If the Chicago media actually wants me to get worked up about this 1985 thing, they are fools. (1) They created it, not me. (2) I love that 85 team but, to be honest, I’m over them. (3) How do the ’05 Steelers compare to ’78? Oh, they don’t care. Neither do I.
Right now the Bears are putting the special in special teams and I’m happy to shine the spotlight.
DEVIN HESTER
Let me try to put what he's doing into perspective. Right now he has 200 more punt return yards than the next highest guy (and 206 more than Reggie Bush). There have been only five punt return TDs and he has 2…both on the road. He is on pace to shatter the record for punt return yards in a season. Someone tell me how we get this guy into Rookie of the Year conversations.
ROBBIE GOULD
Yes, he hasn't missed putting a ball through the uprights this season. But Monday night, something went under the radar. After the Mike Brown touchdown, his kickoff went to the goal line. After the Charles Tillman touchdown, his kickoff went to the Arizona 3. After the Devin Hester touchdown, his kickoff went to the Arizona 8. Might not seem like much but his consistency is what has been lacking from the Bears kicking game through the Edinger era.
BRAD MAYNARD
His first punt wasn’t very good (38 yards) and I wasn’t happy when it happened. How good was he the rest of the game? He ended up with six punts averaging 49.8 a kick. Next five kicks: 52, 52, 49, 54, 54.
There’s a reason a team only scores two touchdowns off six turnovers. One is a resilient defense. The other is the three guys above.
Alright, my fearless readers…your turn. Talk about a player that hasn’t gotten the credit they deserve through six games.
#2 Criminal Appeal said . . ."Bears safety Mike Brown is out indefinitely after undergoing foot surgery Wednesday morning to repair a torn ligament he sustained late in Monday night’s win at Arizona."
God damn it
October 18, 2006
#3 Justin said . . .I've been saying all year that the Bears' special teams units would win a game for them at some point. Of course, I figured it would be the difference in a tough match-up like Seattle, not against the Buzzsaw. I'll take it anyway. The Bears have by far the best special teams in football. We haven't always noticed because the offense and defense were so gosh darn good until Monday night. But the Bears have had the best field goal kicker, kick coverage, and punt return units in the NFL this year. The punt coverage squad is above average too. The only slight question mark is kick returns. I wonder if Hester will be back there more often, as he was late Monday.
October 18, 2006
#4 Justin said . . .Mike Brown is just an injury waiting to happen..this guy just can't seem to stay on the field for a whole season. After his injury in camp this year I gave him 4-5 good games and out..so thanks Mike, you made it 6..now the main concern is our secondary..we are dangerously thin back there (Chris Harris, Mike Brown, and Ricky Manning Jr. are all out as far as I know)...We all know what happened last year when Mike Brown went out (2-3) over the last 5 games (including the playoff loss)..FUCK I knew this was gonna happen..
October 18, 2006
#5 jeff said . . .Maybe we should get Hester to play corner and move Peanut to safety...any thoughts
October 18, 2006
#6 alex said . . .i think the peanut to safety move is a great idea. the guy's a good tackler and it allows ricky to move into the starting lineup with todd johnson moving into the nickel role. not for nothing, but i just assume mike isn't going to play a lot of the season.
October 18, 2006
#7 jeff said . . .I think we'll be alright though.
Hopefully he can get back soon.
October 19, 2006
#8 fred said . . .just watched lovie's press conference and he sounds like they're going to play todd johnson and danieal manning there in two weeks but get chris harris in there as well.
October 19, 2006
#9 jeff said . . .Our backups have been around, they know the score, they know what to do.
It will be fine.
Harris to corner, P-nut to nickle, Urlacher to safety, Anderson to linebacker. We can do what we want, we are that good.
Brown was not going to last long anyways, get it over with.
Manning is real green but play time beats practice time.October 19, 2006
amen. nut's having a nice year, gotta give him credit. a couple real idiot mistakes but overall, not bad.
October 19, 2006
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