Flus kinda threw Fields under the bus on that one when he said he wanted a QB that "plays well in the 4th Q". Its fair to point out that JF sucked in the 4th Q but Flus was hardly great either.
No more excuses, Matt.
Oh, I'm not absolving Fields by any stretch. Its was a brutal combo of terrible OFF play calling + terrible DEF play calling + critical errors by individual players. Flus is out of excuses now: new OC, new QB....lets see if the DEF play calling gets better.
Oh, I'm not absolving Fields by any stretch. Its was a brutal combo of terrible OFF play calling + terrible DEF play calling + critical errors by individual players. Flus is out of excuses now: new OC, new QB....lets see if the DEF play calling gets better.
Yeah, no more putting DLs out in coverage
This is not a direct reply to you about Flus. And it's not about any coach. But when I see someone on the DL going into coverage, regardless of the player, team or situation, I just want to barf.
I understand that there are some DL zone reads where a DE will take like a zone coverage kind of assignment. Basically, in anticipation of a screen or sweep and the player is assigned a role to provide defensive coverage for a specific part of the field, at or very close to the line of scrimmage. But to see some guy whose 40 time starts with the number 5 trying to cover anybody is ridiculous.
I went with 11-6 due to the "unknowns". Just like Nagy's first year, you have a lot of new weapons and a new system that will evolve during the year, making it somewhat tougher to defend. So, assuming these weapons perform somewhat as expected, the Bears should win more than expected unless Flus game management and soft prevent offset this. Regardless, I am cautiously optimistic.
I find it interesting that the draft did not move the win needle as far as gambling odds. As of this morning we're at 8.5 wins as the over/under.
meh.... who cares. We can either accept 8 wins or we can actually play the games and find out
Yeah, I don't care. I don't gamble with my money I just found it interesting that the odds makers still have the Bears at 8.5 wins as the over/under. If I did bet I'd bet the over.
Post by billymurray on May 1, 2024 10:54:57 GMT -6
11-6 is a tall order for a rookie QB w/a 1st yeat OC but my feeling is that the last 2 seasons the Bears had given away a couple wins each year. In 2024 the team is primed to hold down those wins given away in '22 & '23 and maybe even steal a win or two. I've got 11 wins with a little luck keeping the injury bug away.
11-6 is a tall order for a rookie QB w/a 1st yeat OC but my feeling is that the last 2 seasons the Bears had given away a couple wins each year. In 2024 the team is primed to hold down those wins given away in '22 & '23 and maybe even steal a win or two. I've got 11 wins with a little luck keeping the injury bug away.
It is a tall order.
Luck went 11-5 as a rookie taking over an awful team that was 2-14 the season before. It is possible though I agree its a big ask.
