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Isn't that the opposite of the WRs he has the most success with at Ohio State? Olave or Wilson? Any of them. Victor in 2019 is the only 6'3"+ target of any significance he had at WR at Ohio State.

Isn't that the opposite of the WRs he has the most success with at Ohio State?

So 2.8 is still on the high end for average TTT. Most of that is one Fields, but you could probably assign some blame to receivers not getting open. I recall that ESPNs pass rush win rate was higher on Bears OLine than other grades. They define a win as 2.5 seconds until pressure. So you could probably prove a narrative there where Fields is creating a lot of the pressures in the 2.3 to 2.8 second range. But some combo of him needing that time to see the opening or the WRs needing to get open creates a unwinnable combo. But again this holding the ball isn't new info about Fields. What's new is his footwork though. I'm sure the footwork is designed around the idea that its tining maximizes the throwing windows that will be available, but it's not connecting right now and I have no idea on a realistic expectation is to pick that up for a young QB. Probably a long time. Just one of two of going all in on fixing the line or getting Fields a bail out receiver would have been quite big. And you probably could have still half assed the other. Either would have provided some breathing room for Fields current skill level and let you run a run heavy offense that still had a non-dead-last pass component. But Poles most agressive FA move was a 3T tackle he backed out on due to a failed phyiscal (even though he knew he was recovering from an injury anyways). Then we got Patrick and Pringle. Not great, Bob.

Actually the deep ball first read to Mooney is probably their best pass play right now. The Fields who is an accurate deep ball thrower is tough to use on anything complex or slower developing right now. Partially because he still isn't quick in his progressions and because his line isn't good, and no receiver can really bail him out (which probably doubles down on the processing because he's stuck looking for open open instead of open enough). Just chuck it deep. If it's a pick, it's probably just a early punt oh well.

Not so much yesterday, but the first three weeks he played himself into a lot of those pressures I agree with that, especially last week. Vs. GB, wasn't really enough of a sample size to work with. Vs. SF again sample size, but he definitely did run into pressure a bit there as well. This is the perfect storm of suck. Bad OL, bad playcalling, bad conservative strategy, bad WRs, bad QB. At this point, I'm holding out hope the QB is a symptom and not a cause, because he's literally the only guy here that has the proven talent and track record (based on college and draft status, and sometimes last year) to not suck. Yep. Perfect storm indeed. The only truely good thing they have is RBs. Everything else, even where they have promising young guys, is dragged down by the bottom of the roster. It's tough to be even a good starter and prop up a bottom 5 unit elsewhere. The only hope over the next 13 games is Getsy having some relation about how to turn this O into a system O that can reliably do certain things well and then slowly build the rest of you can get Ds to respect other aspects. Basically the only things D respect now is backside contain and the run game a bit. There has to be a passing component they can exploit in there or theyre doomed.

This offense is so horsefeathering full of holes that Poles ineffectiveness last off season only creates a situation where he's likely to be ineffective this next off season. HTF is he going to plug the holes in one off season? He has draft picks and salary cap space, but whats he proven so far? he can oversell a terrible NFL offense? I mean, this past offseason is basically totally useless as to trying to tell us what Poles can do because he mostly punted on trying. You got a couple second rounders you can try and evaluate him on, but even then, grading draft success takes time. So who knows, but they have cap space to do whatever they want this offseason. Enough to dramatically increase the quality of the O. Not top 5, but competent, middle of the road O. Getting beyond that you need a QB obviously. If he punts on trying in FA again it will erase any idea that he is planning on building around Fields.

rofl, hope!

Okay now into fantasy cheering mode. Let's go Barkley TD lol.

Okay let's see if the undefeated record with a EJax pick holds up.

I don't necessarily expect Pettis to come down with those but damn, wouldn't it be nice to have a WR who could.

Well they wanted to try something, but the line (and Martindale blitzes) aren't allowing for much today. Eventually they gotta make them pay for being blitz heavy. He's connected in some deep ones. There's gotta be a weakness Getsy can find to exploit. Bears have done a decent job with 2nd half adjustment this year. Big ones needed on both sides.

If they're actually gonna try for it, that's the right strategy.

Trying to get the ball back with time.

Considering fields has been under pressure on every deep drop back I don’t mind a screen there. A sack takes you out of FG range and Fields is starting to get into that deer in headlights mode. Yea, and with the success and frequency which the Giants have brought pressure. I'm okay there. More frustrated they didnt do much the first 6 plays.

When the D isn't gonna defend it... Even if they adjust to the bootleg they can’t stop Barkley. Checkmate. I mean obviously Barkley is good enough to beat the Bears, but Jones is walking into the endzone untouched.

When the D isn't gonna defend it...

Bringing heat on 3 and 20 was kinda dumb by Wink ans Getsy anticipated it. Nice use of screen.

This is my Justin Fields. Wooowww

Welp.

Backside contain, what is it?

Its Kafka.

Any if you guys in Columbia Missouri...?

This is why fishing tall tales are the best. Obviously exaggerated and a lie, but only one's fragile sense of accomplishment at stake, not thousands of dollars.