Week 10 - What to Watch

MIN @ GB (MIN/GB - Division + Wild Card + Upcoming Opponents)
Biggest game of the week for the Bears. GB favored by 3 at home. Cousins back for MIN. I am leaning towards wanting MIN to win, since GB still has Parsons coming back so they need to stack some losses before that occurs.

NE @ DET (DET - Division + Wild Card + Upcoming Opponent)
Detroit only favored by 2.5 but Pats defense looked terrible last week against GB.

SF @ DAL (SF - Conference Bye, DAL - Wild Card)
SF favored on the road by 4.5. A DAL win would be massive for the potential #1 seed.

CAR @ NO (Wild Card + Next Opponent)
NO is the next opponent, and the winner could be the South Division Winner.

SEA @ LVR (SEA - Wild Card)
With Cousins going to MIN, hard to see LVR winning this one.

LAR @ ARZ (LAR - Wild Card)
LAR is hit hard with injuries, but ARZ is also thin and injured (Wilson out for season).

I feel like winning the division comes down to getting our running game going. Minnesota will likely play us the same way they did the first game maybe with some tweaks. To beat them we must be able to run the ball or all that LOS stuff plays into their hands. To win the LOS I think we need to see Logan Jones on the field since he's stronger, quicker, and faster. Bradbury is getting beat too often and inside pressure is not good for either running game nor passing. I've seen some videos of pundits saying we should stick with the veteran because he makes the right calls. Jones is 25 and was coached well at Iowa and now has half a season to learn. In his limited snaps he played well enough to see the future and I think his skillset fits better with the blocking schemes we were doing last year with Dalman that gave us more creativity in the running game. While I understand not wanting to throw him out there against the top defenses in the NFL, especially Seattle on the road, things are different going forward.

I don't look at it like what is the best option on the next game or two rather what gives us the best chance to win games in the playoffs. That answer IMO is Jones if we can get him some good game experience before the playoffs. RIght now is the perfect start going against NO and if we don't do it now then it's not likely we will anytime afterward. I also don't think the sky will fall down if we reverted back to Bradbury if Jones struggles.