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With all things considered; hate to say it but unless it’s a bruise they should probably sit Biscuit this week.

Wasn’t me! ?? I think the guy is an absolute great add to the team and to repeat a overly used phrase as of late; “worth every penny”.

Yeah me too and you’re right about Brady. Was going to point out that they must have a pretty decent line these days. To include a guy ‘Wentzman’(?) in the starting lineup. Sure Trubiksy’s mobility helped tremendously but when you nullify a player like Danielle Hunter, and keep him to no sacks and minimal hurries you must be doing something right.

Can’t say as I agree. QB has ultimate choice on where it goes. The receiver ran a seam route into the middle of outside zones. Meaning there was someone(s) underneath for a shorter dump. The second INT was just slop. Looks like Robinson may have stopped the route but still Trubiksy’s pass sailed high. He’s got to work on those long routes. Last week he was pretty much spot on but today he got sloppy again. He had at least two others that could’ve just as easily been picked off. But before I get accused of being too negative; for a large portion of tonight’s game Trubiksy looked confident and solid. His scrambling has definitely become a new positive wrinkle to the offense.

Yes!!! I absolutely LOVE to see the defense dominate. Outside of that errant throw into triple coverage, Trubisky has been looking pretty solid.

Good to see Howard getting some carries.

Yay Parkey...good for 3!!! followed by a KO out of bounds...boo

A few words from Danny Trevathan on tonight’s game: https://www.chicagobears.com/video/obsession-meets-opportunity

If Mitch plays within his current abilities, things should go fine. I suspect we’ll see a more restrained version of the WCO which this offense is based on. More short dumps, maybe a Howard sighting or two and less Trub trying to stretch the field. That’s where bad happens.

Things got a little bit more ‘crazy’ when GB lost last night, to a team Chicago beat earlier this year. As I was talking to a few co-workers about a few days ago, I don’t see GB as a factor for the NFC North crown this year. Think it’ll be Minnnesota or Chicago. Been a long time since we could think and talk that way. But they have to take one game at a time and “stack the wins” as coach Nagy has been preaching.

I didn't realize that one of the side effects of the Bears doing better would be less return on my Sunday Ticket subscription...but hey...I'll take it.

Now THAT is a 'tounge in cheek' comment Adam.

Is it me or does it appear the Bears are trying to figure out what life would be like without Jordan Howard on the team? I couldn’t help but notice that once Kyle Long went down with an injury the Bears didn’t elevate another Olman from the practice squad, instead they brought up RB Taquan Mizzel. And not only that but his playing time seems to be increasing, to include him starting in the last game. I somewhat agree with another’s observation that Howard looks like he’s lost interest. And Yes I get that Jordan is needed for games in inclement weather and the like but it doesn’t seem Nagy completely agrees with that notion.

Couldn’t agree more. Wasn’t it Sam Acho who recently helped the team make the news by being the first in the league to use a community outreach program for social work? I have no doubt that Nagy’s ‘family first’ mantra is starting to have an affect on the team.

Wasn’t Allen Robinson the top ranked FA at least at his position going into last off-season? Jordan Howard is a 1,000 yard rusher in each of his first two years. And although not perhaps the top-ranked TE in the NFL, Trey Burton has won a Super Bowl. I wouldn’t necessarily consider them the ‘worst’.

I think that is well stated and couldn't agree with you more. One thing that has pestered me (in the good) in the back of my mind is that in the Bears' losses this year; they were all by a combined 11 points. This includes a loss to the perennial winning team New England and the perennial 'pull the win out of their asses' Packers. I have a general favorable feeling about this upcoming game against Minny and even if it doesn't swing to our favor, we'll have another shot of them before the year is out. To be frank, based on what I've seen this year I'm not worried about GB anymore. IMHO, Minnesota is really the only team that will give the Bears a run for the NFC North.

Wouldn’t it be ironic if this game came down to the kickers; where the Bears are currently in a bit of a slump with their kicker where Minnesota has notoriously struggled the last few years...with more than one kicker?

Rather than quote all that you did with the comparative stats on Watson, Mahomes and Trubisky I'll emphasize context. We need to remember that of the three QB's used in the comparisons, Trubisky has the most starts. Which can skew the numbers you used. Since being drafted last year Trubisky has 21 starts (10 wins 11 losses), Watson has 16 starts (9-6) and Mahomes has 11 starts (10-1). So stats like passing yards, rushing yards and attempts could be explained by the fact that he simply has had more time on the field to accomplish these things. But...stats like completions and completion percentages, although third in this group, is still above 60% which is a good thing. I agree with what some others here observed in the last game. The 'eye test' is telling me that Mitch is getting more comfortable in the offense. I saw a few times where he was either looking off the safety to one side or simply going through his progressions and appeared to be comfortable in doing it. I didn't see the 'happy feet' as we had seen in games past. Minnesota we know has a pretty respectable defense so I'm hoping all the positive growth we saw in this game doesn't regress because of the pressure we know the Vikings can produce. I think to counter them and give Mitch a better chance we really need to see more use out of Howard. Still baffled why he isn't getting more use.

Love the hurry up offense.... even more so when they score! Offense looked really solid just then. Nice job guys!

Go Bears!!!

The stat line and rankings on Trubiksy across all forms of media are all over the map. Some have him 22nd overall, some have him in the top 10 QBs under the age of 25, some have him ranked right near Eli Manning and others I’m sure rank him the overall #1 QB currently in the NFL out of North Carolina. (Ok so I made that last one up). The thing of it is, sure he’s making some improvements but I’m not sure they’re as obvious as some of us are hoping or claiming. One thing we know he’s improving is rushing. And yes that, by itself, is helping our offense. However that’s a finite skill set because as some here have pointed out if you go down with a knee injury like say a Deshaun Watson what have you got to fall back on? Yes Trub is making incremental improvement in some of the other skills needed to make a good QB. There is plenty he still needs to learn and accomplish, by himself, before he’s recognized across forms of stats as a solid top 10 overall QB. Troy Aikman was recently talking about how Marcus Mariota although a highly sought after QB still has yet to piece together a consistent winning record. He said Mariota will occasionally put together a great win like he did a few nights ago on Monday night but usually he just leaves us wanting. I see Trubiksy somewhere in between Mariota and last year’s Goff. The question is after some time in this system will he make the leap like Goff did or stagnate like Mariota has been?

And you know the more I think of it; it’s probably because of the 11 day / three game schedule that could catch up to them. And they are traveling to a Detroit for that third game. Just seems like a lot stacked against them.

My feeling for this game is similar to most everyone else. The offense will do enough to score once maybe twice but the D will kick into gear and end up winning the game. After its all said and done though, I get this funny feeling in this next 11 days the Bears will have a 2-1 record to show for it. For some reason I feel like the second Detroit game (on Thanksgiving) won't play to the Bears favor. The Power rankings currently have the Bears at 10 and the Vikings at 8 so I'm not sure how well the Bears will do that Sunday night but feel because they'll be home it'll play in their favor. So far all the home games the Bears have played haven't looked all that bad, including the loss to NE.

Trubisky’s tendency to overthrow comes back to haunt him. INT to Buffalo. D is looking solid. Roquan building on his tackle total. And add a sack by Isaiah Irving.

Apparently for the next 6-8 weeks. Eligible to be back in time for season finale I hear. Will this be Kyle’s last year as a Bear? https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-kyle-long-injured-reserve-20181103-story.html