YOUR 2008 CHICAGO BEARS
Atlanta Falcons
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#2 Bay Area Bear said . . .First and PUMPED!!
nice vidOctober 12, 2008
#3 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .Beard Down indeed!
October 12, 2008
#4 Z said . . .Altanta Birds is on the menu with a side of whip-ass.
Go Bears an eat some falcons
Bear Down & knuckle up!
October 12, 2008
#5 RandomName said . . .http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-12-haugh-bears-chicagooct12,0,11836.column
This is the kind of shit I like to read about within the team.
Just keep getting a little better each week. If we didn't lose focus against Detroit I expect us to be fucking jazzed to go into the ATL. Stop the Burner, wrecking ball the QB. #23 scores 1 way or another, I am not picky.
BEAR DOWN!!
October 12, 2008
#6 Trehder said . . .wtg kid. BEAR DOWN!
October 12, 2008
#7 sausage said . . .Long-time reader, first-time poster. Great, well-writen, informative site, Jeff. Great contributors. A good read daily. The ony thing missing is a John Facenda voice-over.
I agree with the points made previously. Shut down John Abraham, give Kyle time. Confound Matt Ryan. Concentrate on Turner. Bears win. Tommie Harris shines.
Schedule ahead spells playoffs:
Vikes -beatable
Bye week
Lions - be Lion tamers again
Titans - difficult defense, but beatable
Packers at Lambeau - Let's see, Bears at Lambeau 2007: 27-20, 2006: 26-0, 2005: 24-17, 2004: 24-10 ...
Rams at Edward Jones Dome - Already have shown that the Bears on the road on turf are winners. Rams should be playing Arena.
Vikes in Minnesota - Gus should be injured by then and they'll sign-up Testaverde
Jags - No receivers, beatable
Saints - Bears have Drew Brees's number, always a Chicago win. Repeat of the 2006 NFC Championship game.
Texans - cakewalkNavy and Burnt Orange won't disappoint.
October 12, 2008
#8 Worried as usual said . . .thank god this game is being televised in the northeast! i actually get to watch a noon game at home! some type of sausage will be grilled, most likely brats!
jeff, your prediction a few games ago was that forte would have more rec yards than rush. that will be true this game.
i feel bad for matt ryan. wait, he qb'ed for bc. their "superfans" might be the most annoying people on earth. i hope he gets knocked out cold.
bear down
October 12, 2008
#9 Joseph said . . .Haugh's column:
1) actually I thought the team would be better without Moose for the same reason I think the Kitten's would be better without Roy the Whiner.
2) I really like the read for the same reason as Z. Good chemistry and respect - hard to get and powerful stuff.
3) Being paranoid - hope it isn't like the kiss of death such as the cover of Sports Illustrated or being haevy favorite to win the World Series when the playoffs haven't started - who could that be.
Keys - some of them anyway:
1)Yes, hold M Turner down and get in the rookie's face. O Line hold em and D line fold em.
2) Ron Turner stick with the Sun Tzu approach; not Mr Magoo.
3) Babich - attack like Ghengis Khan in a bad mood or my wife with PMS
4) Tommy Harris; play like Tommy Harris not Bonnie Harris. You have something to prove.
5)#22 play like you have been plus another 10%. And KO....well KO we know you'll have a bad game or two sometime. Hold that off for say 6 years or so. Watch his face and how he is standing and you will know.
6) #54 could you trade the sperm count for speed and strength at least for today?
7) Not a key to the game but Lovie, puhleeze could you wipe that Mr Rodgers look off your face and show some real Bear Anger - just once before the season's over?
Just a few.....meanwhile I'll continue to worry a lot.October 12, 2008
#10 HesterFan23 said . . .Let the powers of the Neck Beard guide this team to Victory!
Bear Down People!
October 12, 2008
#11 JR said . . .Brandon Lloyd is out as expected, but Vasher will join him on the sideline.
Late this week Vasher said he expected to play, and Lovie said he'd be available. Biggs thinks this means the team doesn't think they need him for today's game.
October 12, 2008
#12 NittyGritty34 said . . .From the article posted by Z:
"With Muhammad gone, no more finger-pointing occurs... Drake believes not having a football diva demanding the ball is a valuable asset."
Why don't more teams recognize this? It's why I don't think the Cowboys will win this year. Very few teams in the history of the NFL have been very successful when they have a high-profile toxin on their team. The Bears made a lot of good moves over the off-season, but getting rid of Muhammad might have been the best of them.
October 12, 2008
#13 Z said . . .'Tis the kind of day that I actually wish Mike Vick were still playing. So I could watch him get JACKED THE FUCK UP by Briggs,...,or Harris,...whoever, doesn't matter. Oh well, Matt Ryan will do just fine.
BEAR DOWN
October 12, 2008
#14 bounce said . . .Got a feeling that this 1 will be feisty but that we will prevail.
60 minutes of intense, smart Bear football.
GO BEARS!!!!!!!!!!October 12, 2008
#15 Z said . . .good job on the run....but need to stop the passing...
October 12, 2008
#16 Z said . . .Well Atlanta's D looks pretty pissed
October 12, 2008
#17 Z said . . .Fucking Abraham. He's sick. Come on D. Hit em hard. Disruption, 3 and out, turnover, mayhem
October 12, 2008
#18 Z said . . .Yeah kinda like that
October 12, 2008
#19 bounce said . . .Fuck, why do they show 1 replay from 1 angle. Douchebags. Some of us actually give a shit about these teams. Aren't any of these network fucks actually fans.
October 12, 2008
#20 Z said . . .his knees appears to be down. :(
October 12, 2008
#21 bounce said . . .I didn't know Turner was the QB. I hope this ref isn't as dumb as he just sounded. Right call unfortunately
October 12, 2008
#22 Z said . . .daaaan...ryan has too much time to find his an and pass. :(
October 12, 2008
#23 Z said . . .Fuck Matt Ryan. He's legit. Gotta stop that pass. Still time to keep them out of FG range
October 12, 2008
#24 Z said . . .Hell yeah. OK that's enough of that BS. We need to flip this script on both sides of the ball
October 12, 2008
#25 KentuckyBearsFan said . . .Ugly Quarter. 22 yards of O. Stopping the run is about all we're doing well
October 12, 2008
#26 bounce said . . .When did Lovie replace the Cover-2 with this Cover- Zero?
Bears are stopping Turner running at least so far.
October 12, 2008
#27 Z said . . .yeah, and they are stopping the bears' running game.
October 12, 2008
#28 The Knight of Ownage said . . .What do we think about that call?
October 12, 2008
#29 Z said . . .Dear Offense,
This is fucking ridiculous. Stay on the damn field.
Sincerely,
The Knight of Ownage
October 12, 2008
#30 wtf said . . .What the FUCK is going on?
October 12, 2008
#31 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .wtf
October 12, 2008
#32 Bay Area Bear said . . .I renounce Tommie Harris.
October 12, 2008
#33 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Holy crap that sucks
October 12, 2008
#34 Z said . . .Dear Defense,
Shape the fuck up, assholes. Fucking rookie out of Boston College standing tall in the pocket, unafraid of the non-existant Bears pass rush. Fuck you defense. You fucking assholes.
Sincerely,
An exhausted fan who will hopefully eat his words by the end of the day.October 12, 2008
#35 Z said . . .Oh and Tommie Harris is a retard. What happened to that guy?
October 12, 2008
#36 animal said . . .I'll take down 9-0 right now if White sits out the rest of the game
October 12, 2008
#37 The Knight of Ownage said . . .Just stopping in to see who we are blaming. This sucks.
October 12, 2008
#38 Z said . . .This is fuckin' sad. Da Bears need a break, or else this could turn into LSU @ Florida last night. Offense, wake the fuck up. What happened to 334 yds. from Orton. What about 136 yds. from Forte? What about 3 straight games with picks? This is fucking sad. I'm getting pissed. Make me eat my words Kyle, Matt. ATL, 3 possessions, 3 FG's. I WANT A FUCKING PUNT. GET A PICK SIX OUT OF RYAN DAMN IT!
October 12, 2008
#39 NittyGritty34 said . . .There we go boys
October 12, 2008
#40 Bay Area Bear said . . .I think they should have ruled illegal forward pass on Harris.
October 12, 2008
#41 KentuckyBearsFan said . . .What's going on with Devin Hester's return game? Every team has prepared for him the last couple years, so it can't be that he's being defending better.
It looks to me like it's the rest of our return team, not setting up opportunities for him, but I'm not sure.
What do you guys think?
October 12, 2008
#42 bounce said . . .Lovie's challenge failed, but it was worth the lost timeout. Gave the Bears D a breather for a few extra minutes, and got Atlanta's offense out of their rhythm just enough (lineman downfield penalty+ dropped pass from receiver).
October 12, 2008
#43 animal said . . .i'm glad they are switching things up sicne the run game isnt there.
October 12, 2008
#44 bounce said . . .wow- we have been awful, just awful, and a TD puts us right back in this thing. Lets go O.
October 12, 2008
#45 animal said . . .i'm glad they are switching things up sicne the run game isnt there.
October 12, 2008
#46 Z said . . .We are now a stop and a TD away from leading at halftime. After how bad we played and how good the Falcons have played, that would totally demoralize them.
October 12, 2008
#47 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .OK. Some success passing. Some penalties. a FG and finally some points. Set up the run with the pass if we have to keep doing it.
A TD puts us ahead. OK Defense your turn
October 12, 2008
#48 shonbear said . . .Okay Defense. Let's go.
TURNOVER*TURNOVER*TURNOVER
October 12, 2008
#49 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .how about going to the shotgun, they needed a TD there!
October 12, 2008
#50 Bay Area Bear said . . .Kevin Payne is a badass
October 12, 2008
#51 animal said . . .What's going on with Devin Hester's return game? Every team has prepared for him the last couple years, so it can't be that he's being defending better.
It looks to me like it's the rest of our return team, not setting up opportunities for him, but I'm not sure.
What do you guys think?
October 12, 2008
#52 shonbear said . . .Matt Ryan is shredding us.
October 12, 2008
#53 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .no QB pressure, and then when they flush him he keeps throwing huge receptions
October 12, 2008
#54 The Knight of Ownage said . . .Why is that? Matt Ryan is good. But he's not McNabb...and that asshole was handled quite well two weeks ago.
October 12, 2008
#55 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .We need to do more. First down after first down for ATL. Eating up the damn clock. All we have is a measely FG.
October 12, 2008
#56 shonbear said . . .Why is that? Matt Ryan is good. But he's not McNabb...and that asshole was handled quite well two weeks ago.
October 12, 2008
#57 The Knight of Ownage said . . .we better make the right half time adjustments on both sides of the ball. The other thing is they arent making those receivers or the QB pay when they are makng those receptions
October 12, 2008
#58 animal said . . .We need to do more. First down after first down for ATL. Eating up the damn clock. All we have is a measely FG. Pick six! Pick Six! Pick six! Bears improve to 4-2!
October 12, 2008
#59 shonbear said . . .What the fuck. Who is Marcus Hamilton? Where is Tru McBride?
October 12, 2008
#60 shonbear said . . .that was a MB TD for sure
October 12, 2008
#61 shonbear said . . .Time of possession!!!
October 12, 2008
#62 The Knight of Ownage said . . .3-2 Det over the Vikes at the half?
October 12, 2008
#63 NittyGritty34 said . . .Hey, like Jeff said, if we can shutout the Falcons in the 2nd half, and score 3 TD's, then the final score will be 24-9!
Believe baby!
FUCK ATL!
Go Bears!
Bear Down!October 12, 2008
#64 The Knight of Ownage said . . .2nd half: Kill!
October 12, 2008
#65 animal said . . .More 3rd down conversions!
October 12, 2008
#66 shonbear said . . .I miss Mike Vick right now...
October 12, 2008
#67 The Knight of Ownage said . . .I believe that was some serious flat play calling to start the half off. Id be glad if the defense got those three touchdowns
October 12, 2008
#68 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .More 3rd down conversions!
October 12, 2008
#69 zmac said . . .Not gonna happen, Sir Ownage. Not after defensive letdowns like this.
October 12, 2008
#70 zmac said . . .Not a single screen to Forte yet? Really?
October 12, 2008
#71 animal said . . .Defensive letdowns??? Your offense cant stay on the field for more the 60 seconds at a time!
October 12, 2008
#72 animal said . . .this just sucks.
October 12, 2008
#73 animal said . . .WOW we continue to totally luck out and hold them to 3.
October 12, 2008
#74 shonbear said . . .HESTER IN THE WILDCAT. DO IT. DO IT NOW.
October 12, 2008
#75 shonbear said . . .This is busllshit! The Bears arent garnering any respect in this game.
October 12, 2008
#76 animal said . . .shotgun, no huddle come on Bears try something new.
October 12, 2008
#77 NittyGritty34 said . . .Forte coming alive.
October 12, 2008
#78 johnnyelpaso said . . .That's my boy Matte. Nice call Lovie
October 12, 2008
#79 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .you can tell the difference that the bears have given orton the ok for orton to run the offense. he is moving the ball efficiently.....go orton
October 12, 2008
#80 Ronaldo said . . .Matt Forte is exactly what was needed in that drive...he injected optimism and heart into this offensive unit. The Defense MUST force a three and out for once...and the Bears can come back to dominate this game.
It's possible...we've been let down by the Bears before...I'm cautiously optimistic.
October 12, 2008
#81 shonbear said . . .Solid drive by KO and O. Matt-a-tat-tat on dat ass for 6.
Come on Babich. Mix in some blitz.
October 12, 2008
#82 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Ill take that first down, but the WR on the right had nobody on them!
October 12, 2008
#83 Worried as usual said . . .Not gonna happen, Sir Ownage. Not after defensive letdowns like this.
October 12, 2008
#84 shonbear said . . .That was a TD drive that showed REAL GUTS .
Go Bears
October 12, 2008
#85 johnnyelpaso said . . .wow, turnover time
October 12, 2008
#86 bounce said . . .you can tell the difference that the bears have given orton the ok for orton to run the offense. he is moving the ball efficiently.....go orton
October 12, 2008
#87 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .bears cant stop ryan....daaaaaaaamn!!!
October 12, 2008
#88 zisk said . . .Touchdown Atlanta. When the Defense can't perform, the Bears lose. The offense is doing their part, where are the turnovers from this rookie asshole that were predicted? Any turnovers? Oh yeah, one...which was fumbled by the Coward Tommie Harris.
Game over.
See you next week, kids, as your Chicago Bears lose to the Vikings and get knocked out of first place!
October 12, 2008
#89 JonProShot said . . .I love garret wolfe but hate that tillman and vasher are on the sidelines
October 12, 2008
#90 shonbear said . . .The Offense is doing what they're expected to do - Where the hell is the D?
October 12, 2008
#91 Bay Area Bear said . . .how can offsides and intentional grounding be offseting... If they are offsides they affect the intentional grounding right?
October 12, 2008
#92 shonbear said . . .Oh shit.
October 12, 2008
#93 KentuckyBearsFan said . . .doesnt mckee have any leg strength, that should have been a TD on 3rd down!
October 12, 2008
#94 said . . .The tarded 3rd and 1 handoff to McKie again? Fuck. And Forte comes up short on 4th.
Should have given it to Forte on 3rd down, and if that failed, give it to him again on 4th.
2 shots with Forte is better than 1.
October 12, 2008
#95 JonProShot said . . .That is the first 3 and out ALL DAY for the D. Lotta guys hurt right now.
October 12, 2008
#96 bounce said . . .FINALLY - the Fuck'n D HOLDS!!!!
October 12, 2008
#97 mikebdot said . . .bears no win....:( not enough tie....maybe something great will happen...
October 12, 2008
#98 bounce said . . .Did I ever mention how much I hate Jason McKie? A wasted run on 3rd and goal to him, then, to top it off, he hits Forte up in the air and keeps him from moving forward. Pathetic. He is the worst fullback I've ever seen.
October 12, 2008
#99 JonProShot said . . .i hope the packers lose today
October 12, 2008
#100 shonbear said . . .Well folks, that's about it. Bears Lose!
October 12, 2008
#101 Portugal Bear said . . .We lost in all three phases today with the offense outperforming the other two!
October 12, 2008
#102 shonbear said . . .This year we only beat the best teams?
October 12, 2008
#103 The Knight of Ownage said . . .and even though the offense outperformed what? 2:46 and we could take this game!
October 12, 2008
#104 bounce said . . .You have the chance Bears. Don't waste it! Two min & change, march for the TD. Please!!!!
October 12, 2008
#105 Bay Area Bear said . . .let me put my foot in my mouth!!! bears win...i guess there was enough time to.
October 12, 2008
#106 bounce said . . .UNBELIEVABLE! KO! KO! KO!
October 12, 2008
#107 bounce said . . .let me put my foot in my mouth!!! bears win...i guess there was enough time to.
October 12, 2008
#108 bounce said . . .let me put my foot in my mouth!!! bears win...i guess there was enough time to.
October 12, 2008
#109 shonbear said . . .let me put my foot in my mouth!!! bears win...i guess there was enough time to.
October 12, 2008
#110 Portugal Bear said . . .um? what? Thank god they didnt call that holding on the hester completion! im speechless! well not exactly, because here we go now? Packers need to lose. The offense played amazing (well good enough) when it mattered.
Hope all our D isnt too hurt after this crazy game. Im glad for the win, but my heart cant take this every week.
October 12, 2008
#111 NittyGritty34 said . . .Oh my GOD!!!!!!!
We win!! We win!!October 12, 2008
#112 Luke said . . .A Quarterback is born.
October 12, 2008
#113 bounce said . . .fucking D.
October 12, 2008
#114 Z said . . .never mind....ryan is tooooo goood.
October 12, 2008
#115 shonbear said . . .Well that was fucking heartbreaking
October 12, 2008
#116 Portugal Bear said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#117 shonbear said . . .Matt Ryan, you are amazing! We suck!
October 12, 2008
#118 shonbear said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#119 shonbear said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#120 shonbear said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#121 shonbear said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#122 KentuckyBearsFan said . . ............????????????
October 12, 2008
#123 KentuckyBearsFan said . . .WE GOT FUCKED.
Should have kicked it deep, Lovie.
DAMN IT!
October 12, 2008
#124 The Knight of Ownage said . . .WE GOT FUCKED.
Should have kicked it deep, Lovie.
DAMN IT!
October 12, 2008
#125 RandomName said . . .It was the damn kickoff.
I WANT MCKIE ON WAIVERS!October 12, 2008
#126 Ohio Bears Fan said . . .I'm going carlos zambrano on the furniture around here!!
GRRR i want kill something
October 12, 2008
#127 RandomName said . . .I think I'm in shock. I need a drink.
October 12, 2008
#128 Rancid said . . .I'm going carlos zambrano on the furniture around here!!
GRRR i want kill something
October 12, 2008
#129 Go Bears! said . . .Orton Good, Secondary Bad.
October 12, 2008
#130 shonbear said . . .What kind of idiot squib kicks with 11 seconds on the clock??????????
October 12, 2008
#131 George Pitchford III said . . .major Defense and ST failure!
October 12, 2008
#132 JonProShot said . . .The Bears secondary defense line is their achilles heel. Almost won but leaving recievers wide open and not having the sense enough to at least try to strip them as they catch. I don't understand it. In their superbowl run they constantly got teams to turn over the ball by attacking the ball and the offensive player.
October 12, 2008
#133 NOT a Bears' fan said . . .UNBELIEVABLE! The D really sucked today! Quite a turn around for a Bears team for the O to play well and the D to screw up the game.
October 12, 2008
#134 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .When they do those QB stats about how many games the "QB has won," forgetting completely about the other 21 guys plus special teams...this game should count as a win for Kyle Orton. He was brilliant in the heat of the moment. This loss goes to the inept Bears' coaching staff. Have Lovie/Turner ever heard of play fake with two tries from the "less than 1." And why do you "short kick" it with so little time left after scoring what is apparently the winning touchdown with so few ticks left on the clock. Why not give the Falcons the longest field possible and just cover the damn kick-off? No confidence in your special teams, Lovie? You Bears' fans (and Orton, Forte, Hester, etc.) deserve better than these bozos! I realize I'm not a Bear fan and, therefore, may be considered inappropriate to comment like this. But, am I crazy?
October 12, 2008
#135 Pathetic said . . .once again the defense FAILED!!
October 12, 2008
#136 Go Bears! said . . .This game will haunt the bears for the rest of the season -- they will be lucky to get it up for the Vikings next week. I have never seen a defense play so soft in my life. So embarrasing -- I don't even know what else to say. Our defense isn't what it used to be at all. We're soft, at best.
October 12, 2008
#137 The Knight of Ownage said . . .What kind of idiot squib kicks with 11 seconds on the clock??????????
October 12, 2008
#138 Pathetic said . . .Makes you want to die. Heartbreaking. Especially since I have to deal with a bunch of Falcons fans tomorrow.
October 12, 2008
#139 Pathetic said . . .This game will haunt the bears for the rest of the season -- they will be lucky to get it up for the Vikings next week. I have never seen a defense play so soft in my life. So embarrasing -- I don't even know what else to say. Our defense isn't what it used to be at all. We're soft, at best.
October 12, 2008
#140 zisk said . . .This game will haunt the bears for the rest of the season -- they will be lucky to get it up for the Vikings next week. I have never seen a defense play so soft in my life. So embarrasing -- I don't even know what else to say. Our defense isn't what it used to be at all. We're soft, at best.
October 12, 2008
#141 George Pitchford III said . . .Good thing I got a bottle of jack during halftime. I plan on being wasted before halftime of the cardinals game
October 12, 2008
#142 The Knight of Ownage said . . .The Bears secondary defense line is their achilles heel. Almost won but leaving recievers wide open and not having the sense enough to at least try to strip them as they catch. I don't understand it. In their superbowl run they constantly got teams to turn over the ball by attacking the ball and the offensive player.
October 12, 2008
#143 Rings said . . .Makes you want to die. Heartbreaking. Especially since I have to deal with a bunch of Falcons fans tomorrow.
October 12, 2008
#144 Rings said . . .Anybody else think the clock started late on the last play? Ryan throws a 40 yard out from the shotgun in 5 seconds? My ass!
October 12, 2008
#145 HesterFan23 said . . .Anybody else think the clock started late on the last play? Ryan throws a 40 yard out from the shotgun in 5 seconds? My ass!
October 12, 2008
#146 fireda coaches said . . .Four words:
Kick the Ball Deep...
October 12, 2008
#147 The Knight of Ownage said . . .were is Ron rivera??
October 12, 2008
#148 RandomName said . . .I actually believe Da Bears had changed. Now, they've shown their true colors.
Angelo still needs to be fired.
Lovie might not have what it takes to be a good NFL head coach.
Robbie Gould is grosely overpaid.
Our special teams coverage is not as good as it used to be.
Neither is our defense.
We'll be lucky to go 7-9.
This is so FUCKING sad!!!!!!
HOW, HOW, HOW, HOW did we lose this game!October 12, 2008
#149 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .GOTDAMMIT!
go bears we'll get them next time.
October 12, 2008
#150 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .The Knight of Ownage I'm sorry our team has to make you face Falcon fans with a heavy heart an a sourface.Hang tough for a Win next week vs MInn.
October 12, 2008
#151 HesterFan23 said . . .I don't think I have ever gone from such a high emotional upswing to such a devastated mood. Oh yeah, now I remember, it was Super Bowl XLI, that's the last time that happened. Fucking Bears. I swear to God.
You're right. I don't see them overcoming this. I have never been so embarrassed by a defensive unit as I was today. I don't really care what else happens this season. The only thing left now is to have a middle numbered draft selection next year. Come on guys, even if Chicago makes it to the postseason they'll get knocked out of the Wild Card round so hard it will make the firebombing of Dresden look like a schoolyard fight.
On a brighter note...HOW THE FUCK ABOUT KYLE ORTON! Wow. What a game for him. He is the man...anyone who still supports Rex is just a lost koolaid drinker who doesn't want to face the facts.
WHO THE FUCK KICKS A SQUIB WITH 11 SECONDS LEFT??? I would kick that motherfucker to the 2 yard line...have their return man get tripped up at the 20-25. Fuck that shit. Bears special teams let us down for the first time in a while.
October 12, 2008
#152 RandomName said . . .A few quick things:
** I do agree that had it been a home game, that play would have used up all the clock.
** Why did we kick it so short? We put them in a good spot to get into position with one good play.
** Should have run to the outside on both 3 & Goal and 4 & Goal.
October 12, 2008
#153 HesterFan23 said . . .Jeff I really need your recap. you put things in perspective which allows my tv screen to remain undamaged. Please help soon ,
thank you ,
RandomNameOctober 12, 2008
#154 Viva said . . .I'm so mad right now. I'm still trying to figure out what Lovie was thinking kicking that damn squib.
I don't care how fast Norwood is, kick the ball to the endzone.
First off, how much of a chance do they have to return it? Leave a fast guy back at the forty or so.
Secondly, if he does try to return it, it would run the clock almost all the way down.
Finally, say he gets to the thirty or so. They have no chance to win. Kicking it to the fricken 44 gave them a chance for one good play and a field goal.
Wow...
October 12, 2008
#155 Who's Laughing Now said . . .I'm broke.
October 12, 2008
#156 HesterFan23 said . . .1. The Bears coaches lost this game in the preseason when they cut Ricky Manning Jr. Think a guy like that would have helped this week?
2. They lost it a second time when they squib kicked with 11 ticks left.
3. This is the NFL. Few teams are much better than the teams they beat. They win or lose on the field based on turnovers, coaching decisions, lucky bounces.
4. We could be in trouble if Vasher and Tillman are out for any period of time. Grahm is OK but the other kid, Hamilton, first of all, who the heck is he and second, he reeks.October 12, 2008
#157 DTB said . . .On Vasher:
He went full on Friday and I think Thursday as well. He says he'll play, Lovie says he'll be available.
Then we sit him out? Wouldn't have been close had he been able to replace Tillman.
As for Hamilton, he's the guy we picked up from Tampa Bay when Bradley was let go. No so good from what I've seen...
October 12, 2008
#158 The Knight of Ownage said . . .I'd love to see that route combination on the last play. How the fuck is Mike Brown held to the middle of the field? Nonetheless, if you don't deserve to win, you don't win. I really haven't had an emotional swing like that in years.
Before we all turn into assholes like BEARMAN, lets stop and put this into perspective. We still sit atop the NFC North without having played a divisional game at home. We are in good shape, despite today's result. Secondly, this idiot thinks that a season shouldn't be played unless you win a Super Bowl. Fuck him!
Still on our way to the North. No doubt.
October 12, 2008
#159 RandomName said . . .Nobody's talking about how McKie lost a second a game for us.
1 yd. in Carolina.
1 yd. in Atlanta.
You have a damn fullback to run the fucking yard in pressure situations where everybody and their mother knows you'll run the damn yard.
McKie can't do it.
Find somebody who can.
5-1 is damn better than 3-3.
WAIVE MCKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!October 12, 2008
#160 RandomName said . . .HesterFan on the squib kick, your damned if you do damned if you dont. remember the kick to adrian peterson last year? "why the hell would you kick it to him?"
they had 11 seconds and could have won either way cause there wass 11 not 0 seconds on the clock.
October 12, 2008
#161 The Knight of Ownage said . . .HesterFan on the squib kick, your damned if you do damned if you dont. remember the kick to adrian peterson last year? "why the hell would you kick it to him?"
they had 11 seconds and could have won either way cause there wass 11 not 0 seconds on the clock.
October 12, 2008
#162 RandomName said . . .Remember Kellen Davis from the preseason?
What is he doing?
I thought he had real stud potential if he got some experience.
Could be a good FB until we replace McKie.
Truly, I don't want that dude on the roster for Minnesota.October 12, 2008
#163 COxy said . . .HesterFan on the squib kick, your damned if you do damned if you dont. remember the kick to adrian peterson last year? "why the hell would you kick it to him?"
they had 11 seconds and could have won either way cause there was 11 not 0 seconds on the clock.
October 12, 2008
#164 The Knight of Ownage said . . .The fucking 3rd down call to MCkie was absolute garbage...FB dives on the 2 - shocker. The decision to go for it on 4th was almost worse - make it a 1 possession game
Squib kick to the 40? are you serious? How many kick returns for a TD have their been against the bears. For them to take it to FG range, the clock would be out anyway. I have never understood the squib. Lovie - this one is on you. Also Tommie Harris, maybe you need to spend more time finding God again be he failed you this week. What the fuck.
On that play, all you have to do is make sure they dont get inside the 40. You only have to cover the sidelines. How do you mess that up. You have 10 square yards on each side of the field to cover. Man th efuck up.
October 12, 2008
#165 The Knight of Ownage said . . .There's a QB Sneak for a damn reason.
USE IT!
It's alright to go for it on 4th.
NO MORE McKIE!!!!October 12, 2008
#166 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .Remember Kellen Davis from the preseason?
What is he doing?
I thought he had real stud potential if he got some experience.
Could be a good FB until we replace McKie.
Truly, I don't want that dude on the roster for Minnesota.October 12, 2008
#167 shonbear said . . .The Knight of Ownage I agree I thought that play to McKies on the goaline again sucked just like the last time.
Once again there best runner between the tackles(Forte/Jones)was left to watch Mckie fall flat on his face an not push the pile again.
An once again the Defense couldn't get off the field.
October 12, 2008
#168 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .of the 3 games weve given away now (even though their O killed us and our D line didnt get to the QB) Id like to see Atlanta again in the post season to show them how we can really play.
Where were the turnovers, the one we had was given back. The worst thing is how banged up we got in that game. injuries will not bode well.
The coaches better take responsibility for this loss (and the D).
-squib
-mckee?!?
-soft D and secondary and line
-Special teams allowed good runs
-Roddy
-RyanHonestly we should have never had a chance at that comeback, Elam doenst miss that field goal and we dont have time to mount that shit.
The game was lost long before it was lost even though we should have stolen it when given that opportunty.
The vikes barely beat detroit today, and we should be able handle that, but again its going to depend on how hurt we got today.
Pack needs to lose and their is still lots of season left to smooth this out. All we have to do is beat our division and its a 10 win season, they need to learn from these games, I hope they do.
Staying positive Orton made it happen today. In the first half we left too many unmade plays on the field and in the second half didnt do enough changing defensively to adjust to how they were tearing us up, then you look at several major special teams failures (including the fair catch on the punt from Hester when he had plenty of time to run it back, but it gave orton star time).
The offense is looking better every week, making strides (need a little more from that run game though in the first half). \the D seems to be declining, was Tommie Harris a factor today? Not so sure 1 tackle and one fumble recovery and loss constitutes much.
Bears no sacks today...
right now until Jeff does some analysis, Im putting this one on the D, ST and say we got out coached today in critical situations.
October 12, 2008
#169 Viva said . . .Well only thing i can think of is that the Defense is going to get beat up in the papers this week,So hopefully this will make them angry an play with a purpose next week vs the viqueens.
October 12, 2008
#170 Phil from SATX said . . .Here are three decisions that cost us the game:
1. With 36 seconds left in the first half Lovie decided to take the path of least resistance into the locker room down 9-3. (We take a knee) I guess we should have been happy only down by 6??? What, were we waiting them out???
2. Down by two scores, and facing a 4th and goal to go from the 1 Lovie went for it. When time is as valuable as points, you take the points and save the time.
3. With eleven ticks left on the clock, and the need to pin your opponent deep, you squib kick and forfiet an opportunity to do that which you need to do.
I wish M. Brown would have dragged Jenkins back into the field as opposed to knocking him out of bounds....We couldn't hold a lead for 11 seconds.
Orton looked great down the stretch.
October 12, 2008
#171 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .Well that fucking sucked. But is it too early for upside discussion? Yes it is, but ima do it anyway.
1) Kyle Orton directed what should have been the game-winning drive, under extreme duress, and moving a lot of parts around at the same time, including extra instructions to our still-learning wideout Hester. That drive could have been the stuff of legends.
2) However, it probably wouldn't have stood up in the annals of time, because frankly, this win/loss is not that important right now. Especially if the Packers lose. We're still tied for division lead, right? Path is going to get easier. Bear with me for a little.
3) Yes Lovie and crew screwed up by pooch kicking that ball. But I think many coaches would have done the same thing. Young Matt Ryan delivered the perfect ball and had a good deal of luck on his side (luck o the Irish, perhaps?) to complete that play with one second left. And frankly we didn't deserve to win that game anyway, Elam should have never missed that FG. Next time the Bears are in that situation, Lovie kicks it deep and trusts his special teams. Live and learn.
4) This loss ensures that the Bears don't get too full of themselves or overestimate their opponents, something that might have happened if that win had stuck. We obviously have problems in the secondary with injuries. I didn't see a big chunk of the middle of the game, will watch it later, but I assume that our pass rush was not getting to Ryan. Since that was defensive Job #1, that's not good.
5) Subset of #4 - this loss should piss the shit out of these guys, who you can see have a LOT of chemistry. Now the D and ST feels like they lost it for Orton. That's not so bad, for this team.
Bottom line, this is a team that may not be quite as good as they think, or as we think, but they still look overall like a team to be reckoned with. We're back to a maximum tw0 game winning streak. But a bunch of home games against beatable opponents are up next.
It sure would help to get Brandon Lloyd back - and doesn't his injury make the Bradley cut seem really stupid? Appreciate the link to the story on Bradley, at least we finally got some understanding about it. But they could have used him today I think.
Keep humble Bears, get even hungrier, time to start a win streak! Matt Ryan proved why he was worth a high first rounder, but I like our QB just fine right now! That last drive gave the Bears something to take away with, something satisfying amidst a heartbreaking loss, something to rally around. I'm thinking we'll be seeing more no huddle going forward - it really seems to suit Kyle and our whole offense.
Chin up Bear fans! Wheels haven't come off - just a disappointing loss, but one that can easily be overcome!
BEAR DOWN AMERICA!
October 12, 2008
#172 HOW? HERE'S HOW said . . .another thing that going to bother me all week is ATL is going to herald as a great team for beating the Bears,If we won it,we would be treated as if we beated the lions again with no respect.
It like beat the
Bears your great,Bears win its ho hum must have been a fluke winfellow Bears fan I need you to keep me sane this week.
October 12, 2008
#173 FUCKEN BEARS! said . . .How to lose with 11 sec left;
1) You squib kick. Like many others I hated that and at the time was pleading please don't kick short. I would like to know who called that. My bet is Lovie and not Dave Taub. Kick the shit out of the fucking ball and tell the ST players this is on your ass if you fuck up.
2) IMHO the #1 reason is that you play a soft limpdick cover 2 prevent defense which leaves gobs of distance between the D backs on the side line. I hate prevent defenses.
Idiots. Hammer , er I mean bump the receiver on the line (within 5 yds)- which eats time and cover COVER COVER
October 12, 2008
#174 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .they killed us on that slant play all game and OUR Defensive coach couldnt make the FUCKEN adjustment........FIRE the DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR!
October 12, 2008
#175 Al In WI said . . .If you guys care I'm sure this will be on NFL replay this week.
I suggest watching it until the 4th qrtr 11 sec mark to feel good again,before we play the viqueens next week
October 12, 2008
#176 HOW? HERE'S HOW. said . . .Lovie Smith sucks, and Babich should be fired at the bye week. Inexcusable to give up that many third and long passes against a rookie qb. Not to mention the moronic play of the secondary on the last play of the game.
Pathetic!!!
October 12, 2008
#177 shonbear said . . .Decatur #174. I feel your pain. Drink lots more. Even the hangover won't hurt like this.
October 12, 2008
#178 UB said . . .Heres one more thing, on the last throw from Ryan that set up the field goal, whats up with Brown, he needs to be coming fast enough and hard enough to hit that reciever out of bounds while hes still in the air and its not a reception because of the new rule. Not the mike brown weve come accustomed to. He was taking his time man! This is a replay we are going to be seeing all week, so lets hear some chatter about that shit!
October 12, 2008
#179 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .Harrington has looked good at times!
Bears D good not great
Bears have weapons
KO sucks
October 12, 2008
#180 HOW? HERE'S HOW said . . .#176 thx because I'm trying real hard. An blaming KO isn't right with the limited possesion he had ,he led them to scoring drives.The defense wasn't getting off the field as I saw it.
October 12, 2008
#181 shonbear said . . .Have to make one point I really liked. KO seems to be developing a refuse to lose attitude. He really puts it on the line Bearlike. He continues to improve and while facing adversity.
Who'd a thunk we wouldn't be bitching about the QB play at this point. Did you see him going to high five BOTH O and D and charging them up instead of waiting for others to admire his play. Kind of like Forte's manner.October 12, 2008
#182 UB said . . .Ive come to think that Hub Arkush is a realist, but too much on the negative side, hes going to run with this one and his doom and gloom shit and he wont even give the O much credit with his clamor.
October 12, 2008
#183 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .What the **** happened!
Falcons can be that good.Maybe the Bears are that bad!
October 12, 2008
#184 animal said . . .I DVR'd the game. Just watched the play I'm dubbing, "The Squib Heard 'Round the World." I don't see the comparison between Norwood and Adrian Peterson. Norwood may be fast, and the previous kickoff the special teams might have given up a good field position to him, Bears specials teams doesn't do that on a regular basis, in fact, that kickoff return was probably the worst play in the Dave Toub era of Special Teams.
On a less important side note: What happened to the blue pants? Every away game this season has seen the Bears with white jersies and white pants. I kind of like the white and blue combinations...and dislike unicolor football uniforms.
October 12, 2008
#185 UB said . . .WHAT?? I cant fucking believe someone is blaming KO. UH, hey retard, he drove the field and threw a (shoulda been) game winning TD with 11 seconds left. You are obviously too stupid to even answer or address anymore
October 12, 2008
#186 DTB said . . .I f KO is as good as the majority of this blog thinks. Then the Bears will go to the playoffs.
If the Bears play the rest of the year like this shit (wake the **** up) and doesn't dominate the NFC North. Then the Bears will be 8-8= no playoffs.
Must win next week!
October 12, 2008
#187 UB said . . .1. 3rd Down Defense.
2. No pressure.
3. Mike Brown, playing like a rook.All three fall upon the D's shoulders. Come back, play angry at home.
October 12, 2008
#188 UB said . . .Animal is a dummass KO lovin son a bitch.
October 12, 2008
#189 shonbear said . . .Now onto Mr. Orton... This guy didn't do nothing the entire game.. He had one pass for a td and you would have thought he won the lottery. He ran around the field pumping fist high fiven.. That right there showed me this guy has never been there before.. It also tells me he must be surprising himself because most people don't get excited when they are used to doing certain things.
Animals is a dummass KO lovin Bitch
October 12, 2008
#190 animal said . . .The Bears used to look hungry like the Cardinals did today in their win. This makes me feel a little better seeing Dallas lose is good, too bad SF didnt pull it out over Phly. Now its really looking like the Giants are running away with the NFC, but have they played anybody good yet?
Go cleveland!
Three way tie in the NFC North is straight up bullshit! The vikes should have lost, we should never have been that far behind and now fucking GB looks like the team to beat! (Im just saying what ESPN is going to say now).
Why the fuck is it that everytime I think a loss was so tough they provide an even tougher one. This is too stressful. The Bears need to fucking start dominating as a whole team. Arhg!!!
October 12, 2008
#191 Ronaldo said . . .UB you are obviously a graduate of the Special Ed. program. Dipshit. Keep blaming Orton you fucking retard.
October 12, 2008
#192 Ronaldo said . . .Ugghh...my heart hurts. I tend to hold the line a little more on criticizing the coaching staff, but any head coach with a pair does not allow a squib quick in that situation. You don't delegate a decision like that. It's the difference between the winning the division outright and making the playoffs versus battling for a wildcard spot.
I swear I think McKie is really just Cedric Benson in disguise. The share the same distinct lack of talent, desire, and heart. It makes me sick that we continue to find a roster spot for someone so mediocre, especially when FBs are a dime dozen.
October 13, 2008
#193 Ronaldo said . . .Ugghh...my heart hurts. I tend to hold the line a little more on criticizing the coaching staff, but any head coach with a pair does not allow a squib quick in that situation. You don't delegate a decision like that. It's the difference between the winning the division outright and making the playoffs versus battling for a wildcard spot.
I swear I think McKie is really just Cedric Benson in disguise. The share the same distinct lack of talent, desire, and heart. It makes me sick that we continue to find a roster spot for someone so mediocre, especially when FBs are a dime dozen.
October 13, 2008
#194 JP said . . .Ugghh...my heart hurts. I tend to hold the line a little more on criticizing the coaching staff, but any head coach with a pair does not allow a squib quick in that situation. You don't delegate a decision like that. It's the difference between the winning the division outright and making the playoffs versus battling for a wildcard spot.
I swear I think McKie is really just Cedric Benson in disguise. The share the same distinct lack of talent, desire, and heart. It makes me sick that we continue to find a roster spot for someone so mediocre, especially when FBs are a dime dozen.
October 13, 2008
#195 UB said . . .I didn't see the game but I just watched the last 18 seconds online. All I can say is that i feel sick to my stomach. Three losses...all of which could have been wins if we knew how to finish the game. I can't believe we lost with 11 seconds in the game. That has to be the sickest ending I have ever seen in 25 years of watching football.
ps...Anyone who blames Orton for anything in this game is so ignorant it's not even worth addressing. That was an ubelievable throw!
October 13, 2008
#196 Ronaldo said . . .Animals going as Neckbeard for Holloween.
October 13, 2008
#197 UB said . . .Ugghh...my heart hurts. I tend to hold the line a little more on criticizing the coaching staff, but any head coach with a pair does not allow a squib quick in that situation. You don't delegate a decision like that. It's the difference between the winning the division outright and making the playoffs versus battling for a wildcard spot.
I swear I think McKie is really just Cedric Benson in disguise. The share the same distinct lack of talent, desire, and heart. It makes me sick that we continue to find a roster spot for someone so mediocre, especially when FBs are a dime dozen.
October 13, 2008
#198 UB said . . .KO sucks
October 13, 2008
#199 UB said . . .KO sucks
October 13, 2008
#200 UB is Mr. Biggz in a Monkey Suit said . . .KO sucks
October 13, 2008
#201 UB said . . .UB, are you incestually related to Mr. Littlez or PO'd? Because you nad-yankers share the same inability to form a coherent statement outside of "KO" and "suck" and "balls". Quite a disturbing focus of homo-eroticism.
October 13, 2008
#202 NY Bears Fan said . . .There are 12 AFC Teams better than the Bears.
There are 10 NFC teams better than the Bears.
The Bears are better than 9 teams how ever.
October 13, 2008
#203 Ronaldo said . . .Orton did everything that was asked of him. He eluded the pass rush, moved around in the pocket, threw the ball down the field and had nearly 300 yards again without an interception. The Bears did not do a very good job running the ball and I think for the most part it was the O-lines fault.
This loss falls on the defense who let a rookie QB run them up and down the field. The coaching staff should take the hit as well for that kickoff. As soon as they did it I thought that the Falcons just needed one pass to get into field goal range. UB, if you can provide an educated argument as to why KO sucks then let it rip. Otherwise fuck off with your dumb ass attitude it is not appreciated or needed.
October 13, 2008
#204 animal said . . .Oh yeah...Babich is really irking the shiznit out of me. Granted he didn't have all his best personnel today, he should have blitzed the rookie QB until his eyeballs were coming out of his ears. If it already has not been proven that we don't have the personnel to run the cover 2 in the first 3 quarters, why keep running it?
This has to have been the most gut wrenching loss in a long time. Even the SB loss to the Colts wasn't this painful. What's more disturbing is this: 1) the coaching staff's inability to adjust game plans at the half and 2) this sudden penchant for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. I can't find a more damning reason for the frustrating ineptitude of the coaching staff.
October 13, 2008
#205 The Knight of Ownage said . . .UB: Uneducated Butthole.
Hey UB, Kyle Orton called. He said go back and watch him throw the game winner to Davis with 11 seconds remaining, only to have his idiot coach blow it for him.
October 13, 2008
#206 animal said . . .Dear Bears,
Going into this game, you were in first place, the class of the NFC North. With a win today, you could have had the division on a virtual lockdown. No. That was too hard. I forgot. You guys cannot win when you are favored to win a damn ball game. You are a team who should be 6-0. Did you read that...six and fucking o. We call that undefeated. Yet you have one sad ass excuse for a fullback. But worst of all, the defense is overpaid and playing like shit. SHIT you dumbasses. I like the stuff you put in the damn toilet. Who would have known we wouldn't be talking about how bad our QB is? No, we're talking about how much of BAD ASS MOTHER FUCKER he is. He's averaging over 200 yds per game. Our Kyle Orton is 122 for 198 w/ 8TD's and 4INT's for a rating of 87.6. 87.6! A Bears QB hasn't been that good since before my Dad was born! Yet the defense still suck. Except for those two studs in the secondary, Mr. Kevin PAIN and Sir Charles DRILLMAN, this D is sorry. Yeah, you all have had hot flashes that forced you to play well, but getting layed out by a rookie. Ryan is a legit STUD, but he's a ROOKIE! It would be different if he's played a few seasons and has gone to Hawaii a couple of times, but the dude is as green as a high school freshman! I think the offense will do better overall this season. What in the FUCK is up w/ Lovie. I'm black, I can talk about black coaches. And that's just what I'll do. Yeah Lovie's quiet. That works if you're Tony "TD" Dungy. He has an air about himself, you can't disappoint that dude. There's Herm Edwards. That dude is awesome. He's happy everyday he makes it past 9 AM without getting axed. Did you see that dude after KC burned Denver? He acted like a high school freshman who just got his cherry busted by the hottest girl in the school. I mean, that dude should have checked his pants. Even Tomlin has some emotion. Lovie, this dude acts re-fucking-tarded. Plays happen, and he just sits there with the same emotionless face.
WTF?
WTF?
WTF?
WTF?
WTF?
WTF?
WTF?To conclude:
The WINNER"S CIRCLE:
Kyle "Bad Ass" Orton
Matt "Da Stud" Forte
Devin "Too Good for a Nickname" Hester
Brandon "I Don't Suck Anymore" Lloyd
Charles DRILLMAN
Kevin PAIN
The DOGHOUSE:
Tommie "I Am So Fucking Overpaid, and I'm Trying to Suck Like Ced Benson" Harris
Lovie "I Don't Really Care, We'll Win Next Week" Smith
Jerry "I Like to Pick Sorry Ass Players, (inc. Marcus Hamilton)" Angelo
Robbie "I'm Way Too Over-fucking -paid" Gould
Jason "I Need to be Waived" McKie
Brian "All I Do Is Bitch" Urlacher
The D-Line (We don't like sacks, especially against NFC South)
Hunter "There's a Reason the Slackers in Slime Bay Didn't Want Me" Hillenmeyer
P.S. Lance Briggs is now THE LINEBACKER. Urlacher is HIS bitch now (Hillenmeyer has always been his bitch).
Sincerely,
The Knights of Ownage,
a fan who loves this team with all his heart, but wouldn't mind a suck-ass season if house was cleaned and actually competent personnel were brought in.October 13, 2008
#207 Ronaldo said . . .wait, knights of ownage is black?
huh.October 13, 2008
#208 The Knight of Ownage said . . .As we're coming clean, I'm not really of hispanic descent.
October 13, 2008
#209 HOW? HERE'S HOW said . . .Hey UB!
You are aDUMB
ASS
DUMBASS
DUMB
ASS!If you want Turnover Grossman, then have 'im. Leave us be you dumb ass mother fucker.
October 13, 2008
#210 Shady said . . .Knights # 205. Black? Nice post. Loved it. I'm German while we are all coming out :>)
UB. Biggz, etc just get their rocks if we react to them. No recognition is a downer and they go elsewhere.
October 13, 2008
#211 animal said . . .Ouch. First the economy, then it was the Cubs and now this? Talk about a toll on your heart! haha but seriously, as tough as this loss was the Bears need to fuggeta bout what just happened because they have all but one of their division opponents yet to play. The game next week against the Vikings is going to be a season changer and it will have much more significance than today's game.
While it feels like a seasons worth of emotions have just taken place in a single game, there is plenty of football yet to be played.
Tommie. Just... Wow. haha, you serious?
Kyle dialed up plays to win the game. Did Matt Ryan look better? Yes, but Orton looked pretty damn good too. Hester is looking more and more like a legitimate WR, that catch he made in tonight's game was certainly a big improvement of what we've seen from him. That long inside slant and curl right move by Hester was very well executed.
I thought the playcalling today was pretty good today, giving Kyle an opportunity to make plays BUT AGAIN we saw the '08 signature move of bad calls in the FB dive to McKie, stopped again. I suppose if you call yourself a running team you HAVE to get 1 yard whenever you want, but right now the offensive line isn't run blocking worth a shit in those kinds of situations. I put it on the O-Line to get that yard than the guy callin' it up. If the Bears can continue using ingenuity in their offense they can make it happen when they need, and that's on 3rd downs.
Speaking of 3rd downs, well everybody knows it's a key statistic and today, the Bears defense couldn't get off the field on 3rd down. Now you ask yourself how can a team pick up more than a handful of 3rd and longs against this Bears defense. Well, 3rd and longs give the defense an opportunity to get after the QB, but the Bears did not sack Ryan once today, not once! Granted they played well against the run, but on third down they couldn't stop Ryan, Roddy and the Fucking Falcons. Fuck the Falcons.
It's time to start thinking about how to stop Peterson and showing Bernard Berrian how the defense feels about him leaving for a division rival.
Huge game next week. Huge.
Bear Down America.
October 13, 2008
#212 zmac said . . .Huh. Im white as paper. I got two black foster kids, does that count?
October 13, 2008
#213 The Knight of Ownage said . . .Anyone else wondering why we squib/pooch kicked on the final kick off???
October 13, 2008
#214 Pbrowning said . . .Yeah, it counts animal.
October 13, 2008
#215 UB said . . .OK, why the short kick with only a few seconds left in the game? Why didn't they kick it out of the end zone? That bonehead move cost us the game.
October 13, 2008
#216 Shady said . . .ORTON must be like hitler with a beard
hes got everyone believing he is the second coming.WIN over Colts, thanks Forte and D, did Kyle play
LOSS to Panthers, Kyle makes 1 first down in the end we win.
LOSS toBucs, Griese punked D 407 yards 2 tds, 3 TOs, Orton 268 2-2 not bad not better than the G-man.
Win over Lions, Kyle breaks out over Kitna, the Rook and some kitties.
Loss to Falcons, Orton 26/43 -286 -1-0
the Rook 22/30 -301- 1-0
Come back win for Orton YAH YAH!
No so sorry Kyle you got fooled again by the D the coachs the whole team. Not your fault Kyle your not Matt Ryan!Maybe I'am wrong about KO!
or maybe he is a hippo and can do nothing about it!Losing 3 heartbreak games like this can be devistating to a team. They need a spark.
October 13, 2008
#217 UB said . . .Don't blame the damn squib kick, that was the right call. Norwood had already taken one back into FG territory in the game and the Bears wern't gonna give him the opportunity to do it again. Toub made the right call. It woudn't have even crossed your mind if Ryan didn't pull off a miracle.
October 13, 2008
#218 HOW? HERE'S HOW said . . .Hey dum ass Knight
I dont want REX!I wish Orton was better!
October 13, 2008
#219 UB said . . .Shady I understand your point of view. Hard to argue the point but I was begging them not to do it at the time. You Sure Toub made the call???
I was more pissed about the soft "Cover Who?" defense with 6 fucking seconds left. Bump the WR's HARD on the line and you take time out of the play and make a longer pass even if complete useless because time is out.
October 13, 2008
#220 UB said . . .The Bears need a
Al Pacino's Inspirational SpeechOctober 13, 2008
#221 Al In WI said . . .The Bears need a
Al Pacino's Inspirational SpeechOctober 13, 2008
#222 The Knight of Ownage said . . .I don't see how anyone blames Orton for this. I've doubted him as much as anyone and I'm really impressed with how he played down the stretch with the game on the line. We've never seen that from him before.
This loss, is again about Losie Smith and his sidekick Babich. Feel free not to allow a rookie QB go 6 for 6 on third and plus 9 for the game. Feel free to stop the slant pass or send a blitz.October 13, 2008
#223 Bay Area Bear said . . .We better bring it against Sota. I hate those purple mother fuckers with all my heart. Here's to:
FUCK PETERSON!
FUCK OLD ASS FREROTTE!
AND BURY 'EM TOO!(In case you didn't get the last line, BURY 'EM sounds like BERRIAN.)
Hats off to Matt Ryan. That dude deserved the W, fair and square. We didn't bring our A game, except for one drive. We played sorry-ass ball for 58 fuckin minutes, and we didn't deserve to steal a W from a team like Indy did last wk. Ryan, even though I'm a DIEHARD Bears fan, you sure are somethin' special. I'll be rootin' for ya every Sunday until you play my Navy & Orange Boys again.
GO BEARS!
FUCK THE DIKES, SLACKERS, & PUSSYCATS TOO!October 13, 2008
#224 animal said . . .At least for one game, I'd rather see Orton play well and we lose to a quality team, then Orton suck and we win it on special teams and defense.
Ultimately, I think we can get our defense and special teams back in shape, but the quarterback has always been the big question, and I'm increasingly convinced Orton is a solid answer.
So it's a bummer we lost, but I'm excited about Orton and that makes me excited about the Bears.
October 13, 2008
#225 Crown said . . .I am depressed, but I think the silver lining in this is that we appear to have a real NFL QB, and Hester is becoming a real NFL WR.
October 13, 2008
#226 animal said . . .Thoughts:
1. No more hand offs to Mckie late in the game at crucial spots up the middle. Kruetz cannot get the push on guys anymore and McKie isn't getting it done getting that yard.
2. T. Harris did not play like he was on a mission from God like he said he was going to.
3. Lovie's inability to trust his special teams unit and manage the clock at the end of the game are most to blame. The decision to squib quick rather than kick it in the end zone or to Norwood to keep the clock running or at worst to give them the ball at their 20 with one play was the game changer. Sorry for the run-on, but I'm pissed.
4. The D-line is second to blame and made Matt Ryan look like Johnny Unitas. They didn't touch the rookie all day.
5. We are still right in the hunt even after the three most demoralizing losses I have ever seen. Can't get much worse and you gotta think we are growing in some ways from these losses.
6. C. Graham was the MVP in the loss. He must have had over 10 tackles again. He was all over the place and I haven't seen him miss a tackle yet.
7. Anyone who blames this loss on Orton should switch hobbies.
8. Vikings next week. We better remember what Peterson did to us last year and how many missed tackles we had trying to take him down. We made him look like Superman. We must fix that.October 13, 2008
Crown, Phil, and Shady, glad to see you make appearances and summarize things. I dont have the energy to break it down, so I appreciate your posts. With all the fucking idiots showing up here lately, it is good to read some intelligent analysis.
October 13, 2008
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