Week 5 Bye Week Open Thread

[adam]

3-2 in 2025, should be 3-1 this year, that Week 1 loss to McCarthy still stings. 

Still feels great to get a win and go into the bye at 2-2. 

 

[DABEARSDABOMB]

Things worked out - nice to win an ugly one going into bye. Lots to clean up but also seeing lots of progress. Should also be quite a bit healthier following the bye week

[Bears4Ever_34]

Can we trade for a RB before the next game? I'll take Devon Achane if MIA looks to blow things up in the near future. They have to do something at that position. This group isn't going to work.

[adam]

9 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:

Can we trade for a RB before the next game? I'll take Devon Achane if MIA looks to blow things up in the near future. They have to do something at that position. This group isn't going to work.

The bye week is a good week to bring someone in if you are going to do it. There are several trade candidates and a few other guys still on the street. 

[Pixote]

12 hours ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:

Can we trade for a RB before the next game? I'll take Devon Achane if MIA looks to blow things up in the near future. They have to do something at that position. This group isn't going to work.

I have to believe there is an unsigned veteran RB who would, at this point in the season, sign for vet minimum to avoid having to flip burgers or change their baby's diapers. There also has to be some interesting options stashed on the practice squads.

Poles and Cunningham need to address this quickly to allow the new RB a couple of weeks to practice with the team.

[Alaskan Grizzly]

4 hours ago, adam said:

The bye week is a good week to bring someone in if you are going to do it. There are several trade candidates and a few other guys still on the street. 

I have to ask a few questions.  
 

First, besides the early season injury to Johnson why is he not playing?  I’ve seen him with the guardian helmet out playing on special teams so he’s at least good to go there.  And heard the rumor he was in the dog house so what does that mean?   He was much ballyhooed coming out of college because he was less worn out than Bijan Robinson when they both played for Texas.  What happened to that shine?
 

Secondly, so far with just Swift and Monongai running out of the traditional RB set, each is averaging between 3.3 and 3.6 yards respectively. (If you figure in the jet sweeps and screens to WRs then a different result - anyhow). Is that evidence of poor performance of the runners or the scheme?  Remember that the overall stats for Swift when he’s played for Johnson have dipped so is that anything to consider? 

[adam]

50 minutes ago, Alaskan Grizzly said:

I have to ask a few questions.  
 

First, besides the early season injury to Johnson why is he not playing?  I’ve seen him with the guardian helmet out playing on special teams so he’s at least good to go there.  And heard the rumor he was in the dog house so what does that mean?   He was much ballyhooed coming out of college because he was less worn out than Bijan Robinson when they both played for Texas.  What happened to that shine?
 

Secondly, so far with just Swift and Monongai running out of the traditional RB set, each is averaging between 3.3 and 3.6 yards respectively. (If you figure in the jet sweeps and screens to WRs then a different result - anyhow). Is that evidence of poor performance of the runners or the scheme?  Remember that the overall stats for Swift when he’s played for Johnson have dipped so is that anything to consider? 

I can only assume that he is either struggling with the playbook or pass pro.

Jamaal Williams, Gus Edwards, and Donte Foreman are all available. None of those guys are going to wow you, but all have shown enough in this league to at least give them a shot. They can't be worse than what Swift has shown so far.

Hell, Khalil Herbert was just signed and now released by the Colts. We all know Herbert is at least serviceable. Herbert's career YPC is 4.8 and he could be used on special teams. Don't know why the team stopped using him last year, then traded him to CIN. 

[adam]

These are the 5 games leading up to the next Divisional game against MIN in Week 11.

Week 6 at WAS (WAS is 2-2 heading into a road game against LAC, very well could return home 2-3 before playing the Bears).
Week 7 vs NO (NO is 0-4, plays NYG, then NE at home before playing the Bears, could easily be 0-6 by then).
Week 8 at BAL (BAL is coming out of their bye, gonna be a tough game, Madubuike out for season though).
Week 9 at CIN (Burrow on IR, they play NYJ the week prior at home, have 3 straight home games with the Bears being the 3rd).
Week 10 vs NYG (Nabers on IR, play SF at home the week prior)

3-2 seems likely, with 4-1 very possible depending on the health of WAS and/or BAL. I think NO and NYG should be wins, leaving the other 3 games as toss ups with CIN being the most likely win, then WAS depending on Daniels and McLaurin's health. Lamar and Daniels kinda scare me because the Bears really don't have a fast spy that can keep up with those QBs if they slip the pressure. 

So 5-4 or 6-3 heading into MIN. 
 

MIN has CLE, PHI, LAC, DET, and BAL before CHI. I could easily see them 4-5 or 5-4 going into that game.
GB has CIN, ARZ, PIT, CAR, then PHI in those same weeks. After tying DAL, it would seem like 3-2 is the most likely outcome for their games, maybe 4-1, so 5-3-1 or 6-2-1.
DET has the lightest schedule, CIN, KC, TB, MIN, WAS, 1 loss, maybe 2, so 7-2 or 6-3