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Good point. If anyone knows what Reid is doing, it's Nagy. I think Trubisky was going to be a bust no matter where he went. The playcalling and OL has just made things worse, but I dont see Trubisky being a stud QB no matter where he plays.

I agree that the OL and play calling hasnt helped Mitch. But at this point in his career, he should be able to identify coverages, and go through his progressions. I think he is a bust, and would have been no matter where he played.

Kmet is also learning from Graham. As long as Graham is productive, Kmet might not get as many targets, and that's OK. Together they are age bracketing the position. The OL is going to continue to be a problem, and even more so with Daniels out. That left side is gonna be a nightmare. Maybe Foles can line up under right guard.

Leno has to go. No surprise from me.

well said 2000

The defense has improved every week. That's good. And they still have a way to go - especially tackling. ANd we clearly miss Goldman on runs up the middle. But at least we are finally getting pressure. Foles was great once he found his rhythm. He stood in and took a lot of pressure right in his face. The OL on this team is still atrocious. If you want to know why the running game cant get going, or why our receivers dont have separation, it's because the OL cant open holes or give a reasonable amount of time in the passing game. Also, our kicked made all of his kicks! Bears win.

Well, the emergency QB rule says that Bray couldnt come off the bench unoess Trubisky had gone and been hurt too, so I dont thing that some of those theories hold water. It is possible that they want to have Bray running the scout team to gain experience and to get a look at him, because we all know that Trubisky is gone after this year.

You know I am no fan of Nagy, and i agree the playcalling and scheme havent been great. That said, if the OL gave our QBs another second of time, more receivers would have separation too.

YES. If we like Foles in the short term for next year, we take an OLT int he first, and QB in the second or third. We could also use an ILB, S, and a kicker!!

Oh and one more point - since we wont be extending Trubisky, and wont need all that money to do it, we probably have the $ now to extend ARob, and waiting on Trubisky's devolopment was probably what was holding it up.

Well we will draft one next year for sure.

Can Trubisky kick?

you could see it just in the WRs' body language.

Dont forget Montgomery too, but yes, Monty, Patterson and Nall are all more power guys, we need a squirty little Dennis Gentry type.

adam, I agree with everything you said.

1) Is Foles the starter now? 2) Should Foles be the starter now? For me, I hope #1 is a yes but i dont know what this staff thinks, and whether they are willing to move on, but #2 is an absolute yes for me.

I agree, and I also agree that the first few games are like preseason games, that unfortunately count. We've gotten lucky / played well, and we have two wins which is great, and soon the team should start to gel. Then we can see what we've got. Heck, even the 1985 Bears didn't really come together even at 2-0 until the Monday Night game against the Vikings. Not that this team is that one! And also, yes, Johnson looks great - plugging in a rookie at CB and getting that kind of productivity is rare. For a second rounder, it's even more rare. Pace gets credit for this one, even as he takes the blame for others. Also, the more I see film stufy, the less I'm sure about Leno, but so far 2-0 lets keep it rolling.

Absolutely. Get some picks, and open up some cap room for Robinson.

good points adam, and of course I agree. Im just saying, based on what I've seen it's too early to say this team is "good" - they do seem to have a lot of talent, but they need it to gel, especially on the defensive front, and, as always, in the rhythm of the playcalling. This week was much better than last week in that regard I am glad to say.

If the Detroit RB had caught the ball, we would have lost. It wasnt a definitive win over the Giants either. I'm happy with where we are ranked right now. Id love to keep piling up wins and move up the rankings, but there's no reason to get there prematurely. This probably helps the team, keep the fire lit etc.

Great player. Great human. I met him once, he was gracious and open. Call me a fan of the man, all the way around.

agree. and last year Leno was consistently blocking the wrong man. so it wasnt just a matter of winning, but even knowing who to hit. I didnt see any of that this past week, so if that's Castillo, then great. Nothing would make me happier than if Leno played great this season, last year i couldnt even imagine it was possible, but I was assuming Hiestand knew what he was doing, which was a pretty reasonable assumption. So now either Castillo is a miracle worker, or Hiestand wasnt any good anymore. Or Leno will regress. But whatever it was or is i wont ever know, but if they keep blocking the run, I wont be a hater at all on Leno.

I assume you mean Montgomery, and yeah he looked good to me too, but AP had 6.6 YPC against us in the same game. Their total YPC on offense might have been lower, but AP carved us up. Also, thank goodness their other RB dropped that easy pass in the endzone, or we'd have lost.

it didnt cost anything, and being a pussy sucks

lol, well owning it WAS the bet hahaha The more i saw, the more Leno looked good. If he plays well this season, I'm gonna blame Hiestand for last season.