Bears End Preseason With Win, Defeat Browns 16-10

by WCG on Aug 28, 2008 9:40 PM CDT Comment 5 comments

Following the most hopeful the most of us have been with the QB position in awhile following Orton's performance versus the 49ers the Bears entered the last pre season game just looking not to get anybody hurt or kill any momentum they had built.

The made it out without any significant injuries that I had heard of, but whether they didn't kill momentum is up in the air.

Following a 250, 2TD half, Orton followed with a 4/7, 51 yard and 1 INT and a fumble. The INT came on a play that seemed broke all around.

Grossman spelled Orton and threw for 1 TD along with 59 yards.

Hanie finished out the game with 115 yards and 1 INT.

Matt Forte and Kevin Jones played limited time.

So far as roster spots, Mark Bradley had a solid performance with 4 catches for 52 yards.

The Bears again started the game by letting the Browns run the ball all over town.

It really is hard to take anything from this game other than the play of the defense. Not so much that they played bad, just that they played bad after all the talk of last week's game. I thought they would have been a bit more fired up.

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Lovie = Soft Defense

When he finally gets the hell out of Chicago, I willbe a happy man. Everyone raves him for his defense. That’s fine if you like that soft ass cover 2 with no blitzes and evry time we do blitz, Urlacher runs up the middle right ontoa tackle or center. Good job Lovie for messing up the only part of our team we enjoyed watching. Wow, I hope that dumbass is just trying to play everyone for the fool and allowing his players to hold back, but that’s hard to beleive because he likes to give away our game plan every week.Remeber last year….“We’re coming off the bus running.” Oh, thanks lovie said the other coach, I guess we can just run some blitzes and plug all the holes. Bring in Singletary for coach next year!!!

by stumpo on Aug 28, 2008 9:48 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

O Yes A Very Soft Defense........

Why’s everyone so eager for Lovie to get out of Chicago??? Since being hired as head coach in ‘04 and implementing his Cover 2 that you claim is so “SOFT”, the Bears D has ranked 21st, 2nd, 5th, and 28th from ’04-’07 respectively in ypg allowed. In that span, the lack of blitzing you’re referring to has ranked Chicago 23rd(35 sks.), tied-9th(41 sks.), tied- 8th(40 sks.), and 6th(41 sks.) respectively. Also from ‘04-’07 Lovie and the Bears have ranked 2nd in the NFL twice in interceptions. Both 2005 and 2006 w/ 24. As far as “giving away” the gameplan by saying “We’re coming off the bus running”, I don’t think that’s saying much but the fact that he wants to actually try and get the run game going, something I believe every NFL team tries to do, right? I was as disappointed as any Bear fan after the season we had last year but I’m pretty sure nobody was praying Lovie would get fired the year before.

"URLACHER IS GOD"....."PLAY-MAKERS STAND UP!!!!!"

by Acreman20 on Aug 29, 2008 4:39 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

What I liked about Lovie:

He came in here with a philosophy on defense and made it happen right away in mini camps and training camps: apply pressure from the front 4, and force turnovers.

In that forst and second season…. and then into the SuperBowl year, we saw the transformation. In his first training camp, he had all of his defensive players running to the football. Run, run, run. And, everytime the ball was on the ground, the defense RAN to it, picked it up, and kept running.

Now, since the Super Bowl, he’s cuddled his players in training camp… without re-enforcing his team philosophy, and making them work hard at it.. The crappy results show big time.

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by SackMan on Aug 29, 2008 9:14 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Lovie Fired = Singletary Hired

Yeah great stats, 21,2,5,28 avg 14, great we have an average defense in all his years. If you like that keep rooting for him. Have you ever see him fire anybody up? Let’s not even mention what he’s done on offense, or better yet what he is incapable of. I’ll give this year only because of injuries, but if he keeps putting up with Ron T’s most predictable offense and a sagging defense, get him the hell out of Chicago!!!

by stumpo on Aug 29, 2008 1:13 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs