BEARS lose to the LOINS 16-7

by South Side Irish on Oct 28, 2007 3:23 PM CDT in Game Recaps

This was a bad game; all around bad game. Sure some players did alright, but all in all we were bad on both sides of the ball. We got burned on defense and slammed on offense.

I don't know what to say. This doesn't kill our season, but it sure does make things harder. Brian Urlacher wanted to get at least 10 wins. Well now that means we can only lose one game. I don't see us escaping the rest of this season like that. Tommie Harris basically said 'we must protect this house' and then lied down with the rest of the defense. Embarrassing is the best word to use for this game.

I guess the only bright spot is getting people healthy for after the bye. A revamped D could go a long way in helping our second half. So much is wrong, and the window to fix it is closing quickly.

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Grossman

Anyone missing Grossman like I am? Griese had 4 INTs today (should have been 5 at least) and he doesn't bring anything more to the game.

I know he had the drive last week that was good, but i'm not sure the rest of the season has been better.

by cltcprd on Oct 28, 2007 3:29 PM CDT 0 recs

no rex does not win this game.

get over rex

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Oct 28, 2007 6:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

Bad

I'm not sure I ever remember Rex throwing 3 INTs in the endzone.

by cltcprd on Oct 28, 2007 6:36 PM CDT up 0 recs

you think rex wins this game?

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Oct 28, 2007 6:49 PM CDT up 0 recs

This was a Rex game.

This is exactly the game he got benched for.

by Arbusto on Oct 28, 2007 7:20 PM CDT up 0 recs

wow...

and rex didn't even play, does the fact that this was a game he got benched for have anything to do with another position other than qb? does that mean rex took more blame than he should have?Greise is a mirror image of grossman with a weaker arm. need to lokk at benching the oc.

by coolgjc on Oct 28, 2007 7:56 PM CDT up 0 recs

QB

Griese was doing exactly the same things we chastised Rex for. He threw deep into triple coverage off his back foot, while getting hit and got picked off. He stared down receivers and threw unbalanced. It wasn't play calling that caused Griese to make bad throws. It was bad decision making.

by Arbusto on Oct 29, 2007 5:59 AM CDT up 0 recs

season is

undoubtedly over. we do nothing well. this team needs upgrades at ol, rb, qb, wr, dt and safety. that's if briggs somehow stays, urlacher will only decline as well.

mike brown can't be counted on, archuleta has to go. need to draft or sign.

dvoracek will be huge if he stays healthy next year.

lots of holes.

by mike b on Oct 28, 2007 3:37 PM CDT 0 recs

INT's on passes intended for Bradley.

Why was he out there so much (I like it, but I'm curious). I just saw one that didn't look like his fault. What about the other? Was he in other than those plays?

by tyger1147 on Oct 28, 2007 4:52 PM CDT 0 recs

both were underthrown

and if they were meant to be jump balls I'm not sure what he's shown to get that thrown to him, I always considered him a speed guy. I think Olsen is the only guy on the team I feel remotely confident in throwing a jump ball to.

by mike b on Oct 28, 2007 5:09 PM CDT up 0 recs

coaching

o line sucked, d line sucked playcalling all around sucked. its time to think of trading players for picks.

hit him in his earhole

by draftday on Oct 28, 2007 6:22 PM CDT 0 recs

just got home from the game...

no running game (benson is done bench him)he has no heart, if you can't drive a truck through the hole then he is a dead duck. ...no receivers able to catch the ball...greise is no better than grossman....(i don't care what you say at least grossman has an arm, i could time greise's throws on a calender) no ball hungry defense... forget playoffs...the coaching is the biggest issue on both sides of the ball.(when two 30 to 40 year old beer drinkers sittin' in the stands can predict what the offense is gonna do what do you think teams are gonna see?) when was the last time we blitzed? the kc game. if kitna had someone in his face its a different ball game. do you think lovie told babich not to blitz so much. cuz he started out doing it often in the season then it stopped..hmmmm.......

by coolgjc on Oct 28, 2007 6:54 PM CDT 0 recs

On Benson

I won't say it's no heart, but I wonder if he's a bit scared. A friend suggested he might be scared of getting hurt again. He's gone from being the run-em-over back to trying to dodge the defenders which was Jones's role and is Peterson's. There was one decent run where he lowered his shoulder but did it after attempting to juke so he'd lost all momentum. If he'd stuck to why he was drafted, he picks up 2 more yards on that play, or breaks the tackle.

by Arbusto on Oct 28, 2007 7:23 PM CDT up 0 recs

he got ...

his money...he's the featured back....lazy and no heart. if i'm wrong then prove it.the bears got rid of the wrong back and now we pay.

by coolgjc on Oct 28, 2007 8:15 PM CDT up 0 recs

Thomas Jones...

... hasn't exactly been great this year.

And why should we prove that you are wrong? I would like you to prove that he is lazy and has no heart.

visit the mindful mission.

by big_lowitzki on Oct 28, 2007 10:16 PM CDT up 0 recs

what ...

was the real reason rivira is gone? cuz he didn't do it lovie's way? like babich started the season? this is a good d and now it is ranked so low i'm ashamed. the cover two and the tampa defense is exposed. time to adapt and over come.

by coolgjc on Oct 28, 2007 6:59 PM CDT 0 recs

Bye Week

I'm just glad that they don't play this week. This is painful!

by phastphil on Oct 28, 2007 7:40 PM CDT 0 recs

what is with the hating of the defense?

our offense turned the ball over 4 times and our defense still held up and only allowed 16 points. i know this isn't a monster of the midway defense like last year, but this is still a unit that can win a superbowl. especially when you consider we are starting a middle linebacker with a bad back, we are missing 2 starting defensive tackles, our starting free safety and a pro-bowl cornerback. this loss is all on the offense. 3 interceptions in the red zone? we would have been better of taking 3 field goals instead of even trying to score.

by lopey986 on Oct 28, 2007 9:49 PM CDT 0 recs

This defense?

Can't win a game let alone a Superbowl. Haven't you been watching?

by SoCal Bear Fan on Oct 30, 2007 1:08 AM CDT up 0 recs

seriously, i'm getting pissed...

16 points? you are going to put that loss on the defense? really?

this defense suffers from being stuck on the field for 40 minutes of a 60 minute game due to our offense being completely inept and leading the league in 3 and outs. for this defense to still hold an offense like the lions to 16 points i would say they are pretty freakin good.

by lopey986 on Oct 30, 2007 12:47 PM CDT up 0 recs

i agree

I think we are spoiled with the amazing defense of the past 2 years. First thing I did after this game was think about some of the bad things the defense did like 3rd down conversions, but I caught myself and realized that the bottom line is they only gave up 16 points and came up with a huge turnover when we needed one. Yeah, the Minnesota game was the defense's fault but big deal, that doesn't make them horrible.

The one good thing I see is Greg Olsen developing into a hell of a tight end, if we can ever get some consistency on offense he is going to be one of the best in the league who can do so many different things.

by Ando on Oct 28, 2007 11:08 PM CDT 0 recs