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  1. BigbadB
    Sure would have been nice to actually have game tape of this guy in college before making the pick. Will Nagy have Trubisky on a short leash Sunday? If so, does he go with Daniels or Bray? I have to think if he doesn't show some success in the first or second offensive series the boos are going to cascade down. They would have to make a roster change to get Bray on the active roster. It would be easy to do by dropping Mike Davis. When you only run 7 times a game, you don't really need a 3rd RB.
  2. BigbadB
    Crazy feet. doesn't see secondary options, doesn't plant his feet properly to make throws, throws miss terribly. I don't know why you can't have a plan to trade for someone before Tuesday if he has another stinker this weekend. I'd give Bray a chance out there rather than continue to let Trubisky frustrate the WR group further.
  3. BigbadB
    Saw an article where Michael Lombardi suggests trading for Nick Foles, who is coming back soon from a broken collar bone. It's a cap space nightmare. But Foles is familiar with the Andy Reid offense, having played for KC and Phily. ETA: The absolute earliest Foles would be able to play is week 11. That's probably too late to make the playoffs, so that's not a good plan.
  4. BigbadB
    As a trade or in the offseason? They were referring to the trade deadline, Carolina maybe wanting to move forward with Kyle Allen, Cam maybe needing a change of scenery. blah blah blah.
  5. BigbadB
    Latest story on Yahoo sports says Cam Newton would make sense for the Bears. Not sure how the Bears could afford him with their current draft pick situation. But, I do like thinking outside the box. It may take that to find a replacement behind center.
  6. BigbadB
    There is so much to say about yesterday's game, but I'll just say that I'm ready to be done with the Trubisky experiment. He's not an NFL QB. He looks scared in the pocket. He doesn't see the whole field. He's wildly inaccurate. And he's not going to be anything different next week.
  7. BigbadB
    Ahh. I spoke too soon.
  8. BigbadB

    NFL Week 6

    BigbadB replied to UMFan83's topic in Other Sports

    My favorite was the helmet to helmet call. It's my favorite, because I read somewhere that they would have still called him on that if he actually intercepted the ball. If you watch him on that play, he was entirely going for the ball. Hands forward to make the catch. There would be nothing different that guy could do on that play.
  9. BigbadB
    Not sure if I understand the promotion of Abdullah Anderson. Bars is still on the practice squad, right?
  10. BigbadB
    Yep. It'd be hard to justify coming out or the bye with zero changes to that unit, but I'm sure that will be what happens.. At what point does Nagy try something different though? Just when an injury forces him to? They can always make Long pretend his aches and pains are worse than they actually are to save face and get someone else in there.
  11. BigbadB
    I wouldn't hate taking a shot. I pretty much forgot the Bears had TEs. Bars should take the spot of one of the ridiculous number of TE's they are carrying. Burton, Shaheen, Brauneker, Holtz and then Sowell was on the roster last week. I think Sowell was cut to add Bray. Let Sowell go and put Bray back on the practice squad and you have your spot for Bars, assuming Trubisky can manage the backup role to Daniel if he isn't ready in two weeks to just take over for Daniel. The lack of production from TE makes having 5 below average guys on the roster a bit ridiculous. After watching the OLine get devoured against the Raiders, Bars needs to get a chance. Especially if teams are knocking on the door to steal him. If he's good enough to be a backup on the Patriots, surely he's good enough to be a back up with this disappointing group. Hell, maybe even at a starter.
  12. BigbadB
    Kwiatkoski deserved a game ball on Sunday. He looked like ass in preseason, so that was a pleasant surprise. I've always liked him. Thought he played well the last few years. It was just this preseason that had me concerned.
  13. BigbadB
    yup, very scary. Hopefully they learned something from the Giants debacle last year, but another concern is that everybody will focus on Mack getting his revenge. NFL games like to go off script. I'm very scared of a full Chase Daniel game. Does Mack really need revenge, though? He was traded to a much better situation and he got his big payday. He is probably thankful. With that said, I'm sure Derek Carr will be running for his life. I'd guess Roquan, Hicks and Nichols all suit up. If Roquan doesn't play on Sunday, they won't be able to continue hiding this "personal issue" story any longer. It will become too much of a distraction, and that is something the team could do without right now.
  14. BigbadB
    Why would they want Case Keenum? I'd put Keenum on the short list of potential replacements that are likely better than Daniel or Trubisky.
  15. BigbadB
    Couldn't the Bears get Case Keenum on the cheap from Washington? Rumors are that they may start Colt McCoy this week, and that puts Haskins back in the role of learning the NFL game where he probably should be. I don't think I would hate that deal, depending on what it would cost. Do the Bears really go with Daniel/Bray for the length of time Trubisky might be out? Maybe they do because Daniel didn't do anything to hurt himself in the Vikings game.
  16. BigbadB
    He had one good season and was probably the worst 'feature' running back in the league last year (maybe Carlos Hyde was worse). Glad to see he had one good game with the Eagles, though. Tough one for the Packers last night when you consider the injuries. Adams is so key for their offense. I felt that Howard's usage by Nagy's playbook is why Howard was rated so poorly. Howard in the game= running play or pass to potentially anyone not named Jordan Howard. Cohen in the game=more likely a pass play. Howard was open on check downs repeatedly and ignored as an option time and again. Screen plays were just not an option when Howard was in the game, allowing the safeties to key on the run between the tackles. That predictability lessened the strength of the running game and eliminated a potential backfield threat in the passing game.
  17. BigbadB
    Offensively, they are definitely a talented group. Defensively, they look pretty bad.
  18. BigbadB
    Jordan Howard sure looked good last night. Caught a screen pass for a TD. Ran well. Not sure how his accomplishments offensively don't fit Nagy's system. You are welcome, Philadelphia.
  19. BigbadB
    Big brain=big helmet
  20. BigbadB
    Those incomplete passes are the ones he needs to complete. That would have improved those number tremendously. Unfortunately, I'm not sure he has that tool. So he should have a 100% completion rate? We'll have to live with the inexplicably missed throws. But I think he's still not seeing throws that are there. If that can't be fixed, that will be his downfall. But if he traded some weak dump offs for higher reward passed downfield that are there, he could throw every 10th one onto the rafters and be an above average passer. No, I'm not saying he should be 100%. My point is the throws beyond 15 yards are there and he isn't connecting on them. I think those are the most important connections he needs to make for the health of this offense. Defenses will continue forcing the short stuff for no gains and 3 and outs until Mitch proves he can hit one of those open receivers downfield.
  21. BigbadB
    That stats are somewhat misleading honestly. Will be interesting to see what the average yard per pass is by the end of the game. Lots of easy throws. But easy throws against an atrocious D leads to good stats. 7.94 ay/a. That would rank 8th overall in 2018 team stats. Suffice to say, barely performing in the upper quartile against a D like Washington leaves a lot to be desired still. And while I normally hate "take out this one play" type analysis, take out that Gabriel TD at the end of the half and they gained 6.5 y/a. That'd be bottom quartile type production. If week 2 was Nagy not trusting Trubisky at all, week 3 was trusting him with the absolute bare minimum. Not a bad tactic to ensure a W against a terrible team, but leaves a lot to be questioned as to his development. I still hope Mitch is at least as good as he was last year (average), but week 3 wasn't really different than week 1 or 2 save the opponent. So its definitely a concern to me that Mitch has actually regressed from last year. Those incomplete passes are the ones he needs to complete. That would have improved those number tremendously. Unfortunately, I'm not sure he has that tool.
  22. BigbadB
    Versteeg has already been sent to Rockford where he'll tutor the younger guys. Kruger was part of the price of unloading Hossa's contract. Surprisingly, Shaw isn't the worst player ever. He might actually be a useful player this season and I have never really thought much of Shaw. I love Saad so there's that. A lot of the season comes down to de Haan. He could be the other half of the shut down pairing that the Hawks so desperately needed last year and didn't have. Have their 2nd and 3rd pairings gotten any better though? I'm guessing no because any pairing involving Seabrook at this stage is going to suck. Love the dude for what he did from 08-16 but he's just horsefeathering bad now. How many years does he have left on his contract?
  23. BigbadB
    He looks ridiculous out there with his tiny body and huge helmet. HEED! PAPAH! NAHHHW! "So I Married An Axe Murderer" is one of my favorite movies.
  24. BigbadB
    Every incompletion by Mitch was to a wide open receiver. I know I can't expect him to be perfect, but none of those were actual drops. They were overthrows every time. I felt bad for Miller because 4 of those balls were his targets. One was in the backfield where Trubisky threw it over his head. That was probably a nothing play anyway, but it's pretty sad when you can't place a ball within a 10-12 foot window where the receiver can actually catch the ball. Also, 3 or 4 of those passes were potentially big plays. My excitement leading into this year was because I felt like Trubisky would get in tune with his receivers this year after having an entire offseason to work with them. Unfortunately, I am starting to believe that Trubisky is just not going to be an accurate passer. I guess there is still a possibility to win with an offense that punts a lot as they proved last year, but it's certainly asking a lot of the defense to repeat what they did last year.
  25. BigbadB
    I thought he looked constipated.
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