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Now two weeks in a row. Last week the offense outscored the Miami offense, but still lost. Today, the defense allowed less than the Lions defense and they still lost. It is amazing how impactful officials can be when games are so close.

By a guy with 85 receiving yards on the season, got 44 there.

Not that it matters, but the officials have really decided this game. Watch the Raymond 20 yard catch on first down, Blackson is held for at least 4-5 seconds right up the middle, not called.

Welp

Crazy if this is decided by a Santos missed XP.

Another game with some of the worst officiating I have ever seen. This is getting absolutely ridiculous. They are either betting on these games or something else is going on. You can't possibly call penalties on the Bears and miss the same exact thing on the Lions. 14+ point swing on penalties alone, now a tie game.

Yep, momentum is a tangible thing. That is why it is so hard to play against the refs, because they kill momentum. The defense shows up again, and the Bears strike quick with a 50 yarder from Fields to Kmet. Kmet now with 5 TDs on the season, he had 2 TDs in his entire career thru Week 7 of this year. Since Week 8 thru today, he has 5!

Great response after the half, defense forces a 3 and out, then the offense drives right down and scores a TD on a pass from Fields to Kmet. I really liked that play design, it really highlights how hard it is to guard Fields when he has the ball in his hands. The defenders bit on the QB run and Kmet did a great fake block and slipped right passed the defender for an easy score.

I am fine with Jackson in 2023, I think the decision will come in 2024. I guess it will depend on where the team is after 2023. If the Bears are doing really well and are a playoff team in 2023, then you probably keep Jackson around for a SB run. If the team is still a year or two away, then you probably move on from him after 2023.

10-10 at half. If not for Fields scrambling, Bears are probably being shutout. Jenkins was a late scratch and the OLine is a revolving door in the first half. Goff pretty much had all day to pass and the Bears apparently don't believe they need to cover St. Brown who already has 6 receptions. No other receiver in the game has more than 1. Some ticky tack calls on the Bears early on that has killed 2 drives. Yet somehow miss penalties on the Lions:

Just seeing this thread, man we have endured some bad QB play. It is about time we get to see how the other side feels right?

I know everyone has been hyped about Fields over the last few weeks, but Eddie Jackson needs some love. He leads the NFL in takeaways with 6 (4 INTs and 2 FFs), 3 players have 5, and 2 have 4. So outside of those 5 players, Jackson has double the amount of takeaways than every other player in the league this year. The most takeaways he had in one year was 8 (2018), INTs was 6 (2018), and FF was 3 (2020). So he has a great shot to break all his personal records with 8 games remaining.

This would be a nice haul, lol: Da'Ron Payne, DT (solid DT) Jamel Dean, CB (2 INTs, 5 PD) Orlando Brown, LT (good, consistent LT) Ethan Pocic, C (highly rated Center) Bobby Okereke, LB (8th in tackles, Flus connection) JuJu Smith-Schuster, WR (13th in yards, T-11th in reception for WRs) Getting even 2-3 of these guys would be huge. Fields emergence will attract some FAs.

Interior Linemen Top 10, all under 30, UFAs, with over 75% snap count: 1. Ben Powers LG Ravens 2. Ethan Pocic C Browns 3. Dalton Risner LG Broncos 4. Garrett Bradbury C Vikings 5. Will Hernandez RG Cardinals 6. Dennis Daley RG Titans 7. Scott Quessenberry C Texans 8. Evan Brown C Lions 9. Elijah Wilkinson LG Falcons 10. Alex Bars LG Raiders A couple of former Bears making the list. I am shocked that Bars has been able to play that much. I would target Pocic for sure.

Top 10 WRs, based on snap count, under 30, UFAs: 1. Parris Campbell WR Colts 2. JuJu Smith-Schuster WR Chiefs 3. Noah Brown WR Cowboys 4. Equanimeous St. Brown WR Bears 5. Allen Lazard WR Packers 6. Jakobi Meyers WR Patriots 7. Olamide Zaccheaus WR Falcons 8. Trent Sherfield WR Dolphins 9. Mecole Hardman WR Chiefs 10. Demarcus Robinson WR Ravens Poles and Getsy connections. Do the Bears go with another former Packer, or reunite JuJu and Chase?

That was a little before my time, but I saw a lot of highlights growing up of those two. If we can solidify the QB position, everything else becomes easier. The Bears have basically never been afforded that spot to be in. It has always been tough sledding. Not only can Fields lock down that position, he can be a perennial top 10 QB, which puts the Bears in playoff consideration every year (Mahomes, Watson, Allen, Jackson).

Top 10 OTs based on snap count, under 30, UFAs with 60% of offensive snaps: Kaleb McGary RT Falcons Jawaan Taylor RT Jaguars Orlando Brown LT Chiefs Andrew Wylie RT Chiefs Trey Pipkins LT Chargers Mike McGlinchey RT 49ers Matt Pryor LT Colts Elgton Jenkins RT Packers Isaiah Wynn LT Patriots Greg Little LT Dolphins

Top 10 LBs based on snap count, UFAs, all under 30 with 80% of the defensive snaps: Nicholas Morrow LB Bears Rashaan Evans LB Falcons David Long Jr. LB Titans Roquan Smith LB Ravens Alex Anzalone LB Lions Quincy Williams LB Jets Drue Tranquill LB Chargers Leighton Vander Esch LB Cowboys Bobby Okereke LB Colts Tremaine Edmunds LB Bills

Jamel Dean CB Buccaneers Byron Murphy CB Cardinals Chandon Sullivan CB Vikings Rock Ya-Sin CB Raiders Eli Apple CB Bengals Fabian Moreau CB Giants Emmanuel Moseley CB 49ers Amani Oruwariye CB Lions Rashad Fenton CB Falcons Nik Needham CB Dolphins Top 10 CBs based on snap count, all under 30 and UFAs in 2023.

Here are the top 10 IDLs based on snap count (all under 30) and UFAs in 2023. Snap count is high to low, with all over 50% of the defensive snaps: Da'Ron Payne IDL Commanders Zach Allen IDL Cardinals Dre'Mont Jones IDL Broncos Greg Gaines IDL Rams Isaiah Buggs IDL Lions Matt Ioannidis IDL Panthers Taven Bryan IDL Browns Poona Ford IDL Seahawks Shy Tuttle IDL Saints Sheldon Rankins IDL Jets

There are going to be a ton of cap casualties this offseason as well, 8 teams are already over the cap for 2023, Miami only has 500K, and the Packers, Browns, and Rams will need to shed some salary. That is 12 teams who are going to cut some veterans, and some teams will need to do those pre-June 1st in order to sign new players. Saints, Bucs, Titans, Chargers, Vikings, Jaguars, Bills, and Panthers are all in terrible shape for next season cap-wise.

I heard Pringle may also be active. Mooney, Claypool, Harry, Pringle would be a solid top 4 WR.

Is she the pride? ?

Talk about a turnaround. Fields now up to -33.1% DVOA (-79.3% on 03OCT). So he has improved by over 46% in just over a month. If he continues anywhere near this pace, he will be in the positive in 3 weeks, which would be a historic stretch. To put this into perspective, Tua is the only QB above +26% at an absurd +51%. Fields is improving weekly at almost 12%, so he could get to 0% in 3 weeks and potentially +24% in 5 weeks, which would put him 4th in the NFL. If he finished the season with comparable games for the remaining 8, he would end up with one of the best QB DVOA seasons ever. His QBR is now 13th, and he can easily jump into the top 10 (needs +3.5) this week. I figure he will have a good game, but not as good as last week. Even then, that should boost him into the top 10. I still think it is wild that he can break the single season rushing record for a QB without needing 100 yard rushing games every week.