Playing host to A-A-Ron “Run The Table” Rodgers and a GB team fighting for a playoff spot, no one expected the Bears to win Sunday. Which is good because we’re in PFTD (Playing For The Draft) mode. So when we came back from being down 17 to tie it with a minute left, Bear Nation felt betrayed, bewildered. But luckily the Bears were quickly exposed for what they are, a scrapped-together crew of bandaids and tenderfeet. And just like we’d expected, and hoped, after climbing out of the hole we dug ourselves into, we let Rodgers push us back into it. And in doing so, we preserved the #4 spot in the draft. So Halle-f-ing-lujah!
The Cheese tie our rivalry for the 1st time since 1933 (94-94-6)
The Low Down
This one was a roller coaster. That makes you puke on a baby. We led for about a minute late in the 1st half, and were tied at 10 at the break. Rodgers was slipping. But once Matt “El Doce” Barkley got with the PFTD Program and turned it over 4 straight times, we fell behind 27-10 by the end of 3rd. But then all hell broke lose. We scored 17 straight to tie it with just over a minute left. Which was just enough time for Rodgers to hit Jordy Nelson for 60 yards and set up a game-winning FG at the buzzer.
Get off your knees, A-A-Ron, you’re blowing the game!
Rodgers came in having thrown 289 TD’s. Doce had thrown just 169 NFL passes. But before Barkley’s 1st pick (a Hail Mary at the half), he was 12/15 for 162 yards, 1 TD, and a 133 QBR, while Rodgers was 12/19, 139 yards, 85.2 QBR. And before the Nelson bomb, Rodgers was 18/30, 192 yards, 78.8 QBR, while Doce (minus the HM pick) was 30/42, 362 yards, 2 TD’s, 93.6 QBR. So, even with the turnovers, Barkley just about out-played Discount Double-Check.
We didn’t get the W, but we stripped that stupid,
make-believe, championship belt off A-A-Ron’s waist
Despite his ineptitude, Doce set the Bear’s record for passing yards against the Pack (362, I had to discount-double-check that stat, btw) – and that’s with only 1 receiver that anyone in Chicago can name. But he also fumbled and threw 3 picks. That’s never gonna get er done. One thing is for certain, despite Barkley’s several comeback-but-come-up-short games, we either need to bring the Butler back or draft a QB because a franchise QB Doce is not.
This week’s “PFTD Award” goes to Barkley, who got Peppers to
sack him, strip him, and recover the fumble – all on one play!
Doubtlook
Our last 4 losses are by an average of just 4.5 points, which is pretty solid. We want to lose, but we don’t want to draw attention by making it obvious that we’re laying down. And we also don’t want to be getting blown out and destroying our players’ psyches. But by continuing to lose closely, not only did we just guarantee a top 10 slot in the draft, we’re close to locking up that #4 spot. If it comes down to a tie-breaker, Strength of Schedule is used.
2017 Draft Spots as of tonight (Sun, 12/18/16)
Additionally, we lost our 2nd in a row, sticking to our season-long plan of losing 3 straight before each win. All we need to do is lose next Sunday, then win the Sunday after, and we’ll have done it 5 times this year (counting the pre-season). Even if that last win costs us a draft spot, this LLLW streak is one thing about our season that would be quite memorable.
Barkley kept the O-Line in check, yelling out reminders
that we’re not supposed to win for another 2 weeks
Quotes of Note
Fox Announcer: “I’ll tell ya what, that punter has had a nice year.” ~ You know it’s a bad season whenever they’re complimenting your logo, your “rich history” or your punter.
At least we made A-A-Ron discount double-check
himself before he discount double-wrecked himself
Comcast’s Jim Miller, when asked about the Jordy Nelson play, but which quickly shifted to bashing Cre’von “At Least I’m Not As Bad As That New Sitcom Starring Matt” LeBlanc: “Bush was out of position. But LeBlanc, LeBlanc had a bad game. There’s no other way to say it about LeBlanc.” ~ Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast.
LeBlanc: the only guy in Chicago unaware
that Nelson was getting the ball on this play
Comcast’s Lance Briggs, piling on LeBlanc: “You fight so hard to get to a position where you can win a game. To not be in position on a play like that, especially when you know they have to throw deep…how are you not deeper than the deepest (receiver)?” ~ How was LeBlanc really supposed to know? I mean, there were several other receivers running routes.
GB’s center announcing the pass to Nelson before the snap
Comcast’s Alex Brown, really laying it down on LeBlanc: “I’m really lost for words…Like Jim said earlier, he had a bad game…You can’t let the guy get behind you.” ~ OK, maybe at least LeBlanc didn’t literally let the guy get behind him?
LeBlanc and Nelson – the guy he literally let get behind him
Coach Fox on the ups and downs, specifically with the secondary: “Like any workplace, I think you really just expect peoples’ best, and I think they’ve done all they can to give us their best.” ~ Come on, Coach. Really? Their “best?”
Coach Fox on his late-game decisions: “We managed to not win the game.” ~ He’s going Fight Club again. Coach, the 1st rule of throwing games is you’re not supposed to talk about throwing games!
I really hope #30 is asking him for a discount double-check
Comcast’s Moon Mullin: “Matt Barkley has led – they’ve come up short – but he’s led comebacks in 3 of these last 4 games. I won’t say he put the team on his back, but he got the team back from those turnovers. I think that’s what you’re really looking for.” ~ No, I think you’re really looking for a guy who won’t turn it over 4 times in a row, Moon.
Doce: “Hi. I’m Doce. Damn glad to be here.”
Which (hopefully) won’t be for long.
Mullin: “Someone made a remark to me, they said, ‘Who let Chris Conte in the building?’” ~ First of all, Moon, that’s not a remark, that’s a question. And second, what, now you’re quoting other people and calling that analysis? Next, you’re going to be using toilet humor!
Coach Fox, who brings his security team with him into the
bathroom, dropped an A-A-Bomb in the toilet at halftime
BEAR DOWN?
#ThatPunterHasHadANiceYear
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