K-9

Lost the deep threat to take the top of the defense as well as Beasley who kept defenses honest with his ability find open spaces.

Poise

Invidious. Nice. Major points from the vocabulary judges. Well done.

Christian Wilkins is a giant douche.

Chris Jones is as big an idiot as Jordan Phillips.

Yep. Like Pavlov’s dog.

There’s a fine line between playing with an edge and playing out of control. I’m all for Josh being Josh and playing with that edge, but he needs to do that in the context of letting the game come to him instead of forcing things.

Guess I’m just a glutton for punishment.

Stealing a possession only applies if you stop them on their initial possession. Turnovers also steal possessions from the opponent. But on average, teams are gonna get a dozen possessions in a game so I don’t put much stock in the idea of deferring to steal a possession. But in deferring, if you can score at the end of the first half and on the initial drive in the second half, it can be a huge factor in swinging the game. The “double dip” is a real advantage when it works out that way.

He’s scheme limited. Great at man, less than average in zone.

And only a few hour drive from his hometown to boot.

Recency bias is a real phenomenon. 😂

It’ll be interesting to see if teams are interested in meeting his number when he becomes a free agent.

Anything is possible, but he seems adamant about wanting out of Chi town. Then again, money has a way of smoothing things over.

As a rule, player agents don’t normally dictate terms of a trade, so I’d say it was Bears management that decided no offer was good enough. They’re gonna regret that hardball stance when he leaves for nothing in free agency. Unless they tag him, which would be a fun circus to watch unfold.

He’s had every opportunity with the same coaching as other much less heralded players that continue to out perform him. It’s entirely up to him at this point.

And 10 cent wings!

I’d like to see McD employ the same D schemes he used vs Miami. Similar offenses with QBs who like to get rid of it quick.

Yep. August of ‘75. Remember that particular game like it was yesterday. And for all the wrong reasons. I mean there is absolutely no reason to remember a meaningless preseason game to begin with.

He played his first four years at the Rockpile and we all saw him play there so cut yourself and your memory some slack.

Can’t give him reps at the expense of better players currently. That’s not giving up on him, that’s just saying it’s not his turn yet when better players are getting those reps.

Preseason against the Rams at Rich Stadium.

No reason why he shouldn’t be.

Had his career maintained it’s trajectory before the knee injury, I’ll tell you where he’d be: in the HOF as a first ballot inductee. He was a shutdown before anyone knew what that was and he made a habit of shutting down HOF receivers.