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The Bear's defense is a huge concern

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Jesus, what a group of freaking ass kickers. You don't see Rodgers get shook much, but he was shook last night. Thank god they have Trubisky, that helps mitigate that, but they are an impressive group. The key is to get a lead on them if possible or stay as close as you can. If you get down by 10 points, you're cooked. 

Incredible quote by Tramon Williams of the Packers after the game:
"We wanted to make Mitch play QB. We knew they had a lot of weapons. We knew they were dangerous. We knew all of those things. But we knew if we could make Mitch play quarterback, that we'd have a chance."

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#1 · Sep 6, 3:22 AM
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https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/mitchell-trubisky-remains-the-bears-biggest-problem-after-dismal-outing-against-the-packers/

Allen Robinson was open all game, by the way. Its not the Packer's D.

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“If his first read isn't there, then he will turn and run,” Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander said of Trubisky. 

The Packer secondary is just brutalizing him with quotes after the game.

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#3 · Sep 6, 4:00 AM
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They should...the Bears' offensive could only muster 3 points.  I'd talk long shit too after something like that...

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The Bears are stuck with Trubisky.  I would hope we can apply better pressure than the Pukers D and get the same results I saw last night.  What an absolutely horrible offensive game.

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Last years blueprint carries over to this one; Make Trubisky beat you. 

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#Bears-#Packers: End zone angle on the Trubisky INT. Eyes are locked-in on the corner route. That puts S Adrian Amos in a position to break on the ball & overlap the route.
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Say what you will about Cousins, but he looks off the safety consistently. If the Vikes can run, he'll be highly effective off play action.

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that bears front 7 is the best I think I have seen in a long time, they are quick, fast, and relentless.  Rogers will be hungry next weekend to try and show that last night was a mirage.  Our boys better be ready to get after him and not let him get comfortable.  Also their RBs looked pretty damn fast to get outside,  our DEs and LBs better not get sucked inside on play action or it could be a challenge there as well.

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@"JimmyinSD" said: that bears front 7 is the best I think I have seen in a long time, they are quick, fast, and relentless.  Rogers will be hungry next weekend to try and show that last night was a mirage.  Our boys better be ready to get after him and not let him get comfortable.  Also their RBs looked pretty damn fast to get outside,  our DEs and LBs better not get sucked inside on play action or it could be a challenge there as well.
We don't have the interior DL to get after Erin like the bears did.  It'll take fantastic coverage and Hunter/Griff/Barr or someone really turning it on.
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@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said: that bears front 7 is the best I think I have seen in a long time, they are quick, fast, and relentless.  Rogers will be hungry next weekend to try and show that last night was a mirage.  Our boys better be ready to get after him and not let him get comfortable.  Also their RBs looked pretty damn fast to get outside,  our DEs and LBs better not get sucked inside on play action or it could be a challenge there as well.
We don't have the interior DL to get after Erin like the bears did.  It'll take fantastic coverage and Hunter/Griff/Barr or someone really turning it on.
I used to think that a slowly collapsing pocket was the best way to defend rodgers,  otherwise he snuck out a crack and made you pay,  now I think he is immobile enough that just make him uncomfortable quick and good things will happen.
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@"StickyBun" said: “If his first read isn't there, then he will turn and run,” Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander said of Trubisky. 

The Packer secondary is just brutalizing him with quotes after the game.

And suddenly after defending against Trubisky, the Packer DBs think they are all world.  Good. 

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@"greediron" said:
@"StickyBun" said: “If his first read isn't there, then he will turn and run,” Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander said of Trubisky. 

The Packer secondary is just brutalizing him with quotes after the game.

And suddenly after defending against Trubisky, the Packer DBs think they are all world.  Good. 


Not sure if its that as much is that was their gameplan against that guy and it worked. I think you need to play with confidence to play well anyway....so they're taking it where they can after Game 1.

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Bears D looked awesome last night for sure, it was cool to watch. But that's not sustainable at all I don't think. Their offense needs to improve significantly or that Defense will be on the field so much that they'll be spent by Week 12 and probably resenting the offensive players even sooner.

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I thought the Bears went backwards all game. Early on, i thought they lined up crisp and got on the ball like it was midseason. They tried to get the defense to jump a bunch of times early and didn't false start. Presnap... they looked very ready for Week 1. It became rather comical that they couldn't overcome a touchdown deficit and never could capture any momentum they seemed to create.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said: that bears front 7 is the best I think I have seen in a long time, they are quick, fast, and relentless.  Rogers will be hungry next weekend to try and show that last night was a mirage.  Our boys better be ready to get after him and not let him get comfortable.  Also their RBs looked pretty damn fast to get outside,  our DEs and LBs better not get sucked inside on play action or it could be a challenge there as well.
We don't have the interior DL to get after Erin like the bears did.  It'll take fantastic coverage and Hunter/Griff/Barr or someone really turning it on.
I used to think that a slowly collapsing pocket was the best way to defend rodgers,  otherwise he snuck out a crack and made you pay,  now I think he is immobile enough that just make him uncomfortable quick and good things will happen.
The Vikings don't have the D line the Bears have, but if they can get a hard hit on him early in the game, it will change the way he plays.
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@"StickyBun" said:
@"greediron" said:
@"StickyBun" said: “If his first read isn't there, then he will turn and run,” Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander said of Trubisky. 

The Packer secondary is just brutalizing him with quotes after the game.

And suddenly after defending against Trubisky, the Packer DBs think they are all world.  Good. 


Not sure if its that as much is that was their gameplan against that guy and it worked. I think you need to play with confidence to play well anyway....so they're taking it where they can after Game 1.


Yes, play with confidence.  But the running of the mouth in the media after beating Mitch is not confidence.  Hopefully next week they experience an NFL offense and fail.

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@"JimmyinSD" said:
@"AGRforever" said:
@"JimmyinSD" said: that bears front 7 is the best I think I have seen in a long time, they are quick, fast, and relentless.  Rogers will be hungry next weekend to try and show that last night was a mirage.  Our boys better be ready to get after him and not let him get comfortable.  Also their RBs looked pretty damn fast to get outside,  our DEs and LBs better not get sucked inside on play action or it could be a challenge there as well.
We don't have the interior DL to get after Erin like the bears did.  It'll take fantastic coverage and Hunter/Griff/Barr or someone really turning it on.
I used to think that a slowly collapsing pocket was the best way to defend rodgers,  otherwise he snuck out a crack and made you pay,  now I think he is immobile enough that just make him uncomfortable quick and good things will happen.

Yup...Erin is not as mobile as he used to be.  A good pass rush combined with the mediocre receivers he has besides Adams, and as a secondary you should be looking for some tasty picks.

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Bears led the league in takeaways in 2018. Unlikely they'll repeat that in 2019.

Green Bay had zero turnovers last night 

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#19 · Sep 6, 10:58 AM
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The Bears defense may be a huge concern, but ours will be too. And I bet they come out on fire after last year's disappointment.

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The Bears defense is legit and it is important that the Vikings come out hard against them. It is important to get after Trubisky. As far as the Packers are concerned, they have to contain Rodgers as much as possible. I really want to see the defense come out fired up. I am curious and anxious about the OL. 

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