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Ha! Quintana had 103 pitches thru 7 and finishes the CG with just 13 more.

Can't decide if I want the Cards or Brewers to win the 2nd wildcard and then make it to the NLCS so the Cubs can beat the horsefeathers out of them. Or if I want them in a 3-way tie the last day of the season only to have both teams forfeit the last game because a Cards player (or coach) DUIs into the Brewers lockeroom killing Ryan Braun.

Went to bed with the Brewers up 3-2 in the 8th and Justin Grimm coming into the game with men on base and only 1 out. There was no way the Cubs were getting out of that inning with no more runs scored.

A lot is based on a few high profile cases that seemingly validate whichever theory you back (good or bad). Not sure any serious study into the topic exists. I do think there are a few main theories that try to at least ascend simply anecdote; 1. Their confidence ruined. "This guy is gonna be so overwhelmed in the moment. You need to put him in a place to succeed or his confidence will be crushed" I personally find this explanation crap. If he can't handle adversity, he isn't a franchise QB 2. You'll get him killed This is basically the David Carr defense and also used anytime it isn't an all pro line established. I generally find this to be bunk too, though there could be an extreme case where it was applicable, I suppose. 3. He needs to learn an NFL offense/reads and/or mechanics. This is similar to 1 in the sense that you're worried the guy will be overwhelmed by the moment, but rather than his mind, you're worried about his skillset. Learning on the fly, a guy may develop bad habits, relying on whatever his particular skill set is, whether than his cannon for an arm or his legs/escapability, etc. rather than developing solid NFL QB skills that will consistently allow him to pick apart NFL defenses. I find this the most convincing argument in general terms. However, whereas it's probably a concern for say, Watson right now who needs to develop a lot of skills, I am not concerned with this line of thinking on Trubisky from what I've seen- his skill set is already pretty advanced, I dont see the big potential for bad habits to form as he learns on the fly. It also probably helps that he doesn't have one overwhelming physical talent he is going to lean on too much. Plus, at the end of the day, the competition at QB is just too lackluster. After all, with most of the success stories on making a QB wait, they sat behind legitimately good talent. Agreed 100% with this. 1 is only an issue if the QB sucks at playing QB. People claim that guys like Aaron Rodgers, Steve Young, Steve McNair, Philip Rivers, etc. are good because they sat as rookies. And guys like Akili Smith, Tim Couch, Christian Ponder, Jamarcus Russell, etc. were bad because their teams were impatient with them and threw them on the field right away. When the common denominator is good QB vs. bad QB. Peyton & Eli Manning, Derek Carr, Roethlisberger all started pretty early on and were fine. Jake Locker, Brady Quinn, Brock Osweiler, etc. sat a year or more and it didn't help any. It's not about sitting vs. not sitting. It's about good QB vs. not good QB. 2 Don't buy that either. The OL isn't that bad. Hell, it's actually pretty decent. If he's getting hit too much, that's on the OC to adjust the game plan/blocking scheme to have extra protection in there. I think the Bears have allowed 4 sacks (not sure how many hits), but Trubisky would have been able to escape at least 2 of those by getting rid of the ball or getting out of the pocket. Doubt he'd be getting hit however much Glennon is either, since he's not a statue. 3 I don't know how you learn those things while not in a game situation. Can't get used to game speed by getting reps at 75% speed in practice. Cutler still had footwork issues when pressured. And like you said, there are plenty of reasons why this shouldn't apply as much to Trubisky as it does to others.

Won't end up mattering, but why not pinch hit Addy for Jay the inning before vs a LHP if u were taking him out any way?

Both are going to play.

Broke the board, that call was so horsefeathering bad.

"Strike while the dong is hot" is my new favorite phrase.

What consideration will Devin Hester get for the HOF? Outside of Bears fans Hester is probably more well known. Didn't someone (Vai Sakahama?) already break the return man barrier for HOF consideration? Has to get serious consideration. No primary return man has made it to the Hall. I believe Morten Andersen is the only primary special teamer in the Hall. I'm going to say that he gets a lot of support but does NOT make it in. He's top 10 in all return categories, but the only things he's actually #1 in are punt return TDs and overall non-offensive TDs. I think he'll get more consideration than Brian Mitchell, but if he would have gotten to his punt return yardage record (4,999 for Mitchell, Hester at almost 3700) then he'd be a shoe-in.

Yep. And that includes the Cohen TD which was exactly 10 yards (past the LOS) in the air. The almost TD to Cohen and the Thompson play in the middle of the field are the only ones that were over 15, IIRC.

On the play White got hurt. Glennon was extremely late with the ball. White at the 33. Closest defender at the 16 yard line. The pass to White was completed for a 0 yard gain. Leno allowed his guy up the field, but again was between the QB and the defender. Glennon stepped up at the last minute (about 1.5 seconds too late) and the defense was able to converge as he climbed the pocket.

Damn with the way Schwarber's been going I would have thought for sure he would break this game open. His ABs have come w/ man on 3rd, man on 1st and 2nd, man on 1st and 2nd, and bases loaded. 0-4 with 3 Ks. Also crazy that he's going to hit 30 HRs in a season that's considered "lost" by some and when he's been basically a platoon player that spent a month in the minors.

Little early for the pinch runner with your best defensive catcher at 1st base in a bases loaded situation and a 3-run lead.

Also, about the Trubisky coming in sooner rather than later......I think with another performance full of missed opportunities and conservative play from Glennon, I think you could see the move made vs. Pittsburgh. They aren't going to throw him in there on a short week vs. GB in Week 4. And if you wait until after 4, you could be conceeding an 0-4 start and at that point, you're not putting Trubisky into the best situation if you think he gives you the best chance to win. Speaking of missed opportunities.....the all-22 shows that the downfield throws were there for Glennon. He gave up on plays too quickly or simply was too terrible in the pocket to do anything about it. This particular play is inexcusable for an NFL starter. That's Kevin White in the circle, breaking open. That 2nd pic is Leno doing a good enough job running his guy past the QB so he can step up and fire the ball. It's also Glennon not stepping up in a huge 7-blocker pocket vs. a 5-man rush where 2 of the guys aren't even trying. In the 1st pic, you can see the checkdown wide open, which is where Glennon goes. Pass falls incomplete because he throws it with his own OL in his face. White again wide open, literally jumping up and down for the ball. Falcons have 4 defenders sitting at 8 yards past the line of scrimmage. Daring Glennon to throw deep. Glennon did not. 34 of his 40 passes were thrown less than 10 yards past the line of scrimmage. He actually completed 5 of 6 of those, with the only incompletion being his best throw of the day to Cohen in the end zone (which I maintain he should have caught, as I think it hit him in the face before being knocked away by the defender). But only 1 of those 6 "deep" attempts came before the Bears got down in the game 20-10. Maybe it's the playcalling holding him back with all the mistakes he made in the first couple preseason games. But it's clear at least a handful of plays were there beyond 10 yards, and he refused to take them or didn't see them. Either scenario is an indictment against Glennon starting games for this team.

Urlacher is for sure a Hall of Famer. But I don't think he gets in this time because of Ray Lewis. Don't typically see 2 at the same position going in, especially in the first year. And I think the committee will see it as making Lewis and Urlacher seem like equals as players, which they are not.

Ouch. Remind me of how long the new IR is, 8 weeks? Or is this long term IR? He can come back after 8 weeks. If he has a torn pec (likely as that's the only long-term injury I've heard of with a pec muscle), then it's a 3-4 month thing. Chance he could come back in December, but guessing he's done for the year. Hope he's not done as a Bear. 1 more year on his deal, but if Kwiatkoski is as good as I expect and Trevathan steps up and plays like the guy the Bears thought they were signing.....Freeman becomes an expensive bench player.

Brault 2 hits, 1 run, 2 RBIs. Holding the Brewers to 1 hit.

I think a win in this game would be more impressive than a win vs. Atlanta. Tampa is going into their season opener, which is also a home opener and had a week to get healthy while the Bears probably lost multiple players for next week. The Bears also match up worse against Tampa who lit them up last year with less talent/experience.

I'd say they more stressed doing something with the takeaways. The defense set out to score touchdowns every game.

Eh. Every scheme preaches turnovers. Lovie's Bears teams were just amazing at getting them because of an enormous amount of talent. When Fangio had great talent on D in SF his defenses finished (1, 14, 7 and 5 in order) in turnovers forced. Oddly, the year they finished 14th was when they went to the Superbowl.

Eh. It was also against the league's reigning top offense. They allowed 2.65 yards per carry to a pair of RBs that got 4.6 per carry last year. The busted coverages and missed tackles can't happen, and I'd hope they won't especially since they came from veterans (Demps) for the most part. But yeah, if this team can't create turnovers they'll have many more moral victories than actual ones this year. Floyd was a non-factor as a pass rusher. And I don't know what was going on with the snap counts, but Bullard wasn't out there very much. I read McPhee only had 4 snaps (probably nowhere near 100%). Acho had a lot of snaps and can't rush the passer at all.

3 pitch K work for ya?

Good effort Hoosiers. Go out and take the next 3 and play for a chance to go to a bowl again in the final week(s).

Honestly, what do you have to lose? This isn't a Lovie situation where the players loved him. This isn't even a Trestman situation where the playbook goes out the door with him. I don't think there are any players worthwhile that are closely tied to him and would miss him. Loggains and Fangio stay. Make Fangio the head coach. Make Donatell DC. Loggains keeps calling the offense, and let him make the QB decision for Week 1.

Because Connor Shaw got hurt. Oh and apparently are run by idiots. Trubisky came into the game after Shaw got hurt (twice actually) because he's the only other QB who dressed. And the Bears decided to let him throw the ball on 4th down instead of attempting a FG (ya know, with a new long-snapper and a highly drafted kicker they recently picked up).