WindyCity Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 That is an interesting question, how many teams have 2 really good play callers? Rams Saints Bears Eagles [?] Doug seems to have lost some of his mojo after losing Reich and DeFlippo Patriots Texans Chargers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwop1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Found this stat particularly interesting Quote The Rams rush defense has allowed 281 attempts for 1,421 yards this year, putting them in 28th place in the league against the run. If there's a game to try and get the run game going this is it. Sounds simple, but Bears need to keep that Rams offense off the field as much as possible and protect Mitch from that fierce pass rush. Can't have a game like last week again where Howard got only like 3 touches in the second half after doing so well in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, topwop1 said: Found this stat particularly interesting If there's a game to try and get the run game going this is it. Sounds simple, but Bears need to keep that Rams offense off the field as much as possible and protect Mitch from that fierce pass rush. Can't have a game like last week again where Howard got only like 3 touches in the second half after doing so well in the first half. We will not get the run game going with Witzmann playing. He is a huge liability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwop1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, WindyCity said: We will not get the run game going with Witzmann playing. He is a huge liability. Maybe it's time to put Kush back in the lineup, although he's not much better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwop1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Quote 2. Not only have the Rams lost six of their past eight trips to Chicago (straight up and against the spread), but they have had problems this season than many may realize, allowing 6.1 yards per play (7.3 yards per pass attempt and 4.5 yards per carry). Chicago is 9-2-1 against the spread as a home underdog since the start of the 2016 season, with the two ATS losses coming to New England earlier this season and to Washington on Christmas Eve 2016 when then-quarterback Matt Barkley threw five interceptions in what would turn out to be his final home game as a Bear. 3. Bears starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky is expected to play on Sunday night after having missed each of the past two contests with a sprain of the AC joint in his throwing shoulder. Trubisky has completed 65% of the passes he has attempted at Soldier Field this season while averaging 271.2 passing yards per home game with 16 touchdowns and just six interceptions. The Rams are 3-11-3 against the spread since the start of 2016 when facing a team that connects on at least 64% of its pass attempts. 4. Los Angeles quarterback Jared Goff will be playing his second game this season in sub-freezing temperatures. He completed only 14 of 28 passes for 201 yards, no touchdowns and an interception in the first cold-weather game he played this season, a game the Rams won 23-20 as a seven-point favorite in Denver. (The only previous game Goff started in his NFL career in which game-time temperatures were below 38 degrees was a 24-3 loss in Seattle in December 2016, a game in which he completed 13 of 25 pass attempts for 135 yards.) Unlike the game against the Broncos, Goff will be facing the NFC's top defense, as Chicago is allowing a conference-low 318 total yards per game. The Bears have also held 2018 opponents to an average of 85.8 rushing yards per game, the second-best mark in the NFL behind only the Saints. Call me a homer but I like the Bears odds in this one to not only cover but win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR FACE DOWN ARROW Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Based on what I know about the teams, and the gut feeling I have, I still think the Bears take this one. Although I do always beef with those "lifetime" stats. As in what possible relevance does a Trestman/Cutler vs Fisher/?someQB? game have to do with now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, topwop1 said: Maybe it's time to put Kush back in the lineup, although he's not much better? I wish they had started working Coward inside, at least he can physically bully some people, even if his technique breaks down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwop1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 6 minutes ago, RunningVaccs said: Based on what I know about the teams, and the gut feeling I have, I still think the Bears take this one. Although I do always beef with those "lifetime" stats. As in what possible relevance does a Trestman/Cutler vs Fisher/?someQB? game have to do with now? Agreed for the most part that past history isn't exactly a good indicator of what will happen next, but on the opposite end to that why have the Bears struggled so much against the Packers for the past 10 years despite all the coaches and different players we've had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrry32 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Those stats, while interesting, don't really say much. The Rams losing six of their past eight trips to Chicago isn't significant. The Rams sucked for well over a decade and didn't play Chicago last year. Plus, four of those six wins occurred from 1989 to 1996. The Rams record against the spread since 2016 also isn't significant. I don't care if we cover the spread as long as we win the game, and McVay didn't become our HC until 2017. I imagine his W-L record against teams that complete 64+% of their pass attempts is pretty strong considering how meh our defense has been this year. Goff's history in cold-weather game is the only thing that's really troubling to me, but it's basically a sample size of one. Plus, Goff played a game in Tennessee last year where it was 39 degrees with 11 mph winds, and he threw for over 300 yards, 4 TDs to 0 Ints, and a passer rating of 118.4. So while it's troubling, I'm not sure we can take too much away from it at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topwop1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, WindyCity said: I wish they had started working Coward inside, at least he can physically bully some people, even if his technique breaks down. I think they are grooming Coward to replace Massie next year at RT and don;t want to mess with his development by having him work a different position, but that's just my gut. Or maybe he's just not good enough to be in the starting lineup regardless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR FACE DOWN ARROW Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 30 minutes ago, topwop1 said: Agreed for the most part that past history isn't exactly a good indicator of what will happen next, but on the opposite end to that why have the Bears struggled so much against the Packers for the past 10 years despite all the coaches and different players we've had? A A Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAR FACE DOWN ARROW Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Or to be more involved, the Packers have had 2 HOF QBs in a row, where as in the same time frame the Bears have mostly been middling with a few blips of competence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardown3231 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, WindyCity said: We will not get the run game going with Witzmann playing. He is a huge liability. They got it going last week with Witzmann playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 56 minutes ago, beardown3231 said: They got it going last week with Witzmann playing. They had some nice cut backs, hardly a consistent positive running attack. My guess is that there were more runs for a loss than there were 4+ yard runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dll2000 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Anyone worried that MT hasn't played in several weeks now? Rust factor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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