The Bears Den: 12/10/09

by Dane Noble on Dec 10, 2009 2:00 AM CST in The Bears Den

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...where we're bringing you Link Overload today.

Boomer Esiason latest to bash Cutler... with 2 clips of audio.

Weekly Q&A with GM Jerry Angelo. The guy could run for office.

RosenBlog: Staying true to form... talks about how much we stink.

Pompei gives his weekly grades from the previous week.

Remember the Seahawks awful neon jerseys? They're retiring them.

Biggs: It's present versus future at the left tackle position.

Cutler dismisses hand injury and sings praises of Woodson.

Kevin Seifert talks about Favre's December woes.

Henderson cleared to return home from hospital. What a tough thing to deal with.

Looking for more pass interference calls? Here comes the Pack.

Defensive changes worked for Pack; non-changes not working for Lovie and Co.

Coach who had jaw broken (allegedly) by Tom Cable returns to work with Raiders.

Throwing the red flag in the NFC North. How does Lovie stack up?

Is proper tackling a lost art? Good read by Jeffri Chahida right here.

Some guy made a pic of what he'd like to see in 2010. Interesting threesome.

How to make a smoker out of a trash can. I built one of these this week.

I bet your show-and-tell was never this cool in 3rd grade.

Hostesses used for recruiting? The Vols under investigation, again.

Chicago's list of Practice Squad and IR players. I think it's up to date.

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The picture of sweetness

depresses me. because our football team can’t even hold that teams jock strap. playing injured and playing hard, with heart. not for the money.

"Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what make them the biggest guys on the field." -Madden

by BearNecessities on Dec 10, 2009 5:45 AM CST reply actions

I'ts Bears - Packers week

the rest of the season is either behind us… all that matters is this game

"Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what make them the biggest guys on the field." -Madden

by BearNecessities on Dec 10, 2009 6:49 AM CST reply actions

I'd start singing Woodson's praises too.

If you make absolutely certain everyone knows how much you respect him, it might sting less when you throw him two picks because Devin Hester didn’t realize the ball was going inside instead of out.

I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves

by Kev H on Dec 10, 2009 7:50 AM CST reply actions

Or when Jay makes the wrong read

or makes an ill-advised throw cause he thinks he has to.

We're not scaremongering (nightmare of a season continues), this is really happening (Bears are more than done) - Radiohead

by propheteer on Dec 10, 2009 10:02 AM CST up reply actions

People are being too sensitive about Jay Cutler

Many of the so-called “bashings” that we accuse other people of taking, in my opinion, are really just factual statements being made by people who have been there. I listened to the clips by Boomer Esiason and he made it very clear that he is speaking from experience when he discusses Jay’s troubles. There wasn’t anything he said that isn’t true.

A lot of people on this site have noted the lack of a strong coaching presence to keep Cutler in line by showing him some tough love, and this seemed to be the main point in Esiason’s comments. Jay has made bad decisions, he has been careless with the ball, and he does, at times, look completely beaten. All of these things were said about him in Denver at times as well, so if he’s going to develop into the QB we all hope he can be, the Bears need to get a better, stronger, coaching staff to keep him on the path he needs to be on. No doubt, the supporting cast is way too weak for him to carry the team by himself, that’s an excuse for having a losing record, it’s not an excuse for poor decisions and forcing the ball in the redzone which, again, has been the knock on him since college.

Letting him off the hook because of the other players’ failings is not the way to develop him into a great QB. He is a young guy, with all the potential in the world, but if the Bears don’t make the changes during the off-season to get him in line, then we’re just “developing” the reinforcement of his bad habits.

by BearFan611 on Dec 10, 2009 7:52 AM CST reply actions

Insanity

"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" – Einstein

We're not scaremongering (nightmare of a season continues), this is really happening (Bears are more than done) - Radiohead

by propheteer on Dec 10, 2009 10:04 AM CST up reply actions

The saddest thing in life is wasted talent

-A Bronx Tale

"Hey, the offensive linemen are the biggest guys on the field, they're bigger than everybody else, and that's what make them the biggest guys on the field." -Madden

by BearNecessities on Dec 10, 2009 10:13 AM CST up reply actions

Good call,

I like Cutler and hate to see him punished for bad facial expressions. That said he needs to be held accountable for his decisions and the things that he does control during the game.

Great picture Dane.

by Fridge72 on Dec 10, 2009 11:08 PM CST up reply actions

excellent observations, BearFan611

"I am not an animal!" - Merrick

by Maelvampyre on Dec 10, 2009 8:03 AM CST reply actions

thanks...I knew you weren't an animal

by BearFan611 on Dec 10, 2009 10:26 PM CST up reply actions

JA's Q&A

There’s so much he said without saying anything at all. You’re right, he could run for office with the mastery of words he compiles. I wonder if those questions are chosen by the Bears brass themselves- he probably has time to carefully answer those questions wisely.

We're not scaremongering (nightmare of a season continues), this is really happening (Bears are more than done) - Radiohead

by propheteer on Dec 10, 2009 10:06 AM CST reply actions