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We're put up 62 points in the last two weeks. The offense is progressing in the right direction against 2 good D's. I think the Defense was affected by Quinn leaving. Production wasn't great but he was a leader on the team. Obviously the Cowboys has playmakers but the D just didn't have the energy they brought the last two games. We are short on talent but the effort wasn't the same.

It aint perfect but its 28-23, 6 minutes ago (game time) they were down by 21. Time to start believing boys. Not saying we will win, but it will be a last position game.

I made a lot of lot coolaide but ended up spilling it. I made a new batch for the second half. We get the ball first in the second half, if we score, game dont look so bad.

Im saying 27-13 Bears and we have a pick 6 in the game.

I just watched highlights from the Lions and Philly games that Dallas played in. Detroit had a chance to win that game except for 3 TOs with 12 minutes left in the game. They fumbled the ball on the 1 yd line with 12 minutes left. They would have went up 13-10. Then with 2.43 left in the game they turned the ball over twice that gave Dallas short fields that they scored on. Notes: Dak did not move well , he stayed in the pocket 95% of the time. Detroit run up the middle successfully and quick Passing game kept Parsons out of the plays. They kept throwing to the area that Parsons vacated. Pollard in not good as pass blocking that is why he doesnt get more carries in past games. Elliott was a supreme pass blocker. Detroit turned the ball over 5 times in the game and got 1 from Dallas. Detroit was successful passing to the TE and Slot WR. Detroit run for 120 yds w/o Swift. they rushed the ball 25 times. Out for the game is Noah Brown, Zeke Elliott, and Sam Williams( had two sacks last week) Dalton Schultz is active but coming in with a knee injury. I can see him a few hits away from not finishing the game. The more I look the more I think we could easily win this game. The key is the physicality. They wont react very well to that. Getsy will scheme Parsons to have an average game..

Agree with most of your statements but , if we start playing well week to week, my expectations for this year is still focused on this year.

The lower the score means we have a better chance of winning. It will come down to the end of the game with a chance to win and that will be the best we can hope for. We will run the ball, be physical, and neutralize the pass rush, that will keep us in the game. Remember that the last 3 losses we were in the games but stupid mistakes cost us wins. If we limit mistakes, we definitely can win this game.

This coming game tells a big story on how the Bears have progressed this year. Dallas has a stellar defense and potential offense which has yet to take off. In the last game there were only beating the Lions 10-6 at the beginning of the 4th quarter. That is the closest comparison to when they last played. If we run the ball well,(leading the league) we neutralize the pass rush. We eat up time and wear down the defense. Those things are all possible. Dak just came back last week and is not up to par yet. They come in to the game injured. Since we play so physical after getting beat up the first half, teams lay eggs against us. If we can keep the score close in the first half, we totally have a chance. The key will be mistakes, penalties and TOs. If we keep them low, we totally have a chance. People keep saying they are one day short this week. Flus said on the 10 days off they spent two days putting in stuff for the Dallas game. So I dont see the short week having an effect on the game. Quinton Bohanna DT Shoulder FP FP FP Unspecified Noah Brown WR Foot DNP DNP DNP Questionable Damone Clark LB Neck FP FP FP Unspecified Ezekiel Elliott RB Knee DNP DNP DNP Doubtful Neville Gallimore DT Wrist FP FP FP Unspecified Devin Harper LB Achilles LP LP LP Questionable Trysten Hill DT Thigh FP FP FP Unspecified Malik Hooker FS Hamstring DNP DNP DNP Questionable Jayron Kearse S Foot FP FP FP Unspecified Dalton Schultz TE Knee LP LP LP Questionable Terence Steele OT Neck LP LP LP Questionable Micah Parsons LB Shoulder LP LP Questionable Sam Williams DE Knee DNP LP Questionable

What if we beat Dallas with the same dominance that we beat NE? So what changes ? We will be in the running for a playoff berth in a less than stellar NFC. 6 0f the next 9 games are at home. Buffalo and Philly are almost sure loses but the rest of the schedule is winnable. We have a ton of young players, are they starting to jell and play better. The answer is YES. A weak spot is our D line. In the last 3 games they are holding teams to 105 yards rushing a game. Down from the pervious average of 185. Our DBs are starting to take over games. With the ability to stop the run and get more TOs that is putting us in the position to win every game. Getsy is starting to plan the game around Fields best traits. That is putting pressure on opposing Ds. Its working. We are playing the best D in the league but they are still 5-2 and last week entering the 4th quarter they were only leading the lowly Lions 10-6. If we can run the ball well, it will slow down Dallas's pass rush that will give us a chance to win. After last weeks game, confidence is booming which helps developing players stay focused. Sconfield has a calming effect to our Oline. Even with Mustifer having to play OC again, he played his best game of the yr. With Borom out, is Reilly going to play better than Borom. That is totally possible. Injuries: Dallas will probably be playing w/o Elliott and Noah Brown. Dalton Schutz and Micah Parsons have injuries that will affect their play. Because we play so physical, they could be out of the game in the 4th quarter. The last two games we have been physically beating up the other team. Look at their injury report after their games. It will have an affect on this game. If we can limit mistakes in this game , penalties and TOs and we will be in the game at the end. If we end up 4-4, the National Media talk will change drastically.

Just seen that video, our arrow is pointing up.

This is why we can beat Dallas.

You cant really know how good Poles is until after next yr. His original plan looked good but it fell thru. Ogunjobi was the target but that got derailed. In Pittsburgh he has 7 tackles and 1/2 sack. So he is not setting the world on fire but it might have something to do with his injury that scared Poles. He went after Brain Allen, and Joe Notebloom, they both are hurt while in LA. He tried to get Ryan Bates and he is playing well in Buffalo. Had he got all of them, it may have been a different story with the OL. If Taije Sharp and Pringle were healthy, we may be singing a diffent tune about our WR room, but you cant plan for injuries.

I think Poles pays people that he identifies as core players on the team first and pays them. Then will try to spend money wisely. The problem is that there will be a limited number of blue chip players in our area of needs.

Anytime there is less good football players not on the, better for us.

Zeke Elliott is nursing a sprained MCL, he wont be playing Sunday.

IF Borom isnt available , its probably Rieff going to get the start.

Borom was the goat against NE, Sam actually played his best game. Jones had an okay day. Leatherwood is going to get decent money, so I would say he will have the option to take the RT spot new year. Ethan Pocic is a FA next year at 28. He grades out well. Not a lot of high end young talent there.

When Miller got traded he had 4.5 sacks and 19 tackles, a little better than Quinn. Had a more consistent history.

Were going to beat Dallas Sunday and in the playoff hunt in the mediocre National League. Man we're going to miss those 8 tackles and 1 sack. MAYBE NOT

Poles came into a bad situation. No first round pick and terrible roster. Cap space sucked and I think he has managed it well. His philosophy is not a one year fix. Build thru the draft and not bring in any high paid FAs that would effect you down the road. He put the team in a favorable position next year. So far this year , his draft has looked promising. He went with best player available theory. I think his rebuild is a 3 yr plan. In his first year at 3-4 i think its hard to grade him yet. The end of the year will give a better measurement of his progress. There is 3 games we had a chance to win at the end of the game. A few bad plays took those away from us. Now the work he has done show great progress in beating NE at home. We dominated them. Just think if we have that kind of game against Dallas. Boy will the narrative change.

Yes they do, the first position I would upgrade is OC. That play was terrible but if you look at the whole game tape, it was actually his best game he played all year.

I think time of possession is huge . More snaps, more people involved in offense. And TOs.

Efus is trying to play nice, the score should have been 40-14. We need to keep it rolling not look for good PR.

The #1 take from the game is we are more physical than our opponents. Lots of Patriots limped off the field. As Fields gets better ,this game plan is how we are going to win games, have Justin running. There was 8 QB runs in the game besides his break down runs. You take the risk of injury but he avoided big hits most of the plays. We got confidence in this game which is huge for the young players. We are still going to have issues with other teams pass rushes but if you got Fields on the move it will cut down the effectiveness. Judon was a beast just like Parsons will be. Judon actually has more sacks than Parsons. Our DBs are getting better as we go forward. Dallas will be similar except with a better passing game. If we are more physical than Dallas and run the ball well, we have a chance. The Patriots had a very good running game and it was impressive that we held them to 70 yds. If we have sustained drives that eat up clock , you keep the other team off of the field. What was impressive about this victory, is we were on the road. NE is not a difficult place to play but we over came that. Against Dallas, run the ball, keep Fields on the move and beat the other team up and we have a chance to win.