Hello dear NFLTR.com readers…. After reviewing the loss of the Indianapolis Colts match, which has plenty of stories and has great excitement in the last minutes, I wanted to collect the missing notes from the team's agenda and the last situation before the Chicago Bears match that will be played this week.
One of the most talked about events on behalf of Packers in the past week was how the salary cap arrangements would be with the biggest O-Line contract in history that David Bakhtiari bought after the Jacksonville Jaguars game. Packers, who also made a big deal with Kenny Clark just before the season starts, seems to try to progress by discovering free players for some positions. It is also possible for the NFL to reduce the salary cap from 198.2 to 175 million dollars due to the pandemic. This will make the team's GM, Brian Gutekunst, quite a challenge. The names Packers are considering to cut are as follows: Rick Wagner, Dean Lowry, Adrian Amos, Christian Kirksey, Preston Smith and even the experienced kicker Mason Crosby of the team are said to be included in this list.
Aaron Rodgers and Za'Darius Smith, the leaders of the team in offensive and defensive, are the main candidates to sit on the table to restructure their salaries for the next season. Although there is a very small possibility, there is a possibility that Jordan Love, which we have not seen on the field yet, will get the jersey earlier than when Rodgers bought Favre, against the possibility of Rodgers saying "No". Of course, let's point out that it is very unlikely that this will happen, although Love is not ready. Even thinking about the possibility of Rodgers leaving while he still has time gives fear for the near future. I don't think a player who has been so loyal to Packers will complete his contract and end his Green Bay days differently than planned. I don't believe that if he gets older with each passing year, it will change his performance too much.
According to the calculations made, Packers, which will have a 16.4 million salary cap deficit in 2021, should create an eight million dollar deficit for the 2021 draft class. In addition, some of the free players such as Aaron Jones, Kevin King and Corey Linsley will have to be cut from the team in order to fall under the salary cap. However, with Jamaal Williams and Allen Lazard, who will become a restricted free agent, it looks likely to continue the road next year. Let's see how Brian Gutekunst will run, but his job does not seem easy.
On the other hand, with Bakhtiari's new contract, eyes began to slowly turn to Aaron Jones. Packers, known for their culture of not paying runners too much, seems to continue this. Although Jones's job is getting harder for the new contract, whose contract ends in 2021, he is now taking a comfortable stance on this issue. “I will continue to do what I did on the field and wait for my turn. With the statement that it will come eventually, the decision of Packers management will be waited for the fate of this issue. If this does not happen, it seems possible that Packers, who have the opportunity to pay only $ 7-8 million for this, will renew Jamaal Williams' contract and agree with a veteran runner according to AJ Dillon's situation.
Let's come to the Packers-Bears match, which will be played slowly next week, which is the giant game of the two long-established teams… The two teams, which have one of the most competitions in the history of the fans and the team, will face off for the first time this season. In this historic derby, which has been going on since November 27, 1921, Packers has the advantage of four matches. If; If the Packers wins both Bears games this season, they will reach their 100th win in official matches against Chicago.
Everybody knew that Bears' position was fake, making an effective start to the season with five wins and one loss. The Chicago Bears, which gradually presents its position in its group towards Vikings, the possibility of play-off is decreasing. With a strong NFC West group dominating the conference and on the other hand, with the presence of Tom Brady's Buccaneers, whose squad we can say is enough in the play-off race, playoff chances are not possible. There is only one scenario in NFC North where another team is likely to make a playoff. In case the league cannot be finished due to COVID-19 incidents, we can see if the two teams that finished their conference in eighth will be included in the playoffs directly. The team that also finished second in NFC North will likely be in eighth place at the conference. In the possible second place race in the group, it is obvious that the results of the matches between the teams in the same group will be the most decisive. Vikings made a bad start to this season, despite losing against the Cowboys this week, passing the Bears in the group, "Don't die donkey, don't die!" If the situation happens, I think it will be the team that will have a play-off chance, but it is obvious that this race will be contentious until the end. However, this is not because they are very good. “I think there will be a team that will have a play-off chance if the situation occurs, but it is obvious that this race will be contentious until the end. However, this is not because they are so good. “I think there will be a team that will have a play-off chance if the situation occurs, but it is obvious that this race will be contentious until the end. However, this is not because they are so good.
When we look at it, it seems that Matt Nagy, who won the "coach of the year" award in 2018, also has cracks about his future in Bears and the remaining matches in the league will be critical for him. When we examine the Bears attack, it is in the identity of a team that has a good receiver team in hand, but cannot find what it expected from the quarterbacks and runners, and therefore has trouble creating scores. We can see that it is a team that stands out with its defense rather than offense because it is in the sixth place in the defense rankings and thirty-first in the attack ranking. They have names such as Akiem Hicks, Khalil Mack, Robert Quinn, Eddie Jackson who will push the opponents in their defense.
Looking at the Bears will probably go over the already open Packers run defense with David Montgomery, but that won't work as well as he's not a good QB even if he gets over 100 yards… This season will be a more contentious match if there are other quarterbacks who started the starter but the outcome will change. i don't think For Packers, who didn't have the ball in the second half of the Colts match, things were reversed in this match and we will watch Green Bay attack and Chicago Bears defense for most of the match. In this game, I think Aaron Jones will make a difference and make one of his best games of the season. If you are in your fantasy team, it will not upset you this week.
The Bears last played in the Vikings match, with Cook's 96 yards, who carried 30 balls, gave a great performance. 96 yards is a good figure, but 30 carriages are a lot and we found that Bears allowed Cook an average of 3.2 yards. We can say that this defender pushed one of the best two runners in the league this season. However, Justin Jefferson, who won 135 yards, and Adam Thielen, who made two TDs, though lost in the game, played an important role in winning the match. Adding to Cook's final quarter performance and the Bears' weakness on the offense, Bears lost the field.
Chicago Bears is thus coming formlessly to Lambeau Field, having bad results from the last three games. Bears started the season with Mitch Trubisky, and Trubisky retreated to the bench after Nick Foles' impressive performance in the Falcons match. After this game, Nick Foles was announced as the starter. While there was a graphic that he could not draw a very bright season, and when the injury came to the Vikings match, the steering wheel came back to Mitch Trubisky. On the one hand, he is returning from a shoulder injury. Throughout the week there were discussions about who will play when they both have injuries. If one of the two QBs dressed as starters couldn't catch up this season, he would have gone to Tyler Bray. But Matt Nagy gave the green light for Trubisky.
Trubisky will try to take this chance to the fullest to prove himself. Especially if his breakthrough against Packers will add momentum to his career, then this situation is perfect for him. He earned 560 pass yards in 2.5 matches with the Falcons games he played half of this season, and he has six TD passes. Firstly; Of course, I cannot compare him to Tyler Bray, who will be his back up in this game. But let me be clear that I have no expectations from Trubisky. Of course, this will make the match more contentious. However, in general, nothing comes out of the Bears offense. He will manage the team as much as possible on the field, but I do not see the offense that will win the match in either the team or the man. In addition, the fact that he has not been able to get smart minutes on the field for a long time and is also returning from injury will be a big minus for him. Let's see,
It must be enjoyable for all football fans to watch the competition of the Bears defense, which is the best in the league in red zone defense, and the Packers, an effective team in the red zone. However, watching the second-last Bears in the red zone attack will only seem pleasant to the Packers fans. Is the Chicago Bears defense tough? Tough. But Green Bay has more than enough offense to overcome this, the important thing will be what to do with it. I do not think that the pain of the defense will affect this game much. But this is entirely due to the Bears charge. The fact that packers defense is problematic cannot easily change. Although I am disgraced by his recent performance, I think Packers will get this game, but this is a bit because of the weakness of the Bears and the pain of the Colts game. I feel like there will be a score of 24-17. Let's see what path Packers will draw for this match…
I'm coming to the end of this week, wishing you a distance from disability and COVID-19 cases. Hope to see you in the upcoming articles… Healthy and football weeks…
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