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The tie off is extremely relevant now. Raiders win: Steelers and Raiders in Chargers win: Steelers and Chargers in Raiders-Chargers tie: Raiders and Chargers in

I’m not going to be up in arms about records breaking because of a 17th game. In a few years 17 games will feel like the norm and no one is still claiming the 14 game records are the real records.

It’s almost like getting points in the red zone is critical for winning

“When you look at our schedule this year, we had the 2nd hardest in the league. 12 of our first 14 games were against teams that finished .500 or above. During this stretch we were stretched very thin with injuries and COVID. Mom and I feel like this makes it hard to use this season to properly evaluate the performance of Matt and Ryan. In particular, due to unfortunate injuries we felt it not fair to judge Matt’s performance developing Justin. What we do feel is that this team continued to play hard for Coach Nagy, as they have done repeatedly during difficult stretches in his 4 years here. And to see the team win those last 3 games despite having nothing to play for, it really hammered home why Matt is the right guy to lead this team. When we look at who we want leading the Chicago Bears, above all else it’s a leader of men. At 7-10, this is Matt’s first sub-.500 season in his 4 years here and 2 of the first 3 ended in the playoffs. It is due to all of this that we are happy to announce a 4 year extension for both Ryan and Matt that will keep them leading this organization into the future.”

Nagy certainly making a compelling case for keeping him

Wait Ryan Pace spoke to the media?

If the bulls play .500 ball the rest of the season* they’ll finish with 49 wins *they will not play .500 ball the rest of the season

Sadly that doesn't surprise me. I hate this organization. Not solely because of this of course, but just another example to pile on top of everything else.

probably not true but Have to admit, the right does a great job of getting people to blow up their lives for stupid causes. Dude has spent his entire life playing football and trying to win championships and he's going to threaten to blow up a chance to win a 2nd title over.... unvaccinated people being tested for a contagious virus?

isn't that rule specifically about NFL assistants? It would have nothing to do with Harbaugh. quiet and let me be mad at the Bears lol

Not great news (I think) for Bears fans that want Harbaugh...if he's that close to a deal it can't be with the Bears. Almost certainly with the Raiders. Also not great news for Michigan fans but that's a story for another thread. Also if you really wanted Harbaugh, blame the Bears since he would be scooped up during the period where the Bears couldn't interview HCs because they were too afraid to break the tradition of never firing a coach mid-season.

I don't think anyone was holding out hope but there remained a slim chance Fields could be cleared before Sunday but Nagy just shot that down

If anyone wants to kill a few minutes, AK was on the Score today and talks about the season so far, strategy for the deadline, etc. https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/podcasts/the-mully-haugh-show-on-670-the-score-64/arturas-karnisovas-loves-bulls-chemistry-we-have-to-be-really-sensitive-to-any-changes-1115567642

The ideal offense for me is maximizing Justin Fields' abilities. Not a groundbreaking analysis, I know. But they say Fields can't read the field fast enough, then build an offense that protects him long enough to make every read. He also likes (and is good at) throwing the ball down the field. That should be the primary design of the offense. I've often compared Fields' play style to Deshaun Watson. So basically, I envision a passing offense that at it's height is similar to the Texans from 2020. That was Bill O'Brien's offense, even after he was fired. Bill O'Brien is from the same coaching tree as McDaniels. That being said, just in case I am wrong about what offense would best maximize Fields....I want an offense that is adaptable to its personnel, talent and adapts to its opponents. McDaniels also checks that box for me. He has had obviously TONS of success. First started with small WRs, who weren't really #1 guys. Then he had success with a HOF #1 in Moss. He's had offenses where his top receiving options came from small, white slot guys; 1 big burly TE, 2 TE sets, speedy WRs, small WRs, no named WRs, he's had a RB lead this offense in receiving. And the entire time, the Pats have been pretty consistent in producing an above average OL and running game with constantly changing pieces on the OL and a lot of the time with RB by committee. Even his much maligned time in Denver featured 2 top 15 teams in total offense with the likes of Tim Tebow and Kyle Orton. There's plenty of guys I think can run the offense that I think will maximize Fields. But there's not many that have shown they can adapt if their offense isn't working as planned. Obviously, McDaniels is not the perfect candidate or he'd still be in Denver or Indy. But if he's willing to try his hand at HC again, there's not many I'd rather have outside of the longshots. Came here to drop this article and it matches up to a lot of what you're saying here. The section below in particular. I am for McDaniels at this moment https://ontapsportsnet.com/2022/01/05/josh-mcdaniels-future-head-coach-nfl-chicago-bears-patriots/ "McDaniels’ offense has shown to be unpredictable, diverse, and adaptable over the years. This is because the Patriots’ offense changes week-to-week, tailoring to each specific opponent. You do not get the constant approach with McDaniels that you might when looking at Stefanski, Roman, or Shanahan. Here are a few different examples from the last few seasons: Bills vs. Patriots – Week 16, 2019 On the Patriots’ second possession of the game, they elected to use a fullback for seven of the 11 play-calls. Five of the first six play-calls were runs, along with one play-action pass. On all six of those plays, including the play-action pass, TE Matt LaCosse was used to block OLB Lorenzo Alexander from an in-line position. On the seventh and final play to include the FB, LaCosse lined up against Alexander again. Once Brady was able to identify man-to-man coverage using motion, he knew that he was likely to have a mismatch in LaCosse. Off the snap, LaCosse started to block Alexander before taking off on a delayed route. Because Alexander had seen this look and personnel grouping many times on this drive, he let his guard down just enough for Brady to drop the ball on a back-shoulder throw to LaCosse. That is a perfect example of marrying the pass and run game through personnel, blocking, and play-calls. Patriots vs. Bills – Week 13, 2021 The Patriots ran the ball all but two plays in this game, largely due to poor weather conditions. But they averaged 4.0 YPC on their way to a 14-10 victory. How did they pull that off? I am glad you asked. To open the game, the Patriots called seven different run concepts on the first seven snaps. Over the course of the game, New England called at least 12 unique run concepts, the most effective of which was “G-Lead”. The Patriots had not put “G-Lead” on tape much before this game, so it was a look Buffalo had not scouted. Although this may not be the most opportunistic example of McDaniels’ creativity, it speaks to his ability to coach up and perfect a run concept the team has not used heavily. Browns vs. Patriots – Week 10, 2021 Myles Garrett is a game-wrecker, and with a rookie starting at QB, you need to create a scheme that helps him go up against game-wreckers. McDaniels did just that, using screens, cut blocks, chips, draw plays, end-arounds, and reverses to slow Garrett down. The Browns struggled to defend misdirection, and New England threw misdirection at them all game on their way to a 45-7 victory. The Patriots asked Jones to get the ball out fast on short throws, but he also was able to get some deeper shots in because of the complementary game plan that kept the Cleveland pass rush on their heels. The power run attack kept the pass rush honest, while the misdirection and play-action made them hesitate. In addition, offensive tackle Isaiah Wynn was rarely asked to hold up one-on-one against Garrett, which always helps." I'm sold. Just trying to imagine Nagy actually crafting an effective game plan against an opponent and I can't

I know the story is Pace didn't think one of the 1st round QBs was going to be available coming into the draft, but he clearly was looking to pull the trigger if the opportunity presented itself. Even if he doesn't get a 1st round QB is he looking to take Davis Mills or Mond later in the draft? If so, is it a smart use of resources to have a QB room of Dalton, Foles, Rookie QB? Foles was not great last season but even when accounting for perception at the time is Dalton really that big of an upgrade over Foles? Enough to sacrifice other areas of the roster? Could that $10m have gone to other areas of the roster and provided a bigger upgrade than Dalton over Foles? Just throwing hypotheticals out there. In reality, George forced Pace and Nagy back for a win now season and they scrambled to make sure they got any marginal upgrade they could at QB even if it meant investing $26m in 3 QBs when they probably get similar production with $17m or so.

Who is the Dan they are referring to and what did he report about Nagy/Pace?

Pack it in, no longer a reason to watch the Bears on Sunday

Really sounds like the Bucks did this intending to resign him. Id guess it will all come down to how much he liked playing for the Bucks. Seems like he carved out a nice role, so I bet he stays in Milwaukee. With the Bulls luxury tax situation, can they even offer him more than a minimum salary? If they wanted to keep him why would they release him now? Something to do with contracts after a certain deadline have to be guaranteed until the end of the season. The Bucks are in the repeater tax and guaranteeing the contract would commit them to a hefty raise in payroll. I think if they resign him after the deadline it can still be non-guaranteed. The followup question is why would Cousins readily resign with the Bucks after they wouldn't commit to keeping him the rest of the season? Unclear though if he feels comfortable in Milwaukee and Giannis is pushing to keep him, it would make sense. They are a title contender and he's getting quality minutes there without having the pressure of being the old all-star version of Cousins. I also don't think the Bucks make this move if they don't think they have a good shot at keeping him.

lmao...not sure what AB was trying to accomplish here by posting that text conversation

i was just saying to a friend that i'd like to maybe see what he's got and then was bummed to see he was on the bucks already Well the opportunity is now there. Wonder if AKME will sign him. Really sounds like the Bucks did this intending to resign him. Id guess it will all come down to how much he liked playing for the Bucks. Seems like he carved out a nice role, so I bet he stays in Milwaukee. With the Bulls luxury tax situation, can they even offer him more than a minimum salary?

I think given the loss of income in the 2020 season, no one wants to lose more money on the season losing games. It's likely the players that will be feeling that pressure as their careers and timeline where they can earn money is finite. If the owners lose money they will just cry poor while they freeze out FAs and drive down payrolls. I have a feeling that the owners are going to end up with a great deal. Just an uneducated opinion, I could be way off base.

Their goal was to use their VC money to drive their user base sky high while losing money and the selling to a larger entity. That larger entity wants to make money. Can’t see how that doesn’t change the model quite a bit.