Bears vs. Packers

I'm higher than probably most are on the Bears offense this year. Montgomery is apparently really good, Trubisky can't be worse... can he?... and it's Year 2 for Matt Nagy's system.
GB on the other hand is working with a totally new, first-time coach. Their D should be better this season but their improvements on that side of the ball are mostly rookies playing in their first ever game. It's a lot of unknown.

I think Chicago takes it tonight at home.

Chicago wins this one:

Bears 24
Pack 23

Making our game vs ATL a biggie cause we don't want to go to Lamblow 0/1. Tough to win there even in our best seasons. 

Vikings better not be looking ahead like me though. Falcons are not an easy opener by any stretch. 

Would love for the doubt to creep in with Rodgers and the new offense not syncing up.  That would make for good times. 

Fuck the Pukers...Da Bears all the way.

I don’t like either one of them!  ;) B)  

How about a tie?

Hoping Rogers and Mack both quit. 

Looking a bit like 1985 out there...

@"BarrNone55" said: Looking a bit like 1985 out there...

just say no lol. bears will be hard to beat if the packers OL isnt $hit

The bears need to trade for an offense.  The packers arent playing that great on D. Maybe Mack for 1/2 a dozen competant players. 

And here I actually convinced myself the Bears, coming off a 12-4 season, could win their home opener... Nope.
Trubisky and the whole offense looked rusty, sloppy, and plain bad. Yikes
EDIT- I know it's Game 1 and we didn't play but all in all tonight was a big win for the Vikings. Both teams have major issues to work out.

Wow that was an ugly kerplup for the grand opening of the season. Seems like these guys need more practice. Although they probably all do well at that.

Bears defense looks as stout as ever.....going to be a nightmare again for QBs. That D-line gave Rodgers fits. Trubisky looked rusty. Bears moved UP for him over Mahomes and Deshaun Watson. 

Packer's D appears better. Its one game.

Sounds like the Bears tried to DeFillipo the script in the 4th quarter....

Yep.

Aaron Rodgers just said on NBC: "We got a defense!" Uh, Aaron, the opposing quarterback was MITCHELL TRUBISKY.

To me, all this does is prove: that the preseason DOES have a purpose.  Neither offense (or, at least, neither QB) threw a single pass in the preseason.  THIS game WAS their preseason.  I expect that both will get better... but I don't think we can take anything from this game, other than neither team's offense was ready for the season to begin.  I think the Bears' defense will continue to be good; so that was not a mirage.  The Packers?  I think their "defense" WAS a mirage.  They went against a 2nd year QB who hadn't thrown an in-game pass since last January.

@"pumpf" said: To me, all this does is prove: that the preseason DOES have a purpose.  Neither offense (or, at least, neither QB) threw a single pass in the preseason.  THIS game WAS their preseason.  I expect that both will get better... but I don't think we can take anything from this game, other than neither team's offense was ready for the season to begin.  I think the Bears' defense will continue to be good; so that was not a mirage.  The Packers?  I think their "defense" WAS a mirage.  They went against a 2nd year QB who hadn't thrown an in-game pass since last January.

I disagree. Both teams played pretty much like last year, look at the stats. Playing preseason or not, its Game 1 where the bullets are live and the intensity is ratcheted up. The Bears will live or die with that defense and the Packers will live or die with Rodgers making plays when he can. It completely depends who opens on Thursday night each season and what the identity of those teams are: last night's game was the lowest scoring game in opening game history (of the foreseeable past anyway). Other opening night games included scores like: 42-27 two years ago, 21-20, 28-21, 36-16, 49-27, 42-34....and those were games just since 2011. 

The better answer is Chicago is even better on defense....and although many here don't want to believe it, the Packers are probably better also on D. Nagy didn't do Trubisky any favors with his play calling in the 2nd half. New coaching staffs for both teams, also. It takes some time. A little rusty, sure. 

@"StickyBun" said:

@"pumpf" said: To me, all this does is prove: that the preseason DOES have a purpose.  Neither offense (or, at least, neither QB) threw a single pass in the preseason.  THIS game WAS their preseason.  I expect that both will get better... but I don't think we can take anything from this game, other than neither team's offense was ready for the season to begin.  I think the Bears' defense will continue to be good; so that was not a mirage.  The Packers?  I think their "defense" WAS a mirage.  They went against a 2nd year QB who hadn't thrown an in-game pass since last January.

I disagree. Both teams played pretty much like last year, look at the stats. Playing preseason or not, its Game 1 where the bullets are live and the intensity is ratcheted up. The Bears will live or die with that defense and the Packers will live or die with Rodgers making plays when he can. It completely depends who opens on Thursday night each season and what the identity of those teams are: last night's game was the lowest scoring game in opening game history (of the foreseeable past anyway). Other opening night games included scores like: 42-27 two years ago, 21-20, 28-21, 36-16, 49-27, 42-34....and those were games just since 2011. 

The better answer is Chicago is even better on defense....and although many here don't want to believe it, the Packers are probably better also on D. Nagy didn't do Trubisky any favors with his play calling in the 2nd half. New coaching staffs for both teams, also. It takes some time. A little rusty, sure. 

@"greediron" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"pumpf" said: To me, all this does is prove: that the preseason DOES have a purpose.  Neither offense (or, at least, neither QB) threw a single pass in the preseason.  THIS game WAS their preseason.  I expect that both will get better... but I don't think we can take anything from this game, other than neither team's offense was ready for the season to begin.  I think the Bears' defense will continue to be good; so that was not a mirage.  The Packers?  I think their "defense" WAS a mirage.  They went against a 2nd year QB who hadn't thrown an in-game pass since last January.

I disagree. Both teams played pretty much like last year, look at the stats. Playing preseason or not, its Game 1 where the bullets are live and the intensity is ratcheted up. The Bears will live or die with that defense and the Packers will live or die with Rodgers making plays when he can. It completely depends who opens on Thursday night each season and what the identity of those teams are: last night's game was the lowest scoring game in opening game history (of the foreseeable past anyway). Other opening night games included scores like: 42-27 two years ago, 21-20, 28-21, 36-16, 49-27, 42-34....and those were games just since 2011. 

The better answer is Chicago is even better on defense....and although many here don't want to believe it, the Packers are probably better also on D. Nagy didn't do Trubisky any favors with his play calling in the 2nd half. New coaching staffs for both teams, also. It takes some time. A little rusty, sure. 

That kinda bolsters Pumpf's point.  Especially with GB.  New coach, new offense, need to work on that in the preseason.

Rogers accuracy wasn't great last night. A product of no preseason, or a continuation of last season? He still plays much better in unscripted plays. 10 points disproves the narrative of the Bears defensive decline because Fangio left. They are better than ever. 
It won't be easy for the Vikings, but they can beat the Bears. First they have to stop the run, then stack the box and contain Trubisky. Make him beat you with his arm. He's a first read QB and throws into coverage. He ended the game by throwing into double coverage.
Beating Rogers is a bit of a crap shoot. As always, the key beating Rogers is pressure. He doesn't like getting hit.
It will be interesting to see the Vikings defense face the same style offense they face in practice.
12 1/2 minutes to go in the fourth quarter, the boos were reigning down from the Bears fans. I think they better get used to it. I don't think the Bears make the playoffs. But it's just one game so who knows!
Vikings need to take care of business Sunday. I feel good about their chances to beat both the teams that played last night.