Think about the current Chicago Bears and ask this question. Who are the biggest trash talkers? Thoughts probably go to Jaquan Brisker, Jaylon Johnson, and Cole Kmet. There may be others who don’t mind yapping at opponents every week. One name that probably isn’t the first that comes to mind is Montez Sweat. The Pro Bowl defensive end comes across as even-keel in interviews. He’s never had a big reputation for talking trash, even during his career in Washington. However, it appears he’ll respond when provoked.
One player who loves the art of verbal jabbing is longtime Green Bay Packers pass rusher Preston Smith. Chicago is easily one of his favorite targets, pointing out how the Bears have never beaten him at every opportunity. It seems he works out with Sweat in the off-season and decided to take his opportunity when the latter missed a session.
Sweat wasn’t about to take that lying down. He cleared up the confusion by stating he’d done an earlier workout before warning Smith to enjoy his streak while he can.
Montez Sweat knows a thing or two about rivalries.
Washington and Dallas have a stories history that goes back decades. When he arrived in 2019, the then-Redskins were 1-5 against the Cowboys since 2016. Washington lost both games in Sweat’s rookie year. The next season, they swept Dallas behind two outstanding efforts, allowing only 19 points across both matchups. This situation Sweat walks into between Chicago and Green Bay is similar. The Bears haven’t beaten the Packers since 2018. Most of the games haven’t even been that close, largely because one is rebuilding while the other has maintained consistent status as a playoff contender.
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The winds might finally be shifting. Chicago has easily their most talented roster in five years. Montez Sweat headlines a talented defense with Pro Bowlers at every level. More importantly, the offense is rising to a similar level. Keenan Allen and Rome Odunze joined the receiving corps. Caleb Williams, the #1 overall pick, is the new quarterback. Shane Waldron takes over as offensive coordinator, bringing a proven track record with him. There is a lot of proving still to do, but Sweat is right. This team is capable of challenging Green Bay on equal ground.
I am with Scoob. It believe we have two quality defensive linemen and a question about one spot, and a void at another. Sweat is a complete stud, end of story. Billings is a damn good 1 tech who does his job, plugs the gaps, stops the run, and, every now and then, pushes the pocket. The question is Dexter at 3-tech, has he improved? His body has, and now he is working with Eric Washington. I think that will help him immensely. Walker is a tweener inside/outside guy with good depth but no fixture for sure. The last end… Read more »
Unfortunately, the Bears do not play the Packers until very late in the season. We deserve revenge earlier to set the tone for later.
That’s a good ?, Slip. At least we’re not regurgitating the same old topic.
All I can go by, is ‘Flus stating initially, the plan was to put our longer armed defenders against the opponent’s shorter armed IOLmen.
Billings is a stud. He and Dexter have the capability of collapsing a pocket. I’m assuming, Pickens will eventually sub for NT on passing downs if he has improved against the run.
Sweat made JJ a lot of money…and so it goes with D-Line. JJ did a good job though considering there was zero d-Line b4 Sweat. Now with Sweat we have a 33% D-Line because he’s Godzilla out there. Otherwise I’d say 25%. But we lack 3 other bona fide D-Linemen. Will Dexter step up? God I hope so. Will be hire a stiff to play RDE for 1 year? Probably. Question for you folks out there. Are Dexter and Pickens really playing the right spots or should they be switched up? So glad we have Coach Washington to get in… Read more »
It’s bout time