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Payton got it to work with Winston and Hill, so I can't imagine what he could do with Fields. I wouldn't mind Frazier, at least we know the defense would go back to tackling. The OC would be the biggest question mark there though, who does he bring in.

Does anyone remember Dave Ragone? He was supposedly the pass game coordinator or something along those lines. One of the problems with the Bears is the play design. It is horrible, has zero flow and does not put the players in the best position based on their strengths. Regardless of HC or Coordinators, we need someone to bring in a scheme and play calls that stress the defense and use the player's strengths.

It is boring. Watch the All-22 if you have access. Nothing feeds off each other, nothing stresses or confuses the defense. Even with Mitch and when ARob was making a ton of catches. He wasn't really open and the play only worked because he was between the QB and the defender, caught the ball, and hit the ground. The Bears have a lot of mismatches and rarely use them. Half the time the motion telegraphs the play or leads more defenders to where the ball is going. They have so much speed yet they don't use it. They have mismatches at TE and RB, never used. They got rid of CPat and he is one of the best playmakers in the league.

Bears by 20!

Bears by 20!

The Bears were trailing the Packers 17-14 a few weeks ago with refs aiding the Packers throughout the game. The Packers are 9-3 but are 2-2 in their last 4 games. In their last two their defense has been terrible, allowing 34 pts to the Vikings (who beat the Packers and lost to the Lions lol), and 28 to the Rams. The Packers are favored by 12.5, but I feel like this one will be decided by 10 or less. Rodgers has some sort of toe issue and it is going to be 33 degrees on Sunday Night. If you have ever had a toe issue, a cold cleat is probably the worst thing for it. To me if Fields plays, the Bears have a chance at an upset. If Dalton or Foles play, they lose by double digits.

Everyone points to the solid young core the team has. So if that is the case, Pace is doing his job and most of the issues are on coaching. I am torn on Pace because you have to give him credit on moves he gets right but also blame on the ones he gets wrong. It is crazy to think the Bears had only 1x 1st, no 3rd or 4th Round picks the last two years and ended up with Fields, Jenkins, Kmet, Johnson, Gipson, Borom, Vildor, and Mooney in the first 5 rounds. Herbert was a 6th Rounder! So if you count Herbert, out of the 9 first picks in the last two years, Pace got 8 major contributors. Kmet probably drafted too high, but got steals in Borom (5th), Mooney (5th), and Herbert (6th) to compensate for the reach on Kmet. Johnson and Jenkins in the 2nd were also seen as great value picks. The worst picks recently have been Ridley (4th), Miller (2nd), Iyiegbuniwe (4th), and Shaheen (2nd). Nichols was a 5th, Jackson and Cohen in the 4th, and even going way back Amos and Howard were 5th Rounders. Pace should only be allowed to pick in the 5th round. Even Jordan Morgan, who is no longer on the team ended up being a decent Guard from the 5th. So Vildor is his worst 5th Round pick, and he should be a backup CB, not a starter anyway. Really impressive track record in the 5th. Pace also should not be allowed to draft WRs, outside of Mooney, he has picked Newsome, Ridley, Miller, Wims, Braverman, and White. That is horrendous. The guys he passed on for those dudes are insane. Especially Miller and White. I feel like the problem with this team is mainly coaching and scheme. Nagy's system is Pop Warner level crap. It has been dissected ad nauseam. Hitch and Stick Routes, 8 yards deep for all receivers, rinse and repeat. They need to clean house with the coaching staff, that includes Desai. That way players like Jackson will be held accountable for their lack of production. I don't care what your contract is, if you play like crap, you are riding pine. On coaching, it pains me to see Brandon Staley in LA. They could've promoted him within but instead let him go to the Rams in 2020. If they did promote him, he could've slid into the HC position after Nagy.

I know, I read that, but I just don't see it on the tape. Olin keeps saying "who do you replace him with". Mustipher trains with Olin, so he is too close to the situation to properly evaluate. I constantly see Mustipher getting pushed back into the backfield on runs and pass plays. Most runs up the middle are disrupted by his ass. The QBs have to avoid Mustipher's backside more than any defender. Then you have the snaps into his crotch. He must have short arms and has a hard time wiping because he hits himself with the ball once or twice a game. The assessment reminds me of what McCaskey said about the team last offseason. He named all the things wrong with the team, then said outside of those, we have a great team, lol. So outside of being pushed back into the backfield on every play, fumbling the snap a few times a game, Mustipher is a great Center.

If you don't get a Center, then you have to get another G anyway. As for WR, Mooney is the only WR under contract next year. We have to draft a WR early. Maybe not in the 2nd, but in the 3rd for sure. I am thinking CB then WR would be great. Get a bookend corner to go with Johnson, then add a WR to go with Mooney. Add a couple of vets to fill out the WR room.

Cracked ribs take about 6 weeks to heal. If they are not going to play him now, they might as well put him on IR for the remainder of the season. I almost think they are just going to keep calling it day to day/week to week for the rest of the season. I could be wrong and that would suck, but I wouldn't put it past them at this point.

Now there are rumors that if the Bears lose bad to the Packers on SNF, that Nagy could be fired on Monday. Just like the last rumor, take it for what it's worth. Even if the Bears somehow win out and make the playoffs, I don't know if that would be enough to save Nagy's job. Since the PIT game, it feels like he has been a dead man walking and the team seems to be playing that way.

Thru this week, the Bears are now 26th in DVOA, 26th on Offense and 18th on Defense. That is exactly how they look. They have had the 9th hardest schedule and their remaining schedule is the 10th hardest. Their remaining games are against GB (10th), MIN x2 (11th), SEA (17th), and NYG (24th) in terms of DVOA. The Bears should be underdogs in every game except the NYG game, where it may be even.

If the season ended today, the Bears would have the 6th pick, tied with NYG and SEA, so they would rotate picks every round. So they lost a 1st and 4th for Fields, and 7th with Miller, and got back a 5th for Miller. Since HOU is terrible, that ends up as a very high 5th. The Bears got Borom and Herbert in the 5th last year. With the following picks, I would love to see the new GM move down on either Pick 37 or 71 and pick up a 4th rounder. That would give them 5 picks in the top 150, which is decent. With those 5 picks, you get a WR1, CB2, C, S, and BPA (WR, CB, or ILB). I would be happy with a draft like that. They would still have a solid 6th rounder to use as well. 6 (1)- to NYG for Fields 37 (2)- 71 (3)- 111 (4)- to NYG for Fields 146 (5)- from HOU for Miller 149 (5)- 191 (6)- 234 (7)- to HOU w/ Miller Thoughts?

After 12/6: WC2 WAS 6-6 DAL-L, PHI-L, DAL-L, PHI-W, NYG-W 8-9 (7-5) WC3 SF 6-6 CIN-L, ATL-W, TEN-L, HOU-W, LAR-L 8-9 (6-6) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PHI 6-7 WAS-W, NYG-W, WAS-L, DAL-L 8-9 (6-6) 2 MIN 5-7 PIT-W, CHI-L, LAR-L, GB-L, CHI-L 6-11 (4-8) 3 CAR 5-7 ATL-L, BUF-L, TB-L, NO-L, TB-L 5-12 (3-9) 4 ATL 5-7 CAR-W, SF-L, DET-W, BUF-L, NO-W 8-9 (5-7) 5 NO 5-7 NYJ-W, TB-L, MIA-L, CAR-W, ATL-L 7-10 (5-7) 6 NYG 4-8 LAC-L, DAL-L, PHI-L, CHI-L, WAS-L 4-13 7 CHI 4-8 GB-L, MIN-W, SEA-W, NYG-W, MIN-W 8-9 (6-6) Based on WAS win against LV and SF's loss against SEA. SF now holds the last WC spot. Since the Bears lost to them head to head, they have the tiebreaker. If it falls out like the above scenario, the Bears miss out due to a tiebreaker against SF, but would hold the tiebreaker against PHI due to common opponents. So the Bears either have to run the table, including a win against GB, or SF or WAS have to lose 4 of their next 5 instead of 3. I have both of those teams losing this week (SF to CIN and WAS to DAL).

Borom may be the steal of the draft. If Jenkins can lock down the left side, with Borom on the right, Fields and Herbert? Their progress may save Pace's job, hitting on 4 draft picks. Get a new Center and WR1 and CB2 in the draft. Sign a WR3 and S in FA, and run this back next year with Fields, Monty, Herbert, Kmet, Mooney and a new WR1 and WR3, with Jenkins, Whitehair, New Center, Daniels, and Borom. I would also look to upgrade TE with a true pass-catching TE. Kmet has hands of stone. Then on defense, you add a true CB2 and SS and the defense roll it back with Mack, Quinn, Goldman, Smith, Trevathan, Jackson, Johnson, a new CB2 and new SS. The secondary needs an overhaul for sure.

It's a start. I would put him in on all special teams plays to get some reps. Then ease him in the final 4-5 games where he is playing all the snaps by Week 18.

Dalton was absolute garbage today. Even the passes that were caught were badly thrown. All Dalton had to do was not turn the ball over, and he threw 4 picks. 3 of them were completely on him. If I told you Murray only threw for 123 yards, I think you would assume the Bears won. Outside of 1 or 2 runs by Conner, he didn't do much on the ground. Hopkins had that one great TD catch and only 1 other reception for 12 yards. Green, Kirk, and Ertz had only 1 reception each. I don't know what else you can expect from a defense with Mack, Hicks, Edwards, and Trevathan. The Cardinals had 4 INTs and 7 Passes Defended. The Bears had 26 First Downs to the Cards 14. Had the ball for 9 more minutes, converted on 4 of 4 4th Downs, only punted twice, and lost by 11. This on a day where the Lions beat the Vikings. Every team in front of the Bears lost besides Philly who was expected to beat NYJ. This game was a microcosm of the Nagy era. 3 steps forward and 1 step back every series. It is going to look like the Cardinals won this game, but just like the last few losses for the Bears, this was a Bears loss. Embarrassing.

I like Grant too, and his Special Teams work is a plus. Not much Johnson could do on that pass to Hopkins, perfectly placed ball and great catch.

The biggest difference is Bears defenders are never in a position to make a play on an errant throw. The Cards are 2 for 2 on those. The Bears are like 1-80 on the season on those. Zero playmakers. This looks like a 40+ to 10- sort of game now. I suspect once it hits 14-0 the Fire Nagy chants will come out.

You can't make this up, the Bears drive all the way down the field running the ball, then on 3rd Down, a pass right to Kmet flys out of his hands right into Baker's hands. He returns it for 70 yds and Cards are back in scoring position. LMAO.

Then of course on 4th Down, the Cards get a TD pass to Hopkins (great pass and catch). 7-0. This defense is always one play away. They held the Cards to 8 yards on 3 plays, then let up a 21 yard TD to Hopkins with zero Safety help.

Of course, on the 3rd play Dalton throws a terrible ball to Grant that gets intercepted. Ugh. Cards already in scoring position lol. That was Dalton's first pass, he thought Grant was 6'8".

You are right AG, there is literally a stat for that. I was looking at snap counts and then subtracting from the total snap counts to get a "snap count lost" but by team, that was taking too long. I don't know if they account for guys like Cohen, and since rookies don't have AV from last year, how they account for those values (Fields and Jenkins). I would assume the Bears are closer to the middle of the pack if you account for those. On penalties, the challenging piece is there is no record-keeping for "missed penalties" or "no-calls" that favor a team. That is where the problem lies because if you just look at net penalties for and against, TB is the worst in the league with a -24 net (24 more calls against them than the opponent) and the Bears are 9th worst (-8). That doesn't tell the whole story. Without the missed calls, it is very hard to quantify the impact to a game unless you track the win probability by play to plot the difference before and after a specific penalty or play (no-call). That is a little easier to find.

Bears by 20! Jenkins with 3x pancake blocks, Irvin with 1.5 sacks and Adams with 3 receptions for 48 yards.

I was thinking about how all the injuries have really impacted the season. You could even start that with the Dalton injury against CIN, which led to that horrible game against CLE. Is Nagy going to get a pass like Shanahan has for injuries? Mack out for the season, Trevathan out of the season. Cohen and Jenkins have yet to play. Ifedi, ARob, Montgomery, Jackson, Hicks all have missed time. Roquan may be out, Fields out, etc. What was surprising to me, with all of those, the Bears are still one of the top 10-12 healthiest teams in terms of missed games this year: That should be enough to ensure Nagy doesn't get a get out of jail free card for this season. If anything, teams like the Giants and Jets have more of justification based on how many games their players have missed.