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  1. BigSlick
    This team is remarkable at squandering good will they have one game where they look good and competent and well coached and immediately they go and have a super sloppy messy game
  2. BigSlick
    THIS IS NOT A DRILL: THE BEARS HAVE FORCED A PUNT
  3. BigSlick
    Not quite sure what Bagent was looking for there
  4. BigSlick
    You probably do want to be able to force at least one punt in a game, however
  5. BigSlick
    That is a decisive No
  6. BigSlick
    CHICAGO BEARS CHALLENGE: CAN THEY FORCE A PUNT? Y/N?
  7. BigSlick
    This game is also a great example of why the Bears can’t have any illusions that the gameplan of “play defense and run the ball” doesn’t work in the modern NFL. you have to be able to score a lot and in bunches against actual good teams
  8. BigSlick
    This game is kind of a perfect encapsulation or why you can’t play good defense consistently if you can’t get a pass rush
  9. BigSlick
    There’s a 100% chance the Bears are down 31-7 when Bagent gets the ball back right?
  10. BigSlick
    You know the universe hates the Bears when Herbert throws a ball right at the helmet of a Bear and it can’t possibly land in the hands of a Bear
  11. BigSlick
    The refs are terribly biased here but man the Bears are also committing way too many penalties on top of it
  12. BigSlick
    Sucks the Chargers get a back-to-back opportunity here because the Bears offense is coming together have no hope the Bears d can get two stops but it would be what they need to be in this game
  13. BigSlick
    The refs are really not making things easy for the Bears lol
  14. BigSlick
    Please cut him right now I hate him so much
  15. BigSlick
    nooooooooooo whyyyyyyyy
  16. BigSlick
    Lmao well I guess Bagent actually does suck also the Bears defense getting a bit exposed now that they aren’t play schmoes its good to have clarity at least
  17. BigSlick
    The only ex-Bears QB that went on to have a successful career with another team that I can think of is Kyle Orton and even then it was like, a couple OK years in Denver. (Certainly not enough to make one regret the trade for Cutler) I’m really starting to lean into the Nature on the Nature v Nurture debate about QB development. The guy is either good or not and it’s unlikely you can ruin them with poor development. I don’t think the Bears have bad QB play because they’ve coached QBs poorly (though I think they have) but mainly because they’ve scouted QB prospects really badly
  18. BigSlick
    I'm probably simply overreacting to the Vikings game, where even a mediocre or regular-bad game is an easy Bears win. I don't know that "mojo" can go away and never come back, I don't think thats true. But there are mental skills that great QBs have that isn't reducible to simply intelligence - we know Fields is a smart guy and can metabolize the offense in isolation. The truth is, at this point, 2 and a half years in the league, he cannot execute that consistently on the field at game speed, which someone like Mahomes can do effortlessly. The thing thats annoying is, and I must stress I am not saying Bagent has the makings of a starter or anything, but that he, (for one game that was actually pretty mediocre by the standards of the modern NFL) had that mental processing and quick-twitch responsiveness that we've longed for Fields to display. Even during his great games, its because he excels with his feet and in that intermediate and long distance passing when he's got time to throw. Oh well. I just have to go through the phases of mourning with Fields, I guess.
  19. BigSlick
    Yeah that’s all fair, my main takeaway is more Fields related : the floor can’t be that bad. QBs can and will have bad games, but you simply can’t be THAT bad when you’re bad
  20. BigSlick
    The problem with Fields, obviously, is his floor for games is just way too goddamn low. You can’t have completely disaster games where the offense can’t function as frequently as he does. You can’t, regularly, fail to hit 150 yards passing. The bad games have to be salvaged, not turn into complete disasters, to at least be competitive. The floor, seemingly, with Bagent is higher. But the ceiling is probably….not very high at all.
  21. BigSlick
    Ok this is extremely funny: The Claypool Curse has infected the Dolphins: https://www.reddit.com/r/nfl/comments/17ebkx7/chase_claypool_has_already_infected_the_dolphins/
  22. BigSlick
    I think everyone needs to bear in mind that Bagent completed one pass over 15 yards in the air He played a very efficient game within the confines of a very limited play call (which is a testament to Getsy! Good job buddy!) but no, I don't think he can be a starter by any means https://twitter.com/dave_bfr/status/1716231485437456664?s=20
  23. BigSlick
    I cannot wait to listen to The Score this week, oh man its gonna be fun
  24. BigSlick
    I'm on board the "Demote Eberflus to DC and hire a real Head Coach" train. (I know they'll never do this)
  25. BigSlick
    I gotta say the Raiders are probably more depressing than the Bears. So this game made me feel better on that front.
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