I started liking the Chicago Bears as a thing just sprung from the womb, born into a title and a legend that still haunts this beleaguered franchise. I started loving the football team several years later - at the tail end of the Ditka years and through the fabled coaching tenures of the mustache and the mouse. I don't go back to Butkus and Sayers. I don't go back to Luckman and 73-0. Even though I've watched every game of the '85 season and Super Bowl XX about ten times a year, I've never woken up on Monday morning and known my team is the world champion. That's what drives these columns. That's what makes me look forward to each and every Sunday. That's why I'm still not recovered from the pick six to put us down 12 in February. That's why this season hurts.
But what can we do? We stay positive until the positives just don't add up anymore. Look at the teams logically in the wild card race: Detroit, Giants, Redskins, Saints. The Bears won't get another crack at Detroit but they get every other team. If the Bears want to make the playoffs, the playoffs are there to be made. You want to talk about playoffs (PLAYOFFS!?) - then let's talk about playoffs. The playoffs start Sunday in Oakland. If the Chicago Bears don't lose another football game this season, they'll play in January.
So okay...
CHICAGO BEARS 29
OAKLAND RAIDERS 16
Why do I like the Chicago Bears this week?
1. I always like the Chicago Bears.
2. Because it's the law straw game. If they don't come out and play a complete football game Sunday, we're not going to see one this season. With two weeks to prepare for a bad team, the Bears should be playing a meaningless fourth quarter.
3. Lane Kiffin wants to kick to Devin Hester. Sounds good to me. That's a lot like saying, "We're going to double team Scottie Pippen and make Michael Jordan beat us."
4. The Raiders don't have the offensive weaponry to capitalize on the Bears defensive weaknesses, namely a big offensive line or world class receivers. The Bears should be able to force short fields all day and I wouldn't be surprised to see Robbie Gould kick five fieldgoals.
5. Because a loss Sunday would put a period at the end of a terrible sentence and I just don't believe this team will go into the night this soon. There are too many guys who want it to give it away so easily.
Bear down.
#2 23/24/7 said . . .1st..........
November 9, 2007
#3 24/23/7 said . . .1st..........
November 9, 2007
#4 23/24/7 said . . .We miss Mike Brown!!!!!
November 9, 2007
#5 hester4mayor said . . .I miss Mike Brown!!!!!
November 9, 2007
#6 hester4mayor said . . .Keep in mind guys 2005 we got on a 6-7game streak,same as last year.So it is very realistic & possible 2 believe this pretty much same team can do it against mediocre teams...maybe alil above average GB,Washington,NY,NO,butt 2 prove my point there is no NE type of team left on our schedule that we cant go in and win.........KEY 2WIN IS PLAY ANGRY/AGGRESIVE,tommie made a statement about the monday night game that we use 2 play like pittsburgh d,well tommie u almost got it right,pittsburgh is playing like we use 2...once again key word AGGRESIVE
November 9, 2007
#7 hester4mayor said . . .Bears 31 Raiders 10
May I remind everyone WE are the defending champs...BEAR DOWNNovember 9, 2007
#8 Mike said . . ...........and by aggresive I mean both sides of ball offense & defense,The way they start offensive drives makes me sick,PLAY 2 WIN, NOT 2 LOSE
November 9, 2007
#9 Mike said . . .Bears will beat the Raiders. But who cares. It's like being named the tallest midget and does nothing to change the fact that this season was long ago over.
November 9, 2007
#10 Phil from SATX said . . .Bears will beat the Raiders. But who cares. It's like winning a tallest midget contest. Does nothing to change the fact that this season was long ago over.
November 9, 2007
#11 hester4mayor said . . .4hester, r u actually Prince in real life? i would think u'd b 4 the Vikings.
i like ur posts whoever u r
Go Aggressive like Hester/Prince says, but PLEAZE no stupid personal foul penalties, okay?
Let's have a smart, clean, AGGRESSIVE game that reflects good coaching which has taken advantage of the long bye week to get this team REALLY prepared.
and Benson, NO DROPPED PASSES, capiche? (I seem to remember telling him this before, to no apparent avail)
and Griese, NO INTERCEPTIONS OF ANY KIND, comprende?
and Berrian, if you are indeed still in the lineup, NO DROPPED PASSES FOR YOU EITHER, verstehen Sie? EVEN IF (God forbid) A DEFENDER IS NEAR YOU or (double forbid) TRYING TO KNOCK THE BALL OUT OF YOUR HANDS! (it could happen!)
and to the entire D, one word:
TACKLE
That's all. Remember the concept?
If those individuals addressed above follow those simple rules, WE WIN.
November 9, 2007
#12 Phil from SATX said . . .phil what in the hell makes u think id b4 the viqueens?being a football fan ,I cant help but give credit were is due & thats AP,but simply put I hate the color purple.......P.S.cant wait til an xciting monday nite showdown in the dome!! !!
November 9, 2007
#13 mikebdot said . . .Prince lives in Minneapolis, so I would think he'd be a Vikings fan. Just a guess.
November 9, 2007
#14 Midway Monster said . . .Phil: He justs thinks they look sexy in their unis. It's actually what the album was about...little known fact...
November 9, 2007
#15 hester4mayor said . . .Mike:
I Care
-- Midway --
November 9, 2007
#16 hester4mayor said . . .Phil ur an a..hoe & mike : F...U!!!I see both of u bums know way more than me about the artist formely know as well u know the rest.....peace in the middle east
November 9, 2007
#17 23/24/7 said . . .Mike Brown does 4 us what Bob Sanders does in indy..............any ???
November 9, 2007
#18 Phil from SATX said . . .Mike Brown does 4 us what Bob Sanders does in indy..............any ???
November 9, 2007
#19 hester4mayor said . . .Lighten up Francis, it's just a joke!
November 9, 2007
#20 Phil from SATX said . . .Ill tell u what phil, when we beat GB again & make it 2 the playoffs Ill loosen up a bit,till then feel my wraght!!!!& the joke is the way our team has been playing,atleast we can co-exist 4 1coommon goal.....2WIN!!!
November 9, 2007
#21 mikebdot said . . .I do feel your wraght!!!
You're on to something buddy!!!
(assuming that the 3 punks were an intentional homage to Tommie (!!!) Harris)
From now on end all posts with !!!
!!!
November 9, 2007
#22 Shady McBears Fan said . . .The Bears have the least number of "passes defensed" in the league. We only have 5 INTs, which is tied for 2nd worst in the league. We have 0 defensive touchdowns.
Boy do we need Vasher and some solid pressure from our line and for Manning to actually intercept a goddamn ball that hits him in the numbers.
November 9, 2007
#23 Brian Urlacher said . . .Jeff: HEY! What's this lying around SHIT?!
StartO: Well what the hell are we supposed to do ya Mo-ron?
Mike: Season's over, man. Lovie dropped the big one.
Jeff: Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
PO'd: Germans?
Phil: Forget it, he's rolling.
Jeff: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough...
[thinks hard]Jeff: the tough get goin'! Who's with me? Let's go!
[runs out, alone; then returns]Jeff: What the fuck happened to the Bears I used to know? Where's the spirit? Where's the guts, huh? "Ooh, we're afraid to go with you Jeff, we might get in trouble." Well just kiss my ass from now on! Not me! I'm not gonna take this. Favre, he's a dead man! Kitna, dead! The Oakland Raiders...
PO'd: Dead! Jeff's right. Psychotic, but absolutely right. We gotta take these bastards. Now we could do it with conventional weapons that could take years and cost millions of lives. No, I think we have to go all out.
Jeff: We're just the guys to do it.
Midway: Let's do it.
Phil: Let's do it.
Jeff: LET'S DO IT!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=VclHtnoTqRA
November 9, 2007
#24 Brian Urlacher said . . .Hi, I'm a deadbeat dad who has blown off visitation of my young son 4 times in the last couple of months. Aren't I a steaming pile of shit? I don't mind fucking every broad that crawls, but when it comes time to own up and be a responsible man I run away. I'm a big fucking asshole that Bear fans hero worship and who every hot looking broad in the world wants to fuck!!! I've got life by the balls!!!
November 9, 2007
#25 Somebodys got to go back and get a shitload of dimes said . . .Hi, I'm a deadbeat dad who has blown off visitation of my young son 4 times in the last couple of months. Aren't I a steaming pile of shit? I don't mind fucking every broad that crawls, but when it comes time to own up and be a responsible man I run away. I'm a big fucking asshole that Bear fans hero worship and who every hot looking broad in the world wants to fuck!!! I've got life by the balls!!!
November 9, 2007
#26 Rancid said . . .Chicago 42
Oakland 10November 9, 2007
#27 Pissed Off said . . .Since my specific predictions are never real close I've decided to go with the following:
Bears: A lot
Raiders:Not so muchNovember 9, 2007
#28 Jim Mora said . . .I have never been so bored with this team, I want to write something, I do, but what? The fact that Brown is out isnt exactly something I can go on and on about. Is he going to retire then? I assume so at this point.
We need to beat the Raiders, and we will. Even if we destroy them and play a meaningless 4th quarter we cant yet take this team seriously as a contender. Werent we flying high after the GB game, saying "we're coming now" and then again after the Philly game? Well I encourage you not to be fooled again if you were the first two times if we win this week. Yes we should all stay positive until Kirstie Alley sings but no delu......thinking. Lets win at least 3 in row and then we'll talk playoffs.
November 9, 2007
#29 jeff said . . .PLayoffs?!
Don't talk about, PLayoffs?
You kidding me?
PLAYoffs?
November 9, 2007
#30 beardown1982 said . . .shady, thanks for coming on board with the reference.
November 9, 2007
#31 JB said . . .Whoa, Urlacher hasn't had that much to say in months! Way to own up to your shortcomings Urch.
I agree with PO'ed...no reason to talk playoffs yet. If they can win the next 3 and get to 6-5, then maybe the chatter can begin. I refuse to be fooled again though by one victory. (especially an unconvincing victory like the GB and Philly games)
As for this Sunday's game...Bears 24 Raiders 21.
November 9, 2007
#32 MR. SUNSHINE said . . .Who cares what kind of father 54 is? I only care if he can play the Tampa 2 or rush the passer or chase down RB's sideline to sideline...i mean seriously, who cares what kind of personal relationships any of these guys have?
I'm not sure what's been going on with this site lately, but people have been getting odd. Anyways, i gotta think we can go into Oakland and dictate the pace of that game.
Bears 20
Raiders 6Devin gets it rolling (he has to, right?) with a punt return TD. two robbie FG's bridge the game to 13-6 when a late drive is capped by a greg olsen td.
November 9, 2007
#33 Al in WI said . . .The only person that can save us now is CHUCK NORRIS
November 10, 2007
#34 Somebody's got to go back and get a shitload of dimes said . . .What the hell has happened to the board today? Anyway, I agree with Po'd completely. I learned my lesson after they blew the viking game, and was called "moopy," after the philly win when I didn't jump on the bandwagon. Not again untill we win 3 in a row.
Bears 16
Oakland 10November 10, 2007
#35 Dabears9 said . . .So Brian Urlacher is a douche bag off the football field. Does that surprise anybody? If fans new the true side of many football players they would be sickened. This is why its ridiculous for people to hero worship professional athletes. Some athletes are great wonderful people on and off the playing surface, but too many are like Urlacher. It pisses me off that a small child has to pay the price but there isn't anything I can do about. Best advice is for the various women he has knocked up to sue the livin' piss out of the man in court.
November 10, 2007
#36 Megan said . . .We loose sunday, count us out. We win sunday, its only going to be harder with teams like Denver and the Giants coming up.
November 10, 2007
#37 Midway Monster said . . .Wowsers. There are some funky posts on here.
Shady, THAT was classic.
Bears-please win,
Raiders- please lose.November 10, 2007
#38 DisplacedBadger said . . .Shady; I gotta love your parody. Hadn't had as much fun as the night we were back-n-forth on the blog beating the Pack.
Rest of the Blog; can we be any more negative? I guess this is the crap we get in a 'less than stellar' year. We all agree that this thing needs to turn around, and turn around this weekend. Even though Ruben is now out (9 year pro bowler and ought to be Hall Bound) and we are hurting.
That said, I gotta believe we win by 10 points this week... more if they kick it to Hester. This week Benson ought to be able to keep drive moving. Rex/Griese's four interceptions needs to be a thing of the past. We need to hit Olsen over and over. As for the D, we see a freggin mirror of our troubles. McCown tosses the rock away too often & Fargas is itching to get his running game on.
Remember, the damn Raiders are still 4th in rushing). 54 needs to have his game.
That's the game plan. Strap em up and lets play.
-- Midway --
(Beat Oakland)November 10, 2007
#39 Midway Monster said . . .Please remember that I’m an avid Bear fan (even when I lived in Wisconsin, including Green Bay); always have been and will always be a Bear fan.
Unfortunately this week last previous weeks, the Bears will not stop the run nor will they protect the QB. It won’t be a good Sunday for the Bears. Sorry!
November 10, 2007
#40 Midway Monster said . . .Displaced.
Fan: Derived from fanatic to mean devoted unmerited excessive enthusiasm of intense uncritical devotion.
-- Midway --
November 10, 2007
#41 jeff said . . .B R E A K I N G
N E W SJust so you know where you roller-coaster ticket is:
The Chicago Tribune reported yesterday that the Grossman took 40% of the 1st team practice snaps (over the last two weeks). Word is if Brian has another so-so game at Oakland, Lovie will go back to Plan A and play Rex.
-- Midway --
November 11, 2007
#42 Nicole is miserable in this blue city said . . .midway, read the same thing. didnt want to bring it up because we know where that conversation goes. but i've got a feeling there's a rift in the organization as to who plays quarterback.
November 11, 2007
#43 jdawg said . . .EFFING INDY ISN'T SHOWING THE BEARS GAME!!!!!!!
November 11, 2007
#44 Al in WI said . . .yeah -- I read the same thing about Rex and the snaps. Maybe we should have a discussion here debating Rex vs. Griese, or just Rex's abilities and whether he got a fair shake, etc... Maybe we could come to some sort of consensus?
November 11, 2007
#45 Max said . . .Chris Mortenson has reported this too, and indicated it looks like Rex is coming back.
I'm actually excited now for this game now.
But at the same time I don't understand the process here. Why not just start him if you're looking to make the switch?November 11, 2007
#46 Midway Monster said . . .Negative negative negative. . . and then shady comes in and makes my morning. Classic. And ya know what, i dont care who is at quarterback at this point, I just wanna win damn it. The game is on at 11 here so im pretty excited. Might have to go to hooters for this one, but whatever. . . talk some trash to oakland fans.
lets get it done. im gonna stop readin most posts cause they just try depressing me. Bear down. Lets play some football.
(blazing saddles was also a good reference)
November 11, 2007
#47 Midway Monster said . . .Nicole:
1) Go to www.news.aol.com
2) Select SPORTS (top banner)
3) Select NFL (left side colum banner)
4) Select 'Chi v Oak' box at game time (if its not game time they have some sort of voting thingy)
5) now 'Launch Scorecast' to get a rendering of the field with play-by-play graphics-- Midway --
(Beat Oakland)November 11, 2007
#48 said . . .B R E A K I N G
N E W SLooks like Peterson (Vikes) got hit and is out of the game. Damn Packers; looks like stars are aligning for them. I cant wait till we get to play dem bums.
-- Midway --
November 11, 2007
#49 Midway Monster said . . .game over for the bears...grossman is back to fucking up...
November 11, 2007
#50 said . . .B R E A K I N G
N E W SThe put Rex in!
-- Midway --
November 11, 2007
#51 Max said . . .even if the bears win..they still look terrible against a bad team...so imagine them agaisnt a good team.
November 11, 2007
#52 this sucks said . . .Kyle Orton NOW!
November 11, 2007
#53 johnny said . . .take advantage of their weak secondary dammit!!
November 11, 2007
#54 this sucks.... said . . .bears cant move the ball worth a shit!!!!!! rex sucks the big one. Its the 4th and hope the defense can win this one 4 us........same song and dance.......offensive cordinator calls some shitty calls......
November 11, 2007
#55 Divine Hester said . . .TD!! finally make use of their weak secondary!!
November 11, 2007
#56 said . . .Wow, Bernard Berrian starts getting serious about his new contract! Other than that, the offense today looks more Orton-ish than with KO himself under center...GO BEARS, GO D, win this one!!
November 11, 2007
#57 johnny said . . .GOOOOOOOOOO DEFENSE!!!
November 12, 2007
#58 Divine Hester said . . .thank u defense thank u defense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sexy rexy played a good game.....hope he keeps it up.........once again thank u defense thank u defense...........what a great job....
November 12, 2007
#59 johnny said . . .Most valuable Bear today: Mr. Adewale Ogunleye!
Barring a late comeback by the Lions this NFC-day has been pretty good for da Bears. We still believe!!!
November 12, 2007
#60 said . . .Ill take a win anytime........no matter who was our qb or who we played.......GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BEARS!!!!!!!!
November 12, 2007
#61 Divine Hester said . . .rex still looks shakey...i wouldnt trust him.
November 12, 2007
#62 flo said . . ....still i´d give Rex the nod over Griese and Orton next week. Let him fight back and work himself out of his slump...last chance so to speak...
November 12, 2007
#63 non-believer said . . .We take that one! Good, much needed win.
November 12, 2007
#64 flo said . . .Rex always looks good for a game or 2, then the other teams remember he is 'Rex Grossman' and they put a little extra pressure on and bad rex is reborn.
November 12, 2007
Rex had a handful of good games last season. Maybe he can repeat those and not...........er....... those other ones. Sometimes the QB HAS to do something to help WIN the game. And not LOSE it.
November 12, 2007
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