie Holton Hill was in the starting lineup for the third time this season. Hill was targeted often, including a 40-yard reception by Gabriel at the goal line that set up the second TD by Howard despite tight coverage on the difficult catch.UP NEXTBears: Host the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in the NFC wild-card round of the playoffs next Sunday, 30 years after the “Fog Bowl” game at Soldier Field. The Bears beat the Eagles 20-12 to advance to the NFC championship game that day with little to no visibility.“If we keep doing what we’re doing,” Trubisky said, “hopefully we can do something special.”Vikings: Stay home for the playoffs for the third time in five years under Zimmer. They’ve won two postseason games, both in the division round, in 14 years.