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  • PS Game #3. Chiefs

    PS Game #3. Chiefs

    Thread. You know the routine.

    Apparently KC is going to play their #1s, so the Bears followed suit. I think more teams don’t want to come out totally rusty that 1st game. It feels like it takes almost 3 QTRs of an opener for the Os to wake up, which is why we get opening day shockers like the Pats over Bengals.
    I suspect the starters won’t play much. A series if it’s good, maybe two if they go 3 and out or are sloppy. Let’s hope Chicago keeps the momentum going.

    In other news, Bagent gets extended. This is well-deserved, and his rational is interesting. Instead of trying to be a starter elsewhere [I mean, Jesus, I’d start Bagent over Daniel freaking Jones], he argues that studying under Ben Johnson will make him a better QB, and as such, a more desirable commodity, so the BJ affect already paying off.

    I love Bagent. He’s a great backup, and relatively cheap now. Here’s his emotional reaction to the extension.

  • 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.