Week 8 - Bears (4-2) @ Commanders (5-2), 3:25 p.m. Sunday 10/27

[Tryptamine]

I just get the feeling this is a game Caleb might have to put up 30-35 to win.

[David]

Prob my biggest concern today will be the offensive operation in a hostile environment.  They haven't shown they can operate at a high level w/the silent count and whatnot.  Hoping they worked on that (as much as it can be done in practice) over the bye.

Edited October 27, 2024 by David

[Bertz]

I feel like in situations like this which offer especially high potential for "the discourse" to get really stupid I always come out on the wrong end.  So expect the Bears to lose today, Daniels to ball out, and and all the worst take-havers you know to have a lot to say this week.

[raw]

1 hour ago, BigSlick said:

This is the kind of game I *expect* to Bears to lose. It’s a game where they will most likely have to score quite a bit to keep up, something the Bears as a franchise has never been able to do. Yeah yeah, the defense is pretty good, but we have to view good or even great defenses as *mitigating* offenses, not shutting people down. If the goal for the Bears winning is to hope to hold the Redskins under 20 points - we’ve already lost. It’s certainly possible, but it’s not something to count on. 
 

We’re, hopefully, entering an era where our QB can continuously go toe to toe with the opponents offense. I have a sinking feeling about the game but I’m also hopeful to see something I haven’t really seen before : answering scores for scores, driving late for a chance to win, etc.

We’re gonna learn a lot in any case!

I didn't say holding them under 20 is the "goal". I said if they hold them under 20, they would win. They don't "need" to do that to win, which is why I didn't say that.

Not saying you said I said that, but that's not where this team is anymore. Washington has put up numbers vs bad defenses. The Bears are the best they will see. The Bears have put up numbers vs bad defenses as well. Analytically, Washington is a bad defense. 

The Commanders may very well score their league-leading season average of 32 points, but I don't know why you guys are acting like it would be a surprise if they didn't against the Bears, when they've literally held everyone to 21 or less in the last 13.

[Hairyducked Idiot]

14 minutes ago, raw said:

I didn't say holding them under 20 is the "goal". I said if they hold them under 20, they would win. They don't "need" to do that to win, which is why I didn't say that.

Not saying you said I said that, but that's not where this team is anymore. Washington has put up numbers vs bad defenses. The Bears are the best they will see. The Bears have put up numbers vs bad defenses as well. Analytically, Washington is a bad defense. 

The Commanders may very well score their league-leading season average of 32 points, but I don't know why you guys are acting like it would be a surprise if they didn't against the Bears, when they've literally held everyone to 21 or less in the last 13.

Because, in my estimation and from watching them, this Commanders offense is better than any of those 13 

 

They're especially good at not turning the ball over, and their QB won't throw away third downs, the two keys our defense used to success.

Edited October 27, 2024 by Hairyducked Idiot

[David]

14 minutes ago, Hairyducked Idiot said:

 

 

They're especially good at not turning the ball over, and their QB won't throw away third downs, the two keys our defense used to success.

Are they or have they just played a disproportionate amount of defenses that are so bad that they make it look that way?

[CubinNY]

Here we go. I couple of hits on Daniels and he’ll be out. 

[CubinNY]

 It a good start. 

Lol

[BigSlick]

I’m SO TIRED of starting horribly. Please god can we have an opening drive not look like a massacre

[Wilson A2000]

Terrible first drive which is all too common 

[We Got The Whole 9]

They are the absolute worst with early possessions. This horsefeathers has to stop. 

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Like I said: I don't trust our offense not to step on it's own weiner 

[UMFan83]

How many blocks in the back did the refs ignore on that return?

[UMFan83]

Yeah this is terrible. Can we restart 

[BigSlick]

Expect a lot of this : they will move the ball. 
 

absolutely disastrous to throw a drive away and to not recover the fumble

[Sammy Sofa]

I got an offer for a free luxury box ticket to this one and said no.

[We Got The Whole 9]

Great Dexter is down too. 

[minnesotacubsfan]

Moral victories

[David]

4 minutes ago, Sammy Sofa said:

I got an offer for a free luxury box ticket to this one and said no.

Were they requiring you to wear shorts or something??

[We Got The Whole 9]

Holy horsefeathers that was so close 

[minnesotacubsfan]

5 minutes ago, Sammy Sofa said:

I got an offer for a free luxury box ticket to this one and said no.

#humblebrag

 

[UMFan83]

You almost forget that we have a competent QB that knows how to read the defense and run this offense. It’s fun to be reminded of it

[Wilson A2000]

Caleb looks terrible

[BigSlick]

Man, Caleb is not looking settled down. He’s missing people he shouldn’t be and the whole offense is looking uncoordinated.

 

Bad! Not good!

[UMFan83]

Capable but he is off so far today. Definitely killed that drive with 2 bad throws