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  1. BigSlick
    ugh go for it
  2. BigSlick
    this drive is starting to look like something
  3. BigSlick
    Defense has really stiffened up. Come on guys, lets see something special
  4. BigSlick
    The Center position is a problem.....as everyone except Poles seemingly realized
  5. BigSlick
    damn, you truly love to see it. momentum shifting.....lets get a nice good TD drive
  6. BigSlick
    LFG!!!! Thats the kind of thing they needed
  7. BigSlick
    i've watched a lot of bears games in my life. having watched that many i know for certain the titans will convert on this 3rd and 15
  8. BigSlick
    There's nothing that can happen in this one, singular game that will make me panic. It sucks if it sucks, and Caleb doesn't play well, but its literally the first game of his entire career I'm not gonna freak out over it.
  9. BigSlick
    Woof This is eerily reminiscent of the Packers game last year just in terms of the team not looking well prepared for the game. Just tons of little things not working well. Part of that is understandable with a new coach and a new QB but lordy. Its a mess out there.
  10. BigSlick
    still have a half to play and turn things around. hate that i have to keep saying that about this offense though. Oh well, we all knew in our better judgment that we would have to be patient. CJ Stroud-esque performances don't come around every year.
  11. BigSlick
    Hmm well this is entirely disastrous so far of course the thing I’m most upset about is the velus jones thing. Just completely unwarranted, unnecessary own goal. Why was this allowed to continue?
  12. BigSlick
    Absolutely inexcusable to keep Velus Jones in this team. Let this guy lose multiple games for the team for no discernible reason.
  13. BigSlick
    Well I mean it's probably going to be a competitive game. Good! I hope so. I don't think anyone serious is jazzing up the Bears as some sort of juggernaut when they were a 7-10 team with a rookie QB. Every game should be competitive, and we shouldn't be surprised by any result. Except the Panthers game. The Bears really should win that Panthers game.
  14. BigSlick
    The 2024 Cubs hate you, the viewer. They don't do it like the 2024 White Sox, that would be far too easy. No, they have a much more exquisite torture for you. Losing the first two games of the series and then winning in a blow out with a no hitter is exactly the kind of torture I'm talking about.
  15. BigSlick
    I’m actually fully expecting the Bears D to regress slightly. (Which I don’t care all that much about) Basically the only dependable thing you can do as a defense is get a good pass rush, and unless we see some big strides from some of our young DTackles (eminently possible!) or something surprising from the collection of non-Sweat D-Ends we’re likely not gonna have an elite pass rush. It doesn’t matter how good your coverage is in lieu of that. Mediocre to good QBs will beat it. Bears D in 2023 was maybe the best you could possibly hope for with one half of a season of one guy who can rush the passer. And we faced a whole lot of bums. but also none of that matters to me at all in comparison to seeing a professional offense for once in my goddamn life
  16. BigSlick
    Yeah I'm actually pretty nervous about how things are gonna go with the new kick off rules. Giving teams an additional 5-10 yards per drive will increase scoring dramatically. Expect a lot of weirdness in returns, a lot more variance. And that will honestly make the value of a very good punter all the less important.
  17. BigSlick
    kinda wild this team has a chance to be above .500. when was the last time they were above .500? June?
  18. BigSlick
    We're so damned close to the season. I'm so excited to see the Bears look like an actual pro football team running a professional offense. I'm probably jinxing it by even saying it but I'm reasonably confident the Bears will look normal. For once!
  19. BigSlick
    I watched a video of all of Justin Fields’s plays in the Bills v Steelers game and the thing that jumped out to me more than anything is how Fields NEVER throws at the top of his drop. Seriously, I encourage you to watch it, I think there are 15 or so plays that go by before Fields hits the top of his drop and throws the football. It’s almost astonishing. Time and again he drops back, hops in place, and then scrambled for a throw or yardage. I didn’t really notice this proclivity until he was in another uniform and we couldn’t blame everything on poor protection/receivers
  20. BigSlick
    I just saw the Cubs have a positive run differential on the season, which I find almost astonishing. Well, not that astonishing because they've made a point of losing in heartbreaking fashion as much as possible, which generally means losing close games. Except, possibly, today. Outside chance of making that R/D negative on the season if they try hard enough.
  21. BigSlick
    I hate to say it but I'm not finding a lot compelling in these first two episodes of Hard Knocks? What I appreciate the most about it is seeing more of our draft picks and Caleb in particular, but other than that, it feels lacking in anything for me to really hold onto. I don't have a ton of experience with Hard Knocks so I'm assuming this is how it usually goes but I thought there'd be a bit more into the fringier players, more fleshed out storylines about what they're working on, challenges, etc. But still, as a hype machine for this season, its working fine enough. Anyway, my only two cents is I really hope Velus doesn't make the team because one of his biggest issues is one of the most damaging qualities a player can have: He can't hold onto the damn ball.
  22. BigSlick
    I thought I'd be the last person who listens to the Score semi-regularly (usually after it airs while walking or at the gym or whatever). Will be sad to see Parkins go, he had pretty good chemistry with Spiegel I thought. Would be awesome to see Jason Goff back in a full time gig, but I feel like he kinda got run out for talking about race and politics "too much" (stop talking hockey, TALK MORE HOCKEY) on the air in those heady days when he was the cohost with Bernstein.
  23. BigSlick
    It’s preseason and blah blah but good lord how exciting to see Caleb in a game setting and actually looking hella competent. Not perfect, but very effective, and created on the move. That shovel pass was Mahomes-esque. so excited for this season.
  24. BigSlick
    i've only been paying spotty attention to this team but the way they lose seems to be purposeful and for maximum heartbreak. nice job!
  25. BigSlick
    Team is officially more painful to follow than the White Sox. The White Sox are just really bad, but in a funny way. This team is really bad in a very unfunny way.
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