Game 15: Packers @ Bears - Saturday, Dec. 20th @ 7:20 PM

[OldSchoolSnapper]

3 minutes ago, igor67 said:

I have no issue with someone suggesting the Bears can make it to the Super Bowl, but the day after you need 3 fumbles , an onside kick, and playing the 2nd string QB most of the game to notch an OT win? There's nothing scary about that. As others have said there isn't a dominant team or even anyone with a strong case for serious momentum.

That's been half their wins. Feels like their year. It's been 40 years since anyone else in the division has won the Super Bowl.  My life seems destined to result in me watching all of my rivals in every sport win something. Why not. Don't care anymore. Good luck Bears, we completely squandered Aaron Rodgers, so have at it!

[thebruce44]

2 minutes ago, homer said:

then he should retire. 

Is your argument that any player on the team should be available to play any position when called upon or not play at all?

[OldSchoolSnapper]

15 minutes ago, thebruce44 said:

Is your argument that any player on the team should be available to play any position when called upon or not play at all?

The argument is that if you're a "hands" WR who is so scared of a hit that you turtle on the game's most important play when the play design is that you use your best skill, you probably shouldn't be playing anymore. 

The guy sucks anyway. What's his career high? 600 yards? That plus he's a head case. He can go any day now, I'm good. The latest in a long line of scrubs that fans randomly adore for some reason. He sucks. When he's done playing he'll hold about as much lore as Robert Ferguson. Trash pick, trash player. 

[homer]

35 minutes ago, thebruce44 said:

Is your argument that any player on the team should be available to play any position when called upon or not play at all?

my argument is he's a top 3 wr on the team and he should be on the hands team. if he can't do it because of concussions then he shouldn't play football (I think his concussion history didnt factor into that play one iota. playing devil's advocate)

[Fear The Chorizo]

1 hour ago, Recovering Chicagoan said:

I agree. Hate to say it, but it’s very possible the Bears could get to and even win the SB. Virtually everything has gone their way this season. That might continue.

This season mirrors the select few prior seasons where the Bears were at or near the top of the division in the past few decades - they had a horseshoe up their posterior all regular seasons long surprising against 4th place schedules, sometimes even getting a round 1 playoff win against an inferior opponent on frozen Soldier Field.  But once they faced a team with some postseason meddle who didn't shoot themselves in the foot, they were outclassed and beaten.  The same will happen this year, and frankly the team that sends them packing could very easily be this inconsistent bordering on disfunctional Packers squad based on seeding scenarios.  Wouldn't surprise me at all to see them drop their last 2 regular season games and wind up with a wounded Packer team backing into the division title if Love plays next weekend.

It took a Seattle NFCC game-level collapse for the Bears to win that game yesterday, and GB was far from perfect through the game's 1st 3.75 quarters to even have it be a 99+ chance to win it when most of the craziness started happening, too.  

I can't trust Trevor Lawrence...yet.  But, that Jacksonville team seems to be peaking at the right time, and they're about as healthy as you can be for a team shuttled to Europe more than anyone else along with it being late December.  I'd like to see Allen and the Bills finally get over the hump, but they're similar to GB in that I think they can lose or beat anyone in the field depending which of the jekyl or hyde teams shows up any given game day.

 

[Fear The Chorizo]

54 minutes ago, homer said:

my argument is he's a top 3 wr on the team and he should be on the hands team. if he can't do it because of concussions then he shouldn't play football (I think his concussion history didnt factor into that play one iota. playing devil's advocate)

Santos won them that game 10x more than Caleb Williams or any other player on that roster did.  Made some huge FGs and difficult conditions, and that's about as perfect an onside kick attempt as you can make given the rules.  Wouldve been very dicey for anyone in that initial wall of Packers to try and recover, and got squiggly right after it crossed the guys whose job it is to block - and Doubs being slightly passive gave it a chance to succeed.  

It's a bang-bang decision, but with as close to the sideline as Doubs was when he was backing up on that ball, I honestly thought he was getting ready to just knock the ball out of bounds instead of trying to catch it cleanly with defenders bearing down on him.  To me that would have been the better play on the ball instead of letting it eat him up.  If he was more aggressive and moved up to recover it I think it's much easier to catch, too.  He looked like a 3rd baseman who stuck himself with an in-between hop and forgot he had a hitter who was busting down the line for a single.

[OldSchoolSnapper]

8 hours ago, Fear The Chorizo said:

This season mirrors the select few prior seasons where the Bears were at or near the top of the division in the past few decades - they had a horseshoe up their posterior all regular seasons long surprising against 4th place schedules, sometimes even getting a round 1 playoff win against an inferior opponent on frozen Soldier Field.  But once they faced a team with some postseason meddle who didn't shoot themselves in the foot, they were outclassed and beaten.  The same will happen this year, and frankly the team that sends them packing could very easily be this inconsistent bordering on disfunctional Packers squad based on seeding scenarios.  Wouldn't surprise me at all to see them drop their last 2 regular season games and wind up with a wounded Packer team backing into the division title if Love plays next weekend.

It took a Seattle NFCC game-level collapse for the Bears to win that game yesterday, and GB was far from perfect through the game's 1st 3.75 quarters to even have it be a 99+ chance to win it when most of the craziness started happening, too.  

I can't trust Trevor Lawrence...yet.  But, that Jacksonville team seems to be peaking at the right time, and they're about as healthy as you can be for a team shuttled to Europe more than anyone else along with it being late December.  I'd like to see Allen and the Bills finally get over the hump, but they're similar to GB in that I think they can lose or beat anyone in the field depending which of the jekyl or hyde teams shows up any given game day.

 

All true, but there just isn't a clear NFC team that is going to trounce them. I would have thought LA, but now they likely are playing in the elements the entire playoffs in some cold climates. The Bears have a solid chance.

[DR28]

This season, teams in the NFL that do not punt in a game are 8-2.

Can we guess what team is 0-2 in these games?

[CheezWizHed]

16 hours ago, yourout said:

Lost in all the chaos near the end of the game was Morgan getting absolutely trucked by Sweat on that sack that injured Willis.

 

This play was clearly embarrassing... but overall I thought Morgan played well.  

[igor67]

Yes that close to the sideline you have to use it to your advantage and attack the ball with an angle where you either get it or it bounces out/ can't be recovered in bounds.

[Fear The Chorizo]

1 hour ago, CheezWizHed said:

This play was clearly embarrassing... but overall I thought Morgan played well.  

Looked like he was so worried about the right protection call and completely forgot to use his hands - Morgan was in perfect position on that play had he decided to actually block Sweat....very strange

[yourout]

8 hours ago, DR28 said:

This season, teams in the NFL that do not punt in a game are 8-2.

Can we guess what team is 0-2 in these games?

That's largely a testament to our poor red zone performance..

[CheezWizHed]

I will say that our team - aside from Parsons - seems to lack a killer instinct. 

I see Bears and Lions players all fighting for fumbles, stripping balls, etc... They seem to play with more "edge".  While there is a "dirty/cheap shot" side of that attitude that I'd rather not see, the Packers do seem to lack the ability to just step on a team and put them away.  

So many of our losses should've been easy wins where we relaxed, went too conservative, or simply didn't look like we wanted to win that badly.  Maybe it's just not having the best players on the field or instinctual players?  

Whatever it is, the team needs to find a bit more "ganas"! 

[nate82]

LOL. How are we supposed to know they were going to onside kick. 

[wallus]

I hope the Bears win the next couple of games and give Caleb a big ole extension.