I’ve listened to more sports radio this week in Chicago recently. And wow, this shit is just unbearable (no pun intended).
With idiots like Dan Bernstein, Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel, they are all fairly dismissive of Tyson Bagent. Nothing but “he’s a backup” and “he isn’t good enough to be the starter” has been spewed by them and others this week.
I am not going to sit here and pump out my chest for writing this article back in June about Bagent. But damn, at least give this guy an opportunity to be the starter. Just like I said back then, I’ll say that none of us know if he is the real deal. No one deserves anything. But he has EARNED the chance to prove he is for real. The talk radio for the Bears is just absurd. No rational fan thinks he’s the savior right now. But we’ve seen Justin Fields for over two seasons now and while he has shown flashes, it hasn’t been consistent. One could argue he has actually regressed this year and the record has shown it. Yes, the coaches have put him in a position to fail at times. But the others? Holding onto the ball too long, not scrambling when needed and not spotting wide open receivers are just a few of the flaws he’s displayed. Many including myself have seen enough of him.
“BUT BAGENT CAN’T THROW FOR OVER 20 YARDS!!!” – How do we know? Despite all of the good things from this past Sunday, Eberf-LOSE and Getsy decided to throw some “stupid” in the game by putting in Nathan Peterwhacker to throw a Hail Mary that didn’t even get thrown. Good Lord, Nathan Peterman needs to fuck off now. Cut this useless asswipe so he can go work as a cashier at a Walgreen’s. And regardless, he didn’t need to throw that far the entire game because the Bears were doing so well in the short game. Believe it or not, teams can win by not throwing the ball 20 yards on every pass. Teams can also win by running the ball 70% of the game.
It’s one game. But Bagent has defied the shitty coaching by being one of the main reasons the Bears won. Yet, Dipshit Danny Parkins is upset because the Bears may lose their chance at Caleb Williams in the Draft.
Hey Danny, I know you aren’t very bright. But look at what Caleb Williams has done the last two weeks against teams that aren’t very good. And we’ve been down this road several times where the Bears took a quarterback in the first round. How did those other ones work out? Dumbass.
It’s time for Tyson Bagent to have the chance to show if he can be the starting quarterback going forward. He’s earned it.
Fire Ryan Poles | Fire Ben Johnson 
October 25, 2023 at 2:28 pm
Its not just Justin Fields having issues scrambling or performing QB designed run plays. Defenses are adjusting to the threat of a mobile quarterback. Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Jalen Hurts are all having more difficulty this year being mobile QBs. Also many teams have followed the Bears’ lead in making the dumbass decision to give the starting offense limited playing time in preseason games, and it shows. Defenses are performing better in the NFL than the offenses overall. I’m with you on seeing what Bagent can do, and perhaps opening up the playbook a little more on Sunday night.
October 25, 2023 at 3:05 pm
I have this conversation this week. Today somebody told me that Bernstein and Holmes referred to patient Bagent as “the white guy”.
October 25, 2023 at 7:18 pm
Fro, you just hit on why that radio station is completely dead to me. There’s not one person on there that’s doing must-listen-to radio. Remember when Bernstein used to be listenable? Yeah, before Terry Boers retirement. Since he left that station it’s been a fucking shitshow. There is absolutely nothing worth listening to. I’ve personally never really cared for ESPN 1000. The thing they had that I liked was on Monday afternoons during football season when Mac, Jurko, and Harry did a segment called “Monday Night John” with Frank Caliendo. Caliendo’s impression of John Maddon so perfect it defied belief. The only sport talk worth listening to now is Hampton and O’Bradovich. Who, by the way Fro, happen to agree with your view of Bagent. I think they’ve seen enough of Justin Fields. Especially OB. He’s been saying “trade him for two years now. He knew back then that Fields sucks ass. So, you’re in good company there, my frendt!
October 25, 2023 at 9:18 pm
Indeed. I’d rather take the advice of two people who actually played in the NFL with Hampton and O.B. I think they would know much more than any of us. And that’s why I’d rather listen to them.
Bagent doesn’t need to throw for 300 yards like the hosts say quarterbacks need to do. The only thing that matters is if the quarterback helps the team win. And again, Bagent was a key factor in the victory.
October 28, 2023 at 2:32 am
Fro Dog, even the Tennessee Titans, who have Derrick Henry, wouldn’t be able to win if they ran the ball 70% of the time. Sometimes, yes, that tactic works when it is used as complementary football, but it wouldn’t even be good enough to get you to the playoffs if that was your broad strategy. Not even Adrian Peterson could carry the Vikings to that level of success. (When the Vikings were the most successful, I will remind you, during AP’s time with them was when they had Brett Favre throwing the ball.) This is not the dawn of the Super Bowl era, the NFL is not Madden, and this is not the NCAA. If your offense boils down to running the ball nearly 3/4 of the time, the defense is not stupid, they are going to shut it down. You will be facing blitz packages every single down, and all the more so if the defense has no respect for your quarterback’s ability to throw. Furthermore, it’s not even as if the Bears have a Derrick Henry or an AP. Khalil Herbert/Roschon Johnson/D’onta Foreman are more likely to rush for forty yards on 25 attempts in your average game than 100 yards on 15 attempts.
October 28, 2023 at 2:43 am
The running game is more important in terms of gaining time of possession (keeping the defense on the field and wearing them down), setting up the possibility for play-action passes, and relieving the quarterback of some of the burden of carrying the offense, as well as reducing the number of hits he risks (complementary football), not so much as it is yardage. When you run the ball, the clock keeps moving, but when you throw an incomplete pass, it stops. Your average successful rushing attack will gain you at most perhaps 130 yards per game, and that is if you are having a good day. More often, it doesn’t even break 100 yards. Your average passing attack, meanwhile, is often double or triple that in terms of yards gained.
October 28, 2023 at 2:58 am
When your offense is run-reliant, it becomes a very time-consuming offense, which can be both good and bad. Yes, you can dominate time of possession, reduce QB hits, and force the defense to respect the run, thereby opening up the pass, but it also presents a cap of how many points you can expect to score per game. A run-heavy team can hope to score at most somewhere in the 20s of points per game, assuming their offense plays well, but they will rely then on their defense to hold the other team below that number. But if their defense fails at any point, or if they lose some key players to injury, or if the offense turns the ball over, or if they get into a hole and have to play from behind, it is almost impossible for a run-reliant offense to come back from being down, or if they have to score in hurry. Furthermore, not only does it affect points, but a run-heavy offense also reduces the number of drives said team can expect to have per game, and because their drives are on average so time-consuming, it puts enormous pressure on the offense to score points on nearly every single drive. If they are having a crappy game, or just bungle even a couple drives and the defense makes a few mistakes, they are nearly guaranteed to lose.
October 28, 2023 at 10:54 pm
If a team is down 20 with a quarter left, then running the ball isn’t feasible. My argument was implying to start the game running and setting the tone. That’s something the Bears rarely do. Look at what they did last Sunday, albeit against the Raiders. Stick to running the ball and see what happens.
October 29, 2023 at 7:48 pm
It’s over. Chargers 14-0. They haven’t scored the second TD yet, but they might as well already have. Thank you, penalties and refball.
October 29, 2023 at 7:51 pm
It’s hard for an offense to get going when a defense doesn’t know how to tackle or cover receivers.