Wait, wasn't the Bears defense supposed to be better?

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Wait, wasn't the Bears defense supposed to be better? Sept 11, 2016 22:07:09 GMT -6

Post by motm on Sept 11, 2016 22:07:09 GMT -6

Sept 11, 2016 21:22:21 GMT -6 @belliot said:

Have to follow up on the Floyd insight. Here are the OLB snap counts from the game:

Bears rookie OLB Leonard Floyd played 60 of the 75 (80%) defensive snaps today.
Willie Young- 48 (64%)
Lamarr Houston- 27 (36%)
Acho- 15 (20%)

Again, what the ****. I didn't ONCE see Houston (last year's sack leader) on the field with Young (the second leading sack master from last year). Wonder why there was a lack of pressure on Brock... Go figure. That was a bad personnel move from Fangio. I get it that you want to get the kid game reps BUT you play to win. To win you put your best players out there and augment their talents with sub players like Floyd. Also, by putting Floyd out there so much today you just gave opposing OC's a ton of tape on the kid week 1. Way to hide anything unique he might be holding on to. Terrible decision there.

No wonder there was a lack of pressure from our pass rush.

It seems like Fox used this game more as a practice game for Floyd and White then a real game.

Is Fox prioritizing our draft picks over proven players?

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Wait, wasn't the Bears defense supposed to be better? Sept 11, 2016 23:16:50 GMT -6

Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2016 23:16:50 GMT -6

Sept 11, 2016 22:07:09 GMT -6 motm said:

Sept 11, 2016 21:22:21 GMT -6 @belliot said:

Have to follow up on the Floyd insight. Here are the OLB snap counts from the game:

Bears rookie OLB Leonard Floyd played 60 of the 75 (80%) defensive snaps today.
Willie Young- 48 (64%)
Lamarr Houston- 27 (36%)
Acho- 15 (20%)

Again, what the ****. I didn't ONCE see Houston (last year's sack leader) on the field with Young (the second leading sack master from last year). Wonder why there was a lack of pressure on Brock... Go figure. That was a bad personnel move from Fangio. I get it that you want to get the kid game reps BUT you play to win. To win you put your best players out there and augment their talents with sub players like Floyd. Also, by putting Floyd out there so much today you just gave opposing OC's a ton of tape on the kid week 1. Way to hide anything unique he might be holding on to. Terrible decision there.

No wonder there was a lack of pressure from our pass rush.

It seems like Fox used this game more as a practice game for Floyd and White then a real game.

Is Fox prioritizing our draft picks over proven players?

Seems like it doesn't it?

I'll add the same comment here that I did in another post.

To me this looked like a Bear team playing their third preseason game where the coaches are playing starters more trying to finalize their roster and depth chart. This is the level we should have been playing at against KC in that third preseason game only we didn't.

Once again we were so far behind where we should be as far as readiness for a season opener it leaves me wondering again just how effective John Fox's camp and preseason really are. We seem to be getting more players hurt than ready to play a 16 game season.

Based on their lack of practice time throughout the preseason both White and Floyd should have been standing on the sidelines far more today than they were so like Belli and a few others are have to wonder just how hard they wanted to win this game. I'm stumped.

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Wait, wasn't the Bears defense supposed to be better? Sept 12, 2016 11:41:48 GMT -6

Post by mpbears68 on Sept 12, 2016 11:41:48 GMT -6

Sept 11, 2016 21:22:21 GMT -6 @belliot said:

Have to follow up on the Floyd insight. Here are the OLB snap counts from the game:

Bears rookie OLB Leonard Floyd played 60 of the 75 (80%) defensive snaps today.
Willie Young- 48 (64%)
Lamarr Houston- 27 (36%)
Acho- 15 (20%)

Again, what the ****. I didn't ONCE see Houston (last year's sack leader) on the field with Young (the second leading sack master from last year). Wonder why there was a lack of pressure on Brock... Go figure. That was a bad personnel move from Fangio. I get it that you want to get the kid game reps BUT you play to win. To win you put your best players out there and augment their talents with sub players like Floyd. Also, by putting Floyd out there so much today you just gave opposing OC's a ton of tape on the kid week 1. Way to hide anything unique he might be holding on to. Terrible decision there.

Hard to argue with that complaint.

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