BearFan2000

Reality is as I mentioned in a different post is that whatever we do has risk/reward. I'll support whatever Poles decides, I know he's got a lot of tough decisions to make, and I'm glad I'm not in his shoes. As a fan it's hard because we all want the same bottom line, we want the Bears to become a consistent winner. If that happens we know the right choices were made regardless of a QB being drafted by other teams being successful, or trading our QB and he becomes successful elsewhere, or coaching changes or non changes, and so on. At the end of the day you can't let all the "what if's" dictated your decision, because they don't really matter, all that matters is what you do, and the things you can control. We all want the same thing, we're never going to 100% agree on how to get there. For us the offseason has begun and so the speculation part of the offseason has begun as we end another season on the outside looking in at the playoffs.

This is a very unique situation we are in where none of us really know what Warren and Poles are planning, or thinking of doing with the staff, with Fields, the draft etc. There are so many scenarios that could play out this offseason, and all of which have their own risks and potential rewards. Run it all back, keep Flus, Getsy, Fields, et al. Possibly add a DC (Riviera?) that knows the cover 2 scheme. Trade the #1 overall pick and either target MHJ or see what hall you can get for the pick to build around Fields, and upgrade both lines. Maintain continuity and see if next year with added talent and another year in the system puts us where we want to be. The risk being the potential to miss out on better coaches to get more out of the talent we have, and possibly watching a QB or two we pass on becoming the next big thing. Keep Flus, fire Getsy, trade fields, draft QB #1 overall or even trade down a spot or two but still take QB with our top pick. This would be a soft reset on the offensive side of the ball. We use our remaining draft capitol and FA to build around the young QB. OC choice would be critical, and would need to be someone who can develop an offensive system around the new QB. Also targeting a solid vet QB in FA would be key as well to help mentor the rookie. We enter next season knowing the offense will likely struggle early. Clean house. Flus gone, Getsy gone, etc. Hire new HC, who brings in his own DC, and based on whether he thinks can get the full potential out of Fields or wants to draft a new QB means we either trade the #1 pick or use it on a QB. This would likely either be decided based on who the new HC has in mind for the OC or who he brings in as the OC. As deflating as yesterday's loss was, there has been growth this season as a team. Is it enough to run it all back next year and give this group one last chance to either prove they can take the next steps and get us over the hump? Three things were obvious to my eyes watching that game. One was on defense, there was no aggressiveness in the play calling or scheme, we didn't attack the line of scrimmage and we played soft in the back end. We made Jordan Love's job easy and made him look like an All Star QB (which of course the broadcasters spared now time in gushing over him). There were WR's and TE's running free all over for easy pitch and catch all day. Two Getsy reverted to bad play calling, trying to be cute (example 4th and 1 starting in shotgun then running to the line to nearly botch a QB sneak that we probably made by the thickness of a credit card). He has been too inconsistent all season long. The majority of the season he's been playing checkers against DC's playing 3D Chess. The players themselves didn't show up. Defensively we didn't cover well, we didn't tackle, we didn't get after Love, we didn't stop the run. Offensively.... what offense? The effort wasn't there. We coached and played like a team whose head was already in the offseason and didn't really care if we won or lost. Contrast to GB who played like a team whose post season was on the line. They came to play, and we didn't. Where do we go from here who the hell knows. The positive is we have options, we have the #1 and I believe the #9 in the first round. So we have two top 10 picks that we can either use or trade to increase our draft capital to put us in a position to really shape this team for the foreseeable future. We have a roster that has a lot of good talent on it young and old. This would be a coveted landing spot for a HC to come into. With this roster, draft position, and cap space, this is a team that could see a sustainable jump to become a perennial playoff caliber team if done right.

Thing is whether we hit the aready worn out reset button and blow it up again will this franchise ever get it right. We are eternally cursed.

I sure hope so, but gotta say I don’t have much optimism right now

Welp the silver lining is I don’t have waste another Sunday watching this $&@“ show till next season.

3 and out loading….

No one can tackle

Good job Stevenson !

We’ll probably give up a TD before halftime

Red zone sack on 3rd down. Setting for FGs…

Defense giving GB little resistance. Looks a lot like week 1. So far.

This is an opportunity for a statement game. We have a chance to eliminate the Packers from the playoffs like the Lions did last year. We have nothing to play for except for pride, and ending the season on a high and demonstrate consistent improvement. We haven't beaten the Packers since 2018. The Bears are definitely trending upwards. Fields played his best game as a Bear vs the Falcons. Here is a chance for him to prove that it wasn't a fluke, that his upward progress since coming back from injury isn't a fluke. And he can do it vs the Packers who have had our number for far too long. The Bears season has been a lot like my work fantasy league. I started out 0-6 but ended the season 7-2 and just missing the playoffs. If the Bears (and my Fantasy team) had performed the first part of the season like they did the last part of the year we'd be in the playoffs, and one could argue we could make some noise in the playoffs. As far as this games impact on Fields, Flus, Getsy, et all? I don't feel like this game in a vacuum should determine coaches and players fates. It can help their cases, but win or lose it's how this game goes. This isn't the same Bears that embarrassed themselves on opening day. And this is their chance to prove that, and go into the offseason with their heads held high. I feel like we have a good chance of doing just that. Packers can be scored on and we've seen our offense and play calling (particularly in recent weeks) improve, and our D had really stepped it up.

Getsy will call a couple screen passes

And that’s the ball game

Or TD… Those two calls forgo fg attempts are coming back to bite us

Sweat has been earning his money. Dude has made a huge impact.

It speaks to poor discipline, poor technique, and in some cases lack of talent. Where you’re in bad position where you resort to things that draw flags. The JJ interception followed by the unsportsmanlike, then penalties and miscues by the offense result in a punt when we should have at least netted 3 points. This team has been its own worst enemy from coaches down to the players on the field. Fields has been a mixed bag, he shows flashes of what were hoping he’d be, we’ve also seen problematic signs. The problem is with the current play calling it’s hard to get a true evaluation. Maybe we never will and he just becomes another in the long line of “incomplete” grades. One could argue that with better play calling and play design he wouldn’t be as inclined to try to play hero ball. As much as we speculate that the coaches don’t trust Fields, it’s quite possible that the opposite is also true and he doesn’t trust them to put I’m in position to succeed.

Exactly! What is there to gain by this kinda play calling? What it shows as a coordinator that you have no understanding of basic offensive play calling concepts. You don’t know how to set up plays or show any rational continuity in his play calling. It also says he can’t call an offense to fit his players but rather needs his players to fit his system. If you have a good system and are confident in it let your players play. If the don’t perform you can at least make the case that the plays would work better talent. What it shows is he doesn’t trust his players and would rather take a damage control route (play not to lose). Fields is a separate issue. Poles has some decisions to make this offseason.

At least run the ball. There’s no killer instinct. Give yourself a chance to punch it in. Rather than just sit back and play not to lose.

Says it all. Luke Gutless rather than try to score in the red zone take a QB kneel 3 times and kick a FG. I’ve never in my life seen anything like this.

Here’s the thing I don’t get if Getsy and Flus don’t have confidence in Fields. We are 3-8…. What have they got to lose by handcuffing him? I can’t for the life of me see what they have to gain? What are they protecting? Certainly not their jobs.

Almost injured myself rolling my eyes

And just like that the Vikings get a TD and go up by an insurmountable 1 point lead with just under 6 min to go

lol so true. We pile up all the stats except the one that actually matters

This offense could start a drive inside the end zone and still fail to score