Kevin Fishbain breaks down where the Bears may have an advantage over Rams
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What advantages do the Bears have over the Rams in the upcoming game?
Kevin Fishbane. I got fishy business. Okay, Fishbane. Bears beat Ryder for the Athletic.
Are you talking about how the Bears had 10 days off between games after their two best passing performances in the first play from scrimmage against an all-blitzing defense was to let a blitzer come free?
Kevin Fishbane talking Bears. Hey, Kevin. Kevin Fishbane from the Athletic. I love your name.
How has the Bears' recent performance influenced their strategy?
It's a great name. Yeah, great name. On Chicago Sports Radio, 670 The Score.
Kevin Fishbane does have a great name. He joins us on Fridays here on Rahimi Harris and Grody. He is at KFishbane on X. He is the senior writer at The Athletic covering the Bears, and he hosts a podcast, Breaking In with Kevin Fishbane. And he joins us on the Circa Resort and Casino Hotline, CircaLasVegas.com. Hey, Kevin.
Hey, guys. Happy Friday. Happy divisional round Friday.
Oh, that's it. Happy divisional round Friday. Kevin, just because we always have so much fun with your last name, and I'm sure at some points it's a curse, but I feel like it's a blessing. Here's my straight-up question to you. So much has happened to get us to this point, and now we've got so much drama between these two teams before they even step on the field. But yet you have to take a step back and actually look at the game itself when you're 48 hours out. What is the fishiest thing to you about this contest? What makes you raise your eyebrow when you look at this matchup?
Amazing.
Oh, man.
I like that. You know what? I feel like just about every X's and O's matchup, Marshall goes against the Bears. But what's a little fishy to me is take a look at special teams. Talk about the third phase. Bears special teams looked great last week. It's won them a few games this season. The Rams had to fire their special teams coordinator in the middle of the season. That's a little eyebrow raise because I think for the Bears, if you want to go in the mindset of they need some big play... on defense or special teams to pull off an upset. Well, whether it's a long return, you got two big returns from Devin Duvernay last week. Could it be a kickoff return? Could it be a block punt or kick? Or are you just going to win the field goal bat?
Whatever it is, I think that's a little like... That's something to just keep an eye on because, again, there's not a whole lot of advantages for the Bears where you just look at all the numbers, you'll just look at the X's and O's, experience all those things. But special teams might be an area for them. And I should also note, health-wise, we'll get the injury report in an hour or so. Getting Amon Ogbombamiga back helps their linebacker depth, gives him another special teamer. Don't ignore that, having him back on the game day lineup, assuming he's good to go.
We are talking to Kevin Fishbane, and he joins us, by the way, also on Twitch, twitch.tv slash Chicago 670 The Score. Our segment with Kevin is sponsored by Pottawatomie Casino Hotel. It's meant to be. How do you think the... play like snap counts are going to break down like not exact numbers of course but just how you see say with a healthier secondary and i know you kept track of this too the fact that we did not see kyler gordon until that third drive we did not see tyreek stevenson until the third drive how do you feel like this is going to go in the secondary and just on the defense this week
Yeah, it was a little odd that Kyler Gordon didn't come out there until the third drive and then pretty much didn't leave. Maybe they just got into rhythm and he was fine and they didn't feel like they needed to rotate him, which is good news. I really like that they brought Tyreek Stevenson in for a spell, too, just to keep those guys fresh. And then if you get C.J. Gardner-Johnson back this week, it just gives Dennis Allen some more options. The challenge is going to be... that the Rams love to be in heavy formations. 13 personnel, three tight ends. They're getting a tight end back from injury this week, 12 personnel. And they know that the Bears are super light at linebacker.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What advantages do the Bears have over the Rams in the upcoming game?
0:05–0:24
2
How has the Bears' recent performance influenced their strategy?
0:24–6:24
3
What role do special teams play in the Bears' game plan against the Rams?
6:24–9:31
4
How will injuries impact the Bears' lineup against the Rams?
9:31–12:42
5
What are the key challenges for the Bears' defense against the Rams' offense?
12:42–13:59
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