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Kind of a weird post. The division teams all play essentially the same schedule. The only differences being three games. The Bears play the "same place team" team (from the previous season standings) from the 2 NFC divisions the North doesn't play. And then the one AFC team which also finished in 4th place. So based on those 3 games only, the Bears play 3 games against last place/non-playoff teams. So really, the Bears in that regard benefit from the fourth place schedule. Of course, those teams are based on last years results, and a fourth place team may have had an off year like the Niners (whom the Bears play). The biggest reason the Bears strength of schedule is higher/harder than the Packers and Vikings is because the Bears SOS is based on the Vikings and Packers record from last year, So the Bears play a team with a 14-3 record twice while at the same time, those two games for the Vikings are against a 5-12 team Pretty significant disparity in factoring strength of schedules. Similarly, the Bears play two games against the playoff Vikings while those same two games for the Vikings are against a non-playoff Bears. It's about as balanced of a schedule as you can get with a 17-game schedule.
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All Philly sports fans are awful people.
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Well, going 4 and 5 against the Braves and Nats is less than ideal. But at least neither series losses were sweeps. -
I feel like Craig is gonna grind it out with his slumping players until the playoffs are secured. He's hoping any/all of them break the slump naturally. Once post season is clinched, he will give big mental rests, even if just for a few days.
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This is exactly the situation we want Ben Brown pitching.
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Pretty certain most/all teams “script” their first 15 plays and that’s a pretty big focus during the week. Probably why teams often look great on an opening drive but then not as much after.
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Yep! As I said, it was a great/obvious hire.
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Agreed. There is a long history of "great" coordinators that did not fair well as HCs. Great hire, but it's certainly not a ure thing,
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Week 1 jitters. Like McCarthy.
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"I understand why he called it" does not equal "It was a penalty".
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Would missing the playoffs really be all that bad? Asking for a friend.
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That throw was a rocket!!!
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That's why it was called. Defender never turned to track ball. Receiver is allowed to slow down for underthrow without geting runover. Pretty easy call.
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As Jersey stated earlier in the week, let loose with the post Week 1 overreactions/hot takes.
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Or maybe the Packers offense is.....good?
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Even a blind DH finds a nut once in a while.
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If October 2025, that would be fine.
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Don't go out on a limb there. 😆
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Question: What happens when you package hits and walks together? What happens when you get hits with RISP? What happens when you face an untested/unproven starting pitcher, a top prospect or a no-name? Answer: 4-0 Brewers sigh
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Trying to win the rubber game in a series against a bad team is not really ideal. <sigh>
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I feel we, as Cub fans, say something similar several times each week.
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Tyler Dunne is no more a Packers fan than any other national journalist is a fan of a team in a city they worked for a period of time. He's been a national sports journalist for most of his career.
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Who's pitching for "Day off"? (like it matters)
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None of this matters for the Cubs if they continue to "hit" like they have for the past 2+ months.
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The offense pretty much sucks, and the pitching isn’t gonna carry the team every single night. They were never gonna sweep, and the won the first two. So it’s another series win. They aren’t going to sweep the Nats, so try to win two and move on. Wash, rinse, repeat.
