Let me make one thing very clear at the very top of this column: I'm not throwing in the towel on a season where the Bears are basically two games back of being a playoff contender. I'm not throwing in the towel because yesterday I saw things that genuinely excited me. Has there ever been a player as good as Devin Hester in the navy and burnt? Did his late fourth quarter performance yesterday solidify Brian Griese as this team's starting quarterback?
All those points are moot when it came to complete defensive meltdown at Soldier Field. And not just your run of the mill defensive meltdown. The Bears allowed four touchdowns and no drives. The ever-threatening Big Play sank a Bears defense we were meant to believe was one of the best in the game. They're not. And there's a couple of obvious reasons why. They didn't tackle. They inexplicably kicked the ball to AP at the end of the game after their amazing comeback. But one thing bothered me most, Scarecrow.
Adam Archuelta stinks. This guy was brought in because of his tackling and he had chances to stop two of three Peterson touchdown runs. Peterson ran right through him. If the arm is preventing him from making plays, get off the field. On the touchdown pass, he was embarrassed by Troy Williamson. Hey Adam, you have one job in the Tampa 2 system: DON'T LET THE RECEIVERS BEHIND YOU. I said it to my brother at halftime. If Mike Brown were playing yesterday, the Bears were up two touchdowns at halftime.
We've got all week to talk about the other issues facing this team. But remember. They are a two-game winning streak against mediocre teams from going into the bye week at 4-4. This team isn't winning a division but if they make the postseason they can hang with any team in the conference - especially in the first round. But I'll tell you one thing: I wouldn't want to be a Bears defender in practice this week.
They still a team of destiny, Lovie?
#2 BEARS4LIFE said . . .amen
October 15, 2007
#3 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .THEY ARE ALL DONE THIS SEASON. THEY SUCK! LOVIE SHOULD NOT BE A HEAD COACH HE SHOULD BE A COORDINATOR. WE HAVE NO QB AND WILL NEVER WIN A CHAMPIONSHIP WITHOUT ONE. THIS SEASON IS DONE ALREADY. THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING IN PHILLY ITS GOING TO BE HORRIBLE AND NEXT MONDAY WE WILL BE 2-5, LAST PLACE, HUMILIATED.
"GROSSMAN IS OUR QUARTERBACK."
October 15, 2007
#4 Phillip said . . .Maynard said on the radio show this morning that Hester is not human and I believe him.
I'm not throwing in the towel but the constipated defense needs an enema to get them going. They looked geriatric!October 15, 2007
#5 BEARSFANVA said . . .Hey Bears4Life, why don't ya check that caps lock key, and while you're at it, stop saying 'we' and go back to whatever hole you crawled out of.
October 15, 2007
#6 Decatur Staleys #7 said . . .Archuelta sucked for the REDSKINS!! We were suckers to take him. How many excuses are you going to come up with for Quarterback position and running back!! Maybe we ought to put Hester in as Running back, he might be able to break the 100 yard mark!! The teams we play have adjusted to our type of Defensive, does our organization know how to adjust; NOT!!
Go Bears!
October 15, 2007
#7 mikebdot said . . .I haven't thrown in the towel,I just rolled it around my fist an punched a Vi Queen."We haven't been eliminated from anything yet"
So the struggle continues next week,Bring on Donovan McTool an the IgglosAn for F*@k sake
BEAR DOWN!October 15, 2007
#8 Jakub said . . .Anyone else hate the camera angle the entire game? Are the cameras located at the end zone or something? When the ball was at midfield you couldn't see the receivers line up.
October 15, 2007
#9 BEARS4LIFE said . . .mike - yes the camera was pissing me off all game. I was actually getting sick watching it, although me getting sick correlated with Minnesota having the ball, so maybe it wasn't the camera angle.
Anyway, I agree with the post. We are not out of it yet, but we are certainly down. The offense is making progress. Benson played well, he didn't get 100 because we were down towards the end and couldn't rely on the run at that point. I still think we rushed for more yards than others against Minnesota.
I think the problem right now is that our O is playing not to lose relying on a D that can hold teams to 17 or less points. The problem is that right now we don't have that D (WHEN IS VASHER GETTING BACK DAMMIT!). Hopefully we get healthier, but more than that, hopefully our D coordinator stops sucking and makes necessary adjustments throughout the game.
October 15, 2007
#10 Phil from SATX said . . ."Hey Bears4Life, why don't ya check that caps lock key, and while you're at it, stop saying 'we' and go back to whatever hole you crawled out of."
LOL BITTER F*CK JUST BECAUSE YOU CANT HANDLE THE TRUTH DOESNT MEAN YOU SHOULD ATTACK MY FONT STYLE, AWWWW MY FONT IS 1/16 OF AN INCH BIGGER THAN YOURS YOU HAVE TO CRY ABOUT IT? WELL GUESS WHAT I GOT SOMETHING ELSE THAT IS ALOT BIGGER THAN YOURS AS WELL BUT INSTEAD OF CRYING YOU SHOULD JUST KNOW YOUR ROLE AND STFU! WE ARE ALL MEN HERE SO TAKE YOUR WAHHHH BACK HOME LOL
October 15, 2007
#11 B.A. Baracus said . . .I agree with you, Jeff. It's far from being time to throw in the towel. We only have 4 losses and winnable games in front of us.
We contained two explosive players this year in LT and LJ and unfortunately only managed a split of those games. The defense that was able to do that is not this defense, which was decimated in the Cowboys game and has yet to return to full strength.
The only single player to fear on the rest of our schedule is the one that just beat us, the soon to be legendary Adrian Peterson. The good news - there is only one more Adrian Peterson left on our schedule. If our defense is back, we will beat them.
Griese looked fine, and I think the late success with Hester should tell RT two things - USE HESTER MORE and GO DOWNFIELD MORE. There is a very effective offense hiding in here, and it will continue to emerge.
Does anyone agree with me that the Oline had its best day of the year? That was positive, and coincides with Tait coming back. BB and Moose both returned from the dead as well. This offense is ready to start clicking and did succeed in putting up 24 points.
Big plays killed the Bears, as Jeff says, and we know from last year that once we get into the second and third level defenders because of injury, the big play defense is the first to go.
Get defenders back and the Bears will be fine, if it's not too late.
October 15, 2007
#12 Bill said . . .Although the Bear's offense is not stellar, you can't hang this loss on the O. This loss falls squarely on the Defense and the coaches. 31 points should be enough to win a game.
I know everyone is harping on the crappy safeties, but the problem starts at the defensive line. Lovie Smith has pushed and touted a speed defense that gets takeaways, but unfortunately features undersized D-lineman. O-goon-lee-ay and company got thrown around like rag dolls yesterday and did not finish plays.
A defense is not going to do well against the run, regardless of the play of the safeties, if the linebackers and DBs are always the first ones to touch the runner and the D-Line does not provide pursuit to minimize cut-backs by the runner.
That being said, hang Archuletta by a yardarm and give driving directions to McGowan so he can pick up the veterans' drycleaning during practice.
Finally, someone should teach Lovie "Bear" Smith the benefits of a line drive worm burner kick off away from the opponent's best player when the score is tied late in a game.
October 15, 2007
#13 JL said . . .When Lovie made changes on his coaching staff last year - changes that people openly questioned - he essentialy said "I'm the coach and I know what I'm doing". The most visable changes were D-coordinator, D-line, and QB coach.
How's all that working out, Lovie? Your D is horrible and you had to bench your starting QB.
October 15, 2007
#14 Mike said . . .What's crazy is that once Vasher gets back we can move Danieal Manning to FS and be up to...our 2nd string secondary! These are NFL offenses, folks - they all know what 3rd string secondary means on their own teams so it's no surprise they are manhandling ours.
Remember, we should have been down 31-7 at the half vs. GB last week. The first half of that game, the 4th qtr of the Lions game, and yesterday's D is the true picture of our Chicago Defense. It's hard to believe - but the numbers don't lie.
Very few RBs will ever be like AP so for Mariotti to compare Benson to him is horseshite. Benson is getting better and I think it's dumb that we benched him in the 2nd quarter. The man wants fuckin' carries - give him the goddamned ball. Who else are you going to give it to?
Luckily the Eagles offense is having problems of its own. We can still give up 100+ to Westbrook and win....although a depleted D is all McNabb and Kevin Curtis may need to be explosive against us.
October 15, 2007
#15 mikebdot said . . .Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith should both be in the crosshairs. The NFC is mega-putrid, and the Chicago Bears are 2-4?!?!? What happened to the superior defense this season?!?! What happened to Rex Grossman and Cedric Benson being the cornerstones of the offense?!?!
Angelo is incapable of drafting or acquiring quality skill position players on offense. My God, LOOK at our QB, RB and WR situation !!!! It's about as awful as it gets. And the offensive line is WAYYYY past its prime.
I don't know WHAT happened on defense. Other than Adewale Ogunleye and Alex Brown are very overrated. I guess this team really DOES miss Dusty Dvoracek. Brandon McGowan, Daniel Manning and Adam Archueleta are each terrible. How can Manning not at least shove Adrian Peterson out of bounds on his third touchdown scamper?!?!
Things went into the shitter during year four of the Dave Wannstedt and Dick Jauron eras. History is repeating itself with Lovie Smith. Right now the man is overwhelmed by literally everything falling apart at once (Devin Hester and Robbie Gould notwithstanding).
This team MIGHT get to six wins. When the expectation was 12 or 13 and return trip to the Super Bowl. UNBELIEVABLE! And in case people haven't already figured it out, the Bears are in significant REBUILDING mode as of now. What happened in 2006 is so far in the rear view mirror we might as well be talking about the 1985 Bears.
October 15, 2007
#16 Al in WI said . . .Mike: There's only one option...suicide.
October 15, 2007
#17 Mike said . . .I have to disagree with the optimists. We are dead for the divisional race, dead for a bye in the playoffs, and I think on life support for the wild card. Come on people, do you not realize how bad the Vikings are? They have one good player, no qb, no recievers and they put up 31 points on our defense in Chicago. The vikings are a 4-12 talent level team and that game wasn't even as close as it looked.
Griese? As I mentioned in the last thread, he's been marginal at best. Switching to him was another in the growing ever longer list of mistakes by Lovie Smith. Through 3 starts he has MORE turnovers than Grossman did. I realize that he looked great in the final two mins of the game, but that was more on the Vikings prevent defense than on him. Through the other 58 mins of the game he had two horrific interceptions, a costly fumble, and put up 10 points against a soft pass defense. And the play before he hit moose he threw it right too the Viking db. If that happened Grossman would be starting against the Eagles.
The real heat for the debacle should be on Lovie fucking Smith. Aren't we all glad he got the big contract extension so he could fire Rivera and Wilson and get outcoached by the likes of Brad Childress? What a disaster!!! Usually I calm down as time goes on, but with this loss yesterday, I'm only getting more pissed.October 15, 2007
#18 jeff said . . .The Bears got throttled at home by the Minnesota Vikings. They are the one team in the NFL with a quarterback situation actually worse than our own. Other than Adrian Peterson and Chester Taylor, they are God-awful on offense. And now I read that some people actually think the Philadelphia Eagles of Donovan McNabb and Brian Westbrook are a relatively EASY opponent?!?
October 15, 2007
#19 jeff said . . .guys, the bears lost by a fieldgoal as the clock went to 0.00 yesterday. their offense was damn near heroic down the stretch and put this team in a tremendous position to go to overtime. if a great fieldgoal isn't kicked, we're all here taking a sigh and praising griese/hester. relax. if they win next week, they'll face the lions at home for a chance to be 4-4. where does negativity get you as a sports fan?
October 15, 2007
#20 big rob said . . .and before you do, can the shit about being a realist. the realism of yesterday is the bears tackled poorly. they weren't out of position or over-matched physically. they didn't tackle well. that can be corrected.
October 15, 2007
#21 Al in WI said . . .where were you last week when we won you stupid bastard Mike?
October 15, 2007
#22 Big Earl said . . .I'd love to be positive, I really would. But at some point you have to be honest, and this season in headed down the fucking toilet. 4-4? Who can say they're going to beat the eagles? At this point I can't. I live in the vikings media market, I know how freaking bad they are. One of the worse offenses in the entire NFL just housed us for 34 points in Soldier Field. And they did it with one guy!
October 15, 2007
#23 JL said . . .I saw a defense that quit yesterday. I understand the injury excuse. But it's just that, an excuse. Our offense struggles mightily to score 20 points, and now we have a defense that averages 25 against it. It doesn't take Emeril Lagasse to figure out how that recipe will taste.
Angelo needs to pull his head out of Ted Philips ass and begin a soups to nuts rebuilding program NOW. And force Lovie to fire Norv (er I mean Ron) Turner and Bob Babich. If Lovie is such a defensive genius, then let him take over the defensive play calling. He sure the shit ain't doin' anything on the sidelines to facilitate the offense.
October 15, 2007
#24 Mike said . . .Didn't realize Darwin Walker missed yesterday's game as well. Poor tackling can be corrected immediately, but injuries unfortunately cannot. The thing that separates good CBs and safeties from average players are the little things like jamming a receiver, getting in front of routes, timing, and recognizing offensive schemes. With 2nd and 3rd stringers learning these things on the fly, our D will continue to give up big plays. I wish we still had Todd Johnson. He was just as good as Arch Deluxe against the run, and a much stronger hitter who had a knack for turning surefire first down crossing routes into incompletions. Archuleta just doesn't seem like much of an improvement in either run defense or coverage.
October 15, 2007
#25 Don Won said . . .I'm stunned by the football geniuses masquerading as Bear fans who insist this team will automatically get to 4-4 and then things will be hunky dory. Unbelievable.
But this is what I get for semi-regularly popping into a blog populated by 5'2" 275 lb assistant managers at Quizno's who live in their Mom's basement and alternatively surf dabearsblog.com and Southeast Asian porn sites in between your sandwich making duties.
October 15, 2007
#26 mikebdot said . . .What about all the chicks I'll be humping with my big cock?
October 15, 2007
#27 Bill said . . .Mike: Your comment communicating your lack of understanding about what it means to be optimistic about our chances the next few weeks doesn't stun me at all. Especially when the same people saying we're going to get to 4-4 said we were going to get to 3-3. How can you possibly be surprised by what you're reading? Because you are "Mike" and not "mikebdot". And for the record I'm an engineer working for Whirlpool Co. in Evansville, IN. Lots of dead time waiting on the lab to test stuff...
October 15, 2007
#28 jeff said . . .Jeff - add me to the realists. Not to say it can't get better - but as someone said the game wasn't as close as the score. We couldn't stop AP. The only reason the O looked OK at the end was Minny's prevent defense. And at that, Griese threw a sure INT that was driopped.
It was not poor tackling this time as much as not being in position. Tommie Harris (I think it was him) admitted that. This is a bad defense. The numbers don't lie.
October 15, 2007
#29 big rob said . . .nobody's saying they're going to beat the eagles, people! they probably won't! but they certainly can. and if they do, we move on. and mike, you are here more than semi-regularly...i can check those things. you're here more than almost any other person. and i'd much rather see fans believing the team will improve than crying about how bad we are. if you don't think they can win, why do you bother wasting your sundays with them?
October 15, 2007
#30 B.A. Baracus said . . .Mike you are an unorignal Cock Blower who only comes here when the team you supposedly are a fan of has a bad game....
You were not missed....
October 15, 2007
#31 Bill said . . .The big picture this season for the Bears is simple - They still have a chance to make the playoffs with a 9-7 or maybe even an 8-8 record in the NFC. However, are they going to make noise in the playoffs - even in the NFC? Doubt it.
We can all still be positive and cheer for a victory every week because we are fans, but to think they are going to rock the league is nonsense.
It is just about time to start drinking even more heavily on Sundays and looking towards offseason draft picks and signings.
October 15, 2007
#32 Bill said . . .Oh - one other thought. Briggs said he wanted to be "the man" somewhere instead of Urlacher. Who knew it would happen right here on the Bears?
October 15, 2007
#33 Scott said . . .Oh - one other thought. Briggs said he wanted to be "the man" somewhere instead of Urlacher. Who knew it would happen right here on the Bears?
October 15, 2007
#34 JL said . . .I always think they can win. Anything can happen. Remember how dominant we were last year when the Dolphins rode into town and changed everything. We weren't as good as our hype then and we're not as bad as our hype now. I'm going to keep tuning in, keep hoping that our superior talent shows what it can do and keep hoping that we can get this season turned around. I always pick the Bears in my pool and I'll do it again this week. This league is full of parity. We just need to get two victories in a row, get some guys healthy and see what we can do down the stretch. Still, I'm guessing we'll end up 8-8.
October 15, 2007
#35 jeff said . . .I love how we all want to get to 8-8. With that thinking we might as well get to 4-12 and get a franchise QB in the draft. 9-7 and the playoffs is salvageable, 8-8 is purgatory.
October 15, 2007
#36 Northside Superfan said . . .we all want them to play better but the trut is they're losing some of the crazy games they won last year. but i think they're young offensive talent is really starting to play. it isn't like its this season or bust. they're young everywhere but the offensive line. i like the improvement on offense. the tackling must get better. anyway boys, i'm off for the day...drinking B.A. is key.
October 15, 2007
#37 Coxy said . . .We can still win. We can still make the playoffs. Teams collapse as the season goes on, so its not even out of the question that we could win the division or make it to the superbowl.
The problem is not lack of possibilities, its lack of probability. None of those things are likely at this point.
In the sixth week of the season, it is absolutely demoralizing for fans to see the team in this position, and I assume it is for the players and coaches as well. We thought this team would be better than last year, and they are much, much worse.
While some of the moves Lovie and Angelo made had good reasons at the time, they turned out all wrong. I don't need to mention Archletta any more than everyone already has. Daneal Manning has not improved his tackling and he really really needed to. We thought Rex would have a breakout year now he is wearing a ballcap.
The only upside is that it seems like the whole season in the NFC is just a race to see who will lose to the Patriots anyway, and it might be best not to see them avenge superbowl XX.
For the record, I hate making pronouncments like the one I just made about the Pats, but damn...they look unbeatable.
October 15, 2007
#38 Al in WI said . . .We have some pretty daunting needs for the offseason and judging by the Packers, Lions, and Vikings, we are not looking good for years to come unless we have success filling these needs.
Running back - I am officially throwing in the towel here. He is not going to break one for more than 20 yards all year. Just not fast enough. His inability to catch the ball out of the backfield cost us some drives in the 1st quarter. Also a headcase. Sorry Phil - I know he was a different guy in Texas, but looks like Enis to me.
QB - Griese is servicable, but he also is old.
O Line - Old, aged in dog years since last year.
Safety - No comments necessary. Has Mike Brown been cut yet, can we give him the league minimum until he proves he can play 4 qtrs?
October 15, 2007
#39 Mike said . . .Northside you summed it up pretty well. I'm just too damn angry to make that good of an arguement at this point.
I mean for god's sake, somebody explain to me how the coaching staff let this happen? Coming into the game there was only one way the Vikings were going to do anything on offense, and that was with the running game. They have no quarterback, arena league recievers, and are no threat to pass on you. It stands to reason that you would stack the box and force them to beat you by throwing. But not Lovie and Babich. And then when you're getting gashed during the game you fail to adjust. Why!?!
This is inexcusable!!!!October 15, 2007
#40 Midway Monster said . . .I'm a 30 year fan of this franchise who has poured money into tickets and the like for a long time. Don't anybody sit there and tell me I can't be pissed off with this inept franchise. So I'm not a "fan" simply because I wasn't a lemming who was willing to follow this team off the cliff last offseason? I'm not a fan because I didn't stick with Rex Grossman through thick or thin, or had severe reservations about Cedric Benson dating back to his draft day selection? I'm not a fan because for three straight seasons I have insisted Adewale Ogunleye is a worthless pile of overhyped shit who converted one excellent season in Miami into revered status in Chicago?
Yeah, I'm not happy. Deal with it.
October 15, 2007
#41 Bill said . . .I am with you Jeff. We are all hanging on to the playoff rope. Let's tie a knot in it and hand on.
-- Midway --
(in Bodega Bay)October 15, 2007
#42 Mike said . . .An excellent fan comment in the Tribune today:
http://blogs.chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports_whatsgoinon/2007/10/covering-the--6.htmlAn excerpt:
"The Bears organization, as it is currently constituted, cannot consistently coach well nor draft well. When players are given jobs without competition, that is bad coaching. When players that are playing badly or uninspired football are not removed from the field, that is bad coaching. When assistant coaches are chosen because they are long-time buddies of the head coach, that is bad coaching. When year after year, 1st and 2nd round choices fail, that is bad scouting. There is a reason that New England, Pittsburg, Indianapolis (just to name a few teams) are consistently prepared to challenge for a championship – good coaching and consistently good drafting of high early round choices. The Bears can do neither. "Also - my favorite part:
"The Bears are not run by smart football people. They have hired incompetent coaches and management. And after years like 2006, because they know nothing about football, they extend contracts of incompetent people that perpetuate bad football. They have done this over and over since Mr. Halas died: extended Wannstedt after two 9-7 seasons, Jauron after one 13-3 season, Smith after an 11-5 and 13-3 season. Why would they do this? Because they don’t know what a talented coach or GM looks like. All they see is the record and think they are smart – rather than lucky."By the way, as I've said before. I've been a fan since I was 10 years old. That's 45 years ago. Season ticket holder since 1976. I never knew what it was to have a good organization until the mid-80s. And Finks leaving ruined that. But once I saw it happen, I figured I'd know it when I saw it again.
This isn't it.
October 15, 2007
#43 Pissed Off said . . .Things will get worse with the front office before they get better. Wait until Virigina McCasket croaks and her asswipe son Michael tries to reassert himself. Should be fun times.
October 15, 2007
#44 Pissed Off said . . .I feel for all of you who got pissed about the loss yesterday. I no longer have a major emotional tie to this team like I did last year or did at the start of the year. Since the Dallas game ended I have just sat back and watched every snap, cheering, observing but not getting overly excited or upset with anything. Thats how you have to be. When we beat the Pack last week I didnt freak out and tell everyone "we're coming" and thats the downside to my emotional untie to the team. But on the upside when things like yesterday happen, I dont fret. And I just sit back and chuckle at how inept the team is. The only thing that could get me excited about this team and on the "we can still make playoffs bandwagon" is if #8 is starting. I know it doesnt make a difference but that would get me excited again, thats about it. And I cant get excited if he comes in after we are eliminated, it has to be within the next couple of games or thats it. Not that Grieseball isnt doing OK but I just would rather see Rex, or God forbid, Orton. I am with you all, just dont have much else to say.
October 15, 2007
#45 Da Coach said . . .BTW, I like to see Mike, (a very regular attendee, more than most anyone) come here and say he's a semi-regular and also only comment after losses. Pathetic, he has nothing positive to say. Funny how that works.
October 15, 2007
#46 said . . .The good news is championships are not won in Sept/Oct.
The bad news is you need to win games in Sept/Oct in order to get a chance to compete for the trophy.
Bottom line is no one in the NFC is a clear cut head and shoulders above anyone else. Bears need to just start playing better ball knotch some wins and get some mojo back in time for a playoff run. We need at least 1 homegame in the playoffs and anything can happen once the playoffs begin.
October 15, 2007
#47 Phil from SATX said . . .Mike, I don't believe you. You're not a Bear fan - you proved that with your notable absence last week after a stirring, potentially season-changing win over the hated Pack. It didn't take a genius to predict you'd be back in full flower, pissing over everything and everyone, at the very next loss. NOT A BEARS FAN.
Jeff, kudos to one of your funniest ever tag lines - 2 + 4 = Sucks. I thought it was just bad grammar at first, but it's just funny. I just completely agree with your positive slant on this thing. If the bodies get back, the team gets healthy and gets wins. There's lots of good things happening on offense. Coxy, I'm cool with your comments, and I have my own problems with Benson's seeming goal being 10-12 yards max - it looks like he just falls down after he gets those yards. If he had higher aspirations than a 10 yard gain, he'd have longer gains. He inexcusably dropped 3 passes, which is my biggest issue - those have to be AUTOMATIC. Believe me, I'm pretty much hating all of Ced's "intangibles" right now. But Adrian Peterson was not available to us when we picked Ced.
Also, he is running better, and I'll take a 10 yard fun any day. Plus we got no one else, so we might as well pull for him. Garrett Wolfe can ONLY be effective catching balls, not at running from scrimmage. But I still think he can be VERY effective that way, and one Rex interception is the only time we've tried him that way.
JL, great comments on the second and third string secondaries and lines. You're just not going to win that many games when you lose so many bodies. And we can sit here blaming Lovie and Angelo for all these problems, but aside from picking a strength coordinator and making some decisions about training camp, you can't blame these guys for so many people getting hurt. Our good guys didn't suddenly turn bad - our good guys are not out there, or they're out there playing out of position. But only Mike Brown and DD have season ending injuries. Every one else is slated to come back.
We all knew Adrian Peterson was going to bring one back. Most predicted that. He brought three back. That was unacceptable. However, the biggest surprise (to me, at least) was his effectiveness at kick returns. Letting him run back to the 35 cost us the game.
Also, am I wrong in thinking Minny has a great Oline? They are part of the reason he had success (on 3 plays). They have to be part of the reason we could not get to Jackson - we've gotten to everyone else. It may be that that's where Minny has spent all of its money - it sure isn't on receivers or quarterback. I know it's continually making excuses, but I think Minny's better than they appear - Jackson has a really nice arm, and if they had receivers they could be MUCH more effective. Vikings play Cowboys next week, and I won't be that surprised if the Vikes win.
On to Philadelphia - the only place from here to go! Any word on whether Vash is expected back for that game, or D. Walker?
October 15, 2007
#48 Mike said . . .#46 was me.
October 15, 2007
#49 Coxy said . . .Sorry I didn't participate last week. I felt the need to miss that installment of mental masturbation. As I could have predicted, most of you puffed out your chest and pronounced the Bears were back to being an elite team within the NFC after the Green Bay victory. Didn't you. If someone doesn't automatically predict the next game on the schedule as the turnaround game for the season, then they are bashed. Whatever.
I get tired of being right all the time. Really, I do. I'd be happier than bat shit if you uninformed lemmings who get all macho behind a computer screen were actually RIGHT with at least some of your bold pronouncations....."the Bears will destroy the Lions and we will be on our way"...."our shutdown defense will destroy Minnesota and we will be on our way"...blah blah blah. A bunch of dregs of society and hyper-nerds making statements of brilliance and sheer utter insight.
October 15, 2007
#50 Phil from SATX said . . .Yea, I am gong to be attending the Philly game. I was considering wearing my Bears jersey, getting a beer poured on my head, punching the guy who did it, getting beat up by a group of Eagle savages, and then being the only person from the fray thrown in the jail cell at the Link, but now I think I will be uninspired like my runningback, and wear some neutral clothing and hold back cheers when Hester is taking it to the house and hold back "FUCKS" when Westbrook is running a circle around Archuleta. How is that for a run-on sentence.
Sorry for the negativity, this loss hit me harder than any others. I am a defense guy, and when they couldnt stop a guy from averaging 10 yards, it got me, it got me deep.
October 15, 2007
#51 Coxy said . . .PackerMike, you didn't come here last week because the team you hate WON. Please forgive me and all others here who choose to stop reading you. (I know, I know, we're lemmings, morons, you don't care what we do). But that was fascinating insight from Jeff, one which we never typically get, about your true activities.
Big Brother is watching you, PackerMike! Your cover is blown!
October 15, 2007
#52 Scott said . . .Mike, we may be having a rough season, but at least we beat your squad.
October 15, 2007
#53 Coxy said . . .When you have nothing of use to say you resort to name calling, Mike. Clever. I believe that's what sixth graders do, too.
We're fans, douchebag, which is why we have hope that our team will win. You're just an ass looking for an internet fight. Not much of a man and just kind of a dick. We'll not miss you if you never come back.
October 15, 2007
#54 Tyrone Briggs said . . .Understatement of the century. I think that Mike's own mother, his ex-wife, and children who hate him will also not miss him if he never comes back.
October 15, 2007
#55 Mike said . . .A video to rev up the troops:
http://angryorange55.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/the-shroud-of-darkness-falls-upon-the-bears/
October 15, 2007
#56 Darf it up said . . .Hmmm. Now I'm being labeled a Packer fan. The Internet dweebs are pulling out all the artilery on me now.
October 15, 2007
#57 Phil from SATX said . . .Ya'll need to take a deep breath and think about what's going on over in Darfur.
Maybe then these anonymous riffs about goddamn football teams won't seem so important.
Fuck. The name calling over a bunch of fat fucks who throw a piece of leather around a giant fenced in yard?
Dear god.
October 15, 2007
#58 VikingFan said . . .More excuse-making... I think we underrated the Vikings. While our game certainly helped these stats, did you know that the Vikings...
1) Have the #1 rushing offense in the league?
2) Have the #2 rushing defense in the league?
3) Have the #8 best kick returning in the league?
4) Have lost the 3 games they lost by an average of 4 points?
5) Probably only lost to GB (biggest loss at 6 points) because those crazy bastards only gave the ball to AP 12 times in that game(coming from a fan of the team whose crazy bastards have given our own superstar all of TWO carries and TWO receptions in SIX games this season)
Just food for thought.
October 15, 2007
#59 Scuba Man said . . .You bears fans are pathetic...Be ashamed of who you are..be ashamed of your shitty team...Be ashamed of what's in between your legs...all I hear is this pissy, whiny talk
If only our safeties were better
If only our O-line could block
If only Benson could actually run better than my little sister
If only Griese didn't turn the ball over
If only Griese could "manage the game" (whatever that means)
If only our coaches were competent
If only our defense could stop the run
If only Brian Urlacher wasn't overrated (LOL)If only...if only...if only...and now the most laughable one of all...
If only Rex was our quarterback again (you just got rid of the fucking guy now you want him back again..you suck Pissed Off...)
The whole team is a mess, you guys lack that killer instinct that the great teams possess. The Bears are soft..
October 15, 2007
#60 Phil from SATX said . . .If only VikingFan would put my air-tank hose up his ass and press the on button so I could watch his innards trickle slowly out of his mouth.
October 15, 2007
#61 Pissed Off said . . .VikingFan, stay on your own blog please. You have bragging rights for that game, not for the overreaching you just did. You had to be a pretty shitty team to get that #7 pick last year and pick up the only reason you won that game. And judging from the stats I just posted, you are seriously underachieving as a team.
Our team went to the Super Bowl last year and it wasn't about luck (maybe luck to be in the NFC, but that's about it). 11-6 and 15-4 beats the crap out of your last seasons (6-10 and 9-7, wasn't it?)
You lose the bodies we've lost on D and then start your nonsensical yapping.
One game, VF, one game, and you're still only at .500.
[6 teams passed on Adrian Peterson. 6 teams.]
October 15, 2007
#62 Al in WI said . . .Viking fan, your squad blows. You got lucky plain and simple.
October 15, 2007
#63 Bill said . . .I hate the Minnesota Vikings and their fans more than any other team and fans out there. Yep, even more then the pack.
They are nothing but ignorant front runners. Earlier this season in the opener against Atlanta they had to have a tv station buy out several thousand tickets so the game wasn't blacked out. Their next home was 50% packer fans, and the next time they're at home against SD will be blacked out too unless they string together a couple of wins or another company steps in. Pathetic.October 15, 2007
#64 Mike said . . .Plus there are the annual rumors of the Vikings joning the Lakers and moving to LA.
October 15, 2007
#65 Bill said . . .Viking Fan, your team crushed our testicles. Gloat. Until next Sunday when you likely get the shit kicked out of you again.
October 15, 2007
#66 Rancid said . . .I never understood why Packer fans hated the Vikings so much. Thanks for showing me why, VikingFan. It's becasue the Viking fans are morons. The Bear / Packer rivalry is sacred. The Vikings will never have a rivalry based on history and respect like that.
October 15, 2007
#67 Coxy said . . .Mike, you are pathetic. You have yet to present any believable excuse as to why a guy who posts daily negative comments disappears from the blog the day they beat their fiercest rival and then mysteriously reappears the day after they lose their next game. This is why no one gives a shit what you say. Yes, we give our Bears the benefit of the doubt. We pick them to win. And whe we're wrong, we come in here and talk about why. You pick them to lose, come in here and trash them and then when they win, you are no where to be found. I can't believe what I'm about to say but . . . You make me miss Dave. At least he was funny
October 15, 2007
#68 Scott said . . .I didn't know we were supposed to be happy and jovial when our team loses to Bobby Wade and crew.
Gee - we didn't get 'em this week, but boy we sure made a nice attempt with the last two TD's.
I thought Urlacher looked handsome out there at least.
It's ok, Tarvaris Jackson is a great QB.
We probably learned by our mistakes.
Is that better VikingFan?October 15, 2007
#69 B.A. Baracus said . . .I think we all know that Darfur is more important than an NFL game. Stupidest post I've seen. Mike, whether you're masquerading as a Packer fan or are just a jerk is immaterial. Your posts are meant to do nothing but inflame. Talk logically, rationally and sensibly about football and you'll be taken seriously.
Let's get back to talking about the ailing Bears. How to get back on track is the biggest question. I don't see that any of us are whining. We're bummed that the team is underperforming and we want to all commiserate about how we can become the team we all thought we would be.
October 15, 2007
#70 Mike said . . .Hey Vikings Fan -
I wonder what its like to be a fan of a team that has not been to a Superbowl since 1977. Gee - that's 30 years.
Oh, and how did it go in the 4 SBs the Vi-Queens were in? Oh yeah, 0-4. Big time losers. Fran Tarkenton can eat my shorts - he is a loser along with the rest of the Viking nation.
Pray that Denny Green comes back to improve your worthless squad.
Oh, and Darf it Up? What's a politically oriented, socially conscious guy like you doing on this blog anyway? If you are so concerned about Darfur, why aren't you over there fighting the fascists?
October 15, 2007
#71 Decatur Staleys #7 said . . .Riddle me this....what did beating the Green Bay Packers do to ressurect this clusterfuck of a season for the Bears?!?! Answer is NOTHING. So while I was glad the Bears beat Green Bay I knew in my heart of hearts this team is still a pile of shit and that, sadly, the 2006 was the high water mark for several years to come.
It doesn't make you a Bear fan because you get your rocks off by the Bears beating a FOOTBALL TEAM THAT WILL STILL MOST LIKELY GO TO THE PLAYOFFSS while the Bears go home to look at their photo album of the 2006 season. How the fuck hard is this to understand?!?
In case you didn't hear the news, THE FUCKING BEARS ARE 2-4 AND THE LAUGHHINGSTOCK OF THE NFL RIGHT NOW !!!! I'm not happy about that. And ONE fucking victory against the fucking Green Bay fucking Packers isn't going to fucking change that.
The playoff team shit is OVER. It was a short fucking run, punctuated by Peyton Manning's destruction of the "great" Bears defense. It is time to pull out of the nosedive, admit all that is fucked up, and being the path of reconstruction so that maybe, just maybe, in another couple years we are ready to maybe be a good playoff team again.
Now shut the fuck up.
October 15, 2007
#72 jdawg said . . .Laughing stocks?
I think the Bills(1-5 + Jauron),Dolphins(0-6 + T.Green),Rams(0-6 + "The Greatest doh on Turf)
An my Favorite the'Aints(1-5 + overhyped to make the Super Bowl by all critics)October 15, 2007
#73 BearDown1982 said . . .As was so beautifully said on Greg the Bunny...
Puppet Please!
Anyway, yeah, sucks to be a Bears fan today but Jeff's enthusiasm is unexpectedly working, so what the hell. Let's see what happens next week, although I'm getting the sinking feeling that we're really looking at next year.
Or we could be like the Seahawks -- devastated by injuries and barely making the playoffs. Its been a fucked up season so far, to say the least, but I've decided to approach further games like Chevy Chase approaching the green.
October 15, 2007
#74 jdawg said . . .I'm thinking that this week...we should put DManning back at free safety along with Archuleta...maybe switch things up on passing downs, get mcgowan out there for arch. Put RManning at starting corner...in nickel and dime situations, move him to nickel back and put mcbride at corner. (I think he has shown some promise from what I've seen...anyone else?)
Any other ideas about what we can do in the secondary? Or what we can to with this defense? I know they aren't this bad...that was embarassing, but we have too much talent to let that happen once again. Injuries or not. This will certainly be a soul searching week for the defense. If they don't respond, the season is over.
Go Bears! I'm not giving up quite yet...
October 15, 2007
#75 Phil from SATX said . . .I'm hoping the D comes out fucking furious next week. The should have a chip on their shoulders the size of a bus.
October 15, 2007
#76 Shady McBears Fan said . . .Just watched some more of the game. And got (almost) the same excitement watching the comeback at the end. Moose, finally making a play - I didn't even know he could do that anymore! Than the D mans up, even big #85 (our other AA) makes some plays. Get the ball back, two plays later, and that's an actual Devin Hester sighting on offense! And an actual heaved ball by Greasy Boy! And a huge play! Crowd is going freaking insane! TIE GAME!
Come on guys, scoreboard may be everything but that was one hell of an exciting ending! Unfortunately, the coaches were not quick-witted enough on the sideline to realize they should NOT be kicking to AP. And it cost them the game. I'm sure they won't do it next time, right? Does look like on-the-job training, but I do credit these guys for not making the same mistakes twice.
If Brandon McGowan makes that square up tackle on AP, different result. That's the easiest single play to earmark. You can talk about the first touchdown, but the Vikings safety did the exact same Cover 2 move on the Hester touchdown. It's just not that easy to hand off a streaking fast wide receiver to the safety.
I agree completely with Beardown. Put D. Manning back at his original position, let Ricky Manning Jr. earn his huge free agent paycheck. We don't have time for D. Manning to relearn the corner position. When's Vasher coming back?
Glad to see PackerMike's been exposed. Do what I do, just don't even read his posts! (This is a skill PO'd perfected - I've never been very good at it, but I'm starting to get it!)
Let's start breaking down the game with the Iggles, shall we? But word to the wise, if you want to feel better about this team, watch the game again. You'll especially feel better about the offense, and you'll realize the D wasn't 100% bad throughout the whole game, one guy had a career-defining day against us and a few missed tackles resulted in a bunch of points.
How do we beat the Iggles in PA? That's now THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME OF THE SEASON! I trust they know this. I trust they'll respond.
GO BEARS! BEAR DOWN!
October 15, 2007
#77 SharkeesbearsHQ said . . .GO BEARS! BEAR DOWN!
Great post Dr. Phil...You're like our resident Bearapist!
And for the record Nicole, every time I look at your crispies I start to dool. Can you hook me up? :-)
October 16, 2007
#78 Midway Monster said . . .The bears D played like garbage. That was painful.... but i wouldnt want to be in the Eagles shoes this week. We have alot to prove, and i'm willing to bet the D locks it up.
Everyone thought the season was over in 2005 after we lost to the Browns. Then we won 8 in a row. Our offense and special teams weren't nearly as good back then. The bears WILL enter the bye week 4-4.
This team has some talent... suck it up you haters. we're off the national radar now... thats when we play the best.
October 16, 2007
#79 Navy blue said . . .F. Just F.
The more I think of it, the more I shake my head in disbelief... Our beloved Chicago Bears have rented Apartment 1B in the NFC North Basement. Thats right, we've moved back in with mama and set up shop down stairs. Nice huh? ::sigh::
After an entire off season with visions on how we were determined to return to the Super Bowl our Bears have already lost more games than they did all of last year. Our sights are now on playoffs. wait: "possible playoffs". ::sigh::
Sole possession of the NFC North basement. Someone pass me a Green Bay hat I wanna puke.
We need a win... we need a win... we need a win.
-- Midway --
(approaching Seattle)
October 16, 2007
#80 StartOlsen said . . .Why not go all the way, and admit that this season is blown? Maybe we can get some decent draft choices if we just phone it in the rest of the way.
Does anyone here REALLY think we can be 8-8? I didn't think so. A nice 4-12 would do wonders for our draft status.
October 16, 2007
#81 StartOlsen said . . .lalalalala cant hear you!!!! lalalala
all I see is Devin Fucking Hester, best player on the planet. fuck the rest, fuck you all.October 16, 2007
#82 Max said . . .sucks to be a Bears fan?
not worth watching?
Season over?
LISTEN TO THIS SHIT! I personally want to fight nearly everyone here. Are you fucking fans???? Only one fucking team gets to win the big one each year guys!!!
Ya, this sucks. but that's it.
We have the BEST FUCKING PLAYER ON THE PLANET LIGHTING IT UP EACH WEEK.
We have 54.
We have one of the oldest, proudest franchises in the league. and a load of young talent- need I list it? anderson, olsen, d. manning, and so on.
Enough of this hating bullshit. be a fucking fan you bitches.October 16, 2007
#83 Midway Monster said . . .Wow. . . 81 comments and 20 minutes later i finally get through everybodys thoughts. So, while i figure Jeff will have something new and few people will actually read this, I thought Id add my 2 cents worth.
1) I am not giving up. I never give up. But it looks bleak.
2) Breaking news, Devin Hester is not human.
3) I had to listen to yesterdays game and I hardly heard the name "Urlacher". Whats up with that?
4) . . . i dont really have a 4. Im just depressed. I dont know which is worse, going into a season expecting to be good and then not and it being a punch in the stomach (this year)
OR
going into a season with low expectations and being right which makes me hate myself (most of my life as a bears fan)Bear Down. . .
p.s. Mike, first I think your a Bears fan, but that being said, i say you should post after a win too (although I dont honestly know when thats going to be exactly) because otherwise it just looks like you come here to kick us while we're down. I mean we are Bear fans, we are used to this type of punishment and torture, but that doesnt mean ya have to rub salt in the wound. I respect your opinions and please keep posting because it stirs up alot of discussion, but you can allow yourself to believe every once in awhile. . . its ok. It happens to everyone at somepoint.
October 16, 2007
#84 Megan said . . .- New focus - New montra -
Beat the damn Eagles
== Midway ==
October 16, 2007
#85 Phil from SATX said . . .I read you Max.
Lots of anger here. (Cpt Obvious?)
I hope the Bears pull it togther. "Crazy games we won last year we aren't this year." truer words were never spoken. I am still a fan. I am not happy right now. But I love the Bears.Buck up little buck-a-roos, all is not lost!
Midway, watch out for those birds in Bodega BayXXOO
MeganOctober 16, 2007
#86 Midway Monster said . . .Here's some positive (or interesting) news from the papers.
1) Darwin Walker expected to play.
2) Anthony Adams was the only defensive player who wasn't called out - credited with a strong game for his first start.
3) Adams pointing out that while it may look like safeties are whiffing, it's really the front 7 who are in charge of containing the run. Safeties aren't supposed to have the responsibility of solo tackles, they are supposed to provide help on the tackle.
4) Defensive effort was called out as a problem in that game. They pointed out that in the games where they stopped the other big runners, you saw many Bear bodies around the guy making the tackle - against AP, there was only one or two, and he will make those guys miss more often than not. Now that's not a good commentary on the defense in that game, but that IS something that is fixable for the next game. I think we will see supreme all-out effort by the D in the next game.That brings up another thought - as silly as it sounds given a team with a 2-3 record coming into that game, the D gave every appearance of being overconfident for the game, perhaps overlooking an opponent they were sure they would beat. I think they thought that Jackson was such a crappy QB and the receivers were so bad (Bobby Wade?) that it didn't matter what AP did. I think they were stunned by the first touchdown throw - a perfectly designed play that the Bears previously didn't think the Vikings were even capable of. It threw off their game plan.
They will be ready for Westbrook and the Eagles.
One win at a time, starting Sunday.
October 16, 2007
#87 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .Sidebar
Megan, nice to see you back. Post a bunch over the next 2 weeks will you? I am about to do some business and more exploring/vacation and I need ya to cover for me. Just embed the occasional satire, quip, and pointed expression of feeling for me.
-- Midway --
(dare I say... 'Sleepless in Seattle')October 16, 2007
#88 Rancid said . . .Shady: Go ahead and shoot me an email crispie.queen@gmail.com and place an order.
Crispies travel well (just ask Jeff :) Arrive fresh and gooey for game day!
October 16, 2007
#89 mikebdot said . . .I'm a Bears fan and I'm not giving up. If other fans are ready to cash in the season and quit on the Bears. That's fine.If you've been a Bears fan for more than the last few years you know that if you can't watch them when they're not playing well, you haven't watched them much in the last decade. I would assume that a part of the decision to give up would be to stop wasting your time on this blog until the draft since thats the next interesting thing according to you. See you then.
October 16, 2007
#90 Pissed Off said . . .Jeff, what do you have against two (yeah, two) links being posted in one posts? It's kind of annoying.
The reason I'm an optimist:
http://www.chicagobears.com/news/ChalkTalkStory.asp?story_id=3969
This team is much better than the two teams discussed in the second and third question. And that's with 1/4 of our defensive roster (yes, I'm including Okwo and Bazuin cuz they would have made the roster) either hurt or on IR for the season.
Plus, we're young and have critical players signed for awhile. We have 4 players on IR that have played about 4 games in their careers. One of them is sure to be decent at least. Hopefully Dvoracek doesn't end up like Brown...
In any event, the bit about the Kevin Butler FG being the longest ever by a Bears player in a game we lost 19-12. I remember that game and we were freaking terrible. In 15 years I'm sure as shit going to remember Devin Hester. I'm sure as shit going to remember getting lit up by the Vikings future hall of famer AP (I seem to recall Robert Smith owning us on a Sunday night loss in either '00 or '01, the last Bears game I went to, we lost the game, but it was a good time).
Just wanted to provide a little more perspective. I know we're 2-4, but it's not as though we're not used to this feeling. Just think of how Bengals fans must feel...
October 16, 2007
#91 Pissed Off said . . .Hope
1. the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best: to give up hope.
2. a particular instance of this feeling: the hope of winning.
3. grounds for this feeling in a particular instance: There is little or no hope of his recovery.
4. a person or thing in which expectations are centered: The medicine was her last hope.
5. something that is hoped for: Her forgiveness is my constant hope.
–verb (used with object) 6. to look forward to with desire and reasonable confidence.
7. to believe, desire, or trust: I hope that my work will be satisfactory.
–verb (used without object) 8. to feel that something desired may happen: We hope for an early spring.
9. Archaic. to place trust; rely (usually fol. by in).
â€â€Idiom10. hope against hope, to continue to hope, although the outlook does not warrant it: We are hoping against hope for a change in her condition.I think #10 is what we are mainly feeling now. Hope is what teams sell, nothing more. If they didnt sell it, there would be no fans. I purchased so much of it this year and I have so much left over from last year still. My basement is filled with it I have several shelves with it and my closets have the shit overflowing. What the hell am I supposed to do with it now. I have no room for it. Maybe I can get rid of the shit by selling it to vikes fans, they're gullible enough this week thinking their team might actually be good. I suppose I better hang on to some of it thought yet, huh?
October 16, 2007
#92 mikebdot said . . .Mikeb I hope your not actually thinking Okwo and Bazuin would have made any difference at all to this team. Using them as an excuse for anything is just digging. They probably would not have even made the roster this year.
October 16, 2007
#93 Pissed Off said . . .PO'd: Bazuin could have given a couple of our ends rest. Okwo could be playing special teams. Shoot, Bazuin probably could as well. Special teams suffer when your defense is injured because you either play some scrubs or the guys who are usually only out there on special teams are now tired because they're starting. That's the only reason I include them. But, fact is, if they weren't hurt, there is a slight chance they could be a standout wherever they play. Remember Mark Anderson last season? Duh.
October 16, 2007
#94 mikebdot said . . .Duh, we have three ends already, and two standout LBs and one underrated one, duh, they never would see the field, duh.
October 16, 2007
#95 Philly Mike said . . .You don't think Okwo could play special teams? Say, as opposed to having Bradley out there trying to tackle people? All the injuries hurt a team. Otherwise why even have 53 people on the roster? If you think I have no point, then good for you. You win.
October 16, 2007
#96 Phil from SATX said . . .Yall need your D to play better. Plain and simple. Your half cocked coach finally made the right decision in terms of the starting QB. Not that Griese is an all-pro, but he's better than a midget with small hands who can't handled every third snap. Hey, it could be worse, you could be an Eagles fan and have to deal with a Head Coach who doesn't run the ball when he's got one of the most explosive backs in football. With that said, the Eagles will over-pass next week, as usual, and the Bears will come here and beat us.
October 16, 2007
#97 mikebdot said . . .Philly Mike, welcome back. I looked up Westbrook's numbers and was amazed by them. Not sure how you're losing with a player averaging 5.8 yards per carry, and consistently in every game he's been in this year. Should be a big challenge for our now-bottom of the league rushing defense.
I can only hope that your coach screws that up, as you're predicting. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced that our coach lost our game for us with a horrible decision to kick to AP. It was horrible because the defense had had several good series against him in a row. Chances were the squibb would set them up somewhere between the 35 and 40, where they'd have to get 20-25 yards for field goal range, with I believe only 1 timeout. What was the best thing that could have happened by kicking it to him? The 25 maybe? With all the downside of a return? He is NOT a guy who runs backwards and allows you to pin him back on a kickoff.
I think this was a decision Lovie was testy about (whose post-game testiness seems to occur in direct proportion to the degree of coaching blunder), although at least this time he admitted in hindsight he wouldn't have done it again. Hindsight should have been foresight. Really, easy call.
I also hope that the horrible juxtaposition of CB against AD, complete with front sports page press in SAN ANTONIO that says things like "Cedric Benson is certifiably not worthy of the [Chicago Bears running back tradition], which makes life difficult when you've wasted a high draft pick and about $20MM on a bust while the Vikings are showcasing the next power-and-speed. bash-and-dash, Nintendo-game force." (courtesy of Jay Mariotti who is showing up in our paper)
Seriously, we all know Ced reads this stuff, now we are going to Philly with a runner that averages 5.8 yards per carry. Hopefully it will LIGHT A FIRE UNDER HIS ASS. I'll say it again, Ced, you can blame your line (like he subtly but classlessly did by saying about AP's performance, "his line blocked well for him") but once you get past the first line of defenders, IT'S ON YOU BUD! Stop falling down after 10 yards! Give us our own 40 yard gain and a touchdown! Come on Ced! AND DON'T EVER DROP ANOTHER M-FING PASS AGAIN! E V E R !!!!!!!
Ya smell me?
October 16, 2007
Phil: every 10 yard gain there was a linebacker making contact with CB. Every long gain by AP there was a safety that can't tackle. Urlacher and Briggs did not hit AP very often and when they did he went down. It's the line's job to get to the second level. Our line NEVER does that.
The drops at the beginning of the game were on him and Griese and the rain.
October 16, 2007
Here at DaBearsBlog, you are free to kill us or the Bears as you so wish. You are not free, however, to be an asshole. So if you spew racism or ill-meaning foul language (cursing about football is just fine) or anything of that ilk, your comments ain't gonna last long, jerk.