Week 17 out of 18 - Giants @ Bears, Noon

[Thurman Merman]

I try not to be a complain about the announcers guy anymore, but these two guys on the CBS call sound like they're sleeping. (I can't say I blame them because it's a terrible game with two terrible teams)

They said they've done a lot of jaguars games this year. Probably a reason for that.

[WrigleyField 22]

I try not to be a complain about the announcers guy anymore, but these two guys on the CBS call sound like they're sleeping. (I can't say I blame them because it's a terrible game with two terrible teams)

They said they've done a lot of jaguars games this year. Probably a reason for that.

So it's like the D team.

[UMFan83]

I try not to be a complain about the announcers guy anymore, but these two guys on the CBS call sound like they're sleeping. (I can't say I blame them because it's a terrible game with two terrible teams)

Agreed. They’re whispering into the mic, it’s like listening to NPR

 

It sounds like they’re calling some middle of the road PGA tournament. They should turn up the crowd noise or something.

[Bertz]

Good start

 

I think Desai showed some inexperience early in the year, but I think he's gotten better as the year has gone along.

 

I like him. Not so much that I'd force him on the new Coach (and hopefully GM), but enough that I'll be a bit disappointed if they don't hold onto him.

[bukie]

Midway through the 3rd quarter, Mike Glennon is 1 for 4 with 2 sacks, a fumble and an INT. And the completion probably should have been a sack.

[Tim]

lol @ Glennon

[bukie]

Make that 3 sacks and 2 fumbles, though he did pick up a 2nd completion.

[champaignchris]

How is Fromm possibly worse than Glennon?

[WrigleyField 22]

Jersey, can you contain your excitement?

[Wilson A2000]

I did not see this season coming from Quinn. 18 gloveless sacks. Will make a fearsome front next year if he and Mack can stay healthy.

[bukie]

4 fumbles, 2 INTs, 5 sacks, 4 completions, one of those for -4 yards. 24 yards passing, 34 yards lost on sacks, for -10 yards passing in total.

 

There are 3 minutes left in the game.

[Bertz]

"The Wildcat will continue until morale improves"

[Wilson A2000]

One last wildcat at home for the naysayers that think Nagy just needs one more year

[UMFan83]

Someone is definitely going to lose their fantasy championship because Galaxy brain Nagy had his RB throw a pass out of the wildcat in the closing minutes of a 29-3 game lol

[Wilson A2000]

This is why you had to fire Nagy weeks before

 

[Old Style]

Jersey, can you contain your excitement?

Odds the Bears have more wins in that stadium than the Giants do?

[UMFan83]

This is why you had to fire Nagy weeks before

 

 

I keep seeing takes that Matt Nagy is such a good guy, and maybe he is outside of football (nice of him to make a donation to JDs kids charity this week), but horsefeathers like this dispels that he’s classy. There is no benefit to Peters playing. Sure winning is fine but best for the team is clearly not playing a 39 year old with no future on the team over your highly drafted rookie. The classy thing to do would be to do what’s actually best for the team even if you aren’t going to be around. But hey now Nagy will finish his Bears career with a record over .500 so that’s something to brag about when he’s the QB coach of the Texans next year

 

He may give off the appearance of classy to the untrained eye but Matt Nagy is not classy when it comes to football.

[Tim]

This is why you had to fire Nagy weeks before

 

 

I keep seeing takes that Matt Nagy is such a good guy, and maybe he is outside of football (nice of him to make a donation to JDs kids charity this week), but horsefeathers like this dispels that he’s classy. There is no benefit to Peters playing. Sure winning is fine but best for the team is clearly not playing a 39 year old with no future on the team over your highly drafted rookie. The classy thing to do would be to do what’s actually best for the team even if you aren’t going to be around. But hey now Nagy will finish his Bears career with a record over .500 so that’s something to brag about when he’s the QB coach of the Texans next year

 

He may give off the appearance of classy to the untrained eye but Matt Nagy is not classy when it comes to football.

Pretty sure if you ask people within the game, they'd say it's a classy move to give the HOF vet a chance to finish out his career on the field. It will also potentially help you sign guys in the future, so it's not all bad.

 

All that said, I would have played Jenkins.

[CubinNY]

Jersey, can you contain your excitement?

He’s high as a kite on Twitter right now.

[WrigleyField 22]

This is why you had to fire Nagy weeks before

 

 

I keep seeing takes that Matt Nagy is such a good guy, and maybe he is outside of football (nice of him to make a donation to JDs kids charity this week), but horsefeathers like this dispels that he’s classy. There is no benefit to Peters playing. Sure winning is fine but best for the team is clearly not playing a 39 year old with no future on the team over your highly drafted rookie. The classy thing to do would be to do what’s actually best for the team even if you aren’t going to be around. But hey now Nagy will finish his Bears career with a record over .500 so that’s something to brag about when he’s the QB coach of the Texans next year

 

He may give off the appearance of classy to the untrained eye but Matt Nagy is not classy when it comes to football.

Pretty sure if you ask people within the game, they'd say it's a classy move to give the HOF vet a chance to finish out his career on the field. It will also potentially help you sign guys in the future, so it's not all bad.

 

All that said, I would have played Jenkins.

Yea I think the Ifedi over Borom choice was a lot more egregious.

 

Borom is basically already better than Ifedi. Ifedi has just shown up his teammate. It seemed forced as part of a dumb revenge game captain decision.

 

Peters over Jenkins is still annoying as a fan, but I get it more.

 

And neither decision is gonna be a make or break thing for those guys into next year.

[Wilson A2000]

 

I keep seeing takes that Matt Nagy is such a good guy, and maybe he is outside of football (nice of him to make a donation to JDs kids charity this week), but horsefeathers like this dispels that he’s classy. There is no benefit to Peters playing. Sure winning is fine but best for the team is clearly not playing a 39 year old with no future on the team over your highly drafted rookie. The classy thing to do would be to do what’s actually best for the team even if you aren’t going to be around. But hey now Nagy will finish his Bears career with a record over .500 so that’s something to brag about when he’s the QB coach of the Texans next year

 

He may give off the appearance of classy to the untrained eye but Matt Nagy is not classy when it comes to football.

Pretty sure if you ask people within the game, they'd say it's a classy move to give the HOF vet a chance to finish out his career on the field. It will also potentially help you sign guys in the future, so it's not all bad.

 

All that said, I would have played Jenkins.

Yea I think the Ifedi over Borom choice was a lot more egregious.

 

Borom is basically already better than Ifedi. Ifedi has just shown up his teammate. It seemed forced as part of a dumb revenge game captain decision.

 

Peters over Jenkins is still annoying as a fan, but I get it more.

 

And neither decision is gonna be a make or break thing for those guys into next year.

 

Nagy said Borom didn’t start last week because he didn’t know if he was back to full strength after covid. Whatever.

[Wilson A2000]

Olin Kreutz and Patrick Mannelly this morning were talking about the decision to hire a GM in 2015. Chris Ballard was interviewed and told Bears brass stuff they didn’t want to hear - the truth. They didn’t like that and hired Pace. The main issue with this team is ownership. I just don’t have any confidence that they will hire the right football czar or GM. They haven’t since Lovie.

[WrigleyField 22]

Olin Kreutz and Patrick Mannelly this morning were talking about the decision to hire a GM in 2015. Chris Ballard was interviewed and told Bears brass stuff they didn’t want to hear - the truth. They didn’t like that and hired Pace. The main issue with this team is ownership. I just don’t have any confidence that they will hire the right football czar or GM. They haven’t since Lovie.

I wanna hear what this actually was. It's always been skirted around and Pace subsequently made a bunch of big changes in the org. What did Ballard say that they couldn't do otherwise?

 

I know at least a few bloggers have felt it was just Ballard sour grapes and based on what Pace has done I'm skeptical that the issue was unwillingness to change.

[itisallpartoftheplan]

If we beat Minnesota next week are we still 3rd or is there a scenario that we are 2nd? Wondering if we are getting the 2nd or 3rd place schedule.

[WrigleyField 22]

If we beat Minnesota next week are we still 3rd or is there a scenario that we are 2nd? Wondering if we are getting the 2nd or 3rd place schedule.

Cardinals-9ers would be a pretty big difference.

Saints-Falcons could go either way.