Just do away with the kickoff entirely. Turn it into a punt or just give teams the ball at the 20.

The Bears tried to keep him. He wanted to leave.

It’s not overly complicated.

LacertineForest wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:28 pm

Moriarty wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2024 1:21 pm

Hopefully that doesn't mean it's Velus time on returns...

I assume it would be Herbert.

I don't think Shelton is as bad as what people are making him out to be either. The first two games where rough, but he's been fairly steady the last two. I think if the Bears can find some semblance of consistency on the OL, things will improve. Revolving doors at guard and then replacing Shelton w...

I don't think Moore is unhappy. He's just kind of a weird dude.

People are taking this body language stuff out of context. He's always been like that.

If he was unhappy, he wouldn't be out there throwing blocks for Allen and Odunze.

I'm not ready to give up on Jones yet either, but he's been really bad through 4 games.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpMddu7oq_M Not awful, but a couple of penalties, a couple of bull rushes where he got pushed right back but still kept himself between the rusher and Williams., and a couple of pattycake run blocks. Better than last week. He was better, and he's certainly handling c...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv57Rv8zfV0 Jones was bad. Pryor lost on some pass pro too, including the Williams fumble which Pryor recovered, so I'm not ready to anoint him as some seem keen to do. There are times when the pocket just closes in on Williams because Wright can't hold his ground ei...

Bears start out hot for once and the defense is able to play with a lead.

Bears 28
Panthers 12

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv57Rv8zfV0 Jones was bad. Pryor lost on some pass pro too, including the Williams fumble which Pryor recovered, so I'm not ready to anoint him as some seem keen to do. There are times when the pocket just closes in on Williams because Wright can't hold his ground ei...

Plus, statistically, Taylor is playing as well as Verse is. Verse tossed your boy around like a rag doll, and Brax is no rag doll. I have no idea what his stats are, but I know a hoss when I see one and Verse looks like that dude to me. Taylor is a nice addition but he's not tossing anyone around, ...

grendel2000 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:03 pm

dplank wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:00 pm

You're allowed to have 2!

Speaking of which, Booker hasn't made as much noise the last few weeks as he did early on. I haven't been watching closely for him - how's he looked?

Through 4 games he has 5 tackles (one of those for a loss) and one QB hit on 48 defensive snaps.

Plus, statistically, Taylor is playing as well as Verse is.

dplank wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 2:00 pm

wab wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:58 pm

Yeah, but Montez Sweat does too.

You're allowed to have 2!

Well sure, but not with zero picks in the round Verse went in.

dplank wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 1:35 pm Jared Verse sure would have looked good in a Bears uniform

Yeah, but Montez Sweat does too.

Help the team that the entire NFL is trying to beat, when we don't need to offload anyone and are trying to develop a rookie #1 overall pick at QB? Nah.

I give a Ball to the entire D. Holding a team to 17 points. 3 sacks. 1 INT (with another called back). Also causing a fumble and recovery. Yeah, they gave up yards and long drives but in the best traditions of Cover-2, held for FGs and only a single TD, then stopping the 2 point conversion. Give an...

I keep going back to the offensive lines that Waldron had in Seattle to see what kind of skillsets he had. For three straight years, he had two athletic tackles that were above average run blockers, two powerful guards who could move in space, and an intelligent center who could get everyone in the ...

Screens (and all horizontal plays really) would be a lot more successful if the blockers weren't falling down.

I was never an OL. I was never an OL coach. I will say I hate this two point stance on passing downs which seems to be all too common now. When did this start. Years ago (yes I am old) OL were always in the three point stance. They had a lower pad level, easier to get underneath the DL. Things chan...

I will say, that all-22 was a good view of Braxton Jones struggling to anchor. Also Pryor stonewalled his man while reaching to help the center. Great rep for him. I don't want to get too ahead of myself, but it seems like Pryor has always been stuck behind someone and hasn't gotten a chance to sho...

Yeah, that's a little...odd. Has he been playing hurt or did that just occur right when he left? He has PFF graded out respectably (not at his usual level, but nothing to be embarrassed about). I think a lot of his injuries have added up and he's lost a step. Seems like from a casual observer that ...

Rusty Trombagent wrote: ↑Mon Sep 30, 2024 8:18 am Does anyone want to talk about the blocking looking better once Teven was out for the game?

Yeah, it really did. Even Jones got better.

I expect to see some changes in the blocking scheme over the bye week.

Balls:
Williams progression
Pryor
Shelton
Taylor
RoJo
Swift
Sweat
Booker
Edward’s
Brisker
DJ’s blocking

Horns:
Braxton getting shoved around
Davis falling down on his first play and holding on the second
Penalties
DJ not showing much interest in much else

The Bears have to cut down on the penalties, but that was a nicely balanced game plan.

Looks like we can hold off on the doomsday stuff for another week.

interesting how "statement game" keeps getting tossed about ... I think every game makes a statement ... and so far, the statements made are the team is in need of much improvement ... not surprising with a rookie QB, but I had bought into the Bears propaganda about building the team arou...

If they can manage to keep the same 5 on the field for a few games, I think you will see things get better.

Wright and Jenkins have some stuff to figure out though.

Herbert has some power and he's a one cut and go back...so in the context of the offense, it's not too out there. I'm also sort of assuming it's because they are going to want to throw at the goal line a bit when they offense gets it's shit together.

I never thought I'd see the day Bears fans downplay 360+ yards passing...volume or not. Rookie QB records aren't really a thing that happen in Chicago.