The autumn wind is a raider, and it’s favored by 3

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Running backs are so fungible.

[BigSlick]

I'm glad that play worked really well (and its nice to see a screen actually work), but boy I kinda hate that I know Luke Getsy is sitting there smug that his little trickeration worked with this guy 

[Tryptamine]

Why does it feel like people are playing a lot harder for Bagent?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Six different Bears have caught passes today.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Just now, Tryptamine said:

Why does it feel like people are playing a lot harder for Bagent?

Because he does his job and it allows them to do their job.

[Wilson A2000]

Poles knows how to find backup QBs at least

[Hairyducked Idiot]

My estimation of bagent is going up.

[Wilson A2000]

4 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

Why does it feel like people are playing a lot harder for Bagent?

A smart QB makes it look like players are playing harder, but it’s really just knowing how to manage an offense

Edited October 22, 2023 by Wilson A2000

[Irrelevant Dude]

Yeah, I get the people who might say "Bagent isn't really doing anything." That is somewhat true. But the offense is actually working. So why not just run this offense with Fields? Because Fields can't run this type of offense.

[BigSlick]

2 minutes ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Yeah, I get the people who might say "Bagent isn't really doing anything." That is somewhat true. But the offense is actually working. So why not just run this offense with Fields? Because Fields can't run this type of offense.

I hate to admit that i'm 95% of the way there 

There were some folks saying after Fields's injury that last week was the last time we'd see him start a Bears game, and I thought that was bonkers (provided he is able to come back healthy this season, which I think is pretty realistic), but man. It might be. Not a huge chance, mind, but possible. 

Edited October 22, 2023 by BigSlick

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Irrelevant Dude said:

Yeah, I get the people who might say "Bagent isn't really doing anything." That is somewhat true. But the offense is actually working. So why not just run this offense with Fields? Because Fields can't run this type of offense.

I think this is primarily the situation. Bagent's strengths play to Getsy's strengths. Getsy is unable to shift his play calling to take advantage of what Fields does best.

[UMFan83]

6 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

My estimation of bagent is going up.

I still don’t think he’s more than a backup but at no point has he looked overwhelmed or out of sync which I expected in his first start. He’s definitely an NFL QB of some sort. 

Edited October 22, 2023 by UMFan83

[UMFan83]

lol what’s Jaylon Johnson doing?

[Tryptamine]

Another PI because they don't look back

[Hairyducked Idiot]

5 minutes ago, Tryptamine said:

I think this is primarily the situation. Bagent's strengths play to Getsy's strengths. Getsy is unable to shift his play calling to take advantage of what Fields does best.

And again I'm forced to ask - what is that?

What Fields does best is use his legs to salvage plays that he failed to execute properly to begin with.

[Tryptamine]

Just now, Hairyducked Idiot said:

And again I'm forced to ask - what is that?

What Fields does best is use his legs to salvage plays that he failed to execute properly to begin with.

Deep balls and his legs. Getsy was too busy trying to make him a pocket passer with quick reads and screens.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

1 minute ago, Tryptamine said:

Deep balls and his legs. Getsy was too busy trying to make him a pocket passer with quick reads and screens.

You can't call deep balls for him because he won't throw them. He's got a great deep ball when he throws it, but you're gonna eat about 5 sacks trying to get there.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

That's gotta be overturned.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

I'm weirdly proud of Stevenson for not celebrating the third down incompletion after he got completely cooked and bailed out by a stone drop.

[BigSlick]

Thats a Bears-esque drive for the Raiders there. Man. The cherry on top is kicking the cowardly field goal to remain....15 points down

[Wilson A2000]

“A Chicago legend is being born!”

[UMFan83]

For all the talk of spreading the ball, 8 players have targets for the Bears today, none of them are Cole Kmet 

[Tryptamine]

Time for the 4th string running back

[gflore34]

Just now, Wilson A2000 said:

“A Chicago legend is being born!”

It's too bad we cannot give Bagent Fields' arm or Fields Bagent' ability to process and get the ball out quick.  Quite probably if Bagent had a bigger arm there's a chance he may have been drafted.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

My theory is that the fact that running backs can be of relatively normal height compared to other positions means that there's a much larger pool of athletes to choose from and thus more guys who can fill the job competently for nfl teams.