Bears week 9: vs Tampa SNF on NBC

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I'm thankful that the Bears are past moral victories and on to ugly wins

[Brian707]

Just playing what it's. If Zavion Thomas doesn't do dumb horsefeathers when the Bears are at the 6 does Caleb throw a pick there?  Seems like the game changed at that point 

[bjam12]

4 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Just playing what it's. If Zavion Thomas doesn't do dumb horsefeathers when the Bears are at the 6 does Caleb throw a pick there?  Seems like the game changed at that point 

No. or if Rome doesn't drop the wide open TD a few plays before too. 

[Old Style]

5 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

Just playing what it's. If Zavion Thomas doesn't do dumb horsefeathers when the Bears are at the 6 does Caleb throw a pick there?  Seems like the game changed at that point 

Totally agree that play changed the entire game. 

[bjam12]

Perfectly timed bye week. 

What's up with Swift? I thought there was a few times it looked like his burst was back. But it didn't feel like he was on the field much. 

[mul21]

34 minutes ago, bjam12 said:

No. or if Rome doesn't drop the wide open TD a few plays before too. 

I'll blame Rome for the first TD drop, but that second ball was on his hands before he could get them in the right position, so it's hard for me to blame him much for that one.

That officiating crew was ass last night, and not just to the Bears detriment.  There were so many flags that shouldn't have been thrown, most notably the two holds on the Bears during returns, but the second false start Wirfs got called for was imaginary.  I hope we don't see them again the rest of the year.

[Rex Buckingham]

48 minutes ago, bjam12 said:

Perfectly timed bye week. 

What's up with Swift? I thought there was a few times it looked like his burst was back. But it didn't feel like he was on the field much. 

I think Swift is banged up as all get out but couldn't get any rest because he's the only healthy NFL RB on the roster. The bye week will be really good for him. 

Also tonight, the OL was getting pushed around by a good Bucs front and Bowles was sending blitzers like crazy

[Geographyhater8888]

Blueberry has been bad, when is our day 1 ready 24 YO center going to step in?

[Banedon]

55 minutes ago, bjam12 said:

Perfectly timed bye week. 

What's up with Swift? I thought there was a few times it looked like his burst was back. But it didn't feel like he was on the field much. 

Banged up and doesn't have Monangai there to eat up a bunch of carries.  The dude is tired.

 

[Soul]

I come away from this game thinking the Bucs D is top tier. Possibly the best in the league. Because of the record they fly under the radar a bit. But their ability to apply massive pressure up the middle took Caleb completely off his game once they decided to bring it. Other teams will try it now, but I’m thinking few can pull it off like the Bucs. Plus their run D is legit. Any holes are plugged immediately. You just cannot pry open a lane to run through and expect it to stay open long enough.

Their offense is stinky. Mayfield is game, but there aren’t any reliable targets. We put them down early and it limited their ability to rely on the run, which is the strong suit. When they needed to throw late - that’s when we got our best pressure.

[Geographyhater8888]

4 minutes ago, Soul said:

I come away from this game thinking the Bucs D is top tier. Possibly the best in the league. Because of the record they fly under the radar a bit. But their ability to apply massive pressure up the middle took Caleb completely off his game once they decided to bring it. Other teams will try it now, but I’m thinking few can pull it off like the Bucs. Plus their run D is legit. Any holes are plugged immediately. You just cannot pry open a lane to run through and expect it to stay open long enough.

Their offense is stinky. Mayfield is game, but there aren’t any reliable targets. We put them down early and it limited their ability to rely on the run, which is the strong suit. When they needed to throw late - that’s when we got our best pressure.

They’re a much better team than their record says. Their strength of schedule and point differential, with mayfield missing 4 games (he’s better than Daniels) isn’t a team you should expect to blowout. 

[bjam12]

10 hours ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

That was a really empty win.

I know where you are coming from but I'll just say this: Every win is so important in our division so that makes it feel less empty to me. 

[Geographyhater8888]

5 minutes ago, bjam12 said:

I know where you are coming from but I'll just say this: Every win is so important in our division so that makes it feel less empty to me. 

It felt that way in the moment with Burden leaving the game. It’s a concussion so hopefully he’ll be back for the saints game with an extra week to clear protocols, so there’s that. 

 

[We Got The Whole 9]

36 minutes ago, Geographyhater8888 said:

Blueberry has been bad, when is our day 1 ready 24 YO center going to step in?

Definitely not happening this year. He was horrible in camp and he's not even a thought it seems. Really thought he was plug and play too.

[Banedon]

 

[Banedon]

Boy, there are not many breathers on the schedule are there?  The bye, then the Saints, which we should handle...but after that, the Dolphins are the only real gimme on the schedule.

I recognize the danger of overlooking any team, obviously.  Just saying, the rest of the schedule is tough.

[Soul]

48 minutes ago, We Got The Whole 9 said:

Definitely not happening this year. He was horrible in camp and he's not even a thought it seems. Really thought he was plug and play too.

It’s possible the learning curve is just really steep for a rookie at that position in this offense.

[We Got The Whole 9]

9 minutes ago, Soul said:

It’s possible the learning curve is just really steep for a rookie at that position in this offense.

Then Poles and co really left some meat on the bone for a contending team on a rookie qb contract. Thomas too. Could have filled their roles with warm bodies and gone after more immediate help. 

[gflore34]

If Thomas isn't stupid, the INT never happens, Bears probably go up 21-3 and win more comfortably.  I've no problems with Bears seeing the Bucs again.  The game was a one-off regarding Caleb' mistakes, don't believe the Bucs can count on him repeating them.

[BigSlick]

Yeah, Zavion is making really bad rookie mistakes that he simply cannot make. You can’t penalize your team like that right when you’re about to step on your opponent’s throat. It started a cascading series of mistakes that threw the game into a mudslop.

Still, Caleb is responsible for his throws and I think he needed to be brought down to earth a little bit. He needs to be confident and even cocky, but he can’t be thinking he can get away with anything because of his arm. This may end up being good in the long run.

[Soul]

I still think Thomas gets it together and becomes a valuable piece. But yeah, that was just horrible.

[Banedon]

Baker Mayfield: Bears barked out the Buccaneers' cadence, causing a false start - NBC Sports

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“I don’t know,” Mayfield said. “The last one, I know they were barking out the cadence, which you can’t do that. It’s tough for the refs to call that because they’re not right there at the line of scrimmage. They called that on Tristan, but you can’t do that.”

This was the phantom false start call anyway.

[Banedon]

 

[UMFan83]

2 hours ago, Soul said:

But their ability to apply massive pressure up the middle took Caleb completely off his game once they decided to bring it. Other teams will try it now, but I’m thinking few can pull it off like the Bucs.

I think getting this exposed and still winning is huge for the team, especially right before the bye.  Show us how you can beat us and then give us 2 weeks to scheme our way around it (your point about few teams being able to pull it off is valid too of course).  We might have a glaring weakness up the middle but we can do things to limit how much you can abuse that weakness.

[Wilson A2000]

54 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

If Thomas isn't stupid, the INT never happens, Bears probably go up 21-3 and win more comfortably.  I've no problems with Bears seeing the Bucs again.  The game was a one-off regarding Caleb' mistakes, don't believe the Bucs can count on him repeating them.

Yes, but it was a bad read regardless of the stupid penalty