Notes, Scribbles, and Things Jotted Down: Lions Edition
by Dane Noble on Oct 5, 2009 8:33 AM CDT
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PrintWatching NFL games at a sports bar is a whole lot different than it used to be. For Chicago Bears games that aren't nationally televised, I head up to the local pub that has the Sunday Ticket, donned in my favorite navy and orange outfit of the day. The strange thing is, despite being packed like sardines into that place, I don't see many other team colors.
I don't hear much cheering for certain teams, but rather specific players on different teams. It absolutely blows my mind to see 300 people jumping from television to television with no interest in anything but the statistics of their fantasy football players. No interest in the local team. No interest in great story lines. No interest in divisional games. Only stats. It's really weird.
But, for those who have been worried about Matt Forte from a fantasy angle, he ended the day with 121 yards and a TD on the ground, with 19 yards sprinkled in from receptions.
- The defensive line is firing off the line of scrimmage faster than it has in years, with particular notice of the DEs. Detroit exploited that early, however, by running a lot of misdirection, traps, and screens.
- I officially do not trust Charles Tillman in pass coverage. He gets beat often, is out of position more often, and falls down too much. Sure, he can be a playmaker, but so far this season his coverage skills are no good.
- Detroit's TE Heller has some cannons for arms. That dude is HUGE.
- Johnny Knox is making a case for ROY, but is also making a case for having the ball stripped when he is running in the open field. Tuck the ball Johnny!
- Once again, our offense had no rhythm early in the game. How can we fix that?
- Lance Briggs should be headed to the Pro Bowl again. Big plays, tons of speed. He's really good.
- I like Tim Shaw. He is very tough on kick off coverage, and plays with a big motor. Made several ST tackles last night.
- Chris Williams is going to be a great offensive lineman for us. He still has to learn some of the small things, but considering this is his first season on the field, he does a lot of things right.
- Brad Maynard is awesome.
- Getting back to Tillman, in the second quarter, the WR was overthrown (by a mile), and Tillman still decided to push the receiver in the back to the ground. He could have gotten a flag on that one. Also, in the 4th quarter, he hit a WR out of bounds, and laughed about it.
- Zackary Bowman covering Calvin Johnson... sheesh.
- Matt Stafford has worse hair than Jay Cutler.
- 1st half defense was bend + break.
- In the first half, Detroit had 7 different players catch a pass; Chicago had 8.
- Pass rush came out strong after halftime. Good jorb Marinelli.
- Nick Roach plays hard.
- Gould from 52!!
- In the 3rd quarter, Mark Anderson ran off the field after a sack... was getting high fives from teammates, but did Urlacher ignore him? Someone watch the replay and let me know.
- For those of you who say Olin Kreutz is washed up, he was driving people last night.
- Craig Steltz earning his keep on STs.
- Forte showed some of his shiftiness on his TD run. That's what makes him good... finds the seams and quickly shifts into them.
- I don't know why, but I find myself rooting for Culpepper. I've always liked the guy... too bad about the injuries.
- Garrett Wolfe loves to trash talk. Gotta love the little man's fire.
- Rashied Davis was thrown to twice, and had 2 receptions (including good awareness of the first down marker on one).
- Another 5 sacks last night. Everyone's getting involved in those.
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Nice notes...
A couple from me:
- Mark Anderson rushing the QB from the left DT spot on 3rd and long (I think) for a big sack.
- A Tommie Harris sighting.
- Forte looking slow getting caught from behind on his 61 yard run.
- I have no idea why Lovie arrogantly insists that his corners play a “side” of the field, rather than putting your best CB on their best WR. Bowman got turned around left and right, and looked like a fool vs Calvin Johnson.
- 3rd and long… and we continue to let the WR run to the marker, turn, and make a catch uncontested.
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Probably
I have no idea why Lovie arrogantly insists that his corners play a "side" of the field, rather than putting your best CB on their best WR.
I’d imagine it’s because of the familiarity of who’s playing around you, and communication. It might be easier to receive audibles from Briggs or Roach or Hillenmeyer. With that said, I’d rather have a guy like Tillman going up against Megatron for obvious reasons.
"Repetition is only good when you've been winning." - Valet
Well
Lovie did change that in this game for the second half from what I understand….switching Tillman over on c johnson in the second half….
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by CloudyFuture on Oct 5, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions
Lets be fair though...
Calvin Johnson makes a lot of DB’s look bad!
I’m with Sackman though, Tillman (he is our best CB) should have been locked up with him all game
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Oct 5, 2009 9:03 AM CDT reply actions
The routes that are killing us most are
1. Anything straight down the sideline, like on Johnson’s first big catch. The safety help is in the middle of the field, and is always late to the sideline.
2. Everything underneath, when it seems WRs are free to roam under our soft a55 coverage.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
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That's the design of the defense
Everything underneath, when it seems WRs are free to roam under our soft a55 coverage.
Everything should be in front of them, enabling the defenders to come up fast and make the tackle. The sideline in-between the CB and Safety is the one other “soft” zone" the cover-2 gives up to the offense. The hope is that the safety can get there in time to break up the pass, or supply a big hit as the ball gets there. I’m not sure if the Bears were in man-coverage or not when CJ caught the deep pass off of Bowman.
"Repetition is only good when you've been winning." - Valet
Well Prophet... you know, that I know how this D is designed.
But, it sucks at executing the coverage.
If they’re in a Cover 2… the CBs are supposed to try to re-direct the WR toward the middle of the field where the coverage is. If it’s a sideline route… the CBs goal is to NOT LET the WR get outside of him on the sideline.
Regardless, our talent at safety stinks… as they rarely provide the necessary help to the CBs on the deeper routes.
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our safeties may not be great
but Danieal has 30 tackles in 4 games. He, at least, is doing his job and making stops. It seems, to me, that he’s finally gotten his head out of his ass.
And Afalava has 4 pass breakups
Not too shabby for a 6th round pick..by no means a All Pro, but we are solid at safety I think for the time being
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
I wouldn't say poor...just not up to our high standards
(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."
Just watched some highlights on NFL.com.
I love their post-game video by the way. You can watch all the key plays again. But, anyway… on Bennett’s big catch that set up Kellen Davis’ TD, Cutler didn’t see Devin Hester, who was wide open and would’ve had a TD. Instead, he forced the ball to Bennett. Damn Jay… you missed that one badly.
"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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Jay also got baited by a Detroit CB.
In the 2nd quarter, Cutler had great awareness on the the quick hit to knox when he was uncovered. But, the very next play, the CB was there, but was 10 yards off the LOS. Cutler audibled, then on the snap looked to throw to Knox, but the CB had cheated up at the last second, and took away the quick shot. It threw Cutler off, despite me yelling at him that it was a trick.
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You didn't yell loud enough!
I know what play you’re talkin about though…
Also of note, after watching more highlights:
On all of our big running plays (Forte’s 61yd & 37yd TD, and Wolfe’s 16yd & 2yd TD) , Jason McKie was in the backfield as a lead blocker.
Now, I can’t recollect our formations over the past few weeks as we were struggling to run the ball, but we’re we using McKie a lot? And, even in yesterday’s game, minus the two big runs, Forte was ran 10 times for 23 yards… was McKie in most of those formations?
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It seems like we've been running a lot of
single back formations. But McKie has done a pretty good jorb in short yardage situations as lead blocker.
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Just because it can be done on Madden NFL does not automatically make it a viable option in real life.
BTW... Thanks for doing the game preview.
I was too busy on the road this week.
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last week.
"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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No worries.
Didn’t do it justice though; just as I sat down to hammer it out, the gf started hollering at me, so I had to rush through it.
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Man you just scared the crap out of me....
“Rashied Davis was thrown to twice”….
You trying to give us all a collective heart attack?
Don't worry... take a rolaids.
He had to fill in for Hester, who left the game. Hester has two weeks to get better.
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What I find Interesting
Is how the last 2 years the pre-season handwringing has been misdirected. Last year everyone predicted the offensive line would be a disaster. It wasn’t. This year everyone said we would have no receivers who could catch a pass. Not true. The receivers look pretty decent.
The issue was and remains pass defense. Last year we had no rush and no coverage. Yuck. This year we have a rush and no coverage. If we can tighten up the coverage, the team has a chance. (Daneal Manning has got to be one of the fastest defensive players in the NFL. How come we can’t get him in position to break up some pases????)
I can't say I agree on that one.
Last year everyone predicted the offensive line would be a disaster. It wasn’t.
I think Neckbeard’s battered, bruised, and mangled torso would disagree as well.
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Tale of two halves
I’m giving kudos to the coaches for making halftime adjustments, cause this wasn’t a real strong suit of Lovie and his staff since taking over. Not this year! Every single game, including the week one loss, the offense and defense have been more efficient with excellent play. No longer am I worried during a halftime deficit or tied score; I’m supremely confident the team will make enough plays to win the game. Special thanks to Toub for resuscitating the coverage teams.
"Repetition is only good when you've been winning." - Valet
I think "half time adjustments" are very cliche
Teams are making adjustments on every possession…. from down to down. They’re often setting up things early in the game by formations and routes, to create an opportunity later in the game when they pull a switch-a-roo. They’re also on the sidelines looking at aerial shots constantly, and lineman are always giving feedback to their position coaches, who can tell them how to counter the opposition.
I think what really made the difference at the half, was Knox’s TD return. It lust lit up a spark. The defense wasn’t doing anything much different in terms of formations and blitzes. They still let WRs find the open space, and the blitzer still failed to get to the QB. The Lions held the ball for 36:30, compared to 23:30 for the Bears. A defensive stinker by the Bears.
"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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24 points
could hardly be called a “stnker”. It’s not great, but I think, with Jay, we can win most games if we only allow 24 points.
If you allow 24 points/game
That means your defense is ranked in the bottom third of the league. Not good.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
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Well,
since we are allowing less than 20 I wouldn’t call it a stinker. Is there work to be done to shore up some areas? yes, but every team has their own problems to deal with.
I'm disappointed with it.
And, unfortunately I don’t see a lot of improvement in the future.
The bye week will get Pisa more time to recover, and give Roach more time to get comfortable in the middle… calling the D. But, that’s the only improvement I see coming.
"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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I hear ya
we have to be encouraged by the pass rush though. It just needs some consistency and then we will better be able to hide some of our weaknesses. I think Roach will be better in coverage going forward and that will be a big key in improving the middle of the field pass coverage. Now if we can get our safeties to play a little tighter we might have something…
The front 4 has been much better.
Our blitzes are still awful. We get stonewalled on almost every LB blitz we use. We only see success when we blitz a DB, which we seem to be reluctant to do most of the time.
"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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I don't get that either
every other teams blitz packages work better than ours. We always run straight into the oline and never do twists to take out 2 Olineman to free up the blitz. It is like bangin your head against the wall. Our LB blitz is awful..
Other teams
disguise blitz’s better than we do. Seems like we like to line up the LB in the gaps and that’s our bread and butter. I saw plenty of that with Bobby B calling plays. Need to diguise better or call different blitz’s.
You can't believe everything you read on the internet, that's how World War One got started.
by Ditkavsworld on Oct 5, 2009 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
Well
adjustments in general haven’t been a mainstay of this coaching staff. Whether or not adjustments are made that often, one thing is for certain, the players haven’t responded well to them in the past.
"Repetition is only good when you've been winning." - Valet
Well said SackMan
In his book, Phil Simms says that halftime adjustments are largely a myth. That in his entire careeer he can remember maybe two.
Dirk Koetter, the OC in Jacksonville, says that unlike in college, in the NFL you have to adjust after each possession. At halftime, he says, you barely have time to get a drink of water.
I'll take a 3-1 start any year but still have concerns
1. why do Lovie Smith teams continually come out flat in big games or against inferior opponents? We came out flat in the GB and Pittsburgh games and looked terrible against a completely battered Seahawks team and the f***ing Lions
2. even though he’s played very well, I am a little concerned about Cutler’s lack of accuracy on most of his passes. It seems like our receivers are constantly making great grabs because his throws are high or behind them. Not enough to completely miss, but as you get further into the season and DB’s are playing tighter, some of those great catches could be turnovers. I always thought that one of his strong suits was hitting guys in stride.
3. even though we had some big rushing numbers, we still can’t seem to get a 2 yard run when we need it to keep a drive alive.
4. no one’s talked too much about AP’s injury, if he’s down for any length of tiime I see the need for a decent backup more important than signing any other position. Do we even have a RB on our practice squad?
Do we even have a RB on our practice squad?
Yep. Kahlil Bell, 5’11", 212 lbs, rookie from UCLA. Waived by the Vikes in August.
And highlights from 2007 for good measure.
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Thanks, he didn't look bad in the Stanford game.
I like the fact that he carries the ball in the right (correct) hand and switches to keep it away from the defenders.
We don't have the kind of offensive line that will make a "fill-in" look good.
You can put any NFL RB behind the Giants, Broncos, Cowboys, or Vikings line… and they’ll run well. But, put Kahill Bell behind our line… yuck.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
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Signing D Rhodes would make sense at that point.
"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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Don't get me wrong, I'm not advocating Kalil Bell over signing a decent free agent...
I was just responding to the message from GeauxBears on whether we even had a RB on our practice squad. He did look good in the film that was showed. It would also depend on the the situation, if AP is out for 2-4 weeks, then bring the kid up from the practice squad. If AP is out for the rest of the year, then we need a longer term, more reliable solution in case of injury to Forte.
He is not an every down back.
He’s barely passable as a change of pace back but if you had to rely on him for an entire game, you’d be in a world of hurt trying to convince the defense you would even attempt to have a running game.
Because Lovie Smith is only a pseudonym. He's really
this guy.
And his pre-game speech is something like “It’d be really good if we won this game y’all, but it’s ok if we don’t. I’ll still be your friend. I just want y’all to try really hard and make sure you have fun, and we migh even go for ice cream cones after the game.”
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by JerBear50 on Oct 6, 2009 4:52 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Quick Numbers:
104.7
126.4
100.4
Jay Cutler’s QB rating in each of the last 3 weeks. When’s the last time you saw that in Chicago?
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And...
Last 3 games TD: INT ratio…. 7: 1
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Just because it can be done on Madden NFL does not automatically make it a viable option in real life.
Yep... that's why the rating is so high.
It accounts for the TD:INT ratio as well as completion %
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
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Uh...
I think never. At least I heard someone commenting on it in some post-game that three consecutive +100 rating games has never happened to the Bears. Jay’s gonna have a lot of Bear QB records by the time he’s done.
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by fo'c'sle of a tramp steamer on Oct 5, 2009 10:25 AM CDT up reply actions
I just heard this on ESPN
The last Bears QB to do it was Jack Concannon in 1970. The funny thing about that though is that he ended up with a rating around 61 for the season. Not that I’m worried about this happening to Cutler whatsoever, but how strange (and utterly devastating) would that be…
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by gridiron_assassin on Oct 5, 2009 10:49 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Nice comment on fantasy football...
and I’m glad I gave it up. It just messed up the pure enjoyment of the games for me. Instead of paying attention to rivalries and concentrating on the football being played, I was getting upset because some team decided to give it to the fullback on the goal line instead of “my guy”. Watching a game for just one or two players and not giving a shit either way about actual football.
FF completely changes the way you look at football, at least for me it did. And for what? Bragging rights as a pretend coach of a pretend team with maybe a couple hundred bucks on the line if you win your pretend championship. Glad I gave it up as I used to be very heavily into it as a commish and all. It was actually very liberating when I finally stopped. I can just watch football now and enjoy it for what it is.
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by fo'c'sle of a tramp steamer on Oct 5, 2009 10:38 AM CDT reply actions
+1
I’m afraid it will eventually damage the game completely as younger fans forget about what the game is really about. As much as they call them fantasy “teams” , there is no team concept in any part of it. Not a good thing when you’re talking about the ultimate team sport.
I've always thought
that Fantasy Baseball made more senes to play. More games, more players, and baseball is more of a statistical game anyway. Fantasy Football does start to ruin your enjoyment of the game, especially if you are in a paid league.
Fantasy football and /or gambling is the reason the NFL is the #1 sport
kids are starting to get into this at the grade school level now and it will only continue to grow. I disagree that it ruins the enjoyment of the game. if anything it gives you a perspective that you would not have had by just following your hometown team (Bears). People are actually becoming more knowledgeable about the rest of the league which could actually tune them into things they may not have focused on before.
I agree with that view.
i used to focus almost solely on the Bears. In fact, once the Bears game was over, I usually went outside to enjoy the day doing something else.
Now… I watch just about every NFL game on tv.
"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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Is there anything better than
getting up on sunday, watching the pregame shows and then eating, drinking and watching football all freakin day and then going to bed? awesome. Now that i finaished my bar I can have 2 tv’s going. My 65" sony for the bear game and then over to the left is my 40" samsung with other games! Sundays are awesome! I almost feel bad going to the home games and miss all the other games..almost….
I love waking up on Sunday!
I don’t even stay out late on Saturday, so I can get up early…
"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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My biggest concern or note or point was the first half, defensive game plan. I understand the desire to pressure a young QB, but I feel Lovie didn’t trust his front four to get that pressure. Therefore, Bowman was on an island most of the first half and IF they pick up the blitz, anyone can look good against man coverage, given the time. I am concerned that Lovie didn’t look at the O-LINE of the Lions and feel like the Bears could get that pressure with four. Just my opinion – but the second half he adjusted – thankfully.
Very happy that the Bears are 3-1 going into the bye as I had them penciled in for 2-2.
Two Things:
1) Kellen Davis is going to be a great replacement for Dez Clark whenever he retires.
2) Tillman, as I have noticed for years, is a guy who has like 3 bad plays (falling down, penalty, missed tackle, etc) and then 1 good play to make up for it. I am not sure how much longer that can go on before it doesn’t make up for it any more.
by Sam Householder on Oct 5, 2009 12:49 PM CDT reply actions
What tha HeII
Happened toNathan Vasher? Is his confidence that shot to hell? It’s a shame to see that much talent just wasted…not to mention the money and extension he signed…he needs a big play to get him back to himself cuz we damn sure need the secondary help
I'm pretty much sold
on Vasher’s performance being on the Dline getting the QB to make eerant throws.
now he’s exposed as a sub par 4th round pick
i mean, how else do you explain it
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by BearNecessities on Oct 5, 2009 1:35 PM CDT up reply actions
on AP's injury from SBnation
Adrian Peterson sprained his right knee, and may require an MRI, although he too expects to be on the field for the team’s next game.
"I'm sorry Josh, I'm with Chicago now, you need to stop calling me" -JerBear50 as Jay Cutler
Great point on fantasy viewers.
To further extrapolate I live in St Louis now and couldn’t tell you how many times people expect me to switch allegiances because of my surroundings. Do these people understand what fandom means?
Best sports town my ass.
When the hourglass strikes three, then in the room whence employees confer.
I get the same thing in Tampa.
All these idiots blather on about “Well you live here now, so you need to get behind our teams.” Please. These fairweather, bandwagon jerk-offs can piss off.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
Johnny Knox is amazing.
The team is so lucky they got someone that good in the 5th round of the draft.
And Cutler is proving how worthwhile the trade has been for the team after how well he has played during the last three games. Orton or Grossman could never do the stuff he does.
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