The Chicago Blackhawks drop the puck on the 2021-22 season TONIGHT, and Mario has some bold predictions relating to what lies forward. And there’s nothing bolder than believing the Hawks’ energy play will end within the top-third of hockey. It’s not that they don’t have the expertise to take action, however we’ve seen higher group wrestle for stretches. However hope springs everlasting in fall.
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• In per week the place kicker couldn’t discover the house between the uprights with a GPS, it’s a travesty that Cairo Santos didn’t win the NFC’s Particular Groups Participant of the Week award. Listed below are this week’s league-wide award winners, in case you care:
Gamers of the Week
AFC
Offense: QB Lamar Jackson, BAL
Protection: DE Greg Rousseau, BUF
ST: Ok Nick Folks, NENFC
Offense: QB Tom Brady, TB
Protection: CB Marshon Lattimore, NO
ST: LB T.J. Edwards, PHI— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) October 13, 2021
• Let’s take a second to understand Santos’ contributions. Severely. We’re discussing the Bears’ most constant scoring menace over the past two years. That 94.9 % success price on discipline objectives is elite. For what it’s price, Robbie Gould’s greatest two-year stretch with the Bears got here in 2007-08. This was a 32-game span wherein he made 87.7 % of his kicks. And whereas Santos has a methods to go earlier than reaching the 125-game run from 2006-13 wherein Gould was making 86.9 % of his kicks with only one missed PAT, he’s off to a very good begin.
• Whereas particular groups is on my thoughts, I put admit that the DeAndre Houston-Carson profession arc has been enjoyable to look at. His newest defensive splash play is a reminder of his climb:
Deandre Houston-Carson was FOOLIN on this INT
Rat cowl 1
DHC has deep MOF obligations
Breaks from the OPPOSITE hash to make the INT
Locates the ball outdoors of the OPPOSITE numbers
Terrific angle to undercut #7 from catching the ballExcellent play from DHC. pic.twitter.com/PkZroGj8rK
— Brandon Robinson (@BRobNFL) October 12, 2021
• Whereas nonetheless being a core particular groups contributor, DHC has gone from afterthought sixth-round decide to multi-purpose defensive participant who can play in all places. PFF has a breakdown of the positions he has taken snaps from this yr, and the show of versatility is exclusive:
⇒ 38 snaps within the field, 19 as a slot nook, 4 in a free security function, 1 snap as a large CB on the boundary
⇒ And a wide range of particular crew reps in kick (21) and punt (21) protection, in addition to kick (24) and punt (11) returns.
• He’s simply doing all of it proper now. Tip your cap!
• A Bears-Packers historic factoid:
Walter Payton profession vs. the Packers:
🐻⬇️ – 2,484 speeding yards
🐻⬇️ – 19 touchdowns
🐻⬇️ – 1 landing go
🐻⬇️ – Numerous recollections for therefore many followers pic.twitter.com/2KqM9EQWXh— Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) October 13, 2021
• Brad Biggs (Tribune) tweets OL Dieter Eiselen, DL Margus Hunt, and RBs Ryan Nall and Artavis Pierce are getting observe squad safety. This implies groups gained’t have the ability to poach them forward of Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Packers. Every of those is smart in their very own approach. Blocking groups from snagging Eiselen is safety for an offensive line is important. Particularly after seeing Germain Ifedi go away early from Sunday’s win in opposition to the Raiders. With David Montgomery out, it is smart to guard a pair of working backs. And with Akiem Hicks’ standing up-in-the-air, making certain that depth alongside the D-Line is smart.
• And but, I’m stunned the Bears haven’t introduced in a break-glass-in-case-of-emergency kicker for the observe squad after losing Brian Johnson to the Saints.
• Larry Mayer (Chicago Bears Dot Com) evaluations the top-10 revenge video games for Bears gamers, which gives a enjoyable journey down reminiscence lane. Positive, the Revenge of the Mack ranks excessive on our personal checklist – partially as a result of it’s so recent in our minds. However the Jeff Jaeger Revenge Game in opposition to the Raiders wherein he nailed 4 discipline objectives (together with the game-winner) is an all-timer for me. Kickers are individuals, too!
• In your listening pleasure:
Justin Fields’ first Packers week arrives, Bears followers react to the Raider win & Matt Nagy “settling in” https://t.co/oHyig38glA
— The Athletic Chicago (@TheAthleticCHI) October 12, 2021
• “Each canine has its day, and each good one has two” is a factor my mom used to say. And whereas I didn’t perceive it then, I get it now:
“We had a extremely good look this week from Mitchell Trubisky.”
Micah Hyde says Trubisky helped the Payments’ protection this week by imitating Patrick Mahomes in observe. pic.twitter.com/62UYbAoo9h
— CBS Sports activities HQ (@CBSSportsHQ) October 11, 2021
• In a span of 301 days, Mitchell Trubisky went from being a beginning QB defeating Deshaun Watson’s crew to being chargeable for taking part in the function of Patrick Mahomes forward of his new crew’s walloping of the Chiefs. Good for you, Mitchell.
• Right here’s a daring prediction: Trubisky will get a possibility to earn a beginning job subsequent yr. It’ll in all probability seem like the trail the Saints carved out for Jameis Winston final season. Work in an apprenticeship function below Drew Brees for a yr. Get to know the inner-workings of a productive NFL offense. Be taught from a top quality play-caller. And, lastly, re-enter the free agent market with a clear slate, new motivations, and a wealth of data. Growth isn’t all the time linear. I’ll confess: A Trubisky bounce again story can be enjoyable to observe (no less than, from afar).
• It was an action-packed NFL Sunday, however I can’t imagine I missed this in Week 5:
THE BROWNS YANKED AUSTIN EKELER INTO THE END ZONE. pic.twitter.com/A7bd0FsgUS
— USA TODAY NFL (@usatodaynfl) October 10, 2021
• It’s odd to see Jon Gruden and Adam Schefter catching strays in an investigation into Dan Snyder’s Washington soccer franchise. However up to now, these are two of the most important tales to floor from that report:
The Bruce Allen emails embrace Adam Schefter sending Allen an unpublished story through the 2011 lockout and asking if something “needs to be added, modified, tweaked.” https://t.co/6yVnMctGu4
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) October 13, 2021
• With that being mentioned, I believe the attorneys for the previous WFT workers make a extremely good level:
Attorneys for 40 former Washington Soccer Staff workers launched a press release, calling it “really outrageous … the one particular person to be held accountable and lose their job is the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders” and calling for the NFL to launch full findings of the investigation. pic.twitter.com/MlgzWA2uMc
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 12, 2021
• The league needs to be absolutely clear with what they discovered within the investigation, even when I believe we’re going to be taught some issues in regards to the NFL that we would not be able to deal with on this second. Let sunshine be one of the best disinfectant.
• Outdated good friend Anthony Miller is becoming a member of the Steelers observe squad, which units up a possible Week 9 grudge match in opposition to his former crew. (PFT)
• Possibly the actual NL Central champions have been the chums we made alongside the best way:
The NL Central Season is Over – Brewers Lose to Braves within the NLDS – https://t.co/QRPBCZXMc1 pic.twitter.com/WKYy8dtpW0
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) October 13, 2021
• There is no such thing as a doubt in my thoughts that if 1997 Michael Jordan was transported to 2021, he’d be administering photographs himself with a view to hold a championship crew collectively:
Michael Jordan Provides New-Look Bulls a Shoutout and Says He’s in “Whole Unison” with NBA’s Vaccination Coveragehttps://t.co/9dO08rK4tz
— Bleacher Nation Bulls (@BN_Bulls) October 12, 2021
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