Race to 1K

[adam]

Obviously the passing game was a little slow to get started, but has picked up the last 3 weeks with Caleb averaging 275 yds per game, if he can stay near 250 per game, there is a good chance 2-3 receivers break 1K. I don't think Allen is going to do it. Same with Velus or Scott.

Thru 5 weeks:

1. Moore - 294, needs 59 y/g to hit 1K
2. Kmet - 219, needs 65 y/g to hit 1K
3. Odunze - 206, needs 66 y/g to hit 1K
4. Swift - 165, needs 70 y/g to hit 1K
5. Allen - 81, needs 77 y/g to hit 1K
6. Everett - 22, needs 82 y/g to hit 1K
7. Velus - 8, needs 83 y/g to hit 1K
8. Scott - 0, needs 84 y/g to hit 1K

Swift is 13th amongst RBs in yards from scrimmage; that is somewhat surprising considering his first 3 games he had 30, 42, and 42 total yards. He followed up those 3 stinkers with 165 and 120. I hope he can consistently stay over 100. That should slide him into the top 10 by the end of the year. 

 

[adam]

After 6 weeks:

1. Moore - 314
2. Kmet - 289
3. Odunze - 246
4. Swift - 193
5. Allen - 122
6. Everett - 22
7. Velus - 8
8. Scott - 0

[AZ54]

All a defense can know is that Velus Jones, Everett, and Scott are not the favorite targets.  Everyone else has to be covered.   That kind of balance is very good for a rookie QB in his first 6 games and already he's forcing defenses to cover the entire field.   What will we add to the offense in the bye week?  

[DABEARSDABOMB]

This is fun. I know they have a brutal second half of the year and still have work to do - but man this team has been fun to watch these past few weeks. 
 

Please let this be for real and just the very very beginning of something super magical!!!! 

[adam]

1 hour ago, DABEARSDABOMB said:

This is fun. I know they have a brutal second half of the year and still have work to do - but man this team has been fun to watch these past few weeks. 
 

Please let this be for real and just the very very beginning of something super magical!!!! 

It feels different. With Trubisky, there was a collective groan from the time he was drafted. Then he hit that wall that he couldn't overcome. Then they drafted Fields, and there was excitement for his potential, and he got really close to living up to it, but for some reason, always fell short.

With Williams, this feels different. Waldron may not be a mastermind but he is probably the best OC the Bears have had since Trestman. The skill position players, especially the top 5 of Moore, Allen, Odunze, Kmet, and Swift are comparable with top 10 teams in the league. The defense has gone 11 months without allowing more than 21 pts. They have only allowed 4 TDs in one game out of the last 19.  Stroud's 260 passing yards is the most the Bears have allowed this season thru 6 games. The defense was down 3 starters and their #1 DB sub in Smith and still held Lawrence, Thomas, Kirk, etc in check. 

This is setting up for long term success, especially with 3 picks in the first two rounds next year. CAR is tied for last but has the hardest SoS, so they are technically 4th, which would give them the 3rd pick in the 2nd round as the tied teams rotate per round. That is pick #35 right now. 

[Bears4Ever_34]

Been watching JT Osullivan's breakdowns on Caleb the last couple of weeks, and he's been pointing out since the beginning of the season that the Bears are not utilizing their personnel as effectively as they should with their WR's. He thinks Rome should be our #1 because of his ability to create separation. DJ Moore's route running is not #1 level, in his mind, and Keenan Allen isn't creating separation at all, though his ball skills were evident in the game the other day.

I agree wholeheartedly with his assessment. Caleb has been making up for some of these issues with elite mobility and ball placement, but we really need to start lining Rome up as the team's X and start taking more deep shots with him. He was the best deep ball, contested catch receiver in the draft. He needs to get more opportunities, moving forward.

[Mongo3451]

39 minutes ago, Bears4Ever_34 said:

Been watching JT Osullivan's breakdowns on Caleb the last couple of weeks, and he's been pointing out since the beginning of the season that the Bears are not utilizing their personnel as effectively as they should with their WR's. He thinks Rome should be our #1 because of his ability to create separation. DJ Moore's route running is not #1 level, in his mind, and Keenan Allen isn't creating separation at all, though his ball skills were evident in the game the other day.

I agree wholeheartedly with his assessment. Caleb has been making up for some of these issues with elite mobility and ball placement, but we really need to start lining Rome up as the team's X and start taking more deep shots with him. He was the best deep ball, contested catch receiver in the draft. He needs to get more opportunities, moving forward.

I've been thinking, the last few weeks, that we lack speed at the WR position.  Love DJ as the YAC and Rome as the big.  Keenan is the technician, but has lost a couple of steps.  I'm thinking a lid popper is in the mix next year.

[adam]

45 minutes ago, Mongo3451 said:

I've been thinking, the last few weeks, that we lack speed at the WR position.  Love DJ as the YAC and Rome as the big.  Keenan is the technician, but has lost a couple of steps.  I'm thinking a lid popper is in the mix next year.

I agree, they probably had Velus and Scott in that role, but neither of them have very many snaps.

[BearFan PHX]

2 hours ago, Mongo3451 said:

I've been thinking, the last few weeks, that we lack speed at the WR position.  Love DJ as the YAC and Rome as the big.  Keenan is the technician, but has lost a couple of steps.  I'm thinking a lid popper is in the mix next year.

 

1 hour ago, adam said:

I agree, they probably had Velus and Scott in that role, but neither of them have very many snaps.

yup, Im not surprised that Velus didnt work out, but where is Scott?

[ASHKUM BEAR]

6 hours ago, BearFan PHX said:

 

yup, Im not surprised that Velus didnt work out, but where is Scott?

Let's hope some of these players we don't see now can be surprises down the stretch when teams haven't accounted for them.

[adam]

8 hours ago, BearFan PHX said:

 

yup, Im not surprised that Velus didnt work out, but where is Scott?

He is on the Adam Rank Podcast every week, lol. So we get to see him talk about the game. Feels kind of weird now talking weekly to the guy who is either a healthy scratch or dresses but never sees the field. Scott has dressed in every game since Week 2 and has a total of 13 snaps. In comparison, Carter has 124. 

You would think that Scott would be used in those situations, but I guess he showed last year that if he is thrown the ball, he can't catch it anyway. 

It is hard for me to believe that him and Mooney are the same size. Whatever it is, Mooney looks taller and stronger. 

[adam]

I didn't realize this was a race for a combined 1K. 

[BearFan PHX]

1 hour ago, adam said:

I didn't realize this was a race for a combined 1K. 

LOL and 😢

[adam]

40 minutes ago, BearFan PHX said:

LOL and 😢

Seriously disheartened. I know there are ebbs and flows with rookie QBs, but he is not the problem. They had 2 weeks to gameplan against a mediocre defense and could only muster 2 TDs, super late in the game, one of them solely on Swift. 
 

Like what was the game plan? What or who were they attacking against WAS?

[DABEARSDABOMB]

1 hour ago, adam said:

Seriously disheartened. I know there are ebbs and flows with rookie QBs, but he is not the problem. They had 2 weeks to gameplan against a mediocre defense and could only muster 2 TDs, super late in the game, one of them solely on Swift. 
 

Like what was the game plan? What or who were they attacking against WAS?

In fairness - Caleb was very much perplexed at what Quinn was doing defensively. He just wasn't comfortable making his reads - it wasn't until 4th quarter where you saw a few throws where he was back of his drop and gone which is what we saw a lot more of the past handful of weeks.  During first 3 quarters - while pressure was there, even when there wasn't pressure Caleb look confused. I thought it was the absolute worse he had played all season quite frankly - between his lack of accuracy and what looked like general confusion.  That isn't unexpected - rookie's development isn't always linear and I have seen enough out of him to have confidence he will learn and grow from this moment (and quite frankly saw some of that in how he responded to a lot of adversity to still deliver in 4th quarter).   

But losing your starting olinemen like that didn't help the situation and I do give credit to Shane for sticking with the rushing attack despite the struggles - but when they tried the quick stuff to Moore, it was a loss of downs...but not going more to just the key players was a mistake - but a lot of this game I thought had to do with bad QB play and bad execution too.  

[adam]

Thru 10 games:

1. Odunze - 479, needs 74 y/g to hit 1K
2. Moore - 460, needs 77 y/g to hit 1K
3. Kmet - 358, needs 92 y/g to hit 1K
4. Allen - 282, needs 103 y/g to hit 1K
5. Swift - 243, needs 108 y/g to hit 1K
6. Everett - 22, needs 140 y/g to hit 1K
7. Scott - 0, needs 143 y/g to hit 1K

Unless one of the receivers has a couple of huge games, more than likely, the leading receiver will end up in the 800s. Both Odunze and Moore are the most likely. Kmet should end up close to 600, Allen in the 500s, Swift in the 400s, Everett near 100, and Scott with 0.