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In TBs actual second year his WRs were Troy Brown, David Patten and Mark Edwards. His line was probably really good though. He had his share of struggles and several sub 200 yard passing games but that team won the Super Bowl so maybe its not the best comparison (i should probably delete bc I'm making a comparison that I'm not too serious about). But I do believe young developing QBs can still find success with subpar weapons. But you need a coaching staff that can put that QB in the best positon to succeed. I believe that too (QBs can succeed with sub par talent). That said, it's not knowable whether Brady would have succeeded with the Bears incredible lack of offensive talent in the passing game. So we just need to figure it out by watching him play the rest of the year. I think we're all in agreement on that. Yesterday was disconcerting, but it's not the end. Just going to have to go through these games and see where Fields lands after that. I think he'll get plenty of opportunities this year. Houston is 27th in the league in allowing 270 passing yards per game so far this year so this may be a good opportunity to open up the passing game a bit next week. 49ers and Packers were a tough first 2 opponents to play with a new offensive system and young QB.
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Kmet was the 1st TE taken that year, but I think was always thought of as being a second tier TE in a good TE draft year (does that make sense?). That being said, he doesnt seem to be improving, at all. Its concerning. He is JAG but he shouldn't be sitting there with goose eggs after 2 weeks. Dude had 60 catches for 600+ yards last year. Fields has done a lot of check downs and dump offs in the first 2 games but all to his RBs. I realize he's been asked to block a ton to compensate for a crappy pass block but when he's done blocking he should be able to leak out and be a security blanket for Fields. Instead I don't see him anywhere.
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tbf he just beat the Saints with Scotty Miller, Breshad Perriman, Russell Gage as his most targeted pass catchers and 40 years of experience with 10 superbowl wins (I'm clearly being sensational) If TB was in his 2nd year, would he succeed with this Bears roster? In TBs actual second year his WRs were Troy Brown, David Patten and Mark Edwards. His line was probably really good though. He had his share of struggles and several sub 200 yard passing games but that team won the Super Bowl so maybe its not the best comparison (i should probably delete bc I'm making a comparison that I'm not too serious about). But I do believe young developing QBs can still find success with subpar weapons. But you need a coaching staff that can put that QB in the best positon to succeed.
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Most likely there were tiny slivers of time where a WR was open. A great QB would find those slivers and connect on those passes. Every time I see one of those All-22 breakdowns on Fields they point out numerous scenarios where he was a tick late and it leads to incompletions or completions where more YAC could have been had if timed better (granted, I don't watch those videos for other QBs so this could be something these 'analysts' do with every QB). It all comes back to the concerns about processing speed and time to throw. If he cannot improve in those areas, he will be a failed QB. I am not sure how you can coach those issues away unless Fields just had a mental block/fear of making the wrong decision that's causing him to process longer than normal. If that's the case, building up his confidence is probably the best way to overcome it.
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I struggle between completely agreeing and wondering if it would destroy his confidence if he was getting sacked 8 times a game and forcing throws to receivers that aren't open. Ultimately I lean towards agreeing with you though.
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Kyler Gordon has been targeted 18 times so far this year. He's allowed 15 catches for 232 yards and a TD. One of the targets that wasn't a completion was a play where Kyler got beat but managed to recover and barely tip away a pass that would have been a sure TD. Rookie CBs often have trouble adjusting to the NFL and not a ton of non-1st round picks are asked to be a primary CB right out of the gate, so there is time to improve but damn what a horrible start for him. Speaking of that this is incredible even if it says as much about Kyler as it does Jaylon: They also didn't even run to his side of the field in the 1st half.
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Once I realized the Bears were going to get the ball back in a position to run a 2 minute drill, I got excited thinking maybe in a scenario like that he would at least be able to move the Bears downfield a little and show us something. Instead Play 1: Should have been intercepted, Play 2: intercepted. Yikes.
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What were the other 11? 3 sacks, 1 penalty for throwing the ball 3 yards in front of the LOS, 7 scrambles? Does this include RPO where Fields opted to run? Not that it matters, just flabbergasted at the thought of Fields being given a playcall to pass 22 times and only getting off a pass in half of them.
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Fields seemed pretty annoyed/frustrated in his post game presser. Got a lot of questions about the playcalling and he said something like “it’s not my job to call the plays, it’s my job to execute to the best of my abilities”
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The point is that it was called short on the field and replay rules have always been “clear and obvious evidence needed to overturn”. Based on the reviews I saw, I don’t think it’s clear and obvious at all. You're not correct about that. There was a view that showed the nose of the ball over the goal line live, they talked about it on air. It doesn't really matter at this point. The refs chose differently I don’t know what to say, I saw all the replay angles and didn’t see clear evidence that it crossed the line.
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I agree, I didn't understand why Bears fans were flipping out over that call. It may have slightly crossed over, but no way they are changing the call with the reviews we saw IMO. Bears fans should focus their ire on lining up in shotgun for a 1 inch sneak. "Slightly crossed over" is a TD That image from barstool is hardly the best look. Finding a better image is fruitless at this point, but it broke the plane The point is that it was called short on the field and replay rules have always been “clear and obvious evidence needed to overturn”. Based on the reviews I saw, I don’t think it’s clear and obvious at all.
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lol probably not even my biggest overreaction of the day That said there’s still something funky with this Cardinals team. Hopefully this wakes them up (Kyler is my fantasy QB)
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I agree, I didn't understand why Bears fans were flipping out over that call. It may have slightly crossed over, but no way they are changing the call with the reviews we saw IMO. Bears fans should focus their ire on lining up in shotgun for a 1 inch sneak.
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My friend who is not a Bears fan said the same thing to me. I said I would have signed up for 0-2 over 1-1 if Fields actually looked good in that 0-2 start rather than mostly bad Fields and a 1-1 start. One win in a season the Bears are punting on is pointless. I'm still not ready to completely give up on Fields because I'm a glutton for punishment, but he needs to start improving. THAT SAID, the QB class at the top of the draft looks decent doesn't it? Stroud, Bryce Young, Levis from UK. The easy schedule might hurt our chances of getting a high enough pick to grab one though. I feel like I'm cheating on Fields by even discussing it but obviously if Fields looks like this at the end of the season we're likely breaking up with him anyways.
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Not to mention playcalling. 11 passing attempts in a game at Green Bay? I know he was terrible tonight and easing into the offense and all that but you have to let him try to do more. If he fails because his line and WRs suck so be it.
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I….don’t know about fields right now. Fields is averaging 98.5 passing yards after 2 games
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Fields is 7-9 passing for 70 yards midway through the 4th quarter. Not trying to make a point or anything but that’s wild Also that’s good for a 99.1 QB rating
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Yikes on that deep pass
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you're on. i feel like i should suggest some injury protection but horsefeathers it lol :hello: You can just give me $90 now and we’ll call it even. Hey they were 7th after week 1. I’d hold off David and see how many more monsoons we play in before settling
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PFF Grading torched his performance in week 1 too
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Hey at least Santos is fixed.
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Seems concerning that Kmet does not have the most TE catches or targets on the team
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0 first downs since the 1st possession of the game is suboptimal
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Ok we can all agree that Lance is bad lol
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Lance probably sucks, or at least at this stage of his career. Too bad we won’t get a chance to confirm or refute that this year. They played the first half super conservative too and then finally started allowing fields to pass after they grinded the defense down. That’s not gonna work on the road against Rodgers though
