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  • Gruden Grinding NFCN

    Gruden Grinding NFCN

    Chucky breaking down NFCN, starts off with Bears.

    Some interesting tidbits:

    Bears haven’t had a winning season since ’18 [12-4].

    Bears have finished LAST in past 7 of 11 seasons.

    Bears have only had a Top 10 Offense three times in past 30 years.

    Bears only team to never have a 4K passer or 30 TD QB.

    ‘It’s time for all the players Poles got [in CAR trade]- Caleb, Wright, DJ, Stevenson and Burden – to step up’

    Lions went for it on 4rth down 110x in last three [BJ] years.

    ’24 Bears O were 32nd in yards [4,820],31st in passing yards [3,552], 25th in rushing [1,734] while giving up a whopping 68 sacks [3rd most EVER].

    “That’s like getting kicked in the groin 68 times.”

    Detroit in ’24 ran the most plays under center [56%]. The Bears with Williams only 84 snaps out of 575 attempts. [Approx 14%].

    ’24 Detroit lead the league in PA 37%; Bears only PAed 18% [30th].

    PA should help the RBs accelerate and find lanes.

    Should be way more PS motion. “RCE – Recognize, communicate, execute”

    Caleb was off target 21% of passes [PFF]
    Esp deep. Completed 14/68 passes over 20 yds 23% [sic] My math computes 20.5%

    Of the 68 sacks, 28 of them Caleb held ball for over 5 secs.

    Dennis Allen will use a lot of exotic looks. Cover 1/2/3, pre/post coverages, CBs pressing, man, zero blitzes.

    Bears allowed 17.2 points in first seven games.

    Last ten games allowed 25.1 ppg.

    2,317 yds allowed [28th]. 4.8 rush avg allowed [29th].

    Edmunds youngest player [27] in NFL history to start 100 games. 100+ tackles in first seven seasons.

    “I think the Bears’ D fell off because Brisker was out. Reminds me of old Bears’ safety, Fencik, Plank…”

    [I suspect the running D went to shite after Big Billings went down].

    Tory Taylor broke Bears’ net-punting record – 41.6



  • Rapid Fire Post PS Game #2 – Bills

    Rapid Fire Post PS Game #2 – Bills

    My overall impression?

    Excellent. I think only one starter [Dalman] committed a penalty while Caleb played.

    BJ came out swinging with a 12 personnel PA Boot/pass to Loveland.

    Boom.

    Clean. Effective. Message sent.

    Then Caleb lined up in shotgun, barking calls, which answers some of my questions about who’s going to be making line adjustments, him or Dalman.

    Seems like Caleb.

    Wide open seam route. Boom.


    In fact, that could be the title of the PS Game for Bears:

    EVERYONE WIDE ASS OPEN!

    It was astonishing to witness. We’re used to seeing this from GB or other quality teams.

    For Bears getting a reception was always like pulling teeth.

    In this game it felt that every receiver, not just the starters, were open at will.

    Then Olamide Zaccheaus runs a beautiful route, catching the ball in stride, shaking the defender on his way to a 36 yard TD.

    Couldn’t have scripted it any better.

    1st drive [92 yds]
    Every receiver WIDE fucking open.
    Caleb hitting them in stride
    A bit more shotgun than I expected, but Caleb is on fire
    Loveland and Olamide look like they can separate

    Game Highlights

    Other thoughts.

    – Tori still can’t coffin corner. Needs to work on that.

    – Returners and gunners concerning me

    – Bagent sharp, instinctive, mobile

    – Hankins did ok but left. Brown/Wheeler performed well at HB, but I doubt they make the 53.

    – Neither Swift nor Monangai suited up; the latter was a surprise, but Poles during the in-game interview stated nothing to worry about

    – Booker looked ok but went to the blue tent then walked back to locker room [update]

    – Burden blocked his ass off in goaline. BJ set him in motion, and he drove the Safety back twice. He’s big, physical and twitchy. The type of WR Irish always pined for every August [RIP Cameron Meredith, Kevin White, Daniel Brown, Wims…]


    – On a down note, CB Terrell Smith carted off. CB is the one position Bears had depth, but with JJ nursing an INJ, and whatever the hell was going on with Zah Frazier [who played and nearly blocked a punt]; it’s something to monitor

    – Also, Greg Olsen is 1000X better than Brady

    I also believe this is the first time in 31 years the Bears have shut-out a team in PS.

    However, as Dr. Rev Huge Bear Penis reminded us in the last thread ‘Bears beat the Bills last year in PS 33-6‘ [How’d that turn out?].

    Oh, and Eberflus was 8-2 in PS, so, maybe we need to slow down on the circle-jerk.

    Still, seeing the offense click that way was sooooooo cathartic.

    No back-to-back TOs, whiffed blocks, delay of games, stupid challenges, cutesy bubble screens getting blown up on 3rd and 1, presnap dumbfuckery, or in general, no ‘WTF moments’

    Everything appeared purposeful, logical and lethal.

    Great momentum to ride to MNF.

  • Preseason GameDay Thread #2: Bills

    Preseason GameDay Thread #2: Bills

  • PS Game Day Thread #1

    PS Game Day Thread #1

    You know the routine. Overreact to every minute detail down there! ↓

  • What I’m Looking for in Bears’ PS Game #1

    What I’m Looking for in Bears’ PS Game #1

    Little to TBH.

    I don’t even expect the starters to play much, if at all. Matt Eberflus didn’t set much of a high standard, so Ben Johnson only has to avoid looking totally lost.

    Speaking of which, history has empirically proven that winning/losing in PS is mostly irrelevant.

    So, in no particular order:

    1. Look sharp.
    No sloppy PS penalties – illegal motions, delay of games, offsides, subs running in/out late, lining up wrong, terrible TOs…
    Get the basics right. Football 101.

    2. On D, some sort of pressure from the Dline. I don’t care who, but SOMEBODY must crush. Word is Sweat has been making Oline sweat, so it would be sweet if he returned to form. However, I’m very curious about the new crew:

    Dayo, Jarrett, even UDFA Carlton Xavier
    [Too bad about Shemar Turner].

    Naturally, zero in on Booker as well.

    3. Oline? Well, Moses Christ – it’s basically all rebuilt, so all of them?
    Well yes, but in particular I wanna see if Trapilo isn’t weak or cement-footed. I need to see he belongs [no Kiran 2.0].
    Same for Kiran – at this point he’s gotta prove he’s not a lost cause.
    Also of interest will be how Newman handles himself and if he plays Center.
    I loved the edge Bill Murray brought. See if he’s still got that fire.

    4. HB, well, we all want to see if Monangai is too small/slow/brick-handed, or if he can be our Pacheco.
    Everyone forgets about Ian Wheeler, but he’s going to be battling for a roster spot.

    They both need to be able to pick up a blitz.

    5. WR – All eyes on Burden. If he’s healthy and up to date. Can he separate at the NFL level? Will his YAC translate? Never know. Every year we seemingly get a new “Deebo” yet it never materializes [hello Treylon Burks].

    Been hearing mucho about Olamide Zaccheaus , so draw a Madden circle on him.

    6. TE. C’mon now. LOVELAND. The first “wow” pick of the draft. He better look at least as good as Greg Olsen. No pressure.

    7. LB/Secondary is more or less set, still Hyppolite was a big head-scratcher for many, so highlight him on program. Will his 4.4 speed translate? Can he stack and shed? Does he flash instincts?

    I was curious about Frazier who allegedly knocked the socks off Halas brass on his rookie visit; however, he’s missed a lot of camp [personal reasons], so I don’t believe we’ll see much of him.

    8. On specials. Just don’t fuck up. Can Taylor nail a coffin-corner? Cairo make anything beyond 53? [he ended on a high note, that’s for damn sure].

    WTH are our returners again?

    9. Misc. Bagent!

    10. Whatever the new rules are. From the HOF game, it seems they’re finally implementing some sort of chip system.

    Mostly though, I can safely speak for all Beardom when I say the overriding goal of all PS Games:

    STAY FREAKING HEALTHY!