Playoffs? We talkin' about playoffs?!?
by MuleTrain on Dec 7, 2009 10:00 AM CST
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I know, it's a mixed quote. Two of the best from Jim Mora and Allen Iverson. But here the Bears are at 5-7. Lovie wants to keep his job, so he's going to keep "plucking" that chicken (NSFW audio). Until the Bears lose another game, he's going to do whatever he can to win. A lot of people disagree with this, but Lovie's still the coach and that's what's going to happen. The Bears must go 9-7 to have even a prayer at making the playoffs. Just what is he up against? What does the NFC playoff picture look like?
NFC East:
Dallas 8-4
Philly 8-4
NYG 7-5
NFC North:
Minny 10-2
GB 7-4 (plays tonight)
Chi 5-7
NFC South:
NO 12-0
Atl 6-6
Car 5-7
NFC West:
Ariz 8-4
SF 5-7
Sea 5-7
No doubt Minnesota and New Orleans will win their divisions. Arizona looks like a lock to win their division. Dallas, New York, and Philadelphia will be fighting for the East. The Giants and Eagles play next weekend, while Dallas has the Chargers in San Diego. Will the Cowboys wilt in December again? The Eagles get the Cowboys in week 17 as well, so they control their own destiny. Win those 2 games and they'll probably win the division. This is what the Bears/Lovie are hoping for. If Philly isn't in the Wild Card picture, then Philly's tiebreaker over the Bears is meaningless. A 9-7 Philly team that isn't the division winner pretty much knocks the Bears out of the playoffs. All three teams have a tough schedule remaining too. I'm not confident they'll all finish with 10 wins.
Green Bay is way out in front of the Bears for a Wild Card berth. GB plays a tough Baltimore team tonight. The Bears and Packers play next week. The Pack also have Pittsburgh and Arizona on their remaining schedule.
Atlanta has the Saints next weekend, then Jets, Buffalo, and Tampa. If Atlanta goes 3-1 over those 4 games, the Bears will be out. They lose their tiebreaker to the Falcons.
San Francisco has Arizona and Philly in the next 2 weeks, they need to win out also to be a factor.
Carolina has the Patriots, Vikings, Giants, and Saints the next 4 weeks. If they win out, that will be one of the most impressive 4 weeks any team will have played this season.
Seattle has a light schedule outside of Green Bay. The Week 17 game against the Titans might not mean much to Tennessee, or it might? Seattle needs to win out to have any shot though.
What does all this mean? To mean and you, the Bears season ended on the Metrodome turf last week if not sooner. To Lovie Smith, the Bears mathematically still have a chance to make the playoffs, and he's going to coach with that goal in mind. A surging Philly team, a tanking Dallas and Green Bay, a Giants team to stumble again, an Atlanta team to also stumble, plus the Bears winning out = playoffs. Pure fantasy? or a coach's only hope?
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No chance in hell.
We are the worlds dumbest city!- Dan Bernstein
by SoulEater7 on Dec 7, 2009 10:07 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
At this point...
I just really want to win next week, it’s the Superbowl for this year as far as I’m concerned.
A win next week goes a long way to knocking GB out of the playoffs. That’s one less bit of garbage we’d have to hear out of Packer fans.
by Sklz711 on Dec 7, 2009 10:19 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
C'mon Man!!!
Give it up!! Seriously, playoffs?
This season ended in week 5 against Atlanta. For this team to come out and play the way they did after a bye week tells me all I need to know about Lovie’s ability to coach this team. This team has looked like shit ever since that game. That’s when the season was over!!
by McRipper on Dec 7, 2009 10:21 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I have given up, but the point is Lovie Smith has not.
This is what Lovie is up against. He still believes.
by MuleTrain on Dec 7, 2009 10:31 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
LMAO!
Thanks MuleTrain, I needed a good laugh today. This is just another example of how far far Lovie Smith has fallen from reality. This man is dillusional.
by Gesiakob on Dec 7, 2009 10:23 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Ah...
the reply button eluded you yet again. Sneaky, sneaky!
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by smudgers on Dec 7, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
As much as everyone here wants to laugh this off...
What were you laughing about when it was week 16 last year and you sat up watching games Sunday and realized all the Bears had to do was bet Houston?
Fact of the matter is that the game that will haunt the Bears in the offseason is the 49ers game. That’s the winnable game that a separates a bad team from a mediocre team that sneaks into the playoffs and the Bears lost it. It actually wouldn’t shock me if the Bears beat the Packers, found a way to beat the Ravens, beat a disinterested Vikings team and lost to the Lions in that dome. It would serve Lovie right.
by Dils on Dec 7, 2009 10:35 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I sure the hell hope
That does not happen! Imagine the Bears had a shot with 1 game to play and they lost to the Lions??? I would consider cutting off a leg.
Seriously, The Bears have almost no shot of making the Playoffs. Sure they are mathematically still in the hunt, but people are still in the Hunt for Sasqwatch and Lochness. Those 2, I believe are more likely to happen then the Bears making the playoffs this year.
It is not happening and the Broncos get 1 sweet deal for dealing Cutler to us.
by BigDanz2000 on Dec 7, 2009 10:46 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Sweet Deal?
Don’t get me wrong, the Broncos getting additional first round picks is a sweet deal, but I’m hoping you aren’t slighting Jay Cutler for this catastrophe. Blame the play calling…fine. Blame the lack of a run-game….great. Blame the offensive line…totally. But don’t blame Jay Cutler. He’s been dealt a crappy hand.
by ClawsClawsClaws on Dec 7, 2009 12:27 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Well lovie does seem to be 3 weeks behind in preparing the team. . .
only seems fitting he is 3 weeks behind in knowing the Bears have 0% chance of making the playoffs (in real life not mathematical non-sense)
by TheMan1 on Dec 7, 2009 10:47 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
we said no chance in hell in week 17 of last season...
we said no way dallas would lose to philly(some did some didnt)
no way the raiders can beat the buccaneers
well both happened and had we beat houston we would have been one of the hottest teams in the playoffs but the losses to 49ers and philly hurt the most because we had both games and should have won.
but hey im a dreamer go bears!
by Bear Lovin 21 on Dec 7, 2009 11:05 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
All of the above scenarios could play out...except 1
The Bears will not go 4-0 in the next 4 weeks.
by MuleTrain on Dec 7, 2009 11:09 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
i think its possible
with that loss the vikes may have their destiny in place by week 16 and might rest players i assume we can beat the lions lol the ravens at home are a tough foe and we can not be SWEPT by the cheeseheads
by Bear Lovin 21 on Dec 7, 2009 11:14 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
Vikings will still have something to play for
with the Saint at 12-0 and comfortably in position to seal home field advantage. The Vikings still have to play out every game, with hopes, the Saints stubble and they take home field. I’m willing to bet the Saints drop a game in the next two weeks and give the Vikings some hope of catching them.
If that happens the Vikings will play hard until the last game to get the tie-breaker with a Saint loss.
by Soloistic on Dec 7, 2009 11:57 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I hope this doesnt happen
with that loss the vikes may have their destiny in place by week 16 and might rest players i assume we can beat the lions lol the ravens at home are a tough foe and we can not be SWEPT by the cheeseheads
I truly hope this doesn’t happen, i also wish we had the Baltimore game before our rematch with the cheeseheads just to build our momentum and confidence up if we win that one. Frankly, barring an any given Sunday Black and Blue, Bear/Cheesehead oh crap game….i don’t think we currently have enough confidence to beat the pack..well at least the players confidence in Lovie.
Even if i made a deal with a Genie that if the bears lose every game here on out Lovie would get canned..i do not wanna see the cheeseheads sweep us :(.
by Chitownproduct on Dec 8, 2009 7:40 AM CST up reply actions 0 recs
that picture of Lovie and Turner makes me want to vomit
as does this idea that the Bears will make the playoffs.
Evil will always triumph, because good is dumb.
by junkhorse on Dec 7, 2009 11:33 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
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"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Dec 7, 2009 1:55 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I don't get the Lovie hate on this
What is he suppose to say. We suck and we’re not gonna make the playoffs.
That’s stupid. No team will ever admit that.
by Edicus2288i on Dec 7, 2009 11:48 AM CST reply actions 0 recs
I Agree With Your Point Edicus2288i.
I just think it’s stupid for him to say this Team can go 4 – 0 against good Teams down the stretch. We should go out every Sunday and try and win. The reality of the situation is we don’t play Cleveland and St. Louis every week.
by Gesiakob on Dec 7, 2009 12:16 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
lol bill callahan did i think?
he said were the stupidest team or the worst some thing like that
by Bear Lovin 21 on Dec 7, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Lovie really doen't have any other choice at this point.
"I am not an animal!" - Merrick
by Maelvampyre on Dec 7, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
I agree.
I’m glad that he has hope, especially when most of the fans don’t. The team is really going to just give up if everyone (especially their coach) gives up on them.
"A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year." - Walter Payton
by HoneyBear on Dec 7, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions 0 recs
Realistically...
no…there’s no way all these factors will be likely to play out.
However, there is that very small, tiny little chance.
I’ll keep hoping. Not expecting, but hoping.
by Virto on Dec 7, 2009 12:43 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
"so you're saying there's a chance"
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 7, 2009 1:02 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Here's what knocks us out
1 Dallas win and 2 GB wins
or
1 Bears loss
It could happen as early as next week, if GB beats the Ravens tonight.
by Trey23 on Dec 7, 2009 6:55 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
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