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People still haven't been able to grasp that OL play can be helped (or hindered) by your QB. Or that playcalling is influenced by personnel.
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Behn Wilson
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plus one weak link can make the whole line look bad. Amazing how the center does not look as bad once Davis got benched. Lack of effort is worse than lack of talent.
And Bears may have found a diamond in the rough in Pryor, I like what Ive seen so far. He is huge and very physical
I think Chicago and Washington are in similar spots. Two franchises that are starting to trend up but both have unproven rookie QBs. Both teams are looking to prove their start of the season is legit. While I do think CHI is the better team, it's not by a large gap. While it won't surprise me if WAS wins, with or without Daniels, I would be disappointed if the Bears don't win.
Romang67
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Huh, almost like there is a ton of space in the middle of the field. How about that.
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As expected Daniels didn't practice today. Sounds like his next update will come after their Friday practice. Stevenson did however practice so that's good. Brisker did not.
Bryce Young starting Sunday... Dalton sprained his thumb in a car accident. Their remaining schedule is actually pretty tough so I'd be surprised if they won more than 2 more games the rest of the season.
Bryce Young starting Sunday... Dalton sprained his thumb in a car accident. Their remaining schedule is actually pretty tough so I'd be surprised if they won more than 2 more games the rest of the season.
This and his performance against the blitz make me excited. He's learning to do the hard things well early on.
I'm sure we will see him struggle again (I mean, look at Stroud, Mahomes and Purdy this past weekend- it never stops being hard in the league), but we really haven't had a QB talent like this on the Bears in living memory.
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Romang67
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This is my take too. In ridiculously oversimplified terms:
The Bears' offense has seen a defense like the Commanders before. They have shown that they are capable to put up a lot of points on those defenses.
The Commanders' offense has not seen a defense like the Bears before.
Maybe the Commanders' offense is actually good enough to do something no other team has done since the Lions in Detroit last season and score more than 21 points on the Bears. Otherwise, I trust this offense to put up enough points to beat them.
Romang67
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It makes me moderately positive for the Bears chances against the Vikings D. JT O'Sullivan mentions this in every video he makes about the Vikings, but the secret to not getting killed by their defense is to have:
1. A plan against zero for when they blitz.
2. A plan for the middle of the field for when they drop.
I'm not saying it will be easy, especially for a rookie QB (that defense is eating people alive), but the numbers would indicate that it's possible.
Romang67
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Likely that we won't see Brisker or Gordon out there Sunday.
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Romang67
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Romang67
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These mind games are silly. Last week, despite what sports media want you to believe, didn't prove that Marcus Mariota is a capable QB. He had an average time-to-throw of 3.5 seconds against the Panthers. If he takes that long to throw the ball against this Bears D-line, he's spending half the game on his back.
The Bears will have prepared for Daniels. If he doesn't play, the game is easier.
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End of an error. Also, Blasingame. Fairly expected now that Kramer is the team's FB.
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Respect to Poles for cutting the dead weight, although he should also take some heat for not trading Velus when he had the chance.
What would you have realistically gotten for Velus?
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He was a 32 year old rookie drafted in the 3rd round he had no trade value.
Romang67
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I think it's time to start looking for his replacement in the draft. Those concussions are starting to add up. I would not be shocked if the Bears need 2 new safeties in 2026.
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On Hard Knocks it was already reported Poles had several inquiries for Velus. There was rumors of a 4th round pick? (Or 5th round I can't remember).
You knew some bodies would need to be released/waived from the 53-man to make room for guys like Borom, Martin, Homer and Bates who are practicing now or will soon be ready for the active roster. Also opening a spot on the 53-man for the possibility of acquring a player through trade.
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