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  1. UMFan83
    Lots of caveats but damn I was hoping for a little more improvement YOY
  2. UMFan83
    What is your take on the high volume of takeaways? Good coaching, luck that will regress, a little of both?
  3. UMFan83
    One thing that’s awesome is that Ben Johnson’s coaching is shining through despite up and down QB play. A lesser coaching staff would likely really be struggling offensively. That should buy time for Caleb to figure it out if he has the capacity to.
  4. UMFan83
    Progress isn't linear especially with a new coach and offense. He's at times looked very comfortable and confident running the offense but today seemed like a big step back. Hopefully next week is a step forward.
  5. UMFan83
    On the flip side you could argue that Caleb had up to 5 TWP today, only one of them being an actual turnover. 2 of them hit Chase Young in the hands, one hit the DB in the helmet and I'm blanking on the last one. I really don't think it was a good game for him at all to be honest.
  6. UMFan83
    It reminded me of the Vikings game. Lots of holding onto the ball leading to scrambling and mid to deep bullets down the field into contested coverage. Crazy because in the Cowboys and to a lesser extent Raiders games he looked a lot more comfortable in the pocket and playing within the rhythm of the offense but seems to have regressed.
  7. UMFan83
    If the Cardinals beat the Packers (doubtful) and Bucs beat the Lions (possible) tomorrow, the Bears will be alone in 1st!
  8. UMFan83
    Well we’ve started our stretch of 7 out of 10 road games 3-0. It gets a lot harder from here but still 5 of our next 7 away from Soldier Field
  9. UMFan83
    Wait, looking over his shoulder for what? I’m disappointed with his play but he’s no where close to even beginning to think about possibly having a discussion about benching him
  10. UMFan83
    Winning with running and defense/takeaways while being concerned about the QB. We know no other way of being good in those rare times we are.
  11. UMFan83
    Caleb does especially well against the blitz and in 2 minute drills. Is it because he doesn’t have to think about timing and progressions and just plays on instinct?
  12. UMFan83
    Just when I thought we’d reached a level of comfort with Caleb he looks like rookie Caleb again
  13. UMFan83
    The Bears are in the middle of a 49 day stretch with just one home game, today's. Pretty wild how they always condense a big chunk of the Bears home games at the end of the season it seems like. This year 3/8ths of our home games will be played in the final 4 games of the season.
  14. UMFan83
    Wild that we haven’t played at home in 3 weeks but 3 of our next 5 our still on the road. I get it one week was a bye, and we play 1 less home game this year but it feels like we’re never home. Hopefully having more road games towards the end of the season is helpful for us because we’re fighting for a playoff spot.
  15. UMFan83
    Seemed like Nico was being dangled quite a bit last offseason which I never understood but hopefully his 6 WAR season and reliable bat when everyone else was struggling has cemented him at 2B next year.
  16. UMFan83
    Why are people suggesting Happ being traded? He has repeatedly shown zero desire to leave Chicago and has a NTC. Sure the Cubs could strong arm him and say 'we want you gone' but I doubt they would do that and there's still a decent chance Happ says 'well too bad' anyways.
  17. UMFan83
    Yeah and for me it's fine to admit that temporarily they are more of a target because they've been successful in recent years and the Cubs haven't. But all things equal I'd "root" (root is relative) for the Brewers over the Cardinals in a playoff series without question.
  18. UMFan83
    1. Wait why didn't Nico play in the 2020 playoffs? Was he hurt? 2. That's wild since Ryno only played in 10 playoff games.
  19. UMFan83
    Agree to disagree. Not sure how old you are but the Cardinals basically completely dominated this division for 20 years and seemed like an impossible juggernaut that kept winning regardless of who was on the roster (actually kind of sounds like the Brewers now). Beating them in the 2015 NLDS was so cathartic in a way that beating the Brewers could never be to me. Non-Cubs fans actually respect the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry as one of the big 3 rivalries in baseball and I'd like to keep it that way. Plus it's fun to annoy the Brewers that we are their everything and its not fully reciprocated. But, hate who you want to hate. For me personally the Brewers are not even close to the Cardinals in hatred.
  20. UMFan83
    It was in the first 2 games, with Horton likely pitching in one of those games, and Boyd not having to go on short rest.
  21. UMFan83
    And yet that's been the case in so many losses in the second half. Just a complete no show from the offense. Look we went 4-4 in the playoffs, a couple runs from an NLCS appearance, obviously we were a pretty good team. But the fact that the 1st half offense disappeared and never quite showed up again was such a disappointment and confusing to me.
  22. UMFan83
    My 9 year old gave up
  23. UMFan83
    sorry ryno
  24. UMFan83
    Nah the Cardinals are our historical rivals. The Brewers might be temporarily more annoying but they are our Yankees-Red Sox
  25. UMFan83
    The best part about the Cubs losing is it makes Michigans blowout loss to USC the second most disappointing sports result of the night
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