Week 17 Official Game Thread - CHI @ SF, 7:20pm, SNF, 12/28, NBC, CHI +3, O/U 50.5

[adam]

Zone coverage and no holding calls, SF may score 60.

[BearFan PHX]

20 minutes ago, ASHKUM BEAR said:

A 1T, 3T, and DE would be a start. Toss in a MLB and SS and we are cooking. 

love it

[BearFan PHX]

1 minute ago, adam said:

Zone coverage and no holding calls, SF may score 60.

it's like an NBA game - you really score by getting a defensive stop. ANd maybe DA is saving some nasty stuff for the right moment at the end.

I kind of feel that a lot of our midgame woes are because if we start pressing early, they can respond with our lack of pressure. So we kind of try to slow things down and get to the end game where we pull out our aggressive stuff for the surprise knockout.

All this changes when we have a D line that can pressure the QB. That's the missing piece.

[Bears4Ever_34]

At this point, I'm not sure this defense could get a stop if they were allowed 12 men on the field against this SF offense. What an atrocious gameplan by Dennis ALlen tonight. No idea what they did in practice all week.

[BearFan PHX]

We can still win this, but I am glad we are getting punched in the nose 2 weeks before the playoffs. We need to realize that when it comes to the really good teams, we need to give more.

[Bears4Ever_34]

This is more embarrassing than the Bengals game on defense. Bears are a 100% 1 and done in the playoffs if this shit continues.

[Mongo3451]

Edmunds again.  Am I the only one that hates him?

[Alaskan Grizzly]

2 minutes ago, Mongo3451 said:

Edmunds again.  Am I the only one that hates him?

He came out of the gate hot but lately been a bit cool.  Wife’s comments seconds ago:  “#49 is a fuc#ing idiot” when she noticed he came off coverage on that TD.  

[BearFan PHX]

7 minutes ago, Mongo3451 said:

Edmunds again.  Am I the only one that hates him?

no, youre not. hes gotta be gone next year.

[Stinger226]

This is going to come down to the last 2 minutes 

[BearFan PHX]

Caleb has been deadly. That pass rolling to the left was ridiculous.

[Stinger226]

Until we get a good defense, we have to win high scoring games. We get to see that tonight?

[adam]

If you listen to the broadcast, apparently SF is up by 30. 

[Stinger226]

1 minute ago, adam said:

If you listen to the broadcast, apparently SF is up by 30. 

We're use to it.

[BearFan PHX]

Think of it this way - Caleb is keeping pace against the Niners good defense with what the Niners offense is doing to our terrible defense. Impressive.

[Stinger226]

Booker is going to be a star, better and better every week.

[Bears4Ever_34]

Booker has been the only player on defense who's done anything tonight since the opening play. 

[ASHKUM BEAR]

Just now, Stinger226 said:

Booker is going to be a star, better and better every week.

I hope so. The way these mock draft sumulators been going all DEs are gone by mid 20s.  Bears might double up on DT round 1 and 2.

[Stinger226]

Let's get a 10 minute drive, score and take control. We have forced two punts to a team that hasn't punted in 3 weeks.

[Pixote]

I love the way Burden fights for YAC. So many receivers slip out of bounds to avoid contact. Burden fights for the extra yardage.

[BearFan PHX]

1 minute ago, Pixote said:

I love the way Burden fights for YAC. So many receivers slip out of bounds to avoid contact. Burden fights for the extra yardage.

He is gonna be great for us for many years!

[Stinger226]

Loveland hasn't dropped a pass all year.

[jason]

3/G from the 11 and three receivers ended up in the exact same space over the middle. Either a terrible play design or someone ran the wrong route.

[adam]

Damn would've like to have seen some more runs there. The 3rd down play 4 routes all in the end zone, nothing open. 

[Bears4Ever_34]

This has been an insane game. Bears defense gets a stop but offense can't execute in the redzone and settles for 3. Feels like they'll get one more possession on offense with a chance to win it. I would be shocked if the D got another stop the rest of the way.