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Check out Nichols with about 7-8 mins left in the 3rd quarter. I will try to make a video of the plays.

Also, I don't know if people realize that Robinson and Burton only had 2 receptions each and Howard was 11-25 on the ground. The defense also didn't have Amukamara or Cooper, and Miller was out for the offense. Once Hicks got ejected late, Nichols saw more playing time and actually looked borderline dominant on back to back plays. He had a 1/2 a sack and a TFL on back to back plays. We are first in sacks with 18, second in INTs with 8, have not allowed a rushing TD, and have the most defensive TDs (2). If the offense scores 21 points a game, we have a good chance to win every game. Of our remaining games, only the Rams have an offense or defense in the top 10 (they have both). Only 3 teams in the league are in the top 10 in offensive PPG and defensive PPG (Bears, Rams, Ravens). The final four of each conference would look interesting if it ended up: Bears-Rams-Saints-Eagles and Ravens-Chiefs-Dolphins-Titans

Lynch has been making plays, so Acho's loss will be felt more on Special Teams. I assume whoever plays ST better will make the roster.

It seems like Daniels and Kush swapped drives starting in the 2nd quarter. Daniels came in at 10:45 in the 2nd quarter after the Mack strip sack and stayed in for the entire drive (Bellamy TD). Kush came back in for the next drive (Gabriel score). With 2:10 left in the 2nd, Daniels is back in for final FG drive. The first drive of the 3rd Quarter (Gabriel TD), Kush is back in. The 2nd drive in the 3rd Quarter, Daniels back in. In the 3rd drive, Kush was back in. Daniels also spelled Long on a few plays. This essentially gives us 6 solid starter-caliber OLmen. If Coward continues to improve, that will make the OT rotation even stronger. Overall, I am glad to see Daniels in there. He is way more athletic than Kush and seems to look for someone to block. I suspect he will get more reps in and out of the bye week.

Well said AZ, how about Parkey?

Make that 5 TD passes in one half, take that Mahomes lol! We literally need to keep this going, don't let them back in this game.

Um wow? 4 passing TDs and 200+ yards in a quarter and a half. Complete game so far. Keep the foot on the pedal.

Strength vs Strength, Our Defense vs Their Offense I think this comes down to which Fitzpatrick shows up. He started to turn the ball over last week, which bodes well for us. However, Fitz has over double the passing yards than Trubisky in the same amount of games and only 6 more completions. 410 passing yards per game seems unsustainable, so Fitz should trend down from that high. Our offense will need to score more than 16 to win. Bears 24-20

I didn't say cut him, I was saying to trade him to a WR needy team. We are 3 games in and he has 0 targets. Hell Cam Meredith has a reception and TD and he was coming off of an injury and is on a new team. There are no more excuses for White. With Shaheen out, Wims would provide another big target for Trubisky. The size of the WR's may be part of Trubisky's issues, Cohen, Gabriel, and Miller are all sub-6'0".

To me, I see our receivers production tied to Trubisky's play and Nagy's play calling. Robinson is on pace for 91 Receptions and 1035 yards, which seems like the only receiver that is close to the norm. Gabriel is on pace for 80 receptions, Burton on pace for 48 receptions, and Miller for 43. So the receptions seem to be about spot on, and even Howard has 10 and is on pace for 53. However, the yards per throw/catch are extremely low. Also, I cannot believe White has yet to be targeted. Bellamy, Sims, Michael Burton, and Cunningham all have more receptions individually than White has targets. This is extremely shocking that they wouldn't at least attempt one pass towards White out of the first 102 throws. If they are not going to use White, trade him, and bring Wims up. I think Robinson is still a legit #1, we probably don't have a solid #2 yet, but Miller is well on his way (if he can stay healthy). Gabriel is a lot like Cohen and seems to be a gadget player that Nagy likes to use all over the field. He is the 3rd most used Offensive player (behind Howard and Robinson). I still like Burton, but he will be complimented better when Shaheen comes back. Trubisky and Shaheen probably have the most reps together going back to last year (considering practice, etc). So not necessarily as good as maybe we expected but light years ahead of what we had last year.

He tweeted that he was fine. He didn't say anything else.

Super cool, thanks AZ. Great first person perspective. It is nice to get that "at the game" point of view. Yeah, no way did I believe we would be in 1st place.

Yep throwing interceptions lol

THE BEARS ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE

These spots are getting ridiculous, Gresham was almost a yard short and they gave him a first down.

Ok, we have the lead and a rookie QB coming in. If we allow any points we deserve to lose.

Great pick by Jackson, now we need to capitalize on it and score a freaking TD.

3 and out? What the hell. No one is getting open and I have yet to see a quick slant. I am not a fan of these quick throws to Gabriel for 1 yard.

Hopefully we can score a TD on the first drive of the 2nd half and make this a 4 pt game with a quarter and a half to play. The Cards are hopefully overconfident with their start, but technically haven't done anything since those two scores.

The defense has finally showed up, but those two early TD's allowed are the difference. Trubisky is worse than Cutler right now, an INT and a fumble loss with no TD's. At least smoking Jay would have a TD by now.

You would hope to see some improvement from Trubisky week in and week out. I just haven't seen it yet. To me, he looks no different than last year.

Yeah, we had 6 chances from goal to go and only got a FG. On the incomplete pass to Robinson, we had 4 Receivers and only 3 defenders on the right side, but he never looked that way. So it has to be play calling.

I am starting to think some of this is the play calling. Where are the slants and crossing routes? Two long passes basically uncatchable. I can't believe Bethea can keep up with Gabriel for 50 yards, what the hell. and we seem to be targeting Peterson, that won't end well either.

The offense averages 16 pts a game, so this is already a loss.

Seriously Trubisky, he is playing like shit. Now he fumbles with a little pressure on him, and now the defense lets in another easy TD. This team looks like a mess. Bradford tearing us up, down 14-0.