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I get what you are saying, but they had 2 goal to go possessions that they can away with 0 points. That Interception gave the Bears some confidence, which they only had 3 points up until that point.
Nah. MLF was playing chess. He knew the defense was struggling. If we had kicked the FG, then after our late TD the Bears would have been forced to go for a TD. Knowing Santos has a reputation as a low-trajectory kicker, he figured our chances of blocking a FG were better than keeping them out of the end zone after losing JA. And the Bears took the bait. See? He was playing chess.
Oh I see. He must be really good at Geometric equations. I wonder if he has one of those old fashioned compass and protractor sets. Maybe some old fashioned chart paper to record his findings? Don’t mess with a man’s Protractor! Especially when he looks agitated like he did today!Nah. MLF was playing chess. He knew the defense was struggling. If we had kicked the FG, then after our late TD the Bears would have been forced to go for a TD. Knowing Santos has a reputation as a low-trajectory kicker, he figured our chances of blocking a FG were better than keeping them out of the end zone after losing JA. And the Bears took the bait. See? He was playing chess.
I think he was using a slideruleOh I see. He must be really good at Geometric equations. I wonder if he has one of those old fashioned compass and protractor sets. Maybe some old fashioned chart paper to record his findings? Don’t mess with a man’s Protractor! Especially when he looks agitated like he did today!
Play calling in the Red zone was a big disaster.
I dont understand why he wanted to go for it on 4th and Goal instead of taking the pts. In close game like that you gotta take the pts, had they taken the pts Bears would have needed a TD to win instead of a FG.
Seeing it through his thoughts of which I disagree it may sound like this: McManus kicks a FG for 19-17 and the Bears get the kickoff at the 30. They have been moving up and down the field so likely they will be in FG range in no time. They either get a 3 or a 7. Being stopped at the 2 the Bears had a long way to go. And they did move the ball but had to punt because their drive stalled near midfield. MLF thinks he is Dan Campbell and can gamble anytime. He still remembers the Bucs playoff loss when he took the points. In the 2nd quarter we were up 7-3 and had a 2nd and 1 at the Bear 5. He goes with a pass and we get a penalty. Why not go with a line smash to get the first down? Jacobs just gashed them for 9. If it fails do it again. If it again fails you can try play action. If all fails you come away with 3 and the Bears do not have all the momentum.
Love has to learn to become decisive against better teams and needs to work in practice with his young receivers as to changing routes when there is a blitz. I have pushed MLF for not using timeouts in certain situations. Before Love Rodgers called all the timeouts on offense. Love should do the same.
First drive of the game, Jacobs fumbled in Minnesota territory, which probably cost pts on that drive. The big thing is, all the 1st half mistakes change the trajectory of the game for both teams. If we kick the FG on 4th down, we might have been doing it to go up 2 scores, vs just 6-0 without the fumble, which probably factored into going for it on 4th down. If Cooper doesn't line up offsides on the FG at the end of the half, Minnesota has 3 less points. Unfortunately, everything went Minnesota's way in the 1st half.
I do not think that is it. Different opponents.
