Author Topic: Today's Game 2018  (Read 17286 times)

Grizzlybear34

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #210 on: September 10, 2018, 08:28:50 am »
The Bears lost this game on the last field goal drive. After Howard runs the ball to the 13, it is 3rd and 1. Packers are out of timeouts and about 2:54 left. I'll say this until my dying breath, a field goal here only gives us a 6 point lead, and leaves plenty of time for Rodgers to drive the team for a TD.

At this point of the game, I would have loaded the backfield with Burton and Howard and ran a sweep with Trubisky off of that. If it is stopped, I would run it again on 4th down. If that is stopped, Rodgers has about 90 yards to drive for the TD OR they get a little more conservative and settle for the FG to tie. If we are up one or two points, I am okay with the FG but, when you are up 3, another 3 gets you beat.

That and Fuller letting the ball bounce off of his breast bone. So close.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #211 on: September 10, 2018, 08:35:42 am »
Did it seem like we went away from Cohen?

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #212 on: September 10, 2018, 09:01:05 am »
Trubiski looked tight as a drum head in the second half.  You knew he wasn’t going to get it done on that last drive. 

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #213 on: September 10, 2018, 09:44:29 am »

It's hard to say how much of the blame on the offense's woes is on Trubisky.

Think of the passes he completed to Burton and Robinson in the first half - all were contested by Packer defenders.  Even that one to whoever that Collinsworth crowed about went thru a tight window.

I think the Packers multi-DB formations took our receivers out of the game.  It's not like Trubisky was pressured.  Yet he sits back there waiting, waiting, scrambling...

Rodgers on the other hand when he had time to throw, often threw to receivers without a Bear in the picture.  And whe a Bear contested the throw - they were a millisecond late.  Incredible (Fuller on the TD, Callahan, and Jackson)

And in the past I've pretty much not jumped on the Bears are getting held wagon.  But I focused on our front 4 for much of the game and the guys that were running free in the first half all of a sudden were being stopped.  Not one holding call with all the passing of Rodgers.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #214 on: September 10, 2018, 10:45:31 am »
Well the 2nd half sure was brutal for sure.....

It was the best of times (1st half)... it was the worst of times (2nd half) about sums it up nicely.....

Its sad that Rodgers 1 legged is still better than ANY QB the Bears have had in the modern era. The Bears have been "Roger'd" so badly since Sid Luckman it can't be just bad luck..... Some bad mojo still on this organization for QBs it would seem.....

Mitchell looked like Sybil starting in the 2nd quarter.  From confident to lost in a matter of a quarter and a half.

This game also kind of reminded me of when my old pet dog finally caught the same squirrel (he stumbled) he'd been chasing in like forever.. He was so shocked he let him scamper away...

Lot to work with this season.... should be quite the rollercoaster indeed......

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #215 on: September 10, 2018, 10:56:17 am »
More of the same, different season. A HC that is scared, the play calling-atrocious, a failed franchise QB, corners that suck (why is Fuller the best we have??) and no killer instinct. So, nothing at all has changed. Football is four quarters, not two.... >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( I'm so pissed and sick of this....

dallasbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #216 on: September 10, 2018, 12:13:21 pm »

In our break room ESPN was showing film of Willlis Reed coming out of the locker and leading the Knicks to victory and comparing it to Rodgers performance last night.  Guess I have to shut down all access to media for a week now.

My family rarely watches the game with me but last night at half time.  I told them...you watch it...the drama queen will return in the 2nd half and go into pure pass mode and make this a game.  Even when it was 20-0 I knew the Bears could not let up.   We've all seen it before.

Hopefully, Nagy learned an important lesson.  You protect a lead with runs and play action passes.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #217 on: September 10, 2018, 12:13:31 pm »
However, McKay’s most famous quote, bar none, was in answer to the question: “What do you think of your team’s execution coach?” To which McKay replied, “I’m in favor of it.”

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #218 on: September 10, 2018, 01:12:13 pm »
Anyone else wonder if  we would have done better in the 2nd half with Chase Daniel?

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #219 on: September 10, 2018, 02:19:28 pm »
Hard to say, but it would be hard to do worse! Trubisky did not impress me in that second half. He's got a lot of improvement to make to even be considered a franchise QB. Right now, he's just a cog in the mile long line of QB's this team has had the last twenty years. He missed some wide open recievers and then threw over, behind, etc the ones he did throw to.

dallasbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #220 on: September 10, 2018, 02:26:07 pm »

Anyone else wonder if  we would have done better in the 2nd half with Chase Daniel?

Not a very good question right now. 

However, if Trubisky doesn't start moving the team in the next few games it will eventually come up.

dallasbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #221 on: September 10, 2018, 02:29:44 pm »

Do you think the Pack drafts BPA?

2018
1   18   Alexander, Jaire   CB   Louisville   NULL
2   45   Jackson, Josh   CB   Iowa   NULL

2017
2   33   King, Kevin   CB   Washington   f/Cle
2   61   Jones, Josh   FS   North Carolina State

Bears handled their pass rush pretty well - but our receivers got owned.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #222 on: September 10, 2018, 03:31:54 pm »
 I'm wondering if some of the execution problems might have something to do with the lack of game experience in the preseason? I mean it's great we entered the season unscathed,but,at some cost. Let's see if a couple more games under the starters belt might help rectify the situation. And play calling too!

Grizzlybear34

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #223 on: September 10, 2018, 03:43:14 pm »
I know we got gut punched last night and I haven't turned on the NFL Network today.  But I just went to their website and the love for Trubisky is a lot stronger than it is here, lol

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000959786/article/what-we-learned-from-sundays-week-1-games

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #224 on: September 10, 2018, 03:49:42 pm »
I agree - lack of preseason experience against live ammo hurt Trubisky with all his new weapons.    KC let Mahomes play quite a bit against us in the dress rehearsal game - he did pretty well yesterday.

I think Nagy got a little inspector-gadget-like with some of his formations.  Charles Leno at WR?

Offense put up 10 points in first half - 6 in 2nd half - ONE TD DRIVE

I liked our O-line though they messed up on that 3rd and a foot.  I was watching Kush who I thought was the weak link of the bunch - he looked pretty good.

So now we got Pace's top 2 rookies watching...