They win on 3rd down and they win on time of possession. They also win the turnover battle but that's really the work of the defense. That's all they really need to be effective and I don't know if there's many teams that can really disrupt that plan to the point where it caves the whole team in.

What it comes down is the Bears have Khalil Mack and nobody else does. As long as he is healthy and playing at this level they hold an ace-card over everyone except GB and Carolina. Maybe NE.

If you don't know then you should ask somebody who does. The Rams and Jaguars would eat this offense alive.

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Listen to the river sing sweet songs
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The Jags would cause problems in kind of the same way the Panthers will problems.

How the Bears are going to handle opponents who come at them with really strong, and fast linebackers is going to be interesting. Their usual solution to this has been getting Long out in space where is exceptional, but stuff Poe/Short or Jackson/Dareus/Campbell in front of him and that'll be a risky endeavor.

It's probably also worth noting Long won't be available past like Week 8 because he never is. Dude was probably born with a red Q next to his name on his birth certificate.

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I love you more than words can tell
Listen to the river sing sweet songs
To rock my soul

Yea same could be said of Goldman too. Long hobbled up this past week and I held my breath. Losing those two would/will hurt.

interior OL depth is a strength on this team

They can weather an injury to Long rather well I think

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Daniels will have to be extremely good to be able to fully replace what Long has been so far this year.

I also have a feeling Long will not go down easy this year. He has been through a lot of bad with the Bears, for a period he was by far the best player on the team (sad!). The guy gives a shit and maybe thile strength of the team motivates him to play through injuries he was not willing to persevere through in previous years.

He's also gotten his extension.

Moving the ball isn't an issue. Scoring touchdowns is.

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GO BEARS!!!

Just saw his presser. He's now my favorite professional athlete.

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Cam looked distracted on those 2 interceptions he threw yesterday. I believe that the most logical explanation is Reid's kneeling caused both of them.

Can't believe he actually kneeled.

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GO BEARS!!!

Reid kneeling is now Lindsey Graham's next crusade.

I dont think anyone cares at all anymore.

A good portion of Trump's voters seem to.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Really? I havent heard anything about it this year.

I'm not sure if you are serious or not.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2018/07/20/president-trump-players-shouldnt-paid-if-kneeling-anthem/810484002/

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

Oh, a presidential tweet. That's great. We only get about 5 or 6 of those daily.

I'm not sure what else you want from me.

He also cancelled the Super Bowl visit and has mentioned kneeling at rallies and made a subtle shot at the NFL in his State of the Union.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

You seem to want people to care more than they do.

I wish it weren't mentioned ever again. That includes the President.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

So that's why you're in this thread arguing about it and Googling stories of people complaining about kneeling?

WOW! Sure seems to me like you have had quite enough of this whole business!

What I'm saying is that you were wrong and the President still cares and I am providing links to show that.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

And you are desperate to find someone who cares that you look up stories of it. But at the same time you'd rather never hear about it again?

Great trolling today.

You said something I thought was inaccurate and I stated as such. You told me you hadn't heard anything about it as of this year. I provided you with tweets from this year from the President. You told me it was simply one tweet of thousands. I provided more examples. That's it.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

It's a non-issue unless you desperately are trying to make it one. I watched football all day yesterday and didn't see the kneeling mentioned once. You somehow did, despite claiming to not want to.

I didn't see it mentioned yesterday either. Are you just making things up now?

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

then why are you saying people are making such a big deal of it?

You reeled me in. Congrats. Pointless Brick argument #98893749108, next up: the sky is red.

I said a lot of Trump voters still care which is why he panders to them about it. That's it.

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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300000 ... t-movement

Eric Reid: Malcolm Jenkins sold out protest movement

By Austin Knoblauch
Digital Content Editor
Published: Oct. 21, 2018 at 05:31 p.m.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2018 at 05:42 p.m.

Carolina Panthers defensive back Eric Reid accused Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins and the Players Coalition of stealing away the social inequality protest movement among NFL players that was first started by Colin Kaepernick.

"He's a sellout," Reid told reporters after the Panthers' 21-17 victory. "He was corrupt from the jump. He knew what he was doing from the offset. His goal was to sell us out, and he did that."

Reid's comments come after he got into an altercation with Jenkins before the pregame coin toss at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday. Reid went on to the field while Jenkins was taking part in the coin toss and got into a verbal altercation with Jenkins before being pushed back toward the sideline by a Panthers assistant.

Reid, who is not a team captain, told NFL Network's Tom Pelissero that he didn't inform Panthers coach Ron Rivera of his intentions to go on the field during the coin toss. He also said he didn't regret his actions.

"I don't focus on Malcolm every day," Reid said. "My focus is on the fight, the fight of my people. We just crossed paths today.

"We believe a lot of players should have stepped up for Colin. I believe Malcolm capitalized on the situation. He co-opted the movement that was started by Colin to get his organization funded. Its cowardly. He sold us out."

Jenkins, for his part, says he holds no animosity toward Reid or Kaepernick.

The animosity between Jenkins and Reid stems from Reid's decision to leave the Players Coalition shortly before it entered into a partnership with the NFL that has dedicated close to $90 million for efforts and programs combating social inequality. Reid publicly stated last year some of the reasons why he chose not to be part of the Players Coalition.

The initiative came in response to player demonstrations during the national anthem before games over the last three seasons -- demonstrations that originally started in 2016 when Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem during a San Francisco 49ers preseason game. Reid later joined Kaepernick in taking a knee during the anthem.

Reid has continued his on-field protests against social injustice and racial inequality since signing with the Panthers last month. The NFL's national anthem policy, which was approved by team owners in May, is currently on hold amid ongoing discussions between the league and the NFL Players Association.

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