Couldn’t agree more.
People really don’t get that Ben’s dislike for the Packers/MLF is positional. It’s because he’s the GB coach.
It will never happen, but if MLF was traded tomorrow to some AFC team to be its HC Ben wouldn’t utter another word about him. He’d be out of the division and the conference.
This isn’t hard. MLF & the Shanny tree are going all mean girls about this, but this is all about the rivalry.
And besides Ben doesn’t care
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As Ben said when he was drafted: STUD
Burden has an excellent yards per route run (YPRR) at 2.33 coming into this game.
That’s 13th best among WRs in NFL.
It should improve with today’s outing.
He’s knocking on the door of Top 10 as he’s merely hundredths behind Nico Collins, Rashee Rice & Zay Flowers.
For comparison, coming into today’s game here is the YPRR of other Bears WRs
Rome 1.60
DJ 1.17
Zaccheus 1.01
Loveland 1.62 (13th among TEs)
Kmet 1.07
Earlier season, some of Burden’s YPRR was skewed with the Flea Flicker TD. And Burden early season also benefited more from designed first read plays just for him.
It’s not necessarily a knock on other Bears pass catchers. Ben’s offense has a lot of capable mouths to feed and starting WRs play important roles in blocking downfield & deception drawing defenders away so even if not targeted their contribution goes much further than their receiving stat line. That allows their teammates to also eat