jason

After DJ’s total commitment to “F the packers,” and TWO different game winning catches against the packers, I can’t see how they let him go. Those catches are historical. We will be talking about the wildcard game and catch for 20 years.

I’ve wanted the Bears to do a toss sweep all year with Swift. Let him go wide with some pulling blockers, then stick his foot in the ground and cut back at the best moment. Feels like a guaranteed 5-6 yds, and potentially a huge play.

Opening kickoff vs the packers was a hint at that trick play. They faked the reverse on the kickoff and now teams are thinking about that. Maybe this time we hand it off? Maybe not?

Main thread: nothing but bandwagon content from me This thread: truth The fact is, Caleb had numerous receivers wide open last night that he didn’t see. Could be they were the third or fourth progression. But some definitely weren’t. I fear he is over confident (better than under) and ignores the simple 5yd wins. He also still has a tendency to rocket in the simple ones. When it works it’s great. When it doesn’t, he leaves meat on the bone. Finally, sometimes he just needs to run. Maybe 4-5 times last night he had an opportunity to just take off, but he delayed enough to limit running room. Having said all that, I’ll probably buy his jersey this week and name my next dog Caleb. 🐻⬇️

Gents. I was there. First game in three years. Electric from the start. The stadium was louder than I can ever recall. We stood every.single.play. It actually felt like the stadium was swaying towards the end. Impossible to be anything but ecstatic for this game. Probably a top 5 moment in my life. Maybe higher, but marriage and three kids have to be in the top five. But maybe not the top four. 😆I didn’t sleep until well after 2am, and I had to get on the L at about 5am. Posting this from the Seattle airport. Say what you want about Caleb, for the flaws he has, and it’s clear he has a few, but he also has what can’t be bottled. What can’t be explained. What can’t be taught. He’s just got the clutch gene, inexplainable instincts, and incredible physical talents. He is the Bears QB until he retires or something catastrophic happens. This game meant that much. Check the hospital today and the next week: guaranteed there are a lot of babies being named Caleb. Boy or girl. What a game. FGB.🐻⬇️

I’ve been wondering why his targets are so down. He definitely looks replaceable at this point.

Aikman does not belong in that group. Always has been overrated.

Ageee. Studs won’t want to come here because they’ll get 60 catches as the #1. But subpar guys can come here and rejuvenate their career.

Bingo. Good if not great OL and everything changed. Now the Bears are suddenly an offensively oriented team with weapons all over the place. A team to be feared. Getting kudos on a national stage. Ranked highly. Caleb is being called a budding superstar. Etc. OL is why the draft class looks good.

I noticed this too. It carries positives and negatives. Positive: hard to defend Negative: superstar WRs are not likely to come here due to the lack of targets

I don’t think so. I think it all correlates to what I’ve been saying for years about the OL. Fix the OL and suddenly other players can perform. With last year’s OL, people would be saying Williams might be a bust, Swift is wasted money, Burden can’t get open, and Monangai can’t find a hole.

That play also felt poorly designed. You do the hook and lateral to a side where another receiver is at, which carries with it at least one extra defender? Seems like the receiver in back should have been running a post or something.

Does anyone else think Caleb gives up on the play too quickly about 2-3 times a game?

Two uncharacteristic drops by young players. Pressure bursts pipes. Either way, I hope they learn from it.