Bears Week 3 at Colts: Sunday at noon on CBS

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Williams now on pace for 3570 passing yards, 75 yards behind 4000 pace

[Abedunk34]

8 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

Williams now on pace for 3570 passing yards, 75 yards behind 4000 pace

And 11 TDs, 19 TDs behind 30 pace

[Hairyducked Idiot]

3 minutes ago, Abedunk34 said:

And 11 TDs, 19 TDs behind 30 pace

We've had a 30-TD season before. No one cares about that.

Edit: Wait, no we haven't, we've had 30 combined but not 30 from one QB

Edited September 22, 2024 by Hairyducked Idiot

[UMFan83]

This is undeniably Poles team now and while in the back of his mind he was probably thinking next year is the year he expects the Bears to contend, he made no secret that he expected this team to be playoff caliber this year. Obviously plenty of time to get into the playoff mix but they really don’t look like a playoff team out there even with Caleb playing better.   The offensive line still looks really rough, the coaching staff still seems stupid, running backs have been downgraded since he got here, heck the punter we used one of our 4 picks coming into the draft on hasn’t looked all that good. 
 

if Caleb turns into an elite QB all of that looks a better but I’m just wondering if organizationally we are even in a better spot than we were when Poles took over

[17 Seconds]

3 minutes ago, Abedunk34 said:

And 11 TDs, 19 TDs behind 30 pace

he's only a few touchdowns off 30 TD pace, not 19

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

We've had a 30-TD season before. No one cares about that.

30 passing TD? No we haven’t. 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

2 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

This is undeniably Poles team now and while in the back of his mind he was probably thinking next year is the year he expects the Bears to contend, he made no secret that he expected this team to be playoff caliber this year. Obviously plenty of time to get into the playoff mix but they really don’t look like a playoff team out there even with Caleb playing better.   The offensive line still looks really rough, the coaching staff still seems stupid, running backs have been downgraded since he got here, heck the punter we used one of our 4 picks coming into the draft on hasn’t looked all that good. 
 

if Caleb turns into an elite QB all of that looks a better but I’m just wondering if organizationally we are even in a better spot than we were when Poles took over

Well, when he took over, we were rebuilding no matter what, so I think it's better but that's not a high bar.

[jersey cubs fan]

Didn’t watch, into listened and some red zone possessions. Did they take a timeout after a touchdown to figure out whether to go for 2?

[Hairyducked Idiot]

3 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Didn’t watch, into listened and some red zone possessions. Did they take a timeout after a touchdown to figure out whether to go for 2?

ST coach signaled one, Eberflus signaled 2, the kicker ran out, there wasn't much time because Odunze and Williams took a lot of time celebrating, so they called a time out to settle it.

[UMFan83]

3 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Didn’t watch, into listened and some red zone possessions. Did they take a timeout after a touchdown to figure out whether to go for 2?

Damn straight we did.  We also took a TO when the Colts were stopped at the 1 inch line about to go up 2 scores.  Neither TO made sense.  We also ran an option play for some reason on 4th and goal from the 2.

At least he didnt make any idiotic challenges today.

[jersey cubs fan]

Truly atrocious coaching staff

[SpongeWorthy]

7 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

Didn’t watch, into listened and some red zone possessions. Did they take a timeout after a touchdown to figure out whether to go for 2?

sure did 

[UMFan83]

So here are a few annoying things today in a game the Bears lost by 5:

1. Caleb INT while the Bears were in scoring range

2. Don't score any points from 1st and goal at the 4, and 4th and goal from the 1.5

3. Hail Mary is caught by Moore 1/2 yard from the end zone as the clock expired

4. Offsides on 4th down when the Colts were punting to give them a 1st down on a drive they eventually scored a TD on

5. Calling a TO after a TD to go down 5 in the 4th because there were confusion about whether to go for 2 (and then not getting the 2 point conversion)

6. Calling a TO when the Colts had the ball on the 1 inch line on 2nd or 3rd down, that was going to score (because the Colts probably werent going to try an option play) to put the Bears down 2 scores and it became clear they would need as many TOs as possible

Other ridiculous things I'm missing? 

Edit: Oh...

7.  Knowing your kicker doesnt have the power to kick far but still having him try a 56 yard FG (which went short), and then instead of going for an onside kick, kicking off normally knowing the only way kicking off makes sense is if they don't return it (to give them the extra TO with the 2 minute warning) knowing that Santos doesn't have the leg to kick it out of the end zone (bailed out by the Colts inexplicably taking a knee)

Edited September 22, 2024 by UMFan83

[Hairyducked Idiot]

9 minutes ago, UMFan83 said:

Damn straight we did.  We also took a TO when the Colts were stopped at the 1 inch line about to go up 2 scores.  Neither TO made sense.  We also ran an option play for some reason on 4th and goal from the 2.

At least he didnt make any idiotic challenges today.

The second timeout made perfect sense. You need as much time on the clock as possible.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

tbf on the kicker thing, Santos' second kick would have easily been good from 56

[UMFan83]

5 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

The second timeout made perfect sense. You need as much time on the clock as possible.

They were about to go down 2 scores and they were gonna score no matter what.  I'd rather have control of those 2 TOs for longer as it dictates play calling the rest of the way.  There was 5:25 left in the game when he called that TO and you know the Bears are virtually certain to need to score twice again.  The Colts might not have even been in clock draining mode at that point.  If anything they are likely hurrying to the line to sneak before the Bears defense is ready.

Edited September 22, 2024 by UMFan83

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

They were about to go down 2 scores and they were gonna score no matter what.  I'd rather have control of those 2 TOs for longer as it dictates play calling the rest of the way.  There was 5:25 left in the game when he called that TO and you know the Bears are almost certainly going to need to score twice again.  The Colts might not have even been in clock draining mode at that point.  If anything they are likely hurrying to the line to sneak before the Bears defense is ready.

The timeout gets maximum value there. It saves 40 seconds.  It can never save you more than that, and later it might save a lot less.

[UMFan83]

1 minute ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

The timeout gets maximum value there. It saves 40 seconds.  It can never save you more than that, and later it might save a lot less.

As I said, there's a decent chance the Colts arent even draining the clock at that point.  Having 2 TOs rather than 1 changes (slightly) how you call the game down the stretch.  It's not like "wow this dude is a braindead moron" bad but I don't agree that stopping the clock with 5:25 left is the right decision.

[BigSlick]

Bad day for the 2024 Bears, good day overall for the Bears franchise and Caleb Williams 

[UMFan83]

13 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

tbf on the kicker thing, Santos' second kick would have easily been good from 56

Yeah but it would have been his career long.  He doesn't have a strong leg.  

That said, it was 4th and 6 I think.  Kind of a no man's land...not a great situation to go for it, not a great situation to punt it, but a low percentage kick attempt.  I don't hate the call and my list wasn't necessarily a list of stupid decisions, but of annoying things that occurred in a game the Bears lost by less than a TD.

[Soul]

I’m going to be honest I had never heard of Waldron before the Bears hired him and I could have done without ever knowing about him.  This guy is a bum and it’s really depressing that this is the sort of coordinator our leadership thinks should be given a shot.

[Derwood]

Just now, Soul said:

I’m going to be honest I had never heard of Waldron before the Bears hired him and I could have done without ever knowing about him.  This guy is a bum and it’s really depressing that this is the sort of coordinator our leadership thinks should be given a shot.

It really felt like MAC level coaching out there.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Besides the goal line sequence, I thought the play calling was great.

 

We even got everything fans always say they want: tons of slants, some moving pockets and bootlegs

[Outshined_One]

The bottom line I got out of this week is Caleb is still going through growing pains, the coaching staff goes through periods of doing brainless crap, and they're still trying to figure out the OL and RBs.

Losses suck, but this one seems to be a lot better than last week's loss.

[UMFan83]

Andy Dalton is destroying our shot at getting the 33rd overall pick 😞