Tommie Harris is suspended. Brandon Lloyd’s been ruled out. Charles Tillman and Nathan Vasher practiced today and it looks like they’ll play. The absence of the former two and health questions of the latter lays Sunday’s onus on four players to carry the club on their back.
MARTY BOOKER
With Rash playing the role of possession receiver and Hester’s ability over the top, Booker must establish himself early as the Bears top receiving threat. We’ve seen that Kyle Orton looks more confident as a quarterback when he trusts his receivers to make plays. I applaud the Ron Turner scheme which involves everyone in the passing game but Sunday almost defiantly calls for an eight catch, hundred yard day from someone. I’d like to see it be Book.
MIKE BROWN
You can almost live with Kitna dink-and-dunking underneath the corners all afternoon to his all-world wide receivers. Ultimately it’s a sure-fire way to kick a bunch of field goals. What you can’t live with is deep completions down the field and 5 yard slants turning into 75 yard touchdowns. That’s where Brown must be an effective center fielder. I know Bob Babich has been using him up at the line of scrimmage on blitzes but the Lions are not the team to do that against.
ADEWALE OGUNLEYE
Pass rush is the name of the game every Sunday and Wale is matched up against rookie right tackle Gosder Cherilus. I don’t care if you have Deion Sanders and Dick “Night Train” Lane playing cornerback – give good receivers five seconds and they’ll get open. You can scheme a pass rush or your front four can dominate. It starts with Wale.
BRAD MAYNARD
When a quarterback turns the ball over at the rate Kitna does, pinning them inside their own five can create game-changing plays. The Bears defense has proven difficult to mount long touchdown drives against and without a plausible running threat, the Lions will be too one-dimensional to pull it off.
#2 animal said . . .First
October 4, 2008
#3 zisk said . . .Add Alex Brown. He has been great so far, and if he gets his mitts on Kitna a few times it will change the game.
October 4, 2008
#4 Decatur Staleys # 7 said . . .At the beginning of the season Tommie Harris was one of my favorite players and Lloyd was one of my least favorite. Its the other way around now. If you want me to even consider buying your jersey you have to make plays on the field. I'd take hundreds of yards and a couple touchdowns with my military discount over 3 tackles financed at 38% any day.
October 4, 2008
#5 enderwiggin said . . .Don't forget K Payne got play well,An whoever matched up on WR Flurrey.
October 4, 2008
#6 enderwiggin said . . .OJ Simpson is Guilty!! Da' Bears blog ever bring up that "touchy" subject?
October 4, 2008
#7 Spanish Bear said . . .Jeff, just curious, but why MARTY BOOKER instead of devin hester?
October 4, 2008
#8 jdawg said . . .I will add that we also need another runningback to make a statement in this game. If Jones can´t get, let´s see, 10-15 carries against Detroit, we´re going to suffer a lot late in the season.
October 4, 2008
#9 jdawg said . . .I expect a big game from Izzy. At 6'7" all he needs to do is "throw your hands in the air like you just don't care" when Kitna goes back to pass.
Also, will this be the game Alex gets a screen int?
Prediction: Hester will throw a pass on a fake reverse a la Booker last game.
October 4, 2008
#10 Ronaldo said . . .I should mention that my prediction is based on all the fake reverses they ran to Hester in the first two games, only to have R. Davis run it for real.
I don't think anyone on the field took Booker's reverse for real last game.
If they run a reverse to Hester tomorrow the Lions will bite. Who wouldn't?
October 4, 2008
#11 Al In WI said . . .Picking up on the Matt Forte nickname discussion from the last thread, how about an ode to old school Dre:
Matt-a-tat-tat on dat ass.
The cool thing about this is you can use that just about anytime Forte picks up a nice play. The announcer can state the perfunctaory: "That's huge play right there"
And you can throw a nodding glance to your homey and state: "Yep, he went all Matt-a-tat-tat on dat ass".
October 4, 2008
#12 Da Coach said . . .I agree with all that but I really think the guy who makes this game for us is Kyle Orton. The last two games he has alternated halfs. Awful the first half against Tampa, and really good the second half. Great the first half against Philly, and atrocious the second.
This is the worst defense we'll see all year, and it's a great opportunity to snap the inconsistancy string and play a great game for all four quarters. Aaron Rodgers, Matt Ryan, and O'sullivan all had great days against this defense. Orton needs to add himself to that list.October 4, 2008
#13 NittyGritty34 said . . .I agree 100% with Al, KO is exactly the guy who needs to play a complete game. Every qb to play Detroit this year has had great ones no reason it cannot be that way for Orton as well.
Lets get this W and move above 500 for first time since.......doh 2006! Bear Down!
October 4, 2008
#14 enderwiggin said . . .http://www.funlol.com/2350/Detroit_Blows!.html
October 4, 2008
#15 zmac said . . .OK, check this bullshit! Sun Dec.7 noon Vs Jags.. then four days later: Thurs Dec 11 7:15 at Saints. I know this isnt exactly week five discussion but i just found out and im extremely pissed! what gives?
October 4, 2008
#16 Viva said . . .12: There is a reason why Orton cant have one... because he is not a good QB, just a serviceable one. And no, this isnt a QB controversy debate.
October 4, 2008
We need to control the clock and exploit their weak D Line. Love to see Stache and KJ each hit the century mark. To do this we need to spread the middle of their D with some creative two tight sets... and look for DC and GO to catch 10+ balls.
Our Defensive game plan will be drawn when we know who will be dressing. Could not agree more with the Maynard / AO assessment. I would make them beat us on the ground.
BEAR DOWN!!!
October 4, 2008
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