Payton didn’t score in that game, but you sure did
Robertosaur
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First, we have to address our Free Agents:
- Jaylon Johnson (CB) - resign
- Darnell Mooney (WR) - resign
- Cairo Santos (K) - resign
- Yannick Ngakoue (DE)- walk
- D’Onta Foreman (RB) - resign
- Justin Jones (DT) - walk
- Robert Tonyan (TE) - walk
- Marcedes Lewis (TE) - walk
- Patrick Scales (LS) - resign
- Equanimeous St. Brown (WR) - resign
Needs/Realistic:
Danielle Hunter (Edge) - Vikings
Connor Williams (C) - Miami
Justin Madubuike (DT) - Ravens
Nice to Haves/probably too expensive:
Brian Burns (Edge) - Panthers
Chase Young (Edge) - 49ers
Tee Higgins (WR) - Bengals
Mike Evans (WR) - Bucs
Calvin Ridley (WR) - Jags
Chris Jones (DT) - Chiefs
If we don't draft MHJ then I think you target Marquise Brown from the Cardinals.
Unfortunately, I agree. I hope if he does get traded somewhere else, he is succcessful.
Most people in the Bear's sub have been making noise about Jim Harbaugh, but Ben Johnson is probably the best choice. The rapport with his players, what other coaches say about him, his pedigree for coaching with Tight Ends, Wide Receivers, QBs, and now OC with the results he's delivered are top notch.
This is going to sound so cheesy - I like the kid as a person. I want him to be successful. I think he carries himself well on and off the field. His support of Bagent during his injury is just further proof of that. I hope he returns to his form against the Commanders and Broncos and remains consistent. It would be good for him and good for the team. If he's not consistent, I don't see how the Bears move forward with him. I think he gets another year regardless, but whether or not the Bears take a QB depends on his performance.
I love the way Fields carries himself on and off the field. His teammates speak very highly of him whether in college or professionally. He really seems like an all around good guy. I have no ill will toward the kid, successful with the Bears or not. I hope he has a good career, but I really hope it’s with us.
Honestly, not well. I would like to see some investment in the Dline. If that means we trade down, then so be it. I think we take MHJ, trade down, take an edge rusher.
The problem with picking someone up to learn is that you have consistent leadership who knows how to develop a young QB. Then you need the vet QB to bring them up to speed on the system and show them best practices for film study, playbook, receiver relationships, etc. I don't think we have that solid foundation.
It depends if either Braxton or Olu can play inside o-line. If one of them can play guard I can see why we would take Olu. That's where we need the most help right now.
I’ll embellish this a little with some stuff I’ve picked up on:
- the rhythm is off. JF was slow in the drop back so when receivers make a cut to create a window, his feet aren’t set and he’s not through the progression to see it. The best way I can explain this is actually the Kelce’s New Heights podcast, the Gronk episode. Gronk talks about working on his routes with Brady so a typical 10 yard curl actually has the receiver curl at 8 yards because that’s when Tom was done with his drop back. If you’ve watched any of the QB school videos, he talks about this too. This is how you make anticipation throws, if you’re under pressure and you know when your receiver is going to turn, you can throw it and know they will be there when the ball arrives.
- Checkdown. There is a time and place for a check down. If DJ Moore is one on one on the outside and has 1 yard of separation, throw it. Trust your guy, make the pass. Look what happened in the Washington game.
- Throw the ball away. JF and Bagent were both guilty of hero ball. And I know his name is taboo in this sub but that’s one of the reasons Aaron Rodgers was so good. He extended the play with his legs to try and help the receivers create some separation, and if nothing developed he would just toss it out of bounds. You can find numerous interviews of defensive players and coaches talking about this part of his game. Punts are better than turnovers.
- As mentioned, the play calling is questionable. Why are we running so many screens with the same front and same looks? Defenses are sniffing this out a mile away.
- Too many elementary concepts. There is little to no creativity in the play calling that gives any spark or makes defenses question it. Adding things like RPOs, Read Action, Play Actions, more motion before the snap, designed decoys would help.
- Communication. Offensive lineman missing blocks, receivers running the same routes, etc. they need to talk and communicate directional blocking and assignments.
I think we have to look at the situation Poles and Flus inherited to truly understand why things are difficult. They had minimal draft capital, struggling cap, and a roster that was aging. I think they’ve really addressed that. We are not going to turn the ship around in one or even two off seasons.
I can’t speak for everyone, but I want consistency and stability. I think it’s too soon to start firing people left and right and say we need a new QB. It sucks that Justin got injured when he did because if he could have balled out for a third game in a row, that would have shown something.
It takes more than one off-season to build a team. I still think there’s holes and I trust that Poles and Flus see it and use our draft capital/cap to address them. Next year to me is a prove it year. You’ve had 3 off seasons at that point to evaluate draft picks and use the cap to improve. I think a lot of the fan base is so quick to judge and expect instant success and that’s just unrealistic.
Three distinct ones. Jim Miller raising his hands after a victory, and my dad saying “I hope this one sticks around. I like him.” Oof
Second was Kordell Stewart doing a play action pass against the saints where the announcer said “this is what Kordell needs to do more.”
When we drafted Brian Urlacher. Dang that was a lifetime ago.