Bears @ Vikings

[MaroonBells]

There's a bizarro fact in the NFL that I always found incredibly hard to believe. Kirk Cousins worst statistical season as an NFL starting QB was better than the best ever season by any Bears QB in their 106 year history. 

That may change this year, as Caleb Williams is on track to be the first Bears QB to throw for over 4,000 yards. 

https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/nfl/chica...rcna243310

[StickierBuns]

I feel an underwhelming blasé over this game because I really don't know what to expect. Would love to see JJ pop some and make some incremental improvements. But who knows? Another gross home loss and fans will be ready to lose their shizzle. Sitting at home and watching a young QB's growing pains is one thing; spending money and time to attend a game and seeing a shit show....well I wouldn't blame anyone for getting salty at the stadium. Hopefully everyone at The Bank will be a little happier this Sunday. Please?

[MaroonBells]

I feel an underwhelming blasé over this game because I really don't know what to expect. Would love to see JJ pop some and make some incremental improvements. But who knows? Another gross home loss and fans will be ready to lose their shizzle. Sitting at home and watching a young QB's growing pains is one thing; spending money and time to attend a game and seeing a shit show....well I wouldn't blame anyone for getting salty at the stadium. Hopefully everyone at The Bank will be a little happier this Sunday. Please?

Well, you know the drill. One week we lose and everything sucks. We yell at clouds and kids on the lawn. The beer is stale, and we want to fire the coach, fire the GM and tank for a higher draft pick. The next week we win, the sun comes out, and we start counting the victories needed to win the division. Fear not, this is our up week.

[purplefaithful]

I havent been able to go to home games this year for the first time in decades...

Hopefully just a one year hiatus! I was doubly bummed-out knowing I couldn't go when I saw the home schedule come-out.

Outside of the Bengals game, I havent missed much at USB this year-to-date.

I'm hoping they begin to turn things around some this Sunday. It'll most likely go down to the wire.

It wont get an easier the next 2 games after this one.

[Zanary]

This game will define how both teams have gelled/grown since Week 1. Da Bums obviously have hit some strides, but are winless in the division and had had a near-bye-week against the hapless Giants. JJM has finally gotten a couple of full games under his belt, with one amazing victory and one fairly brutal loss, and has a slew of lessons to learn from after the Baltimore game.

Both teams are beat up, with people hurt, resting, and/or returning to duty. Both QBs are in their second seasons, albeit with very different dynamics involved.

I absolutely think we can win this game, with our defense being its chaotic self and JJM learning from mistakes...but, it'll likely be 60 minutes of tooth enamel destruction for all fans involved.

[purplefaithful]

Hey, guess who's the only undefeated team in inter-divisional NFC North games?

[MaroonBells]

One interesting thing about this game is that it marks the first time JJ McCarthy will play against a defense for the second time. There's an old Latin saying, "Repetitio est mater studiorum," or repetition is the mother of learning. 

I may be a reckless optimist, but I'm expecting a little more of the JJ we saw in the 4th quarter of that first one.

[greediron]

One interesting thing about this game is that it marks the first time JJ McCarthy will play against a defense for the second time. There's an old Latin saying, "Repetitio est mater studiorum," or repetition is the mother of learning. 

I may be a reckless optimist, but I'm expecting a little more of the JJ we saw in the 4th quarter of that first one.

Will be interesting.  Being a "rookie" JJ is seeing defenses play him much differently than normal.  I think DC Allen went away from his normal defense in that game.  Wonder what scheme they will come up with to "confuse" this time.

But yeah, I think JJ will be fine.  Our line has been running the ball better, hopefully we lean on that.

[purplefaithful]

Will be interesting.  Being a "rookie" JJ is seeing defenses play him much differently than normal.  I think DC Allen went away from his normal defense in that game.  Wonder what scheme they will come up with to "confuse" this time.

But yeah, I think JJ will be fine.  Our line has been running the ball better, hopefully we lean on that.

I'm expecting a better game out of JJM this week too...Not saying there wont be up/downs the rest of the way, but maybe this is an up-week as MB points out.

Now, if we throw the rock 42 times again? Well, I am going to pull this bad-boy out:

[MaroonBells]