Next Up: Da Bears

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(09-13-2021, 01:41 AM)Joelist Wrote: So we now go to Chicago (I live here, it is a crap city) to face off with the Bears. Compared to the Vikings there are some similarities and some differences:

1) Bears OL is suspect - Peters got hurt tonight as did another Tackle.

2) Montgomery is a VERY underrated back.

3) The Bears defensive front is decent but not as strong as Minnesotas.

4) They have speed at WR but no one like Jefferson; they are stacked at TE though.

5) As tonight showed, they are VERY susceptible to big pass plays.

Assuming we clean up the blocking back issue, the offense should be able to run and pass on them and score. Defensively if we have a DL performance like we did today the Bears will be stymied offensively. And of course, the big thing will be Zac Taylor vs. Matt Nagy. Will Zac actually call a good game? Only the future knows...

You scounted Da Bears well, and I might add that Dalton gets the ball out very quickly.  

Now, in terms of scouting the Bengals, it is VERY tough going in to the 2nd week having to travel coming off a 5 quarter game.  It may not seem like a lot of difference, but it is.  There is a historical trend of teams struggling going on the road after an OT game that goes the full quarter.  The team needs lots of healing this week. 

It might help a little that the Bears were the late game Sunday, though, and they had to travel home.  

That being said, I am downright amazed at the conditioning that the Bengals showed yesterday.  In extreme heat, an OT game, that defense just kept coming.