Agreed. Forte had gained over 20 yards on the last 3 plays called. Give it to him at least one more time.

He threw his offense under the bus saying he didn't want to risk a penalty or loss of yards on the next play. I'd be very surprised if the percentages supported his move.

Well, it looks like the NFC North is the dumpster of head coaches.

That's a pretty good point. Jim Schwartz is arguably the best coach in the division, and he's a fucking terrible coach.

I have MANY years of experience in trying to appreciate steaming piles of dogshit.

It was a horrible decision. 47 yarder? Try to get more yards, you dumb ass. If it's a 30 yarder I would accept kicking it on 2nd down.

I would take my chances throwing. You risk a sack,but you also play to win. Conservative coaching cost the Bears that game. That 4th and 11 killed them,too. Blitz a couple of LB's,they really don't do much in coverage except tackling guys AFTER they catch it.

I just think it's myopic to blame a kid DC who's hands were hog tied before play one. The lack of a timely call was bad, but it seems almost routine (again) on the opposite (beloved) side of the ball.

This nit doesn't mean much as the chances of successs were low. But, being Mr. Percentages that Trestman is why did he attempt a 66-yarder instead of a hailmary when you have three tall receivers? The chance of a success are low but the 66-yarder had a 0% chance.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.

You all are funny in the rush to scapegoat Mel Tucker. Especially this week. The defensive coaching staff didn't lose this game, hell the defense didn't lose this game (as pointed out by many).

The defense has lost three Pro Bowlers, one at each level this year. Right now they have 1 DB worth a damn, no linebackers, no defensive tackles, and a DE that plays sometimey. This young coach was foolishly brought in expressly to run Lovie's defense, and basically to replace not only Lovie (a 9-10 yr Bear coach) but also Marinelli with the level of experience he had. Hell, most of you all now complaining hated Lovie's D for the last 4-5 years anyway, or have you forgotten?

His hands are then tied with only three consistent players all year, two of which have been out for a month+. You have nothing in the pipeline that vaguely approximates young defensive talent, and a new coaching staff (plus the GM) that apparently does not understand the skill set required to run the cover-2. But it's Tucker's fault. Laughable.

I don't know who's worse the idiot coach in Detroit, or the idiot GM & lacking perspective head coach here. I think the only coach that really realizes the near absolute lack of talent on that side of the ball is Tucker. But it's easy to bash him, not the OC (former) genius whose line hasn't done dick in a month. The same line that got all of last season's largesse.

Highest $ for an OL signing, two draft picks (one a 1st rounder who hasn't done shit in awhile), another FA lineman, a TE that the OC doesn't seem to know how (or remember) to use for oddly long stretches. All last offseason. The glory of the team after the first quarter of the season. Spare me.

This was Trestman's worst game of the year no doubt.

That said, I still point the finger at the defense for yesterday. Yes there were issues on offense and with playcalling, but the bottom line is that when you are on the road in the division and have a double digit lead in the 4th quarter, the defense has to come thru and get the W. Instead they made Cassel look like a world beater, and allowed the Vikings to convert a 4th & 11 from the shadow of their own goalposts.

Talk about snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.

It's more fun to be a victim

There will never be an effective vaccine. I'll never get one anyway.