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Hoge’s Bears Things: Thoughts on another busy week at Halas Hall

November 3, 2023

Oct 29, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; A general overall view of helmets at the line of scrimmage as Chicago Bears guard Lucas Patrick (62) snaps the ball against the Los Angeles Chargers in the second half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Oh, what a week it has been. The Chicago Bears have mastered the art of not having normal weeks this season.
With that in mind, I want to briefly touch on several topics in this #BearsThings newsletter before we get to my pick for Sunday’s game:

When it comes to the firing of running backs coach David Walker, I do think Bears general manager Ryan Poles has a point about doing things the hard way. The easy way would be to sweep questionable behavior under the rug. The hard way was firing him — knowing that losing a second coach in one season for questionable behavior off the field would reflect poorly on everyone. That said, needing to fire two coaches in one season suggests that the “stand...

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