Week 2 - Bears at Bucs noon on Fox

[17 Seconds]

man he is bad

[Rex Buckingham]

When he takes off, he's running right into pressure... and he's not taking off enough (if you're not going to make the throws, at least use your best NFL trait)

[Hairyducked Idiot]

What's funny is that I still think there's a decent chance we win this game.

[Irrelevant Dude]

Rest up JT O'Sullivan.  This is gonna be another long course at the QB School.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Just now, Hairyducked Idiot said:

What's funny is that I still think there's a decent chance we win this game.

I don't think I want them to.

 

Good kick by Santos though

[17 Seconds]

Just now, Hairyducked Idiot said:

What's funny is that I still think there's a decent chance we win this game.

but would it even feel good?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Just now, 17 Seconds said:

but would it even feel good?

It would be funny

[UK]

Good to see the defense rest.

[UMFan83]

I think I’m out on Fields. If he’s still having these issues at this point of his career he’s never going to figure it out. 
 

DJ Moore looks completely fed up

Edited September 17, 2023 by UMFan83

[UK]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

I think I’m out on Fields. If he’s still having these issues at this point of his career he’s never going to figure it out. 
 

DJ Moore looks completely fed up

Unfortunately, if they don't get the #1 pick. Maye has the same issues.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

I think I’m out on Fields. If he’s still having these issues at this point of his career he’s never going to figure it out. 
 

DJ Moore looks completely fed up

I said last year we'd started the Bears QB Bust Cycle, and we're almost there.

The last thing left is for Fields to get some sort of injury, something relatively minor but enough to keep him out of a game or two, and Bagent comes in and Ortons.  Not good, but *just* different enough to start a full-blown QB controversy.

[17 Seconds]

fields would kill to have one game with the stats Mayfield has today

[Irrelevant Dude]

That can't be a personal foul.

[UK]

Walker has been invisible through 6 quarters.

[We Got The Whole 9]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

That can't be a personal foul.

If you don't have the wherewithal to not hit the QB there you shouldn't be playing NFL football 

[Rex Buckingham]

Tampa is so bad, they're only beating Chicago by 3 after that horrible offensive performance

[Tryptamine]

292 first half yards given up to the Bucs. I can't even begin to explain how terrible that is.

[Tryptamine]

12 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

I think I’m out on Fields. If he’s still having these issues at this point of his career he’s never going to figure it out. 
 

DJ Moore looks completely fed up

He's going to be a guy who always flashes amazing skills and then the next two plays shows a guy who has no business being a starter. He has about zero pocket awareness. Also, can we  please find a happy medium between he runs too much and just never runs at all. 2 rushes for 6 yards, really?

Edited September 17, 2023 by Tryptamine

[Hairyducked Idiot]

The Bears QB Bust cycle

1) He's just a rookie, we just need to see improvement week to week

2) That coach is an idiot.  Once we bring in a new coach, watch him take off.

3) You can't count this season against him, he's got a new coach and is learning a new offense. It's basically his second rookie year.

4) He's got no help.  We need to focus on the surrounding cast in the offseason.

5) Really? All the problems are still there? <--- we are here

6) OK he's hurt this week, let's see what the backup has.  Wow, not terrible, we have a QB controversy on our hands.

7) Draft a new QB and give this coach one more chance his rookie year, then fire the coach and bring in a new one.  Then a year later fire the GM so the new GM has a legacy coach and QB to work with.

[Tryptamine]

1 minute ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

The Bears QB Bust cycle

1) He's just a rookie, we just need to see improvement week to week

2) That coach is an idiot.  Once we bring in a new coach, watch him take off.

3) You can't count this season against him, he's got a new coach and is learning a new offense. It's basically his second rookie year.

4) He's got no help.  We need to focus on the surrounding cast in the offseason.

5) Really? All the problems are still there? <--- we are here

6) OK he's hurt this week, let's see what the backup has.  Wow, not terrible, we have a QB controversy on our hands.

7) Draft a new QB and give this coach one more chance his rookie year, then fire the coach and bring in a new one.  Then a year later fire the GM so the new GM has a legacy coach and QB to work with.

Add in the wrinkle that the QB you want will go back to school before he's willing to be drafted by you.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

A better QB than Baker Mayfield would have put up 28 points that half.  Defense was actually worse than the offense.

Offense had some flashes. Not good enough, not enough to change my mind about them long-term, but not completely worthless.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

A little thing, but the "moving toward pressure in the pocket" is back after he cleaned it up last year.

It's like having too many swing thoughts in golf. You can give him one clear direction to think about like "move away from the pressure" or "throw the checkdown when you don't see anything", but none of it is instinctual and once he's thinking about one he loses the others.

[UMFan83]

4 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

The Bears QB Bust cycle

1) He's just a rookie, we just need to see improvement week to week

2) That coach is an idiot.  Once we bring in a new coach, watch him take off.

3) You can't count this season against him, he's got a new coach and is learning a new offense. It's basically his second rookie year.

4) He's got no help.  We need to focus on the surrounding cast in the offseason.

5) Really? All the problems are still there? <--- we are here

6) OK he's hurt this week, let's see what the backup has.  Wow, not terrible, we have a QB controversy on our hands.

7) Draft a new QB and give this coach one more chance his rookie year, then fire the coach and bring in a new one.  Then a year later fire the GM so the new GM has a legacy coach and QB to work with.

It sucks that it’s exclusive to the Bears. Most other teams get off the cycle at some point in that process but the Bears cycle is endless

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1 minute ago, UMFan83 said:

It sucks that it’s exclusive to the Bears. Most other teams get off the cycle at some point in that process but the Bears cycle is endless

It's like the Cubs curse. It *will* break eventually, you just have to keep firing shots.

[SpongeWorthy]

poles will get a chance to pick his new qb but the chances of eberflus being the coach still are virtually nil 

maybe if we muddle to a respectable record off defense but our defense is trash