Don't believe David Haugh's Mariotti-esque negativity in today's Tribune which includes the excruciating-to-read line, "There isn't much else to look forward to Sunday night for a Bears team lost on offense, hurt on defense and in need of its special teams to save a dying season." There is a great deal to look forward to tonight, David. It is the Chicago Bears. It is the Green Bay Packers. And I don't care how jaded you become as the Bears beat writer for the city's best sports section, it'd take a coma for me not to get juiced for this.
I grew up a Yankees fan and yesterday I was offered a ticket to Game 3...a must-win...tonight...and turned it down. Turned it down to watch the Bears and Packers on television. Why? Because the Yankees could win every World Series until 2025, who cares? I'd sell them finishing in last place for eternity for one Super Bowl title.
The football world expects the Bears to lie down on the tracks tonight and let the Favre train roll on over. Not tonight, football world. Not tonight, Favre. Tonight the hibernation comes to end. And these goddamn Bears are hungry.
#2 big rob said . . .Knowing Lovie he will not the the Bears mail it in. In fact he fully "get it" when it comes to the Bears/Pack. Let's Derail the Favre Express!
-- Midway --
PS: FIRST!
October 7, 2007
#3 Midway Monster (repost) said . . .First!!
October 7, 2007
#4 Bill said . . .Sorry, upload from my blackberry must have got zapped a bit by sunspots (which are caused by Favre).
Knowing Lovie, he will not let the Bears just "mail it in". In fact, he fully "gets it" when it comes to the Bears/Pack. Let's Derail the Favre Express!
-- Midway --
October 7, 2007
#5 NGB said . . .I cannot begin to describe how much I want my Bears to rise up and put together the game of their lives tonight. Injuries aside, weak offense aside - I want to believe that pride will overcome their shortcomings and make them focus as never before.
I still feel like the young Packers coudl be feeling overconfident.
However, I also thought Tony Romo woudl melt under the pressure of a real defense.
Sometimes, things just don't turn out the way you want, even if your expectations are realistic.
I go into the game optimistic, but fear the possibilities. But it is Packer day, and so I will not let those negative thoughts come out of my fingers.
I think though we all secretly dread the feeling that will surface if Lovie cannot rally his team. I can hear the questions, the angry answers from Lovie, the calls for Ron Turner to be fired etc.
Yet if they have any sense, the Bears feel it too. And they are the only ones that can stop it from happening - at least this week.
October 7, 2007
#6 NGB said . . .this packer day is going to be all about the bears contrling time of possesion. benson has a big game in him and its time to show it. I want to see 30 carries! if we can do that and hold on to the ball our d will take care of the rest. it comes down to controlling the time of possesion to give our d a little rest and their constant pressure will derail the farve express
October 7, 2007
#7 Scuba Man said . . .this packer day is going to be all about the bears contrling time of possesion. benson has a big game in him and its time to show it. I want to see 30 carries! if we can do that and hold on to the ball our d will take care of the rest. it comes down to controlling the time of possesion to give our d a little rest and their constant pressure will derail the farve express
October 7, 2007
#8 Al in WI said . . .Stick a needle in all their big arms. It's the Gatorade that's gonna make or break'em. Inject'em full of the orange flavor and the game is as good as over. Bears will win.
October 7, 2007
#9 Midway Monster said . . .The Green Bay Packers are a solid team this year, not a great team, or even a very good team. They got extremely lucky in week one by getting 10 points gift-wrapped to them by the Eagles punt returner. In week three they had several bizarre play calls by SD and a horrible throw by Rivers on a 3rd and 3 to a wide open reciever that would have allowed them to run out the clock. And then last week against an awful Viking team, it took Holcomb missing a wide open reciever, and a blown pass interference call at the end to pull out a victory.
In other words, they've been lucky more than good, and if you believe these things tend to even out over a full season, they're due for the luck train to run out of gas.
Here's to a reality check!!! Go Bears.October 7, 2007
#10 Pissed Off said . . .Al in WI: I don't want the train to run out of gas - I want to derail the damn thing and watch it fall into a ditch. I am talkin train wreck from the movie Bridge Over The River Kwai train wreck.
I hear it supposed to be hot tonight. Good - now sweat can be mixed with blood. A great combo in football.
-- Midway --
October 7, 2007
#11 Tommie Harris said . . .I'm getting pumped here in the 11th hour as it were. We need to run Benson to death and control the clock. No fumbles. Be back later tonight with the post game post.
October 7, 2007
#12 HesterFan23 said . . .Favre. Your ass is grass, and I'm the lawnmower.
October 7, 2007
#13 Midway Monster said . . .I'm getting nervous for the first game this season...
October 8, 2007
#14 HesterFan23 said . . .Gee, from the sounds of this game why don't we all just bow down and worship #4 right now. Cripes
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October 8, 2007
#15 HesterFan23 said . . .Well, looks like we are laying down already. Damn, how do we let some no-name run all over us.
October 8, 2007
#16 Midway Monster said . . .How can Turner be suck a F%$^$%$ Idiot?
October 8, 2007
#17 ShadyMcBears Fan said . . .Someone pin a damn metal on Tillman.
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October 8, 2007
#18 Bounce the DJ said . . .Penut Tillman is stepping up with 2 FF right now... Is Darwin Walker gone too?
Cedric, in his first handful of runs looks about as bad as I've seen him run. No vision, no big hits. Griese has little if any time to throw. Things are not looking up right now.
October 8, 2007
#19 Shady McBears Fan said . . .is benson running with his EYES closed? look for some holes or make some plays instead off running into the pile! DAMMIT! Packers are dominating this first half so far...
October 8, 2007
#20 Midway Monster said . . .That's more like it Cedric!!!
October 8, 2007
#21 Midway Monster said . . .SWEET - TD!
7-7
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#22 HesterFan23 said . . .Thats a TD against the damn Pack. Don't those count double?
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October 8, 2007
#23 Midway Monster said . . .Two weeks in a row that we've got that penalty and then a TD.
Benson finally ran hard those last three plays.
Tunrer had that horrible third down play call with AP.
October 8, 2007
#24 Midway Monster said . . .Is it me or is #54 having a so-so game? He could have stuck it when the Pack scored last but didn't (never pass up an opportunity to hit your opponent). Hummm.
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October 8, 2007
#25 Max said . . .Good a fight. Love it.
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October 8, 2007
#26 HesterFan23 said . . .i hate life.
October 8, 2007
#27 Midway Monster said . . .Urlacher is looking bad tonight...
How do we go from having good play calling, and then running a draw on 1st and 15, and a 2 yard pass on 3rd and 20?
October 8, 2007
#28 Bounce said . . .Something is up with Urlacher. He is not getting into tackles like he should. He seems to be doing a lot of standing-wrap tackles or catch up to em and pull em down, rather than hits. Almost like he is playing with some back pain.
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#29 craig said . . .Calling the offense....anyone there? hello....
October 8, 2007
#30 HesterFan23 said . . .Bright side: you can't collapse in the second half if you already collapsed in the first...
October 8, 2007
#31 Shady McBears Fan said . . .We're lucky it's only 17-7 at the half.
October 8, 2007
#32 HesterFan23 said . . .Everybody is banged up on the D. Urlacher knows they can't afford to have him on the bench. He's probably playing at 80-90% right now.
October 8, 2007
#33 Midway Monster said . . .That one drive got me so excited to see more of the offense, and then it went right back to normal.
October 8, 2007
#34 craig said . . .I can't agree with you McBear. You don't go 80% as a MLB- you end up getting hurt if you do that. Must be something else.
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#35 Shady McBears Fan said . . .Midway, I think the explanation is that nobody on this team, with the possible exception of Hester, is as good now as they were last year...
October 8, 2007
#36 Jakub said . . .I would say it looks like Briggs is 80-90% right now.
October 8, 2007
#37 Midway Monster said . . .Why so scared to kick to Hester? =)
October 8, 2007
#38 Midway Monster said . . .craig: Ya Think?
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#39 craig said . . .craig, Shady: my apologies. don't mean to dump on my brothers. Appreciate you nursing me thru this tonight- else all I'd have is this barf bucket next to me. I'll probably settle down and not post as much from here on out.
That said, we're just 10 down with lots to play. The obvious: Gotta keep that O on the field and stop this mini-west coast O by the bastard Favre.
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#40 Jakub said . . .No worries, Midway.... Everything is annoying the shit out of me now too. How else can you feel when every unit has basically gotten worse with each quarter of each game this season? And just in case it wasn't enough before, here's another "Captain Obvious" comment: Griese is ASS.
October 8, 2007
#41 Shady McBears Fan said . . .Finally, getting Olsen involved a little bit more. Finish this boys.
Is it just me though, or should we stop blaming Benson, and start questioning the O-Line. He gets no help.
October 8, 2007
#42 Max said . . .Greg Olsen congratulations on your 1st touchdown as a Chicago Bear, couldn't have come at a better time! Great play.
October 8, 2007
#43 Max said . . .MAYBARD
MVB MVB MVB!!!!!!
MOST VALUABLE BEAR!
October 8, 2007
#44 craig said . . .MAYNARD
MVB MVB MVB!!!!!!
MOST VALUABLE BEAR!
October 8, 2007
#45 Midway Monster said . . .I think you're right about the O-Line, Jakub, but Benson also has to stop hesitating so much at the line.
Meanwhile, right when I start badmouthing Grieseman for overthrowing everything longer than 10 yards, he starts to prove me wrong... Go Bears!
October 8, 2007
#46 Shady McBears Fan said . . .You guys have a better eye for the O than I do (I'm an old school D player from way back). Is Benson slow as all get out or is the D just doing a good job at stringing him out when he rus off tackle?
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#47 Green Bay Packers said . . .Wow, great play Brendon! And Maynard, way to by johnny on the spot. Cedric needs to run hard here and they need to put some pts on the board! The Bears are winning the turnover battle!
October 8, 2007
#48 Midway Monster said . . .BEARS SUCK!!!!! FUCK THE BEARS!!!!!
October 8, 2007
#49 craig said . . .GO WAKE UP THE NEIGHBORS - WE'RE TIED!
Ok, game on! gotta have a solid 4th Quarter boys!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#50 Midway Monster said . . .I'm having such a love/hate relationship with Brex Grieseman tonight...
October 8, 2007
#51 craig said . . .Craig - I hear you. Don't go there! We have to fight with the army we got, not the one we wish we had. Just stay focused. Looks like our D just had 2 successive 3 & outs!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#52 Midway Monster said . . .This is where the O-Line and Cedric should have taken control of the game and drove the 50 yards for a score... Oh well.
Let's get another stop D! Dare I say turnover?
October 8, 2007
#53 Shady McBears Fan!! said . . .SHADY! CRAIG!
HIGH 5!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#54 Jakub said . . .DES I LOVE YOU!!! BEARS!!!
October 8, 2007
#55 Midway Monster said . . .It's all on Urlacher now. Lets do this.
October 8, 2007
#56 Z said . . .Well Well Well ... WE WON.
CALL 911 to try and pry this smile off my face! It will NOT come off!
We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#57 Midway Monster said . . .A new season begins right now. Yes!!!! Beating #4 is so , so sweet.
October 8, 2007
#58 craig said . . .We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#59 AfroCelt said . . .Wow. Talk about a turnaround... Hats off to the D and to Grieseball in the 2nd half.
A Bears win, plus I have the day off tomorrow! Go Bears!
October 8, 2007
#60 Midway Monster said . . .WE WON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
BOOYAH
GREEN BAY BEARS FANS GO TO WORK PROUD!
October 8, 2007
#61 Shady McBears Fan said . . .We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#62 AfroCelt said . . .HUGE WIN TONIGHT! Tillman and Hester MVPs
Packers SUCK! McCarthy is brain dead and Favre is senile. Sorry Green Bay, you LOSE!
Go Bears! Too excited for analysis right now. I hope this win turns the season around. Turner called a great game with the commitment to the run and a big 3rd down play that ended with a TOUCHDOWN! Olsen and Des were sexy. Time to fucking celebrate!
October 8, 2007
#63 Packer Fan said . . .Good lord do the announcers get together in the locker room after the game and circle blow Favre?
October 8, 2007
#64 Midway Monster said . . .Just remember to say thank you and I'll say you're welcome. We couldn't have handed this game away on a platter any more silver.
October 8, 2007
#65 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre! We Stopped Favre!
-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#66 Max said . . .Praise GOD!!!!!!! I'm naming my first born Olsen.
October 8, 2007
#67 jdawg said . . .AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEW SEASON BABY.
Griese can stay.
Lets here it PIB
October 8, 2007
#68 bounce said . . .peanut
October 8, 2007
#69 Midway Monster said . . .glad they won!!! but hopefully they still clean up on the offense! come on WRs and RBs. do your shiiiet.
October 8, 2007
#70 StartOlsen said . . .Why this car is automatic
It's systematic
It's hydromatic
Why it's Griese lightning-- Midway --
October 8, 2007
#71 go bears! said . . .Your comments were prophetic, Jeff.
As is my screen name.
What a great night, and a great time for the team to get right.October 8, 2007
#72 said . . .a couple of things...
first off....yeah baby!!!! bet that smarts huh PIB.
second...still not convinced about CB.
third...is it just me or does it always feel like madden is pulling for anybody playing the bears??? as I recall he had the same slant last year wrt saints v. bears...
October 8, 2007
#73 Rancid said . . ."Packer Fan said . . .
Just remember to say thank you and I'll say you're welcome. We couldn't have handed this game away on a platter any more silver."handed the game to the bears? hahaha great excuse. it was good plays like tillman's forced fumbles...decent TD passes...come on. haha there were key plays in there...
October 8, 2007
#74 StartOlsen said . . .I have nothing of value to add the comments already here. Just had to check in and be a part of the blog celebration. It's going to be a damn fine day to be a Bears fan tomorrow!
October 8, 2007
#75 StartOlsen said . . .WHERE ARE THE PACKER FANS NOW????
HELLLOOOOOOO?On another note, I couldnt possible hate Madden any more. He seriously, honest to god, looked like he was about to cry after the game.
October 8, 2007
#76 Shady McBears Fan said . . .Oh ya, Nicole, be careful of that. My buddy Griz and I were so pumped when we drafted Cade McNown. Super pumped, the QB of the future, going to be great.... and, his wife was pregnant. with his first born son to be.
soo.... you guessed it- he named him Cade. Now instead of a double source of pride he has a constant reminder of another brilliant failure at the QB position.
October 8, 2007
#77 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .Gotta hand it to Lovie for firing up his team at halftime, apparently he went off on the D and they responded in the 2nd half. Good job all around for the coaching staff tonight.
Great team win!
October 8, 2007
It's okay StartOlsen, I'm not even close to being prego anytime soon. I could change the name a few thousand times by the time I have to sign a real birth certificate.
I did rename my bosses dog Lovie. As a Colts fan, she hates that he responds when I call him LOVIE!!!!!
October 8, 2007
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