9 Thoughts On The Bears-Giants Preseason Game By Dhruv Koul - August 16th, 2019
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eight days after the Chicago Bears opened up their preseason slate at Soldier Field, almost exactly seven months after their devastating home playoff loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, the Bears returned to the site of one of their more annoying and heartbreaking losses of 2018: MetLife Stadium.
If you recall, the Chase Daniel-led Bears coughed up a comfortable first-half lead to the New York Giants, only to come back in wild fashion with two scores in the final two minutes of regulation, including one on a Tarik Cohen TD pass to Anthony Miller as time expired. But Chicago left The Meadowlands with a difficult, overtime loss in their back pockets.
Of course, today’s preseason game doesn’t count. And New York will visit Soldier Field later this season when the games DO count. So we know that absolutely nothing of value was going to be shown by either side today.
Post by MartianBearsFan on Aug 17, 2019 8:26:37 GMT -6
Also, down the road, I think we are going to see more teams not playing their starters or players who made the team in the preseason anymore. I think we are going to see players who are on the bubble or just injury fodder for the starters.
Also, down the road, I think we are going to see more teams not playing their starters or players who made the team in the preseason anymore. I think we are going to see players who are on the bubble or just injury fodder for the starters.
I think so too.... And then by the third game half the team will be on the injured list with pulled hammy's and groins....
- My God Chase Daniel blows. At this point I'd rather have Bray as backup.
- Fry didn't look good, Pineiro was better but I'm still not sold on anyone.
- Nice INT by Duck
- Nall probably won't make the team but I thought he looked quite okay.
- Mizzell is good as gone
I watched the whole game. That "game" was a blatant display of why preseason needs to be cut down to 2 games only. It was terrible. Since the Bears played only backups, here's what I saw.
You're right, any (slim) chance Mizzell once had to make the team is now gone. He fumbled twice and was generally awful. Bye Bye
Whyte now clearly is ahead of Nall for the RB4 spot. Nall is heading to the PS.
Marvin Hall was brought in as a WR who was mainly a "return specialist". In the 1st 2 preseason games I saw nothing from him to indicate he was a better returner than Mizzell last season. IMO, the Bears stick with 6 WRs and Hall is cut. I think Whyte will be the backup returner after Patterson.
Related to the above, Wims and Ridley can play and are gonna be good.
My God, I still don't understand the baffling decision to take a perfectly serviceable backup OT like Sowell and "convert" him into a not-very-good TE. That decision looks even dumber now as the Bears reserve OTs (Coward, Clemmings, Lucas) all looked like a$$ halfway through the PS. Coward got hurt as well. Its nothing but 10 miles of bad road at OT once you get past our 2 starters. Pray they both stay healthy this season.
Duck was solid in PS1 and good yesterday 2. He's gonna make the practice squad and get a serious look next year.
Kylie Fitts should be cut.
Chase Daniel was definitely not good. In fairness he played with the 2s and 3s against higher level NYG competition. But....please don't extend him! Draft a QB in 2020 and move on.