Heinz D. Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 12 hours ago, beardown3231 said: I think a “win and in” scenario is more to play for than a 2 seed as opposed to a 3. I find it hard to believe that anyone would disagree with that. I dunno. I think, at worst, they're roughly equal. The Bears could keep the Vikes out of the playoffs with a win too, and avoid a potential rematch. A third game versus those guys has to be a scary prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Heinz D. said: I dunno. I think, at worst, they're roughly equal. The Bears could keep the Vikes out of the playoffs with a win too, and avoid a potential rematch. A third game versus those guys has to be a scary prospect. They can’t even guarantee that they won’t make the playoffs. They need the Eagles to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskieBear Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 FWIW, the spread for the WC game between chi/mn is smaller than what it would be for chi/phi, according to vegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCoy Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 On 12/28/2018 at 10:10 AM, dafreak said: Ill take the Eagles all day. I don't want to face a division opponent two weeks in a row and the Vikings are more dangerous offensively and defensively. Yeah, c'mon guys... gotta win on Sunday! Don't wanna face Kirk in the playoffs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz D. Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 6 hours ago, WindyCity said: They can’t even guarantee that they won’t make the playoffs. They need the Eagles to win. I don't get this floating argument you seem to be orchestrating. So...because the Eagles need to win, that means the Bears don't care, and will rest their starters? That's an even weirder position than the #2 seed is nothing to strive for. Can you even begin to explain what you're getting at in this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 13 hours ago, Heinz D. said: I dunno. I think, at worst, they're roughly equal. The Bears could keep the Vikes out of the playoffs with a win too, and avoid a potential rematch. A third game versus those guys has to be a scary prospect. I have to disagree with you on that one. While it's great to get the bye, this is essentially a playoff game for the Vikings. If we lose, our season is very likely over because the Eagles will more than likely beat the Redskins. Bears lose and they are still in the playoffs. Vikings lose and their season is over. That's a lot more to play for than a first-round bye, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 This is going to be telling game for the Bears and how prepared they really are for the playoffs. They are 6-1 in their last 7 games with the only loss during that stretch coming in OT without their starting QB. Too often, teams peak too soon early in the season and then slowly regress late in year and that regression often shows in the playoffs. As well as experience. This team has to show that they are ready for the playoffs by making this their REAL statement game by closing out the season with a win against a tough divisional opponent in their house. This is across the board too--staff wise included. Helfrich with his part in offensive preparations and making sure everyone is on the same page. Tabor figuring out a way on how to atleast minimize anymore self-inflicted damage on ST's. And most importantly Nagy's offense in particular because he didn't look so hot last year in the playoffs when his offense was shutdown against a veteran DC with playoff experience in Lebeau when the CHiefs lost to a team (Titans), who up to that point, had not even looked like a legit playoff team. Other than suffering more injuries (due to lack of depth), I'm not even the least bit concerned about Fangio and the defense. Bottomline, this game may not be a "must win" in terms of how the season goes for us because we're already in the playoffs. But it sure as well is a must win in terms of how the playoffs go. If the Rams happen to lose their game and we lose this game because those things I mentioned above don't happen....that would be an immediate confident killer. Across the board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 2 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: This is going to be telling game for the Bears and how prepared they really are for the playoffs. They are 6-1 in their last 7 games with the only loss during that stretch coming in OT without their starting QB. Too often, teams peak too soon early in the season and then slowly regress late in year and that regression often shows in the playoffs. As well as experience. This team has to show that they are ready for the playoffs by making this their REAL statement game by closing out the season with a win against a tough divisional opponent in their house. This is across the board too--staff wise included. Helfrich with his part in offensive preparations and making sure everyone is on the same page. Tabor figuring out a way on how to atleast minimize anymore self-inflicted damage on ST's. And most importantly Nagy's offense in particular because he didn't look so hot last year in the playoffs when his offense was shutdown against a veteran DC with playoff experience in Lebeau when the CHiefs lost to a team (Titans), who up to that point, had not even looked like a legit playoff team. Other than suffering more injuries (due to lack of depth), I'm not even the least bit concerned about Fangio and the defense. Bottomline, this game may not be a "must win" in terms of how the season goes for us because we're already in the playoffs. But it sure as well is a must win in terms of how the playoffs go. If the Rams happen to lose their game and we lose this game because those things I mentioned above don't happen....that would be an immediate confident killer. Across the board. That is so not true. The offense absolutely wasn't shut down, unless you think going up 21-0 in the first half is getting shut down. Travis Kelce got hurt, and Bob Suttons defense couldnt stop a nose bleed. Maybe Nagy should have called more runs in the 2nd half, but he wasnt the dc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Does anybody besides me realize that Windy has picked against the Bears nearly every week? I believe we would be 0-15 going by Windys pre game predictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vike daddy Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 The Bears haven’t won in Minnesota since the final game of the 2011 season, 17-13 on Jan. 1, 2012. http://www.startribune.com/upcoming-free-agent-class-will-be-a-challenge-for-vikings/503665492/ for whatever that is worth, gents. see you guys again in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 4 hours ago, Superman(DH23) said: Does anybody besides me realize that Windy has picked against the Bears nearly every week? I believe we would be 0-15 going by Windys pre game predictions And I was right 4 times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 9 minutes ago, vike daddy said: The Bears haven’t won in Minnesota since the final game of the 2011 season, 17-13 on Jan. 1, 2012. http://www.startribune.com/upcoming-free-agent-class-will-be-a-challenge-for-vikings/503665492/ for whatever that is worth, gents. see you guys again in the playoffs. I am not sure we can read to much into the Trestman/Fox era. That was an organizational low point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindyCity Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I would love to toss gasoline on the Kirk can’t win big games for an entire offseason. Burn Baby, Burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superman(DH23) Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 3 minutes ago, WindyCity said: And I was right 4 times. That's not a good % in anything but baseball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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