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20-4, scoring 120 seems almost preposterous. Giving up two safties might happen while trying to get the offense in sync.
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If our D is as good as we hope it is, this will be a 13-10 game. Pack.
Offense will struggle early on, but is anyone scared of Mitch Trubisky?
Offense will struggle early on, but is anyone scared of Mitch Trubisky?
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Money makin' Mitch is definitely someone we need to worry about, absolutely. Is he Tom Brady or Drew Brees, doubtful, but can he light a team up? Yes he can. He's mobile too which we've struggled with a lot in the past.0BobLobLaw0 wrote:If our D is as good as we hope it is, this will be a 13-10 game. Pack.
Offense will struggle early on, but is anyone scared of Mitch Trubisky?
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Frank Nova wrote:Money makin' Mitch is definitely someone we need to worry about, absolutely. Is he Tom Brady or Drew Brees, doubtful, but can he light a team up? Yes he can. He's mobile too which we've struggled with a lot in the past.0BobLobLaw0 wrote:If our D is as good as we hope it is, this will be a 13-10 game. Pack.
Offense will struggle early on, but is anyone scared of Mitch Trubisky?
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I just have a feeling we're going to win this game and look surprisingly good on both sides of the ball.
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I feel the complete opposite, but I sure hope you're right lol.
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I can see a role reversal from last year.
LaFleur, the new coach with a new scheme, throws a bunch of stuff at the Bears to put them on their heels.
If that doesn't happen to give us a little head start, it could be a long night.
LaFleur, the new coach with a new scheme, throws a bunch of stuff at the Bears to put them on their heels.
If that doesn't happen to give us a little head start, it could be a long night.
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Hopefully Rodgers can be at/near 100% all year. He's had plenty of doubters this offseason.
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Basics on the Bears
Last season
Matt Nagy opened his first season as Bears head coach in prime time at Lambeau Field and proceeded to pay tribute to founder George Halas by running his first play out of the famed T-formation. It set the tone of the year, as the Bears unveiled a “special” play every week en route to a 12-4 season and a divisional crown. Led by All-Pros Khalil Mack, Eddie Jackson and Kyle Fuller, the Bears' defense became the No. 1-ranked scoring unit in football by forcing 36 turnovers.
Schemes
Nagy runs a version of the old West Coast system as he came up under Kansas City’s Andy Reid, and it is similar to what the Chiefs run (along with Philadelphia, which has former K.C. offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as its head coach). Nagy utilizes motion to create pre-snap mismatches, but he is not afraid to also experiment with different players throwing the ball besides QB Mitch Trubisky. Defensively, the club runs a base 3-4 but has changed coordinators from Vic Fangio to Chuck Pagano. Pagano hasn’t called a defense since 2011 in Baltimore and reports out of Chicago’s training camp had him being a little more aggressive than Fangio with blitz packages.
Key numbers
4.7
Career yards per rush Bears rookie running back David Montgomery had for Iowa State. Drafted in the third round, Montgomery is expected to give the Bears’ running game an explosive lift.
6
Defensive touchdowns scored by the Bears last season (5 interceptions, 1 fumble).
12
Interceptions Trubisky threw last season in 434 attempts. Only the New York Jets’ Sam Darnold (14, 414), Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston (14, 378) and Arizona’s Josh Rosen (14, 393) threw more in fewer passes.
Players to watch
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR/RB
Patterson was an under-the-radar acquisition for the Bears, but the two-time All-Pro remains one of the most dangerous kick returners in football. While he never quite put it all together as a wide receiver when he was in Minnesota, he still has that ability — and New England deployed him as a huge (6-2, 238) option at tailback. Expect to see him all over the field and in unique situations.
Roquan Smith, ILB
The No. 8 overall pick in 2018 held out almost all of training camp a year ago and was just finding his footing in limited snaps against the Packers in Week 1. Then, in the Bears’ Week 15 victory, he made 10 tackles and broke up two passes. He’s poised for a big second-year leap and he could be doing everything from chasing down Aaron Jones to Aaron Rodgers.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S
The Bears signed the former Packers first-rounder on a one-year “prove it” deal and Clinton-Dix feels he’s a good match next to All-Pro safety Eddie Jackson. But Clinton-Dix was pushed in camp by fourth-year player Deon Bush. It will be interesting to see how Clinton-Dix is used in coverage and/or run support and if the Packers look to take advantage of what they know about him.
Reasons to worry
There are a few. First, the entirety of the Packers' new offense under first-year, first-time head coach Matt LaFleur has not played any real football together yet. There will be inevitable growing pains. LaFleur is also in just his second year calling plays, let alone managing a game for the first time in a loud, hostile environment. How all that comes together is a total mystery.
The Bears, on the other hand, are entering the second year of Nagy’s system. They were just the No. 21-ranked unit in football last year but they return pretty much the entirety of the No. 3 defense — and now linebackers Mack and Smith have had an entire training camp to work together and get in shape.
Reasons to relax
Rodgers just seems to have the Bears’ number. No matter how each team is constructed or what their final record ends up being, Rodgers has kept the Packers either on top — or competitive — against his rivals to the south since 2008. He’s 16-5 as a starter with a 105.9 rating. And for as the bad as the Packers were in 2018, they still only lost 24-17 in Chicago last December and had a chance to send the game to overtime late.
The Packers' defense has also shown improvement through camp with all of the upgrades general manager Brian Gutekunst provided defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. Nagy and the Bears used an efficient first-down offense to combat Pettine's scheme in their last meeting (Trubisky completed 71% of his passes and had a 120.4 rating), but Pettine has a younger, bigger and faster group to help create pressure and cover the Bears' quick receivers.
Basics on the Bears
Last season
Matt Nagy opened his first season as Bears head coach in prime time at Lambeau Field and proceeded to pay tribute to founder George Halas by running his first play out of the famed T-formation. It set the tone of the year, as the Bears unveiled a “special” play every week en route to a 12-4 season and a divisional crown. Led by All-Pros Khalil Mack, Eddie Jackson and Kyle Fuller, the Bears' defense became the No. 1-ranked scoring unit in football by forcing 36 turnovers.
Schemes
Nagy runs a version of the old West Coast system as he came up under Kansas City’s Andy Reid, and it is similar to what the Chiefs run (along with Philadelphia, which has former K.C. offensive coordinator Doug Pederson as its head coach). Nagy utilizes motion to create pre-snap mismatches, but he is not afraid to also experiment with different players throwing the ball besides QB Mitch Trubisky. Defensively, the club runs a base 3-4 but has changed coordinators from Vic Fangio to Chuck Pagano. Pagano hasn’t called a defense since 2011 in Baltimore and reports out of Chicago’s training camp had him being a little more aggressive than Fangio with blitz packages.
Key numbers
4.7
Career yards per rush Bears rookie running back David Montgomery had for Iowa State. Drafted in the third round, Montgomery is expected to give the Bears’ running game an explosive lift.
6
Defensive touchdowns scored by the Bears last season (5 interceptions, 1 fumble).
12
Interceptions Trubisky threw last season in 434 attempts. Only the New York Jets’ Sam Darnold (14, 414), Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston (14, 378) and Arizona’s Josh Rosen (14, 393) threw more in fewer passes.
Players to watch
Cordarrelle Patterson, WR/KR/RB
Patterson was an under-the-radar acquisition for the Bears, but the two-time All-Pro remains one of the most dangerous kick returners in football. While he never quite put it all together as a wide receiver when he was in Minnesota, he still has that ability — and New England deployed him as a huge (6-2, 238) option at tailback. Expect to see him all over the field and in unique situations.
Roquan Smith, ILB
The No. 8 overall pick in 2018 held out almost all of training camp a year ago and was just finding his footing in limited snaps against the Packers in Week 1. Then, in the Bears’ Week 15 victory, he made 10 tackles and broke up two passes. He’s poised for a big second-year leap and he could be doing everything from chasing down Aaron Jones to Aaron Rodgers.
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, S
The Bears signed the former Packers first-rounder on a one-year “prove it” deal and Clinton-Dix feels he’s a good match next to All-Pro safety Eddie Jackson. But Clinton-Dix was pushed in camp by fourth-year player Deon Bush. It will be interesting to see how Clinton-Dix is used in coverage and/or run support and if the Packers look to take advantage of what they know about him.
Reasons to worry
There are a few. First, the entirety of the Packers' new offense under first-year, first-time head coach Matt LaFleur has not played any real football together yet. There will be inevitable growing pains. LaFleur is also in just his second year calling plays, let alone managing a game for the first time in a loud, hostile environment. How all that comes together is a total mystery.
The Bears, on the other hand, are entering the second year of Nagy’s system. They were just the No. 21-ranked unit in football last year but they return pretty much the entirety of the No. 3 defense — and now linebackers Mack and Smith have had an entire training camp to work together and get in shape.
Reasons to relax
Rodgers just seems to have the Bears’ number. No matter how each team is constructed or what their final record ends up being, Rodgers has kept the Packers either on top — or competitive — against his rivals to the south since 2008. He’s 16-5 as a starter with a 105.9 rating. And for as the bad as the Packers were in 2018, they still only lost 24-17 in Chicago last December and had a chance to send the game to overtime late.
The Packers' defense has also shown improvement through camp with all of the upgrades general manager Brian Gutekunst provided defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. Nagy and the Bears used an efficient first-down offense to combat Pettine's scheme in their last meeting (Trubisky completed 71% of his passes and had a 120.4 rating), but Pettine has a younger, bigger and faster group to help create pressure and cover the Bears' quick receivers.
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Until Trubisky proves he's anything other than a mediocre-at-best signal-caller, that offense shouldn't scare anyone. We went through this same song and dance last year when everyone was slurping the Vikings Kool-Aid. Well, the defense predictably/naturally regressed, and their offense wasn't nearly good enough to compensate after blowing their cap on a QB who isn't a needle-mover. I'm counting on the Bears defense being good for a 2nd consecutive year, but I'm not betting on them generating 36 turnovers again, and if the offense doesn't take a big step forward, I'm not predicting they win more than 7 games.
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the reason rodgers owns the bears is because he does not turn the ball over. Watching the offense in pre-season (i know it's only preseason) but it was crazy to see guys WIDE THE F OPEN on routes. The WRs werent just running deep, long developing routes, they were actual routes unlike Fatty Mac's obsolete system. The bears defense is a different animal but if there is some separation, I think rodgers picks them apart. Last year they went to the shorter passing game after rodgers got hurt and destroyed them. The bears have only had success when their defense turns it over and scores. Their offense has always been mediocre at best. I think the packers defense is much improved and will get some pass rush on Mitch. The game will be close but i think the packers win the TO battle and squeak one out 21-17 as the packers leave some points on the board as well. Za'Darius Smith has a huge game for the defense forcing a few bad throws to our ball hawking DB's. LETS GO PACK.
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