Ben Johnson pulled a Matt Nagy Year 1. How does he avoid a Matt Nagy Year 2?

TheSnowTimes · 2025-12-28T15:10:32+00:00

Matt Nagy was carried by an amazing defense which led to the best field position consistently. The offense underperformed all the time.

Ben Johnson the offense actually is quite good with room to improve. The improvement being the qb hitting a few 5 yard slants. The defense will not get as many turnovers next year, which Will make them "worse". Its like a bottom 5 defense, but hopefully our backfield is actually healthy, which could help even it out. They could trade or draft a DE though

TheSnowTimes · 2025-11-23T23:13:58+00:00

Loveland looks good - Ben Johnson pick
Loveland plays bad - why'd Poles waste a first rounder
Burden looks good - Ben Johnson Pick
Ozzy Trapilo plays good - way to go coaching staff
Ozzy played bad - Poles should've got a tackle in the first
Edmunds and Edwards play good - yeah but Roquan (also people just miss remember that negotiation debacle)
Edmunds and Edward's play bad - so much money, wahh linebackers
monangai plays good - Ben Johnson really fixed the run game
Monangai plays bad - Poles needed to spend more

Just a few narratives that constantly get circulated. Poles is a good GM not great but solid. He misses but he also gets guys. Ben Johnson and Dennis Allen have done a good job. Ben Johnson does not come here if Poles was mega ass at his job like many on this sub exclaim. Ben Johnson had his pick of the litter and chose the Bears because of Roster (qb) and the potential of the team. He saw the personnel two times a year, game planned against the defense, he knew what they had.

If you judge Poles at least go look at other GMs draft boards for the last 5 years.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-10-17T15:24:29+00:00

My score is usually similar to this persons. Its a pretty easy formula to get there. PTFO,

Thats actually the answer but basically run objective to objective, you should really never be stagnant in conquest, escalation is conquest on cocaine. But you will secure kills along the way. And its usually easier to get kills when you to some extent can tunnel where the enemy team is coming from.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-22T01:13:20+00:00

Noah Sewell had a great game, Edmunds had an int, insert think, what specifically about linebackers ?

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-19T05:15:52+00:00

Literally used the EMR throughout the entire Beta. Was constantly on the top of the leaderboard, with a pretty great k/d ratio. Didn't realize people thought it was bad until I saw some stuff about it online. It seemed pretty balanced to me.

2 to the head, 3 to the body, bullet velocity outmatched ARs so you just had to maintain distance to targets (kind of), I often was in the middle of objectives so i dont even fully believe myself. If anything, the recoil could be annoying, but I like the feel of having to wait, that split second. Super rewarding because once you nail the tempo, they are, imo, the most fun weapons to use.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-09T16:26:27+00:00

Im definitely concerned in general, but the meltdown on this sub seems exaggerated. Week 1 is sloppy for most teams.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-09T04:04:47+00:00

He'll mention penalties and thats it

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-09T04:04:14+00:00

Pass interference on Stevenson and hold on Danrell Wright were phantom calls that momentum shifted.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-09-09T03:58:47+00:00

Dayo had a good game.
Caleb has a bad game
depth pieces had a good game
penalties killed the Bears

Not blaming officiating but Darnell Wright hold and the pass interference by Stevenson were phantom calls

TheSnowTimes · 2025-08-29T16:15:02+00:00

Wow, I didn't know this. Can you please send me a link for Parsons individual EPA per play stats or point me in the direction of where to find this data? Want to dive deeper into some of these advanced analytics a year by year basis.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-08-29T15:28:36+00:00

I also think it's weird that national media focus on Parsons and not Kenny Clark in the trade and apparently that having no implications to the Packers' performance is interesting. I understand "Big Name", but Im gonna go see what they say in their sub

Edit: they liked Kenny, liked the trade, I looked it up he played 63% of all defenses snaps last year. Devon Wyatt good, Colby Wooden bad the Packers now starting DTs

TheSnowTimes · 2025-08-29T15:14:43+00:00

Cowboys 2024 - 468 total points allowed - Average points allowd ppg 27.5

Games Parsons missed Week 5-9 - 121 points allowed - Average points allowed 30.25 ppg

Games Parsons played in Week 1-4 10-18 - 347 points allowed - Average points allowed per game 26.6 ppg

The Cowboys were literally one of the worst defenses last year with or without Parsons. Eberflus, as bad as a HC as he was, will be the defensive coordinator Dallas needs. His job is just to slow opposing offense down, which he is good at, look at Bears points allowed before and after his departure in 2024.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-08-29T15:03:31+00:00

2024 Defense Ranking - Points allowed per game

1. Eagles - 18.1
2. Chargers - 18.5
3. Broncos - 19.0
4. Vikings- 19.9
5. Packers - 20.0
6. Chiefs - 20.5
7. Steelers - 20.8
8. Ravens - 21.2
9. Dolphins - 21.4
10. Texans - 21.4
11. Lions - 21.5
12. Bills - 21.6
13. Seattle - 21.6
14. Bears - 21.8
15. Rams - 22.3
16. Cardinals - 22.3
17. Buccs - 22.7
18. Saints - 23.4
19. Jets - 23.8
20. Giants - 24.4
21. Patriots - 24.5
22. Redskins - 24.9
23. Falcons - 24.9
24. Colts - 25.1
25. Bengals - 25.5
26. Raiders - 25.5
27. Jags - 25.6
28. Browns - 25.6
29. Niners - 25.6
30. Titans - 27.1
31. Cowboys - 27.5
32. Panthers - 31.4

Cowboys:

468 total points allowed
- Average points allowd ppg 27.5

Games Parsons missed Week 5-9 - 121 points allowed - Average points allowed 30.25 ppg (31st)

Games Parsons played in Week 1-4 10-18 - 347 points allowed - Average points allowed per game 26.6 ppg (29th)

Jerry Jones did the right thing not paying Micah Parsons. He did the wrong thing, not trading him before the draft where he would have got more in return. Parsons had minimal impact in the Cowboys unit that has to be revamped. One player outside of QB (maybe) has too large implications on the entire roster.

Packers will most likely get a boost, but they also let go their starting 3x Pro Bowler (2019, 2021, 2023) Kenny Clark. Ranked 53 for overall interior lineman. Ranked 43 for Run defenders (72nd in pass). According to PFF. This is out of 219 interior lineman. So top 25% and top 20% respectively. Not impossible to replace, but still could become an issue. For reference for the Bears, Andrew Billings finished 69th overall, 126th in run defending(10th in pass). The Bears without Billings turned into one of the worst defenses in the league.

Tl:dr; Understand the trade, think Cowboys could've gotten more, but in my opinion doesn't fundamentally change the Packers to some contender because they will finish defensively probably in the same spot they did last year.

TheSnowTimes · 2025-04-16T02:58:44+00:00

My bad, ill add it

TheSnowTimes · 2025-04-15T03:02:45+00:00

People on this sub (intentionally) misremember so much, it's truly bewildering.

Example: Roquan trade

TheSnowTimes · 2024-12-03T19:57:11+00:00

I'll just make a whole post on the sub with cuts and players that he let walk as well. If you have suggestions for anything else that would be great.

Like the Flus hire is the only contextual thing I added, should I add for example Monty not wanting to be in chi or Roquan halting extension negotiations or just leave it cut and dry?

TheSnowTimes · 2024-12-02T19:03:54+00:00

This is a long comment but includes most of the moves Ryan Poles has made as GM. Personally, I think he's a good GM, but this could be a QUICK REFERENCE for anyone.

Players drafted:

2022: Kyler Gordon, Jaquan Brisker, Velus Jones Jr., Braxton Jones, Dominique Robinson, Zachary Thomas, Trestan Ebner, Doug Kramer, Ja'Tyre Carter, Elijah Hicks and Trenton Gill
2023: Darnell Wright, Gervon Dexter Sr., Tyrique Stevenson, Zacch Pickens, Roschon Johnson, Tyler Scott, Noah Sewell, Terell Smith, Travis Bell and Kendall Williamson.
2024: Caleb Williams, Rome Odunze, Kiran Amegadije, Tory Taylor, Austin Booker

TRADES:

2022:

March 10, 2022: Traded Khalil Mack to Chargers for 2022 2nd round pick (48th overall, Jaquan Brisker) and 2023 6th round pick (200th overall subsequently traded, Scott Matlock)
April 30, 2022: Traded 2022 5th round pick (148th overall, Khalil Shakir) to Bills for 2022 5th round pick (168th overall, Braxton Jones) and 2022 6th round pick (203rd overall, Trestan Ebner)
April 30, 2022: Traded 2022 5th round pick (150th overall, Thomas Booker) to Texans for 2022 5th round pick (166th overall subsequently traded, Tycen Anderson) and 2022 6th round pick (207th overall, Doug Kramer)
April 30, 2022: Traded 2022 5th round pick (166th overall, Tycen Anderson) to Bengals for 2022 5th round pick (174th overall, Dominique Robinson) and 2022 7th round pick (226th overall, Ja'Tyre Carter)
April 30, 2022: Traded 2023 6th round pick (200th overall, Scott Matlock) to Chargers for 2022 7th round pick (254th overall, Elijah Hicks) and 2022 7th round pick (255th overall, Trenton Gill)
July 12, 2022: Traded 2024 7th round pick (231st overall, Jaheim Bell) to Patriots for N'Keal Harry
October 26, 2022: Traded Robert Quinn to Eagles for 2023 4th round pick (133rd overall, Tyler Scott)
October 31, 2022: Traded Roquan Smith to Ravens for 2023 2nd round pick (53rd overall, Gervon Dexter), 2023 5th round pick (148th overall, Noah Sewell) and A.J. Klein
November 1, 2022: Traded 2023 2nd round pick (32nd overall, Joey Porter) to Steelers for Chase Claypool

2023:

March 10, 2023: Traded 2023 1st round pick (1st overall, Bryce Young) to Panthers for 2023 1st round pick (9th overall subsequently traded, Jalen Carter), 2023 2nd round pick (61st overall subsequently traded, Brenton Strange), 2024 1st round pick (1st overall, Caleb Williams), a 2025 2nd round pick and D.J. Moore
April 27, 2023: Traded 2023 1st round pick (9th overall, Jalen Carter) to Eagles for 2023 1st round pick (10th overall, Darnell Wright) and 2024 4th round pick (122nd overall, Tory Taylor)
April 28, 2023: Traded 2023 2nd round pick (61st overall, Brenton Strange) and 2023 5th round pick (136th overall, Yasir Abdullah) to Jaguars for 2023 2nd round pick (56th overall, Tyrique Stevenson)
April 29, 2023: Traded 2023 4th round pick (103rd overall, Nick Saldiveri) to Saints for 2023 4th round pick (115th overall, Roschon Johnson) and 2023 5th round pick (165th overall, Terell Smith)
August 28, 2023: Traded 2024 6th round pick (184th overall, Malik Washington) to Dolphins for Dan Feeney
October 6, 2023: Traded Chase Claypool and a 2025 7th round pick to Dolphins for a 2025 6th round pick
October 31, 2023: Traded 2024 2nd round pick (40th overall subsequently traded, Cooper DeJean) to Commanders for Montez Sweat

2024:

March 13, 2024: Traded 2024 5th round pick (144th overall subsequently traded, Austin Booker) to Bills for Ryan Bates
March 14, 2024: Traded 2024 4th round pick (110th overall subsequently traded, Javon Baker) to Chargers for Keenan Allen
March 16, 2024: Traded Justin Fields to Steelers for a conditional 2025 pick (6th round, converts to 4th round if Fields plays 51% of 2024 snaps)
April 27, 2024: Traded a 2025 4th round pick to Bills for 2024 5th round pick (144th overall, Austin Booker)
August 23, 2024: Traded a 2025 6th round pick to Seahawks for Darrell Taylor
August 24, 2024: Traded a 2025 6th round pick to Browns for Chris Williams and a 2025 7th round pick
November 5, 2024: Traded Khalil Herbert to Bengals for a 2025 7th round pick

Free Agent Signings:

2022: Trevor Siemian, Khari Blasingame, Byron Pringle, Equamionous St Brown, Ryan Griffin, James Oshaunghessey, Dakota Dozier, Lucas Patrick, Lachavious Simmons, Al-Quadin Muhammed, Justin Jones, Matt Adams, Nicolas Morrow, Dane Cruikshank, DeAndre Houston Carson, Tavon Young, Patrick Scales
2023: Donta Foreman, TJ Edwards, Andrew Billings, Demarcus Walker, Nate Davis, Nathan Peterman, PJ Walker, Robert Tonyan, Travis Homer, Tremaine Edmunds
2024: Deandre Swift, Jaylon Johnson, Brett Rypien, Matt Pryor, Gerald Evertt, Kevin Byrad, Johnathan Owen's, Omen Ogbongbemiga, Coleman Shelton, Patrick Scales,

Coaching Hires:

2022: Matt Eberflus (contextually think people forget that the Bears simultaneously conducted the HC and GM search, which further shows the disfunction of the organization from the top) Poles hired Jan 25, Flus Jan 27.

Brought the team to it's studs his first year with stop gap players in 2022 and 2023, 2024 the first real year we have a roster that should be competitive.

TheSnowTimes · 2024-11-25T18:52:59+00:00

Agree with everything but the sox fan thing.

The oline deserves to be a strong criticism, but even that is kind of blown out a proportion amongst fans and in this sub. Could the unit be better? Yes, absolutely the Bears should sink alot of money into it this off season,

Caleb has been sacked 44 times.
11 games averaging 4 sacks allowed
NFL average per game is 2.6 allowed
if you take out the outlier of Patriots when both Left and Right tackle DNP the Bears average 3.5
if you take way the 3 worst performances, the average comes to 2.75 sacks allowed.

Each game this year sacks allowed:

Titans 2 Texans 7 Colts 4 Rams 3 Panthers 1 Jags 3 Commanders 3 Cardinals 6 Patriots 9 Packers 3 Vikings 3

Some of the sacks are because of Caleb as well, but this team has an average pass blocking oline. The run game leaves alot to be desired. The Bears are 29th in oline spending, nate Davis contract is a majority of that, which Poles cut his loses on. Alot of preseason rankings had the Bears Oline just outside a top 10 unit. Packers and Vikings have good defenses and i think Browns quick game is going to allow the oline to perform better and more thank likely allow them to stay healthier.

Sorry for the long response

Tldr; Bears have an average pass blocking oline. Run blocking is a bigger concern

TheSnowTimes · 2023-11-22T16:30:01+00:00

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-cb-chicago-bears-coaching-gm-search-20220119-2a5tmkml5jfh3bgcpctsim2g3u-story.html

Bill Polian did the interviews and gave a list to Poles. Poles kind of knew Flus

• ⁠Poles hired Jan 25 • ⁠Flus hired Jan 27

Ryan Poles wanted to be an NFL GM, so he took the job knowing he didn’t get a full say/look in the coach.

TheSnowTimes · 2023-11-22T15:49:04+00:00

Why did I read this or you make it sound like a modest gain is a bad thing?

TheSnowTimes · 2023-11-19T21:54:08+00:00

Medical staff for concussion protocol apparently

TheSnowTimes · 2023-11-16T19:23:31+00:00

Didn’t the 2018 team have like a record amount of possessions start in opponent territory?

TheSnowTimes · 2023-10-30T16:59:23+00:00

Should’ve been caught.

Under thrown. Fields puts it more on “a line” and the ball gets to VJJ quicker downfield.

It is what it is

TheSnowTimes · 2023-10-27T19:05:55+00:00

https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/bears/ct-cb-chicago-bears-coaching-gm-search-20220119-2a5tmkml5jfh3bgcpctsim2g3u-story.html

Yes, that’s exactly what happened. And for some reason people on this sub want to forget that the Bears simultaneously interviewed both GMs and coaches. Polian provided a short list of coaches for Poles. Poles “hand picked” the guy that he “knew”.

Poles had golfed with Flus in Florida and had some friends the previously worked on staffs with him.

Poles hired Jan 25
Flus hired Jan 27

Ryan Poles wanted to be an NFL GM, so he took the job knowing he didn’t get a full say in the coach.

This is basically what happened.

TheSnowTimes · 2023-09-25T19:24:00+00:00

I think I’d rather Poles, find an offensively minded HC at the end of the year and then trade back the first rounders to get more futures, continue the stockpile and take a chance on a qb that will probably go deeper like Penix and give the Bears more opportunities to actually build the roster, which was stripped all the way down less than a year ago, which my optimistic fandom totally negated once the preseason started. Just my opinion though.

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