adam

Yeah, you can go back to any 3 game stretch of his career and tell something is different. To me he is being more decisive with his throws, but they are all not first read, he is making quicker decisions and not just starring down one receiver. I thought he had two bad passes all game, and for the most part made the right decision with the ball. He also had his highest carries in a game this season with 8 and was only sacked once.

You can absorb an INT if your offense is putting up 30+. Was it a bad throw yes, should he have ran or thrown in away, yes, but his bad throw pct is way down over the last 3 weeks. I don't know if you have watched any other teams, but there are bad INTs thrown each week by some great QBs. To me it was as bad of a throw as it was a play design. 5 receivers all running into the end zone, no outlet, and defenders close enough to contest balls thrown to other receivers. Holtz's defender made the interception in front of ARob. ARob was also interferred with and changed his momentum towards the ball. I didn't like the play calling and didn't like the throw, but it happens to all QBs. The defense is another story. It is clear that Jackson is playing not to get hurt. He is just running around as an 11th player on the field, but is not doing anything. On the two large receptions by the TEs, him and Fuller avoided contact and allowed 10-15 extra yards on the receptions. That has to change. Something is clearly going on there with them. Outside of the mixup on the TD to Thielen, Vildor and Shelley played decent. Look at Thielen's numbers.

Mustipher has been amazing for an undrafted rookie. I would not be opposed to bringing Ifedi back and drafting some tackles early. The interior line with Whitehair, Mustipher, and Bars has been very good, and that is not even counting Daniels who was arguably the best of the group before he got hurt. It is crazy how long they went with Coward though. I am glad they made the switch but man, how long did they have to watch him completely whiffing on guys to make the switch.

The Jets just won and in doing so gave the Jaguars Trevor Lawrence. SD and DAL had 3 wins two weeks ago and top 5 picks, and now both have 5 wins and are drafting 8th and 9th.

I know we have had what feels like a revolving door at QB, but it really has been Cutler-Trubisky for the last 12 years. Cutler missed games due to injury and Trubisky missed some and was benched, but they were the starters on opening day in the last 12 regular seasons.

Well even the Jets are playing hard and about to gift Trevor Lawrence to the Jaguars by beating the Rams.

Our consensus mock draft we used to do would've been more successful than Pace over the same period of time. Everyone gives him credit for Jackson and Cohen, and now to an extent Mooney, but those guys don't matter when you whiff on White, Floyd, Trubisky, Shaheen, Miller, Bullard, and Grasu. Those were all top 75 picks where teams find most of their stars and perennial starters.

Right now the team is pretty much locked into a pick between 15-20. If the QB you want is not there, and there is not an OT there, you trade back and gain back some draft capital. It would be nice to trade back into the late 1st and pick up an extra 2nd round pick. You still get the 5th year option and an extra 2nd rounder. The order of the wins and losses change so much of the narrative. If the Bears were 3-3 thru 6 (instead of 5-1), then went 4-4 in the next 8 to be 7-7 thru this week, I don't think anyone would be wanting them to lose. If they make the playoffs, they are guaranteed to play the #2 seed, which looks like it will be NO or SEA. TB also has a chance to slide up into that slot. The Bears beat TB, almost beat NO, and SEA's defense is terrible. The Bears would be underdogs in any of those games, but those are all winnable games.

That was definitely the most costly loss, but it was almost payback for Week 1 when the roles were reversed. They have to play SF and at LAR. They just lost to LAR at home by 10 and it looks like LAR will still be fighting for the Division title and home playoff game in Week 17. So we will see.

Don't we all.

What a crazy roller-coaster season and game for that matter, perfect for 2020. It has come down to a 2-game season. The Bears need to win both and hope ARZ loses one of their remaining 3 games (winning right now).

If NO loses, I doubt GB risks injury, but you never know. A cold Chicago in early January. It is nice to be playing meaningful football this late in the season. Another note, the Bears just unofficially eliminated the Vikings with that win.

Man that was close. Crazy that the games end on only a 35 yard hail mary. Fuller holding in end zone, DHC and Gipson watching and only Jackson going for the ball. That was way too close for me. I don't understand this defense. Pagano is terrible. This scheme does not work. 27 pts and a chance for more on that last drive. The offense scored in every quarter (even the 3rd). I love that they fed Montgomery. However, once they started sending extra defenders to clog those lanes, the Bears kept running into them. They have to go to some play action on those, but beggers can't be choosers. 33 pts and another win. This time against a legit team on the road. Bears now 7-7 with Jacksonville next then GB at Soldier Field in Week 17. We need one ARZ loss and there is a legit shot at the playoffs.

Holy crap, what a play by Urban, who single-handedly made the 4th stop.

He is a free agent, and if he plays well, he is going to get a big contract. A team like Indy would make a lot of sense, they have a ton of cap space. Even if the Bears want him, I think he is gone. On queue, Trubisky throws a pick in the end zone. We needed pts, and now a FG ties the game.

Bears settle for a FG, Vikings sending an extra guy inside to stop the run. Bears need some play action and take advantage of the open space.

Bears need a score here to make it a 2 score game.

Huge drive by Bears offense, Montgomery running hard and O-Line making some holes. Great response to make it a 10 pt lead. Then Minnesota drives right down the field easily but the defense doesn't break and holds them to a FG. Bears 27-20.

And the Bears have to know they are running. You can't have only one guy in a gap with a lead FB, you need two defenders or it's 5-7 yards on every run. The Bears need to respond with a TD or this could get ugly.

So the Bears have another halftime lead, 20-10 against Minnesota. The offense looks great, now we need to keep the pressure on and put this game away. So far so good, Lazor's playcalling and the play of the overall offense has been very solid. On pace for 40 pts is pretty good. All of Minnesota's losses were when they allowed 26 or more. They are undefeated when holding opponents to 24 or less. So the magic number is 27. That would require Minnesota to score 2 TDs and Bailey to kick a FG. The defense has to stay engaged, make tackles, and limit penalties. It is crazy that I am more worried about the defense than the offense.

The tags will be between $20-25M for QB. I don't think they can afford anything over $10-12 for him unless someone is gone that I am not expecting (Fuller or Jackson).

Oh man, they would have to do some crazy type of deal with a super low salary next year but a huge bonus (which is pro-rated over the contract). The longer the deal, the easier it is fit it in.

Quinn with a strip sack on 3rd Down, wow he has been visible today.

Offense looks solid, are moving the ball pretty easily. Decent drive ends in a FG 10-7 Bears.

That was Shelley or Vildor, terrible drive for the defense. 7-7.