"At halftime, 54 will impregnate 3 members of the crowd and a cotton candy vendor." Couple that line with guessing the correct score differential and you've got Pat writing a guest column on Saturday. (And Pat, they haven't had cotton candy at Giants Stadium since P.T. Barnum played there in 1874.) Just send an email to dabears@dabearsblog.com and the man-behind-the-site will give you heads up on what to do. We'll do this every Friday for the next six games and into the playoffs...I mean, we gotta get Pissed Off and Midway Monster a column at some point.
One note today. Lovie Smith laughed when he talked about Adewale Ogunleye leaving the field, smirking as he said "he took a shot." Does this mean he was hit in the dick? If so...fuck.
#2 jeff said . . .If Ronnie Lott can get his little finger cut off in order to keep playing..............
Talk about taking one for the team...November 21, 2006
#3 jonathan said . . .i can't wait for the injury report on Wednesday.
Ogunleye, DE (Questionable, Wang)
November 21, 2006
#4 jeff said . . .From the Trib site, the article's been pulled, but found this in the Google cache:
Ogunleye didn't appear in pain and joked with Brian Urlacher that the injury happened when "You kicked me right in the [groin]." ...
Those pesky sportswriters, they leave it up to your imagination what [groin] really means :)
November 21, 2006
#5 Megan said . . .any doubt about urlacher getting the game ball is over. he didn't even stop at the jets.
November 21, 2006
#6 District Selectman said . . .Weeeehooooo PAT!!!
I'll be sure to empty my bladder before I read his article. As I read his entry, I could swear I heard a thick Chicago accent, anyone else get that?
I heard that most NFL players don't wear cups? Yet, they wear helmuts? What's more important boys? I'll bet Ogunleye knows.. now
Bearsssss, one-hunnerd-n-sevedy-fiiife
Patsss, I gotta say gooose egg
(Wit Ditka scoring at least a-hunnerd-n-two)November 21, 2006
#7 Midway Monster said . . .Richly deserved, I'd say -- Pat's column, I mean, not the shot to the coconuts.
November 21, 2006
#8 Midway Monster said . . .Closing out this 3 game road trip with a "V" will be sweet. We then get to come home and beat them damn Vikes. But first things first: filler up & fire up the engine, we are headin' to the land of syrup and snow to give them Pat(ty cake)s a bloody nose. I can't wait- its time to start playing at Playoff Level. That's right, time to shift into the next gear and get it on!
--Midway--
November 21, 2006
#9 Megan said . . .Hummmm Mabey here is a little motivation for taking this 3rd road game -- or do my eyes decieve me-- a Bears win on Sunday clinches the NFC North?
--Midway--
November 21, 2006
#10 jonathan said . . .MM -- Don't be too cocky. Playing the
Pat(sees) at home is nothing to get all comfy cozy about. Even if we lather ourselves up in that syrup.
Brady, Brady, Brady.. and maybe Dillon. We have to be able to stop the run and a renegade quarter back.
Okay, do we need to mention the fact that our offense is still pretty unpredictable? I mean I know that Rex has it in him, when he's not feeling under pressure."'we know the Pats can take the little kid’s milk money. In their past five games against teams currently .500 or worse, the Pats have won all five by an average of more than 23 points. We pretty much have established the Patriots can play poor-to-mediocre opponents and beat the feathers out of them.' [Tony] Massarotti concludes that this weekend's game against the Bears will undoubtedly be a test for the Pats."
It sounds to me like they need to prove themselves this weekend. We have had a not-so-hard schedule and I don't want any over confidence to get in the way of a win. I agree with PO'd--I am having a hard time getting over the Miami loss. The Bears offense better keep it together, hold onto the ball.. Like Lovie was saying, lack of turnovers by the Bears probably was the reason we won this game. I'd like it to stay that way.
It might be time for me to get out an old rosary or something...
November 22, 2006
#11 jeff said . . .If the win against Seattle defined the first half of the season, this Pats game will define the second. By far, the biggest game of the year for the Bears.
I know it'll be a tough one, but my heart says the Bears are going to bring their best this Sunday. And as I've said before, when these Bears are playing at the top of their game, on all sides of the ball, they simply cannot be stopped.
Go Bears!!
November 22, 2006
#12 Midway Monster said . . .i actually am going to disagree with some of the comments. i don't think this game at foxboro is very big at all. a darn good football team in the other conference on the road...tough to win that no matter how good you are. the biggest game of the season was two weeks ago in the meadowlands, beating the giants. i'd love to see a win, if only to give the team a great deal more confidence, but there's only one time a year where i'd care about beating an AFC team...and there ain't any games after that one.
November 22, 2006
#13 Megan said . . .Thanks Megan, but I have a 180 view from you. I say stand up and dole out the $hit while its hot. Be cocky, we'ver earned it. Strut around the barn a while and crow at the hens.
I am more old school, like ole Dick Butkus used to say: "I wouldn't ever set out to hurt anyone delibertely unless it was... you know... important- like a league game or something".
--Midway--
November 22, 2006
#14 Fred said . . .MM,
Once again, the little ray of sunshine known as MM has proven to me that there ARE optimistic Bears fans.. I am a traditional worry wort...It's as if I am afraid if I get comfortably happy about how well the Bears are playing they loose...
My brother read Pat's predictions for the Jets game and then emailed me some of his abpout the Patriots game...some, I can't publish here, it may offend.. but here's oneIn addition to predictions about Devin Hester, Brian Urlacher and Robbie
Gould, I offer this GamePlan as well for Sunday:-Rex Grossman will throw 15 interceptions, and fumble the ball 24 times on
Sunday vs. the Patriots. YET, he will throw a 97-yard touchdown pass on the
last play of the game to seal the victory.I have 3 more of those (brothers).
I come from worry worts..throw in a little humor, well there you have it!
They were good for buying me beer when I was underage, tho...
November 22, 2006
#15 jeff said . . .Gotta side with Jeff on this one. Who cares about the AFC at this point. Win out in the NFC, get the division, get home field, play the AFC in Miami. Perspective.
I'd still love to kick the pats right in their ass!November 22, 2006
#16 District Selectman said . . .this friday's final score guess wins an evening with megan
November 22, 2006
#17 Fred said . . ....lathered in syrup.
November 22, 2006
#18 Not Leaving Megan said . . .I didn't want to go there, didn't want Megan to leave again but yeah.
Kidding Megan we love you and all that is lathery and syrupy and bearsy.
November 22, 2006
#19 Fred said . . .Hey, (still not leaving) Jeff, DS, MM & Fred
If they win, bring on the syrup!
Did I mention I wasn't leaving?November 22, 2006
#20 Jack said . . .Bears bring it.
As much as it doesn't matter we win this game.
I'll chop down the fucking maple tree for Megan and pour it.
Syrup for all!
We are going 10-1 and nobody can say a damn thing about it.November 22, 2006
#21 jeff said . . .Beahs Beahs Beahs Beahs, Shut up, will ya? Two good seasons in 20 yeahs and your all puffed up. Patriots are gonna get in Grossman's head, and he's gonna cough up a bad one, at the wrong time. 4th Quartah to Bruschi (best football name evah). It'll be a good game for all, right up to that moment. Then it'll be suck time for you. Pats 17-10. Oh yeah, we'll see ya again in Miami. Payback for beating up the older brother.
November 22, 2006
#22 Chad said . . .we're coming...and we're a lot like the jets defense...just better at every position.
November 22, 2006
#23 Fred said . . ."this friday's final score guess wins an evening with megan"
Is she hot?
November 22, 2006
#24 Max said . . .Good to see ya Dave, or Jack, or Jackass, got a new hat?
Sunday says it all.November 22, 2006
#25 Chad said . . .I wanna win this game but more than anything, I wanna see our run D step up. And it isnt Dillon that has me worried. It is Laurence Maroney. The guy can straight up play. My roommate last year was from Minnesota and he used to rave about this guy (partially cause he is damn good and partially because the vikings blew) But he was right. And it makes me nervous. We havent faired so well against the run since we came off the bye week.
Jets: 102 (spread out between Houston, Washington, Dwight, and Barlow)
Giants: 141 (Tiki)
Dolphins: 157 (Brown)
49ers: 111 (Gore)Now the 'Zone game was the one in which Mike Brown went down in. . . At least thats my theory. We need to shut him down. Back to Bear Defense. Stop the run, get to the QB.
November 22, 2006
#26 Max said . . .Jets: 102 (spread out between Houston, Washington, Dwight, and Barlow) No biggie. 100 combined yards doesn't mean much when you consider that Dwight's reverse went for what, 20 yards? Meh
Giants: 141 (Tiki) 1 60 yard run
Dolphins: 157 (Brown)0 touchdowns. With out the turnovers they would never have scored. He ran well until they approached our 40.
49ers: 111 (Gore) Almost all his yards came after the game was over.
November 22, 2006
#27 jeff said . . .Say what ya will, we werent giving up those numbers before.
November 22, 2006
#28 Chad said . . .i'm with chad on this one, max. we're number one in yards allowed and points allowed. it's impossible for a defense to stop EVERYTHING in this league. that being said, this week will be an interesting test because the pats love to spread you out and then run right at you.
November 22, 2006
BTW, no team has recorded more than 300 yards in a single game against this team.
November 23, 2006
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