jason

I smell 🐂💩. That’s immediately suspect analysis, likely performed by an underperforming JV offensive lineman who, despite his man-boobs and general body composition resembling 275lbs of chewed bubblegum, thinks he could have been all-state if the varsity coach had put him in. The way I see it you break down into the following categories: 1. QB’s fault, held for big play 2. QB’s fault, missed read 3. WR’s fault, incorrect route(s) 4. OL’s fault, QB pressure/sack in pocket 5. OL’s fault, QB forced out of pocket I’m betting there is a lot of conflict between 1 & 5.

That’s going to be a very subjective analysis. Generally speaking I’d say it’s gotta be a great majority on the OL.

No disagreement at all. But two of those monsters completely changes how an offense must attack. I’m fine with having less explosive middle rush as long as they push the pocket and occupy the four interior gaps.

You don’t, but you also should have a pretty damn good idea of who your top three are. The Bears are going at this like a virgin freshman asking every girl in the class to prom.

Yeah. It’s comical actually. It’s like having Jordan, Kobe, and Pippen standing next to Bill Cartwright and considering whether or not Bill is interested in playing on your 3-man basketball team.

Holy shit. I hadn’t thought of Saban. 1,000,000% if he is interested. Best college coach ever. If it doesn’t translate to the NFL it is not about his coaching ability, and more about something exterior like bad drafts (GM), bad ownership (McCaskey), or bad culture (spoiled millionaire players).

Agree. If you believe a guy is Lombardi or Papa Bear, you interview him. You don’t set up interviews with ten other dudes for practice.

I don’t believe it’s archaic. Having two monster 2-gap DTs occupies 3 blockers (GCG) and immediately puts the defense at a numerical disadvantage. And the defense is actually up two players unless playing against a running QB. OTs on DEs one on one is exactly what you want on defense. The obvious added benefit, of course, is that it limits the running lanes, allowing your LBs to blitz and gamble on big plays since A and B gaps are essentially clogged. I’d take Traylor and Washington in a heartbeat. Just like you can’t teach height in basketball, you can’t teach playable girth in football. A dude who can carry around 340 with mobility is not normal.

Remember when the Bears had Traylor and Washington? I always loved those years. They don’t get many sacks, but they solve the run game issues. That allows others to free lance a bit more, and more exotic blitzing becomes possible. Thats’s my way of saying I also like Walker.

It’s like the Bears are simply opposed to selecting the common sense pick. The common sense formula: Great success in college Big-time football program Consistent production against all opponents No injury concerns Position of need

None. Easy.

60% Bad OL 25% Bad Coaching/Scheming 15% Holding the ball

While I obviously think Williams has better QB skills than Fields, the role of a GM is to win games. And the team overall would likely have been better off keeping Fields, and trading the #1 for a boatload of picks that contained the various missing pieces. Fields had flaws, but teams have won with much worse QBs. So Poles failed in two regards. His player evaluation failed, and he also failed in terms of draft capital management.

Let’s go!!😂😂😂 Honestly, it would be looked at as one of the most bizarre draft day moves of all time, like Ditka trading everything for Ricky Williams, but at least it would show a serious effort to protect Caleb and put him in the best possible position to survive.

100% agree.

Proof Flus made no difference. Hilarious.

100% concur on all of the above. It seems like 3-4 times a game someone comes absolutely clean into Caleb’s face with almost no contact. That’s day one stuff.

Regarding rules, you’re mistaken. It’s more about the intricacy of the verbiage, and how a single word or a comma can make something legal or illegal. Trust me, you don’t really know. For instance, if I said PSK to a fellow official, they know what it is and the implications immediately. For example, the foul in high school is horse collar tackle, which implies the tackle has to happen to get the foul. But that doesn’t hold true in the NCAA or NFL. The rules are FAR from ambiguous, but whether or not the officials call the fouls is different. I used to be the liaison between a large officials group and dozens of coaches, and literally the top two things they wanted and mentioned were communication and consistency. So your consistency argument has some validity. However, consistency also has to do with a variety of factors related to each type of foul. You and all smart fans understand general points of emphasis, but not specifics related to what the league wants, which players the league has identified, techniques for which they are seeing trends. I’ve seen numerous NFL officiating training videos and best believe they narrow down to minute details. As for overturning a call, it really just comes down to one official saying, “Hey Jim, I had a great view of that one. It wasn’t a foul. You should come off of it.” When an official trusts his crew, he would agree to wave off the flag.

I’ve been asking that same question all year. Same goes for a FB or RB. Make the pocket more secure. Add in protection. Make Williams feel safe.

First, I’d say it’s just perception bias. Second, and no disrespect to you, is fan ignorance. Over 99.9% of the fanbase hasn’t read the rule book for the league they’re watching. Third, fans don’t truly understand the mechanics or philosophies of officiating, much less NFL officiating. In other words, the layman doesn’t know what officials are watching, why they’re watching it, how long they’re watching it, and what truly constitutes a foul. Last, no one but insiders understand NFL points of emphasis, and why the NFL decides to draw attention to specific types of fouls. They get directive and scouting reports every pregame. Having said all that, it’s possible that a very small number could be purposely cheating like the NBA scandal. But they get harshly graded every game, and that wouldn’t last long. Further, officials often have overlapping responsibilities, and many bad calls would get overriden by colleagues who challenge the call. Possible? Sure. But so is winning the Powerball.

I know this. It’s a fact. I have officiated with multiple people who are NFL officials. I have talked with several other high level and retired officials. I’m acquaintances with a couple dozen high level NCAA officials who are in the NFL developmental program and their recruiting pipeline. There is no conspiracy. There is no way they’re all in on it. Furthermore, the ones I know are far too upstanding and hyper-critical of their craft to even attempt to purposely cheat. They simply couldn’t stomach it. What I can say, however, is that the NFL can push what they call points of emphasis that benefit certain team’s playing styles. That’s why QBs are more and more protected. The NFL can also point out specific team tendencies they’d like “fixed,” like when a defense back is too handsy and isn’t getting called for it. That naturally leads to greater offensive production.

I once saw someone spin a sharp knife in the air and try to catch it by the handle. He didn’t. He ended up in the ER getting stitches. I also saw a dude jump off 2nd story balcony with a sheet as a parachute substitute. He broke his ankle. I learned from both of those guys. I don’t flip knives or jump of 2nd story balconies.

This dude had the same responsibility as a 6-year old playing freeze tag and he couldn’t do it! There literally wasn’t a snap count and he jumped!! How do you anticipate a snap when there isn’t a snap count?! Cut him; Enterprise is hiring.

100% correct. Part of the reason he has the rookie lack of interceptions record is partially a reason his receivers have so many drops: he throws rockets regardless of route. On probably 9 of 10 passes he guns it in with all his might, like the anti-Greg Maddux.

This is the most peewee, rudimentary, visionless, cowardly offensive strategy I’ve ever seen. There is no misdirection. No creativity. No execution. It’s atrocious.