The Bears Den - 10/27/09

by ChiFan13 on Oct 27, 2009 12:00 AM CDT in The Bears Den

....where we don't know why we didn't blog on Saturday. Ask WCG.

670 The Score

The Bears lost in incredible fashion; Laurence Holmes breaks it down.

ChicagoBears.com

Ced Ben had a career game versus the Bears. Thanks, Larry.

The Bears are searching for answers. Thanks, Larry.

Charles Tillman is on his way to Washington, DC.

The Bears sucked from start to finish. Thanks, Larry.

Chicago Sun-Times

Brad Biggs: That was the worst loss I've covered in nine years.

There's no making sense of the latest Bears' embarassment.

No defense for this mess. Chuckle, chuckle.

The Bears' offense stunk. Great call.

The Bears pulled off a historic failure.

The decision to put Cutler in the shotgun is iffy.

There was a change in NFL ownership rule that helps the McCaskey's hold onto the Bears.

Chicago Tribune

Jay Cuts was embarassed. Great article.

Ced Ben was a happy camper on Sunday.

Charles Tillman: The D was simply outplayed.

Ced Ben didn't thank Lovie Smith. Bad article.

The Bears running game continues to suck. Thanks for pointing out the obvious!

Daily Herald

Grading the Bears.

Ced Ben taught Ochocinco a new life phrase.

The Bears on Sunday: Bad.

A love piece on Ced Ben.

Devin Hester posted his first 100-yard game as a receiver. Huzzah!

The Bears <3 Ced Ben. End o' article.

Mike Imrem: The Bears collapsed from top to bottom on Sunday.

Barry Rozner: Benson's big day was the ultimate insult to the Bears.

ESPN Chicago

ESPN recap on the Bears - Bengals game.

The Bears couldn't produce jack squat.

The Bears D? Bad.

Tommie Harris is a clueless imbecile. I summed up the article for ya.

Starting the game off with a false start: Bad.

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We can climb out of hell.

I believe it. We can take the next 4 games. It’s doable.

I've got this thing and it's fucking golden!

by SoulEater7 on Oct 27, 2009 12:09 AM CDT reply actions

Honestly though, I can’t share it right now…..You don’t lose a game like that and then go on to a Super Bowl, especially when it seems we are playing for a wild-card spot at best. I hope I am terribly wrong.

by Sweetness Never Dies on Oct 27, 2009 10:17 AM CDT up reply actions

well don't get me wrong... Super Bowl hell no..

but if they can get a win against the Browns and then get a home win against the Cards… you can go into SF feeling better about your team and who knows. Then you’re home against the Eagles so those are 4 winnable games but of course I said the same about the Falcons and Bengals so who knows.

I think that fact that 3/4 games are at home helps the Bears obviously.

I've got this thing and it's fucking golden!

by SoulEater7 on Oct 27, 2009 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions

Home field does indeed help

I guess I would agree that there is still a chance to salvage a respectable finish with 6 home games left, though I can’t help feeling we were completely exposed Sunday and that every other team we face will try to replicate the Bungles approach, no matter where we play. Home field and Bear weather does tend to change things for sure, and I am hoping for the best….guess I am just feeling silly for being confident before this week that we were a playoff (and maybe even SB) contender.

by Sweetness Never Dies on Oct 27, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions

I want to believe!!!!

Seriously, I do.

by chi_till_eye_die on Oct 27, 2009 1:21 AM CDT reply actions

Can we blow up the Offensive line yet?

Browns at home is a perfect place to at least put Beekman in at guard. Nothing to be done about adding players now but at least get the people you have some playing time. The current O-line incarnation isn’t going to “gel” any better than they are now and they’re currently terrible. Training camp, preseason, 7 weeks, and 6 games is enough, if they’re going to take the whole year what’s the point? Pace is gone after this year and Kruetz should be. The O-line is the single area we can improve that will have the biggest impact on the winning chances of the team, present and future. The past prime current starters are a detriment to both.

by SaintCee on Oct 27, 2009 5:18 AM CDT reply actions

Here's the best article... from Dan Pompei

on ChicagoSports.com… Defensive gameplan as bad as Bears execution

This review usually focuses on players and their execution, but it would be remiss not to mention that the Bears players were put at a disadvantage Sunday by their defensive game plan.

The coaches didn’t respect Cedric Benson enough to commit a safety to the box in the first quarter, and Benson made them pay. They thought the front seven could get off blocks and stop Benson without the advantage of an extra man, and they were dead wrong.

The Bears also tried to play way too much Cover-2 in the first half against a team with savvy route runners and a deadly accurate quarterback. The result was the Bears were picked apart.

Blitz calls were ineffective. The Bears blitzed on exactly half of the Bengals’ passes. On those 12 plays, quarterback Carson Palmer had a 128.8 passer rating, a completion percentage of .750, threw for four touchdowns and had four first downs. And Bears pass rushers never got close to Palmer on 10 of the plays.

These decisions were fatal mistakes in a game in which nothing went right.

"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)

Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
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by SackMan on Oct 27, 2009 7:01 AM CDT reply actions

Lovie doesn't know how to blitz

12 blitzs —> 10 times that the QB had 0 pressure! That’s inexcusable!

Lovie: stop the damn “mug” look blitz — it doesn’t work! It worked 1 game (which was the first game of last season, when we 1st used it). Bring some pressure from the sides, where there aren’t 5 330 lb lineman waiting to block guys half their size!

by MakeHalasProud on Oct 27, 2009 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions