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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: dallasbear
Date: September 15, 2015, 9:41 pm
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I have to agree with pretty much everything Rosenbloom says
here:
If you spot Pernell McPhee, please tell him to report to the
quarterback
Thiis is, what, Tuesday, and the Bears still haven’t touched
Aaron Rodgers.
Waiting. Wait. Ing.
In the Packers’ 31-23 win in the opener on Bears sod Sunday, the
home team’s defense registered no sacks, no quarterback hits,
and no takeaways.
No surprise, really.
Last season’s defense stunk. Ditto the season before. Two years
running, the worst in franchise history. Two years running,
nearly the worst in the league. Two years running,
vomit-inducing.
This season’s defensive roster is a lot of last season’s
defensive roster with some random placeholders.
Cornerback Alan Ball can’t cover, and I’m not sure Kyle Fuller
can, either, right now. The safeties, whoever they are, go into
the second regular-season game looking to make their first big
plays.
It’s not Shea McClellin’s fault he can’t make plays as middle
linebacker. It’s the Bears’ fault for putting him there.
The interior of the defensive line was about what I expected.
Without Jeremiah Ratliff, who was suspended after pleading
guilty to a DWI, the remaining draft choices and free-agent
signings helped Eddie Lacy average 4.5 yards per carry.
But when assigning blame, start with the Bears’ so-called pass
rushers. If you can find them.
I couldn’t find Pernell McPhee. Same goes for Jared Allen and
Lamarr Houston.
They’re listed as outside linebackers. A couple used to be
defensive ends. They’re all pass rushers. That’s what they get
paid to do.
Setting the edge with a thundering runner like Lacy is fine, but
sacking the quarterback is the job. That’s the deal. That’s
where the money is.
But the Bears’ big-money guys came up small.
McPhee, Houston and Allen own three of the Bears’ five richest
contracts. That was a combined average salary of more than $22
million not making big plays Sunday.
Houston played little, Allen played a lot, but I’m most
disappointed with McPhee.
When he signed, he talked about being “violent.’’ When training
camp opened, he talked about being a “dog.’’ When the season
opened, the Bears would’ve settled for a football playmaker.
McPhee made zero impact against the opponent that demands it.
The Packers converted a stunning six of 10 third downs, went
1-for-1 on fourth down, and scored four of five times in the red
zone.
Those failures aren’t all on one guy, but McPhee was the first
player signed to make the defense better. Dangerous.
Intimidating.
Rodgers scrambled seven times for 34 yards, so somebody created
some kind of pressure and somebody else supplied surprisingly
close coverage.
But when Rodgers can run away from McPhee and the rest of the
guys paid big money not to allow that, then somebody needs to
stay after school and write his name on the blackboard 100
times.
Are we going to have to search for McPhee every week?
Whether the Bears play 4-3, 3-4 or a hybrid, McPhee is getting
paid to make plays. Be violent. Blow up somebody.
Carson Palmer should be an easier target Sunday. The Cardinals
quarterback doesn’t have Rodgers’ release. He doesn’t have
Rodgers’ elusiveness. He’s not as good as Rodgers, period.
What’s more, Palmer’s offensive line is a bit patched together.
If there are no sacks, quarterback hits or turnovers again this
week, it might be the fans who get violent.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: September 15, 2015, 10:12 pm
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Maybe that's why the Ravens didn't try to keep McPhee.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: dallasbear
Date: September 15, 2015, 10:24 pm
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It's a long season, but it's not like Mucphee is going to get 20
sacks. He might get one every couple games...around 8 maybe 10.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: Pekin
Date: September 15, 2015, 10:32 pm
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McPhee is a good player but he is not a star and never has been.
He was a cog in the Baltimore defense. He is supposed to make
the other guys around him better but our pass rushers suck ass!
The most sacks he has ever had on a stacked Ravens defense is
7.5. Before that it was 6, 1.5 and 2 sacks.
This reporter is a moron.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: Sportster
Date: September 16, 2015, 1:13 am
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We needed a defensive playmaker in the draft at the first pick.
What we got was a receiver who is now sidelined for most likely
the rest of this season and who knows if he'll be worth a darned
next season if he can even play with a rod in his leg. So what
we've got right now is a playmaker-less defense. Not sure what
they expected here. No Briggs...no Tillman...no Urlacher. And we
weren't all that great with them in there. It's hard to watch
this team right now. It is nothing at all like the former
defenses I know and love from this club. It is so far removed
from it that it really makes watching them hard. Discussing this
with a guy at work we were talking about the 85 team and how
great that D was. Trying to compare that year vs this really
shines a light on how pathetic a mish mashed unit this is. 85
had stars at darned near every position. This team is starved
for even one star! A has been safety, a has been DL/OLB, a
castoff LB, a failed first round DL/LB, a second year corner, a
first year safety and DL, another cast off at OLB, in fact two!
The other corner I'm not even sure where he came from...Ball??
Not a star among them. Hard to watch......depressing as a Bears
fan....
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: Sportster
Date: September 16, 2015, 1:18 am
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How can they possibly turn this thing around in a couple
seasons. They may find a gem clumped in with the crap on D by
the end of this season, who knows. But we need so much talent
it's unreal....two more drafts to get back to being
respectable....and that's if they draft right.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: September 16, 2015, 7:19 am
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well said
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: 46
Date: September 16, 2015, 8:46 am
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Some of us, (ahem) felt the Bear should have gotten a defensive
monster (any would do) in the first round, as opposed to what
was drafted, a one legged wide receiver, who, in the now great
Bear tradition, doesn't play a fucking down opening day.
The defense is 100% JAGS. period. Blah.
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: boogie
Date: September 16, 2015, 9:07 am
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I don't know what he did this week but Vic Beasley was my
guy....
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Re: Gameday 2015
DIR By: WshflThinking
Date: September 16, 2015, 9:09 am
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Yeah and I was one of those too. I was afraid of that receiver
too. I thought he was a one year wonder and an overreach at 7.
The receiver I liked went before the Bears picked to Oakland I
believe. I believe he was from Alabama. The receiver going
before them set them up to go defense at 7 but they passed on
defense. But I understood the WR move at 7 and it made sense
because of the Marshall deal. But the leg injury has killed the
positive and Goldman has been less than advertised. That and the
WR fiasco has left them short on defense and it shows badly both
offensively and defensively.
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