Bears week 4: At Giants Sunday at noon on Fox

[jersey cubs fan]

It was a good bit

 

[UMFan83]

 

Jeez

[BigbadB]

The important thing is... which Giants WRs will get to go against Vildor and Gordon so I can pick them for DFS?

 

Their depth chart lists Richie James, Wan'Dale Robinson and David Sills as their starting WRs. Weird because Toney, Golladay and Slayton are still on the roster but they all appear to be in the doghouse.

 

Shepherd, James and Sills had the most snaps yesterday. Golladay had 24 snaps, Slayton 14. Toney is hurt, but potentially could be back this week.

 

Golladay had two drops from the 3 targets that went his way. Zero catches. It was said that he had his best practice as a Giant leading up to week 3's games, which probably explains his 24 snaps in comparison to only 2 in week 2. Seems like he's already checked out with his team.

[Brian707]

Bears win 4-2.

[WrigleyField 22]

Bears win 4-2.

Scorigami, can't complain.

[UMFan83]

 

This is awesome but I'm still unclear how telling pass block win rate is. It seems like a stat that should be very telling but I keep seeing Bears players with high win rates but also see Fields getting pressured more than any QB in the league.

[jersey cubs fan]

Something to keep an eye on for Sunday, MetLife sucks in all kinds of ways.

 

[UMFan83]

Something to keep an eye on for Sunday, MetLife sucks in all kinds of ways.

 

 

Yeah for as bad as Soldier Field's turf has been I don't recall too many random injuries that can be blamed on the turf (though I could be wrong). Giants Stadium turf is always good for a couple devastating injuries a year.

[UK]

The NFC East always needs one garbage dump to take out players. I'll never forget Wendall Davis in Philly.

[raw]

Something to keep an eye on for Sunday, MetLife sucks in all kinds of ways.

 

 

I really hadn't heard too much about the turf there, somehow. I guess that's where Zach Wilson got hurt in preseason too. Wonder if that'll influence the decision to play Montgomery.

[WrigleyField 22]

Apparently they use the same turf as the Bengals. Have they had issues too? I know if you poke around there are some articles that study injury correlation by field. Turf is generally worse, but I wonder how New York measures up..

https://en.as.com/nfl/what-nfl-stadiums-have-real-grass-what-kind-of-grass-do-they-have-n/

[UMFan83]

Remember when we were commenting on how short the injury report was around week 1/2? Well......

 

[Brian707]

Would be nice if Velus Jones plays

[jersey cubs fan]

Would be nice if Velus Jones plays

I get the sentiment but does anybody really think a 3rd round rookie receiver who has barely practiced with this team is going to make a difference anytime soon?

[raw]

Would be nice if Velus Jones plays

I get the sentiment but does anybody really think a 3rd round rookie receiver who has barely practiced with this team is going to make a difference anytime soon?

 

I don't see him doing anything besides endarounds and WR screens and the occasional quick slants. I guess though, the best thing that comes from that is some easy throws/yardage for Fields, which would make a pretty solid difference in how this offense feels.

[WrigleyField 22]

Best case impact could be KR*

 

 

*if he finally just kneels it down.

[UMFan83]

[jersey cubs fan]

[raw]

No David Montgomery or Jaylon Johnson this week. Cruikshank also out on special teams.

 

Conversely, the Giants are missing Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, starting CB Cordale Flott, and most importantly the best player on their team, Leonard Williams.

 

Velus practiced in full for the first time in forever, and is likely to make his debut.

[UMFan83]

No David Montgomery or Jaylon Johnson this week. Cruikshank also out on special teams.

 

Conversely, the Giants are missing Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, starting CB Cordale Flott, and most importantly the best player on their team, Leonard Williams.

 

Velus practiced in full for the first time in forever, and is likely to make his debut.

 

Happy to see Herbert get more time as the lead back. Less excited about seeing more of Ebner, but maybe he will be better if he's not also returning kicks because Velus is in.

[BigSlick]

Losing Montgomery is a real blow. I love Herbert but I don't think he can take a full load the way Montgomery could, and Ebner did not impress me.

 

I would love to see Fields get 20+ pass attempts. Wonder if we can achieve that on Sunday.

[raw]

No David Montgomery or Jaylon Johnson this week. Cruikshank also out on special teams.

 

Conversely, the Giants are missing Kadarius Toney, Wan'Dale Robinson, starting CB Cordale Flott, and most importantly the best player on their team, Leonard Williams.

 

Velus practiced in full for the first time in forever, and is likely to make his debut.

 

Happy to see Herbert get more time as the lead back. Less excited about seeing more of Ebner, but maybe he will be better if he's not also returning kicks because Velus is in.

 

I really didn't like the Ebner pick. He was 1 of 2 picks (that FS they drafted from CAL is the other) that I didn't even really understand even going into it with an open mind. I understand there was an injury, but I don't really like him as a #2 RB. He's a #3, but he only really has value in the passing game. Even for 4-6 carries per game, I don't really like him anywhere between the tackles. He's more of a guy I'd like if you had this fun, wide open offense where you needed an extra weapon to keep teams from committing too much attention to your WRs/TEs. Put him in KC or Buffalo, cool. Chicago? Meh.

[UMFan83]

Sounds like rain and really windy conditions tomorrow ugh

[jersey cubs fan]

Would be nice if Velus Jones plays

I get the sentiment but does anybody really think a 3rd round rookie receiver who has barely practiced with this team is going to make a difference anytime soon?

 

I don't see him doing anything besides endarounds and WR screens and the occasional quick slants. I guess though, the best thing that comes from that is some easy throws/yardage for Fields, which would make a pretty solid difference in how this offense feels.

[bukie]

I get the sentiment but does anybody really think a 3rd round rookie receiver who has barely practiced with this team is going to make a difference anytime soon?

 

I don't see him doing anything besides endarounds and WR screens and the occasional quick slants. I guess though, the best thing that comes from that is some easy throws/yardage for Fields, which would make a pretty solid difference in how this offense feels.

I mean, if he goes for 80 yards receiving, he'd immediately be the Bears' leading receiver for the year, so he's not that far behind.