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During last nights Dallas - Philly game I don’t how many times I heard the announcers refer to their WCO type scheme that McCarthy has installed there and how it’s helped Prescott. I believe it’s called “Texas Coast”(?). Time and again they’d say Dak really liked the speed it helps him process. He takes two steps and by the third he’s determining whether he’ll take off and run or try the long bomb. I’d have to think this type of play calling could really benefit Justin. He takes a lot of steps and during yesterday’s game had all of 2-3 seconds more times than not to make a play. I’m not sure what scheme Getsy calls but it’s not really helping Justin learn the game all that well. Whenever they get something going (run game or short passes) they switch to something else.

I think we've seen enough to how well Justin deals with adversity. Patrick hasn't really had that too much in his career. He's been 'lucky' to have a coach like Andy to help him look and play good. It seems whenever he doesn't have all the right pieces in place (remember that super bowl where he got sacked 100 times?) he's human like the rest of us. Justin has come out once or twice and aired what sounded like dirty laundry (challenging the coaching early on this season) but quickly retracted the comments and said that he would never throw anyone else under the bus. I saw in yesterday's game where he missed a receiver late in the game (and would have been a big gain) but he was visually frustrated. The camera cut to him three separate times and it was obvious he was pretty upset. It looked like he was really angry with himself for the miss. Without being able to actually hear what he's saying or I myself not being able to read lips I can only assume he's taking the blame in situations like that.

Was just talking to a co-worker about how all the teams and players that started off the season have started to falter as of late. Detroit, CJ Stroud, the Bengals, the Eagles (two losses in a row now), Minnesota (has only scored 13 points in last two games they've played) and even KC and Mahomes with their literal meltdown yesterday.

Some more good vibes:

It seemed to me the offense and Justin made adjustments after the half. Was it because of his shoulder bothering him? I noticed there were an uptick of short route plays and he was hitting those reads more than he wasn’t. Was it Getsy or Justin? Hard to say exactly . As the game wore on he was able to pitch it a bit deeper but for a good piece of the third quarter he was playing really solid.

I also read that this was the first time the Bears won coming out of the bye in 10 years. Great work today guys.

Yup! ??

Watch out or we’ll find ourselves with Eberflus back again next year. And maybe Justin too. ? This team absolutely has not given up.

I’d honestly like to see Feeney back in there. I’d think by now he’d have worked out those snap issues.

D needs to stop the run. Oddly it’s their strong suit and are losing that battle today…so far.

Or he could have said nothing. ??‍♂️

Not necessarily a fan of Williams’ but Drew Brees is/was 6’0”. Allegedly. I remember someone saying years ago he often had to stand on his toes to get a clearer shot of his target.

Backup plan if we aren’t able to get MHJ?

I get the impression there would be more elbow room out at the Arlington Heights location. And like Mongo suggested, moving things into the lot didn’t make any sense. From my perspective I’d agree with what Stinger said and say that they seem committed to Arlington Heights. Not sure why else they would’ve bought the property. Back when I was a kid the drive to my grandparents in Woodstock seemed liked an eternity from Chicago. Nowadays I imagine it’s just become a suburb of the sprawl. Last time I was there for my Grandmothers funeral (about 5-7 years ago) the “edge” of Chicago was a lot closer than I remember.

Good question. I wonder the same. Been a while since I’ve been around Chicago so I can only imagine how much it’s changed.

Speaking of Bears alumni, I was looking forward to Robbie someday kicking GB out of the playoffs again but alas…no more.

Totally agree and part of the lynchpin for me. With Flus we have some confidence he can at least organize a defense, it’s been improving ever since he’s taken over. And for what it’s worth, it doesn’t appear (the “eye test”) that he’s lost the team. That speaks to his HC ability…if only a little. The offense side is more questionable. Is it Getsy or is it Fields?

Perhaps getting into the weeds a bit, but what is the definition of a "franchise QB"? And who are these 22 guys? My understanding of a "Franchise QB" is one that can 'carry the team on his back' and 'get them to the Super Bowl and win it'. Would Marino be considered a Franchise QB? He never won a Super Bowl. How about Jim Kelly? He played in four in a row and lost all four. Conversely what about Nick Foles or Joe Flacco? They both not only won a Super Bowl but were deemed their respective Super Bowl MVPs. Foles was able to relieve Wentz late in the season to lead the Eagles to the Super Bowl and many would say the reason the Ravens made it to and won the Super Bowl was because of their defense.

This right here is the difference between why the Bears are not 6-6 right now. Had they been able to hold the lead against Denver and Detroit we’d be talking a different tune. Granted the defense’s stats haven’t been great ALL season, they sure have been fun to watch these last couple games.

I sincerely hope your comment wasn't meant to suggest your answer is the only answer and that anything contrary is fuzzy logic/math. The stats I presented are what they are and in fact...factual. The idea that Brady is no doubt elite does not equal him being a 1st round pick...he wasn't. The fact that Purdy's team is on the precipice of going to the Super Bowl this year is because he was deemed a 1st round talent. He wasn't.

First I'd like to acknowledge that years ago I had this very similar discussion/argument with Jason (mine was of the opinion skill players deserve top picks and he did not - he thought oline). Anyhow I now find myself either a hypocrite or in one of those ironic situations that illustrates how your opinion can evolve/devolve with age. And because sometimes I like to play 'devil's advocate' I offer this... My first point would be regarding the general 'you need a first round QB to win a Super Bowl.' The last two QBs the Bears picked were 1st rounders. So were they not the right ones or? Here's an illustration of how 'stats are what you make of them'. Of the last 10 Super Bowl winning teams only 4 of their QBs were 1st round picks (that's 40%). One of those, Joe Flacco, probably wouldn't be considered by most as "elite". Two of them, Manning and Stafford were not playing for the team that originally drafted when they won the SB in that time. Perhaps the elitist of the elite, Brady who won 4 SBs in that time, was drafted in the 6th round AND won it with two separate teams. To extrapolate or "bend" the stats a bit more, two of the top NFC teams right now have QBs that were not drafted in the first round. Purdy (#262 overall) and Hurts (#53 overall). And an interesting tidbit I heard this morning from the LeBetard/Stugotz show. Evidently the NFL phased out the Wonderlic test last year and replaced it with a new test called the "S2" test. As we know, the Wonderlic and now S2 tests measure "...the cognitive ability and problem-solving aptitude of prospective employees." They were illustrating how this type of test doesn't always accurately depict how a QB will fare in the NFL and can be a bit confounding when you measure the results. IE: both Purdy and Bryce Young aced the test where CJ Stroud did not.

I think the ‘IF’ is a pretty big one in this instance. For many, the idea of getting more ‘bang for your buck’ outweighs the uncertainty of drafting a QB in the 1st round and knowing ‘he’s the one’. We did it with our last two and it didn’t work (“so far”).

Besides that, if you find a decent QB in later rounds and Fields doesn't turn out to be the option for us, one of the teams that drafted the next round of "can't miss" QB prospects in the first round will be looking for a good replacement/backup and Justin will be a valuable trading piece. (Before you get excited PHX, I'm not off the Fields' bandwagon yet...lol).