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Hate all these Thursday night games. But I'm faced with 2 must wins to end the season and get into the playoffs. I think I have pretty good teams, but have made some bad decisions (Ryan over RG3 last week) and had some bad luck (4 straight single digit losses in a league where I was 6-1). Schaub vs. DET Flacco vs. San Diego Ryan vs. TB RG3 vs. Dallas Jalen Parmele vs. TEN Torrey Smith vs. SD

Can we accurately say that the bears really haven't developed much of anything out of their recent drafts? This coaching staff is awful No. Melton is one of the best in the league at DT after being a college RB and DE. Wright and Conte have been decent. Wootton is finally developing. Louis was a college TE that is a serviceable OG. Paea is decent. DJ Moore. Forte is a recent pick too. Its not ideal but the Bears have had players develop fine. Scouting has been another issue.

Rachal was either pissed he was demoted or pissed that he got criticized for his play on Monday.

No but he's due 8 million and will likely be cut from a team with some cap issues and maybe trying to resign Jennings.

At worst he'd be the RH version of Lahair. Cubs could use a RH bat off the bench

I've always said the Bears had a bad combo of an OL that couldn't pass block for very long and WRs that couldn't get open very quick. I thought either getting an OL or getting a WR would work. And honestly it should....with a competent OC. Gotta work with what u have. We saw Marty make the offense work in Dallas a couple years ago. We saw a legit offensive team for 5 weeks before Cutler got hurt last year. Why can't this [expletive] be competent with better WR talent? This is a lot on coaching, but that doesn't mean the personnel is good enough.

Good game. Really good first 12 minutes of the game. Great rally by Georgetown late as IU missed FTs (by players who never miss FTs). IU just had too many players that could score in bunches. A lot of the ticky-tack fouls went IUs way too.

Not a big fan of Nickell Robey. He's listed at 5'8" so he's probably closer to 5'7". I like Cooper but there were some other guys who they should have taken instead (Dallas Thomas or Barrett Jones). An interesting guy I like is OT Brennan Williams who Walter had in the 3rd round. He probably was a late first rounder/high second rounder before he hurt himself. Would be a great pick up with the Bears second rounder (also like Ertz who went one pick after him). Also, I noticed he had Robert Woods slipping to the second round, that seems too low. Especially considering a lot of the shine is off him because of injury and he should heal up with rest. Yeah, if that's the board, I'm looking to trade to the top of the 2nd to someone wanting a QB. If staying, I'm taking Thomas and Ertz.

52 of 108 from the field. 27-71 from 3. 7-10 from the FT line. Just think if he had had a good shooting night! Good lord.

Big Jonathan Cooper fan. Not sure that's great value in the 1st though, especially if Jones, Thomas, and Fluker are still on the board in the 2nd.

From what I read/have heard, he's more 91-93 ish. Changes speeds well with his fastball, has an OK changeup, but can't get the curve or slider to do much. But I would say he has much more command than Wells. Not that Wells walked a ton of people (until this past year), but he just never seemed to be able to put the ball where he wanted it as well as I think Loux can...in the sense of missing bats, causing weak contact, making "pitcher's pitches". If the Cubs can get Loux's offspeed stuff to do anything, he could be a solid #3 starter. But yeah health wise, he's probably always going to miss starts here and there in his career.

Tampa's schedule is rough. 2 vs. Atlanta, @ NO and @ Denver. Minnesota's is even tougher with the Bears twice, GB twice, and Houston with 4 of the next 5 on the road. If Seattle can't figure out how to win on the road (also have SF at home) that's going to leave the door open for Dallas and NO to get in. An NFC playoffs with GB, SF, NYG, Dallas and NO is a dangerous group for the Bears to have to face, if they are the 6th team in and having no offense.

The entire offense almost has to be fixed completely this offseason, if this team is going to win anything in the near future. I'm not one who has bought into the whole "defense getting old" argument, as the Bears have plenty of young talent on D. But there will be change on the defensive side of the ball in the near future. They aren't going to keep playing at a record setting TO turned into TD pace. Can't afford to have Cutler hurt anymore. Granted, the last 2 injuries were after throwing an INT and an illegal hit outside of the pocket (both ironically in games he got almost faced no pressure in). But the Bears have most of the pieces now that good offenses have. They have the QB, they have a stud WR. As I mentioned, I'd like to see the offense designed to use Marshall to make everyone else better (seriously, Eddie Royal caught 90 balls w/ Marshall next to him). But the Bears are at the point (been there actually) where they have to go offense-heavy in the draft and free agency. Draft OL 1st round. Hell, draft TE in the 2nd (Ertz) if you have to. Sign an OL-man. Draft OL later (4th-6th round). I'd probably even draft a WR at some point to take even more reps from Hester and even Bennett if necessary. Bears offense next year should look like: QB- Cutler, ?, ? RB- Forte, Bush, Allen WR- Marshall, Jeffery, Bennett, drafted WR, Weems, Hester (just because I don't think they have the balls to cut him) TE- draft pick/FA signing, Adams, Rodriguez LT- draft pick/FA signing, Webb LG- draft pick/FA signing C- Edwin Williams/draft pick/FA signing/not Garza RG- Louis, backup RT- Carimi (he's been terrible, but gotta give him more time) Shouldn't be that hard to replace 3 starters from outside the roster.

Ouch. They may never score a point this year.

Traded for Moustakas and don't even have him on the roster. Must have gotten lost in the 35 other 3B acquired. Cubs make out well in every trade.

Where is the creativity with the routes. Seriously. Do the Bears run anything other than slant, go, out and comeback routes? Where are the corner routes that gave the Bears problems last night? Where are the crossing patterns, pick plays, double moves? I know some of those take time to develop, but damn do something. The Wrs can't beat man coverage other than Marshall. They aren't even using Marshall to open it up for everyone else (crossing routes making the d choose). This whole offense is elementary. Every team knows what they are going to do.

I'm going to bed.

This game is a dumb ass

Even better, I'm going to lose my 4th straight fantasy game by single digits. 2nd week in a row I'm going to lose with Forte (my 1st round pick) and Gould as the last to play, needing less than 20 points from them (18 last week, 15 this week).

That was still better than every Bears drive so far.

Get sacked half the time. Other half of the time make a terrible throw to a completely covered receiver.

Yeah, I just laughed at that sack. Left side of the OL is ridiculously bad, but let's not give them any help though.

90 yard 2 minute drive anyone? Seriously, if you guys know anyone that could do it send them to SF in Bears uniforms.

Mercy?

Gruden, the OL has been bad for 4 years. At some point, it's on the [expletive] guy calling a draw on 2nd and 11 down 20 points when he knows his OL can't figure out his assignments.