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  1. BigSlick
    I hold a contradictory position of disliking the aesthetics of domed football while also finding it inhumane to make football players play in -20 degree weather. Can we do some sort of retractable roof situation? Ugh, but I also love snowy football when its not crazy cold out. I can't win!
  2. BigSlick
    I'm not even entertaining the idea that the Bears could lose this game. I mean, they obviously could, but it would be a disaster. This isn't the type of game that a team that makes the playoffs loses, at home, at this point in the season. I desperately want them to win a comfortable game. I don't care how good Myles Garrett is and I don't care how good their vaunted defense is. The Browns are a basket-case team running out a 5th round rookie QB and the Bears need to run over them like they did the Eagles.
  3. BigSlick
    Personally I think the Bears will beat the Browns handily, win at least one of the last three games and be in the playoffs. I guess that's a weird thought to have though?
  4. BigSlick
    Nahshon Wright and Kevin Byard, your table is set.
  5. BigSlick
    I love you man, but I think you're wrong on this one - he was hugely disruptive all game long., most especially in that first half It wasn't as bad as the Maxx Crosby game where he utterly dominated a total half of football, but it wasn't that far off.
  6. BigSlick
    The final play of the game is getting a lot of attention, which makes sense, but I’m kind of surprised that Ben Johnson’s handling of the entire sequence isn’t being questioned more. They let about 1:30 come off the clock before the 4th down play, and showed almost no urgency during that final set of downs. I get, and support, leaving Green Bay as little clock to respond if we score, but boy howdy it heavily restricted what they could do there, down to maybe ruling out a run on 4th and 1. (You could run, but you have to call a TO and then you’re down to ~20ish seconds to get 20 or so yards and a TD). I just thought overall it was a weirdly run drive once we crossed into Green Bag territory.
  7. BigSlick
    I'm gonna be rude but I need them to not only win this game, but to win it by more than one score. I think they take it, but I want them to pound a very bad team (with a very good and scary defense), at home. This should be a game thats kind of boring by the 3rd or 4th quarter. And please, be good for 60 minutes Caleb.
  8. BigSlick
    Watching the Texans is very cathartic for me because seeing this kind of "Terrible Offense with a sieve-like Offensive Line and good Defense" team struggle its way through every game in complete misery is exorcising my demons Never again. I don't want to experience it ever again.
  9. BigSlick
    I'm looking at every drive in the first half: 1st drive: run of 5 yards, incomplete pass, holding penalty, forced into 3rd and 15, incomplete pass 2nd drive: Incompletion, false start, incompletion, incompletion 3rd drive: 7yard run, 5 yard run, 2 yard pass (Caleb's first completion!), 1 yard run, Incompletion, Punt 4th drive is a 14 play drive for a field goal that includes 9 runs, including 6 in a row at one point. So, you can quibble a little bit, but I'm less mad than I was when I saw Caleb at 0-5 passing and the Bears totally dead in the water. You probably could have started the 2nd drive with a run, but due to penalties and down and distance Johnson was pretty much forced to pass on several other downs. You can say "oh we're just running 1st and 2nd down no matter what" but then you are just completely one dimensional and defenses will be entirely keyed on the run. Maybe that's what they should have done! But I'm not *that* mad about it. Just a little mad. Regardless, Caleb and the Line has to play better against a fearsome pass rush. Yeah it's not easy, but if they're just slightly less horsefeathers in the first half, they win this game.
  10. BigSlick
    This is about the least bad I could feel following a loss to the Packers where we relinquish the NFC North lead. I have quibbles with Ben Johnson's opening gameplan (I think you gotta start off pounding the ball more, but game flow also dictates a little bit of that), but he clearly adjusted in the second half. I also think he let waaaay too much time come off the clock on the last drive, I understand wanting to leave Green Bay zero time left if you score, but he let so much come off that it restricted his playcalls. We weren't on the goal line, we were on the Green Bay like, 20. It was a mistake. But overall, the dude has a superior grasp of game flow, play calling, and strategic calls in general. he's obviously inspired the entire roster. Things are good. I trust in Ben.
  11. BigSlick
    I think the first 6 plays of this game were 5 passes and 1 run. I know you don’t want to be totally predictable, but we just can’t do that Ben,
  12. BigSlick
    Why are we mad at Kyler? Lmao
  13. BigSlick
    At the end of the day, I really don’t feel too bad about this one. Caleb had a half where he was just awful, and they barely lose the game. Johnson had a blah game, calling wise. Defense is really not a super talented bunch and they still competed and got the ball back a number of times. we definitely weren’t outclassed.
  14. BigSlick
    Not a great game from anyone. Johnson bafflingly didn’t run the ball a lot to start the game. Defense got a couple clutch stops but not when it mattered. Caleb was brutal, then brilliant. We need him brilliant for 60 mins.
  15. BigSlick
    This clock management has been insane, Ben
  16. BigSlick
    Lmao I’ve almost never seen a play like that before. Jacob’s was dead to rights 5 yards behind the LOS and…. Nobody made the tackle
  17. BigSlick
    Told you boys the game wasn’t over yet
  18. BigSlick
    Not a great game for the Oline or Johnson for that matter
  19. BigSlick
    Thanks a lot D
  20. BigSlick
    I wish Caleb could just start here instead of taking a half to get here
  21. BigSlick
    Caleb is my dude.
  22. BigSlick
    Nahshon with another great play. Guys on a heater. well the best thing I can say is this half started well for us
  23. BigSlick
    What is most upsetting about this game so far is that this is playing out like every Bears Packers game of the last 25 years. Bears offense does nothing except embarrass, Bears D is heroic but gives up daggers to the good Packers QB, we feel shame.
  24. BigSlick
    Hey boys, settle down. The game is not over.
  25. BigSlick
    There is that weird pop fly, can of corn ball. I don’t understand how that Isn’t picked off
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