Official Pre-season Gameday Thread. Bears @ Patriots (Week 2)

[JarOfMayo51]

That screen pass was obvious...nowhere for Hogan to go

I was typing out a post about that screen and how Jimmy telegraphed it, then deleted it lol.. He stared him down, then he goes in motion, looked at him the whole time

 

[AtomicDawg]

Blount isn't hesitating and plowing through fools. He's exploding off the line and not doing the cha-cha.

 

[manxman2601]

Blount running the best I've seen in a while. Running with purpose.

 

[ausbacker]

To me, Jimmy looks much better when he makes a quick decision and trusts that decision. Looks like he's got some tools but may be prone to overthinking at times rather than trusting he'll make the right decision.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Had him and Bennett open on the flood, went to Bolden.

Yeah, when two guys are that open I just assume that the pass went to whoever was first in his progression.

 

[Le Numéro Douze]

Bolden fumbles... Damn!

 

[RobertWeathers]

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[NG Pats Fan]

Horrible playcalling see if Jimmy can punch it in with a pass. Stop running the ball

 

[Joey007]

Who stuffed super charge batteries up Blounts butt?

 

[JarOfMayo51]

Bolden

He was doing so well until just now... can't do that down near the goal line man!

 

[BobDigital]

Well dang. Bolden doesn't fumble much. Good to get it out of the way now.

 

[BradyFTW!]

Belichick is not happy.

 

[Foxypats]

Damn....nice drive ending in a fumble !!

 

[HawaiianPatsfan]

I think this view underestimates the effect of CB play on what safeties can do. McCourty is playing more conservatively out of necessity. In 2014 we saw what McCourty can do with really good corners flanking him. Since then, we've had one very good corner in Butler (who isn't as good as Revis was in '14, though that's not really a knock on the guy), and then a pretty steep dropoff.

My biggest issue with him is he is none existent in the run game. It has nothing to do with corners. Im talking about big run plays. He gets washed out. He was never good in run support, even in 2014. He only got worse.

 

[Joey007]

Oh ****in Bolden.

 

[DefenseRules]

well that almost didn't SUCK

 

[AtomicDawg]

Fkkk......Bolden tried to break it inside as it closed....

 

[Ross12]

Oh man. Bolden was looking good and just shot himself in the foot. Welcome to the dog house.

 

[ashley]

I have a feeling we won't be seeing Bolden down by the goal line once the regular season starts

 

[Kdo5]

Bolden was trying to make something happen. Great strip by the defender.