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Penix says he’s good to play.

Asked about Kyler Gordon’s status Ben simply said the plan is the same…we want to see him practice for 21 days before making a decision. No trust there. Ben also said we have guys on the roster who haven’t played yet. On that list are Jayden Loving and Jamree Kromah. The fact it’s critical we stop the run against Atlanta I’m going to guess we go bigger bodies on the Dline and this week we see Jayden Loving get the call. I expect they’ll have Lynch play more snaps at DE, he’s already taken some snaps there this season and if needed Daniel Hardy takes some snaps at DE as well. Hardy gets the nod over Jamree because of special teams. I still like Loving’s potential.

A who’s who list of who dat at DT.

Could be worse. Look at the Rams and they have Pro Bowl players all over their roster Dexter is absolutely not playing like a pro Bowl player. I’ve watched two Falcons games. Why I don’t really know. In both games I almost never heard his name called and I was trying to find him on the field. Nether could my sons who watched the last game with me. He seems to be a situational player or just part of a rotation. He makes a play he every now and then like he did in Chicago but I see nothing that says his contract will age well. Penix loves to throw to London. Baltimore tried to cover him with a zone and failed. Bijan is incredible. Every time he was on the field Baltimore just run blitzed and shut him down. We would do well to follow that. Atlanta’s second and third level run defense is shaky. Get past the Dline and you can often get good gains even some chunk plays.

Shemar Turner took his roster spot. Hopefully he’s ready to play.

I’d dial Them up too watching Tyson looking completely lost. We won two out of three games with our backup QBs. I’m taking my ball and going home and calling it a day.

We might catch a break next week because Penix couldn’t finish the game tonight due to a rib injury. It didn’t look serious in the game but it bothered him enough that he couldn’t throw.

I’m not that down on this team. I definitely think the 89 plays took some of the life out of our Oline. That is no excuse for Bagent but it affected the running game. There were lanes but Roschon can’t make a cut to save his life. Caleb will being to life our passing game outside the numbers.

These guys watch film like we do. They saw Bagent hit a lot of intermediate routes across the middle last week so they sank on them. Lack of arm strength to the outside make him risky if he’s not early…and he’s not early on those throws. Then he was just slow to hit the underneath routes, if he even made that decision. I can’t wait for Caleb to get back. At this point we’ve only seen 6 or 7 quarters with Caleb. The fact we got out of this QB mess with a 2-1 record is something of a miracle but this loss stings because the offense looked so inept. Roschon cannot cut back so he’s useless on all these zone blocking schemes. He’d have gaps but choose to run straight ahead up someone’s backside for 2yds. Swift still appears to be struggling with his burst but he was far better at finding the creases.

There were open guys Bagent was missing them all game.

This being a road game I fully expect Roschon to get the bulk of the backup RB carries. If e get a big lead I’d like to see Zavier Scott get some just to see how he compares. His highlights seem to show a little more burst and agility than Roschon. On the other hand maybe Roschon will surprise us with a good game.

We’ll see how this plays out against our pass rush https://packerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2026/10/10/packers-rb-chris-brooks-lands-on-ir-will-miss-at-least-4-games/92195610007/ “Losing Brooks for the crucial games coming up is a blow to the Packers offense, who depend on Brooks as a blocker and in some third-down passing situations and are desperate for better play at the running back position. Can Strong provide a spark?”

Lot's of good quotes in there. Thanks for posting that.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a more confident statement from a Bears fan than this. We’re missing our starting QB, LT, Pro Bowl S, and potentially our starting NB if Gordon can’t play. Reminds me of the old Monty Python scene where the dude with no arms and legs is still bouncing about saying I’ll still kick your ass. You know what? We probably will.

More than legendary he was, and still is, a cultural icon. He defined Chicago. RIP and thanks for all the great memories.

Without saying it directly Ben gave a lot of offensive players got a day of rest after the 89 plays. Keep in mind that was done on a short week following MNF.

One spot remains open so they are planning to activate someone this week if all goes well. My first guess would be Kyler Gordon but it could be Ozzy. Shamar Turner still feels like he’s a few weeks away. I feel the need is greater at DB right now.

I’m thinking about how quickly everyone forgot about Jim Harbaugh.

I’m not giving up the best running game in the NFL for a 35 year old DE. I believe Ben when he says he wants the scoring record. I believe the organization just wants the defense to be good enough to win behind that offense. This was clear after the draft and I don’t see it changing in the middle of what so far has been historical offensive production with 3 QBs.

This game needs to be won 34-17 or better. I demand it.

Definitely looks sticky to me. What I like best watching this film is how our DBs, including the rookie, know their assignment coming out of all the stacked formations and they don't trip over each other. It won't always be that way as better teams will run better interference fits but 4 wks in Malik is looking good especially for having learned and started at two positions.

You can see what a difference he makes in run defense. Plus he's sticky in man coverage. I still think he was supposed to stay over the top on the one deep TD the Jets got. Still just 4 weeks in and he is the leading tackler on our defense and has been the leading tackler in every game.

Here ya go...

That's not good but we also have issues as we're negative in cap space next year. Detroit has just 29 players rostered and $62mil in cap space. That's not even an average of $3mil per player for the 24 spots they need to fill so their depth is going to take a hit. We'll need to sign 11 players with -$1mil in cap space. That's how we all know Jaylon Johnson is not going to be here next year, including Jaylon himself. There will have to be other cuts or perhaps extensions (i.e. Sweat, Kmet) if it can be worked out cost effectively. After seeing how we drafted (offense, offense, offense) you know Ben is going to want to keep Kmet around.

True. After years searching for one QB we can win games with we now have 3.