Bro, Can I Get a Side of Defense?

49ers 42, Bears 38

I said it last week, and I’ll say it again: the Niners offense is for real.
Brock Purdy is humming.
Honestly? He looks better right now than he did on that Super Bowl run.

So yes, I expected points.

What I didn’t expect was to once again sit there thinking:
“Cool… so are we just not playing defense tonight?”


The Offense Is Legit. Like… Actually Legit.

Let’s get this out of the way before anyone starts yelling into the void.

The Bears’ offense scored 38 points.
On the road.
Against a legit contender.

That matters.

We were 28th in offense last year.
Coming into this game? Top 10.

That’s not a typo. That’s progress.

And whether you like every call or not, that’s a massive credit to Ben Johnson. Play-callers try shit. That’s the job. You probe. You test. You adapt to the talent you have.

And the talent showed up.

Caleb played his ass off.
Yes, the easy throws are still a problem.
No, that doesn’t cancel out the fact that he stayed aggressive, stayed upright, and stayed in the fight until the final whistle.

Plenty of other quarterbacks would’ve folded.
He didn’t.

That matters too.


Luther Burden Shut Me Up — And I’m Fine With It

I’ve been on record saying I didn’t love the pick.

I didn’t get it.
Felt redundant.
Felt like a faster version of DJ Moore.

Well… consider me corrected.

Luther Burden had his coming-out party.

Against a Robert Saleh defense, no less.

Explosive. Physical. Confident.
At times, he looked like a blend of Antonio Brown and Steve Smith.

If that version shows up consistently?
Yeah, the future is bright as hell.


And Now… The Part That Makes Me Want to Fight 10 Men

The defense.

Or whatever the hell that was.

Brock Purdy looked like he was back there reading a fucking Barron’s commodities report.
Feet set. Clean pocket. Receivers running around wide the fuck open.

Yes, it’s the Kyle Shanahan offense.
But come on.

This wasn’t scheme magic.
This was zero push. Zero disruption. Zero attitude.


Stop Relying on Turnovers Like It’s a Dating Green Flag

Here’s the problem:

This team keeps winning or hanging around by hoping something good happens late.

A strip sack.
A tipped pass.
A miracle drive.

That’s not a plan.
That’s a prayer.

And if you think that shit works in January against better teams
You’re fucking delirious.

Where was the pushback?

The linebackers were flat-footed.
The front four couldn’t sniff the quarterback.
And some defensive backs wanted no part of tackling Christian McCaffrey — just some late “JOP” (scout speak for “Jump on the pile.”) tackles after the damage was done.

That ain’t Bears football.
That’s not football at all.


This Isn’t About Coaching — It’s About DUDES

I don’t want to hear about firing Dennis Allen.

You can’t build the Death Star with flash paper.

When his defenses were elite in New Orleans, it wasn’t just his brain.
It was dudes.

Guys like:

• Jonathan Vilma

• Will Smith

• Marshon Lattimore

• Cam Jordan

Real tone-setters.

Right now?
Who’s that guy on this defense?

Who’s the one saying:
“Enough of this shit. I’m taking the fuck over.”

Where’s our:

• Brian Urlacher?

• Lance Briggs?

• Peanut Tillman?

• Kyle Hamilton?

• Fred Warner?

That dude doesn’t exist right now.

And that’s the real problem.


Stop Dreaming About Maxx Crosby and Myles Garrett

Please.
Just fucking stop Bro.

You don’t have the cap.
You don’t have the picks.
And even if you did, without a legit linebacker core, it wouldn’t matter.

You know what does matter?

You watch Jalen Carter and Jordan Davis beat the brains of Josh Allen and the Bills?

Line of scrimmage.
Violence.
Physicality.

That’s how defenses change games.


The Truth Hurts — But It’s Still the Truth

This is not a Super Bowl defense.

Expecting one this year is unrealistic.
Defense wins championships, and this unit hasn’t earned that sentence yet.

Overpaid free agents.
Missed draft picks.
No leader.
No edge.

Can you fix this now and next season?
Then this team is dangerous as hell.

Ignore it?
And this season ends early — offense or not.


On to Detroit

Now we finish the regular season against Detroit.

Set a tone.
Hit someone.
Play pissed off.

Because this offense is special — the most fun Bears fans have had in decades.

But if the defense doesn’t grow some teeth fast, this dream turns into a nightmare before the dance even starts.

And I don’t want that.
You don’t want that.
Chicago sure as hell doesn’t want that.

On to Detroit.
Let’s see who’s got a backbone.


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