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  1. I think, with great sadness, that Getsy is no worse than the 4th worst OC in my lifetime. Shoop, Ron Turner and Mike Tice we’re all markedly worse. I barely paid attention from like 2016-2021 though, so there may be worse offensive minds there
  2. I don’t hate Eberflus but I think you can absolutely upgrade from him and I would prefer an offensive coach, especially if we’re drafting a QB. There’s nothing I find special that he brings to the table.
  3. People are starting to bend the stick a little too much in the wrong way because the team played badly against the Packers: No, this roster isn't a disaster and no we aren't very far from the playoffs. Poles has actually accumulated a good amount of very promising talent: Moore, Wright, Stephenson, Dexter, Sweat, Gordon, Brisker, Roschon Johnson, the list goes on a bit more too. Thats actually a very good hit rate for two drafts and two offseasons. If you get slightly better QB play you make the playoffs as a low wild card this year. (You also make the playoffs with slightly better defensive play down the stretch as well, but thats a more complicated fix ((and a less important one, IMO, in a much more offensive oriented league)) than upgrading at QB). Go draft your guy, Poles. Let's see what you can do.
  4. Kyle, people like him as a person. I think you can understand that.
  5. Team overall played bad, but the lines in particular were awful. DLine got no pressure and was moved around with reckless abandon by the Packers Oline. The Bears Oline couldn't protect and couldn't run block. Fields wasn't given a lot of help but he also didn't help himself. He took a couple sacks he didn't need to. He wasn't quick enough to beat the blitz or even just run of the mill pressure. Yeah, he was pressured, yeah the Oline sucked, yeah his receivers weren't getting open...but I'm tired of the excuses. Great QBs overcome that. Great QBs score at least one TD under duress. He couldn't manage that. I ain't mad, I love the kid. He's got a great attitude, he's gonna start in the league for a while. But it's time for the Bears to take a flyer on one of the better prospects coming out. And they need to fix a bunch of stuff on top of that. Bring on the scouting reports.
  6. I hope the Bears draft a QB. also hire Harbaugh please, thank you
  7. I can’t be mad about anything the defensive backfield has done. There’s been zero pressure all day. in the NFL that means a completed pass
  8. It’s crazy how no matter the QB, the coaches, what other players are around…the Packers always make the Bears look like horsefeathers
  9. Fields is holding onto the ball too long again.
  10. He is simply not feeling the pressure well
  11. Bears DLine not getting any pressure and also getting pushed around by the Packers. Bears Oline doing nothing. That’s the difference in the game
  12. I fully expect the bears to be down two scores by the time they get the ball back lmao
  13. Fields is driving me nuts yeah the Oline is being beat up but THROW THE GODDAMN BALL
  14. I would just like to point out the CJ Stroud, as a rookie, had a season that would be indisputably better than any Bears QB season in history and led his team to the playoffs for those saying if we draft a QB we can’t expect to compete
  15. What’s Dave Taub doing these days? Can we offer him the head coaching job?
  16. The defense was still….OK against Manning at the peak of his powers, and Hester spotted the team 7. I watched highlights again recently and I forgot how much of a monsoon that game was. The variance that introduces probably favors the Bears, but then you also get the…Cedric Benson fumble ☹️
  17. It's nice to have those things. Those things can definitely help you win, if and only if you have a competent and effective passing game. There is no way to win a Super Bowl in the NFL if you don't have an effective passing game. That's it.
  18. I don't want to touch Jayden Daniels with a ten foot pole It's possible he ends up being a great pro QB, but I'm not gonna take a flyer on him. I'd rate Bo Nix and Penix way, way, way above him. Just talking physically, the guy needs to put on like 40 pounds of good weight to survive a pro pass rush. This is from a scouting report: "Daniels' arm talent and accuracy is a mixed bag. On one hand, he's a phenomenal deep thrower in rhythm. He regularly drops it in the bucket without needing his receivers to break stride. However, Daniels' arm strength and accuracy are less dangerous to other parts of the field. He doesn't always have the velocity to fit tight windows, and his accuracy in the 1-20 yard range comes and goes. Daniels' accuracy especially falls off when he's forced to throw out of rhythm or late in the down." For those of us living through the Justin Fields experience, its Justin Fields, except Smaller and Worse.
  19. I think Eberflus stays Getsy stays Fields traded Is the most likely outcome, but I also think its somewhat subject to what happens in the Green Bay game. (A huge win may keep Fields, a huge disastrous loss certifies him going and possibly Getsy)
  20. Haha, I've had the same experience with the QB Gurus. Earlier in the season I eagerly awaited their breakdowns of Fields's games...and now I'm like. Eh who cares. I know what I saw (he was good, or bad).
  21. I think DJ Moore should have been a Pro Bowl starter, but I can understand if his numbers don't match up with the top flight receivers in the NFC. Still to do what he did with 4 games of a rookie backup QB and 12 additional games of...at times inconsistent QB play is remarkable.
  22. I just want to say: I really hate the new format in football. I liked it when it was a 16 game schedule, 6 playoff teams, 2 byes for the top 2 seeds. This whole 17 game season, 7 playoff team, only 1 bye team thing screws my brain up and it's super ugly to look at. I want even numbers! I want things to make sense! The previous format was elegant and beautiful!
  23. I don't entirely hate this plan. It all depends on what our scouts think of the second level QBs, like Penix and Nix (I don't want anything to do with Daniels or McCarthy). If you think that they're at the same level or just a smidge less talented (or you've found a steal) than the top line guys, and can get them in the middle of the 1st round, it will net you a ton more value. Of course, I'm far more comfortable with 1) being "keep Fields for another year or two" than you are, but its essentially the same plan.
  24. One thing I think most Bears fans can agree with: King Poles is back. Dude has undeniably done a good job with the roster so far. now…the coaching staff….is another question
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