The Bear’s Den, August 26, 2021

THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL

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Inspired by his mother, WR Rodney Adams has chance to make Bears’ roster - Chicago Sun-Times - With Javon Wims and Riley Ridley in question to make the team, Adams’ big preseason performances give him a shot.

Projecting the Bears’ final roster - Chicago Sun-Times - The Bears’ roster is mostly set, though they’ll evaluate some of the final cut candidates in Saturday’s exhibition finale against the Titans. Here’s how we project their roster to shake out.

Bears at Titans odds, spread, over/under and expert selection: It’s all about Justin Fields in preseason finale – The Athletic - The Bears and Titans face off in the last preseason game of the year. See odds, spread, over/under and expert selections for the game.

Bears roster projection: Which players need a strong performance in the preseason finale? – The Athletic - The Bears still have a handful of roster spots (WR, TE, CB) up for grabs that can be won — or lost — during Saturday’s preseason finale.

Chicago Bears 2021 Training Camp Practice Report, Day 19 - YouTube - For this episode of The Chicago Audible, Nicholas Moreano shares his top takeaways from Day 19 of Chicago Bears training camp. In this camp report, Nick tell...

In Year 4, Matt Nagy’s optimism doesn’t land like it used to - 670 The Score - Bears coach Matt Nagy’s analysis Wednesday of where his offense is was the latest example of a routine that’s wearing thin on those in Chicago.

Bears roster projection: Which players need a strong performance in the preseason finale? – The Athletic - The Bears still have a handful of roster spots (WR, TE, CB) up for grabs that can be won — or lost — during Saturday’s preseason finale.

POLISH SAUSAGE

Broncos name Teddy Bridgewater starting quarterback - ProFootballTalk - The quarterback competition is over in Denver.

Vic Fangio: We have two quarterbacks we can win with, but you can't play two quarterbacks - ProFootballTalk - “I just feel now is the right time,” Fangio said Wednesday. “There is no formula that you go through and enter things in and come up with it. We just felt today was the right time for that.

KNOW THINE ENEMY

Anthony Barr might not be ready for the start of the regular season - Daily Norseman - That’s not good

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRON

Wiltfong: Is Matt Nagy the least likely of the most likely head coaches to get fired in 2021? - Windy City Gridiron - A recent segment from SB Nation's Off Day Debrief has them discussing all the hot seat coaches.

Infante: Debunking excuses for Bears to sit Justin Fields Week 1 - Windy City Gridiron - There have been some reasons floated around for why the Bears shouldn’t start Justin Fields Week 1, but are any of them without flaws?

Infante & Duerrwaechter's Bears 2021 college prospect preview: SEC - Windy City Gridiron - In the second part of our annual college football prospect preview series, we take a look at some of the top players in the SEC.

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