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Ickey is in a full fledged sophomore slump, Bryce + Mingo are going to be learning how to be pros, and the defense is losing starters to injuries. And despite all of this, they were still competitive today for most of the game. It's going to be frustrating not rattling off wins this season, but so long as Frank doesn't keep getting in his own way this team has a lot to look forward to as we watch them grow.

For me, this is time to scout the team for future needs (makes college football even more interesting on Saturdays!) and to see how the team develops. Are the young guys improving on the week before? Are coaches adjusting? I'm still gonna cheer my ass off for the team and hope for them to win (even if it costs the Bears draft position in the 1st), but I'm not going to lose my poo when things fall apart. This is going to be a great season to practice compartmentalization if it's not a strong skill.

With Dalton losing tonight and the team starting off 0-3, I'd rather let Bryce get as many snaps as he can this season. The more time that he gets with Mingo, the better since their contracts + draft status mean that we're likely seeing them here for the next 2 - 3 seasons. Dalton looked much more comfortable than Young did, but that's to be expected with 160+ NFL starts under his belt to Bryce's two. If anything, this really exposed the sad truth: Frank Reich is the John Fox of offensive football. Conservative to a fault, and stubborn to boot. Hopefully though, by nature of Tepper having him go outside of his usual circle, he's encouraged to let Thomas Brown take over. Might as well let the QB + OC take their licks this season. They're playing with house money now anyways; have fun with it!

Campen is going to be cussing Ickey out all week long

Andy on the move!

Ew

ISA TOUCHDOWN

Adam Thielen diving for the end zone

Tommy Tremble sighting that isn't a penalty!!!

Ickey pls That crowd is loud af tho

Old man throwing to old man!

I'll take the help. Not like the Seahawks haven't gotten any love from the refs.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuu not looking good... a TD here could be the dagger.

Penalties bailing out the defense. Tighten it up and get the ball back!

A moment of zen

Brooks looks like he's got a limp. Hoping they go after him in the pass game again.

DJ CHARK YOU ANIMAL

Not the first time I've enjoyed seeing two red heads hook up

Touchdown + 2pt conversion time. Let's go offense!!!!!

That ref wanted to throw the flag on Houston so bad

WAIT NOT FRANKIE

Gonna be a rough few weeks watching this team limp into the bye week, but maaaaan there's a lot to see on the way there and afterwards. There's the upcoming drama of "Will Bryce start vs. Minnesota?" followed by two tough games against the Lions and the Dolphins which Young + Corbett are due back (should Bryce not play vs. MIN). Then there's the bye and we come out with a super exciting stretch of games against Houston (vs. CJ!), Indianapolis (vs. AR!), and Chicago (vs. DJ!). Gonna be a wild ride. Take your anxiety meds.

poo you're right. I'm still traumatized from SB50. T_T

I'm sure that there will be plenty of threads for you to reiterate this in throughout the season.