Has not been good the last couple years.

What will this team look like coming off a bye against a solid Redskins team?

This will be telling to whether Flus is the long term answer or not

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

What? They beat the 9-3 Lions 28-13 coming out of the bye last year and lost by 5 to the 12-1 Eagles the year before.

My apologies sir it appears as if my mind is remembering how awful Nagys teams were after a bye.

Either way it is important to see how they come out after this bye.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

Flus' Bears have generally not been good before, during, and after the byes so it's understandable.

Flus is a changed man since he started living on borrowed time.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

I consider the games after a bye a testament, good or bad, to the head coach.

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

This will be a very important game before they start their play in the division. I don't see them as good right now as the three teams in the division. We will see.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Bears should be in a good position after this bye as they were missing key pieces on defense in London who should be back then

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

Do we know the severity of Gordon's injury?

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They made it sound like a week-to-week situation, which is good news considering what it could've been

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

That's very good news if that's the case. Gordon is emerging as a dominant player, as is Brisker.

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Gordon is the guy you offer a new deal to. I can’t see how you can pay Brisker.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

You made me think about Poles’ draft classes with this post. As much as we rip on the Velus pick, he has had some really nice hits- Stephenson, Dexter, the punter, and the two you mentioned. He has also drafted both starting offensive tackles where I think the jury is still out. Add in the resigning of Johnson and Kmet along with the linebackers in free agency.

I think we should feel good about Poles overall grade so far.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Hopefully you can structure something short term or incentive laden with Brisker. But this guy is definitely a candidate for early retirement.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Poles will be graded on Caleb. For better or worse, that's the draft pick that matters. If Caleb is great, there may be a Poles statue in the next 30 years.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Signs are pointing in the right direction.

I've been watching that TD pass to Keenan Allen over the middle nonstop. It's a thing of beauty. The anticipation, the ball placement, the confidence throwing into a tight window make for some great football porn.

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Yeah, it's sad because the guy is such a fierce player who is really coming into his own.

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Completely agree.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

The 2nd Allen TD is almost as impressive because the LG completely missed his blocking assignment yet Caleb still made the quick timing play work.

I'll say this, ex-QB1 doesn't successfully make either throw.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

For sure Nas. But honestly Caleb was the closest thing to a no brainer. The other guys are starts and contributors too, which has lots of value.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Caleb was a no brainer, but Poles did the work to get him weapons and make sure they executed year 1 in a manner that would make sure Caleb had opportunities for success.

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“When I walked in this morning, and saw the flag was at half mast, I thought 'alright another bureaucrat ate it.'" - Ron Swanson

They are definitely pointing in the right way.

In the past watching Mitch and Fields you could see pretty quickly that it appeared the arrow was pointing down and you just had to hope things would change.

Having the opposite is really nice. Hopefully it continues.

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"He is a loathsome, offensive brute
--yet I can't look away."

The 2nd play was a running play. Chase Daniel did a better job breaking that play down.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

It sucks that with all the great coaches available in the off season poles stayed in love with the mediocre talent

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Stop patting yourself on the back. The defense is fine. The offense would be as well but Caleb has missed layups. Bearded Eberflus is my guy

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

No excuse for Williams not having a better sense of where he was on the field before he slid

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They’ve given up two long drives

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O judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts,
And men have lost their reason.

Looks like your concerns are valid

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If the rule you followed lead you to this, of what use was the rule?