Post by JABF on Dec 4, 2016 18:50:13 GMT -6
There are some positives today. FWIW I am glad the team hasn't quit on John Fox like it did for Marc Trestman. Fangio has the D playing pretty good for a unit hurt so bad with injuries this year. Even Loggains put together a good game plan today and called a good game I thought. And Barkley looked very promising. In fact there were solid performances on both units.
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Bears actually lose by winning against inept 49ers
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears probably played themselves out of a top-two pick.
That’s the only conclusion drawn from Sunday’s 26-6 win over the 49ers in a battle of NFC cellar-dwellers.
With the victory, the chances of the Bears (3-9) picking in the top two of the 2017 NFL draft dropped from 24 percent to 6 percent, according to ESPN’s Power Football Index.
The 49ers (1-11) now have a 79 percent chance of being among the top two.
Even after Sunday's win, the Bears practically are assured of having a top-10 pick, but they’ll spend the final month jockeying for position with the likes of the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, the leaders in the clubhouse to draft third overall.
So for all practical purposes, the Bears lost by winning.
To be fair: You can’t blame the Bears for knocking off the 49ers, a team so terrible that even the Cleveland Browns (0-12) likely could beat them. The Bears will play hard to the bitter end. That is how professional football players are wired.
And there is some comfort in Jordan Howard rushing for three touchdowns, Matt Barkley taking another step toward earning a job as a backup quarterback somewhere in the league next year, and Leonard Floyd and Akiem Hicks having multiple sacks. All that is duly noted.
But people in Chicago truly cared about just two Bears storylines this week: draft position and attendance (14,878 empty seats).
For those focused on where the Bears will pick, take comfort in the remaining schedule. There are no more cupcakes like the 49ers for the Bears to play.
Chicago ends the season with three NFC North games (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings) and a Dec. 24 meeting with the Washington Redskins. All four of those teams still have legitimate playoff hopes, even if the Vikings are trending in the wrong direction.
The Bears still can finish 3-13. For some, that is the greatest holiday gift the organization can give its disgruntled fan base in 2016.
Bears actually lose by winning against inept 49ers
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bears probably played themselves out of a top-two pick.
That’s the only conclusion drawn from Sunday’s 26-6 win over the 49ers in a battle of NFC cellar-dwellers.
With the victory, the chances of the Bears (3-9) picking in the top two of the 2017 NFL draft dropped from 24 percent to 6 percent, according to ESPN’s Power Football Index.
The 49ers (1-11) now have a 79 percent chance of being among the top two.
Even after Sunday's win, the Bears practically are assured of having a top-10 pick, but they’ll spend the final month jockeying for position with the likes of the New York Jets, Cincinnati Bengals, Los Angeles Rams, Carolina Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars, the leaders in the clubhouse to draft third overall.
So for all practical purposes, the Bears lost by winning.
To be fair: You can’t blame the Bears for knocking off the 49ers, a team so terrible that even the Cleveland Browns (0-12) likely could beat them. The Bears will play hard to the bitter end. That is how professional football players are wired.
And there is some comfort in Jordan Howard rushing for three touchdowns, Matt Barkley taking another step toward earning a job as a backup quarterback somewhere in the league next year, and Leonard Floyd and Akiem Hicks having multiple sacks. All that is duly noted.
But people in Chicago truly cared about just two Bears storylines this week: draft position and attendance (14,878 empty seats).
For those focused on where the Bears will pick, take comfort in the remaining schedule. There are no more cupcakes like the 49ers for the Bears to play.
Chicago ends the season with three NFC North games (Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings) and a Dec. 24 meeting with the Washington Redskins. All four of those teams still have legitimate playoff hopes, even if the Vikings are trending in the wrong direction.
The Bears still can finish 3-13. For some, that is the greatest holiday gift the organization can give its disgruntled fan base in 2016.
