Your 2008 Chicago Bears
I’d like to see Ron Turner dial it up and toss it around. Throw on first down. If you try and push the Williams sisters off the ball, you’ll be in 2nd and long all day.
I’d like to see blitzing but not just for blitzing's sake. Come on the edges to help eliminate the quick slants underneath. The Vikes would be crazy not to attack the corners.
I’d like to see anger…real anger…from everybody. Put a little extra on the hits over the middle. Throw some extra force behind the blocks up front. Run back to huddles. Rev up the crowd. This is the kind of game where I want my football team to PLAY VIOLENT.
Win.
#2 DaBearsWin said . . .Cheers!
Predictions: Hester gets two TDs, 1 receiving and his first return.
KO: 265 yds 1 TD 0 INTOctober 19, 2008
#3 Shady said . . .Right on, Jeff!
The whole defense needs to play angry and shut the Vikings Offense down. I want to see multiple sacks and turnovers. Like Lovie, I'm surprised when there are no sacks. The difference is that I get unhappy when it happens.
But just to be safe, the offense needs to score more than Luke's prediction. In addition, we need KO to throw a second and third TD, Forte to run one in and Gould should kick a couple of FGs. Let's give the punter the day off while keeping the Vike offense on the sideline. Right now, the defense doesn't have a lot of credibility without a lead of at least 14.
Bear Down, Chicago Bears!
October 19, 2008
#4 Joseph said . . .Time to take care of business today.
Defense:
1. Stop the run
2. Sack the QB
3. Create turnovers
Offense:
1. Run the ball and eat up clock
2. Score in the red zone
3. Make the big play
There teams are going to beat the hell outta each other, whichever plays more physically and wins the battle of the trenches is going to come out on top today. Time to repay this bitter division rival for sweeping both games last year, Bear down and finish strong.
October 19, 2008
#5 SDWat51 said . . .You forgot one Shady...
Coaches:
1. Get your head out of your asses
October 19, 2008
#6 SDWat51 said . . .There are 2 sites I check daily for Bears stuff: This one, and Kevin Seifert's NFC North Blog on ESPN.
Jeff does it up right for the fans here - I left the official team site's message boards a year ago and haven't missed it one wit.
I'll assume playing angry doesn't include Peanut throwing a fit at the wrong moment...and I'd like to see Forte hit the Vikings O'line in the mouth all day, so the announcers are fumbling all over themselves trying to rewrite their script about Petersen doing that to us.
October 19, 2008
#7 shonbear said . . .Signs you won't see in the stands today:
--Garote Ferrote--
--Hey Childress - I've got your Petersen hanging!!
Love, Lance Briggs----F uck
O's and
X's
Just beat the hell out of 'em--October 19, 2008
#8 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .Even though #54 has led this D, this team for several years now this season so far he is reminding me a lot more another Brian that used to play for us. So far he's been just a half step behind to make the real plays he was capable of in previous years.
Brian Cox, remember him... except without the mouth.
Come on BU and MB lets see some of the old stuff man!
October 19, 2008
#9 shonbear said . . .Last Week is over Let kick some Vi Queens ass an put a stamp on the NFC North.
On hind legs, claws out, an growling Beardown!! an beat these bitches!!
October 19, 2008
#10 big rob said . . .isnt there something about bears being able to run up hill faster than down hill?
October 19, 2008
#11 wherestommie? said . . .I could watch that opera dude a million times!!! Go Bears!!
October 19, 2008
#12 animal said . . .INACTIVES
both vasher and tillman out.
Bears inactives: QB Caleb Hanie (3rd), CB Nathan Vasher, CB Charles Tillman, S Danieal Manning, LB Nick Roach, T Chris Williams, DT Matt Toeaina, WR Brandon Lloyd.
October 19, 2008
#13 Shady said . . .BOTH corners and Manning out. FUCK. Good thing we are playing a team without a quarterback.
October 19, 2008
#14 johnny said . . .With our starting CBs out, the front four of the defense needs to step up and get after Gus all day. This also might be the game where the offense has to put the D on their shoulders and really step up and make big plays.
With Vash out today, I wouldn't be surprised to see C. Graham start in place of Vasher when he finally deems himself healthy to play. Vash is not having his best year by any means.
October 19, 2008
#15 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .here we go again.......peterson picking up yards......defense needs to step up to the plate.....
October 19, 2008
#16 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Haha! First play, Adrian Peterson 16 yard gain through a hole a small elephant would have been able to sneak through. Gonna be a long day, fellas.
October 19, 2008
#17 johnny said . . .Haha! First play, Adrian Peterson 16 yard gain through a hole a small elephant would have been able to sneak through. Gonna be a long day, fellas.
October 19, 2008
#18 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .defense does not look good.......
October 19, 2008
#19 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .Con for the South: STUPID FOX NOT SHOWING MY BEARS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!
Still watching online & Bearing down 100%.October 19, 2008
#20 johnny said . . .Con for the South: STUPID FOX NOT SHOWING MY BEARS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!
Still watching online & Bearing down 100%.October 19, 2008
#21 johnny said . . .going to be a long day for this defense guys....why cant we be consistant with our offense and defense......both units need to be on the same page......frustrating GOO BEARS.
October 19, 2008
#22 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .I JUST LOVE THE POISS AND CONFIDENT THAT ORTON HAS ON THE HELM OF MANAGING THIS OFFENSE........WE ARE WITNESSING THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR FUTURE QB........HE KIND OF REMINDS ME OF PEYTON MANNING ON MANAGING THE GAME...........GIVE ME A HELL YEAH FOR ORTON...........GO BEARS.......STEP UP DEFENSE.....
October 19, 2008
#23 johnny said . . .THAT is why earlier this week I said that Devin Hester is the greatest offensive weapon on the team...not because he is the best wideout, but because he has 31 NFL teams shitting their pants on what to do with him. Minnesota kicked the squib of doom and set the Bears up to score.
Beautiful job by Orton and Olsen there!
October 19, 2008
#24 enderwiggin said . . .special teams came up big..........ohhhhhhhhhh yeah.........love it.....
October 19, 2008
#25 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .gotta love the special teams TOUCHDOWN!!!
October 19, 2008
#26 johnny said . . .Can't tell if it's ugly but it's a score! GOOD JOB BOYS
October 19, 2008
#27 animal said . . .what the fuck is going on with this defense..........no excuse for guss to have so much time to throw.....
October 19, 2008
#28 alexander said . . .I am listening to the radio on the net. Cant watch.
Someone please explain what is going on with the D. I am hearing Steltz and Graham's names a lot. Who is playing the corners? who is the nickle?October 19, 2008
#29 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .Does anywhere know a place I watch the game online?
October 19, 2008
#30 alexander said . . .Team Orton!
October 19, 2008
#31 Thoughts? said . . .Does anywhere know a place I watch the game online?
October 19, 2008
#32 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Corners are McBride and Graham are the corners. Didn't see the nickel. With what is happening (not) up front it doesn't matter.
October 19, 2008
#33 animal said . . .The defense has no heart. There is no emotion. None. 2005...2006 there was emotion. At Indy there was emotion. But it's just gone. They're deflated. There is NO good pressure on Ferrotte. To give them a little credit...they are stopping Peterson better than on the first drive.
If you sack Gus Ferrotte twice before the end of the half and restrict Peterson and Taylor to minimal gains, this one's in the bag. The Bears offense has found direction and are playing with heart for the first time since....the Neil Anderson Era? But the defense is the worst it has been in 4 years.
October 19, 2008
#34 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .alexander I am listening to the radio feed. go to the bears home page www.chicagobears.com and they have a link to the live feed.
If anyone knows a way to actually WATCH over the internet please do share.October 19, 2008
#35 Thoughts? said . . .Alexander: ESPN.com has gamecast.
Live game coverage: Let me know if you find out.October 19, 2008
#36 animal said . . .Animal, i seem to remember something about stooge.tv.com or stoogetv.com. Ring anybody's bell?.
October 19, 2008
#37 johnny said . . .Yaaaa Zach Bowman the Alaskan!!!!! Ya baby Alaska contributing to the Bears baby!!!!!
October 19, 2008
#38 Z said . . .special team is doing a fantastic job........2 scores on the special teams.........WOW.........NOW DEFENSE STEP UP....
October 19, 2008
#39 animal said . . .Thank god for our ST and O, the strength of our team.
October 19, 2008
#40 Z said . . .Yaaaa Zach Bowman the Alaskan!!!!! Ya baby Alaska contributing to the Bears baby!!!!!
October 19, 2008
#41 animal said . . .stoogetv.com
click channels
click channel 1
password is stoogetv.com
October 19, 2008
#42 Z said . . .Yaaaa Zach Bowman the Alaskan!!!!! Ya baby Alaska contributing to the Bears baby!!!!!
October 19, 2008
#43 Z said . . .What a wasted INT. RT don't start getting cute. Aggressive. 1sr down. Big Plays
October 19, 2008
#44 shonbear said . . .What the fuck is wrong with our Defense? I guess as the wallet gets full the heart becomes empty. PATHETIC
October 19, 2008
#45 Thoughts? said . . .whats up with booker???
how about more screens...
October 19, 2008
#46 Thoughts said . . .Pick was man coverage....now we are back to a soft zone and they are in the red zone. UNFUCKING Beilevable
October 19, 2008
#47 shonbear said . . .Unless the S Teams and O can scre every time we get the ball we are in trouble. D can't stop anything unless V Queens fuck up.
October 19, 2008
#48 animal said . . .another missed opportunity and a defense that is starting to look like a joke. This is a Vikings team that could only put up 12 against the Lions and that was a gimme pass interference call at the end of that game.
This our house!
October 19, 2008
#49 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .Yaaaa Zach Bowman the Alaskan!!!!! Ya baby Alaska contributing to the Bears baby!!!!!
October 19, 2008
#50 Thoughts said . . .Z: You're MY HERO!!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU- that site is amazing! :)October 19, 2008
#51 shonbear said . . .Two good passes by KO and Gould makes up for the earlier miss.
#47...on the other hand 2 missed opportunities wer turned into TD's by the ST. (:>)
October 19, 2008
#52 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Maybe Im wrong, havent seen the whole game, looks like very little pressure on the QB and whats up with what looks like Blitz, but never seems to really be a blitz, there better be some adjustments in the second half. marty needs a circus catch TD to make up for those two dropped TDs. Another drop on an eas pass and he needs to ride some wood.
October 19, 2008
#53 Luke said . . .I say again, NO EMOTION. That last scoring drive by Minnesota was a joke. Ogunleye and Harris line up in the neutral zone? Come on... Harris needs a drastic pay cut, he has 5 tackles in 5 games that he's played.
I love Marty Booker and nothing will ever change that, but come the fuck on, man! You made The Catch III in Detroit and yet you've dropped two in the endzone, so far?!
I don't know what is up with this defense. I'm kept awake at night by it. Lovie Smith is supposed to be a defensive genious, contributer to the developement of the Tampa 2 scheme. Yet his and his cronie Bob Babich have done nothing to improve the defense since February 4, 2007. Disgusting.
October 19, 2008
#54 z said . . .A shootout??? WTF??
October 19, 2008
#55 johnny said . . .That site is usually money but is sucking today. The channels are usually smooth and they have back up links if they get choppy at all. They said the NFL is having some issues today.
Hopefully the broadcast and our Defense are better in the 2nd half.
October 19, 2008
#56 craig said . . .THIS COACHING STAFF NEEDS TO HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SHIITTY ADJUSTMENTS THEY MAKE..THEY NEED TO BLITZ THE SHIT OUT OF GUSS. NEED TO GET HIM OUT OF THE POCKET....WHERE IN THE HELL IS URLACHER......
October 19, 2008
#57 craig said . . .A couple observations:
1) The defense we've known and loved in recent years appears to be no more. They can't even line up on the right side of the ball for Christ's sake, let alone stop the high octane passing game of... Gus Frerotte and Vicanthe Shiancoe. I don't care who's injured—giving up 24 points, 222 yards, and 17 first downs in one half is not acceptable.
2) The Bears get off the bus... in shotgun. The run game is languishing. I don't know who's to blame, but IMO it's bad news. Feel good about Kyle's play all you want. We don't run, we don't win.I know this is Minny's defense, but it feels like a trend to me. After averaging about 33 rushes per game in our first four, we've dropped to 24 per game in the last two, and just 6 in the first half of this game... that worries me.
October 19, 2008
#58 craig said . . .P.S. Our tight ends kick balls.
October 19, 2008
#59 Z said . . .P.P.S. Kyle does, however, look really good.
October 19, 2008
#60 Thoughts said . . .I am going to freak out on anyone that mentions that they think the O would run better with Rex in there this week. 'Cool Breeze' Kyle Orton is our QB. Deal with it. Come to peace with it.
We are up 10 and I am terrified of our D being on the field. That is sad.
October 19, 2008
#61 craig said . . .Adrian Peterson 54 yds TD and Mike Brown just kind of watched him. like I said unless ST and the O score EVERY time OR the Queens fuck up we are in a world of hurt.
October 19, 2008
#62 shonbear said . . .Ugh.
October 19, 2008
#63 animal said . . .its the barry sanders years all over again
October 19, 2008
#64 johnny said . . .Our D is terrible. Just terrible.
October 19, 2008
#65 johnny said . . .DEFENSE IS PITIFUL......THE OFFENSE IS RUNNING WITH ALL 8 CYLINDERS AND THE DEFENSE IS GIVING UP PTS......THE SECONDARY, LBS, DL ARE PLAYING LIKE SHIT......I AM SO FRUSTRATED.....THE OFFENSE IS DOING EVERYTHING AND THE DEFENCE IS GOING TO GIVE THIS GAME AWAY....
October 19, 2008
#66 shonbear said . . .KYLE ORTON IS OUR QB.......DEAL WITH IT......HES THE QB OF OUR FUTURE....LETS GET RID OF GROSSMAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.....HE SUCKS...
October 19, 2008
#67 Nicole is cheerin on Da Bears in Greenville said . . .its the barry sanders years all over again
October 19, 2008
#68 johnny said . . .Damn
Damn
DamnOctober 19, 2008
#69 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .KYLE ORTON IS OUR QB.......DEAL WITH IT......HES THE QB OF OUR FUTURE....LETS GET RID OF GROSSMAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.....HE SUCKS...
October 19, 2008
#70 Thoughts said . . .I can't tell if that 4th Down stop was because our defense played good or if Minnesota fucked up.
October 19, 2008
#71 craig said . . .Z - I'm with you but don't jinx KO and we might need Rex.
October 19, 2008
#72 johnny said . . .Did anyone else know Marty could run like that!?
October 19, 2008
#73 Thoughts said . . .ANY ? ON WHO IS OUR QB BEAR FANS......IVE ALWAYS BEEN A ORTON SUPPORTER.......WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH...GO BEARS
October 19, 2008
#74 animal said . . .OK KO and the O that's 27 pts from you abd ST that's 14 from the ST. Can we win with 41 pts? Very uncertain.
October 19, 2008
#75 johnny said . . .Kyle Orton for President. Dave Toub for VP.
Impeach Lovie. Assassinate Babich.October 19, 2008
#76 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .ANY ? ON WHO IS OUR QB BEAR FANS......IVE ALWAYS BEEN A ORTON SUPPORTER.......WHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH...GO BEARS
October 19, 2008
#77 Thoughts said . . .Hmmm. 4th and goal about a foot out of the endzone...you lead Minnesota by two scores...Forte has been utterly ineffective on the ground...McKie has shown his lack of short yardage tallent in the past...I say Dvoracek at Fullback...handoff to Dusty, drives forward...
October 19, 2008
#78 craig said . . .Put Kevin Payne on the keeper list.
October 19, 2008
#79 animal said . . .Question: What are all these Orton/Grossman comments about? I don't see a single comment calling for Rex, or saying that Kyle isn't playing well... Am I missing it?
I'll admit, I wasn't an Orton supporter in the offseason, but he's proven himself to be a solid QB, and I don't think there's much question anymore that he's the better option.
October 19, 2008
#80 Thought said . . .It is amazing how Forte can seemingly be shut down but still help us win. He is sneaky effective. I have him on my FFL team, and he has appeared to do nothing today but has 11 points.
Back to the Real World, our D needs to get a stop here.
October 19, 2008
#81 shonbear said . . .No one is calling for REX. All are just pleased with KO
October 19, 2008
#82 animal said . . .crappy intf call, but the one they called against the bears earlier not much better, why arent they handing t o Forte 3 times on the goal line?
I think it was a good idea to go for it on fourth, they still needed two touch downs to take the lead. just bad play calling. good final outcome, now the defense needs to maintain.
October 19, 2008
#83 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Wow. Even if we win, the injury problems with the DBs is a huge issue going forward.
The only hope is, we have the Bye then the Lions. Hopefully Tillman and Vasher can get healthy.
Nice to see Bowman and Steltz doing things though.October 19, 2008
#84 johnny said . . .Yeah, animal. That's like two bye weeks
;-)
October 19, 2008
#85 Question said . . .bears need to use up as much time off the clock as possible because i do not want a heartbreaker like last week.....defense needs to play this last qt...
October 19, 2008
#86 Question said . . .Will 48 pts be enough?
October 19, 2008
#87 Question said . . .Gotta say the D Backs are doing pretty well considering who we have left to play.
Problem is up front. BIG problem up front.
OK Turner if you get too consevative - ---
October 19, 2008
#88 The Knight of Ownage said . . .Gotta say the D Backs are doing pretty well considering who we have left to play.
Problem is up front. BIG problem up front.
OK Turner if you get too consevative - ---
October 19, 2008
#89 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .Thanks for the link to the game of stooge tv.
I hate the conservative offense. Always go for the points. There's still time left. Keep your fingers crossed boys & girls.
October 19, 2008
#90 animal said . . .What a shitty defense. 48 points...up by 17 at one point...and yet I'm still wracked with nervousness.
October 19, 2008
#91 animal said . . .This looks like deja vu. Big lead, late in the game, D giving up tons of yards to a mediocre QB.
Please, not again. Please.October 19, 2008
#92 johnny said . . .So, the silver lining to this terrible D-
good young players developing in front of our eyes. Especially Kevin Payne. INT, Sack, big plays.October 19, 2008
#93 I can't take it. said . . .this defense is pitifulllll.....just pitiful......the game is slipping away.......
October 19, 2008
#94 craig said . . .And again except for the K Payne sack we play the soft cover who? 48 pts may not be enough
October 19, 2008
#95 Z said . . .OK offense. If you're now the unit that's going to carry this team to victory, here's where you prove it.
October 19, 2008
#96 shonbear said . . .I have just been sick of some people not supporting the team fully until very recently. I am just going to unload on anyone this week that dares say anything about the QB position when we obviously have huge, desperate problems all over the D.
U know like making Matt and Gus look like some Unitas/Montana hybrids.
2:00 Please Bears Get this done.
Dallas got destroyed by St. Louis
October 19, 2008
#97 Bearman on the Sangamon said . . .thank goodness forte just got more yards than cedric benson, but forte has a TD
October 19, 2008
#98 animal said . . .HAHAHAHA! Way to show up Tommie...fucking Week 7! But I'm glad you did! Zach Bowman is the shit.
October 19, 2008
#99 johnny said . . .You are all welcome, from the state of Alaska.
October 19, 2008
#100 I can't take it. said . . .this defense is pitifulllll.....just pitiful......the game is slipping away.......YEEEEEEEEEEES INT..........GAME OVER......THIS DEFENSE NEEEDS LOTS OF WORK
October 19, 2008
#101 Z said . . .Bearr's win!!!
Man I love Orton's energy/excitement level and how he cheers EVERYONE on the field.
October 19, 2008
#102 shonbear said . . .Whew. Now go INDY and we got 1st by ourselves again. 4 INT by the DB's with backups in. WOW. So who is worth keeping on D. Tommie that was a huge sack. I hope that is the start of the real Tommie playing the rest of the year.
October 19, 2008
#103 johnny said . . .maybe that will get this d out of the funk and previously missed opportunities in every loss.
Finally Tommie does something useful, lets get that bye, get healthy and take down the Lions, build more confidence and move forward.
Whew!!
Heres for an Indy win today!
October 19, 2008
#104 I can definitely can take that said . . .this defense is pitifulllll.....just pitiful......the game is slipping away.......YEEEEEEEEEEES INT..........GAME OVER......THIS DEFENSE NEEEDS LOTS OF WORK
October 19, 2008
#105 UB said . . .Animal - got any more like that up there???
Several subs really stepped up today
October 19, 2008
#106 shonbear said . . .Ko bearly looked better than Gus!
October 19, 2008
#107 shonbear said . . .Heres a thought, Kyles numbers (including fantasy) are number one for the whole NFL after the first set of games. Had Booker not dropped those two TDs he would be untouchable today...
Turn overs, special teams and solid offense win this game today, take a look at the time of possession and our secondary is so depleted, good for the youth getting some game time experience. Hope Vasher and Tillman come on strong upon their return and that Tommie will be hungry now that he got a sack, also hope those turnovers werent an anomaly...
Go Bears! Im very excited about Kyle, still calling for Rex to be let go is crazy, you never know if KO will get hurt. So far he is Iron man and he just keeps getting better.
When they do the you tube videos on kyles season it should be done to that song, Iron Man!! keep it up KO lead this team!
Another thing, when Lloyd comes back healthy he will be pleasantly surprized at KOs improved accuracy since the first few games, imagine how much better Lloyd will be we with better passes that he doesnt have to perform circus stunts for.
Oh yea I said go Bears!
October 19, 2008
#108 UB said . . .I still dont get it...
Bears beat Lions 34-7
Vikes beat Lions 12-10 (on a lame intf call)
Bears bear Vikes 48-41???
whatever 2-0 in the division.
October 19, 2008
#109 46 D said . . .No KO did look good today.
Besides Booker missing some passes and made up for it. Offence was sharp.The D were the cardic kids today!
Need to get healthy,thank you bye week.How did DET hold the Vikings to 12pts?
We are better than the Queens and we let them get close. 2 TDs on ST and Queens bye 7.
But a win is a win and the better team won.
Bear Down Bears!October 19, 2008
#110 46 D said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#111 46 D said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#112 46 D said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#113 46 D said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#114 46 D said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#115 Al In WI said . . .Best effort on "O" since '06, Orton is maturing well.
Loved the first down play action to Olsen on the last drive for Chicago, plus a GREAT punt from Maynard.
Need to get healthy and we'll be 5-3 heading into a big game against Tennesee, and I really think the Bears acan beat them, one at a time though.
October 19, 2008
#116 PANKSTER said . . .I am incredibly happy with the play of the offense and in particular Kyle Orton, and the tight ends. Great game, and great bounce back for Booker.
But having said that, the defense is pathetic. There is no way to say it other then that. The Viking offense is one of the worst in the entire league, they are mediocre at every position except running back and a couple positions on the line. I know there were injuries but still, that is inexcusable.
How about that non-blitz on fourth and sixteen? Disgusting.
We basically won this game by out-viking, the vikings. Two cheap touchdowns on special teams really saved the day.
Lovie Smith should fire Babich ASAP and assume the defensive calls for the rest of the season. At that point several other quality coaches will be available at that point as long-term replacements.October 19, 2008
#117 Sausage said . . .BYE WEEK THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GET HEALTHY FOR LONG RUN !!
DONT OVER LOOK LIONS BUT FOCUS ON TENNESSEE SPECIAL TEAMS DA 3RD PHASE GOT US THE WIN!!!!
BEAR THE FUCK DOWN FOR A OFF WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!October 19, 2008
#118 animal said . . .do not like how the d played...
LIKE HOW THE OFFENSE PLAYED...
a lot
October 19, 2008
#119 Z said . . .Wow.
This team is destined to drive us nuts all year. Before I get caught up in the euphoria, I will still be a downer and say we are an 8-8 team. Mainly because of the defense and coaching deficiencies. 9-7 would be great and maybe get us into the playoffs. The best we could possibly do is 10-6, which would mean we overachieve and pull out more tough close games like this rather than blowing them like the 3 we lost.
Forte had another sneaky effective game.The silver lining, again, is our youngsters thrust into the game and playing well at times. Cory Graham, McBride, Steltz and my boy Bowman all have potential to take over starting spots in the future.
Yes, we do have a few more like Bowman up here- surprisingly, we have pretty good HS football. For a small population base, we put some dudes in the NFL each year. Colledge in GB and Kuper in Denver are both O-linemen from AK.
Finally, KO. KO to GO has such a nice balance and ring to it. Love seeing it increase each week. Especially since I now have both on my FFL team, along with Forte.
For future reference, if you see some name including "BOWMAN" its me.
Like Start Bowman
Ill be working on that.October 19, 2008
#120 JAB said . . .I live in Tampa and just have to ask, how the fuck are the Tampa Bay Rays in the World Series? 200-1 were the odds on them to start the season. At least its not NY or Boston.
Rest and Heal Bears!! 2 weeks. Do not overlook the Lions. Solid trouncing again.
October 20, 2008
#121 Phil from SATX said . . .I'm still confused how a team can have 4 picks and still give up 41 points. It doesn't make sense. The D=line was again less than stellar and the linebackers were also lacking in coverage. I just don't know how to feel. On one hand I feel good about a win and a solid offensive performance, on the other I can't help but feel disgusted by the defense again. Here's to the bye week, if we come back healthy and still blow on defense I will want Babich's job eliminated.
October 20, 2008
#122 Phil from SATX said . . .What a weird win. My son asked me during the game if I was even going to be happy if we won this thing, and I had to say, not really. Then reality hit, we won and I was happy.
But I'm very very concerned. Maybe I shouldn't be - with the offense looking this good and teams still giving us the ball every time at the 40, we're looking like the Rams of Warner days or the Colts pre-D. But is this Chicago Bears football?
I'm terribly concerned about the defense. Terribly. We don't have an effective pass rush, and our linebackers don't cover well. We ARE good at stopping the run this year, but we can't stop the pass to save our life. With no effective pressure on the QB, any decent QB can look great against us.
Tommie on the downside? How could that happen? Maybe a little overrated to begin with? Brian definitely on the downside? Mike Brown PAST the downside? Vasher and Tillman are great but can't stay on the field (especially Vasher - I'm getting pretty sick of this shit from him). Ogunleye on the downside?
Yes there are upsides, just not from the people/positions we thought. Alex Brown, yes we expected this, and he's delivering, especially against the run. Payne, you're a godsend. Young corners look better than expected, needed because of the brittlemen. (I sound a little bitter here, and I really don't mean it toward the great Peanut - sorry).
Briggs still bringing it even if making some mistakes in coverage. Still loving Izzy and Dusty on the inside, but if they were playing yesterday, didn't really see them.
I'll post again with a positive ode to our now incredible offense, and the co-MVPS -
Cool Breeze Kyle and Where-the-hell-has-he-been-hiding RON TURNER! You get the game ball buddy! Thanks for calling a game which got us 34 offensive points - a lot due to your creative playcalling! Thanks for finally allowing the tight ends to morph into what they should have become for us - Tea Time, especially KO to GO (love that one! don't say the initials, say the words)! Thanks for not just slamming Forte in their nearly inpenetrable from line - just because the Bears get off the bus running! Thanks for devising an audibling system where Kyle can be at his best! Sorry for everything, again!
(Can you believe I'm almost ready to say fire Babich Patch and Sluggy Smith and KEEP RT? With some new defensive guru who does a better job than dese guys? I'm almost there!)
STILL VERY HAPPY ABOUT THE NON-BEAR-LIKE WIN - THANKS BEARS!
(bye week firing would be excellent - Sluggy go ahead and fire your friend BP and become the interim D coordinator - let's see what YOU got - unless we're already seeing it)
BEAR DOWN AMERICA
KYLE ORTON FANTASY PLAYER OF THE STARS!
October 20, 2008
#123 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .P.S. there have been no posters calling for Rex or even dumping on Kyle for several games now - and how could you, really? So we don't have to keep flailing that one. Let's just try to learn how high is high - I can't really imagine him playing better than he did in that game, so we'll probably have a letdown, but this kid just seems to get better and better - and also
HOW ABOUT THAT FREAKING LINE???
CAN I HAVE SOME BIG UPS FOR THESE HEROES????
(okay they can't run block for shit but we can't have everything, right?)
I WOULD like to hear from the sadly vacated PO'd - not to bust on him, he's a blog friend, just to learn if he's come all the way there with Kyle. PO'd are you out there?
October 20, 2008
#124 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .NFL Network going to replay the Bears game
Tue 7pm central timeRe- watch the game before you pick this team apart for the next 2 weeks.
We beat the Bi Queens at home an 1st place is ours.
October 20, 2008
#125 Albert in Tucson said . . .NFL Network going to replay the Bears game
Tue 7pm central timeRe- watch the game before you pick this team apart for the next 2 weeks.
We beat the Bi Queens at home an 1st place is ours.
October 20, 2008
#126 Brad said . . .First, the GOOD NEWS: Kyle Orton running the "hurry up" looks more like Peyton Manning than Peyton Manning does these days. Once again, he hit at least SEVEN different receivers. YAY, somebody shut down OUR running game and we beat THEM anyway. (See Tampa and Atlanta losses). Even when he doesn't have a big game running the ball, Matt Forte is a positive factor as a receiver and blocker.Marty Booker, don't you realize you aren't fast enough to run thru the entire Viking Defense? Way to put the SPECIAL in SPECIAL TEAMS!
and the bye week couldn't be coming at a better time , could it? The BAD NEWS: Poor Kyle, he should have been credited with 4 TD passes and possibly 5 but Booker dropped TWO in the endzone (Marty, you HAVE to catch ONE of those!) and Clark turned another into a fumble recovery for Rashied. D-Line: feel free to put pressure on the passer BEFORE the last drive of the game. Bottom line: Thanks, Vikings, we'll take it! Enjoy the Brad Childress farewell tour!October 20, 2008
#127 mikebdot said . . .Let's get something straight here. Our special teams is horrible. The Vikings gave us 14 points on special teams by being terrible, not by the Bears playing well.
That being said, I feel that everyone is understating how well our offense played. We don't have a strong enough offensive line to run the ball effectively against this front four. This is why Ron Turner did a great job. Last week, we kept trying to jam the ball up the middle and its become more and more clear that we just don't have good enough OL to do so. Forte is having much more success running off tackle, counters, and on sweeps. So Turner stopped being stubborn and used our stengths to attack the Vikes weakness. I loved the gameplan and the play of our QB.
Now we just need to use the same theory on Defense.
October 20, 2008
#128 mikebdot said . . .Serious question here: Does a QB get credit for a touchdown pass on a hook and ladder play? I never considered that question until Kyle didn't get credit for a TD pass to Clark. I suppose that's "fair" since the rules are the same for everyone, but still, seems strange that a lateral play wouldn't give credit to a QB who has to execute the play too. Oh well, he got the yards I guess.
We only had two drives that were crappy. The last two drives were all on Turner. We should have just run the same types of plays that we ran for the entire game. I'm sick of this "hey, let's just get one first down, let's run every single play as a designed play to the first down marker". Are you fucking kidding me? If you call a pass play, you have to go past the first down marker in case your receiver needs to work his way back to the QB. I know the Colts aren't playing that well this year, but they seem to be the only team that understands this. You know how madden always says you have to run a route to get to the marker? Fuck that noise. You run all sorts of different routes three yards past the marker. Occasionally you hit a wide open guy underneath that actually makes a linebacker or two miss (like pretty much every single third down attempt that has been converted against us this entire season). It's pretty simple, Turner has no fucking clue how to run an offense with under 10 minutes to play protecting a lead. Of course, it doesn't help that our O-line is pushed around like a collective rag-doll when attempting to run the football to kill the clock. They need to practice THAT during the week.
Overall though, I'm happy with the offense and special teams. I'm still amazed that we scored so many points. I was also thinking about this whole "squib kick" thing (against us). If we get the ball at the 45 or 50 every time, even if we score, it doesn't take nearly as much time off the clock. I think this is why the Colts D of a few years ago sucked so bad. Their offense was always on and off the field quickly. It's the same logic I used when thinking that Devin was really hurting our D, just a little bit because the D is back on the field immediately.
Also could be why we're always injured...
October 20, 2008
#129 Kyle said . . .Brad: How do you contend that our ST was horrible? Seriously, what was your issue with them? The blocked field goal that was just a sea of arms (seriously, just a good play by the Vikings)? They're decent on kickoffs (except for a single play against Atlanta which should have been a fucking block in the back), punt coverage (we lead the league in punts downed inside the 20), punt returns (other teams are literally kicking the ball straight up and towards the sidelines, I can't find an "average punt yardage for other team" statistic but I would guess we're close to the lowest), on field goals we are 13 of 15, with the one that was blocked and the other Gould just missing. What do you want from those guys? Gould is finally putting the ball in the endzone on kickoffs. We're like 7th in the league in kickoff distance and thus why our return distance is fairly high. If you subtract average return from average kickoff length we're like 11th. The only place we're not getting bang for our buck right now is punt returns. I will sacrifice that any day for field position.
On nfl.com it only lists us as having one punt block, but didn't we have one earlier in the season?
October 20, 2008
I did rip KO earlier in the season after the second game, and must admit how woefully wrong that was. Orton is stepping up and establishing himself in a way I dont think anyone could have predicted.
October 20, 2008
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