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Everything posted by gflore34
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Wasn't even close, quite clear, in fact.
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Sure looks as the Fields and the ball broke the plane of the goal line, just ever so barely but, nonetheless he did.
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Always love when Collingsworth highlights what a great blocker a guy is when he's holding.
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To be fair there's an outrageous amount of GB holding going on out there, don't think there's been a run play were Jenkins hasn't been tugging a Bears jersey.
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Fields continues to hold on to the ball far too long. Either throw it away or take off doesn't seem that hard.
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I'm just about done with Kmet, he's got to be the weakest TE in football, constantly, getting blown up by DB's half his size. Just the slightest bit a coverage or pressure leads almost always leads to a dropped pass.
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Would be awfully nice if Fields gives us anything, something showing the future is his.
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I have bad vibes but its most likely a mix of conditioned to expect blowouts against the Packers on prime time and crippling fear that Fields struggles on prime time again. But I'm a pessimist that loves to be proven wrong. Don't want to listen to #1 Rodgers sycophant (and I'm certain he'll find way to make excuses for Favre along the way) Collingsworth while Fields struggles and the Bears get blown out. Come on Justin give us something.
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Don't expect the Bears to win but, boy, it would sweet to see Fields light them up. Maybe, something like 42-38 Packers? Just once I want to see a Bears QB not perform like a deer in headlights or throw boneheaded passes that are intercepted by Adrian Amos. Its about time a former Packer, St. Brown, went wild on his former team, certainly would be a refreshing change of script.
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Could even have called a play quickly (or called two before the third down play) and if you don't get it, you have 3 timeouts left where you could get the ball back if you get a quick stop. Unlikely you drive down in 40ish seconds for a FG attempt with no timeouts but we've seen crazier things happen. Like you said, just an awful decision. With the time outs in hand, could have run at least, one more play if not, two, to give themselves better field position for the FG.
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That sucks, how is it that the Bears are so terrible at WR yet, what Dak had yesterday not a pile of hot horsefeathers?
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Ha, ha, horsefeathers you NFL experts and National Media with your over the top negativity of the Bears.
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Refreshingly, the Bears have avoided such stupidity, a definite plus.
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Unlike last season Fields is starting to get flags of course, he still takes the [expletive] hit.
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I don't give a rat's ass about the Niners scoring but, this going into a shell and, continuously running the ball because they're scared of Field's making mistakes is not going to accomplish much.
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I think one facet of the Bears where we'll most definitely see improvement is them being prepared, less mistake prone, in general, a whole lot less of the head scratching stupidity of Nagy. I know the bar's pretty low but, I feel there's been a step up in coaching and we'll take notice.
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For me the outcome of the game is unimportant, I just want to see Fields light up Niners thereby, giving the national media and other experts a collective middle finger. Of course, it's the Bears so the most probable result is the usual garbage we've come to expect. Fields doesn't have the supporting cast and can't do it himself. Everything that's happened to this point suggests that they aren't invested in him being successful. Which brings us back to WTF was Poles hired if not fully invested in Fields' success? Doesn't make sense that Poles would just immediately write him off without at least, seeing what they have to work with. Is that what a smart GM would do? Moreover, I get the sense that many think Poles had the roster flexibility and, or draft picks to make some kind big time moves on offense. Thanks to Pace' ineptitude he didn't, I'm not defending Poles just stating realistically, there's not much he could have done this offseason.
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Kind of how I feel too. Despite reading nothing but articles about the Bears being terrible this year, I can still kind of talk myself into thinking that if things go right and coaching is competent and fields takes a leap they can be a surprisingly decent team. Don’t get me wrong, we’re talking about 7-10 or 8-9 instead of 4-13 but that seems so much more satisfying and enjoyable. Probably just a homer trying to have hope against all odds but who knows. I just hope they aren’t unwatchable bad like some of those Fox era teams. Give me something to look forward to each week even if it’s Fields making strides For me the outcome of the game is unimportant, I just want to see Fields light up Niners thereby, giving the national media and other experts a collective middle finger. Of course, it's the Bears so the most probable result is the usual garbage we've come to expect.
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I loved what I saw too, and I’m starting to get pumped about seeing how Fields’ 2nd year pans out. That video focuses on the one TD pass which was obviously a major breakdown in coverage but his dart to Griffin was golden, all the rollout stuff was excellent, and he seemed to be able to survey his options rather than having to lock in. I think he might’ve even done a little no-look on one throw. It was good all-around. The no look and looking off defender stuff (3rd down conversion on sidelines & Kmet TD pass) is simply high level QB stuff. Shows a clear understanding of how to manipulate defenders to get what he wants. Funny, the sideline play was similar to last week, when he did the opposite. Last week.he had the sideline guy, but tried to get the TD. This time he looked at the deeper guy to open up the sideline. I know things aren't going to always come as easy as it was vs Cleveland, but it's still nice to see. The 1st half yesterday is what good offenses look like on a regular basis. At the very least, with this offensive scheme, they're attempting to put him in a position to succeed. The lack of weapons notwithstanding, that's all you can ask of a coaching staff.
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The White Sox Thread: 2022 Will Be the Last Call for TLR (P. 11)
gflore34 replied to Banedon's topic in General Baseball Talk
Reminds me more of the 2009 Cubs. The 2004 team still won 89 games. 2009 they never got going, despite a garbage division like the WS this year. I can see both comparisons, but the 2004 was built to win and there were big expectations. The 2009 team was a zombie version of the team that won 97 games the year before when the Trib decided to cut payroll. There were expectations but I don't think anyone was too shocked that they were hovering around .500 most of the year. This Sox team was supposedly built to win and while their record closer resembles the 2009 Cubs, the sense of disappointment and dislike of the team is more comparable to 2004 imo. Both are certainly applicable, 2004 still resonates, losing 7 of their last 9, losing 2 of 3 against the Mets, 3 of 4 vs. the Reds, Hawkins serving up that meatball to Victor Diaz, didn't that season end with Kerry Wood taking a bat to Sosa' boom box? -
The White Sox Thread: 2022 Will Be the Last Call for TLR (P. 11)
gflore34 replied to Banedon's topic in General Baseball Talk
It's too bad or perhaps, not, that WS fans got a reincarnation of the 2004 Cubs this year. A tremendously frustrating team to watch right down to the shitty managing. -
From an injury prospective I wish them well and hope they recover but, really the only one worth caring about is Jones. Pringle and Harry are never going to be more than placeholders so, here's hoping Jones' injury is not one that keeps him out for too long.
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There's no such thing as "irrational" pessimism when it comes to the Cubs. Really don't trust Jed and the GM to get the best possible value.
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Eh, if we're talking 6th to 10th we're still pretty far from replacement level too. More like 20th to 40th. The only real depth they added was day 3 rookies who rarely out produce replacement level vets. Yeah, I've had so many discussions this offseason that "Jason Peters was a shadow of his former self and James Daniels wasn't that good". Well, yeah, but now you got guys who you don't even know can play that well and all of them are about the same age or even older than Daniels was last year. Same with Robinson, sure he was bad. But Byron Pringle is coming off his only year producing more than Robinson and it's nowhere near most of ARob's career. Different does not equal better. My guess is their counting on an offense tailored to what Fields does well as the difference maker? Because their actions on the player acquisition side have spoken to them not being on board with Fields development is our number one priority. They couldn't even bring themselves to draft the best WR available in Brisker' slot instead, waiting and drafting a long shot in Jones. What I don't get is why Poles was hired or, even considered, without being 100% committed to doing everything he can to help Fields improve.
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Definitely, they may struggle a little coming out the gate however, towards the end of the season I could see them being very good with a real chance to finally make it past the first weekend of the tournament.