In no particular order:
Kwiatkoski is just a guy. Roquan needs to start next game and I hope I don't see Nick on anything but special teams the rest of the year. The guy is too slow to start.
Hicks, Mack and Howard are the three best players on this team by a mile.
Howard averaged 5.5 YPC this game.... he needed to hit at least 20 carries.
Some of you have been ruined by watching Favre and Rodgers kick the Bears ass for the last 25 years. Your expectations for QB play is through the roof. No team in the history of the NFL has had such good QB play for such a long time.
Trubisky..... some very bad. (that open TD to AR!!) And also more good than some of you will admit. I read people here saying he doesn't have "it". Well here's a news flash..... if your definition of "it" is Rodgers.... then maybe only 5-10 QBs in the entire history of the league have "it". The man is Jordanesque.... and Trubs sure as fuck isn't. (but that doesn't mean he can't or won't be a good QB for us for years to come) It's still too soon to say.
Where the fuck was Ant Mill and Burton? I certainly expected more than 3 catches combined for those two.
The lack of plays downfield..... someone help me out here. Was it: Bad play calling? Our receivers not getting open? Or Trubisky missing opportunities? I really didn't see guys get that open and that was VERY concerning to me.
Nagy.... Really hated the play calling second half. Really loved it the first half. This next game will be telling. Does the team bounce back? Are they fired up? Or does this loss crush them.
The Bears went toe to toe with a Super Bowl contender and almost won last night. I'm not calling this a moral victory or anything.... it's not. But the difference between the two teams doesn't feel as large as before.
The Bears have three very winnable games coming up before the bye week. Let's see how they respond.
And lastly.... thanks for the laughter last night.... some of you and your post game e-rage is pathetic. I'm glad I don't know you in real life but the LOL's you provide after a tough loss is priceless.
Very well said. Not a single point that I need to argue about.
Trubisky looked a little shell shocked at times, particularly in the second half. But, some of the things that points to me that he has the ability to run this offense well:
1. He felt the pressure and can escape
2. He can throw on the run - if he keeps his eye down field
3. He is quick
4. He delivered the short passes with very good accuracy (players can catch and still make a move)
5. He was in control of the Offense in the first half.
Things that concern me
1. The deep ball is still something he is not able to connect on.
2. He was too eager to pull the ball down and run
3. He missed some open recievers
4. The second half command of the offense was not very good.
I still look at the first half of this game and see what we can do. I was excited to see us compete and even put GB on their heels.
Two things stood out to me that I think could have been done better.
1. Rogers was on one leg, and we needed to be more aggressive with Blitz after Blitz. He was not going to escape and evade like he has done to us so many times before.
2. The play calling in the second half was too cute. Howard was getting serious chunks and on 3rd and 1 to possibly seal the game they went empty back field. This offense is supposed to be misdirection and RPO, so why not an PRO in that situation?