Bettcher had no intention of designing two game plans
White Walter Payton Jerseys , even though Chicago Bears starting quarterback Mitchell Trubisky has a shoulder injury.Bettcher is getting the Giants (3-8)
ready to face the Bears' offense, and it doesn't matter whether Trubisky is back
at the helm Sunday at MetLife Stadium or veteran backup Chase Daniel is running
the show again for Chicago (8-3).Trubisky practiced on a limited basis all week
and he was listed as doubtful on Friday, which means Daniel will probably
start.It's not terrible news for the NFC North-leading Bears. They extended
their winning streak to five games on Thanksgiving with Daniel leading them to a
23-16 win over the Lions in his first start since 2014."They are both good
quarterbacks," Giants linebacker and defensive captain Alex Ogletree said. "They
haven't changed much of their offense for either one. They play a little
different game, but for the most part, they do the same stuff. We are preparing
for either one. You never know who is going to play. So if Chase Daniel plays,
we will be ready for him, and if Trubisky plays
Walter Payton Jerseys 2019 , we will be prepared as well."Bettcher said his approach every week is to see what the defense needs to do to give the team its
best chance. It includes having some tweaks built in for the opposing
quarterbacks."You certainly have some things that you like versus each of those
two quarterbacks," Bettcher said.Offensive coordinators do the same thing when
the status of their starting quarterback is uncertain. They make separate sheets
outlining the plays and throws each quarterback likes, although the game plan is
relatively the same.If Daniel gets the call again, he will have had a week
practicing with the offense. He did not get that coming off a short week of
preparation for the Lions and still completed 27 of 37 passes for 230 yards and
two touchdowns."Listen, it's never changed for me and I told you this last week
and I'll tell you it again: I prepare every day like I'm the starter whether I
get practice reps or not," Daniel said. "This week, I got the reps and we'll see
what it is (Thursday) and we'll see what it is on Friday. My whole thing is we
just try to take it day by day. I try to grasp the game plan day by day."Bears
coach Matt Nagy said the team would do what is best for Trubisky. If he plays,
it will be because he is ready to go.Five things to watch Sunday:MR. MACKKhalil
Mack leads the Bears with eight sacks. The Giants have given up 38
White Devin Hester Jerseys , tied for second worst in the league. Left tackle Nate Solder will draw the primary assignment on Mack, but the linebacker also
switches sides so he also will go up against right tackle Chad Wheeler. Expect
the Giants to help both players with a back or tight end helping on Mack.SAFETY
SCORINGBears safety Eddie Jackson is on a scoring tear. He returned
interceptions for key touchdowns the past two games against Minnesota and
Detroit, earning him NFC defensive player of the week honors. Throw in a fumble
recovery that he ran back to the end zone against Buffalo on Nov. 4, and he has
three TDs in the past four games.That gave him an NFL-leading five defensive
touchdowns since the Bears drafted him in the fourth round in 2017."I've never
seen anything like him," defensive end Akiem Hicks said. "He can cover the
entire field it seems like sometimes. He knows how to get the ball in his hands
and when he gets that ball in his hands he can make his way to the end
zone."SCOPING VERNONAfter missing the first five games with an ankle injury,
Giants linebacker/defensive end has recorded one sack in six games. His other
statistics aren't good, either. He has 10 tackles and six quarterback hits.
Earning $17 million this season, Vernon was expected to be a dominant pass
rusher in the new 3-4 system installed by Bettcher.GROUND GAINSNagy has
expressed a desire to get Chicago's ground game going. Maybe this is the week it
happens.After all
Devin Hester Jerseys 2019 , the Bears will be facing a defense ranked 26th against the run. The Bears have rushed for 64 yards or less in three of the past
four games ??38 last week.BRILLIANT BARKLEYThe Bears have the NFL's second-best
run defense, allowing an average of 80.8 yards. They just haven't faced a
halfback like Giants rookie Saquon Barkley.Playing behind a struggling line, the
second pick overall has run for 829 yards. He has run for at least 100 yards the
last two games. Add in his 71 catches for 581 yards and he has 1,410 yards from
scrimmage, No. 3 in the league. His 12 touchdowns (eight rushing, four
receiving) are one shy of franchise rookie record and two short of the team's
single-season mark.AP Sports Writer Andrew Seligman contributed to this report.
Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the
offseason, we send 32 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Bears fans, sign
up HERE to join FanPulse.For the..." SB Nation FanPulseBears’ fans confidence
level is at 100% to kick off the Bears100 seasonNew
White Jim McMahon Jerseys ,30commentsCDTWelcome to SB Nation FanPulse — a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the offseason, we send 32 polls to plugged in
fans from each team. Bears fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.For the first
time in the history of the FanPulse, ALL of our Chicago Bears’ fans are ALL-IN.
The post-draft confidence level of our voters made that one percent jump from
the pre-draft vote of 99% and we’re sitting at 100% right now. I’d like nothing
more than to see this number hold steady during the Bears’ 100th anniversary all
the way through the Super Bowl. Even though the 2018 season ended on a down
note, we all realize that the pieces are in place for some sustained success, so
our FanPulse was at 97% after 2018. It jumped one percentage point after free
agency, then another before the draft, and now we’re only one of two fanbases
that have supreme confidence in their team. I’ll be you can’t guess the other
group of fans voting 100%...Nope...Try again..Last guess...The answer is below
this FanPulse graphic.The other group of fans with a 100% FanPulse cheers for
the Cleveland Browns. When was the last time Bears’ and Browns’ fans both had
offseason hope this high?Bears’ fans aren’t the only NFC North fans that saw
their post-draft confidence percentages rise. Packers’ fans went from 66% to 70%
after their draft haul
Jim McMahon Jerseys 2019 , and Vikings’ fans went from 60% to 70%. Lions’ fans must not have liked their draft though, because their confidence level dropped from 82%
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