Monthly Archives: November 2020

Trubisky’s Path To Improved Play Lays Less with Personal Growth and More with Growth of the Offense Around Him.

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Matt Nagy on why he thinks quarterback Mitch Trubisky may be improved as he takes back the starting job for at least one more week against the Packers: Don’t be surprised if Trubisky … Continue reading

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Quinn Contract Is Not Proving to Be Money Well Spent. Again.

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times quotes Robert Quinn on the substandard year he’s having sacking the quarterback: “My season? I’ll be honest, it’s been very average. Not up to my standards,” Quinn said. “We’ve got six more games left … Continue reading

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As Our Nation Suffers, NBC Refuses to Remove the Bears from Before Its Eyes

Phil Rosenthal at the Chicago Tribune quotes NBC announcer Mike Tirico, who will be calling the game on Sunday night, on televising the Bears-Packers rivalry in prime time: “It’s the Bears and the Packers. I know I’m going to get … Continue reading

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So Who the Heck Is Malik Willis?

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times has ten things he’d like to say about the Bears: 8. Malik Willis Watch: The former Auburn backup quarterback (a nephew of former Bears linebacker James Anderson) completed 13 of 32 passes for 172 … Continue reading

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Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy Will Not Be Fired. But Should They Be?

Mark Potash at the Chicago Sun-Times takes a look at key questions as the Bearws enter the last 6 weeks of the season: Under what circumstance would general manager Ryan Pace and [head coach Matt] Nagy keep their jobs in … Continue reading

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There’s Plenty Enough Blame to Go Around for the Bears Subpar Offensive Roster

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: If the Bears finish below .500, will both Ryan Pace and Matt Nagy lose their jobs? While Nagy’s play calling has been consistently questionable this season and last, it was Pace … Continue reading

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Bears Problems with Ted Ginn Represent a Change in Team Direction that Isn’t Working.

Brad Biggs at the Chicago Tribune answers another question: Regarding Ted Ginn’s release from the Bears, it seems like Matt Nagy was looking for someone (anyone) to blame for the loss to the Rams, and, yes, Ginn didn’t have a … Continue reading

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If Subpar Quarterback Play Has to Be Accepted, The Bears Should Start Trubisky, Again.

The blog hasn’t been as active as I’d like lately. Part of it is that I’ve gotten to the point in my life where I don’t put up comments on night games. Instead, I just go to bed and watch … Continue reading

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Quick Game Comments: Bears at Titans 11/8/20

Defense Of course, the ultimate question here was going to be whether the Bears could stop the Titans run game without allowing the play action pass to burn them. The Bears did do a good job of stopping the run … Continue reading

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Troy Aikman’s Eyes Are Bleeding? Welcome to Chicago.

Adam Jahns at The Athletic addresses the Bears quarterback situation: On fourth-and-5 from the Saints’ 36 early in the fourth quarter, Bears quarterback Nick Foles received the snap at the 41 and backpedaled to the 48, where he threw a … Continue reading

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