The Bye week could be a great catalyst for this team to start living up to some hype. The Bears aren't a good team and Hoyer has traditionally laid an egg against us.

Wrong, Hoyer has been good against us.

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He laid an egg against us in 2014 when he played for Cleveland. But the Browns didn't have a go to WR because IIRC, Gordon was suspended.

Cleveland also had a rookie Center playing in his first game that day because Mack was out.


Boy, that guy struggled badly. Remember when they were lined up on a 4th down to try and draw the Jags offsides? The guy snapped it, and Hoyer (who was caught totally off-guard) had to try to run it around for the first. Lol, classic!


Hoyer looked really good the last two times against the Jags. He also has looked good so far this year with Chicago.

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The Jags are going to crush the bears...there I said it...and probably jinxed us.

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Have you seen my baseball?

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<p class="">Jaguars FS Tashaun Gipson (knee) only player not practicing today.

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Hoyer is gonna look like tom Brady

 

Not even close. He lost his favorite tight end, Martellus Bennett, so now Zach Miller is the TE1 in Chicago. How good is Brian Hoyer at throwing to decent TEs against a good defense?

 

We gonna see bald Cutler or bald Hoyer this week?

 

The first question is will we see a healthy or injured Cutler.

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Wrong, Hoyer has been good against us.

 

He has been good against a bad defense. We are not the same team that let Hoyer do whatever he wanted.

 

Nobody pointed out how injured the Bears are. Read the IR list. The Bears are in complete rebuilding mode and can't do the job because so many players get hurt.

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Mad props to Thunderwhatever for showin up on other teams' boards with routinely inaccurate predictions. I admire your swag if not your credibility.

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Here are some specific matchups I'll be looking for on Sunday.

 

Malik vs Sitton/Long: If Malik can continue to get pressure up the middle, the young guys can wreak havoc.

 

Linder/Omameh/Cann vs their interior DLine: We gotta run the ball. Can't have Blake throwing all game. Run that rock.

 

Jeffery vs Ramsey: Take away those big plays. Jeffery counts on those long balls so limit him.

 

Colvin vs Royal: Assuming Colvin plays nickel, gotta take him out of the offense. He torched the Jags when he was with the Chargers.

 

Poz (hopefully Jack) vs Miller: Miller is actually healthy as opposed to when he was with the Jags. He's a good target.

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Like most games this season, this one comes down to limiting mistakes for the Jags. 

 

They can beat this bears squad pretty readily on paper. They matchup pretty well. 

 

Can they get the penalties in check?  

How many busted coverages in the secondary this week?

Does Blake protect the ball? 

Do the coaches make an adjustment if a particular zone coverage is being exposed repeatedly? 

 

If they can clean that stuff up to just 50% less than usual they will win.

 That means only one or two busted coverages  --  one or less turnovers by Blake   --  60 yards in penalties or less overall  -- and finally just adjusting any weaknesses in the defense before they are picked apart for big gains and points  (i.e. - the underneath crossing route vs SD)

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And now all our starters are healthy.... This should absolutely be a win.

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If Greene and Grant don't play this week, could we see Lee returning some kicks?

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If Greene and Grant don't play this week, could we see Lee returning some kicks?

I would guess D.Rob

 

But I'd be OK with seeing Lee out there for some return duties

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If Greene and Grant don't play this week, could we see Lee returning some kicks?

 


Didn't Lee return a punt against Baltimore? I know he did one this year.

 

I would put Lee as the PR if Greene can't go, but if they stick with Walters at least we know it will be the same as a fair catch every time

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IT WAS ALWAYS THE JAGS

Wow, does Prosinski really start for them? Sorta figured he was selling insurance or coaching high school football somewhere.

 

Technically,  Chris Prosinski isn't a starter for the Bears.   Adrian Amos and Harold Jones-Quartey are the Bears starting Safeties.  But because of injuries earlier this season,  Prosinski played more at Safety than the Bears would have preferred.   It's safe to say that he's much better suited for Special Teams.

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John Fox vs Dopey Gus hmmmmm that's a tough one. Hoyer lit us up twice last year, so why will this week be any different? Trevathan and Freeman will swallow up any shotgun draw that we try to run, so forget trying to establish the run. Olson will try to anyway, and put Blake in countless obvious passing situations. Alshon Jeffrey is gonna eat House for breakfast. This one won't even be close.


41-13 Bears.

 

 Though I'm picking the Jaguars to win the game,   in the 3 Bears games that I watched in the early part of the regular season,  the Defensive player who has impressed me the most on their team is Jerrell Freeman.   His speed and instincts have made him a major asset against the run and in pass coverage.   Why the Colts thought he was expendable is beyond me.  

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They're not even giving Da Bears 3 points Home Field Advantage

 

Here are the current odds

 

At Chicago    -1.5   Jacksonville    O/U 46

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Time to break an 18 year drought?

 

"Eighteen year drought" is misleading because we only play against the Bears once every four years. That phrase makes me think of a college football series like Kentucky vs. Florida. Count meetings, not years since the last win.

 

We gonna see bald Cutler or bald Hoyer this week?

 

What makes you think Jay Cutler is bald? He has a lot of hair.

 

We will play against Hoyer, unfortunately.

 

How ironic is it that former Jaguars TE Zach Miller might just be our biggest threat?

 

I don't know why anybody would think Zach Miller might be a bigger threat than Alshon Jeffery and the guy who throws to him.

 

He laid an egg against us in 2014 when he played for Cleveland. But the Browns didn't have a go to WR because IIRC, Gordon was suspended.


We have the talent to get after him and the talent to cover Jeffrey.

 

You just explained to yourself why what happened in 2014 is completely meaningless. The same QB torched us last season.

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I don't know why anybody would think Zach Miller might be a bigger threat than Alshon Jeffery and the guy who throws to him.

 

 

Zach may not be a bigger threat than Alshon, but he's challenging players other than our CBs. Ramsey, Colvin and company should keep Alshon, and Eddie Royals for that matter, at least somewhat in check.

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The Bears are really banged up:

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"Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, if he gets angry, he's a mile away and barefoot."

"Really banged up" has been the case since three defensive players suffered season-ending injuries in Week 2 - the same night Jay Cutler got hurt. Then they lost Kevin White for the year a few weeks later. The Week 6 injury report is really bad and only part of the story.

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