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right Caleb played a good game, but rushing touchdowns dont go into the QBR stat. Maybe they should!

i agree. Braxton was bad at pass pro, but he was worse int he run game. But also, Johnson changed the blocking scheme during the bye week. The first 4 games, we were a power gap team mostly. Now we had big bodies on the edge, and as you say, both Benedet and Wright are made for that. And since Johnson already knew Swift before, I wonder if the change wasnt based more ont he OL skill set than Swifts. That said, Ive never felt this good about Swift before.

I think because Daniels threw for 3 TDs and Caleb only threw for one. Thats why the discrepancy. Otherwise I think Caleb had the better game.

ha! yes

Great game by Swift, and mostly on outside zone plays. If he keeps playing like that, Im gonna ease up on him a lot. Great bye week adjustments by BJ and the staff!

OK, weve got an 8 minute game, any score puts us ahead. We should be able to do something with this position. Whatever Johnson's been keeping and setting up, time to see it, and plenty of time to not have to give up on the run.

no I knew you meant Nashon, and you were right too!

I think the change in scheme is really helping Swift - probably his best game as a Bear.

It looks like we shifted from a power scheme to more of an outside gap scheme, which lets Benedet and Wright get out on the edge, and Swift has been much more successful doing that. Cool.

So true. I dunno how realistic it is with our defensive line this year, but yes this is one of the next important goals. First comes flashes - we've seen that. The rest of this year is to gain consistency - make first downs, win time of possession. Then, if we can get a proper pass rush and can stop the run up front, our window to compete opens. Soon we should be able to beat the bottom 20 teams consistently - then we have to learn what it takes to beat those really good teams. So yeah, I totally agree with you. That's whats in front of us.

This coming offseason we need Pass Rusher LT Run Stopper? Safeties Running Back And we also will probably look at also drafting TE CB LB I wont make a guess on the first list as to who is drafted and who is free agent or trade.

No doubt you can put any player in a bad situation and they will underperform, so it is hard to try to scientifically compare players, I agree. And you're also right that winning is the best deodorant! lol I just don't like a lot of the decisions Poles has made. At the same time I completely trust Ben Johnson 100%. I think that he will eventually build a winner here, no matter who he has to get rid of to do it. I also believe in Caleb Williams' future too. I think he's gonna be a top QB. But he is obviously still a work in progress, so we have to see him take that journey for it to be real, and nothing is guaranteed,b ut Ive seen enough that I believe in him. And I believe Ben Johnson has to have all the juice in the building at this point - over Poles and Warren for sure. If he makes Poles take the guys he wants, then I think Poles is gonna be fine, and eventually we will be a winner. I think this season is about installing the offense, and turning the flashes of greatness we've already seen into consistency. Then next year, with upgrades on defense, I think the window to contend will open.

Poles is not good at his job, but now that he seems to have become a yes man for Johnson, it doesnt really bother me anymore. Johnson knows where the holes are, and he will get it done. This first year, Johnson needed weapons for Caleb, so i get it, even though id have drafted differently. But now that Johnson has coached the team for a while, Im guessing he sees the same needs we all do.

Music has splintered into so many sub genres, since the internet and streaming changed the nature of what a hit song is and who hears it. It's really difficult to find a performer who is young and relevant, and known by everyone in the family. Some few do break out, but to find someone that for example the players would think was cool, and mom and dad at home with the kids all can sing along with is kinda impossible now. And that's gonna be an ongoing problem even after Bad Bunny does his thing.

If the Bears traded Moore, they could fit Crosby or Simmons under the cap pretty easily.