I Predict............Week 11 Philadelphia @ Bears.
by Gesiakob on Nov 22, 2009 7:10 AM CST
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Upon further review the Bears do have a chance of winning this week. It seems the Eagles much like the Bears are winless in Night games this Year. Something has to give and it looks like the Bears will have the edge playing at Home this week.
Eagle Offense: This Team starts with Donovan McNabb and get off the bus passing. He was 35 for 55 last week for 450 Yards and 2 TD's in a losing effort at San Diego. This week however he is without his partner in crime Brian Westbrook. The Eagles will have to put their faith in Rookie Running Back LeSean McCoy a late second round pick from Pittsburg. He is 5' 10' and 200 pounds.. McCoy had a tough one last week with 3 carries for 5 yards. He also had 3 receptions for 18 yards.
Hot Receiver: Jerry Maclin, another Eagles Rookie Wide Receiver has been one of the hottest players in the NFL. He has scored a Touchdown in each of the last 3 Weeks including a Kick Off Return. The Eagles also have a nice Tight End in Brent Celek. Jason Avant, Desean Jackson and Kevin Curtis round out the Receiving Corps.
Eagles Defense: They are tough but are beat up. Key injuries to the Linebacker Corps and some ailing Defensive Backs should help the Bears. The Eagles overall Defense is ranked 12th in the NFL. Their Pass Defense in number 10 in the league. The one stat that stands out to me is they have more interceptions than Touchdowns given up. They have given up 14 Touchdowns and have 15 Interceptions on the Season.
Keys to Winning: The Eagles are 9th in the NFL with a scoring Offense of 26.9 points a Game. How do you stop them? They average 102 yards rushing a game and are missing their starting Running Back. In the Eagles 4 losses this Year, they have averaged 66 Yards rushing. Shut down the Run, shut down the Eagles.
Bears Offense: After much debate through the media about Jay Cutler playing at Night I have looked deeper into the problems regarding all the interceptions that cost the Bears Games. I have to admit I was wrong about Jay having problem with his vision at Night. The Night is not the problem. Jay Cutler is the problem. Jay Cutler is a warrior. A warrior without an effective Offensive Line or a Run Game. He is taking it all on his shoulders and trying to win games by himself. This leads to bad decisions like forcing passes and throwing off his back foot when he is under seige. The Bears need to take the pressure off of him, especially in the Red Zone. Safe plays like screens and figuring out how to run inside the 10 Yard line takes the pressure offf of him. So the failures are on the Coaching staff and not Jay Cutler. If the Bears remember that 3 points on a Field Goal is better than zero points on a Red Zone turnover we should have a decent chance of winning this game. I really hope to see more of Devin Aromashodu at Wide Out to get us to the Red Zone this Evening.
Bears Defense. Outstanding effort last week. Held San Francisco to 10 points and 1 TD last week on the road. If the Bears Offense finds a way to minimize turnovers it gives the Defensive unit a chance to win this game. Holding the Eagles to under 100 Yards rushing and the front four getting pressure on Donovan McNabb are the keys to victory.
Conclussion: The Eagles went on the road in week 6 and lost 13 - 9 to the Oakland Raiders. Jamarcus Russell had a QB rating of 68.2 in that game against the Eagles. I think the Bears are a much better team than the Raiders. Although the Eagles are favored by 3 points I say Eagles 20 - Bears 27. As always, your thoughts?
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I predict...
1. The Bears Management will get more sh!t after this game not because the Bears failed miserably again but because the pundits will be asking why the heck didn’t we give DA more playing time earlier in the season.
2. Tommie Harris will have another very solid game and the pundits will say that the suspensions and fines were a wake up call and that the Tommie of old is back.
3. That the next set of analysis on the Bears’ weaknesses will focus on the secondary and our failure to stop 3rd and longs.
by The Kaiser on Nov 22, 2009 8:28 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
I predict...
Eagles 27, Bears 13.
I do not see how the Bears can score much on this defense. The run hot and cold on offense, but McNabb has WRs that will get separation and a line that can at least pass block.
The chance for the Bears to stay close will be the play calling on offense. If Turner can go without using the 2TE and max protect formations I expect and simply put 4-5 guys into every pass pattern, the Bears are doomed. Having most of your offense clustered around the ball when the o-line cannot block 4 D-linemen straight up is stupid! Spread the formation and make the defense pay for blitzing by completing passes to the speed guys the Bears have up the field, not the slow TEs and RBs 2 yards behind the LOS for a 1-2 yard loss or minimal gain.
When you find yourself in a hole, STOP DIGGING!!!
I think it's safe to say
that if the Bears lose tonight, season over. Let the rebuilding process begin.
I sure hope the coaching staff smartens up and get DA on the field more. I really want to see what Kahlil Bell can bring to the table. I watched some highlights of him at UCLA. he seems to be a more physical back than Forte, but still has that same “shiftiness”
And while we’re on the subject, Dane, “shiftiness” is not the way to describe Forte, kind sir. I believe the correct term is “Ellusuvnuss”
Camp ifuwanna, we hold you in our heart...
by ifuwannacrownem on Nov 22, 2009 10:25 AM CST reply actions
idea
since our o-line can’t block, a screen on every play, if the D sits back we can go deep, if they rush, go for the quick screen
won’t work but stilll
Bears play good at home
Cutlers picks are all everyone wants to talk about…well lets talk then
Cutler 2 ints at home 15 on the road hmmmmm
7 tds at home i think bears pull this out. they use alot more screen passes because they worked well against the niners defense which is actually decent. These two teams always play close and the last two games have been memorable wins for chicago.
Cutler throws 3 tds NO PICKS YES NO PICKS lol gould with a few field goals lets call it a 27-25 bears win
I say we lose
by double-digit points. The Eagles are 3rd in the NFL with 15 interceptions this season. You know where I’m going with this…
my take
I think it will come down to who has the worst night vision, McNabb or Cutler.
"Chance favors the prepared mind." - Pasteur
having said the above
I will add, good analysis Gesiakob. The game is quite winnable but I have lost confidence in our coaching staff and I think the players have too.
"Chance favors the prepared mind." - Pasteur
bears
if the bears win it will be because it is a low scoring game our defence manages to keep the eagles from breaking out and we score on adying seconds field goal.go bears
Cutler's QB Rating Went Up A Few Points!
He had a QB rating of 52.0 playing on Sunday Nights. Tonight he had a 62.7 but still has an 0 -4 record at Nightime. Nothing to do with the Diabetes however, nothing at all.
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