Aaron Leming

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Another offseason won, so what are the realistic expectations for the Chicago Bears in 2025?

3 weeks ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

David Banks-Imagn Images The Chicago Bears and their fans have become no strangers to “winning” the offseason over the last few years. When general manager Ryan Poles took the reins of this franchise in 2022, he quickly ripped the band-aid off a roster that was one of the oldest in the league. Despite a severe lack of draft capital and cornerstone pieces, the plan seemed clear from the start.
WCG’s 2025 NFC North player rankings: Nos. 31-40

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Jacob Infante |Mongo Peanut |Jack Salo |Bryan Orenchuk |Aaron Leming |Bill Zimmerman

The 2025 NFL season is a few months away, and the anticipation for the start of the season is at an extremely high level. As the NFL Network has done their player consensus Top 100 ranking each year, Windy City Gridiron’s staff has put together a roundtable over the last few seasons of the best players in the NFC North. With six contributors pitching in for this year’s roundtable, there was a strong diversity of opinions that provided for some entertaining rankings.
Identifying The NFL’s Five Most Improved Teams

3 weeks ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images The offseason is always a time of hope for most of the NFL’s 32 fan bases. For some, this is when the season’s struggles before turn into a better future. All but one franchise on this list experienced a change at head coach, but all had plenty of cap flexibility and high picks in April’s draft. With teams going worst to first every year, could one of these five teams be the next to do it?
Identifying The NFL’s Five Most Improved Teams

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Aaron Leming

The offseason is always a time of hope for most of the NFL’s 32 fan bases. For some, this is when the season’s struggles before turn into a better future. All but one franchise on this list experienced a change at head coach, but all had plenty of cap flexibility and high picks in April’s draft. With teams going worst to first every year, could one of these five teams be the next to do it?
Identifying Each NFC North Team’s Most Improved (And Most Concerning) Position

4 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Aaron Leming

The home stretch of the offseason before the start of training camp is approaching quickly. All 32 teams around the league will wrap up their mandatory minicamps within the next two weeks before taking a break for a little over a month. This period allows NFL front offices to reassess their rosters and make corrections before the start of training camp. For teams like the Chicago Bears, their first-year coaching staff has had access to the roster for the better part of two months.
Identifying Each NFC North Team’s Most Improved (And Most Concerning) Position

4 weeks ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

David Banks-Imagn Images The home stretch of the offseason before the start of training camp is approaching quickly. All 32 teams around the league will wrap up their mandatory minicamps within the next two weeks before taking a break for a little over a month. This period allows NFL front offices to reassess their rosters and make corrections before the start of training camp.
Post-Draft NFL Power Rankings

1 month ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Now that the bulk of the offseason’s acquisition period is in the rearview mirror, this is a great time to rewind to the last few months of action. Among all professional sports, the NFL is among the most balanced in terms of parity. A significant reason for this is free agency and the unpredictability of the drafting process. Although the free agent market isn’t what it used to be, a considerable amount of talent shifts from team to team each year.
Diving Deeper Into The Chicago Bears Top 3 Most Improved Positions

1 month ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images The offseason chaos is quickly coming to an end as both the major components of free agency and the 2025 NFL Draft are in the rearview mirror. Teams will now focus on their offseason programs before a six-week break until training camp. Change has become one of the few constants for organizations like the Chicago Bears.
Assessing the Chicago Bears’ Three Biggest Remaining Roster Needs

1 month ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

David Reginek-Imagn Images Offseasons have rarely had dull moments for the Chicago Bears over the last decade-plus. Unfortunately for fans, that’s common for teams that consistently finish the season with a losing record. General manager Ryan Poles and first-year head coach Ben Johnson want to ensure the offseason is no longer more exciting than the regular season. After years of the same issues in the trenches, this new regime has addressed them head-on.
Chicago Bears: A Post-Draft 53-Man Roster Projection

1 month ago | windycitygridiron.com | Aaron Leming

Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images The 2025 NFL Draft and rookie mini-camps have concluded, and the fruits of each general manager’s offseason labor can be seen more clearly. For the Chicago Bears, it’s been another season of vast changes. It started with a brand new coaching staff, which led to significant changes in the trenches. The Bears have been the biggest “winners” in the NFC North for what feels like the third-straight offseason, but will it be enough to get them out of the cellar?