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Looking back, just think if they don't blow the play dead where Prince Peanut Punched the ball out of Diggs hands and HHCD is able to run that one back. That would've put the game away. In a few other games, they let the play play out before blowing the whistle. They were too quick to call incomplete on that one. Now we get to see what Daniel can really do. The last time he got the entire week for preparation, he went 26-39 (66.7%) for 285 yards, 1 TD and 2 INT against the Giants. He also had 4 fumbles (none lost), which was really odd. Most of his throws went to RBs (Cohen, Howard, and Mizzell ended up with 15 receptions). However, the defense got shredded by two huge chunk plays and we somehow lost in OT 30-27. A win there and we have a bye going into the playoffs. I remember that long Barkley run in OT on first down, then the Bears get the ball only needing a FG to tie and Daniel has 3 fumbles in 7 plays to lose the game.

If Trubisky is lost for the season, the team will have to explore all options, so it would make sense to kick the tires on Kaepernick. This team would be able to handle the initial media frenzy but if he starts kneeling again, it could become a zoo. One guy I would consider is AJ McCarron, currently with the Texans. Obviously they would have to be willing to part with him.

Yeah, if Hicks or Long are not 100% for next week, I would consider giving them more time off the way Williams and Larsen/Coward played. One interesting thing to note, with Daniel playing Scout Team QB, he gets a lot of reps with subs, so Larsen and Coward are familiar with him, same with Wims. Something to watch going forward. Based on the early assessments on Trubisky's injury, he more than likely has a torn labrum and separated shoulder. They will more than likely let the inflammation go down and will keep him out a few weeks. Since it is not his throwing shoulder, there is not much risk of further injury other than a lot of pain (if he lands on it). If he has any kind of surgery, he will be out 6-8 weeks. Daniel looked great and hopefully he can play good enough to win with this defense. Just don't turn the ball over and score at least 17 points, and we are likely to win. Through 4 games, we have allowed 5 TDs, and 45 pts (10, 14, 15, 6), that is insane. Obviously not sustainable, but I don't see us letting up 21 or more unless we let up some huge plays. Craziness, thru 4 games: (Pts allowed: 45, 85' Def: 69; Yards Allowed: 1163, 85' Def: 1334). This defense is really dead set on breaking some records.

Yeah, watching the other games highlights (watch JAX or CLE), Chubb and Fournette have huge holes where they are not touched for 7-8 yards down the field after they are running at full speed.

8:03 left, first down from our 21, Wims gets a 37-yard reception. In the 4th, we started our first drive at our 5, so we couldn't afford a turnover there. After that, time was more of an issue and it probably wasn't worth giving Minnesota a short field. On Montgomery, I am sure he will learn when to do that and when not to. He also has to be careful he doesn't get hurt twisting and contorting his body when his legs are wrapped up. That is an injury waiting to happen.

That's a man rush.

Kwiatkoski must be reading this lol. He made Dalvin Cook look like a rag doll and bull rushed him 7 yards back into Cousins. Williams cleans up with the sack. This defense is special.

O'Donnell with a 64 yard punt and McManis with the ST tackle in open field.

Yeah his only weakness is in coverage, but he stopped the FB in the open field, has stuffed some runs and got a strip sack. If that's what you get from a sub, I will take it.

I love Wims and hopes he gets more PT. Daniel looking really good. Bears settle for FG. The only thing that needs improvement is some of Nagy's 3rd Down play calls. Gets too cute sometimes. Also, if they bring all that pressure up the middle we need an easy crossing route. Either way, 16-0 with just over a quarter to go. Defense absolutely dominating. Mack is the DPOY already.

Mack is an absolute beast. Strip sack on first down, Bears settle for FG, but points are points. 13-0 One more FG and Minnesota would need 2 TDs and a FG to win (3 scoring drives). Unless we get torched deep, that looks like a tough task.

10-0 at half. The defense literally gave MIN life after a bunch of penalties but otherwise have shut down Cook. Thielen without a catch. Vikings get the ball in the 2nd half but you have to like a 2 possession lead with a half to play.

So Trubisky gets hurt and may be out with a separated shoulder, it didn't look good. Then Daniel comes in and takes the team down on first drive for a TD. Crazy. He looks waaaayyy more comfortable than Trubisky did.

Might be because of the jerseys? Didn't want to wear ones when the NFL banned African American players?

Davis too. What the hell is going on? We have 5 starters out, ouch, Hicks, Nichols, and Smith out on defense, and Long and Gabriel out on offense.

Roquan out for personal reasons. So it Davis, very odd.

Mongo, I don't know man, Daniels is getting burned pretty bad, and with him next to Long really makes the A-gap right side of the line a huge liability. We can't run there as we have seen numerous plays get blown up for losses, and most of the pressure is coming from there. I just think it was a mistake and the team never really gave a good reason on why they wanted to do it. I can see the preseason thing maybe for the first week but after that, I don't buy into it. The starters might play a drive in game 1, a quarter in game 2 and a half in game 3. They would have that amount by the 3rd quarter of Week 1. After that, it's just on the players. Long just looks out of shape and gassed. Either he has an injury (I saw something about a hip) or he is just done. He was supposed to be the anchor to the right side and he has been the worst O-Lineman by a Long shot. The preaseason was an issue but now it's an excuse for poor play.

Yeah, I meant you can't predetermine and just blindly throw it without seeing the play develop. The issue was the play was to the other side and would've resulted in at least a completion if not a TD. I agree that if he knows the O-Line can't hold up, he needs to be ready to move, but Nagy then needs to start calling more plays that support that.

I know, it's stupid, but I have heard it a couple of times: "Bears have only beaten winless teams". Yet the Pats have 3 wins against some terrible teams, but they are the #1 team in the league. That division has made their path to the SB that much easier every year for 20 years. They go 5-1 or 6-0 in division annually, then cruise to a 6-4 or 7-3 non-division record to consistently win 11-13 games every year.

AZ, the O-Line has been one of the worst units in the league. Long has arguably been the worst Guard thru 3 games. He would be better off just standing there and letting the guy run around him. Daniels has not been good at center. Whitehair has been decent, but that switch is still questionable. Leno has had some penalties, but for the most part has been ok. Massie was below average before missing last week and Lucas actually played decent. It almost seems too late to switch back to Whitehair at Center, but I would do that, and send Long to the bench. Those moves would at least bring the O-Line back to average. Besides CB and TE, O-Line is a must in the next few drafts. Even though we brought back the same starting 5, we need to get better. Mitch is still lucky that wasn't a 99-yard pick 6. I don't understand why he was pre-determining where he was going with the ball there.

Yeah, with Nichols out and Hicks likely a GTD, this makes sense. This also shows they really need to expand rosters to 55. Silly to have to do this shuffle every few weeks.

One interesting thing to watch, Diggs has basically been absent from this offense. Once the deep passing game was taken out for Cook rushes, Diggs lost the most. He is the worst receiver from last year's top 10 thru 3 weeks with 6-101, 1 TD. For how bad our offense has been he would be tied for 4th in receptions with Burton and Davis, and would be our 3rd WR after Arob and Turbo in terms of receptions and yards. Some interesting stats, we have scored 5 TDs and allowed 4 (all passing). We have 11 sacks and have allowed 8. Our 3rd Downs have been 14/39 while we have allowed only 8 for 35. However, we have allowed 5 of 6 4th Downs, which brings the number of conversions back up. We really need to fix the 4th down conversion problem on defense. People are making an issue out of us only beating teams that are 0-3, yet when NE does it in 3 games and it's no big deal. You can't help who you play.

More along the lines of from game to game.

Remember he got hurt on a run by that dirty hit my Smith, so hopefully he gets down and slides when he does run. From listening to all the local beat writers podcasts, a few things seem to be coming out. One is that Nagy is basically using a different game plan every game and has yet to run the same play twice. With Gabriel out, I think Miller will have a big game. If Burton is a full go, he will also be involved a lot. The Vikings Safeties will be baiting Trubisky into throwing ill-advised passes, so we will see who wins that chess match.