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  1. raw
    I wasn't saying it would matter. Just that the better QB is literally the largest determining factor in who wins/loses any given NFL game. Thus, the Bears have "a chance" to win some games down the stretch.
  2. raw
    Yeah, look like a professional defense other than the Chargers game. This gives me hope that a combination of coaching/QB change can make this team competitive pretty quickly.
  3. raw
    Houston is said to have preferred Stroud. But that could be one of those things that is said after the fact that every team says, "this guy was at the top of our board, blah blah" Bears don't take Stroud if they end up 2. I honestly think they still trade back and get a similar package (maybe no future picks if DJ is still involved). But 1) if the Bears wanted Stroud, they'd just take him 1. and 2) if the Bears were moving on from Fields, I doubt they'd take another Ohio St QB. Not even a "scouting the helmet" type thing per se, but if they felt Fields' issues (going thru reads, pocket presence) were too much, I doubt they go for a QB that was taught by the same coaching staff so soon after.
  4. raw
    I mean technically, the games are still winnable. We know the Bears are bad. Losing the Carolina may conclude they are really, really bad. But that doesn't change that Fields, with all his flaws, is probably better than all the QBs he'll face the rest of the way outside of Goff and maybe Watson.
  5. raw
    Not much further is still further. I just think there are more potential wins on the Bears schedule, which I factor in to the chances of the #1 pick. Carolina has Dallas at home and then 3 straight on the road after this week. So, I'd much prefer them to lose one of the few winnable games they have left. Then you could be talking about 4 straight losses (6 total in a row), a 1-12 record, and a team that has 0 confidence and barely any hope.
  6. raw
    Which he did 2 of the last 3 times you saw him play. And I don't know how you blame coaching for the loss yesterday. All 3 INTs were a QB not having the arm to make throws his eyes are seeing. But yeah, the Bears play Carolina and Arizona, while likely having the better QB against Minnesota, Atlanta, and Green Bay (maybe Cleveland too, but their defense makes this an auto loss for the Bears).
  7. raw
    While I agree with the sentiment, there are stars found all over the draft, particular in the 1st round. The Bears just paid the 26th overall pick top of his position money. And it's not like they'd be trading down to 26. They are going to have multiple top 10 picks, if they trade back from 1 of them, it's still going to be top 15 at worst. You should add a star with the top 5 pick you keep, and if you trade back, you better do so because you feel you can get a star at whatever pick you trade back to.
  8. raw
    Gonna make Bryce Young (Montez) Sweat!
  9. raw
    Bears win = 1 really good chance for #1 pick Bears lose = 2 not as good chances for #1 pick There's not really a bad outcome in terms of getting the #1 pick. But yeah, I'd prefer a Bears win because I know the Bears won't be tanking and Carolina has no incentive to tank w/ no 1st. So if both teams are trying, I'd prefer the team in the best position for #1 take the loss.
  10. raw
    Eh. Cards are a bad team, but they are getting Kyler Murray back, likely this coming week. He was 3-7 last year in games he started and finished, but they only scored less than 21 three times, they've only scored more than 21 three times without him. Plus, they'll lose the SOS battle to Carolina if they end up tied, and they essentially are with Arizona only have 1 more loss because they've played 1 fewer game. Rams already have a game or 2 in hand over the rest of the top 6 with 3 wins already. They have a tough schedule (SOS not in their favor), but they also play Arizona and NYG. Giants and Patriots are teams I worry about. Giants have AT LEAST 3 more games with DeVito at QB. They play NE and LAR, but those look like the only winnable games they have left, and that's only if Tyrod Taylor comes back. I don't expect the Bears' pick to be in contention for #1, I think they'll win at least 3 more. It's all about the Carolina pick, IMO.
  11. raw
    Projections had him anywhere from 4/100-102.
  12. raw
    That's the cost. Rashan Gary just got 4/96 the other day. Sweat probably not as good of a pass rusher, but that doesn't matter in salary negotiations. Next guy up
  13. raw
    That deep ball to Jones fluttered like crazy too. The one to Mooney to start the game seemed to be thrown with a lower trajectory and didn't flutter IIRC (was slight underthrow too). IDK if he has little hands or just can't really throw with loft. But it's really odd.
  14. raw
    Yeah, this is my biggest issue. They had 2 offseasons of money (1 with the most money). They've had 2 drafts (1 with a ton of picks/flexibility). They had every chance to put the team in position to NOT have to try to circumvent a weak FA market and/or draft by trading picks for a position everyone knew you ignored in said offseason(s).
  15. raw
    Limit is 8. Bears have used on Gordon, Jones, Kramer, St Brown, Blackwell, Jenkins, and Herbert by my count so may be some justification. That being said, knowing the limit makes it dumber that they used IR/R spots on a 6th CB and a 4th C who missed all of 2022.
  16. raw
    If Fields is out for the 3rd straight week, and with a game the following Thursday, and him unlikely to go then on a short week, it begs the questions, why they didn't put him on IR? Even if Fields does practice some late in this week and he has a full week or so to get ready for Carolina, then it still doesn't make sense to NOT IR him if you think he needs a full week of practice to get ready. Because you only miss out on 1 extra game with him, and that 1 game just happens to be a no-lose situation where it doesn't even matter if you win or lose. Incompetence left and right, up and down with this franchise.
  17. raw
    Yeah, Carolina's schedule opens up a bit after last week's bye. They only have 3 games left vs. teams that currently have a winning record. One the 4-3 Falcons. One Week 16 vs a Jags team that may have sewn up that division by then. I'd feel a lot better about the Bears chances to get that #1 pick if Carolina loses this week to the 3-3 Texans and Arizona somehow beats the Ravens giving every team a 2-game cushion over the Panthers.
  18. raw
    I don't think any of the examples named are really good examples of what Fields would be trying to do on a 2nd team. Favre- 1 year, 0 starts for Atlanta Harbaugh- was a 7 year vet with 65 starts by the time he went to Indianapolis Steve Young- had 19 starts in Tampa, but then sat for 4 years in SF Orton- had 33 starts as a Bear, he wasn't very good, but did win 21 of those starts. He lost 21 of his 33 Denver starts Flutie- only 1 Bears start, 13 in a couple years in NE, then a 9 year break between starts in his prime Smith- 75 starts in SF, 76 in KC. I thought of guys like Hasselbeck (didn't flame out in GB), Geno Smith (sat on bench, then broke out 8 years later), and Sam Bradford (never really all that good) Brees is an interesting comparison, but he turned the corner in Year 4 still in San Diego. And the shoulder was a big reason he was let go. The equivalent would be the Bears taking Caleb (then trading him to the team that takes Drake Maye), sitting the rookie, while keeping Fields next year when he finally breaks out.
  19. raw
    So, this seems to suggest that Fields is not only really good at the quick game, but the best EPA in the league. Just doesn't do it nearly enough. https://x.com/throwthedamball/status/1716994256017977452?s=20
  20. raw
    That may just be Bagent's game. Like Kyle said, he did try to go downfield vs. Minnesota and it was wildly unsuccessful for the most part. So unsuccessful that the team didn't even put him on the field for a Hail Mary attempt. It's hard to say that those were training wheels. In fact, Bagent said publicly to the media that he didn't want any restrictions and that he could run the whole playbook.
  21. raw
    They've won 2 out of 3! ****Pay no attention to the losing streak behind the curtain.
  22. raw
    Just going off of memory, it feels like Fields' issues come with static routes. He seems to play much more naturally when the routes are moving and not stop routes like curls, comebacks and guys sitting down vs zone coverage. Granted, he still misses open guys on the move, but I feel like he's better on crossing routes, go routes, corners, outs, etc. Slants he's had trouble with though. It feels like really simple stuff that he's not getting too, which is frustrating.
  23. raw
    He was confident vs. Denver and Washington, though.
  24. raw
    He tested pretty well on mental aptitude tests. I think I read the best score ever, actually. But it does appear to be a mental thing with him. Like you said, he's not throwing to guys he knows are open. That says to my non-expert mind that he's thinking too much. Like it feels like fear of, "have I been staring at this too long and the DB gonna jump this throw?".
  25. raw
    Fields probably isn't capable of that same Bagent gameplan. But he also shouldn't be. You'd be completely neutering Fields with that type of gameplan, whereas that's all Bagent projects to be able to do. But yeah, there's the floor/ceiling thing with Fields. Vs. Washington, he passed for 120 yards more than Bagent last week, but also doubled his rushing total and his offense put up 17 more points. Then we saw pressure completely destroy what he wanted to do and they couldn't beat an otherwise mediocre defensive team that put up 12 offensive points. And as was said, the frequency that these type of games happen is the biggest issue. But we also can't act like Bagent's style of play can consistently win you games at the NFL level. You have to be able to threaten the defense down the field.
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