Bears @ Commanders Game Thread. Enough bye week stuff.

The Bears have a top five D that makes them capable of beating anybody and now maybe even Mahomes too given all the picks he’s been throwing.

So, um, Marcus Mariota does not concern me.

Daniels maybe but he’s a rookie.

Our offense has woken up and Caleb improves every week.

In conclusion, if you’re capable of dropping 30 on teams while only giving up less than 20, you will win a few games.

All I could do is wince as I watched him get blasted, repeatedly.  I have an NFL+ subscription, and I'll try to find time to watch some All-22 of the Commanders' 2024 games.  If Daniels is getting hit and hit hard game after game, IMO he will have a fairly short career.  If you look at the promising mobile QBs that have come out of college ball over the last 20+ years, those who have kept giving up their bodies to make plays either had short careers or suffered from a significant drop off n effectiveness after their first 3 - 5 years.

I don't really care about the Packers or their fans, and don't care what they think. Even if they try to come off as cool, their attitudes and opinions reek of entitlement and superiority because of a couple of lucky QB draft picks (who are now not even on the team). Accordingly, they live in a fantasy land where Love is just the next HOF up. Hahahaha!

Love is a risk-taker and gambler, and benefits from having a bunch of "good" targets that hurt defenses with a good player or two but can't cover everyone. That plays right into Flus's Lovieball hands. Love is going to throw it to the Bears. A lot. SO looking forward to it. Bears are entering an era like I enjoyed in my younger days, where the Pack are a hated joke vs legit scary.

For this game I have confidence in the Bears because the defense is top notch (while still being underrated), and has the depth to withstand Quanny and Spidey out (and they're even better WITH them). The DLine is getting better by the week, and getting to the QB. I think the Bears have a hidden edge here because while Kingsbury knows Caleb, Caleb also knows Kingsbury. Flus is smart & he'll use that to disrupt what they're trying to do.

On offense, Caleb is ascending. He's already playing like one of the better QBs in the league over the past few games, and we've only seen a glimpse of it. He'll make a couple of mistakes but what appears near-certain is he'll also continue to demonstrate skill and command, and he's had two weeks to prepare for this. And his competitiveness will make him want this game more than most for many obvious reasons. What he has now with the weapons surrounding him is the ability to make it happen.

Bears 34
Commodes 20

It's looking doubtful for Quanny & Spidey.