...you're not seeing the Bears tonight. The game will air on NFL Network tomorrow night at 11:00 pm. The NFL has to find a way to make these games part of the Sunday ticket package and at least give out of town fans an opportunity to see their teams during the summer. Give people the option to pay a little extra. A lot of people I know would.
I'll be listening to a radio broadcast on a buddy's satellite radio hookup. If you're in the Chicago area, please come on tonight or tomorrow and give us your thoughts. I'm sure no matter what happens, the topic of conversation will center around #8 but we'll go wherever you guys lead us.
Addendum: Grossman playing a magnificent game thus far, sans the silly fumbled snap. He's smart with the football, comfortable in the pocket and intensely accurate. This team is incredibly balanced offensively and incredibly good defensively. They're special. Bring on the Chargers.
Addendum #2: Grossman has to flash a little Bad Rex just so we don't get too excited. Pick six the other way.
#2 not jeff said . . .Not sure if this is legal or not...
http://streamednfl.blogspot.com/
August 25, 2007
#3 Megan, yes definately Megan said . . .don't care. thank you.
August 25, 2007
#4 jeff said . . .I'll be TiVoing the game tomorrow night. And I care.
August 25, 2007
#5 jeff said . . .it looks like the pregame broadcast is available chicagobears.com. don't know if they'll continue the coverage through 8 o'clock.
August 25, 2007
#6 jeff said . . .joniak, the greatest ever, makes a great point. bears open with three out of four against 3-4 defenses. tonight is a nice tune-up. no tommie, moose, ruben brown however. hester to start at wide receiver.
August 25, 2007
#7 . said . . .Rex just did a little shoving it up my ass. first throw. 45 yards.
August 26, 2007
#8 Megan said . . .Hester is a Hall of Fame caliber player. Guy is amazing.
August 26, 2007
#9 ron - not a rex hater said . . .and now he is hurt
August 26, 2007
#10 Max said . . .Looks great... Till he fumbled another snap....
August 26, 2007
#11 ron - not a rex hater said . . .and then Rex redeems you Jeff as he botches a snap
August 26, 2007
#12 ron -not a rex hater said . . .Looks great... Till he fumbled another snap....
August 26, 2007
#13 Max said . . .But damn besides that fumble these guys offense look like a boat load of studs...
August 26, 2007
#14 big rob said . . .the whole team is playing well right now
August 26, 2007
#15 Max said . . .did he lose the fumble or get it back?
August 26, 2007
#16 Megan said . . .radio said somethin bout a shoulder injury and he would be re evaluated at half . . . who were they talkin bout??? Hester??
August 26, 2007
#17 jeff said . . .I don't know how, but I am listening to Joniak right now online? I'm not complaining...
August 26, 2007
#18 Max said . . .the bears are really good.
August 26, 2007
#19 Megan said . . .got it back. . . and another touchdown for Grossman . . . to Berrian
August 26, 2007
#20 big rob said . . .Yes, Hester...
Nullified???
August 26, 2007
#21 Max said . . .god I wish I was able to watch this shit....
August 26, 2007
#22 Jimbo said . . .i dont know why i said another, it was his first. and i wish i could watch it to, but this is exactly why i bough the field pass from NFL.com
August 26, 2007
#23 JL said . . .Grossman looks good so far.
August 26, 2007
#24 jeff said . . .saw the Hester injury comes across gamecenter and decided i needed NFL.com's Field Pass right then and there to get an update...Joniak hasn't said anything other than "shoulder injury and won't return." Anyone in Chicagoland area have an update?
August 26, 2007
#25 jeff said . . .evaluated at halftime.
August 26, 2007
#26 JL said . . .brad maynard just ran his heart out for a first down. awesome.
August 26, 2007
#27 Megan said . . .so where to watch bears games in NEW YORK? last year was a boon with so many national broadcasts but i'm looking for a joint this year...is Josie Woods still the place?
August 26, 2007
#28 jeff said . . .I would have loved to see that run by Maynard. What a guy.
August 26, 2007
#29 big rob said . . .josie woods shall always be the place.
August 26, 2007
#30 JL said . . .theres another one.....
August 26, 2007
#31 big rob said . . .nice sack 'Wale...good to see...is grossman going to even try a pass to benson? i miss thomas jones
August 26, 2007
#32 JL said . . .pick 6.... wonder who's fault that was?!?!?
August 26, 2007
#33 big rob said . . .1 fumble, 1 pick for bad rex - good rex has been all 30+ yd passes...here we go again
August 26, 2007
#34 jeff said . . .looks like he's been a mix of both.....
August 26, 2007
#35 JL said . . .the air is out of joniak's voice. he is now anticipating the worst from rex with every dropback.
August 26, 2007
#36 JL said . . .i doubt grossman plays the second half...too much two-faced rex tonight...and benson averaging about 2 steps per carry...thank you special teams
August 26, 2007
#37 big rob said . . .nice adrian peterson...but of course we've seen him do this before. i won't be sold on benson until he can makes some plays in space.
August 26, 2007
#38 jdawg said . . .not too bad not too bad.....
August 26, 2007
#39 JL said . . .let's see, its time to panic here in Chicago. Leading 31 to 13 against the darlings of the sage press corps, the 49ers.
The D looks freaky good.
Rex's pick was throwing to Olsen. I'm not a betting man, but I'll wager that's the last low ball he throws to Olsen this season.
I know we all want to talk about Rex, but fuck if my knees aren't shaking about Hester's shoulder.
August 26, 2007
#40 big rob said . . .word jdawg...waiting for the update...seems like you saw the injury...
August 26, 2007
#41 jdawg said . . .I'd say bring Grossman back for 1 or 2 more series and give him a chance to throw another TD.....
Benson.... 1.7 Average WTF
August 26, 2007
#42 Max said . . .I didn't see it. Breathed a sigh of relief when he walked off, the heard it was his shoulder.
To me that's the story of the night, plus Benson average. I'm not watching the game, but are the 493ers stacking the box? That would explain his average and Grossman's 200 plus yards and 2 TDs.
August 26, 2007
#43 Max said . . .what happened to Ayanbadejo ???
August 26, 2007
#44 Rancid said . . .we freakin lost power here. . . what the hell??? its blue skys and no bad weather at all!!! i basically missed the whole second quarter god damn it.
August 26, 2007
#45 Max said . . .This is impossible to listen to. I am pissed about the Hester injury. Can't they tell us anything?!?!?
August 26, 2007
#46 Max said . . .i got nothing
August 26, 2007
#47 Rancid said . . .Lovie says Hester has a bruised shoulder. Nothing serious
August 26, 2007
#48 ron - not a rex hater said . . .Lovie's interview says Hester is just a "bruised shoulder" no biggie!
August 26, 2007
#49 Damn said . . .Not bad. REX posts a 112 QB rating... Lets hope this doesnt mean a 11.2 on Sept. 9th...
August 26, 2007
#50 AK said . . .Just reported that Devin Hester has a full shoulder separation and is likely done for the SEASON!!! Fuck.
August 26, 2007
#51 Gary said . . .#49 - Damn:
The website says differently:
"It appeared that Lewis’ knee slammed into Hester’s helmet. After being treated by team medical personnel for about five minutes on the field, Hester jogged to the sideline. He was soon joking with teammates and never had his shoulder wrapped. The All-Pro return specialist watched the second half of the game on the sideline in street clothes."
August 26, 2007
#52 Phillip said . . .How many interceptions for a touchdown is Rex Grossman going to throw before the coaching staff slaps him upside the head?!? Or better still, replaces him altogether?!? I won't even comment on yet another fumble. Grossman is a numb nuts. I refuse to be seduced by the good he accomplished on the field because his negatives outweigh. Grossman is not a playoff caliber QB. It's that simple.
August 26, 2007
#53 jdawg said . . .JL, Jeff - I've never been to Josie Woods (moved here a year ago, began a desperate search for a Bears bar), so I dunno how many people end up going there, but you should check out the Gael over on 83rd and 3rd. I talked the owners into bringing in vienna beef polish sausage and chicago-style dogs, as well as goose island and, if I can get them to rent the van to go to Reading, PA to pick it up, Old Style.
August 26, 2007
#54 said . . .Hester appears to be fine.
All is well.
that is all.
August 26, 2007
#55 Phillip said . . .whoa whoa whoa...you can't just come out and say Hester is out for the season unless you are 100% positive..can that be a rule?
August 26, 2007
#56 miller tyme said . . .Ya srsly - I don't see anything on chicagobears.com - is this coming from Comcast Sportsnet?
August 26, 2007
#57 Max said . . .it is now on chicagobears.com in the main article about the game hester says he is fine that his shoulder is bothering him but that "He is good"
August 26, 2007
#58 Midway Monster said . . .Hey, Rex put up 211 yards 2 Td's 1 botched snap(which he recovered) and 1 int in ONE HALF. If he gave us that every game, I think we would win quite a few games. We scored 31 points with Rex as our QB as opposed to Zero with Griese and Orton.
Let me be clear here, Rex still has work to do. He needs to be a good quarterback week in and week out and I am by no means claiming that all our worries are over, it just makes me feel better and gives me hope of what could come. This was a good week.
August 26, 2007
#59 Kellen said . . .Obviously Rex is the franchise QB. Though I am not a fan (got off the Rex bus last week) I'll back the decision (heck, there are no other choices anyway). We'll have our highs and our lows, definitely our interceptions and fumbles. If Rex plays like this the Bears will win a bunch of games and this is gonna be a great year. Buckle up boys & girls!
--Midway--
August 26, 2007
#60 beardown1982 said . . .Chad Pennington has a noodle dick for an arm.
August 26, 2007
#61 Phil from SATX said . . .I was at the game last night...good to see Soldier Field all filled up for a preseason game. You could hear a needle drop when Hester was laying on the ground...that was scary!
In regard to Rex, I thought he looked great last night. But, those two glaring mistakes are enough to, as always, leave doubts in the back of my head. Not to mention, the Line gave him a ton of time to throw last night and it won't be like that week one against the Chargers. I guess we are just gonna have to play another season of hold our breath everytime he drop back to pass.
Otherwise, Benson had a bad game. Didn't get much blocking, but didn't do much himself either. We will need much more than that, but it is too early to hit the panic button.
Other random thoughts: DManning can be a stud in the return game...that boy can fly! He needs to get on the field this season , too much speed not to. Dusty looks like a nice addition to the D along with Walker. The 49ers did not look like a very good team at all. (Gore wasn't playing though)August 26, 2007
#62 Phil from SATX said . . .Okay, didn't see the game, TIVO will record tonight. But even before reading Rahula Strohl's play-by-play, David Haugh's surprising me with the negativity. Just looking at 31 points and talking about how we can't have this bad QB play doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. After reading the first half Strohl commentary, I'm even more perplexed. Do we really expect that Rex is going to be perfect? Do we have any right to demand it? If so, I guess 49'ers fans have mobilized to the locker room with torches and nooses, and Alex Smith may be dead already. Alex Smith, first pick in the 2005 draft. And he too apparently dropped a snap.
Haugh needs to review the Griese stats again from previous years. He throws INTs too. If the combination of Rex, special teams and defense gets us 31 points in a half, I'm guessing we're going to win that game no matter what Rex does thereafter.
Looking forward to seeing the game. Also, before lamenting begins about how bad Benson was, the play-by-play sounds a lot better than the 1.7 yard average. Looks like he took some losses there.
August 26, 2007
#63 StartOlsen said . . .On the other hand, Mike Downey is MUCH more positive. Like that better, seems more appropriate given the circumstances.
August 26, 2007
wrong- you can see it on the niners channel on the west coast.
the downside is listening to their idiot bias announcers butcher the game call.August 26, 2007
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