Chicago Bears 2020

[TheStatGuy]

5 minutes ago, Irishman said:

I agree...was surprised to actually see it happen. He does not seem to stay in one spot long....similar pattern played out in Boston. 

I believe Theo said early on during his cubs tenure that "10 years" is the limit. 

[TheStatGuy]

20 hours ago, Irishman said:

Interesting thought.......

 

I'm not a bears fan but that'd be smart. 

All but one of his first round picks made it to the show, they made smart trades (Dexter Fowler, Chapman, Kyle Hendricks, Anthony Rizzo, Shark trade).

[DE]

3 hours ago, Irishman said:

I agree...was surprised to actually see it happen. He does not seem to stay in one spot long....similar pattern played out in Boston. 

Yep.

[Coach Nowlin]

Julie DiCarlo didn't pull any punches in her hit piece on Theo in Deadspin yesterday 

[Irishman]

17 minutes ago, Coach Nowlin said:

Julie DiCarlo didn't pull any punches in her hit piece on Theo in Deadspin yesterday 

Just read it...wow. I was not aware of the details behind Chapman, but knew he had issues. I agree with her 1000000000% about Russell though. I was livid when they stuck with him. Oddly enough, he had some player issues in Boston as well, right? Curt Schilling comes to mind...with the red marker on his sock???
There are interesting stories about the Ricketts themselves. Word is they have little to no cash, and the team may pay for years....losing top talent because they cannot really afford to pay them. How Ricketts acquired the team is even fishy. But I do love the core of the current team. people say blow it up, but the fact is they hit a slump at a bad time. Sure, they need help, but they cannot really afford it. 
 

[Guest DT]

4 hours ago, Irishman said:

Just read it...wow. I was not aware of the details behind Chapman, but knew he had issues. I agree with her 1000000000% about Russell though. I was livid when they stuck with him. Oddly enough, he had some player issues in Boston as well, right? Curt Schilling comes to mind...with the red marker on his sock???
There are interesting stories about the Ricketts themselves. Word is they have little to no cash, and the team may pay for years....losing top talent because they cannot really afford to pay them. How Ricketts acquired the team is even fishy. But I do love the core of the current team. people say blow it up, but the fact is they hit a slump at a bad time. Sure, they need help, but they cannot really afford it. 
 

DiCarlo is an assasin without a real job.  She went after my buddy Danny Mac with a hit piece after his silly little Maria Taylor comment, which was way overbblown.  I dont get it with these chicks who want to work in sports broadcasting.  They are entering an exclusive Mens Club.  Men are going to be men.  The only  women who get hired generally are extremely attractive and are encuuraged to dress in ways that will attract more males to grow ratings.  Then when men are men, they become offended and go off and cause severe damage.  She needs to be muzzled.  

[Bobref]

14 hours ago, TheStatGuy said:

I believe Theo said early on during his cubs tenure that "10 years" is the limit. 

He actually said that before, when he was with the Red Sox, whom he left after 9 seasons. He’s doing the same for the Cubs.

[Muda69]

7 hours ago, DT said:

DiCarlo is an assasin without a real job.  She went after my buddy Danny Mac with a hit piece after his silly little Maria Taylor comment, which was way overbblown. 

Left-leaning hit pieces is pretty much all that Deadspin is,  thought I have linked to stories from there in the past.    And the cowards like DiCarlo and others don't enable comments on any of the "stories" there.  Kind of says something in our current internet age.

 

 

[DE]

41 minutes ago, Muda69 said:

Left-leaning hit pieces is pretty much all that Deadspin is,  thought I have linked to stories from there in the past.    And the cowards like DiCarlo and others don't enable comments on any of the "stories" there.  Kind of says something in our current internet age.

 

 

So true.

[Bobref]

11 hours ago, DT said:

DiCarlo is an assasin without a real job.  She went after my buddy Danny Mac with a hit piece after his silly little Maria Taylor comment, which was way overbblown.  I dont get it with these chicks who want to work in sports broadcasting.  They are entering an exclusive Mens Club.  Men are going to be men.  The only  women who get hired generally are extremely attractive and are encuuraged to dress in ways that will attract more males to grow ratings.  Then when men are men, they become offended and go off and cause severe damage.  She needs to be muzzled.  

Incoming!!!!!

And c’mon. Your pal, Danny Mac, is such an easy target that no one could pass it up. It’s a self-inflicted wound ... and not his first, either.

[Gipper]

Big game Sunday:

 

Going with the Pack 34-16.  The Packers offense will keeps the Bears’ anemic offense off the field for much of the game, although Bray connects on a 25-yard TD pass in garbage time. That and three Cairo Santos field goals cannot measure up to Aaron Rodgers slinging TD passes to Davante Adams, a redeemed Valdes-Scantling coupled with a backfield running wild over a once-formidable defense.

[Gipper]

41-25, off to Vegas I go...

[Muda69]

One step closer to a good 2021 draft pick, and possibly the T.L.  sweepstakes....................

 

[Coach Nowlin]

#NeverShouldOfFiredLovie

 

I will go to my grave with that setiment 

Had a chance to mimic Steelers.... stay the course...  NOPE....  Debable since 

[Whiting89]

Lol this season is comical all you can do is laugh 

[DE]

It appears "Be You" has made it's way back into the QB's helmet ear piece.

Edited December 6, 2020 by DE

[Irishman]

Breaking news......
 

[Coach Nowlin]

First National Article I have seen on Fitzgerald ....   SIGN ME UP .....

https://sports.yahoo.com/the-solution-to-the-bears-sloppiness-is-already-in-chicago-but-would-pat-fitzgerald-want-the-job-235117877.html

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Fitzgerald’s name once emerged as a possible candidate for the Green Bay Packers. He reportedly ran the concept past his kids, who rejected it immediately on account of the family being Bear fans. He agreed. Now that’s a Chicago Bear.

 

[Muda69]

16 hours ago, Irishman said:

Breaking news......
 

At this point in time I'll take it.

 

[DE]

Trubisky looks good in the 1st half.  Good sign?  Or is the Houston D bad?
 

[DE]

3 hours ago, DE said:

Trubisky looks good in the 1st half.  Good sign?  Or is the Houston D bad?
 

@southendWhat's confusing?

[Coach Nowlin]

HOUSTON IS GARBAGE

 

NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS 

[DE]

3 hours ago, Coach Nowlin said:

HOUSTON IS GARBAGE

 

NOTHING MORE, NOTHING LESS 

Thank you for your answer. You spend more time than I regarding the nfl. 

[southend]

On 12/13/2020 at 6:12 PM, DE said:

@southendWhat's confusing?

Obvious to me ,bad D

[Muda69]

CHICAGO BEARS ARE IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACE: MEDIOCRITY: https://www.outkick.com/chicago-bears-are-in-the-worst-possible-place-mediocrity/

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Mediocrity is the worst place to be in sports. It’s paralyzing. It’s a trap. The best teams win championships, while the worst fire everybody and get to start over with the first pick in the draft.

 

The Chicago Bears were 8-8 last year, and after barely beating the mediocre Minnesota Vikings 33-27 Sunday, they are 7-7 this year.

The Bears are stuck. People talk about the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. No one talks about the confusion in between, which is much worse. It’s possible that in 13 days, the Bears will finish their season and say goodbye to general manager Ryan Pace, coach Matt Nagy and quarterback Mitch Trubisky. 

Or they could beat rival Green Bay, get into the playoffs and welcome everybody back. The answer to whether the Bears are good or bad is this:

Yes. 

They’ve been very good the past two weeks. They were terrible for a month and a half before that. Progress? No. The arrow just points up and down at the same time.

It suddenly looks like Trubisky, Pace and Nagy aren’t good enough to keep their jobs, but not bad enough to fire. That’s the paralysis of mediocrity.

To me, they’re all bad enough to fire, especially Pace. Team president Ted Phillips, too, whatever he does. And if it were possible to fire the Halas/McCaskey family ownership, I’d be all for that too. Or maybe they could hand over management. I’ve suggested former Cubs architect Theo Epstein. He thinks big, sets goals. 

The McCaskeys never think big.

Here’s what I mean: No one has been worse this year than the New York Jets. Their fans were celebrating the terrible season because an 0-16 record would finally land them their next Joe Namath: Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence who, everyone knows, will go first in the draft.

Then, the Jets beat the Los Angeles Rams Sunday, 23-20, and ruined their perfect season. Because the Jets spent just three hours being mediocre, Jacksonville is going to get Lawrence now.

Mediocrity is a fungus. It just tricks you at times by masking as greatness. So the Bears started this season 5-1, then went 0-6. Now, they’ve won two in a row and will beat Jacksonville next week. Probably.

On Sunday, Trubisky was — gulp — excellent. He completed 15 of 21 passes for 202 yards and a touchdown. He rallied his team before the game and was comfortable during it. Nagy had him rolling out of the pocket, meaning he had to manage only half the field. And when there was room, Trubisky would run, which completely messed up the Vikings’ defense.

A few weeks ago, behind immobile quarterback Nick Foles, the Bears managed 149 yards of offense and lost to the Vikings. On Sunday, they had 397.

At one point late in the second quarter, Trubisky could have gone to the QB slide around the 5-yard line. Instead, he put his head down and rammed into the defense trying to score. He was tackled at the 1. Believe me, his teammates noticed.

Trubisky is playing much better since he came back from being benched, and Chicagoans are wondering if he’s finally developing. Are they going to end up having suffered through his developmental years and then watch him become Patrick Mahomes somewhere else?

That’s exactly the type of question mediocrity makes you ask.

And the Bears have been better overall since Nagy started making changes. He reconfigured his offensive line, gave the play-calling job to his offensive coordinator, and stopped letting Trubisky stand in the pocket, where he’s terrible. And after 2½ years of saying every week that the offense has got to run more, Nagy finally figured out how to hand the ball off. David Montgomery ran for 135 yards Sunday.

Did we suffer through rookie-coach Nagy’s developmental years? Will Chicago now let him go to another team, where he’ll turn into Bill Belichick?

Damn mediocrity.

Remember, Chicago: It took Nagy 2½ years to decide to run. Belichick would call that a halftime adjustment.

Trubisky gave the Bears the reminder they needed. Just as he was about to put the game away, he threw a terrible interception into coverage in the endzone. It almost cost the Bears the game, which would have cost them the season.

Don’t be fooled. Sneaking into an expanded playoffs to get crushed in the first round is not meaningful progress. If Trubisky beats Aaron Rodgers to make that happen, Chicago will not see it that way.

But everyone still needs to go. Trubisky is never going to win a Super Bowl. The Bears do not have the beginnings of a Super Bowl team.

In this era, you can rebuild in two or three seasons. It took Pace six years to go 8-8, then 7-7. It took Nagy 2½ years to make an adjustment.

The paralysis of mediocrity is not a destination. Believe me, even when the glass is half full, it’s still always half empty.

 

Yep, time to clean house regardless of how the Bears end up this season.