Who’s saying this? ESPN? They same network that employs Merrill Hodge, Emmitt Smith, and Tony Kornheiser?

Getting an int return for TD is not luck. Teams, like the Bears, practice int, fumble returns for defense so when it occurs, you can actually see the defenders running up field looking to make a block. That’s not luck. It would be luck if the returner was about to be pushed out of bounds and the defender slips and falls 3 feet in front of him.

Blocking a FG, punt, is pure luck. Every week there is about 100 kicks that miss being blocked by about 5 inches. I don’t care what team does it, it’s luck. Sure you can practice getting pressure on the kicker but actually getting your hand, finger, on the ball is luck.

You have to remember that in these situations, the other team isn’t trying to throw ints for TDs or get their kicks blocked so they are practicing not having this happen too. I would even suggest that most offenses practice defense on int returns or fumble returns as well. On returns, it’s all about who executes better, the blockers or defenders.

Is not to be trifled with. Go back a few years and we(da bears) had a very solid, dangerous defense also.
As a fan of the Bears I will continue to believe that Lovie Smith can right this ship. His track record tells us so.

is they play great defense for 4 quarters. Almost every game our defense sucks for 10-20 minutes at some point. They don’t. Also they pitch shutouts which also shows they play 4 quarters. We would have some if we were consistently making plays like they do. Their defense was much better than ours this season.

I was thinking about this during the ravens game this weekend. avoiding the Flacco v. Orton debate… The biggest difference between the teams is Ed Reed (Polamalu if its the Steelers) v. Mike Brown. At his best Brown barely deserves to be in the same sentence. My entire life other teams have been able to pass against the Bears, maybe not run, buyt always pass. We overachieve with a less talented D and they under?achieve (playoffs not too bad) with a more talented D and a better scheme.

In addition, while Ray Lewis and Urlacher are good, i dont feel as tho Urlacher is able/willing to intimidate/motivate his teammates as well as Lewis.

There’s nothing else. Chicago fans getting their manhood insulted yet again. Be mad at the front office for the shitty product on the field. Ignore the national media pundits. You’ll be better off.