The Bears DenNotesXs and OsSuperfansThe Bear’s Den Pat O’Donnell Jerseys Stitched , May 6, 2019New,57commentsRookie Mini Camp is now in the books as Chicago empties of the vast horde of kickersCDTShare this storyShare this on FacebookShare this on TwitterShareAll sharing optionsShareAll sharing options for:The Bear’s Den, May 6, 2019TwitterFacebookRedditPocketFlipboardEmailRookie being fitted for a helmet by Chicago Equipment Guru Tony Medlin. Photo courtesy the Chicago Bears.Chicago BearsBEAR DOWN, CHICAGO BEARS, BEAR DOWN!!!!BEARRRSSSS / FREE AGENCY / DRAFTBears can’t afford to ‘doink’ kicking game in 2019 - Bears Wire - The Chicago Bears aren't doing much to fix their kicking woes this offseason, and it could come back to haunt them in 2019.Bears Top Ten - Power Ranking Every NFL Offense After the 2019 Draft - Bleacher Report -There's still a lot ofNFLoffseason left before football is back, but teams are mostly done adding the talent that'll make an impact this upcoming season. Free agency has just a small handful of proven players available... Ken's Note; Bears lead the division in offense? Three slots ahead of Green Bay? I'm good with that.Mayer: Former Bears players meet with rookies - ChicagoBears.com - Charles Tillman was among a dozen former Bears players who shared their experiences and offered advice to more than 80 NFL hopefuls Thursday night at the team’s rookie minicamp at Halas Hall.Chalk Talk: When was the last time Bears drafted two running backs -- ChicagoBears.com - Senior writer Larry Mayer discusses the last time the Bears selected two running backs in the same draft, the players the Raiders drafted with the picks they received from the Bears in the Khalil Mack trade and the kickers participating at rookie minicampMayer: Bears rookie minicamp - ChicagoBears.com - Halas Hall was teeming with activity on a rainy Thursday as more than 80 NFL hopefuls from across the country arrived throughout the day for the start of Bears rookie minicamp.Behind the Scenes: Rookies arrive at Halas Hall - ChicagoBears.com - Take a look as the Bears 2019 NFL Draft class and undrafted free agents arrived at Halas Hall for the first time.Top 10: Bears undrafted free agents - ChicagoBears.com - Senior writer Larry Mayer ranks the top 10 undrafted free agents in Bears history:Update: First day of rookie minicamp - ChicagoBears.com - Lauren Screeden has the latest from Halas Hall after the Bears rookies stepped onto the field Friday for their first day of rookie minicamp.Video: Scout on CB Denmark 'he's got everything you look for' - ChicagoBears.com - Area scout Sam Summerville and Lauren Screeden break down the Bears No. 238 pick, cornerback Stephen Denmark.Video: Bears scout on Kerrith Whyte - ChicagoBears.comChicago Bears area scout Sam Summerville breaks down rookie running back Kerrith Whyte.Stankeviz: Five things we learned from the first weekend of the Bears’ kicking competition - NBC Sports Chicago - Matt Nagy threw some curveballs at the eight kickers competing to replace Cody Parkey this weekend at rookie minicamp.Q&A: Bears QB Mitch Trubisky on the Jordan Howard trade, Game of Thrones and much more - NBC Sports Chicago - Bears QB Mitch Trubisky chatted with NBC Sports Chicago on Saturday about a number of topics, from the Jordan Howard trade to the moment in his career that came close to the heartbreak of “Game of Thrones’” red wedding.Mayer: Nagy creates pressure situation for kickers - ChicagoBears.com - On the final day of Bears rookie minicamp Sunday, coach Matt Nagy found another creative way to put pressure on the kickers competing for a roster spot.Roster moves: Bears sign Doles, Dalton - ChicagoBears.com - The Bears on Sunday signed offensive lineman Tommy Doles and defensive end Jalen Dalton and released kickers Redford Jones and John Baron White Stephen Denmark Jersey , defensive end Lawrence Marshall and safety Adarius Pickett.Mayer: Ridley lauded for performance in practice - ChicagoBears.com - After reviewing tape of the Bears’ first rookie minicamp practice, coach Matt Nagy praised the performance of receiver Riley Ridley, a fourth-round draft pick from Georgia.Mayer: Montgomery appreciates Bears history - ChicagoBears.com - Running back David Montgomery has only been a member of the Bears for a week, but the third-round pick already understands and embraces the franchise’s storied history, especially at his position.You’re Not Tarik: Bears Kicker Backflips After Winning Competition - Bleacher Nation - BE YOU! Unless you’re gonna hurt yourself.Emma: Mitchell Trubisky Sees Path Toward Something Special - 670 The Score - Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky believes he’s only scratching the surface of what he can accomplish.Video: Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky thrilled to not have to learn new offense - NBC Sports - Bears QB Mitchell Trubisky joins Big Cat and Mike Florio to talk about how he can relate to the pressure Daniel Jones is under with the Giants, the coBears cut two of their four kickers – ProFootballTalk - As the Bears desperately attempt to upgrade at kicker, they’re paring down the roster. After wrapping up a rookie minicamp at which the kicking competition was the most-watched event, the Bears released two kickers, Redford Jones and John Baron.POLISH SAUSAGEEli Manning has had “no response” to the drafting of Daniel Jones – ProFootballTalk - The Giants finally have acquired the heir apparent to Eli Manning. No one knows, however, when Daniel Jones will become the heir actual. And Manning doesn’t seem to care. “He’s had no response,” coach Pat Shurmur said Saturday, via Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com.Is Josh Rosen the Dolphins’ Brett Favre? Ravens’ transformation - NFL.com - Could Josh Rosen become the Miami Dolphins’ Brett Favre? How are the Baltimore Ravens revolutionizing the quarterback position? Bucky Brooks provides insight in his latest notebook.The NFL could make the scouting combine its next traveling circus - Touchdown Wire - There is some fear in Indianapolis that the scouting combine -- which has been held in the city since 1987 -- could be moving on. The city and the NFL only have one year left on their current deal. The league has seen the benefit of moving major events around.Power Ranking Every NFL Defense After the 2019 Draft - Bleacher Report - While it’s true theNFLis a passing league, a strong defense gives teams a legitimate shot to reach the postseason...KNOW THY ENEMYAsk POD: Digesting the NFL Draft - Pride Of Detroit - The PODcast mailbag is back, and ready for your post-draft questions.Analysis Youth Bryce Callahan Jerseys , scouting reports for the Detroit Lions’ 2019 UDFA class - Pride Of Detroit - A look at each individual from the Lions’ 2019 UDFA class.What was the Detroit Lions’ worst offseason move? - Pride Of Detroit - What move this offseason are you not buying into?Projecting the Vikings 53-Man Roster - Daily Norseman - It’s a little early, but that’s okay.IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ON WINDY CITY GRIDIRONWiltfong: Bears waive 2 kickers among flurry of roster moves - Windy City Gridiron - The Chicago Bears announced several roster moves with the conclusion of this weekend’s rookie mini-camp.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. Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy refuses to dwell on the second-half collapse by his team in Sunday's 24-23 loss at Green Bay in the season opener.It's not easy, considering the Bears blew a 20-point lead in Nagy's head coaching debut. They'll take it as a lesson learned."It stings, but we need to use this Bryce Callahan Jerseys Stitched ," Nagy said Monday after reviewing film. "We need to go ahead and use this to get better."If you have the negative, pessimistic approach to it, then that's all wrong."The loss bore a striking resemblance to the way Nagy's season ended last year as Kansas City's offensive coordinator — a 22-21 playoff loss to Tennessee after the Chiefs led 21-3.Except in this one it was an injured Aaron Rodgers coming off the bench to lead the comeback against Khalil Mack and a Bears defense that dominated the first half.Meanwhile, the Bears offense and quarterback Mitchell Trubisky struggled at some key points in the game with chances to lock up a win."We're close," Trubisky said after the game. "We know how close we are."Rodgers took the Packers downfield immediately for the game-winning touchdown, and Trubisky failed to get the Bears past midfield needing a field goal on their final possession.Trubisky finished 23 of 35 for 171 yards with a passer rating of 77.2."He played the way I knew he could play," Nagy said of Trubisky. "He made some plays. Now we left some out there too, but that's going to happen."Trubisky missed a throw on a fade pattern in the end zone to a wide-open Allen Robinson, resulting in a field goal instead of a touchdown. He had a few other mistakes and the Bears settled for two second-half field goals, while struggling on third-and-short situations."We expected a lot of man (coverage) on third-and-short and they came out and played a bunch of zone," Trubisky said. "Credit to them for just mixing it up."A lot of our calls were built for man. We had some risky calls that we just went with and we blew them and they just made plays that we didn't."On the final drive, in particular, Trubisky appeared somewhat rattled by the rush and overthrew Robinson. He also appeared too willing to abandon the play to scramble."There were some good ones, and there were a few where I thought his clock was ticking a little too fast," Nagy said. "You get the pocket collapse a little bit Youth Roquan Smith Jerseys , and I thought that instead of just sliding and then hitching forward, it was a run. He kinda dashed out of there."Nagy also criticized his own play-calling, including a pair of ill-advised screen passes."They played the screens well yesterday," Nagy said. "That's a credit to them. I go back personally. We ran two screens back to back and I didn't like those calls."I told the guys those were on me."Nagy noted defensive problems as well, such as shoddy second-half tackling and Kyle Fuller dropping a potential game-deciding interception. By and large, the offense had the most struggles with just 16 points scored.One area where Nagy wouldn't back down was in defending his decision not to play starters in the next-to-last preseason game. He feels it had no negative influence on offensive execution."The start of the game, going right down the field in 14 plays and scoring a touchdown, that's growth," Nagy said. "The middle, the three-and-outs, that's not growth. We've got to fix those."And so that's not just the players, that's the coaching staff, that's myself. We do it together."NOTES: The Bears came through the game without a new injury. Linebacker Danny Trevathan went down briefly with a back injury but returned and finished. ... Hall of Fame inductee Brian Urlacher will be honored at halftime of Monday night's home opener against Seattle with induction into the Bears Ring of Excellence. Urlacher's Hall of Fame bust will be at Soldier Field.