The Bears Den - 8/19/09 - Windy City Gridiron

The Bears Den - 8/19/09

by ChiFan13 on Aug 19, 2009 12:00 AM CDT in The Bears Den Comment 34 comments

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....where the return from said golf vacation was the worst thing to happen this off-season.

In The Den

670 The Score

Don't sleep on Matt Forte. Can't tell if this is a story or a life lesson.

ChicagoBears.com

Q&A with Ron Turner about last Saturday's game.

Brandon Rideau vows to play better after not playing well last Saturday.

Brian Urlacher and the Bears aren't surprised that Brett is back.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Bears are waiting on Zackary Bowman just as much as Charles Tillman.

Secondary concerns are looming. Well, thanks. This is the second article in as many days saying THE SAME THING!

Chicago Tribune

Lance Briggs is the newest Bears blogger. BTW - I guarantee he's not this eloquent.

Charles Tillman believes he'll be ready for the opener.

Caleb Hanie looks like a capable backup QB.

Devin Hester is fine with Jay Cutler's take on his INT remarks.

Tuesday's practice notes.

Erik Kramer critiques Jay Cutler.

Daily Herald

Mike Imrem's take on Brett returning.

Ron Turner still has confidence in Jay Cutler. Duh.

Here's some more miscommunication about the Cutler interception. Seriously? Still? It's Wednesday, boys and girls - drop it.

Caleb Hanie is confident he can get the job done at QB.

The corners aren't looking too sharp. Really? Took ya this long into training camp to figure that one out?

The Bears aren't worried over Favre joining the Vikings.

ESPN Chicago

Ron Turner still has confidence in Jay Cutler. God save me, I hope so.

Some of the Bears' responses to Brett going to the Vikings.

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Basically nothing going on...

but really I have never lost more respect for Chicago media than I have this summer. Ass clowns.

Rick Morrissey = Dbag

by SoulEater7 on Aug 19, 2009 12:50 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Bob LeGere and the Daily Herald staff have been doing really really well since training camp started. At the same time, Brad Biggs dominated with great stuff this offseason. Now he can barely crank out on a day.

I'M A MAN! I'M 23!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 19, 2009 9:30 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

All hail king Farve..

He wants a liter a cola i hear..

by Pretender85 on Aug 19, 2009 2:09 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs

LOL

Alex Brown came up with an interception during full team drills — can he play in the secondary?

but seriously

I would debate you, but that would only lead to me being dragged away in handcuffs...

by BearNecessities on Aug 19, 2009 2:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Uhhhh...

After Henry Melton’s kick return, maybe he can play Corner!

Getcha Beernuts Ready!

by Fly1965 on Aug 19, 2009 8:42 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone know what was up with that? Protecting the fast skinny dudes, maybe? Can’t see the logic there.

Getcha Beernuts Ready!

by Fly1965 on Aug 19, 2009 8:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Melton

Lobbied for time as a kick returner, so they humored him. He has done it in the past (a bit in high school and some in college, though never full time). It’s preseason. A lot of teams do stuff like this. You’ll never see it during the regular season.

by DDigital on Aug 19, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Melton just proving his value overall on special teams

He’ll obviously be on the hands unit for onside kicks, and I really would love to see him get the ball on the goal-line… that would be sweet, but probably would never happen.

"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)
.

by SackMan on Aug 19, 2009 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Definitely rather see Melton than McKie

"The phone's for you, I think it's the Devil."

by Acreman20 on Aug 19, 2009 6:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

since they outlawed the wedge

toub figured he’d try a one man wedge with a football.

by genetic on Aug 19, 2009 9:24 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

ok, everybody back away from the ledge

i watched the game again last night on NFLN. i’m not saying they looked great but i don’t think we’re ready for a mass suicide yet.
-it was the bills’ second game, that helps them
-it was really nothing more than another practice for the bears, there was no game plan
-the first half means more, and the score was 6-6
-the bills’ QB’s were 18-21 in the first half BUT they managed only two FG’s
-cutler didn’t look great but it was pretty obvious that he was just forcing everything he could to hester. i doubt he will do that during a real game.
-i don’t know the breakdown by half, but the bills managed 2.9 yds/rush
-m lynch had 5 for 16 and 2nd stringer jackson had 8 for 17, not bad D
-the bills were missing TO but the bears were missing olsen, forte, tillman, manning, harris. those are some pretty important pieces.

let’s give it until after the 3rd game before more panicking please (barring a major injury, in that case go ahead).

by genetic on Aug 19, 2009 8:52 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Uh huh...

Then…I guess…you’ll let us know when we’ll do the “mass suicide” thing? LOL

Getcha Beernuts Ready!

by Fly1965 on Aug 19, 2009 8:54 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yes

you can call me jim jones. who wants some kool-aid?

by genetic on Aug 19, 2009 9:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

53% of the country already drank it down

by MuleTrain on Aug 19, 2009 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no, no

not that flavor. i make my own.

by genetic on Aug 19, 2009 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Do you have strawberry?

(Asshole Sr) "If you learn one thing here, NEVER pass out in Ohio."

by ThorCo on Aug 19, 2009 4:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Bears

are generally inconsistent in the pre-season. They don’t play to win, they just try stuff out. They treat it like a practice for the starters and an audition for the fringe guys, not a game. They went 3-2 and won 11 games in 05 (hall of fame game), but went 2-2 and won 13 games (and went to the super bowl) in 06. They also went 3-1 in 07 before finishing 7-9 in the regular season.

Pre-season has almost no bearing on the regular season… especially with this team. I wouldn’t care if they went 0-4 durring the pre-season. It is absolutely NO indication of how they will play during the regular season, nor has it ever been.

Suck it up and wait for opening day, that is when you will get an idea of how this team will play, and not before that.

by DDigital on Aug 19, 2009 9:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Remember

Detroit was 4-0 last preseason…

by torch on Aug 20, 2009 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

The most important things

1. We gave up 85% completion rate = that’s horrendous, I don’t care who’s on the field, or what the game situation is, or if you’re game planning or not.

2. We’re not going to show our new wrinkles and adjustments to the world before the opener in Green Bay. Lat year’s opener, we stunned the Colts with a lot of new stuff on defense.

"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)
.

by SackMan on Aug 19, 2009 10:09 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

+1

Again you are right on top of things. That’s why we shouldn’t put much stock into preseason. As long as I see improvement over the next 3 games I’m happy. I would expect the offense to move the ball and put some points on the board and the D to actually stop something or anything.

I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T

by Ditkavsworld on Aug 19, 2009 10:15 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Also, in these games...

Look for individual physical one-on-one battles, to gauge our talent level.

Are the OTs winning the battles vs the DEs, and vice versa?

Are the WRs breaking jams and getting into their routes vs the CBs, and vice versa?

Are our WRs and DBs winning the jump ball battles?

Are we shedding blocks and wrapping up our tackles?

"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)
.

by SackMan on Aug 19, 2009 10:23 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

lol

….where the return from said golf vacation was the worst thing to happen this off-season.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Aug 19, 2009 10:45 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

I was waiting for someone to catch that :)

I'M A MAN! I'M 23!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 19, 2009 11:20 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I caught it

but I didn’t want to say anything with that new Superhero “THE DEFENDER OF KOB” running around here dishing out vigilanty justice.

I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T

by Ditkavsworld on Aug 19, 2009 12:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah.....

Something like that.

I'M A MAN! I'M 23!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 19, 2009 12:12 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He's probably watching you right now.

I'm teaching fools some basic rules.- MR.T

by Ditkavsworld on Aug 19, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Just saw this, very nice.

- Smudgers

"Newbie, if the next two words out of your mouth aren't 'See ya' then the third word will be 'Oh my god. My crotch. You've punched me in my crotch." - Dr. Percival Ulysses Cox

by smudgers on Aug 19, 2009 12:36 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was kinda mean to that guy

I feel a little bad about it… I’m not here to be a jerk, but that’s still funny as hell.

"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)
.

by SackMan on Aug 19, 2009 12:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well, I'm not here to be a jerk either

But sometimes stupidity is a little too much to handle.

I'M A MAN! I'M 23!

by ChiFan13 on Aug 19, 2009 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

yet another season of non - stop man - love for gritty, gutsy and Super - Diva Favre

Can’t wait for his first 4 – int game of the season up there – but Berrian’s obviously overjoyed. Still think they’re the front – runners of the division, along with the Packers as a close 2nd. Still – go Bears!

by Waylon on Aug 19, 2009 11:28 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs

The Vikings will not win the central.

Brett Favre has been steadily declining in production and throwing more and more interceptions each passing season especially late in the season when his body starts to wear down. The Bears have had his number since we got Lovie as our coach and we play them both times in the second half of the season so the Bears have a decent shot of at least splitting with the Vikes. But most important of all; Brett Favre sucks in the dome. He is 6-10 career in HHH Metrodome and set those numbers with some very talented Packer teams around him. I know he’ll be on the right side of the ball, (won’t hear all those boos) but I think that dome just has in in for Brett and he’ll struggle there. I’ve been to the dome and I really don’t think Viking fans are passionate enough for much of a home team advantage anyway. Most of the times I’ve been there I’ve seen good crowds from the opposing team. I truly believe the Vikes could end up regretting this move.

If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.

by Just Dave on Aug 19, 2009 7:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs