NFC North 2021: With the Packers choking in the playoffs the NFCN cycle completes

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Ok for real whos your team This poll is closed.
The Green Bay Packers	81	35.53%
The Chicago Bears	52	22.81%
The Minnesota Vikings	42	18.42%
The Detroit Lions	53	23.25%
Total:	228 votes

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# ? Aug 15, 2021 22:13

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 01:47

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

# ? Aug 15, 2021 22:30

MJeff: Jun 2, 2011; THE LIAR

Hey.

Shut up.

# ? Aug 15, 2021 23:22

Parallelwoody: Apr 10, 2008

PRESEASON CHAMPS! The millenball video still cracks me up.

# ? Aug 15, 2021 23:41

Detheros: Apr 11, 2010; I want to die.

If we had Bort we'd be 1-0 :colbert:

# ? Aug 16, 2021 02:52

Pops Mgee: Aug 20, 2009; People all over the world,
Join Hands,
Start the Love Train!

The Bortles curse is real

# ? Aug 16, 2021 04:28

Niwrad: Jul 1, 2008

Are the Bears really going to start Dalton?

# ? Aug 16, 2021 05:40

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Maybe.

Who knows

If Fields looks as good as he did on Saturday in the remaining games and Dalton looks as ineffectual probably.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 05:52

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

hobbesmaster posted:

Also our QBs, receivers, defense, special teams�

( if I live in Minnesota I can say �our�)

Justin Jefferson is cool and he and the like ten games we'll get out of thielen probably should keep receivers off that list

# ? Aug 16, 2021 05:56

jng2058: Jul 17, 2010; We have the tools, we have the talent!

Niwrad posted:

Are the Bears really going to start Dalton?

Given the state of our O-Line at the moment, letting Dalton get murdered by Donald and the Ram's D instead of Fields makes sense. Now week two against the Bengals? That may be a different story.

jng2058 fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Aug 16, 2021

# ? Aug 16, 2021 06:22

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

Justin Fields makes way more sense to start against the rams than Dalton.

Fields can move and operate outside the pocket Which makes Donald's rush up the middle slightly less effective.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 06:57

Ehud: Sep 19, 2003; football.

Looks like we might see Fields against the 1's soon.

https://twitter.com/AdamHBeasley/status/1427262460906680327?s=20

# ? Aug 16, 2021 14:37

GNU Order: Feb 28, 2011; That's a paddlin'

It's Happening

# ? Aug 16, 2021 14:43

Hizawk: Jun 18, 2004; High on the Lions.

I thought Goff looked better in his debut than Fields.

I definitely wasn't expecting that.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 14:48

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

https://twitter.com/AdamHoge/status/1427262656201756677

Sure Nagy, Suuuure

Hizawk posted:

I thought Goff looked better in his debut than Fields.

I definitely wasn't expecting that.

I would loving hope the 5(6?) year vet would look better than a rookie in pre-season lol

# ? Aug 16, 2021 14:50

CharlestheHammer: Jun 26, 2011; YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

I mean have you seen Goff

Sometimes I feel calling him a QB is being generous

# ? Aug 16, 2021 15:07

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

https://twitter.com/ChrisMaltbyBD/status/1427272888026030089

https://twitter.com/AdamHoge/status/1427279087408721920

lmao Andy Dalton bout to lose a job

# ? Aug 16, 2021 15:41

Guze: Oct 10, 2007; Regular Human Bartender

They might as well start Fields. You weren't planning on winning with Dalton.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 15:48

CharlestheHammer: Jun 26, 2011; YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

I mean are the Bears planning on winning?

Because if they are it won�t be much regardless

# ? Aug 16, 2021 15:54

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

CharlestheHammer posted:

I mean are the Bears planning on winning?

Because if they are it won�t be much regardless

Ah yes, the team that went 8-8 last year and were second in the division, not going to be winning much.

anyway to continue the Dalton pack watch

https://twitter.com/AdamHoge/status/1427282848264904705

# ? Aug 16, 2021 15:58

CharlestheHammer: Jun 26, 2011; YOU SAY MY POSTS ARE THE RAVINGS OF THE DUMBEST PERSON ON GOD'S GREEN EARTH BUT YOU YOURSELF ARE READING THEM. CURIOUS!

8-8 is not winning much no.

I get lowered expectations but at least have a winning record

# ? Aug 16, 2021 16:04

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

CharlestheHammer posted:

8-8 is not winning much no.

I get lowered expectations but at least have a winning record

# ? Aug 16, 2021 16:26

Good Will Hrunting: Oct 8, 2012; I changed my mind.
I'm not sorry.

He's a poo poo poster but he's right. "Much" should be used at the very least to mean "more often than not".

# ? Aug 16, 2021 16:31

Bird in a Blender: Nov 17, 2005; It's amazing what they can do with computers these days.

CharlestheHammer posted:

8-8 is not winning much no.

I get lowered expectations but at least have a winning record

They finished 7th in the NFC, and 14th overall. 8-8 is certainly not great, but they were better than 56% of the league. So essentially what, 60% of the league isn't winning much in your view?

# ? Aug 16, 2021 16:33

jng2058: Jul 17, 2010; We have the tools, we have the talent!

Nagy took the Bears to the playoffs twice in three years with Mitch as his QB. Fields is better than Mitch. Dalton is better than Foles. Foles is the best third string QB in the NFL. The Bears are also getting back some good players from injury and COVID sit outs.

The Bears should be a better team this year, especially at quarterback. Will they be better enough to get into the playoffs without the seven seed loophole like last year, and more importantly, will they be better enough to win a loving playoff game for once? Dunno. We'll have to see. So much of NFL success depends on who gets hurt on your team and who stays healthy...just ask the 2020 '49ers what a rash of injuries can do to you.

So IF the Bears stay mostly healthy, and IF Fields develops the way we hope he will, and IF the defense under Desai can recreate the magic it had under Fangio, THEN the Bears should be good enough to compete with the Pack and the Vikes for the NFC North crown at best and should be able to grab a Wild Card spot at worst. But if one of the three legs of that stool doesn't hold up, the whole thing comes crashing down and the Bears could be in for a tough season, especially since they have the toughest schedule in the NFL in 2021 based on opponent's win rate in 2020. Which would be a shame, but not the end of the world, because the beauty of Justin Fields on his rookie contract is that you have five years (we're going to pick up the fifth year option on him, almost certainly) of a quality QB on the cheap. Almost no one wins the Superbowl as a rookie QB. But in his second, third, fourth, or fifth years? Well, THAT'S when things get very interesting indeed.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 17:14

BGrifter: Mar 16, 2007; Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

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jng2058 posted:

Fields is better than Mitch.

This is just crazy talk. It�s good to be excited for rookies, but claiming he�s on the level of a NVP winning QB after one preseason game is a bit much.

Nobody made Roblox out of Justin Fields. :colbert:

# ? Aug 16, 2021 17:35

ZombieCrew: Apr 1, 2019

BGrifter posted:

This is just crazy talk. It’s good to be excited for rookies, but claiming he’s on the level of a NVP winning QB after one preseason game is a bit much.

Nobody made Roblox out of Justin Fields.

I predict Fields will be this years NVP.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 17:37

TITTIEKISSER69: Mar 19, 2005; SAVE THE BEES
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BGrifter posted:

This is just crazy talk. It�s good to be excited for rookies, but claiming he�s on the level of a NVP winning QB after one preseason game is a bit much.

Nobody made Roblox out of Justin Fields.

I like how his linemen are just looking back at him, waiting

# ? Aug 16, 2021 17:51

Dexo: Aug 15, 2009; A city that was to live by night after the wilderness had passed. A city that was to forge out of steel and blood-red neon its own peculiar wilderness.

TITTIEKISSER69 posted:

I like how his linemen are just looking back at him, waiting

look, he has to figure out the best way to miss Javon Wims wide open(which is another thing all together)

# ? Aug 16, 2021 17:57

GNU Order: Feb 28, 2011; That's a paddlin'

jng2058 posted:

Nagy took the Bears to the playoffs twice in three years with Mitch as his QB. Fields is better than Mitch. Dalton is better than Foles. Foles is the best third string QB in the NFL. The Bears are also getting back some good players from injury and COVID sit outs.

The Bears should be a better team this year, especially at quarterback. Will they be better enough to get into the playoffs without the seven seed loophole like last year, and more importantly, will they be better enough to win a loving playoff game for once? Dunno. We'll have to see. So much of NFL success depends on who gets hurt on your team and who stays healthy...just ask the 2020 '49ers what a rash of injuries can do to you.

So IF the Bears stay mostly healthy, and IF Fields develops the way we hope he will, and IF the defense under Desai can recreate the magic it had under Fangio, THEN the Bears should be good enough to compete with the Pack and the Vikes for the NFC North crown at best and should be able to grab a Wild Card spot at worst. But if one of the three legs of that stool doesn't hold up, the whole thing comes crashing down and the Bears could be in for a tough season, especially since they have the toughest schedule in the NFL in 2021 based on opponent's win rate in 2020. Which would be a shame, but not the end of the world, because the beauty of Justin Fields on his rookie contract is that you have five years (we're going to pick up the fifth year option on him, almost certainly) of a quality QB on the cheap. Almost no one wins the Superbowl as a rookie QB. But in his second, third, fourth, or fifth years? Well, THAT'S when things get very interesting indeed.

I feel you but I�m setting a reminder to quote this in February when the bears are 6-11

# ? Aug 16, 2021 18:22

GNU Order: Feb 28, 2011; That's a paddlin'

Trying to predict the Bears success or failure is an exercise in futility, both long term and game to game

All I know is the bears will lose the game after their BYE, and will win if they�re playing the packers in prime time and Noted Shithead Mike Dikta is the only person on the pregame show to pick them to win

# ? Aug 16, 2021 18:26

Forrest on Fire: Nov 23, 2012

GNU Order posted:

Trying to predict the Bears success or failure is an exercise in futility, both long term and game to game

All I know is the bears will lose the game after their BYE, and will win if they’re playing the packers in prime time and Noted Shithead Mike Dikta is the only person on the pregame show to pick them to win

The Bears manage to make football their own style of game every time they play, it's a shame they're not very good at their style of football

# ? Aug 16, 2021 18:31

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

BGrifter posted:

This is just crazy talk. It�s good to be excited for rookies, but claiming he�s on the level of a NVP winning QB after one preseason game is a bit much.

Nobody made Roblox out of Justin Fields.

No wonder he kept overthrowing, his receivers are tiny!

# ? Aug 16, 2021 19:24

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

Can someone tell me what NVP means

# ? Aug 16, 2021 19:30

jng2058: Jul 17, 2010; We have the tools, we have the talent!

IcePhoenix posted:

Can someone tell me what NVP means

Nickelodean Valuable Player. The kids voted for Mitch as the NVP on the Nickelodean playoff game against the Saints despite the Bears losing the game.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 19:33

IcePhoenix: Sep 18, 2005; Take me to your Shida

oh that's much simpler than I was expecting, thank you

# ? Aug 16, 2021 19:34

BGrifter: Mar 16, 2007; Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

IcePhoenix posted:

oh that's much simpler than I was expecting, thank you

He won in a landslide.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 19:45

surf rock: Aug 12, 2007; We need more women in STEM, and by that, I mean skateboarding, television, esports, and magic.

jng2058 posted:

The kids voted for Mitch as the NVP

Let's be real: the adults on Twitter and anywhere football was discussed online like here were voting for Mitch. I mean, maybe kids were too because they thought he looked friendly or whatever, but I'm gonna come out and say what everyone else has been too afraid to acknowledge: the NVP vote for Mitch was RIGGED!

# ? Aug 16, 2021 23:15

Styles Bitchley: Nov 13, 2004; FOR THE WIN FOR THE WIN FOR THE WIN

Remember The Date-

October 3rd, 2021: The legend of Justin Fields is born as he explodes in a Week 4 divisional matchup against the Detroit Lions.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 23:18

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# ? Jun 11, 2024 01:47

Fate Accomplice: Nov 30, 2006

Styles Bitchley posted:

Remember The Date-

October 3rd, 2021: The legend of Justin Fields is born as he explodes in a Week 4 divisional matchup against the Detroit Lions.

It would be legendary if a player exploded on the field, yes.

# ? Aug 16, 2021 23:20

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