Daventry

Exactly, doing it all wrong again. Keeping Poles is a mistake and McCaskeys are obviously still involved, which equals doom. How did a great city and fans get absolutely screwed with such an absolutely incompetent and weak ownership? The press conference proves what a joke it all is, it’s a big Ship of Fools.

One thing is for sure, the offensive line wasn’t addressed well at all. Very poor, and did we need another WR or an OL more? Seems very clear that OL was a much greater need. Too many abject failures; Claypool, Davis, Jones and others. It’s not good enough.

I agree, I feel lower about the team than before because my expectations were high. Wrong again. The people I thought would turn the ship around capsized it again. I expect the owners, the real albatross around the teams neck, to keep Poles and extend the misery. People were chanting “sell the team” after the game but I doubt they will. I don’t know how to feel optimistic for this franchise anymore.

Merry Christmas everyone!

I feel the same way, more and more I am concluding that the owners have, are, and will continue to cause us to be losers. I only watched the first quarter of the Vikings game, when we started right off going for it on fourth down I decided I had seen that movie before and I didn’t need to watch it again. I suspect the McCaskeys influence management hires and other big decisions and the whole family seem to be entitled clowns. I have gotten to the point of disinterest. I still have hope, but that definition of insanity saying echoes in my brain.

I have read those statements for years and didn’t believe it for awhile but definitely have changed my mind over the years. Not only would several people on this board do better, I think anyone could probably read the magazines and watch the pods and do better without any football knowledge. Ridiculous.

We are not the only ones smelling the reek https://apple.news/AkjnrOFGMQAaK1BtDfXSD5w There is no way we should be that poor with so many draft picks and money available. Fire Poles.

I agree, this year has shown a harsh light on the organisation overall. The game yesterday really showed how weak the team is right now. Poles is responsible. He completely failed to address the o line, and the longer we go, the more holes appear. I am sure he won’t lose his job though, it’s the McCaskey way to tolerate poor performance.

The essence of the problem is ideology that hinders winning seems to be occurring. How does Green Bay manage to be good consistently? Meanwhile, the Chicago Bears are consistently poor? Look at the market share difference. The Bears organisation has been terrible for a long time.

I suppose I don’t have any concrete evidence of wokeness per se, although I certainly noticed the preponderance of blm/anti-racism propaganda on their media when all of that erupted, and noticed the rainbow stuff on their media until I unsubscribed from their page. I also remember getting rid of the much loved honey bears. They are obviously doing something wrong, the buck stops with them. The one constant over the last decades of failure is the McCaskeys. What a great day it would be to see them sell the team.

I feel exactly the same. I get some really bad vibes with the limited information available about the owners, eg they seem to be at the forefront of the woke agenda, seem to only hire vanilla people, and have been at the helm with some really poor years and still make money. I hope they sell so badly, I would prefer Pee Wee Herman as the owner to the beige politically correct current regime.

I would be up for that, my main frustration is that we seem hamstrung by the owners. Maybe Bezos will buy the team.

Agreed, Campbell was integral in the transformation of the Lions. I have to admit, I like to see them doing well, Detroit deserves it. We deserve it more though, lol. I would encourage Phx, and everyone really, to ignore your protagonist, “Stinger”. He has nothing useful to say, the same guy who complained endlessly about the need to keep Fields etc. The ignore option is available and helps one to focus on intelligent views. I would like to see Poles go too, if a better option is identified. His performance is mediocre at best and he is responsible for Eberflus. He is the named responsible person. That, along with Nate Davies, TURD of the year, Velus Jones, Claypool, and more equals giving him the happy heave ho.

I agree, and feel foolish now that I was so convinced Poles was the answer. He is better than Pace, but then how much does that say? Overall, his record with personnel is mediocre and picking coaches is poor.

It is a sad situation to be in. I love the Bears but they have been terrible for too long to tolerate. Plus they seem to be one of the more woke team in a woke league, which doesn’t thrill me either. Maybe if people stopped watching something would change?