The last few games, if you aren't on the internet, have been vastly entertaining. Playing against divisional opponents always brings the heat. Against Minnesota, we knew we had an opportunity to practice what was coached defensively. And now, against Detroit, we know them, and they are who we think they are.
Let's have an honest assessment here.
Matt Eberflus's defense was in the slow cooker. It takes time, effort, and chemistry.
I've said time and time again, we are not that far off, on both sides of the ball.
But we need players and play makers.
Center, safety, three tech, running back, wide receiver, Offensive guard and tackle, and linebacker. Man, that's a lot. But This organization is 100 million under the cap, and the draft will most certainly help develop, but free agency will add an immediate impact. Y'all know teams who pushed all their chips to the table for this year will have fire sales next off season. We are building a juggernaut, not a flash in a one year pan.
The process takes time.
Now, for the record, I'm a Justin Fields fan, hell....I was a Mitch Trubisky fan, I never really cared who was under center, the team success was more important. If your team is loaded, the quarterback has an easy job (insert Brock Purdy), if it isn't, insert Justin Fields. This kid has had the worst developmental process you could put on a young quarterback. From Nagy, to a first time head coach and OC, the odds are stacked against him. But time and time again, he comes back, week after week, and just wants to compete, man.
Ain't no quit in this kid.
And he wasn't given any favors. This organization thru him out there, with a gut rebuild last year, knowing he will take the brunt, blame, and criticism for it, and told him, go do something, then this year, let's see if you can do the same. All the while stoking the narrative for his replacement, and using the media and unsuspecting fans to kindle the fire. Poor kid, Him and this city deserve better. Primarily from this organization. Who in that building in any position of authority, had his back? Yep, no one. The fans have to be his backbone, get out your emotions and hold this kid up. He deserves it.
Controlling the draft board seems to be the utmost important thing to management, they don't care about players or fans, wins or losses. In reality, they're using the both of us. We're pawns to their end game. If I'm Justin, I'm going to the coaches office and telling them, they don't care about us or our job security, so screw 'em. Let's go ball out in spite of it. We're all on the chopping block anyway.
I'm going to enjoy these last few games. If for anything else just to screw with management, and to give the fans a reason to unify with each other, and with the players. Not the division the Bears marketing team creates.
Chicago vs Everybody.
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