Nah.
Enjoy it. It was fun. But that was just a fun drunken fumble at a Christmas party. Nothing more. And anyone still excited about the win …or writing about it … likely was very drunk indeed.
Mitch is the future now? Already? After one game? Now Mitchell is the savior? Nah.
We kicked the crap out of a team that can’t beat anyone approaching respectability. No receiver broke 50 yards. A TE broke 50 yards, but it was all short passes again. No shame there, MT was great apart from a very ugly turnover – a battle we lost, yet still managed to win the game – a rarity in itself – but we’re not beating a good team any time soon. Pagano isn’t capable of it. Nagy ran into a team in disarray about to airlock their HC.
Mitch did look good on the run. First downs. Where was that all year? Why wait until the season is basically over to do what makes you good? What was that all about? Maranelli let him off the hook and never adjusted – as soon as old Mitch Owens looked to be back, he should have assigned Jalen Smith as a spy. He didn’t.
But 70%, 4 TDs, one terrible interception. It was good on average for Mitch.
Our backup ILBs look to be better than our starters, that’s good or bad depending on how you look at it. And why weren’t Holtz and Horsted starting earlier in the season? We’ve been hot garbage at TE.
We’ve beaten some bad teams, and lost to some bad teams. We haven’t beaten a good one yet. And it’s the good ones you meet in the playoffs … if you get there. Getting there is done by winning those games we lost against other bad teams like the Raiders … like the Chargers … like the Rams. Getting through the playoffs is done by showing you can put your foot on an opponent’s neck and closing out a game playing the way that got you there.
We’re 7-6, let’s see what we are at the end of the season.
But yeah, that was fun.
Addendum.
I just re-watched extended highlights of the Cowgirls game. Something weird happened. MT looked good. Really good. So did Dak. Miller drops crucial balls, it could have been worse for the Cowgirls. But Mitch looked good. Towards the end of the game the announcer points out that 7 of 8 Bears possessions ended up in Dallas territory. Wow. And then it hits me … he could have done this a long time ago.
We have injuries out the kazoo. MT took off ten times yesterday and it changed the game, extended drives. We looked dangerous – I’d bench Miller as a backup, but that’s me. This sport is too big to be dropping uncontested balls when you are standing still. Kids don’t do that in parks. Girls do. But you as a millionaire cannot. That is your job. We already know he avoids contact and has a big hairy vagina. Yes, you Anthony Miller. Je t’accuse, monsieur!
Maybe we have been too hard on MT- his numbers have not been terrible his first three seasons.
Which commentator QB’s numbers look like this? Somehow he’s in the HoF … for the team we just beat.
Year 1: 0-11 games …. 52% completions ….. 9 TDs … 18 INTS
Year 2: 7-8 games ……..56% completions….11 TDs …18 INTs
Year 3: 7-5 games …….65% completions …11 TDs … 10 INTs
Imagine pulling that shit in Chicago.
One concern on defense.
When Pagano gets a lead the response is automatic. Nickel with a three man rush plus Mack. Easy to pick up. Offense adjusts, knows that’s the M.O. Easy peasy lemon squeezy. The QB is guaranteed four seconds to stand in there and find an open receiver. You can cover a receiver for three. Do the math. Everybody gets open. We made Gallup a 100 yard receiver and he was dropping balls left right and center.
The only time Prescott, or anyone, throws incomplete is when a receiver drops one, or when extra pressure gets in their face. It’s not our players, not our DBs, It’s Pagano. It’s by design. We’re not talking about Nagy today. MT’s legs will be his stay of execution. In the cold light of day we are looking at you Ms. Pagano .. and you Ms. Miller. Hairy lady-gardens will not be tolerated.
This is the Chicago Bears. The home of monsters.
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