SNF - Rams @ Bears

[Superman(DH23)]

Foots definitely out.of bounds.  I'd pound it in with Howard, but look for Shaheen

[Slateman]

1 hour ago, Slateman said:

This Cohen guy is pretty quick

Mighty quick

[Centurion]

I needed 15 points today from Gurley and Parkey. 1 guy's stepping up.

[SmittyBacall]

4 minutes ago, The LBC said:

I mean, he can play centerfielder, but like you said, you don't get to take advantage of his versatility playing him that far back - similar in that respect to Polamalu.  Except in Derwin's case because he has size (and arguably some athleticism) on Polamalu, he's able to gain even greater versatility in use - hence him actually even getting some DL snaps this season (which is really more of him being played as a LEO or Elephant Backer than a hand-in-the-dirt DL) and at boundary corner in some instances.

Right. If I remember correctly they tracked James positioning thus far at about 60% at SS, 20% at FS, and 10% at CB, nickel, WLB, SLB and DE. Nuts.

[RamRod]

How do we get scored on by offensive lineman in back to back games?

[JAF-N72EX]

Just now, riceman80 said:

This Bears D is good enough to carry this team to the Super Bowl if Trubisky just doesnt screw it up

Been saying it all year, this defense is not only "good".....they are historically good. And doing it during a year when offenses are putting up historic numbers.

YEAR	Team	Total DVOA	RK	Rank	Prv Yr Rank	Wtd DVOA	Wtd RK	Rank	Pass DVOA	Rank	Rush DVOA	Rank	Non-Adj VOA	Non-Adj Pass VOA	Non-Adj Rush VOA	Variance	Rank
1991	PHI	-42.40%	1	1	0	-42.40%	1	1	-48.60%	1	-34.90%	1	-38.20%	-42.30%	-33.30%	9.50%	25
2002	TB	-31.80%	2	1	2	-28.70%	7	1	-51.90%	1	-8.80%	8	-33.90%	-54.70%	-10.00%	5.30%	16
2008	PIT	-29.00%	3	1	3	-30.70%	4	1	-32.80%	1	-24.20%	2	-26.90%	-31.90%	-20.60%	4.90%	14
2004	BUF	-28.50%	4	1	7	-36.30%	2	1	-34.70%	1	-21.90%	2	-28.50%	-34.30%	-22.40%	9.60%	29
2008	BAL	-27.80%	5	2	5	-25.10%	10	3	-27.10%	2	-28.60%	1	-29.10%	-28.40%	-30.10%	6.10%	23
2012	CHI	-26.80%	6	1	4	-22.80%	18	1	-29.00%	1	-23.20%	1	-23.40%	-25.00%	-20.70%	4.80%	14
2013	SEA	-25.90%	7	1	2	-30.00%	5	1	-34.20%	1	-15.20%	7	-27.90%	-34.30%	-19.70%	8.30%	28
2015	DEN	-25.80%	8	1	4	-22.10%	20	1	-28.00%	1	-22.80%	4	-22.70%	-21.60%	-24.10%	4.40%	14
2009	NYJ	-25.50%	9	1	14	-29.20%	6	1	-36.50%	1	-13.90%	7	-24.90%	-34.90%	-14.30%	14.50%	32
2003	BAL	-25.00%	10	1	6	-31.70%	3	1	-29.50%	1	-19.90%	3	-25.30%	-29.60%	-20.40%	8.60%	25
2000	TEN	-25.00%	10	1	20	-28.10%	8	1	-23.00%	2	-27.40%	2	-28.40%	-30.80%	-25.60%	7.50%	24
1991	NO	-24.50%	12	2	0	-17.90%	48	3	-33.10%	2	-12.30%	5	-23.60%	-31.90%	-11.70%	12.60%	28
2000	BAL	-23.80%	13	2	1	-24.00%	14	2	-14.80%	7	-36.60%	1	-28.30%	-21.90%	-37.40%	3.60%	2
1995	SF	-23.70%	14	1	7	-20.50%	26	2	-22.80%	1	-25.20%	2	-22.20%	-19.10%	-27.10%	4.60%	11
2008	PHI	-23.60%	15	3	12	-27.80%	9	2	-23.40%	3	-23.90%	3	-23.20%	-26.30%	-19.60%	4.20%	10
2006	BAL	-23.00%	16	1	6	-21.30%	22	1	-21.40%	3	-25.30%	2	-25.20%	-23.40%	-25.40%	5.90%	18
1998	MIA	-22.40%	17	1	28	-19.60%	29	1	-27.60%	1	-16.10%	6	-19.70%	-22.00%	-17.00%	10.30%	28
2018	CHI	-22.00%	18	1	1	-20.80%	25	1	-16.40%	1	-30.40%	1	-25.50%	-18.70%	-35.70%	3.00%	4
1990	PIT	-21.60%	19	1	15	-18.10%	43	2	-31.20%	1	-13.10%	4	-20.00%	-28.50%	-12.40%	8.50%	19
1997	SF	-21.20%	20	1	2	-14.70%	85	4	-23.20%	1	-18.80%	2	-22.90%	-24.40%	-21.10%	9.80%	28
1991	WAS	-21.10%	21	3	0	-18.40%	39	2	-28.90%	3	-10.20%	8	-21.20%	-28.30%	-11.50%	9.10%	24
1999	BAL	-20.80%	22	1	13	-23.10%	17	1	-21.70%	2	-19.50%	2	-20.20%	-22.00%	-17.40%	7.20%	22
2010	PIT	-20.70%	23	1	9	-17.50%	52	1	-15.70%	3	-29.00%	1	-19.00%	-14.10%	-27.00%	6.80%	21
2006	CHI	-20.10%	24	2	1	-17.50%	52	2	-25.50%	1	-12.90%	6	-25.90%	-29.10%	-18.20%	5.10%	13
2004	BAL	-19.90%	25	2	1	-18.70%	36	3	-22.90%	2	-16.80%	4	-15.00%	-17.30%	-12.70%	6.60%	17

 

That said, it's hard to count on a young QB to take you to a SB on his first appearance so I doubt it this year. But next year the same defensive core players will still be here, so I like the chances.

[game3525]

Nagy is a troll lol

[SmittyBacall]

Nagy is out McVaying McVay.

[Malfatron]

wow, excellent play call

[11sanchez11]

Sowell is a terrible lineman but good enough at TE!

[I <3 Faulk]

2 weeks in a row the defense has given up a TD to a lineman. I'm not even mad. I'm impressed. 

[Small Town Values]

Love that play calling. Get in there big fella 

[Ragnarok]

That might be my favorite red zone play all season.  

[Centurion]

OK, that was cool.

[Malfatron]

Just now, JustAnotherFan said:

Been saying it all year, this defense is not only "good".....they are historically good. And doing it during a year when offenses are putting up historic numbers.

 

YEAR	Team	Total DVOA	RK	Rank	Prv Yr Rank	Wtd DVOA	Wtd RK	Rank	Pass DVOA	Rank	Rush DVOA	Rank	Non-Adj VOA	Non-Adj Pass VOA	Non-Adj Rush VOA	Variance	Rank
1991	PHI	-42.40%	1	1	0	-42.40%	1	1	-48.60%	1	-34.90%	1	-38.20%	-42.30%	-33.30%	9.50%	25
2002	TB	-31.80%	2	1	2	-28.70%	7	1	-51.90%	1	-8.80%	8	-33.90%	-54.70%	-10.00%	5.30%	16
2008	PIT	-29.00%	3	1	3	-30.70%	4	1	-32.80%	1	-24.20%	2	-26.90%	-31.90%	-20.60%	4.90%	14
2004	BUF	-28.50%	4	1	7	-36.30%	2	1	-34.70%	1	-21.90%	2	-28.50%	-34.30%	-22.40%	9.60%	29
2008	BAL	-27.80%	5	2	5	-25.10%	10	3	-27.10%	2	-28.60%	1	-29.10%	-28.40%	-30.10%	6.10%	23
2012	CHI	-26.80%	6	1	4	-22.80%	18	1	-29.00%	1	-23.20%	1	-23.40%	-25.00%	-20.70%	4.80%	14
2013	SEA	-25.90%	7	1	2	-30.00%	5	1	-34.20%	1	-15.20%	7	-27.90%	-34.30%	-19.70%	8.30%	28
2015	DEN	-25.80%	8	1	4	-22.10%	20	1	-28.00%	1	-22.80%	4	-22.70%	-21.60%	-24.10%	4.40%	14
2009	NYJ	-25.50%	9	1	14	-29.20%	6	1	-36.50%	1	-13.90%	7	-24.90%	-34.90%	-14.30%	14.50%	32
2003	BAL	-25.00%	10	1	6	-31.70%	3	1	-29.50%	1	-19.90%	3	-25.30%	-29.60%	-20.40%	8.60%	25
2000	TEN	-25.00%	10	1	20	-28.10%	8	1	-23.00%	2	-27.40%	2	-28.40%	-30.80%	-25.60%	7.50%	24
1991	NO	-24.50%	12	2	0	-17.90%	48	3	-33.10%	2	-12.30%	5	-23.60%	-31.90%	-11.70%	12.60%	28
2000	BAL	-23.80%	13	2	1	-24.00%	14	2	-14.80%	7	-36.60%	1	-28.30%	-21.90%	-37.40%	3.60%	2
1995	SF	-23.70%	14	1	7	-20.50%	26	2	-22.80%	1	-25.20%	2	-22.20%	-19.10%	-27.10%	4.60%	11
2008	PHI	-23.60%	15	3	12	-27.80%	9	2	-23.40%	3	-23.90%	3	-23.20%	-26.30%	-19.60%	4.20%	10
2006	BAL	-23.00%	16	1	6	-21.30%	22	1	-21.40%	3	-25.30%	2	-25.20%	-23.40%	-25.40%	5.90%	18
1998	MIA	-22.40%	17	1	28	-19.60%	29	1	-27.60%	1	-16.10%	6	-19.70%	-22.00%	-17.00%	10.30%	28
2018	CHI	-22.00%	18	1	1	-20.80%	25	1	-16.40%	1	-30.40%	1	-25.50%	-18.70%	-35.70%	3.00%	4
1990	PIT	-21.60%	19	1	15	-18.10%	43	2	-31.20%	1	-13.10%	4	-20.00%	-28.50%	-12.40%	8.50%	19
1997	SF	-21.20%	20	1	2	-14.70%	85	4	-23.20%	1	-18.80%	2	-22.90%	-24.40%	-21.10%	9.80%	28
1991	WAS	-21.10%	21	3	0	-18.40%	39	2	-28.90%	3	-10.20%	8	-21.20%	-28.30%	-11.50%	9.10%	24
1999	BAL	-20.80%	22	1	13	-23.10%	17	1	-21.70%	2	-19.50%	2	-20.20%	-22.00%	-17.40%	7.20%	22
2010	PIT	-20.70%	23	1	9	-17.50%	52	1	-15.70%	3	-29.00%	1	-19.00%	-14.10%	-27.00%	6.80%	21
2006	CHI	-20.10%	24	2	1	-17.50%	52	2	-25.50%	1	-12.90%	6	-25.90%	-29.10%	-18.20%	5.10%	13
2004	BAL	-19.90%	25	2	1	-18.70%	36	3	-22.90%	2	-16.80%	4	-15.00%	-17.30%	-12.70%	6.60%	17

 

That said, it's hard to count on a young QB to take you to a SB on his first appearance so I doubt it this year. But next year the same defensive core players will still be here, so I like the chances.

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