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Trubisky looked like hot garbage coming off the bench that first game (Green Bay?) and after the bye...BUT since then has looked a lot better. Have to say with Lazor calling the O, the current Oline and Mitchell’s smarter play AND his mobility (very important factor) they may be onto something.

That right side is the defense (Vildor) and Nickel cover (Shelly or Smith) will be a place they exploit a lot today. A few weeks ago I saw Philly play someone who had several trip formations. The philly D was really good at identifying their coverage and not losing them in the rubs and picks that come from them. Vildor hasn’t had much opportunity to work on stuff like that I suspect.

Combination of Nickle (Shelly) and CB (Vildor). Vildor followed same pattern Fuller took out of trips on the left side. Shelly was up too close on what I think was flat coverage.

That and it looks like they may have found a decent oline set up. That large gain Monty had was a thing of beauty with blocking. ...and Mitchell looks solid with a TD!!!

This is the first I’d heard you ever mention it. ? When I messed with Jason about this subject before I’d remind him somewhere out the J’Marus Webb is waiting to prove himself. Did you know that in 2016 he scored a 2 year deal with Seattle worth $5.75 million? *wikipedia. ?

Jason did mention Ifedi at Tackle, himself a former 1st round pick and at least during the game against the Texans didn’t look all that bad in that role. And where does Bars figure in all this? Or does he? One thing Jason and I have gone back and forth on over the years is the importance of drafting Oline players. I won’t re-hash that now. But will say I really like the Alabama heavy draft choices he suggests. I think he and I and most anyone else will agree that of all the D1 teams, Alabama is near the top in consistently having NFL ready players.

This is the biggest issue with Pace and you’re right. As we’ve said some years ago he’s got this air about him that he thinks his time as a scout is his golden ticket to greatness. I can’t tell you how many D2 college prospects he “swung and missed” on. Or even lower echelon players like Miller or even Trubiksy who I think were picked too high. You have to wonder had he instead focused more on the higher level value players than sticking with his convictions where this team would be.

So more than likely he’ll become an FA? Since they declined his 5th year option is he still an RFA or UFA? And while watching the Browns - Ravens tilt tonight I can’t help but think if Cleveland makes the playoffs they’ll be out in the first round. Why? Because Cody Parkey is their kicker...he’s missed one FG and one XP. How he’s still kicking in the league is beyond me.

But one season removed from going to the SB. He has had a pretty bad go with injuries and COVID this year. One week they had to work out of Arizona for a week because of it. Not saying that doesn’t happen to anyone else just that it’s a disruptor. I don’t think Mullens is all that good a QB. Rumors are he’s (Shannahan) looking for a QB in the draft. Wouldn’t it be curious if he ended up with Trubisky somehow?

How does a Franchise tag work in that scenario? Is it better to buy time that way? Maybe for as long as the next two years rather than paying him a contract? That is while they sort out the rest and determine if they want to keep him long term?

Well, Hill losing yesterday to Philly helped them a little. Soon he can go back to being a gadget player when Drew returns.

Hindsight being what it is, yes the benching was a bad choice. However Trubiksy had just thrown a horrible INT and Foles coming into the game gave the whole offense some life. You saw that for a few games afterward but then opposing teams figured it out. That being the oline isn’t very good for a true pocket passer like Foles and just started rushing him more and took him off his game. You pair that with the loss of half their starting line about halfway through the season (injury and COVID protocol) and the defense basically giving up, it was bound to all fall apart. They’ve been piecemealing the offensive line since about 3-4 weeks ago and may have finally found their best combo with Leno, Whitehair, Mustipher, Bars and Ifedii...and the return of Trubisky. We’ll see how it plays out.

Garaoppolo would be better but injury has gotten the best of him. I think Shanahan is much better at running and calling the offense than Nagy is. Kyles offense is very similar to how his dad ran his offensive schemes. You can literally plug and play a RB and get a 1,000 yards from them. His zone blocking would play better to Trubiskys strength of being mobile. Problem in Chicago is you don’t really have zone blockers. Your tackles have to be as mobile as your interior linemen for it to work. Ifedi at RT is more mobile than Massie is for sure. Maybe part of why they looked a little better. Won’t really know until they play a better team. .

This is why you always play to win...all the way to the end. You never know what will happen. Earlier this year you pointed out that GB having their bye so early would be an advantage to us. Didn’t quite work out that way BUT the season isn’t over yet. They’ve been going a long time without a break. Detroit played them tough yesterday but lost Stafford when they most needed him. No we won’t catch them but I’m fairly comfortable they won’t last long into the playoffs.

Imagine if Trubiksy were in Kyle Shanahan’s offense.

Agreed on all points!!

Too bad the Bears didn't draft Hurts this year.

And they have an interesting ‘problem’ with Brees and Taysom Hill. To me Brees is becoming expendable...fast. Last year Bridgewater was 5-0 (?) playing for Brees while he was hurt and this year Hill is 3-0.

Proud of the team and especially Trubisky. Through all the adversity he’s been able to keep his nose to the grindstone. The Texans are a shell of a team but he took advantage of the situation and performed well. He did last week too; it was the defense that let us down last week. (As I type this Detroit takes the opening kickoff and then scores against GB). Glad to see the Bears not giving up. The season isn’t over yet.

Probably GB... that’ll be our luck. ??‍♂️

He’s turned into a garbage player. During the HOU TD he was trailing the receiver from the outset and didn’t even try to close. Sorta the trend he’s been on.

Former 1st round pick and formerly highest paid Olineman Laramy Tunsil with his second penalty of the game. Charles Leno = 0...so far.

Except self respect and the players maybe wanting to advertise for their future teams.

He’s a new personal favorite. I’m more a big body receiver type guy. He’s like Megatron, Anquan Boldin, Marshall or even Jeffrey. Wims comes close to that category. Nagys offense prefers more speedsters, which big guys usually aren’t.

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