Chicago Bears vs. the 49ers 12/28, 5:20 - Pre-game Thread

Originally posted by 49ers81:
Unless they can get things figured out on defense, every game from here on out is going to be a potential loss. They made a 44-year-old QB who hadn't played in five years look like a legit NFL starter. What did they have, like one sack all night and a few pressures. I'm mean it's just embarrassing how bad their pass rush is these days. Bil Walsh once said you can scheme offense, but you need to have good players on defense and right now, too many of our good players aren't on the field. If Rivers could look like a Pro Bowl player, what the heck is Stafford going to do to us if we meet up again.

First of all, it was two sacks, each by rookies who are only getting better.

Second of all, Jonathan Taylor was held to less than 3 YPC for the first time in over 13 months.

Third of all, Rivers was decent but certainly not Pro Bowl level.

Fourth of all, if you're embarrassed because we made Rivers "look good" in a… *check notes* 48-27 win in Indy, what does that make the Seahawks who damn near lost to him at home had their special teams not bailed them out?

We have a golden opportunity in front of us. Win out at home and you have a new Lombardi to show for it.

Pretty sure no other team has had that opportunity before.

I do worry we just don't have the bodies to get it done but until the opportunity is no longer in front of us I'll keep praying we find ways to get it done.

This game worries me. It worried me before and it definitely worries me more with Kittle's injury and our defense playing so poorly even after we brought back a bunch of players.

Short week for George to get right. I hope he can go but not at the cost of reaggravating the injury that holds him out for the playoffs. Everyone pray the guy will be ok with no impact to his health.

Upside from the Colts game - our run defense was good. Bears have the #2 rushing offense in the league, including a mobile QB which has been a sore spot for us in the past. We will have to do another great job stopping the run to keep the Bears offense contained.

Downside from the Colts game - at least 2 starting OLmen out for Colts, old and immobile QB back there and we barely got any pressure on him. Can't happen vs a guy like Caleb who will hit the big throws down the field.

The offense will once again have to do all the heavy lifting. Gotta find a way to keep Morestead bored on the sidelines again and keep the TDs coming. That's our road to success - shootout with us ending up with more points than the other team can put on the board. I'd be surprised if we're able to get any strong defensive performances moving forward but would love to be proven wrong.

Hope the homefield gives us the edge we need and we keep it going!

Originally posted by 49ers81:
Unless they can get things figured out on defense, every game from here on out is going to be a potential loss. They made a 44-year-old QB who hadn't played in five years look like a legit NFL starter. What did they have, like one sack all night and a few pressures. I'm mean it's just embarrassing how bad their pass rush is these days. Bil Walsh once said you can scheme offense, but you need to have good players on defense and right now, too many of our good players aren't on the field. If Rivers could look like a Pro Bowl player, what the heck is Stafford going to do to us if we meet up again.

He vm is a Pro Bowl player, sure, older but still made some plays..the Colts D couldn't do much though. I expect Rivers will win against the Jags next week. . .age before beauty haha. Our defense does need to tighten up though fs.

We need to win the turn over battle, and our Special Teams needs to out perform. We win

Pearsall SHOULD be back and hopefully Kittle is good to go (assuming he doesn't make it worse and miss Seahawks game).

Brock is gonna be ready to drop another 40 burger.

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Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by 49ers81:
Unless they can get things figured out on defense, every game from here on out is going to be a potential loss. They made a 44-year-old QB who hadn't played in five years look like a legit NFL starter. What did they have, like one sack all night and a few pressures. I'm mean it's just embarrassing how bad their pass rush is these days. Bil Walsh once said you can scheme offense, but you need to have good players on defense and right now, too many of our good players aren't on the field. If Rivers could look like a Pro Bowl player, what the heck is Stafford going to do to us if we meet up again.

First of all, it was two sacks, each by rookies who are only getting better.

Second of all, Jonathan Taylor was held to less than 3 YPC for the first time in over 13 months.

Third of all, Rivers was decent but certainly not Pro Bowl level.

Fourth of all, if you're embarrassed because we made Rivers "look good" in a… *check notes* 48-27 win in Indy, what does that make the Seahawks who damn near lost to him at home had their special teams not bailed them out?

The Seahawk game was a completely different game. Different weather conditions. Matt Maiocco pointed that out in the post game show. Every game takes on a certain tone and it's not always what fans and bettors expect. Comparing scores between common opponents is a fools game.

The bears are a fraud team and they're going to be exposed this Sunday.

Originally posted by Rocket4989:
The bears are a fraud team and they're going to be exposed this Sunday.

Brock has another 4 TDs in him. Mid season form at the end of the season, going into the playoffs red hot 😍

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by 49ers81:
Unless they can get things figured out on defense, every game from here on out is going to be a potential loss. They made a 44-year-old QB who hadn't played in five years look like a legit NFL starter. What did they have, like one sack all night and a few pressures. I'm mean it's just embarrassing how bad their pass rush is these days. Bil Walsh once said you can scheme offense, but you need to have good players on defense and right now, too many of our good players aren't on the field. If Rivers could look like a Pro Bowl player, what the heck is Stafford going to do to us if we meet up again.

First of all, it was two sacks, each by rookies who are only getting better.

Second of all, Jonathan Taylor was held to less than 3 YPC for the first time in over 13 months.

Third of all, Rivers was decent but certainly not Pro Bowl level.

Fourth of all, if you're embarrassed because we made Rivers "look good" in a… *check notes* 48-27 win in Indy, what does that make the Seahawks who damn near lost to him at home had their special teams not bailed them out?

We're gonna have issues because we can't rush the passer consistently. It's for sure a problem.

saw this and it adds up as well

Originally posted by Fanaticofnfl:

Originally posted by 49ers81:
Unless they can get things figured out on defense, every game from here on out is going to be a potential loss. They made a 44-year-old QB who hadn't played in five years look like a legit NFL starter. What did they have, like one sack all night and a few pressures. I'm mean it's just embarrassing how bad their pass rush is these days. Bil Walsh once said you can scheme offense, but you need to have good players on defense and right now, too many of our good players aren't on the field. If Rivers could look like a Pro Bowl player, what the heck is Stafford going to do to us if we meet up again.

First of all, it was two sacks, each by rookies who are only getting better.

Second of all, Jonathan Taylor was held to less than 3 YPC for the first time in over 13 months.

Third of all, Rivers was decent but certainly not Pro Bowl level.

Fourth of all, if you're embarrassed because we made Rivers "look good" in a… *check notes* 48-27 win in Indy, what does that make the Seahawks who damn near lost to him at home had their special teams not bailed them out?

Well, EXCUSE MEEEEEEEEEE! Two sacks against a 44-year-old QB who can't run, hasn't played in five years, and was perfectly willing to give himself up against the Seattle pass rush when he knew he was cooked. Yes, that was an achievement alright. The 49ers have the fewest sacks in the league at 18. All of the teams going into the playoffs have significantly more. Denver has 63. If you don't think the lack of a consistent pass rush isn't going to be a problem against playoff caliber teams, you're just kidding yourself.

Yes, they did a good job on Taylor, but he has been trending down a bit from his earlier games. Having Bethune back probably helped. However, their secondary has been giving up a lot of yards, perhaps in part because they have no pass rush to help them out. You see the correlation there and how that works?

That was a bit of hyperbole. He looked like a Pro bowler for a guy who was 44 and hadn't played in five years. That being said, apart from not being able to get the ball as far downfield as he used to, he did nothing to embarrass himself in that game given his circumstance.

I wasn't embarrassed by the win at all. Glad to have it since it's only going to get harder from here on out. However, I suspect that the only reason our defense didn't give up more points was because our offense was so busy scoring the defense was kept off the field. I doubt that will be a sustainable model against playoff caliber teams, which is all we will be facing from now on. That being said, I'll root for them as long as they're in it and will be pleasantly surprised if they make it all the way to the NFCCG. Go Niners!

Originally posted by CatchMaster80:
The Seahawk game was a completely different game. Different weather conditions. Matt Maiocco pointed that out in the post game show. Every game takes on a certain tone and it's not always what fans and bettors expect. Comparing scores between common opponents is a fools game.

I don't remember weather being a factor in Indy vs Seattle.

I expect the Bears will provide a much better test than the Colts, Titans, Cards , Giants and the other losers we've been playing. I'm pretty sure the Niners will be able to move the ball against the Bears but will they be able to keep the Bears offense off the field. They have a good running game and Williams seems to be able to make plays out of nothing.

But but but Bears, Caleb, Moore Gwaaaaah

Niners gonna mop these cubs and Shanny will snatch more votes for CotY from their HC

Colts got a great staff up there and Rivers obviously still knows how to pick apart a defense, he's auditioning (desperately) for a chance at HOF. Niners broke that losing curse up in Indy and shut down another great RB.

Their TE was nowhere to be found. Many peeps in here drooled over him Instead, CMC / Kittle showed the entire country that they aren't done yet on the road in hostile environment.

Niners handed Colts their 2nd loss (Texans barely beat them) at home this year. Can't wait for your Bears to get here

EK, Bethune, SamO, YGM got their warm up, Green coming back. Expect Acorn Head to have the defense shine. We'll see what up

Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
But but but Bears, Caleb, Moore Gwaaaaah

Niners gonna mop these cubs and Shanny will snatch more votes for CotY from their HC

Colts got a great staff up there and Rivers obviously still knows how to pick apart a defense, he's auditioning (desperately) for a chance at HOF. Niners broke that losing curse up in Indy and shut down another great RB.

Their TE was nowhere to be found. Many peeps in here drooled over him Instead, CMC / Kittle showed the entire country that they aren't done yet on the road in hostile environment.

Niners handed Colts their first loss at home this year. Can't wait for your Bears to get here

EK, Bethune, SamO, YGM got their warm up, Green coming back. Expect Acorn Head to have the defense shine. We'll see what up

The Colts lost on Nov. 30 at home to the Texans. They were on a 4 game losing streak with a depleted O line and a QB of the scrap heap. A win is a win but don't get too high. If they have convincing wins over the Bears and the Seahawks then I'll start getting excited about the playoffs.