Bears off-season thread 2022

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[Tryptamine]

 

A little late to the party Sage, but yes Nagy was absolutely horrendous.

[David]

 

So this showed up on my YouTube suggestions and I was a little surprised to see this pairing, given the rumors about how they felt about eachother as teammates. Then I opened it up and immediately they're talking about how Urlacher saw Jay at Mar-A-Lago and how much Urlacher loves Trump.

[UMFan83]

 

So this showed up on my YouTube suggestions and I was a little surprised to see this pairing, given the rumors about how they felt about eachother as teammates. Then I opened it up and immediately they're talking about how Urlacher saw Jay at Mar-A-Lago and how much Urlacher loves Trump.

 

So weird, not one of the comments is critical of their Trump support and there are probably a couple hundred. And its not just Trump support its 'i hang out at Mar-A-Lago and golf with Trump'

[CubinNY]

 

So this showed up on my YouTube suggestions and I was a little surprised to see this pairing, given the rumors about how they felt about eachother as teammates. Then I opened it up and immediately they're talking about how Urlacher saw Jay at Mar-A-Lago and how much Urlacher loves Trump.

 

So weird, not one of the comments is critical of their Trump support and there are probably a couple hundred. And its not just Trump support its 'i hang out at Mar-A-Lago and golf with Trump'

I wonder if they get a guest pass or something. I can't see them paying $200,000 to join and $15,000/month to hang.

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This is embarrassing.

 

[SpongeWorthy]

gonna be a long year

[bukie]

New defensive scheme, new offensive line, opening against the Chiefs, this is about right.

[David]

 

Put some respect on that man's name already

 

 

Also, the non-call when Fields got hit after clearly sliding had me yelling at the TV

[SpongeWorthy]

nice job netting -20 yards on a punt return

[UMFan83]

Feel like they wanted to get Fields out of the game when the 2nd quarter started. Couple of running plays on 2nd and 3rd and long at midfield.

 

Not that preseason evaluation matters that much but ok performance for Fields. Obviously the 2 passes to Mooney and Sharpe will be what people talk about and for good reason as they were well placed. Seemed like most of Fields passes were to the sidelines or short dump offs. I’d like to see Fields find receivers open in the middle of the field but that’s up to the WR, line and playcalling too.

[UMFan83]

Touchdownless halves for Eberflus: 1

[Tim]

This is embarrassing.

 

If the city is trying to convince the Bears to stay...this isn't a good start.

[UMFan83]

This is embarrassing.

 

If the city is trying to convince the Bears to stay...this isn't a good start.

 

Feels like a petulant "fine if you arent going to stay in Chicago we're not going to keep the field in good condition" by the city. I know Elton John just had a concert there 8 days ago but come on.

[Soul]

Sanborn was a solid LB at UW you’d think that was worth a late round pick.

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Feel like they wanted to get Fields out of the game when the 2nd quarter started. Couple of running plays on 2nd and 3rd and long at midfield.

 

Not that preseason evaluation matters that much but ok performance for Fields. Obviously the 2 passes to Mooney and Sharpe will be what people talk about and for good reason as they were well placed. Seemed like most of Fields passes were to the sidelines or short dump offs. I’d like to see Fields find receivers open in the middle of the field but that’s up to the WR, line and playcalling too.

 

They were pretty vanilla with Fields in there. With Siemien and Peterman, I think they showed much more of what the offense will look like. Seemed like pretty basic stuff with Fields....handoff if under C, pass if in gun. There were screens, endarounds and actual passing concepts called (Dazz TD prime example). I would have loved to see Fields running some of that stuff, but I get why they didn't. And until proven otherwise, I'll assume it's purposeful instead of Nagy setting Justin up to fail.

[MidoreX]

Splash plays from Ebner, Sanborn, Brisker, Robinson and even Gill... Jones looked solid on the line when he was in there, too. Overall great showing from the rooks

[UK]

Finally got a chance to see Fields' performance from Saturday. His mechanics are much smoother with his arm action and his footwork is much improved.

 

I thought the offense looked like an actual offense with designed to get WRs open and put Fields in a spot to succeed.

 

There were some negatives. It seemed like Fields went through his progressions too quickly rather than let the play develop and also looked to scramble instead of looking downfield earlier in the play than he needed to.

 

He still shows signs of elite QB, only 3-4 other QBs could have made that throw to Sharpe (I'm not sure Brady has the arm strength).

 

I was pleasedwith him overall, unfortunately he's going to have to be good to great without a supporting cast.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Finally got a chance to see Fields' performance from Saturday. His mechanics are much smoother with his arm action and his footwork is much improved.

 

I thought the offense looked like an actual offense with designed to get WRs open and put Fields in a spot to succeed.

 

There were some negatives. It seemed like Fields went through his progressions too quickly rather than let the play develop and also looked to scramble instead of looking downfield earlier in the play than he needed to.

 

He still shows signs of elite QB, only 3-4 other QBs could have made that throw to Sharpe (I'm not sure Brady has the arm strength).

 

I was pleasedwith him overall, unfortunately he's going to have to be good to great without a supporting cast.

 

Some Youtube QB breakdowner said the same thing, about him going through his progressions too quickly, and showed some examples.

[UMFan83]

Finally got a chance to see Fields' performance from Saturday. His mechanics are much smoother with his arm action and his footwork is much improved.

 

I thought the offense looked like an actual offense with designed to get WRs open and put Fields in a spot to succeed.

 

There were some negatives. It seemed like Fields went through his progressions too quickly rather than let the play develop and also looked to scramble instead of looking downfield earlier in the play than he needed to.

 

He still shows signs of elite QB, only 3-4 other QBs could have made that throw to Sharpe (I'm not sure Brady has the arm strength).

 

I was pleasedwith him overall, unfortunately he's going to have to be good to great without a supporting cast.

 

Getsy today said that there was only 1 play from Fields that he didn't like, and that was the play he should have drawn a late hit call. Said he scrambled too soon when his 2nd read was open. But otherwise a strong performance.

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Finally got a chance to see Fields' performance from Saturday. His mechanics are much smoother with his arm action and his footwork is much improved.

 

I thought the offense looked like an actual offense with designed to get WRs open and put Fields in a spot to succeed.

 

There were some negatives. It seemed like Fields went through his progressions too quickly rather than let the play develop and also looked to scramble instead of looking downfield earlier in the play than he needed to.

 

He still shows signs of elite QB, only 3-4 other QBs could have made that throw to Sharpe (I'm not sure Brady has the arm strength).

 

I was pleasedwith him overall, unfortunately he's going to have to be good to great without a supporting cast.

 

IDK if it's going thru progressions too quickly or not having that anticipation yet. Like there are times you gotta see the defender flat footed and know know your WR is going to be able to give you the space to fit that ball in. Like on the sack, sure it was WAY quicker than you want pressure, but Fields had Mooney open right away with a pick happening. He could have gotten that ball out right away. Granted, I don't think he could have anticipated that pressure right away, but then he missed the chance to step up in the pocket and make another throw. Part of it is being in a new offense (again). But some of that is just his game. He likes to see it open before he throws it. To be fair, it's fine if he doesn't ever get the anticipation down (Cutler wasn't great at it, Watson isn't great at it). But that could be the difference between being a really good QB and being a Rodgers/Brady level QB.

 

The 2 long completions were really nice though. The one to Mooney was anticipation, but that's clearly designed to go to him. Great placement on that ball as well. The one to Sharpe was him recognizing the blitz and putting the ball only where his guy could catch it. Literally perfect ball placement.

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Looks like Jenkins is going to get some reps at RG at least in practice. Maybe he can be salvaged.

[raw]

Finally got a chance to see Fields' performance from Saturday. His mechanics are much smoother with his arm action and his footwork is much improved.

 

I thought the offense looked like an actual offense with designed to get WRs open and put Fields in a spot to succeed.

 

There were some negatives. It seemed like Fields went through his progressions too quickly rather than let the play develop and also looked to scramble instead of looking downfield earlier in the play than he needed to.

 

He still shows signs of elite QB, only 3-4 other QBs could have made that throw to Sharpe (I'm not sure Brady has the arm strength).

 

I was pleasedwith him overall, unfortunately he's going to have to be good to great without a supporting cast.

 

Getsy today said that there was only 1 play from Fields that he didn't like, and that was the play he should have drawn a late hit call. Said he scrambled too soon when his 2nd read was open. But otherwise a strong performance.

 

I'll buy that. Even that sack by Jones, like I said, I think he could have gotten the ball out to Mooney like right when he planted his back foot. And maybe he could have stepped up, but that would have required quite the effort and anticipation from anyone, especially a QB in like the 3rd week of a new offense.

 

The late hit play, there wasn't really any pressure, and I would have liked for him to throw that ball into the seats. Actually was a counted as a sack because he started his slide 1/2 yard behind the LOS.

[Outshined_One]

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This Saint Omni thing is equal parts hilarious and disturbing. It's the sort of name you'd give to a cult leader in a bad horror movie.