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What happened? the shoopster thought everything was fixed.
Indeed, after last week's sutprising victory over the hapless Cincinnati Bengals, the shoopster was told here at CCS that coiffed but quaffed General Manager Ryan Pace's plan was right on target; that bonus baby quarterback "Frisky" Mitch Trubisky had proven himself the real thing; that Offensive Coordinator Duh-well Loggains showed why it might be worthwhile for him to stick around; that "Vaunted" Vic Fangio had proven once again why "THE BEARS CAN'T LOSE FANGIO" ... hell, there were even a few brave souls who dared suggest arrogant, crotchety Head Coach might have something left.
Oh, and I almost forgot, the Bears were gonna run the table and finish 7-and-9. So what happened?
What happened is the bunch of bums currently calling themselves showed once again they are who we thought they were, a poorly-coached collection of misfits and misfires brought together by the puerile Pace from the depths of the draft, the fallacy of free agency, and the street, from where the unprepared GM pulled sudden starter Chris Kwiatkowski and Lamarr Houston, among others. Saturday's 20-to-10 loss to the Lions wasn't even that close, and agonizing to sit through. This team is in disarray, and the franchise is going in the wrong direction, having today secured their fourth straight season of double-digit losses, three of them under wunderkind Pace. Thus does the shoopster break it down . . .
. . . Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky stands at the crossroads. He has proven himself a competent enough game manager, if that is the object is to wile away 60 minutes of clock, final score be damned. But if the object is to justify the faith shown with the #2 pick in the draft by leading a successful offense and elevating the play of those around him, then The Frisky One has a lot of work to do. His first half was more of the usual - high percentage passes for minimal yardage, no mistakes, but nothing impressive either. In the second half, Fox and Loggains allowed him to air the ball out a little, and Trubisky showed himself every bit a work in progress.
Trubisky's 3 second half interceptions aren't a large concern, but his continued sloppy mechanics certainly are. His inaccuracy can no longer be explained away as rookie jitters and now seem to track right back to his poor technique. It is time for the Quarterback's Coach to do his job and help clean this up, lest we have another Jay Cutler on our hands. Of course, the difference between Cutler and Trubisky is Cutler had the incredible arm to bail out his lack of discipline; Trubisky isn't that gifted. This needs to get fixed.
Trubisky also contributed to the Bears' healthy penalty total with two unacceptable delay of game penalties - on the same drive. He just sat there under center while the playclock ticked down to zero, doing nothing until the refs stepped in. The penalties underscored a general lack of focus from The Frisky One that lingered like a bad hangover all game. Not one of Trubisky's better performances . . .
. . . The rungame continued the season-long roller coaster by disappearing one week after a dominant performance. Jordan "Hubba Hubba" Howard, as he is wont to do, ran like he was in slow-motion, though Howard did provide hope for the future by catching several passes and turning them into nice gains. Tarik "The Freak" Cohen, for his part, was largely invisible on offense save for another ill-advised wildcat snap, but Cohen's situation doesn't really bother the shoopster, who considers "The Freak" a gimmick on offense . . .
. . . Josh Bellamy took 53 snaps, leading the receivers. Bellamy's best trait is his durability, which is too bad, because a nice concussion would do wonders for putting him out of Bears' fans misery. And suddenly - it's "Mucus" Wheaton. Wheaton was running all over the place as Trubisky passes skipped on the ground past him, the victim either of The Frisky One's aforementioned poor technique or The Mucussy Ones poor route running or both. Kendall Wright was out there a lot too, as was Dontrelle Inman, who after looking a few weeks ago like something desperate Bear fans were willing to latch onto has 1 catch the last two weeks. These receivers are shit, but let the shoopster make one thing clear - they are not ALWAYS COVERED as Trubisky apologists like to insist they are . . .
. . . On defense, "Vaunted" Vic called another listless game. Poor pressure on Matt Stafford, big cushions on the corners, and a bend-don't-break-but-still-give-up-points-so-really-we-are-breaking approach that might have slowed Detroit's occasionally explosive offense, but didn't stop them. With such a conservative defensive call, there was no intercepting the often reckless Stafford. One year after tying an NFL record for fewest takeaways that included a measly 8 interceptions, Fangio's defense only has 6 INTs on the year. It will be every bit as gratifying watching him leave town with his big-mouthed tail between his legs as it will be Fox; Fangio never lived up to his advance billing and is going out with a whimper . . .
. . . As of course is the crotchety Head Coach. John Fox is now 13-and-33 in his Bears tenure. The loss to the Lions dropped the woebegone Fox to 3-and-15 in the NFC North. The Bears' unbelievable 13 penalties exhibited once again the lack of focus that has been a hallmark of this team since Fox and his shit-for-brains staff started coaching them. Another 4 Bears went down with injuries, more frosting on the crap cake whipped up by Strength and Conditioning Coach Jason George, who has pathetically been following Fox around since Carolina.
Week after week, John Fox descends further into infamy and ignominity by insisting on "challenging" the coaching record of Abe Gibron, for Halas's sake. The fact that this man remains Head Coach of this team and is allowed to continue to lead the Bears into uninspired efforts that insult the intelligence and the loyalty of the fans is a large black mark against GM Pace, "King" George McCaskey, and fervent but frazzled Ginny McCaskey, whom Bear fans are led to believe truly cares about them. This team doesn't reflect an ownership group or front office or coaching staff that cares about anything. Not even their own jobs.
The Bears are the bottom.
Indeed, after last week's sutprising victory over the hapless Cincinnati Bengals, the shoopster was told here at CCS that coiffed but quaffed General Manager Ryan Pace's plan was right on target; that bonus baby quarterback "Frisky" Mitch Trubisky had proven himself the real thing; that Offensive Coordinator Duh-well Loggains showed why it might be worthwhile for him to stick around; that "Vaunted" Vic Fangio had proven once again why "THE BEARS CAN'T LOSE FANGIO" ... hell, there were even a few brave souls who dared suggest arrogant, crotchety Head Coach might have something left.
Oh, and I almost forgot, the Bears were gonna run the table and finish 7-and-9. So what happened?
What happened is the bunch of bums currently calling themselves showed once again they are who we thought they were, a poorly-coached collection of misfits and misfires brought together by the puerile Pace from the depths of the draft, the fallacy of free agency, and the street, from where the unprepared GM pulled sudden starter Chris Kwiatkowski and Lamarr Houston, among others. Saturday's 20-to-10 loss to the Lions wasn't even that close, and agonizing to sit through. This team is in disarray, and the franchise is going in the wrong direction, having today secured their fourth straight season of double-digit losses, three of them under wunderkind Pace. Thus does the shoopster break it down . . .
. . . Quarterback Mitchell Trubisky stands at the crossroads. He has proven himself a competent enough game manager, if that is the object is to wile away 60 minutes of clock, final score be damned. But if the object is to justify the faith shown with the #2 pick in the draft by leading a successful offense and elevating the play of those around him, then The Frisky One has a lot of work to do. His first half was more of the usual - high percentage passes for minimal yardage, no mistakes, but nothing impressive either. In the second half, Fox and Loggains allowed him to air the ball out a little, and Trubisky showed himself every bit a work in progress.
Trubisky's 3 second half interceptions aren't a large concern, but his continued sloppy mechanics certainly are. His inaccuracy can no longer be explained away as rookie jitters and now seem to track right back to his poor technique. It is time for the Quarterback's Coach to do his job and help clean this up, lest we have another Jay Cutler on our hands. Of course, the difference between Cutler and Trubisky is Cutler had the incredible arm to bail out his lack of discipline; Trubisky isn't that gifted. This needs to get fixed.
Trubisky also contributed to the Bears' healthy penalty total with two unacceptable delay of game penalties - on the same drive. He just sat there under center while the playclock ticked down to zero, doing nothing until the refs stepped in. The penalties underscored a general lack of focus from The Frisky One that lingered like a bad hangover all game. Not one of Trubisky's better performances . . .
. . . The rungame continued the season-long roller coaster by disappearing one week after a dominant performance. Jordan "Hubba Hubba" Howard, as he is wont to do, ran like he was in slow-motion, though Howard did provide hope for the future by catching several passes and turning them into nice gains. Tarik "The Freak" Cohen, for his part, was largely invisible on offense save for another ill-advised wildcat snap, but Cohen's situation doesn't really bother the shoopster, who considers "The Freak" a gimmick on offense . . .
. . . Josh Bellamy took 53 snaps, leading the receivers. Bellamy's best trait is his durability, which is too bad, because a nice concussion would do wonders for putting him out of Bears' fans misery. And suddenly - it's "Mucus" Wheaton. Wheaton was running all over the place as Trubisky passes skipped on the ground past him, the victim either of The Frisky One's aforementioned poor technique or The Mucussy Ones poor route running or both. Kendall Wright was out there a lot too, as was Dontrelle Inman, who after looking a few weeks ago like something desperate Bear fans were willing to latch onto has 1 catch the last two weeks. These receivers are shit, but let the shoopster make one thing clear - they are not ALWAYS COVERED as Trubisky apologists like to insist they are . . .
. . . On defense, "Vaunted" Vic called another listless game. Poor pressure on Matt Stafford, big cushions on the corners, and a bend-don't-break-but-still-give-up-points-so-really-we-are-breaking approach that might have slowed Detroit's occasionally explosive offense, but didn't stop them. With such a conservative defensive call, there was no intercepting the often reckless Stafford. One year after tying an NFL record for fewest takeaways that included a measly 8 interceptions, Fangio's defense only has 6 INTs on the year. It will be every bit as gratifying watching him leave town with his big-mouthed tail between his legs as it will be Fox; Fangio never lived up to his advance billing and is going out with a whimper . . .
. . . As of course is the crotchety Head Coach. John Fox is now 13-and-33 in his Bears tenure. The loss to the Lions dropped the woebegone Fox to 3-and-15 in the NFC North. The Bears' unbelievable 13 penalties exhibited once again the lack of focus that has been a hallmark of this team since Fox and his shit-for-brains staff started coaching them. Another 4 Bears went down with injuries, more frosting on the crap cake whipped up by Strength and Conditioning Coach Jason George, who has pathetically been following Fox around since Carolina.
Week after week, John Fox descends further into infamy and ignominity by insisting on "challenging" the coaching record of Abe Gibron, for Halas's sake. The fact that this man remains Head Coach of this team and is allowed to continue to lead the Bears into uninspired efforts that insult the intelligence and the loyalty of the fans is a large black mark against GM Pace, "King" George McCaskey, and fervent but frazzled Ginny McCaskey, whom Bear fans are led to believe truly cares about them. This team doesn't reflect an ownership group or front office or coaching staff that cares about anything. Not even their own jobs.
The Bears are the bottom.
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