Mongo3451

Peak value is trade deadline, so we have time.

It's really good to be able to relish in a loss.

Agreed, plus we all knew whatever Poles could've done, still wouldn't be enough for this year. IMO, he's doing what's best for future years.

Amen on that. He doesn't know how to switch and is causing too much pressure up the middle. Patrick has to move to center ASAP to see if he still can play, as he has been backpedaling a lot at RG.

There's no-one else to fear, so shut him down and that's good enough.

As far as next year is concerned, the options are limitless. I'm getting extra picks for Quinn, Monty and Roquan. No need to keep folks that won't and don't want to be here for the youth movement. Monty is the exception, but average running backs are expendable. So far, we have 6 picks, while I'm hoping for nine. If we get get pick 5 and our dominant OL/DL isn't there, time to trade it for someone looking for a QB. I DO NOT want to draft another QB until we are rock solid in the trenches. We need to target every position on the DL as BPA, as some want built in a day. As far as skill positions are concerned, we need two recieved better than Mooney, preferably a TE and physical WR that can both separate and win jump balls. Fields needs that "chuck it" guy. Mustipher and Patrick are complete garbage. They can't seem to figure out a switch block to save their ass. And don't get me started on Borom. I can't wait to see how Poles grades them. We must remember how young they are in the process. In the meantime, Bill Polian identified X number of blue chip players. We must continue to strive to identify and develop until we get to that magic 14 number. Maybe we can make an under 27 progress chart for the of season.

A couple of teams that I thought we'd get a win from are looking better than I thought. I'm thinking we finish with 4 or 5 wins. That would be top ten easily.

If anyone remembers, this is who we were predicted to be. It's ok for the next 13 weeks. If Justin is not quicker delivering the ball by then, we'll be drafting accordingly. And we are in position to do so. This year is base level. Next year, the first floor gets built...

My question is, could we have afforded to pay Cooper, plus lose what pick to get him? If he was affordable, that type of reciever, with his route tree, would be perfect for Fields. If healthy, Pickens will be a stud, but had red flags all over the place for his behavior, so I don't find fault in the Bears for passing on him. He too would be a great compliment to Cooper because of his physicality and jump ball ability. I'm sure they will try to trade Quinn and Monty before the deadline and maybe Roquan. That would make the rebuild complete with extra picks and whatever trading Quinn would net in future cap space to add to our 103mil. As always, the huge prayer is that a QB emerges. Fields has 13 more games to prove it or I feel we'll draft one.

Patrick and Mustipher both caused sacks last week for blowing their switch offs.

I wouldn't pay him. We can have for 15-17 mil next year as a franchise tag player. In the meantime, draft a guy and see if he's a keeper. Then you can decide whether to franchise him again or trade, with the young guy waiting in the wings.

I find no peace of mind in it. In the NFL, it's rare to have multiple people open on a route, so you gotta hit the first guy you see. He's beating himself up by his own indecision. The only solace I find is that the commentator shows us that Justin sees it. That can be corrected.

I replayed our 17 pass attempts to break down the ugly. We had 8 completions, so I had only 9 to critique. Take away 2 quick sacks that Mustipher and Patrick gave up and that left me with 7 off target throws out of 17 for a disastrous 41%. I wanted badly to be able to blame the OL more, but simply couldn't. One thing I enjoyed reviewing was Khalil Herbert. Not only did he have a good game, he is legit good. I'll be totally damned if he doesn't remind me of Emmitt Smith with his running style. The way he glides combined with his balance and vision really impressed me.

I want to mirror what Jalen Hurts career looks like. When he came in as rookie, he looked like garbage. Three years into it, he's a MVP candidate. Hurts had the best OL in the league, a stud WR plus depth and good TE and RB. Hurts is also into multiple years with his OC. Get to Fields and we see a dumpster fire at OL in the pass game, terrible reciever depth and top end talent. There is a dilemma that a coach has between winning and developing. The is also the talk of the stigma that a lot of coaches coach the aggressive nature out of a QB by harping on turnovers too much. I wish I were a fly on the wall to see how he's being coached, because he does look lost. Hopefully, Eberflus and Getsy get together and make a unilateral decision on the path forward. I personally believe they need to limit him to two reads with the emphasis on hitting the plant foot with a decision made, they do it. Yes, he'll miss opportunities, but he already is. Slowing the game down for him will help him with timing and mechanics. If I can provide an example: the first time I played 5 on 5 basketball it was a complete disaster. It got a little better after time, but things improved too slowly. Then, out of heaven came a 3 on 3 game and my eyes were opened. It went from a twirling bowl of spaghetti to a beautiful rigatoni. After getting the most out of 3 on 3, 5 on 5 was much better.

A win is a win and that is a building block. In a game that Fields looked terrible, other people stepped up. We expected growing pains and they come in all forms. I'm judging this season as a whole; see if Justin progresses and learn who your core is. That's it.

You hit the nail on the head! Thank you. I like the jacket, but think they give too much of the design to the pigeon in that particular application. I can everyone saying, "cool jacket, what's up with the pigeon"?

I was looking at this jacket an am wondering what the pidgeon symbolism means.

He's enough to win with, but will never put a team on his back when he needs to.

Yes, he mentioned it a couple of times.

There's always hope. I'm ready for some decisive pass attempts.

Forgive me, but what you about to read is purely conjecture. I am concerned about Mooney. Over the course of the off season, we read on numerous accounts how much time he and Justin spent together running routes. Fast forward to training camp and we have a rash of reciever injuries. Mooney never was on the report, but he did have to pick up the slack. While many 4, 5, 6 and 7th receivers are used for their camp legs, we did not have that luxury. We had to use our #1, giving Mooney a lot of extra reps in practice and all three exhibition games. Also, what role did Eberflus' "always hustle" mantra play into this? You know where I'm going. His legs look tired. I could see it Sunday night. When Justin overthrew him on that deep post, the safety was easily outrunning him. I saved the game and watched again yesterday, focussing on Mooney and he never really looked like he had burner speed or great twich in his cuts. In wrapping this up, how do they fix it? As of now, Justin has only thrown 28 passes and Mooney has a grand total of 4 yards. Next, is Kmet tired too? He has zero targets. Am I off base with all of this, because this isn't my first rodeo? It's all just a theory. Thoughts?

The biggest issue I have with Fields is that he rarely hits his plant foot and is ready to throw. That is rarely an OL or poor reciever issue.

I paraphrased your opening line because I liked it. As far as the rest, I stand on 6 wins. Right now, the DL is fresh, yet getting gouged. What happens when the nicks and dings of the season carry on and our lack of depth rears its ugly head? On the positive side of this season, we will see who progresses. The one that we need to see it the most from is Fields. If that doesn't happen, nothing else matters in comparison.

Everything I wrote about talent was stated pre-season. The whole point of it is: "if you want to be the king, you have to beat the king". That being said, you have to attack him with overwhelming force, so that all his defenses cannot stop you: i.e. moat, dragon, refs. Our main priority for next year, is to get 2 wide receivers better than Mooney and 2 interior DL. I love that will have money and picks to do whatever we want. I'm still excited about our future.

Our OL, DL, WR and QB are simply not good enough. Darnell Mooney can not separate. He got outran by a safety in the middle of the field last night and he's not physical enough to beat press coverage. Cole Kmet spends his life as a TE chip blocking. Justin Fields will be late for his own funeral. If anyone watched American Underdog, the training Kurt Warner recieved to speed his processing time is exactly what Fields needs. Now for my time to rant: On the first offensive play of the game, how did the call a 15 yard low block penalty on our DB? First, there was no contact at all. Secondly, you can clearly see the OL is attempting to engage the DB. And lastly, it was clear the DB was trying to avoid the OL to get to the runner. See the picture, he's already past the OL's front leg and his body piston is locked into making a tackle. It's a phantom call that happens every time we play the Packers. It's a tone setter that says you are going to get f'd regardless of your effort. Low and behold, they screwed Fields out of a TD on that stupid shotgun run from 6". Collinsworth saw from the booth and the folks from GMFB saw it in their studio this morning. I didn't expect us to win last night or any other that Rodgers is playing, but damn.