DABEARSDABOMB
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Let’s go bears - way to go - that was a fun one. Nasty winds, road game, defending Super Bowl champs and we manhandled them. Running back and oline and the defense played great too.
I did think the pass blocking struggled at times - at least a few times it looks like Wright got cooked / a few other times the were just confused but on the ground game - wow. Trapillo seemed to hold up outside of a play or two.
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6 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
11/24 for Caleb that half.
League average completion % is in the mid 60's. His inaccuracy continues to be alarming. Two missed touchdowns to wide open receivers that half.
Eagles were begging the Bears to blow them out but Caleb missing throws is keeping them from running away with it.
The TD he missed to zacheus wasn’t an easy throw with that wind and I think he was going down on the throw to Rome. I think next year we will see Caleb’s accuracy take a huge step forward. But you see him throwing guys open more and more, you see him using middle of field and tight ends more, and he is better in an around the pocket.
Goff had a 40 percent completion percentage against that D and Love struggled against them too. That is a great D - add in those conditions and while it wast a good game - he did enough when it mattered. I see development out of him every week - but accuracy is obviously not that yet - he has to trust his feet more and that will come with continued reps and another offseason.
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7 hours ago, adam said:
Damn, I wish WRs would come back to the ball a little bit with this wind. Odunze probably has a TD if he comes back 2 feet.
10-3 Bears.
Caleb was falling on the pass and I think Rome slipped.
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3 hours ago, Mongo3451 said:
Barkley and a wake up game is enough. If we win, I've totally underestimated our talent.
Barkley vs these LBs will be dangerous. This will be a huge challenge for Caleb and offense too. I’m expecting a tough slog and don’t think they have enough - but hoping bears play their best game of the seasons and pull it out!!!
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8 hours ago, AZ54 said:
We had no business winning that game. There were players on the field who I’ve never heard of in a bears uniform. Very impressed by this coaching staff.
i also like the fact I never heard Ozzy name alll game.
Ozzy might have just won the LT job which would be pretty awesome. Caleb had a nice run in middle of the game. If you watch - his reads are getting better and better. His timing and footwork is still off - the change in offseason and just not yet being all the way there are impacting him - but I see him throwing more and more guys open and I truly believe as he keeps getting more comfortable we are going to see a huge step forward in terms of accuracy. When that happens - top 5 qb!!!
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26 minutes ago, AZ54 said:
I don't think full participant necessarily means he's playing. There's a lot to football conditioning and one Thur practice followed by a light Fri practice isn't enough in my opinion.
This - given what he missed they may want him to be in full for quite a bit longer before they deem him ready for game day. I’m still guessing next week for JJ and the following week for Kyler and TJ. Also sounds like Edmunds is out for a week or two with a groin injury.
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I’m guessing they have him, Gordon and Edward’s back for the Eagles game.
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9 hours ago, adam said:
Of the 22 attempts from the 11-20, 15 of them were 10 yards or more to go. 5 of those were over 10 yards to go. That is what is missing.
In the other 7 plays with under 10 yards to go, he completed 5 passes (5-7), with 3 for 1st Downs and 1 TD.
The one INT he had in this range was the crazy tip and catch by Crosby, which was kinda fluky.
Of the 7 3rd Downs between the 11-20, Caleb completed 5-7 passes, one incomplete being the Crosby INT, and one to Rome against DAL.
So it seems like negative plays or penalties have more to do with the RZ troubles than something specifically related to Williams.Biggs had something a week ago breaking down the red zone issues - it was very good and highlighted how much penalties and the bad snaps really contributed to being too big of holes.
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12 hours ago, adam said:
He may not be getting much attention, but he is currently top 5 in tackles per game, is tied for the league lead in INTs with 4, has 1 sack, and a 67.2 Passer Rating against. For how bad the pash rush has been, he has been playing very solid in his new position.
He really has been playing well and making a ton of splash plays. He’s a great fit in Dennis Allen’s defense.
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13 hours ago, adam said:
The Bears offensive rankings after 8 games with last season's rankings as a comparison. It is like two different teams.
Point Per Game: 26.9 (6th) > 18.2 (28th)
Yards Per Game: 378.4 (T-3rd) > 283.5 (32nd)
Yards Per Play: 5.9 (T-4th) > 4.5 (32nd)
EPA/Play: +0.04 (9th) > -0.13 (26th)
Pass Yds Per Game: 234.0 (10th) > 181.5 (31st)
Rush Yds Per Game: 144.4 (2nd) > 102.0 (25th)
The last time the Bears had an offense that ranked in the top 10 in Pts and Yds was 2013 (2nd in Pts, 8th in Yds).
Last season's top 10 scoring teams all had winning records, and 9 out of 10 made the playoffs. The only team that didn't make the playoffs was the Bengals at 9-8. However, they were nowhere near as balanced as the Bears' offense is this year.
The trend has been solid too - let’s see them continue stacking and trending positive - and see more growth from offense and Caleb and cleaner execution. They do that and I think we will also see them start to show up against better defenses (may not be good enough given injured to D - but still would be even more progress!).
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The oline with exception of Theo’s pass blocking has been very good of late. Theos run blocking has been excellent - his pass blocking is beyond bad of late.
Wright has been downright elite - despite playing with one arm. Kudos to him, Poles and the coaching staff on this. And I rip Poles everywhere but outside of LT, it is starting to gel quite nicely on the line - a huge step up compared to last year.
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The Jets did exceptional. No clue why Colts did what they did - but they clearly believe in Daniel Jones. Cowboys got a great player - no idea why they did it now.
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9 hours ago, adam said:
Low cost, low risk move here. Former 1st Round pick.
I was so glad to see they basically did nothing. Was very against any big moves - but this is low key and basically gets you a former 1st rounder for what will likely be moving down 15-20 spots from middle of 6th round to early in 7th.
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3 minutes ago, BearFan PHX said:
right - this is right where he is. The pushed vs coddled thing will prove out after a couple years when those other guys are still learning, and Caleb is fully dimensional.
Hes showing examples of getting it, and he needs to increase his consistency.I will say - Drake Maye looks very good. He reminds me of Herbert. Has played some bad defenses too (like Caleb this week) but he has looked the part.
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25 minutes ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
I think he bought himself more time after today, but I completely disagree with you that there was zero shot had he been awful.
The new system talking point can be drastically overstated by the team with the QB who's struggling. Didn't seem to affect Jayden Daniels or Bo Nix last year, or Drake Maye this year. There's a learning curve, certainly, but come on. The Bears have more offensive talent than most teams in the league. Caleb was the #1 pick. We should hold him to a higher standard than everybody else.
I agree - I expect a lot out of him, but I don’t see Stroud or Daniel’s crushing it this year. I see a qb being pushed a ton vs coddled this year. BJ didn’t just have him doing a bunch of shotgun / read option stuff - he has him doing playing behind center a ton - something he never did in college and which required new footwork etc. That takes time.
He is 12th in yards and 19th in TDs. Great - no - but awful - no. His sack rate is down a ton - YPG is up - yards per play is up a qb rating and qbr are up - all in a new system. I see more good than bad, but acknowledge he hasn’t proven shit yet - but he also flashes some real good stuff too.
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5 hours ago, adam said:
The Bears are 5-3 playing at home (2-1), and the Giants are 2-7 (0-5 on the road), yet the Bears are only favored by 3? I fear that the refs will be heavily involved in this game.
This shouldn't be a close game. Without Skattebo, the Giants leading rusher was Dart. So I would hope this makes it a little easier for the defense. I am going with Bears 30-17.
They have had some good games with Dart and D is still banged up pretty good. I hope you are right - would be nice to get a comfortable W - with that said - I just want them to keep improving and grinding. Play your best game of the season Chicago!!!
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2 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
Just checked the stats:
The Bears offense is now 4th in ypg and 6th in scoring after today's game. Almost top 5 in both categories(!)
It's crazy how productive they've been despite the QB rollercoaster.
I think of it more of - they are that good and Caleb is certainly a part of it - but he also has a lot more room to grow and take it up another notch - which is real exciting! This team still has lots to work through - but I expect a lot of growth this second half of the season. Not sure they make the playoffs but this team is going to learn and grow a ton this year and a foundation for sustained success will be built.
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6 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
Have to give credit to Caleb Williams for sticking with it all the way to the end. He's still frustrating the hell out of me sometimes with his inability to check the ball out quick when nothing's there, but I'll never question his clutch gene.
Loveland and Monangai breaking out is a massive deal, but also Rome Odunze might be not great at football. Moving forward, I hope Ben Johnson starts scheming up more plays for DJ Moore again, as well as Burden/Loveland.
My last takeaway from this game is the Bears don't need to trade for a RB now. Monangai is the real deal. Him and Swift can actually be a lethal combination when they're both out there.
I was glad to see some young players show up today - Loveland had some big plays and Monongai was a beast. Caleb played good - still had some misses - but plenty of good too.
Defense was pretty much trash - Higgins was absurd though and Joe throwing to those wideouts with our secondary is like shooing fish in a barrel. I hope Gordon and JJ will be able to come back and play meaningful football this year.
Special teams - awful everywhere. But finding a way to win and getting TDs in the red zone. Rome - I expect you to pick yourself up and have a big game next week!
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6 hours ago, Pixote said:
Allow a KO return for a TD
Missed FGs
Couldn't cover an onside kick
Geesh....
Special teams is awful. Santos is either hurt or needs to be cut.
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6 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
It really is unbelievable how the Bears routinely get hosed over by the officiating every week. They really had to make something up to break up those two pick sixes.
The officiating was awful. Getting sick of it - so one sided.
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7 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
Thank god they got a touchdown out of that. Odunze might be a bust as a top 10 pick. Monangai completely dominated the Bengals defense that entire drive. He's really starting to assert himself as a quality back.
Odunze is not a bust but he’s going through some struggles catching. He also is getting open all over the place - it will come together but it is frustrating. Far from a bust and I expect we will see him bounce back. Jamar Chase had some cases of the drops early in his career too.
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10 hours ago, Pixote said:
It was noted when he was drafted and again this year in preseason that Caleb has problems with his cadence when calling plays. I'm reasonably sure that this is just one of the reasons for our ongoing issues with presnap penalties.
He had barely played from center in college - Ben is having him play from center and forcing him to develop from there - but there wil be growing opportunities.
Offense was quite good today which was nice - despite another couple drops from Rome.
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11 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:
Feels like an inflection point game for Caleb today. If he doesn't play well, and the team loses, it wouldn't surprise me if we start hearing rumblings of a potential QB change on the horizon.
The Bears can't lose back to back weeks to a Ravens team without Lamar Jackson and an old ass Joe Flacco with the worst defense in football, who, by the way, doesn't have Trey Hendrickson out there today. Can't happen to a team with real playoff aspirations.
There is zero chance they should be looking at a qb change. Caleb is 1.5 years into his career and half a year into a new system.
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4 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:
Speaking of Turner…
Yeah - bummer. Hope he recovers quickly and ends up becoming a dude for the bears. I saw where BJ talked about how he played a big part in the run d improving.
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