Another game with some of the worst officiating I have ever seen. This is getting absolutely ridiculous.

They are either betting on these games or something else is going on. You can't possibly call penalties on the Bears and miss the same exact thing on the Lions. 14+ point swing on penalties alone, now a tie game. 

6 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

Remind me AGAIN how great Jaylon Johnson is.  Two IDENTICAL penalties on the same drive!  This is like watching Jemarcus Webb getting repeat holding calls.  

I stand corrected on the second ‘hands to the face’.  It wasn’t. 

 

Generally when a team gets 100 yards in penalties that’s a horrible omen.  Not sure what to make of the fact this isn’t the Bears’ fault…completely. 

Seems appropriate that Okudah was the one trying to catch Fields.  

Crazy if this is decided by a Santos missed XP.

If you watch the replay of the penalty on Johnson, he never hit him in the head. Must be the crew from last week.

It was better they scored right away, now they have time  to get a score. 

6 minutes ago, adam said:

Crazy if this is decided by a Santos missed XP.

Welp

Not that it matters, but the officials have really decided this game.

Watch the Raymond 20 yard catch on first down, Blackson is held for at least 4-5 seconds right up the middle, not called. 

I still stand by my critique of Johnson.  Got burned on a 44 yard gain while covering man-to-man.  
 

2 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

I still stand by my critique of Johnson.  Got burned on a 44 yard gain while covering man-to-man.  
 

By a guy with 85 receiving yards on the season, got 44 there. 

Now two weeks in a row. Last week the offense outscored the Miami offense, but still lost. Today, the defense allowed less than the Lions defense and they still lost. It is amazing how impactful officials can be when games are so close. 

They deserved to lose this game. 

to many penalties

missed X point

Fields throwing a bad ball

19 minutes ago, Stinger226 said:

They deserved to lose this game. 

to many penalties

missed X point

Fields throwing a bad ball

We deserve to be in position to draft Jalen Carter.  

27 minutes ago, AZ54 said:

We deserve to be in position to draft Jalen Carter.  

Let's GO!

No one likes losing but did not most on here say Fields getting better is the first goal.  So far season won.  

Struggling here.

In the past I've always been willing to make a deal with the devil for a Bears' victory.

Now I realize, in a year where we are evaluating for a rebuild while watching Fields grow into a franchise QB,

that every loss improves our positioning in all rounds of the draft.

For me, it's an emotional rollercoaster.

 

like AZ says: Jalen Carter. Just repeat it to yourself over and over and you'll feel better LOL

1 hour ago, AZ54 said:

We deserve to be in position to draft Jalen Carter.  

Something to look forward to for sure.  Time to work on the passing game a little more now that the run action is solid.

41 minutes ago, Mongo3451 said:

Something to look forward to for sure.  Time to work on the passing game a little more now that the run action is solid.

yeah, the running game is fun as hell, and portends good things for the future, but until Fields is throwing for 300 yards a game routinely, we arent as good as we think we are. I think its coming, hope to see it soon.

This was my desired outcome. We’re headed towards a top three pick and I’d love to trade back several times to fill holes.

And almost an INT. 

36 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

And almost an INT. 

He had a good game but still missed on some plays.   Once he literally cut off Gordon from his coverage by running between him and the WR.   No need for the delayed blitz at that moment just step back and let the traffic clear.  QB threw to Gordon's man and had a big gain.  

I think the defensive coaching was poor in this game.  I know Eberflus said we needed to generate more pressure but knowing we have LBs in new positions (or rookie LB starting 2nd game) and Vildor out I don't think we should have blitzed 6 players as often as we did nor should we have blitzed that often overall.  Early on we were just giving them easy first down pickups because there were no defenders to make a tackle.  I don't mind some blitzes but IMO they should have been mixed in less often.  

3 hours ago, AZ54 said:

He had a good game but still missed on some plays.   Once he literally cut off Gordon from his coverage by running between him and the WR.   No need for the delayed blitz at that moment just step back and let the traffic clear.  QB threw to Gordon's man and had a big gain.  

I think the defensive coaching was poor in this game.  I know Eberflus said we needed to generate more pressure but knowing we have LBs in new positions (or rookie LB starting 2nd game) and Vildor out I don't think we should have blitzed 6 players as often as we did nor should we have blitzed that often overall.  Early on we were just giving them easy first down pickups because there were no defenders to make a tackle.  I don't mind some blitzes but IMO they should have been mixed in less often.  

I am not a fan of Williams or this scheme. Besides the lack of pass rush, the coverage is so soft that any QB can just play pitch and catch all day. 

11 hours ago, adam said:

I am not a fan of Williams or this scheme. Besides the lack of pass rush, the coverage is so soft that any QB can just play pitch and catch all day. 

the cover 2 scheme is sound, we just dont have the players. we have no pass rushers for one.