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24 First Downs given to opponents compared to 13 for us is insane. That is why these games have felt so tight.

Yeah, especially if they send two linemen to block him and he drops into coverage. Now you have 2x O-Linemen on an island with no one to block while the other 3x linemen are trying to scramble and block the remaining rushers.

Looking back at the pick. If you watch it unfold, Foles has the receiver open but he just can't get enough on it with the pressure hitting him as he throws it. That would've looked like an amazing play if you he a few split seconds more to throw.

I hope Kmet starts to get Harris' targets because Harris has hands of stone. Two huge drops on easily catchable balls. Give those to Kmet.

So we now have a 78.3% chance to make the playoffs, the 3rd highest in the NFC behind Seattle and Tampa Bay. With 7 teams making the playoffs, the 8th place team is actually 4-2 (ARZ), so it's not like there has been any separation from the pack yet. The 9th team is NO at 3-2. SF is still a solid team at 3-3, and they are 10th. So even at 5-1, we are only 1 or 2 wins from being out of the playoffs looking in. With LAR, NO, TEN coming up, one win is a minimum, but 2 may be needed to keep pace.

Yeah I know, just venting. It's very frustrating to watch sometimes. Like everytime there is a big play for the Bears, I am looking for a flag. It happened on the Jackson Pick-6. I just knew a flag was coming. Defenseless receiver is a subjective call. What about any flag 15 yards or more is reviewed? Those are too big to get wrong.

People forget, no offseason, no way to bond with teammates. Trubisky starts the first few games. Daniels and Cohen injuries. Miller inconsistencies. There has been a lot against Foles right now. It doesn't negate his boneheaded INT, but at least he admitted his mistake. Listening to some Bears podcasts, one good point they have brought up. These games are like playoff games, and the Bears are winning a lot of them. They also have a QB built for the postseason. If that presser doesn't get you pumped up, you are a zombie. The team sees that too. It is a stark difference to Trubisky. Now that I have seen Foles play a few games, he is actually worse than Trubisky athletically (arm strength, etc), but he looks like Einstein compared to a 5th Grader upstairs. That difference is huge. Now we need better playcalling and blocking. Look at the blocking on the INT, not that it defends his throw, but damn:

A few players are really stepping up. Roquan is playing at an All-Pro level now and a big surprise for me has been Mario Edwards Jr. He has been playing some great ball. If we can clean up some of the crossing pattern stuff and keep gap integrity on the runs, we are going to be in great shape.

My math was off, we lost 4 on the Arob play and 7 on the Jackson TD (I was thinking 6 for the TD), that's 11, not 10. Then CAR gained 7 on the Johnson PI.

I agree. It's crazy because those calls literally gave CAR pts or took points off the board for the Bears. That game was a blowout yet the refs did everything in their power to keep it close. That has to be exhausting for players. ARob got hit worse than the Fuller play, yet Fuller got called. Then he got called on the same hit he did against TB. When I went back and watched some of the previous games, the same damn thing. The Giants game had several. The game looked close, but it never was. So far here are the first downs by penalty: 4-4 3-0 3-2 4-2 3-2 7-3 24-13 The Bears have lost that battle every game but the first one, which was tied with the Lions. That is 24 penalties for a first down compared to 13 received. At first I was thinking that the inconsistent play was completely on the offense, but watching the games, the officiating has as much to do with that as the offense does. There have been numerous non-calls or phantom calls on the Bears to kill a drive. Then on defense, somehow the Panthers didn't hold on a single play yesterday. How is that even possible? I am all for making every play reviewable.

Another angle of the Fuller hit:

Kyle Fuller's shoulder to shoulder hit, cost 15 yards and an automatic first down:

Ok, so I know this goes without saying and most teams and their fans can complain about the officials, but there is no denying the Bears are on the short end of these calls more times than not. Check out some of these calls/no-calls that have cost the Bears points.

I wonder where the Bears are in the Power Rankings this week. They have been lingering around 15-16, they are tied for the 4th best record in the NFL. It is hard for me to not see them finally crack the top-10 but with so many naysayers, I suspect 12-13. What is funny is they will rate teams like Buffalo and Cleveland higher but what's crazy is both of those teams have 4 wins and a negative pts differential. The Bears have an elite defense and if the games were called fairly, we would all be talking about a 33-9 blowout win.

Bears start out as 6.5 underdogs. For a 5-1 playing a 4-2 team, you would think the spread would be closer to 3. This still shows that oddsmakers do not respect the Bears. I love it. The Rams just lost to the 49ers with Kittle and Samuel having success against the Rams defense. The vaunted Rams defense did not get a sack or turnover. We need a big day from our TE's (STOP THROWING TO HARRIS). Goff only completed 50% of his passes, had 1 INT and only 5.2 yds per attempt. He didn't get sacked, but they had pressure on him all game.

This game was not even close though. The refs made it close. ARob doesn't get the same call that Fuller gets called on when Jackson takes it back for 6. Then Johnson gets called for a phantom DPI that puts the ball on the 1. That was the Panthers only TD. They had 7 1st Downs from penalties. If those calls are corrected, the Bears win 34-9 and it's a blowout.

Now your 1st Place Chicago Bears. The Packers got absolutely embarrassed by the same team the Bears beat last week. The difference is Foles is getting more scoring drives than Trubisky. 3 out of 4 games with 20 or more points. 6 losses from last year were when the team scored less than 20. That is the Bears magic number. If they break 20, they have an 80-something percentage chance to win the game. Trubisky was continually providing less than 20 pts per game.

Somehow, someway. 5-1 after 6 games. The defense has been elite. The refs have really cost the team a ton of points. Nagy needs to just be the HC and we need a new coordinator.

We need a real Offensive Coordinator. 5-1 never felt so weird.

It wasn't Trubisky, it is not Foles. The problem is Nagy. Complete incompetence on the offensive side of the ball.

The Bears defense is overcoming Nagy's incompetence. Just run the damn ball!

Panthers have received 7 first downs from penalties.

It's been BS, the team really needs to send these plays into the league. They are blatant calls. Zero consistency. Johnson had brilliant coverage and got called for a phantom PI.

The refs have cost the Bears 17 pts. This is unbelievable. It should be 30-6 right now.

Oh man geez, yes he is.