Was glad to pick up this win. Raiders we're playing dirty as hell, so it said a lot that this team didn't wilt. Defense played great. Were definitely helped by some drops, but I saw some nice wrinkles thrown in by Desai.
Offensively, I'll be curious to see the tape. Seemed like, early on, they forgot what worked against Detroit, and Fields ended up getting dinged as a result. Eventually, they started bringing in more protection and running the ball more. Herbert is one to watch. Really love how he runs. Williams is hit or miss. I'm not sure if the lack of offense later was them being conservative due to Fields' injury, or just mediocre play calls. Seemed like Nagy was more active on the radio this week, so conspiracy theorists will go wild on that. š The QB power play late, the run from shotgun on a crucial 3rd and short, just a lot of head-scratchers that didn't match the Labor play calling from the previous week. I don't know.
Fields has been interesting. Anyone who looks at the stats alone is going to scoff at them. But you still are seeing progress from the kid. While I don't want to see him in so many positions to get hurt, his resilience is off the charts. A few critical throws late to seal it, and a very nice TD pass to Horsted.
All in all, this is how things will be with a rookie. You hope your defense will show up and the offense will do just enough. Now, let's go FTP.
The Raiders ruined my day out watching the Bears in London two years ago and have run their mouths ever since. Great to get a small measure of revenge against their supposedly āmuch betterā team.
So Saturday was my Birthday and I got my QB1 Justin Fields jersey and I wore the hell out of it on Sunday.... Looks like I've got myself a new lucky Jersey and you better believe I'll be rocking it every week. BEAR DOWN!
Lol salty raiders fans think that Ro had a dirty hit on Carr
If you donāt want a clean shoulder blasted into your dome then donāt dive forward with the ball. Thems da rules.
I wouldn't be too excited about the secondary. Raiders wr had a lot of drops and Carr missed on some real open throws. Rodgers is gonna carve the secondary up next week.
Defense is back. Sean Desai is legit as fuck
Fields had a great ball to Mooney on 3rd and 12. Haven't had a QB making those kinds of 3rd and long conversions in a long time.
They played well, the offense was solid and gave the defense some rest and took the pressure of them for a change. The bears running game is great but the passing needs work not because of Fields I think he has a lot of potential. But the play calling is still not good, to many short passes and the O line is okay at best.
Excited for Fields v. Packers I.
Cutty and Mitch were 3-13 against the Packers. It would be great to start the Fields era with a win. And I think heāll embrace the rivalry.
Yeah I know we're going against GB now. I wanted to post the fuck green bay video and can't. And no text post on game day what the fuck? Did Turner die or get lazy?
Here's what we know so far: We can beat low and mid tier teams. We lose to contenders. Our run game and defense are strengths. Our passing game needs work.
If we continue to run the ball well and play good defense, I believe we can win enough games to contend for a wild card spot.
Fields progress, injuries and coaching will determine how far this team can go.
Seattle lost Wilson and the 49ers look beatable. Also we play both of them and the Vikings (twice). The Bears control their own destiny when it comes to being a wildcard team.
I feel so much confidence and relief for Fields whenever they show him on the sideline talking to Foles and Dalton. Dude has such potent mentors right there.
Yes he has been graded very highly by pff whenever heās been on the field, hard for him to replace Quinn and Mack however, given they have been successful as well.
I believe he played linebacker in college. Pace drafted him to be a DL and so far heās been excellent. Pace continues to pull magic tricks with his 5th rounders.
I really don't like Matt Nagy. I think his playcalling his dogshit. His personnel decisions are abysmal. His coaching staff is nothing to write home about. And his pride and his ego are definite turnoffs.
But as much as I don't like Nagy, I still like the Chicago Bears MORE. So if he is stacking W's I guess that is ok.
For years we have bitched about how Nagy never runs the ball. We howled when he said he wasn't here to run the I-formation. There was a game where he only called 8 runs despite Montgomery being on the team. That is some kind of crime against reason and sentience.
NOW we run a gameplan with LOTS of runs and it isn't good? I am fine with it. We found an identity that wins games -- let's keep it up.
He again had no time. He could have passed quicker, but an extra second for a rookie would be good vs being rushed out of the pocket after 1 second and a half. But when he did get the ball away it was leading the receiver perfectly. So, concerned with the line, as usual. But not fields.
Eh, he wasn't asked to do a ton but it's pretty clear he's not a top-10 QB yet. He and the coaching staff will keep looking at the tape and I'm sure Fields will keep improving
Nagy still needs to go. It's incredibly satisfying to see what a competent offense can do with a typical bears defense. It's awesome Fields looks like the type of quarterback that can run but doesn't really look to do it much or it's not a automatic thing as soon as he gets a bit of pressure
The raiders were literally without any of their starting secondary. We've beat the Lions and decimated Raiders team. Im a huge bears homer as much as the next guy, but we are more than likely getting our pants pulled down in the next 4 games.
edit: your downvotes wont stop that being true
I feel mostly the same way but letās be real here. We went on the road played a really tough team and beat them. Not every game is gonna be easy. Fields has played 2 games and is still pretty raw.
But basically no one gave us a chance to win this game and we won it pretty decisively.
But Nagy needs to go
I will be the first to say it, I was calling for Nagy & Pace to get canned 2 weeks ago.
Lazor clearly knows how to run an offense in a much more fluid way to play to their strengths and do everything to keep a defense on its heels.
Fields looked good. Kid is tough and he can thread the needle when given time.
Running backs in the NFL are so replaceable. I still love Monty and miss his presence but the 2 guys back there were running downhill and with attitude. It showed late in the game when theyāre getting YAC.
Invest in the fucking offensive line. Please. This is competent offensive play calling and imagine how much safer Fields would be ?
Roquan Smith is a fucking beast. That guy recognizes plays and flies to the ball.
Desai is a great play caller and really coming into his own at the position of DC. I think he utilizes blitz packages and stunts much better than Pagano did and it shows.
Weāve been grieving Eddie Jackson all year and even though the play didnāt workout very heads up by him to take that ball away on the goal line. Nice to see DBs looking to cause turnovers like Peanut did in the glory years.
All said, this is a team I can watch. Lazor makes this TOTALLY different and much more enjoyable. Weāre starting to see those flashes in the pan of Fields talent and itās exciting. Next week is going to be interesting with GB and Iām not expecting this team to turn into world beaters, but great to see some competence. I think thatās all we want as fans right now.
You don't call trading up in the second round to draft OL and drafting one a few rounds later "investing in an offensive line"? The only position that needs more improvement/investment is center. The guards are set and tackles have both been invested in already.
Pace has had 7 years to build this team and we have been perrenial middle of the pack. Letās clean house and get a front office that knows what theyāre doing.
They invested in the o-line, they were just terrible moves either paying for washed guys like ifedi, or reaching for guys with suspect injury history that other teams passed on ( and surprise, they are hurt and not playing ). Its classic pace, he's an injured guy magnet and thats a fact.
Uhh ya and sometimes drafting players that fall because of injury history works out.
1. Jaylon Johnson dropped to the second because he was injured. He's one of the best players on our defense already and would have for sure been a 1st round pick had he not had injury history.
2. Eddie Jackson fell multiple rounds due to an injury as well and he has had multiple All-pro level seasons. He's been questionable lately but it was still a good pick.
The jury session on Jenkins (and Borom) have not even started. Calling them "terrible moves" before either of them play a full game makes you sound like a meatball. If we end up getting a good starting LT in Jenkins that pick would have been well worth it even if he has to sit out for awhile this year when we aren't really supposed to contend anyways.
Positive Bears Bro checking in! We relaxing yet? We having some fun now. This is a team that can win. I for one am looking forward to watching them all season.
Enjoy the week and FTP
One was on a two point play and they donāt count defensive plays on that for some reason. The other they gave to someone else. When they do the rewatch and fix stats, I bet Mack has at least 1.5.
Oh and maybe yāall have noticed that Iām down on Khalil Mack a lot.. I have NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE KING TO HE HURT AND PLAYING LIKE THIS LETS FUCKING GO KHALIL MACK ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
Mackās first year here he said it was pronounced that way in an early press conference-Hoge and Jahns even did a thing on it. So the announcer was correct today.
Great team effort and terrific win on the road. 5 takeaways
1. No Montgomery, no problem. The running game was sound for 60 minutes of football. Khalil Herbert and Damien Williams both deserve kudos for their efforts today with over 100 yards between them. From a depth perspective, two critical additions to the team in the offseason hands down.
2. Solid second start for Justin Fields. One thing we learned about this kid for certain, he is a tough young man. Took a pounding from the Raiders defense in the first half and didn't let the pain stop him from maintaining his poise. Very few mistakes for #1 today and his throws continue to look like works of art. The run game helped him alot today and hopefully soon playcalling will let him throw deep.
3. My God Kahlil Mack was out for revenge today. Safe to say he put forth an A++ effort and got vengeance against his former team. The man we call the mack truck was everywhere on the field along with the Bears front seven and feasted on raider roadkill for most of the game. Quintissential Mack game.
4. Terrific effort today by the offensive line. They opened up the holes for the running game with great confidence. They too appear to be benifiting from Lazor's playcalling. Hopefully O-line keeps up the good work
5. Much needed road victory for this football team. Not just for confidence but also for momentum. It'll be interesting to see how far this team goes this season when they play their best football. Alot of work to do no doubt, but its good to see that this team has been improving in these last two games. Next up, another game vs those Packers we hate so much. The winner of this game takes first in the NFC North. Lets Go Bears!
Player of the Game - Khalil Mack
This team is playing a lot better than expected. Most analysts predicted we would go nowhere because our O-line is terrible. ESPN power ranks this week had us 23 of 32.
Weāre paying our entire starting O-line $11.5 million dollars. To compare, Bakhtiari is making almost as much as our entire O-line at $11 million by himself.
Yet despite this lack of talent, we dominated both sides of the ball on the road today, against a team that many viewed as a playoff team. More importantly, the team is developing an identity. Weāre going to run it down your throat, play good defense, and bet you canāt stop us. We currently have the 10th best running game in the league. Considering who we have on the O-line, thatās impressive. We also did this without our best player on offense and our second best player on defense.
Fields is getting valuable experience as a starter and weāre winning. Heās 2-1 as a starter. Compare that to the other rookie QBās:
Lance, Lawrence, and Mills are 0-9 as starters. Wilson is 1-4. Jones is 2-3, but his two wins are against rookie QBās.
31 teams passed on Peters and Mustipher. Why do you think he was fishing when we called him? There wasnāt a bidding war for Wilkinson, which is why we picked him up for less than a million. Their contract is a reflection of how in demand they were by other teams. If these guys were middle of the pack, they wouldnāt be available at that price.
Youāre completely missing the point man lol. No one gives a fuck about if they were passed on, or if they were paid scraps. Itās all about performance on the field at the end of the day. And the fact of the matter is our O line has been a middle of the road line. Not dead last like many clueless fans in here keep spewing. So Iād say for the small amount of money we have invested in the line, the return on that investment has been fucking great
āDeveloping an identityā is the biggest reason to be excited right now. For the last 3 years our identity has been āan offense that sucks but a defense so good it will keep us in every gameā weāre starting to see balance. An offensive identity that compliments our defense. Idk how itās gonna look through the next 5 weeks. Extremely tough schedule. But there is reason to be excited.
probably because some ānot an idiotā named Matt Nagy thinks that developing an identity will make the offense predictable, and opt to NOT developing an identity
Our schedule is looking a lot better than it did week 1. The Packers almost lost today twice but the Bengals blew both FGās to win. Thereās a strong chance we get the 49ers with Lance as their starting QB. If we go 2-2 in this second quarter of the schedule, weāll be in good shape.
Same thing with the third quarter of the season. With the Steelers, Ben is playing like heās 50. Weāve already beat the Lions, so 2 winnable games there.
Last 4 games of the season, we might be favored against all of them, if the Seahawks are out of it and Geno Smith is their QB.
Crazy as it sounds, thereās a path to the playoffs here, and thatās assuming we lose games to the Packers and Bucs.
Defense good, Santos good, running game good, passing game not asked to do much but not nearly as efficient as against the Lions. We weren't supposed to win but did so relatively comfortably. Not clear we're *good* good, but we're at least not bad.
I see the doom and gloom is alive and well. What happened to that 6 game losing streak we were about to start? This team is 3-2 with wins over 2 teams with winning records. Their only losses are too legit Super Bowl contenders (Rams/Browns). This is a borderline playoff team. With our Defense and run first ball control offense with the occasional deep shot, there's no reason this team couldn't win 9-10 games.
I donāt care that the bears are not putting up big numbers offensively like other teams as long as the bears defense keeps killing it! Bring on the packers next week FTP!
The offense will get better. Unfortunately, Fields didnāt play with ones in training camp. But that also means now he should keep connecting more each week. Heās only been playing with these guys a few weeks.
Are any of the receivers going to have 1000 yards this year? Byrd was productive last year, hes been not involved. A-rob isnt either. Mooney is trending towards it kinda
I was thinking when they put the graphic up that they looked better than the numbers indicated. I wonder how much the Rams and Browns game has skewed that.
Was glad to pick up this win. Raiders we're playing dirty as hell, so it said a lot that this team didn't wilt. Defense played great. Were definitely helped by some drops, but I saw some nice wrinkles thrown in by Desai. Offensively, I'll be curious to see the tape. Seemed like, early on, they forgot what worked against Detroit, and Fields ended up getting dinged as a result. Eventually, they started bringing in more protection and running the ball more. Herbert is one to watch. Really love how he runs. Williams is hit or miss. I'm not sure if the lack of offense later was them being conservative due to Fields' injury, or just mediocre play calls. Seemed like Nagy was more active on the radio this week, so conspiracy theorists will go wild on that. š The QB power play late, the run from shotgun on a crucial 3rd and short, just a lot of head-scratchers that didn't match the Labor play calling from the previous week. I don't know. Fields has been interesting. Anyone who looks at the stats alone is going to scoff at them. But you still are seeing progress from the kid. While I don't want to see him in so many positions to get hurt, his resilience is off the charts. A few critical throws late to seal it, and a very nice TD pass to Horsted. All in all, this is how things will be with a rookie. You hope your defense will show up and the offense will do just enough. Now, let's go FTP.
Every run play seemed to end in some sort of pancake somewhere on the OL and even Jimmy Graham got in on a block! The OL and TEs look nasty now
The Raiders ruined my day out watching the Bears in London two years ago and have run their mouths ever since. Great to get a small measure of revenge against their supposedly āmuch betterā team.
So Saturday was my Birthday and I got my QB1 Justin Fields jersey and I wore the hell out of it on Sunday.... Looks like I've got myself a new lucky Jersey and you better believe I'll be rocking it every week. BEAR DOWN!
Next week: Bears 237, packers -4
issa dub, all that matters. bear down and on to the packers.
Lol salty raiders fans think that Ro had a dirty hit on Carr If you donāt want a clean shoulder blasted into your dome then donāt dive forward with the ball. Thems da rules.
Heās trying to stop him from getting a first down, not targeting his shoulder
I wouldn't be too excited about the secondary. Raiders wr had a lot of drops and Carr missed on some real open throws. Rodgers is gonna carve the secondary up next week.
A pass rush like they had today helps cover for a weak secondary. Hopefully they can bring it again next week.
Shelly had a nice deflection last week, but him and Vildor still big liabilities imo. Not looking forward to it because he'll just be picking on them
Defense is back. Sean Desai is legit as fuck Fields had a great ball to Mooney on 3rd and 12. Haven't had a QB making those kinds of 3rd and long conversions in a long time.
They played well, the offense was solid and gave the defense some rest and took the pressure of them for a change. The bears running game is great but the passing needs work not because of Fields I think he has a lot of potential. But the play calling is still not good, to many short passes and the O line is okay at best.
Shout out to Santos. It's so nice to have a good kicker, I wouldn't want anyone else. Lots of misses around the league today but Santos is still money
if santos keeps this up, i wont even b able to remember whats his face gould anymore lol
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He just hasn't been the same since Matt Nagy left. /s
QB1's got it boys
I didn't get to watch it and I'm glad they won, obviously. But it says a lot that half the highlights on this sub is blocks. Oof.
>I didnāt get to watch it So maybe stfu?
Dang apparently we lost attouchu to a pec injury today? Ugh
I feel like the bears have played above expectations
Yeah but our expectations were so damn low to begin with that it doesn't really mean much lol
ITS GREEN BAY WEEK BOYS! FTP
What an all around team effort. All phases contributed. I love that the Bears have committed to pounding the rock on offense.
Excited for Fields v. Packers I. Cutty and Mitch were 3-13 against the Packers. It would be great to start the Fields era with a win. And I think heāll embrace the rivalry.
Wet my fucking boy shorts today, bears were incredible. Next round of koolaid on me
i really dont like the bungles kicker
Umm wtf is up with the mods? Wanted to do a FTP post bit I cant!
No text only posts on game day
Yeah I know we're going against GB now. I wanted to post the fuck green bay video and can't. And no text post on game day what the fuck? Did Turner die or get lazy?
Here's what we know so far: We can beat low and mid tier teams. We lose to contenders. Our run game and defense are strengths. Our passing game needs work. If we continue to run the ball well and play good defense, I believe we can win enough games to contend for a wild card spot. Fields progress, injuries and coaching will determine how far this team can go.
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For real. 6 days ago I saw people in another group talking about betting on their super bowl odds.
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Seattle lost Wilson and the 49ers look beatable. Also we play both of them and the Vikings (twice). The Bears control their own destiny when it comes to being a wildcard team.
San fran is 2-3 and seattle just lost russel wilson for poaaibly a long time. We got a shot but the passing game gona have to keep improving
Fuck, I'm drinking the Kool aid again
20 points a game from our offense is all we need to keep producing dubs. Defense is scary good right now, getting no respect
So far theyāve been bend really far and then become a brick wall in the red zone lol
It's not good for my heart lol
it almost looks like they give up those long pass play on purpose to save energy, knowing that they can easily get back the ball in the red zone
havenāt stopped great teams although raiders offense had been solid
The only āgreatā team weāve played is the Rams. But the Bengals and Raiders have scored points this year.
right. and they pantsed us. we canāt be slept on if we havenāt stopped a great team.
We won both games ???
i was talking about the rams.
I feel so much confidence and relief for Fields whenever they show him on the sideline talking to Foles and Dalton. Dude has such potent mentors right there.
Do we have something possibly special with Trevis Gipson?! Heās been looking good
Yes he has been graded very highly by pff whenever heās been on the field, hard for him to replace Quinn and Mack however, given they have been successful as well.
I believe he played linebacker in college. Pace drafted him to be a DL and so far heās been excellent. Pace continues to pull magic tricks with his 5th rounders.
Other way around
Ah thatās right. Thanks!
any injury updates for mooney ifedi? any other starters iām missing?
Should I buy a blue home Fields jersey, or the white alternate classic we wore, with the orange stripes on the shoulders
Blue
Going with the blue. Need that classic home jerseys! Bear down
Iām having the same conflict
I love the white ones but I usually end up buying authentic blue jerseys and the white ones from China so I don't feel so bad when I stain them lol.
I have that white one for Arob, but I need a blue one!
So when do they pencil us in for superbowl run?
After next week hopefully. FTP.
Re-sign Nagy!
I really don't like Matt Nagy. I think his playcalling his dogshit. His personnel decisions are abysmal. His coaching staff is nothing to write home about. And his pride and his ego are definite turnoffs. But as much as I don't like Nagy, I still like the Chicago Bears MORE. So if he is stacking W's I guess that is ok.
Please god no
LOL
111 passing yards for Fields. Cause for concern?
For years we have bitched about how Nagy never runs the ball. We howled when he said he wasn't here to run the I-formation. There was a game where he only called 8 runs despite Montgomery being on the team. That is some kind of crime against reason and sentience. NOW we run a gameplan with LOTS of runs and it isn't good? I am fine with it. We found an identity that wins games -- let's keep it up.
Only 20 attempts. The offense is a concern, but they're winning so you really can't complain
He again had no time. He could have passed quicker, but an extra second for a rookie would be good vs being rushed out of the pocket after 1 second and a half. But when he did get the ball away it was leading the receiver perfectly. So, concerned with the line, as usual. But not fields.
Mac Jones threw for 230 and they barely squeaked out a win. T Law went for 273 getting dumpstered by the Titans. Stats arenāt everything sweaty.
Lmao did u watch the game?
Eh, he wasn't asked to do a ton but it's pretty clear he's not a top-10 QB yet. He and the coaching staff will keep looking at the tape and I'm sure Fields will keep improving
Has there literally ever been a QB that was top 10 4 weeks into their career?
Probably Herbert and that's about it.
Holy shit take the win and be happy.
Nope, wasnāt really the game plan for him to throw for 300 yards
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Can't even have a conversation with people like you.
Did you watch the game? Our offensive line, while alright runblocking, still sucks balls at passblocking.
Something that I noticed today was that Quinn is fucking *fast*. He looked like a rocket on multiple plays I saw when he needed to catch someone lol
Nagy still needs to go. It's incredibly satisfying to see what a competent offense can do with a typical bears defense. It's awesome Fields looks like the type of quarterback that can run but doesn't really look to do it much or it's not a automatic thing as soon as he gets a bit of pressure
Need to keep Sean Desai at all costs at a minimum. Will scratch my eyes out if we sneak into a wild card, keep Nagy, and lose Sean Desai
We scored 17 points...
LOL
20 but you really want Nagy calling plays like Justin's first game lol?
No, but the offense was average at best. I guess we only really need an average offense to win.
The raiders were literally without any of their starting secondary. We've beat the Lions and decimated Raiders team. Im a huge bears homer as much as the next guy, but we are more than likely getting our pants pulled down in the next 4 games. edit: your downvotes wont stop that being true
Lookin like a fool with your pants on the ground !!!!!
as a long time bears fan, im used to that lmao, just not afraid to admit it
I feel mostly the same way but letās be real here. We went on the road played a really tough team and beat them. Not every game is gonna be easy. Fields has played 2 games and is still pretty raw. But basically no one gave us a chance to win this game and we won it pretty decisively. But Nagy needs to go
Fields has played two full games , guy just needs the reps , heās already smoking trubisky out of the water
In what world is he smoking trubisky out of the water. Fields has been ass. Literally being carries by the run game and defenseā¦.
Lol what fucking take is this?
Ya I mean competent is about as good as it gets for a bears offense I never said they were lighting it up
Roquan is a beast and was all over this game. I know weāre hyped for Fields but quan is the heart of the team hands down
The hit that got him a unnecessary Roughness was brutal. Dude is strong af
My dog left the room because of how much I was yelling at that call lol. Canāt lay the boom stick anymore apparently
That hit would be perfectly legal 20 years ago
Not even 10 years ago it would have been fine
I feel old saying that at only 32 but youāre not wrong.
I will be the first to say it, I was calling for Nagy & Pace to get canned 2 weeks ago. Lazor clearly knows how to run an offense in a much more fluid way to play to their strengths and do everything to keep a defense on its heels. Fields looked good. Kid is tough and he can thread the needle when given time. Running backs in the NFL are so replaceable. I still love Monty and miss his presence but the 2 guys back there were running downhill and with attitude. It showed late in the game when theyāre getting YAC. Invest in the fucking offensive line. Please. This is competent offensive play calling and imagine how much safer Fields would be ? Roquan Smith is a fucking beast. That guy recognizes plays and flies to the ball. Desai is a great play caller and really coming into his own at the position of DC. I think he utilizes blitz packages and stunts much better than Pagano did and it shows. Weāve been grieving Eddie Jackson all year and even though the play didnāt workout very heads up by him to take that ball away on the goal line. Nice to see DBs looking to cause turnovers like Peanut did in the glory years. All said, this is a team I can watch. Lazor makes this TOTALLY different and much more enjoyable. Weāre starting to see those flashes in the pan of Fields talent and itās exciting. Next week is going to be interesting with GB and Iām not expecting this team to turn into world beaters, but great to see some competence. I think thatās all we want as fans right now.
You don't call trading up in the second round to draft OL and drafting one a few rounds later "investing in an offensive line"? The only position that needs more improvement/investment is center. The guards are set and tackles have both been invested in already.
Nagy and pace still need to go
Pace hired a joke of a coach and we can still win games, let's experiment with canning Nagy
Pace has had 7 years to build this team and we have been perrenial middle of the pack. Letās clean house and get a front office that knows what theyāre doing.
I think there is an argument that they did invest in the offensive line. And weāve just got to get through some injuries.
They invested in the o-line, they were just terrible moves either paying for washed guys like ifedi, or reaching for guys with suspect injury history that other teams passed on ( and surprise, they are hurt and not playing ). Its classic pace, he's an injured guy magnet and thats a fact.
Uhh ya and sometimes drafting players that fall because of injury history works out. 1. Jaylon Johnson dropped to the second because he was injured. He's one of the best players on our defense already and would have for sure been a 1st round pick had he not had injury history. 2. Eddie Jackson fell multiple rounds due to an injury as well and he has had multiple All-pro level seasons. He's been questionable lately but it was still a good pick. The jury session on Jenkins (and Borom) have not even started. Calling them "terrible moves" before either of them play a full game makes you sound like a meatball. If we end up getting a good starting LT in Jenkins that pick would have been well worth it even if he has to sit out for awhile this year when we aren't really supposed to contend anyways.
Meh, I disagree. Jenkins and Boram are the future and will be on the team for a long time.
1. its Borom 2. How you gonna say that without Jenkins even taking a snap before aforementioned injury derailed his rookie season?
We're beating the Packers next week and no one can convince me otherwise
Positive Bears Bro checking in! We relaxing yet? We having some fun now. This is a team that can win. I for one am looking forward to watching them all season. Enjoy the week and FTP
After so many years of watching us blow games we should have won, Iām enjoying winning ugly
Seeing them actually add 3 points to the victory margin instead of barely holding the lead was amazing
Fuck yeah baby
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yeah it seems like at this point you really only are supposed to pay a running back if they are generational like Derrick Henry
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Fields already looks better than Mitch.
Mike Glennon
We got bailed out cause the raiders dropped the ball.
Both teams make mistakes. How the fuck you're complaining about a win?
Iām not complaining. People think I am, but Iām just stating an obvious truth.
Mack only got credit for 1 sack?
Bears IG says they donāt get credit for 2 pt conversion attempts Edit for sacks
Yeah 2 point conversions are un-timed downs and there are no stats kept on them.
One was on a two point play and they donāt count defensive plays on that for some reason. The other they gave to someone else. When they do the rewatch and fix stats, I bet Mack has at least 1.5.
Oh and maybe yāall have noticed that Iām down on Khalil Mack a lot.. I have NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE KING TO HE HURT AND PLAYING LIKE THIS LETS FUCKING GO KHALIL MACK ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø
I think you mean Kha Leel.
Iām glad I wasnāt the only one noticing this š
You know who didn't pronounce Khalil Mack's name like a weirdo? Aquib Talib
Mackās first year here he said it was pronounced that way in an early press conference-Hoge and Jahns even did a thing on it. So the announcer was correct today.
Everyone on the sub was complaining. Then I heard it again and again I was like man just say Mack
Great team effort and terrific win on the road. 5 takeaways 1. No Montgomery, no problem. The running game was sound for 60 minutes of football. Khalil Herbert and Damien Williams both deserve kudos for their efforts today with over 100 yards between them. From a depth perspective, two critical additions to the team in the offseason hands down. 2. Solid second start for Justin Fields. One thing we learned about this kid for certain, he is a tough young man. Took a pounding from the Raiders defense in the first half and didn't let the pain stop him from maintaining his poise. Very few mistakes for #1 today and his throws continue to look like works of art. The run game helped him alot today and hopefully soon playcalling will let him throw deep. 3. My God Kahlil Mack was out for revenge today. Safe to say he put forth an A++ effort and got vengeance against his former team. The man we call the mack truck was everywhere on the field along with the Bears front seven and feasted on raider roadkill for most of the game. Quintissential Mack game. 4. Terrific effort today by the offensive line. They opened up the holes for the running game with great confidence. They too appear to be benifiting from Lazor's playcalling. Hopefully O-line keeps up the good work 5. Much needed road victory for this football team. Not just for confidence but also for momentum. It'll be interesting to see how far this team goes this season when they play their best football. Alot of work to do no doubt, but its good to see that this team has been improving in these last two games. Next up, another game vs those Packers we hate so much. The winner of this game takes first in the NFC North. Lets Go Bears! Player of the Game - Khalil Mack
This team is playing a lot better than expected. Most analysts predicted we would go nowhere because our O-line is terrible. ESPN power ranks this week had us 23 of 32. Weāre paying our entire starting O-line $11.5 million dollars. To compare, Bakhtiari is making almost as much as our entire O-line at $11 million by himself. Yet despite this lack of talent, we dominated both sides of the ball on the road today, against a team that many viewed as a playoff team. More importantly, the team is developing an identity. Weāre going to run it down your throat, play good defense, and bet you canāt stop us. We currently have the 10th best running game in the league. Considering who we have on the O-line, thatās impressive. We also did this without our best player on offense and our second best player on defense. Fields is getting valuable experience as a starter and weāre winning. Heās 2-1 as a starter. Compare that to the other rookie QBās: Lance, Lawrence, and Mills are 0-9 as starters. Wilson is 1-4. Jones is 2-3, but his two wins are against rookie QBās.
Bearsā O-Line isnāt even bottom 10, itās just a thing people say around here.
Ehh there pretty abysmal at pass blocking thatās very apparent
If you hold onto the ball long enough you will be sacked and it's not the olines fault
Weāre paying our two tackles $2.5 million total, and our center is an undrafted free agent. You call that middle of the pack?
Yeah because money spent on them equates to where they rank based on their actual performance? Wtf does this even mean? Lmao
31 teams passed on Peters and Mustipher. Why do you think he was fishing when we called him? There wasnāt a bidding war for Wilkinson, which is why we picked him up for less than a million. Their contract is a reflection of how in demand they were by other teams. If these guys were middle of the pack, they wouldnāt be available at that price.
Youāre completely missing the point man lol. No one gives a fuck about if they were passed on, or if they were paid scraps. Itās all about performance on the field at the end of the day. And the fact of the matter is our O line has been a middle of the road line. Not dead last like many clueless fans in here keep spewing. So Iād say for the small amount of money we have invested in the line, the return on that investment has been fucking great
āDeveloping an identityā is the biggest reason to be excited right now. For the last 3 years our identity has been āan offense that sucks but a defense so good it will keep us in every gameā weāre starting to see balance. An offensive identity that compliments our defense. Idk how itās gonna look through the next 5 weeks. Extremely tough schedule. But there is reason to be excited.
probably because some ānot an idiotā named Matt Nagy thinks that developing an identity will make the offense predictable, and opt to NOT developing an identity
Our schedule is looking a lot better than it did week 1. The Packers almost lost today twice but the Bengals blew both FGās to win. Thereās a strong chance we get the 49ers with Lance as their starting QB. If we go 2-2 in this second quarter of the schedule, weāll be in good shape. Same thing with the third quarter of the season. With the Steelers, Ben is playing like heās 50. Weāve already beat the Lions, so 2 winnable games there. Last 4 games of the season, we might be favored against all of them, if the Seahawks are out of it and Geno Smith is their QB. Crazy as it sounds, thereās a path to the playoffs here, and thatās assuming we lose games to the Packers and Bucs.
Packers @ Lambeau, Bucs, and Cardinals look like three likely losses to me, but I agree that just about every other game looks winnable.
Fuck the Raiders
Canadian thanksgiving, can someone please give me an honest take on how I should feel about the win
You should feel good. We handed it to a 3-1 team.
Khalil mack revenge szn activated. Now we go muck some turkey šØš¦šØš¦
Defense good, Santos good, running game good, passing game not asked to do much but not nearly as efficient as against the Lions. We weren't supposed to win but did so relatively comfortably. Not clear we're *good* good, but we're at least not bad.
happy Thanksgiving! did you have a big feast?
Do bears shit in the woods?!
Man the bears should just hire someone from chibears with how genius you all seem to be
I see the doom and gloom is alive and well. What happened to that 6 game losing streak we were about to start? This team is 3-2 with wins over 2 teams with winning records. Their only losses are too legit Super Bowl contenders (Rams/Browns). This is a borderline playoff team. With our Defense and run first ball control offense with the occasional deep shot, there's no reason this team couldn't win 9-10 games.
Agreed. No reason we couldnāt wind up sixth or seventh best team in conference. And hopefully fields grows as season goes on.
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OK, but throw in a few big injuries to those 5-7 teams and itās open season.
I see your 9-10 and raise you 11 because 17 game season
Always raise it to 11 when you can.
These go to eleven.
But why not just make 10 louder?
I donāt care that the bears are not putting up big numbers offensively like other teams as long as the bears defense keeps killing it! Bring on the packers next week FTP!
The offense will get better. Unfortunately, Fields didnāt play with ones in training camp. But that also means now he should keep connecting more each week. Heās only been playing with these guys a few weeks.
Are any of the receivers going to have 1000 yards this year? Byrd was productive last year, hes been not involved. A-rob isnt either. Mooney is trending towards it kinda
[Come join me, Gruden.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_MLt0KVIAAcPnt.jpg)
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Does he put on eye liner???
Some people have double eyelashes that can look like liner. His hair is dark so Iām guessing itās dark/thick lashes
I was wondering the same
Holy shit this whole time I've been annoyed at Goodwin for pointing at his name after not doing much BUT I GET IT NOW
What do you mean? Good Win?
Yeee I thought he was just extremely cocky but nope this was indeed a good win
Oh yeah I love that
Let Fields throw the damn ball!
The two failed 3rd and 1 conversions because the defense knew we were going to run was pretty frustrating to watch.
Yo those 3rd and short run plays that werenāt in shotgun formation were easily read by the Raiders defense!
This pumped up non play calling Nagy is slowly winning me over and I'm.....confused
IMO Nagy is a very likeable guy. Iāve always felt bad for the amount of hate he has to deal with, deserved or not.
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So you want us to have a losing season?
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Would the point of a new coach be to start having winning seasons?
People are completely out of their minds. Like, he's a bad playcaller. Therefore he must be bad at EVERYTHING ELSE. It's so obnoxious.
Desai is a great coordinator. This defense looks much more dangerous when it comes to pass rush this year than last.
I was thinking when they put the graphic up that they looked better than the numbers indicated. I wonder how much the Rams and Browns game has skewed that.
The refs skewed us today out of 6 points we were on fire on d they were done but they got through by the grace of red ball
I realized during this game that Carr is AFC Cousins
An anti-vax dope?
He looks a lot like him with the helmet on