jason

Main thread: nothing but bandwagon content from me This thread: truth The fact is, Caleb had numerous receivers wide open last night that he didn’t see. Could be they were the third or fourth progression. But some definitely weren’t. I fear he is over confident (better than under) and ignores the simple 5yd wins. He also still has a tendency to rocket in the simple ones. When it works it’s great. When it doesn’t, he leaves meat on the bone. Finally, sometimes he just needs to run. Maybe 4-5 times last night he had an opportunity to just take off, but he delayed enough to limit running room. Having said all that, I’ll probably buy his jersey this week and name my next dog Caleb. 🐻⬇️

Gents. I was there. First game in three years. Electric from the start. The stadium was louder than I can ever recall. We stood every.single.play. It actually felt like the stadium was swaying towards the end. Impossible to be anything but ecstatic for this game. Probably a top 5 moment in my life. Maybe higher, but marriage and three kids have to be in the top five. But maybe not the top four. 😆I didn’t sleep until well after 2am, and I had to get on the L at about 5am. Posting this from the Seattle airport. Say what you want about Caleb, for the flaws he has, and it’s clear he has a few, but he also has what can’t be bottled. What can’t be explained. What can’t be taught. He’s just got the clutch gene, inexplainable instincts, and incredible physical talents. He is the Bears QB until he retires or something catastrophic happens. This game meant that much. Check the hospital today and the next week: guaranteed there are a lot of babies being named Caleb. Boy or girl. What a game. FGB.🐻⬇️

I’ve been wondering why his targets are so down. He definitely looks replaceable at this point.

Aikman does not belong in that group. Always has been overrated.

Ageee. Studs won’t want to come here because they’ll get 60 catches as the #1. But subpar guys can come here and rejuvenate their career.

Bingo. Good if not great OL and everything changed. Now the Bears are suddenly an offensively oriented team with weapons all over the place. A team to be feared. Getting kudos on a national stage. Ranked highly. Caleb is being called a budding superstar. Etc. OL is why the draft class looks good.

I noticed this too. It carries positives and negatives. Positive: hard to defend Negative: superstar WRs are not likely to come here due to the lack of targets

I don’t think so. I think it all correlates to what I’ve been saying for years about the OL. Fix the OL and suddenly other players can perform. With last year’s OL, people would be saying Williams might be a bust, Swift is wasted money, Burden can’t get open, and Monangai can’t find a hole.

That play also felt poorly designed. You do the hook and lateral to a side where another receiver is at, which carries with it at least one extra defender? Seems like the receiver in back should have been running a post or something.

Does anyone else think Caleb gives up on the play too quickly about 2-3 times a game?

Two uncharacteristic drops by young players. Pressure bursts pipes. Either way, I hope they learn from it.

Welp. Here we go. Time for the Bears to do what they have done multiple times this year. This game has been an absolute indication of the severe pass rushing flaws. Every single draft pick in the first three rounds should be DL.

Screen to McCaffrey looked to have forward motion at the snap. Very close to illegal motion. Certainly more worthy than the millisecond late delay of game call on the Bears.

Collinsworth had to hit his quota of meat-riding Mahomes and Erin Rodgers. Dude has always been biased against the Bears.

3/G from the 11 and three receivers ended up in the exact same space over the middle. Either a terrible play design or someone ran the wrong route.

The Umpire who appeared to talk the Referee out of it. Both were accelerated through the officiating ranks very quickly. The Referee, Alex Moore, is overly confident and it causes mistakes.

If/when the Bears beat SF, Will they have anything left to play for against Seattle?

WTF is nfelo? Is it a web series from Wisconsin?

Then I hope he gets blasted on the first possession. It’s not enough for the packers to lose. They must suffer.

Concur, especially bolded. Same as the offense; build an awesome line and the rest benefits, but the reverse isn’t necessarily true. No shocker that the OL FINALLY got some love and we’re trending significantly upward. Build the DL and the rest can be Kwiatkoski, Sanborn, etc.

I’d hate to lose DJ or Kmet. I wasn’t really a fan of drafting Burden. And I despised the Loveland. On the other hand, I’ve always complemented the Patriots for getting rid of players before significant skill deterioration or unnecessarily punitive cap hit. So, maybe the Bears are leaning towards multi-year success?

The fact that Purdy threw five TDs to McCaffrey, a hobbled Kittle, and three dudes I couldn’t pick out of a lineup is very worrisome. If the DL doesn’t get pressure, this could be a difficult game.

That’s why I want more passing.

Quick reaction: Caleb throws off his back foot, from irregular mechanics, and oddly far too often. But he’s a great talent and gets away with it. He also bails on the throw too quickly. He should either stay in and find a receiver or just run sometimes. What’s frustrating is that if he cleaned that up he’d have a chance to be amazing.