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To be fair you cant judge a pick 8 games into the season when he has had some nagging injuries. I get saying we should have taken someone else but that doesnt mean he is a bad pick until he proves he wasnt worth it.

Just checked the stats: The Bears offense is now 4th in ypg and 6th in scoring after today's game. Almost top 5 in both categories(!) It's crazy how productive they've been despite the QB rollercoaster.

Most all the games are going to go down to the wire. That's where the Bears are right now until we are more consistent. We will find a way to win. Why I am optimistic is we are running the ball with great efficiently and we can score points. That will always keep us in the game. Caleb overall looked better today. He came thru at the end of the game with is huge.

There were so many improbabilities in this game. Before the game, if you asked me what I would thought the outcome of the game would be if Odunze had 0 receptions, I would probably tell you at least a 10 point loss. Then tell me Flacco threw for 470 yards and 4 TDs, and the team allowed a KR for a TD. 6 TDs by the offense definitely changes things.

The Bears are now 0.5 games out of first place in the Division, that MIN game still bites, the Bears would be in sole possession of first place at 6-2 right now tied for the NFC lead. So now at 5-3, they are the only 5-3 team not in a playoff spot, because of the H2H loss against DET. The top 3 Wild Card teams are SEA at 5-2, SF at 6-3, and DET at 5-3.

Sacks Rates are crazy this year. Ward is on pace to be sacked 72 times just based on games played. That is if he survives or plays all 17. McCarthy has been sacked 14 times and has 66 passing attempts. He also has 4 INTs in that same 66 attempts. If McCarthy attempted the same number of passes Williams did in 2024 (562), McCarthy would be on pace for 119 sacks (not a typo). He is basically sacked every 5th drop back, yet you will only hear about his grittiness. If he had the same number of attempts as Williams in 2024, he would also be on pace for 34 INTs lol. Maye has been sacked 34 times and has 255 passing attempts. If Maye gets to 562 attempts like Williams did in 2024, he would be on pace to be sacked 75 times.

Week 9 - 1. Maye - 50.3 QBR - 259 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 6 sacks, 20 Rush Yds, 1 FL. 279 Total Yards. Won Season QBR: 74.0, 2,285 yards, 17-4 TD-INT, 34 Sacks, 2 TD, 1 FL 2. Nix - 53.4 QBR - 173 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 1 sack, 36 Rush Yds. 209 Total Yards. Won Season QBR: 57.9, 1976 yards, 17-6 TD-INT, 9 Sacks, 3 TD 3. Penix - 89.5 QBR - 221 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 1 Sack, 19 Rush Yds. 240 Total Yards. Lost Season QBR: 57.9, 1649 yards, 8-3 TD-INT, 10 Sacks, 1 TD, 1 FL 4. Williams - 65.8 QBR - 280 yds, 3 TD, 0 INT, 2 Sacks, 53 Rush Yds, 22 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD. 355 Total Yards. Won Season QBR: 55.5, 1916 yards, 12-4 TD-INT, 14 Sacks, 2 Rush TD, 1 Rec TD. 5. Daniels - SNF. Season QBR: 51.1, 875 yards, 7-1 TD-INT, 13 Sacks, 2 FL 6. Rattler - 14.3 QBR - 136 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT, 3 Sacks, and 12 rushing yds. Lost. Season QBR: 50.1, 1450 yards, 8-4 TD-INT, 1 FL (benched for rookie) 7. McCarthy - 54.3 QBR - 143 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT, 5 Sacks, 12 Rush Yds, 1 TD. 155 Total Yards. Won Season QBR: 31.8, 444 yards, 4-4 TD-INT, 14 Sacks, 2 Rush TD McCarthy had 143 yards passing, time for Player of the Week Honors again!

No Skattebo or Nabers. This will be a big test on the oline, NYG has one of the better front 7s. Caleb felt ghost pressure against Cincy, he will probably have real pressure next week.

Is Devin Duvernay worth the 1.3 million roster spot? Being a pro-bowler, I thought he would be a little better. I'd be good letting Burden get some of that work. I mentioned Santos could be cut before this season for his cap savings. Jonathan Owen's won't be back, he plays one of the gunners and how often is he there. Hate to pile on the guy, but Hightower cannot be the ST coach next season. Id be okay drafting some S/LBs that can excel at STs.

Well even the best coaches get beat on some plays! So perfection is impossible. But just this: how long has it been since a coach that didnt give up on the run game? Just that alone rocks.

Dart has had some good games. Our defense tends to make average QBs MVP candidates.

Yeah for sure. Still learning, but already light years ahead of Flus, but room to grow. The officials are still impacting the game though, which makes everything look worse. On the Byard INT, there was no DPI, that happens on almost every play on those routes. Then on the Edmunds INT, so if a player touches a player before they have possession, and that player goes to the ground after, they are down? Doesn't he have to complete the catch first?

The 10 players outside of the kicker are on the 40, with the ball regularly kicked inside the 5, yet somehow the returner can go 30 yards in the same amount of time that the Bears kickoff unit goes 5. The math is not mathing. Also, with the returner and the kicker not counted, it is 10 vs 10, and in most cases 10 v 9 since teams have 2 guys back deep. There is no way a returner should be able to go the distance unless he breaks multiple tackles, but untouched? The other teams do it to the Bears, and when the Bears do have a longer than average return, there is always a holding call, always. Sure you can get a few other bottom of the roster players that may be better on Special Teams, but I can't see them making that big of a difference. I believe it is how they are being used, which is on the ST coach.

Against CIN, they allowed 297 return yards, a KR for a TD, and allowed an onside kick that did not go 10 yards. That is a net -163 yards on Kickoffs, which is insane. With the team always on the wrong side with the officials, they can't afford to lose on Special Teams in every game too.

I think Hightower and a LOT of the roster will get replaced this offseason. That's gonna help special teams a lot too. We are playing to win now of course, and we are playing to develop Caleb too, but we are also evaluating everyone this year, and I dont think Ben Johnson will be shy about replacing players, and fixing the special teams. Looking at you Cairo too.

I don't know who he has pictures of, because he has never been a particularly good coach. It is clear that he does not understand how to scheme for the new kickoff rules and the Bears need someone that can put the players in a better position on kickoffs.

Johnson gets beat sometimes in a rock paper scissors kind of way, but he doesnt make those unforced errors Flus was famous for.

The Bears are 5-3 playing at home (2-1), and the Giants are 2-7 (0-5 on the road), yet the Bears are only favored by 3? I fear that the refs will be heavily involved in this game. This shouldn't be a close game. Without Skattebo, the Giants leading rusher was Dart. So I would hope this makes it a little easier for the defense. I am going with Bears 30-17.

What may have been missed was Johnson calling a timeout when the Bengals had the ball before they scored the TD. Flus would never have done that.

There are a few others he hit too in regards to the TDs and receptions.

Agreed. His magical mystery tour has come to an end.

5-3 now with the Giants up next, at home. Have to take care of business at home before the schedule gets really tough. 10 New York Giants - WIN (Giants have allowed 34, 38, and 33 in their last 3, and the Bears just scored 47). 11 @ Minnesota Vikings - TOSS UP 12 Pittsburgh Steelers - TOSS UP 13 @ Philadelphia Eagles - LOSS 14 @ Green Bay Packers - TOSS UP 15 Cleveland Browns - WIN (Only scoring 16.1 ppg) 16 Green Bay Packers - TOSS UP 17 @ San Francisco 49ers - TOSS UP (Only scoring 20.7 ppg) 18 Detroit Lions - LOSS

Spot on so far, and even my spidey senses from the offseason felt like this Cincy game was going to be a shootout. Not exactly how I envisioned it back then, but the outcome was the same.

It's November, and guess what? Special Teams is still a problem. When you get kicks blocked, continually hold on your own kick returns or don't even get to the 30, while allowing onside kicks and KR TDs, it is coaching. Hightower needs to go. Too many games decided by officials and Special Teams, and the Bears are not good enough to overcome them every week.

Dominance! LOL