Chicago Bears 2024 NFL Preview (Ep. 2049)

Chicago Bears 2024 Season Preview

Talk about an overhaul. After going just 7-10 last season, the Bears were lucky enough to have the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft thanks to the Carolina Panthers, who traded that pick for last year’s No. 1 overall quarterback Bryce Young. The team decided to hit reset at the quarterback position, Justin Fields was shipped off to Pittsburgh and quarterback phenom Caleb Williams, the 2022 Heisman Trophy winner from USC came in to take his place.

The Bears immediately turned around at pick No. 9 and took a solid weapon for Williams in wide receiver Rome Odunze out of Washington. They also brought in veteran receiver Keenan Allen in a trade with the Los Angeles Chargers and his tight end running mate Gerald Everett. 

The Bears upgraded at running back with the addition of former Philadelphia Eagle and Detroit Lion D’Andre Swift, who brought teammate Kevin Byard with him to replace a departing Eddie Jackson in the defensive backfield. Jonathan Owens will also solidify that safety position. A strong case can be made that the moves this Bears front office has made, could have Williams as the most set up for success No.1 overall quarterback taken in the draft since Andrew Luck.

Key Departures

QB Justin Fields, QB Nathan Peterman, RB D’Onta Foreman, WR Darnell Mooney, WR Equanimeous St. Brown, TE Marcedes Lewis, TE Robert Tonyan, OL Cody Whitehair, OG Dan Feeney, C Lucas Patrick, Edge Yannick Ngakoue, Edge Rasheem Green, DL Justin Jones, S Eddie Jackson.

Key Additions

QB Brett Rypien, RB D’Andre Swift, WR Keenan Allen, OL Ryan Bates, OL Jake Curhan, OL Matt Pryor, C Connor Shelton, TE Gerald Everett, DE Jake Martin, LB Amen Ogbongbemiga, S Kevin Byard, S Jonathan Owens.

Draft Class

QB Caleb Williams, WR Rome Odunze, OT Kiran Amegadji, P Tory Taylor, ED Austin Booker. 

Podcast Timecodes

0:00 Intro

5:00 Olan Johnson Calls into the Show

16:18 JMark Joins the Show

18:32 2023 Chicago Bears Recap

23:15 Offseason Roster Moves

36:08 Chicago Bears 2024 Odds

37:20 Chicago Bears Schedule Breakdown

50:30 Chicago Bears Best Bets