WrigleyField 22
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Already down pretty far with division & conference tie breakers with 2 of our 3 wins against the AFC. 9-7 probably doesn't get the Bears in the playoffs if I had to take a guess.
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Eh, even before they started getting bounces, they were getting their hands and their balls a lot more frequently. I think we can pretty comfortably draw conclusions over 1/3 of the way through the season. OK. My conclusion is that the defense is pretty good and the offense is pure excrement. That might be enough to sneak into the middle of the pack or it might be a top-5 pick. Depends on the bounces. I'm down with this asssement.
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Week 8 - Single digit passing attempts team vs. Old Man McGee
WrigleyField 22 replied to David's topic in Other Sports
Even when they came they seemed to come in very predictable situations (3rd down), but my perception may obviously be off on that. Looks like 3 v 7 pass/run on 1st down prior to the last drive, fwiw. -
Week 8 - Single digit passing attempts team vs. Old Man McGee
WrigleyField 22 replied to David's topic in Other Sports
The "let him throw" sentiment might be a little overblown. Until the last drive to kill it, I'm counting 50/50 split on run/pass plays. We just weren't really good at passing when we tried 7 PA, 5 scrambles, 4 sacks, 1 penalty. And not very good at running either. So we didn't extend drives and Carolina did. Sure 50/50 is very run heavy in today's environment, but being run heavy is probably our best bet right now. So yea, I want to see him throw, but we aren't very good at it either right now. -
I guess maybe there's *some* (?) value in having him in game and getting his feet wet like this until he gets a better feel and faces not so great defenses but it is really terrible to watch and debatable at best as to whether there's any benefit to this. The benefit is to the team because he at least won't horsefeathers down his leg under the slightest bit of pressure.
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Maybe. I need to see more games where they win without needing balls popping right into their hands for returnable turnovers. You're gonna have good luck days and bad luck days, but winning on two very good luck days in a row probably shouldn't change our opinion of the team too much. Eh, even before they started getting bounces, they were getting their hands and their balls a lot more frequently. I think we can pretty comfortably draw conclusions over 1/3 of the way through the season.
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What a weird horsefeathering game. Even given the horribly conservative play calling, thus offense is horrendous.
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Wow. I don't like this.
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Rook played well and a L.
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Is there a DS MVP? I think it's just a CS MVP which is for the entire pennant run. So yes it was him and Lester, pretty sure.
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Feels like their being a little kind on a few of those throwaways. That preseason accuracy we saw jasnt quite shown up. I agree with your take on this. He seemed to throw several balls way high/long of his receivers. Maybe that was him trying too hard to put it where "only his guy could get it," but it could have just as easily been rushed throws. Yea. Presumably with the talent level closing, he's not getting clean looks quick enough. Hopefully as he adjusts to making reads, he has time to set himself and fire off accurate throws just like against second stringers/college guys.
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Feels like their being a little kind on a few of those throwaways. That preseason accuracy we saw hasn't quite shown up.
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Ouch.
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Lots of talk that NBA will look to get rid of one and done. The current foreign and minor league landscape seem perfect for the opportunity to have a hockey style player development and draft system. https://sports.yahoo.com/adam-silver-right-calling-end-one-done-rule-170421752.html
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Well the last part is kind of a huge kicker. I think by and large, fans view expansion teams in MLB and NBA at least, and see more failure than success: Teams that don't end up financially viable, that aren't a net positive. Now, not every struggling financial team is a newer franchise, many are, and while viewership is not a zero sum game, it's also not a case where dropping in a new team only creates new fans/viewers- you are inevitably going to dilute the viewer base as a whole.
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Brandon Marshall. No that won't happen, but he'll probably end up being one of the few trade deadline rumor candidates. Isn't he out for the year? Oh I knew he got hurt, but didn't realize he was out for the whole year. Nevermind.
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Brandon Marshall. No that won't happen, but he'll probably end up being one of the few trade deadline rumor candidates.
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They are going to suck but already at 4 wins they probably will win 1 to 3 more games, they have the Browns, Bears, Vikings, Lions x2, Bucs and Ravens left on the schedule. There’s a win or 2 in there and that’s enough to keep them closer to pick 10/12 than top 5 probably. that roster sans rodgers is mostly a dumpster fire but the browns are pretty damn bad, i guess. also, in response to wrigley, even tho i was mostly making a joke with that post, rodgers will about a year younger on draft day than favre was when they drafted him, fwiw. Two years younger think. As to the other part, they are probably still good enough to back into at least two more wins.
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He's only 33 still. A little early to start talking about drafting an heir apparent unless this injury shortens his career. Plus unless they Really suck without Rodgers, they aren't finishing top 5 pick.
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Develop the young guys. Gentry and McBride having something resembling a Cam Meredith is our slim hope of a good passing attack next year. Next year? What I mean Wright is probably our only legit NFL WR at this point, even if he prob maxes out as a good slot. The only logical explanation for those guys getting most of the reps is development based.
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Develop the young guys. Gentry and McBride having something resembling a Cam Meredith is our slim hope of a good passing attack next year.
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It's only one metric, but DVOA has the Bears as 19th in rush offense rank for DVOA. (Somehow they aren't 32 in pass DVOA) and their rankings look pretty much in line with last years rankings* (rush DVOA as 18th overall with Howard as 9th overall (10th overall this year)). *This year's rankings are still weighted 30% on predictions which presumably then are still being influenced a lot with last year's rankings. Also opponent strength is 50% weighted at this point in the rankings. At the end of the day, this elite debate sucks kind of hard. Overall we stink and that's the most important thing.
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Being that predictable doesn't make it easier to run. Not saying that. Just saying because of volume. When you run that many times, you're going to rack up yards. It's still impressive because of the 8-9 man fronts they see. How do we rank in carries in NFC and NFL? Looks like they're still top 10 in YPC. So it's not entirely on volume, but they have some more efficiency to meet Tim's metrics for elite rushing attack.
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Why'd you leave Bryant in?
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Oh the Cubs could definitely win two in LA, but my heart can't take two, let alone 3 or 4, limination games. So if we could sweep 3 at home, I'm actually likely to keep watching.
