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Bears vs Packers

Mr. Scot

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4 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Even if he didn't look his best tonight, I'd hate to face Aaron Rodgers twice a year. It's depressing. You think you've got him and then he just pulls something out of thin air.

If I were a defensive coordinator in his division I'd be chowing down antidepressants like candy.

Well yeah, I hate facing Brees 2x's a year.  Pretty similar situation.

2 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

This is one of those rare games where both fanbases are probably on suicide watch after that game. Maybe the Packers' weather it a bit better since their D looked great and surely their offense can't be THAT godawful with a future HOFer at QB.

Rodgers is not the same.  That offense is anemic.

The Bears were gonna come back to Earth a little.  They'll end up the better team.

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3 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I wasn't referring to you specifically.  You said Ditka would be a popular choice.  He would be popular because he is known by most of todays fans.  Luckman not so much.  

Fair enough, though I doubt many of them would remember him as a player.

I'll cite Collinsworth again though: That 85 team was something special, most likely the second best team of all time.

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5 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Final Note: Bad as this game might have been, I have full confidence that there will be even worse games played this weekend. Heck, the opening Monday nighters have been rancid cat sh-t for the last several years.

I just sincerely hope ours isn't one of them.

Even the greatest coach of all time runs into this. In 2017 (September), the patriots defense was atrocious in the back seven in coverage. It was a feel good win with a field goal at the end, but let’s be honest, most of the touchdowns Carolina scored that day were gifts. 

Wanting your team to win by 30 and things to be spotless on week one, and dealing with the reality that there’s a lot of rust a knock off. Those are two separate things

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With 11 minutes to play in the game, the Bears and Packers were combined 3 of 22 on third down. I know the narrative is going to be “this was a smash mouth game, great defense by both teams, a fitting throwback to the 100th year anniversary with Vince and George smiling down”. 

It wasn’t a smashmouth game. It was a sloppy game. Vince and George would be shitting bricks over it. 

That said, I’m pumped that football is back, because it sure as hell beats late-February.

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1 minute ago, ellis said:

Even the greatest coach of all time runs into this. In 2017 (September), the patriots defense was atrocious in the back seven in coverage. It was a feel good win with a field goal at the end, but let’s be honest, most of the touchdowns Carolina scored that day were gifts. 

Wanting your team to win by 30 and things to be spotless on week one, and dealing with the reality that there’s a lot of rust a knock off. Those are two separate things

It's gotten a lot worse since the new practice rules went in.

Hell, Week One of the 03-04 season had some amazing football games (ours obviously being one of the best).

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1 minute ago, ellis said:

With 11 minutes to play in the game, the Bears and Packers were combined 3 of 22 on third down. I know the narrative is going to be “this was a smash mouth game, great defense by both teams, a fitting throwback to the 100th year anniversary with Vince and George smiling down”. 

It wasn’t a smashmouth game. It was a sloppy game. Vince and George would be shitting bricks over it. 

That said, I’m pumped that football is back, because it sure as hell beats late-February.

Yeah, the defenses were great but it also has to be mentioned that the offenses were also straight trash. Plenty of great defense, but a lot of bad offense also combined to create this 7-3 final score.

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3 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Whatever oddsmaker set the point total for this game at 47 needs to find a new line of work.

I used to live in Vegas so heard a lot from oddsmakers on local radio. They basically say the best time to make money is the first week or two in the regular season since they can only guess what teams will be like based on prior trends. Of course, they win it all back and then some once they have enough data.

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