Official Bears/NFL Thread XXII - Cutler starting @ Cleveland
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Sarava
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At least the season is over now and we can go onto debating who gets to stay on the team and who doesn't.
RayP
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Nope. Nothing you can say to defend that, especially when Forte had averaged 5+ YPC on the day, and McCown had thrown for 350+. No defending that decision.
Yeah, I've been optimistic and thinking we still had a chance, but after the L today, even I'm throwing in the towel.
My thoughts on him being better suited as an OC are cemented more and more each game. I realize the O has been fine and the D has been killing us, but great teams overcome that.
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Well the Bulls and Bears seasons are going to be a disappointment. **** injuries. I guess the Bears aren't technically out of it yet, but I'm not too optimistic.
At least there's the Hawks
At least there's the Hawks
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madgoat33
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Well conte, wright and mcclellin should all get cut. Cutler should walk, or at the very most retained for 1 season, so we can spend money fixing the defense.
So today should end the McCown as starter next year talk. 20 points against that secondary is pathetic
RayP
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McCown was 23/36 with 355 yards and 2 TDs and 0 interceptions.
If anything, he further stated his case. McCown was fine today, he didn't lose this game. Sure he could have maybe completed a few more passes, but it's not like he was horrible.
Sure he had a few head scratchers, but he's a 34 year old career backup, not Tom Brady.
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madgoat33
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Lol he averaged almost 10ypa, the problem is our coaches inexplicably take their foot off the gas at periods throughout the game.
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Mccown has played well, but I don't think the stats today tell the real story. He had multiple bad decisions in key moments. I also don't think Trestman put him in winnable situations in the 4th.
When Hester ran that ball back to the 50 at the end of the 4th quarter they had time to take two shots for 15 yard completions. There's barely any risk and he still pulled it down.
He averaged 10ypa because of two plays to Jeffery, one of which was arguably the catch of the year. Every single week we play these **** defenses and McCown puts up good fantasy numbers but we only score 20 pts basically. He should have thrown two picks and made a completely dumb decision on thre shovel pass. There's countless passes each week where receivers are diving for balls. If he doesn't throw behind Earl then Gould probably hits a potential 60-61 yarder.
He's a great backup in this system but he's not better than Cutler.
He's a great backup in this system but he's not better than Cutler.
Blackhawkswincup
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Trestman is not an NFL Head Coach
Another pathetic Bears season comes to disappointing end (Yeah still a few games left but the season is over in reality)
Another pathetic Bears season comes to disappointing end (Yeah still a few games left but the season is over in reality)
The point is to score touch downs. They commented today how bad the Bears have been the last 3 games in the red zone. Just happens to coincide with what else happening...
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McCown wasn't necessarily the cause of the loss but he wasn't perfect today.
The shovel pass thing to Kyle Long that he fumbled didn't count as an INT but it was a turnover caused by McCown not throwing the ball away when he should've or just tucking the ball.
He could have been more precise on the final drives to end the 1st and 2nd halves. I can think of at least one, maybe two, slants to Marshall where the throws were off and we lost out on 1st downs because of it.
There was also one throw to the end zone that could have been a TD if McCown had hit a backshoulder throw to the right corner of the end zone but I'm not sure McCown has that throw in his arsenal the way Cutler does.
Even on the play where Jeffery made the unbelievable catch in double coverage, he might have gotten an easier TD chance by going to a more open Marshall on a nearby inside route on that play.
The shovel pass thing to Kyle Long that he fumbled didn't count as an INT but it was a turnover caused by McCown not throwing the ball away when he should've or just tucking the ball.
He could have been more precise on the final drives to end the 1st and 2nd halves. I can think of at least one, maybe two, slants to Marshall where the throws were off and we lost out on 1st downs because of it.
There was also one throw to the end zone that could have been a TD if McCown had hit a backshoulder throw to the right corner of the end zone but I'm not sure McCown has that throw in his arsenal the way Cutler does.
Even on the play where Jeffery made the unbelievable catch in double coverage, he might have gotten an easier TD chance by going to a more open Marshall on a nearby inside route on that play.
Blackhawkswincup
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Can someone tell me what the hell Shea McClellin does that warrants him being on an NFL roster?
Emery better cut ties with his bust this offseason.. If not the Bears really wont have any legit hopes to improve DE position trotting Shea out there next season
Emery better cut ties with his bust this offseason.. If not the Bears really wont have any legit hopes to improve DE position trotting Shea out there next season
Not only that but he again had an INT taken off the board by a penalty unrelated to the play. It was also his Pejorative Slured throw that led to the Long fumble play.
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The Bears need to trick him into thinking every game is against Green Bay.
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michael bush?
Did the bears even get into the redzone today? They kept getting around the KC 40 then got super conservative.
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