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Nagy mismanaged it from the start. Fields got zero reps with the 1s in the offseason, then was running the scout team before getting thrown into Cleveland with arguably the worst (and most predictable) game plans I have ever seen. Then the team gets their bye and Nagy comes out with hot garbage against BAL. I just don't know what Fields is/was getting sitting on the bench. It's not like you can see what is going on from the sidelines half the time anyway. Also, it's not like watching Dalton is going to do anything for him other than a "don't do that" type of play. Half of Fields' mistakes have been when he was trying to do too much. You really don't get to those mistakes until you are in a game. So I think it is fine that he is getting them out of the way now. Throw the ball away, have better ball security at all times, and learn how to slide. If he does that, he magically cuts down on 85% of his turnovers. I just don't know how sitting on the sidelines allows him to get better at any of those things since most are situational. You also don't build any sort of timing with receivers, cadence rhythm with O-Line, etc, if you are not starting, and those are some of the things that look off when he is out there.

Rodgers makes a pass that is almost intercepted = unbelievable pass. Any other QB does it = what was he thinking, that was a bad pass and lucky it wasn't intercepted. Yeah Burrow is a good story too and fun to watch. However, for me it is hard to give any guys the MVP when they are playing with absolute studs (Adams, Hill, Hopkins, etc) and now Chase. I mean when over half of your stats are from one player, how much are you really contributing? In a way, it almost makes a case for someone like Adams or Chase for MVP too.

In 15 games no less, which is crazy. Not only should he be comeback player of the year, he should at least get a vote or two for DPOY. 18 sacks in 15 games, and the guy he replaced, Floyd, who has been very productive for the Rams, has 20 sacks in 32 games with the Rams over the last 2 seasons. So Quinn could match his sack output of two years in 16 games. Another interesting fact, Floyd had a total of 18.5 sacks for the Bears in 4 seasons and 54 games. Quinn could match/exceed that next week in one season. Truly impressive considering the injuries around him and lack of a secondary (looking at you Vildor, Jackson, etc).

I get that they are 13-3 but come on. The guy is 9th in passing yards and tied for 3rd in TD passes. His stats are closer to Cousins than Brady, Stafford, Herbert, Burrow or Mahomes. Look at how close these are. If Rodgers isn't protected by officials, he has a few more INTs and a few less TDs. He would basically have Cousins stats without the refs: Rodgers 352-513, 68.6%, 3977 yds, 7.8 Y/A, 35 TD, 4 INT Cousins 358-539, 66.4%, 3971 yds, 7.4 Y/A, 30 TD, 7 INT One is a slam dunk MVP candidate who constantly gets bailed out by officials and one is an average QB at best? Do people even watch the games anymore? If anyone deserves it, it is Jonathan Taylor or Cooper Kupp. He also won it last year but had 48 TD passes (first in the league by 8) with only 5 INTs. 35 TD to 4 INTs is awesome but that can't be the only ratio used to determine the league MVP. Rodgers has 1 4QC this year, Cousins has 2. Herbert has 5. Last year Rodgers only had 1 as well. Tannehill had 5. Football is such a different game when you are playing with a lead. There has been no pressure on Rodgers for years, and when there was, he sucked too. If there is a QB this year, it has to go to Brady, leads the league in passing yards, passing TDs, and has 3x 4QC AND 5 GWD. Herbert should get some consideration as well. 3rd in passing yards, 3rd in TD passes, and has 5x 4QC and 5x GWD.

Other teams not in the playoffs: Vikings, Chargers or Raiders, Broncos, Ravens, Steelers*, Browns*, Dolphins, WFT, Falcons, Seahawks* and should be 49ers*. The teams with asterisks were consensus playoff teams. The Bears were projected to win 7 games, so are they even a disappointment compared to these teams? Seahawks 12 wins Browns 12 wins Ravens 11 wins 49ers 11 wins Giants 10 wins (LOL) https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/08/26/predicting-every-game-2021-nfl-season Bears only projected to win 6 from Sporting News, but how about these: Browns 13 wins Ravens 12 wins 49ers 12 wins Seahawks 10 wins https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/nfl-predictions-2021-standings-super-bowl-pick/zntd88pujhap1di9txoklj7hn So just a quick look back and the Browns, Seahawks, Ravens, and 49ers were the clear underachievers this year based on the projections. The Browns will miss their projections by 3-4 wins.

To me it seems like Nagy giving the middle finger to management. The best scenario is to get all the young guys in and as many live game reps as possible.

If the WC rounds plays out as expected, the Divisional Round will look like: ARZ at GB and TB at LAR; BUF at TEN and CIN at KC. I think ARZ can upset DAL (already beat them) and IND has a good shot to beat CIN (just double Chase). Even with the Bears out, a lot of intriguing matchups and we could be watching our next HC!

The bye is going to be extremely beneficial this year. Right now GB and TEN are in the driver's seats. They play DET and HOU respectively. If games play out as expected, it should be the following: NFC - GB, LAR, TB, DAL, ARZ, PHI, NO with NO at LAR, PHI at TB, and ARZ at DAL for the Wild Card Round. AFC - TEN, KC, CIN, BUF, NE, IND, LAC with LAC at KC, IND at CIN, and NE at BUF for the Wild Card Round.

There are only a few spots left in the playoffs going into the last week. In the NFC, SF is 9-7 and NO is 8-8. SF has to beat LAR to get in. NO has to beat ATL and have SF lose to get in. Odds are in favor of NO here. If that happens, it will 4 out of 5 seasons out of the playoffs for Shanahan who still has a losing record as a coach. I don't get all the love he gets. His offense has regressed from the 2019 to now and technically he has more playmakers. In the AFC, IND is 9-7 and needs to win vs JAX next week to get in. They can still get in with a loss as long as LVR loses to LAC and PIT loses one of their next two. My assumption is IND wins making LAC vs LVR next SNF essentially a playoff game. The winner gets in and a road playoff game against KC lol.

Every year it seems the schedule provides a 1-2 game swing per season. Even with the same team, you can see the fluctuations. The Bears were 8-8 and are going to go 6-11 or 7-10 (a 1.5 to 2.5 game swing from last year) who faced one of the toughest schedules in the league. I see the same thing happening next year back to the positive. The NFC North gets the AFC East and NFC East next year. The Bears also get the extra home game next year. A bad year next year is 9 wins (DET x2, MIN, WFT, MIA, NYG, NYJ, ATL, and HOU) with other winnable games against PHI and MIN. The toughest games are obviously GB x2, BUF, NE, DAL, and SF. However, an improved Bears team should win a few of those as well. Home Detroit Lions - It's the Lions Green Bay Packers - Dependent on officials and what Rodgers and Adams do Minnesota Vikings - In prime time or not, see Cousins? Philadelphia Eagles - I don't know what to make of them. I think they are an ok team in a bad division. Washington Football Team - Fools gold from last year. This team is regressing fast. Buffalo Bills - A lot worse than I expected, home game for Bears makes this a better matchup. Miami Dolphins - Miami is an ok team, turnover-prone with Tua. AFC South (HOU) - Getting HOU here would be great. NFC West (SF) - will depend on the QB, but Lance will basically be a rookie next year. Away Dallas Cowboys - Check record for Dak against winning teams. He beats bad teams but rarely beats good ones. So it will depend on what the Bears look like. Elliott is very overrated, completely O-Line dependent. Detroit Lions - It's the Lions Green Bay Packers - Dependent on officials and what Rodgers and Adams do Minnesota Vikings - In prime time or not, see Cousins? New England Patriots - This is going to be a great game, hopefully not in December or January. Fields vs Jones. New York Giants - I see a repeat from this week. Giants are bad and not getting better. New York Jets - Wilson vs Fields. Jets are like the Lions of the AFC. NFC South (ATL) - I feel like ATL is at the end of an era with Ryan and may be worse next year than this year. I feel like this schedule is made for at least a 10 win season without too much resistance. Besides GB, the worst road game is NE? DAL, DET, MIN, and ATL are all domes, so weather won't be a factor. In comparison, GB will get TB, LAR/ARZ, and TEN next year. GB also went 5-1 in games decided by 3 pts or less. They are 13-3 and could easily be 9-7. The Bears are 6-10 and could easily be 8-8. I know the gap feels much bigger, but it's really not. Thoughts?

Jenkins came in as an extra blocker for the failed Wildcat pass.

Both Godwin and Gallup tore their ACLs in the last few weeks. The WR FA market is going to be crazy thin and overpriced. The Bears are going to need to go mid-tier so they don't break the bank on a mediocre player. Mike Williams is now the healthiest and will probably get the biggest contract.

With 1 week to go, the Bears are in a logjam at 6-10. They now can draft no higher than #7 but can fall as low as #13. Here is a look at #7 - #13 and their remaining schedules: 7 - SEA 6-10, .517 ARZ 8 - CHI 6-10, .521 MIN 9 - WFT 6-10, .531 NYG 10 - ATL 7-9, .461 NO 11 - DEN 7-9, .478 KC 12 - MIN 7-8, .467 GB, CHI 13 - CLE 7-8, .467 PIT, CIN Here are the scenarios for each draft spot: 13th - beat MIN, then have WFT, ATL, DEN lose next week and MIN and CLE both lose their last two. Very low chance that the Bears win AND 6 other losses happen. WFT is playing the Giants and are the only team that would have the better SOS than the Bears. 12th - Everything the same but one of the current 7-win teams or WFT win one game. This is the most likely if PIT beats CLE on MNF. 11th - Everything the same but two teams win out of the current 4x 7-win teams and WFT. This seems the most likely with WFT beating NYG and CLE beating PIT. 10th - beat MIN and 3 teams out of WFT, ATL, DEN, MIN, and CLE win at least one game. 9th - I don't see any scenario where the Bears can finish 9th 8th - loss to MIN, SEA loss to ARZ 7th - loss to MIN, SEA beats ARZ The most likely outcome looks like 8th with a loss or 11th/12th with a win depending on what CLE does tomorrow night.

After how bad this season has been, the Bears could have the same record as the Vikings with a win next week, and possibly the same record as the Browns and Saints, and only 1 less win than the Chargers and Ravens depending on how next week goes. That to me is crazy. The Bears basically got robbed of 2 wins by the officials too.

Jenkins didn't start, but he played.

Jones had a rebound game against JAX, but only had 227 yards. Lawrence had another 3 INTs who now has 17 on the season. Wilson had a very average game, didn't do much either way, which is a good game for him. Lance had a bad INT and should've had a second (went right thru defenders' hands), and basically half his yards were on two plays. Lance looked ok, his arm seems weaker than I expected, but he was efficient. It helps having Deebo Samuel. Rookies this week: Jones 22-30, 73.3%, 227 yds, 7.6 Y/A, 3 TD, 0 INT, 128.1 QB Rating Lance 16-23, 69.6%, 249 yds, 10.8 Y/A, 2 TD, 1 INT, 116.0 QB Rating Mills 21-32, 73.3%, 163 yds, 5.1 Y/A, 1 TD, 1 INT, 75.4 QB Rating Wilson 19-33, 57.6%, 234 yds, 7.1 Y/A, 1 TD, 0 INT, 89.7 QB Rating Lawrence 17-27, 63.0%, 193 yds, 7.1 Y/A, 1 TD, 3 INT, 57.1 QB Rating Mond - only played a few snaps as the Vikings brought in veteran journeyman Mannion off the street to start ahead of Mond. Mond did have 3 attempts, 2 completions for 5 yards - golf clap.

Bears won 29-3, held Glennon to 4 completions for 24 yards with a net passing of -10, LOL. Why would the Giants not start Fromm? Quinn got the sack record in the 16th game, so no asterisk. Gipson had two strip sacks. Blackson had his best game, a safety, 2 TFL and a sack. Huge game for him. Gipson and Bush had INTs (not Jackson again lol). I guess Graham had a good game, the Giants WRs only had 1 reception for 12 yards. The offense was pretty mediocre for playing a bad team. Mooney had 7 receptions for 69 yards and needs 71 to hit 1K on the year in Game 17. Dalton was bad, I would've rather had Foles in there. Dalton missed throws, most were short, and he should've had multiple INTs but ended up with only 1. He had a 63.1 Passer Rating and averaged 4.9 yards an attempt on 35 attempts. If he was Monty had 81 total yards and now has 1071 yards from scrimmage on the season, but also threw a Red Zone INT on a Wildcat play. It should've been a TD to Kmet (which would be his first lol). The defense has actually had a decent year, especially without Mack. Too bad it was a wasted year.

2nd drive, PD by Burns, INT by Gipson. Bears inside the 25 again. Dalton's first pass attempt, sack, 2nd bubble screen. On 3rd Down, of course, a throw short of the sticks. Monty makes a great play and they push him for a first down. Next set of downs, check down Charlie. Then on 3rd, short of the sticks AGAIN. Mooney has to learn how to get both feet down better. He didn't on a sideline play and barely did on the TD. Bears up 14-0 on two turnovers by Mike Glennon.

btw Joe Judge went empty on that first play, lol.

Monty walks in easily behind Tonga, Bears up 7-0.

Lol first play, Gipson strip sack. Bears ball inside the 5.

With Glennon starting, under over on Quinn getting his first sack, play 9?

That would be crazy.

Nick Foles must really be in the doghouse. You would think it would be better to just stick with the same QB or go back to Fields. How does Nagy think a rusty Dalton is better than a fresh Foles? That is crazy. I am wondering if they are just protecting Fields from any further injuries? It will be curious to see what the O-Line looks like, are Borom or Jenkins going to play, or is Nagy going back to Peters and Ifedi?

Woo Hoo Congrats!