I get to have lunch with a friend today. We’ll surely discuss Pudge the cat, Bowling Green football’s unofficial mascot and a viral sensation. I imagine we’ll also discuss how we’ll handle Bears vs. Browns later this year, which might not be as entertaining as our conversation about Pudge the cat. But I digress.
We are just two games into the season, but I am encouraged by the start Rome Odunze has gotten off to in 2025. Three touchdowns in two games represent just the tip of the iceberg. Odunze, the Bears’ other first-round pick in 2024, has earned the trust of quarterback Caleb Williams and is becoming Chicago’s top target. We discussed Odunze’s development path toward being a WR1 here. As for Rome, he gave credit to an unexpected source (via the Bears’ official website):Odunze believes the impact of the Bears’ offensive line additions – guards Joe Thuney and Jonah Jackson, along with center Drew Dalman – have helped Williams be able to operate the offense and use his special improvisational skills.
“He’s continued to improve, just from his last season to this season, in training camp, all those different things,” Odunze said. “He’s had steady improvement, and the O-line has done a great job of with their role as well, holding up front and doing a great job with keeping him in the pocket and giving him that space to make plays. He’s done that well, and I think when he’s had to improvise and use his own flair on the outside to make a play, he’s done that as well.”
It has been a rough go for the Bears’ offensive line to start the year. Perhaps some props from the budding wide receiver will encourage the big fellas in the trenches to get it together. That offensive line is far more talented than what we have seen through two games. Then again, we’ve seen offensive lines with individuals who should have made for a better collective not reach their potential because they weren’t playing together. And offensive line play is all about working cohesively. One band, one sound. Detroit Lions fans cheer on at a Chicago Bears third down during the second half at Ford Field in Detroit on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. | © Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images I enjoyed reading through Ted Nguyen’s film study of Caleb Williams’ performance in Week 2 at The Athletic. Finding silver linings in a 31-point loss is a challenge, but Nguyen does it: “Williams made several high-level throws with timing against the Detroit Lions. He played within the structure of the offense and rarely deviated. He did throw a terrible interception on second-and-32 that sticks out, but for the most part, he played a clean game and repeatedly flashed his high-end ability from inside and outside of the pocket.” Patrick’s Week 2 film watch was enlightening, too. This quote from Bears Head Coach Ben Johnson (via 670 The Score’s Chris Emma) makes me believe a spirited practice is coming:“We’re going to have a lot more competition. Just what these guys look like when the ball is not in their hands, that’s a big deal for us. There were some plays yesterday that we weren’t quite as pleased with what that looked like on tape. So, we’re going to find out this week at practice who wants to practice hard and who wants to be a little bit more involved with the game plan here going into Sunday.”
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— SEP Football (@sep_football) September 16, 2025 The Tom Brady conflict of interest story just won’t go away, in part because the Hall of Fame-bound QB, who now splits time as a minority owner of the Las Vegas Raiders and in the FOX broadcast booth, keeps getting himself stuck in the crosshairs. On Tuesday, the NFL released a statement that Brady didn’t violate any rules by sitting in the coaches’ booth while also clarifying that he is “prohibited from going to a team facility for practices or production meetings.” That Brady gets to meet with Pete Carroll and his Raiders coaching staff regularly and gather as much information as possible from players and coaches from opposing teams for his weekend broadcast on FOX feels like such an obvious conflict of interest that it boggles my mind that NFL owners are allowing it. Maybe they don’t care. Maybe they don’t know better. But neither of those defenses works in my book. Hot take: With Chicago set to travel to Las Vegas to face the Raiders in Week 4, how could you let Brady come in and talk to Bears coaches and players without knowing that whatever info you’re dishing out won’t be used against you next week? Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy’s high-ankle sprain is expected to keep him out for a few weeks, which means it is Carson Wentz time in Minnesota. If Vikings Head Coach Kevin O’Connell can turn Wentz into a viable quarterback, it will do a lot to support the theory that the quarterback position is mostly just a proxy for organizational competence. There are some circles of the internet football community who seem to believe that the McCarthy injury news is just something that is being used to buy some developmental time for the second-year quarterback with just two starts under his belt. This piece of evidence is definitely going to raise some eyebrows and puts into question if this is all a ruse:Suspicion the Vikings are hiding behind injury.This is JJ McCarthy on the 2nd-to-last play. Looks to be moving well. Not touched on the last play either. Ruled on a Monday? Really?? pic.twitter.com/J58PvJRqAp
— Hayden Winks (@HaydenWinks) September 15, 2025 I don’t think I’ll ever get over the Bears letting J.J. McCarthy put up 21 points on them in the fourth quarter of a home game on Monday Night Football, despite the QB looking like a not-ready-for-primetime player in seven of the eight quarters he has played in the regular season. More Vikings news: With running back Aaron Jones going on IR, Minnesota is bringing Cam Akers back into the fold. Considering Chicago’s issues at the position, I’m surprised Bears GM Ryan Poles didn’t kick the tires here. Even though I’m all for Ben Johnson modernizing the Bears offense, I don’t love not having a reliable run game. Things can change for the better. After all, there are still 15 games left. I just feel uneasy right now because I don’t see the path to respectability at this time (and I realize I might not see it until there are some significant personnel changes — which might not come until next year).MORE FROM BLEACHER NATION BEARS: Go Ad-Free | Subscribe to the BN Newsletter
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