OT: Bears & NFL Talk 82: Playoffs?!?

[No Fun Shogun]

We're talkin' playoffs?!?

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Bears & NFL talk 81: Bobby Engram edition

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[Backyard Hockey]

Ok, let's get your predictions. History says there will be an upset, but I see:

Bills over Colts
Bucs over Washington Football Organization Club Combo Outfit Unit Thing
Seahawks over Rams
Titans over Ravens (Crapshoot Game - Ravens are red hot, but I think Henry takes over)
Steelers over Browns (Covid week going to impact Browns)
Saints over Bears

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Re: Bears.

I didn't like the Bears chances at 100% health, but the loss of Roquan cannot be underscored. Add to that, his back up (Woods) is questionable. Mooney likely out which is huge.

As we saw with GB, it would need to be a shootout win. Bears would need to score big and I just don't see it with Mitch against anything resembling an NFL defense (not Hou, Det, Jax). That said, it will likely come down to D and hate the matchups and injuries.

Brees eats teams alive underneath and Kamara is the best receiving back in the league. The Pagano scheme with soft cushion and Trevathan, Quinn and Mack in coverage will get destroyed. Couple that with Johnson out and Vildor/Shelley in. Shelley was humiliated by Rodgers. Sprinkle in bad tackling by Jackson and the terrible communication between LB and secondary and it's a bad recipe.

Kamara is in and hearing that Thomas may play.

Deonte Harris who killed Bears special teams in the first game may play. A short field for Brees is bad news.

NFL is a game of matchups and injury attrition. I hated the matchups with Saints with the Pagano scheme and the injuries - particularly to Roquan - will be too much to overcome. Like any NFL game, it will come down to pressuring Brees and getting turnovers. Bears haven't proven they can do either. Mack, Quinn and Nichols have been wildly inconsistent on getting pressure and they don't have the strength in LB corps and secondary to blitz. 3 dropped picks killed the D last week.

Prediction. Another team puts up 30 on this D and Mitch is good for another red zone pick. Saints 34 Bears 20

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Bills Colts is fuuuunnnnnnnn

 

[RayP]

Bills Colts is fuuuunnnnnnnn

Rivers is easy to hate on but he’s still a good QB and a better QB than we’ve ever had during his time in the NFL.

 

[ClydeLee]

Roquon and Mooney are ruled out. Te'o activated from the practice squad.

Bears chances are all circled around a big 0.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Refs absolutely shit the bed in the Buffalo game. Game should be over.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Yea that’s a fumble

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Bills win. Overcome bad officiating. Fun game!

 

[Mrfenn92]

Terrible on the refs and no reason at the end of the game for the bills to call timeout in order for the replay booth to do the easy thing and call for a review

 

[clydesdale line]

Congrats to Buffalo fans. First playoff win in 25 years.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Alex Smith Out for Washington football team

 

[Mrfenn92]

Jared Goff in
Woodard injured

 

[Mrfenn92]

Michael Thomas and Alvin Kumara activated by the saints
Trey Hendrickson is out

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

This football game sucks

 

[RayP]

Goff should not be active.

 

[Mrfenn92]

If you like offense this isn’t the game to watch.

 

[RayP]

If you like offense this isn’t the game to watch.

Not exactly a defensive clinic either.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Wow. Just wow. We see a typical diva wr doing diva crap. Forces the hand of the oc and qb to ‘get him the damn ball’ and leads to a pick 6. In what was a 6-3 game.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Those are two huge losses. The loss of Roquan is massive.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Not exactly a defensive clinic either.

Damn just sat back down. Some fireworks

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Seattle’s offense is dreadful

related news - Leonard Floyd looks awesome. Impact plays on almost every snap. LA getting pressure rushing only 4 with Donald out of the game.