Geez dude chill.
If you bothered to read my posts all year I've been a huge homer. I was saying back in OTAs this was a SB roster, especially with the new guys. I had no doubts that Funk would edge in front of Jones back then. When people were WTF about the Benny Sko pick I predicited he was going to make this roster with a well-defined role as a possession type of receiver. When people were doubting Allen back then and even now I'm saying he's better than Corbett and a clear upgrade over Blythe.
All I'm saying is that the Bears have enough talent to sneak up on a team that gets complacent. The Rams clearly outmatch them across the board, but that said they need to understand that a team must bring their A game each week as that is the way they get to the Super Bowl and win it. That quest starts Sunday.
I've also been on record saying too much blame has been placed on Goff for failures by McVay and other players. So what I'm saying is that McVay's and the media's whipping boy is gone. It's time to deliver the goods. I have no doubt they will. It took a while for Staley's installation to really get going, but once it did they became very good. I'm hoping Raheem's clear emphasis to stop the run doesn't come at the expense of the secondary. Regardless if there is a side of the ball where a "break-in" period might occur it's going to be on defense. That said I expect the offense to pick up any early season slack by the defense by being more consistent. Those "dead" offensive possession need to be limited in a game and early scoring by the offense making the opposition get out of their game plan will be a huge factor.
That is why I've predicted a 27-7 win by the Rams on Sunday. I have every expectation of the Rams jumping out to a 14 point lead then McVay leaning on Michel to eat the clock up after that. In that regard Michel is going to be as good or better than Akers. This is why I think as the season wears on Michel will get more snaps than Henderson. I'm saying it now before the first game, the acquisition of Michel allows McVay to go back to his original plan in terms of his RB rotation once Michel learns the offense.