The Bears Den - 9/11/09

by ChiFan13 on Sep 11, 2009 12:00 AM CDT in The Bears Den

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....where we pay tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

In The Den

670 The Score

Laurence Holmes has some musings on the upcoming game.

ChicagoBears.com

The Bears' defense is confident.....oh boy.

Chicago Sun-Times

What does it cost to attend a game at Soldier Field?

Chicago Tribune

Jay Cutler vs. Aaron Rodgers adds another dimension to the Bears - Packers rivalry.

Lovie Smith is downplaying expectations for the 2009 season.

Steve Rosenbloom has a nice rant against Cris Collinsworth.

More after the jump....

Past and present line coaches have a ton of praise for Olin Kreutz.

Here's a video of Alex Brown discussing the pass rush and the upcoming game.

Daily Herald

Jay Cutler is cautiously optimistic about the season.

Matt Forte has high hopes for his sophomore season.

Bob LeGere tries to make sense of the secondary.

ESPN Chicago

Aaron Rodgers has nothing bad to say about Cutler.

The Bears' D is ready to attack the Packers' running game.

The Bears' offense is also ready to defend against the Packers' blitzing D.

Brian Urlacher is healthy and ready to get on the field.

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I just watched the Steelers.. and.. oh boy..!

Thats a Defense. I kinda got scared to watch the TV because I know the home opener is against the Steelers. Good luck 2u Mr. Pace!

Frankly.. and I love to say frankly.. that makes this game that much more important to win. you don’t wanna go 0-2 to start the Cutler era. He gets crabby. Not that it’s the end of the world but that just one physical football team. If you make it with no injuries thats a win in itself.

At least Troy won’t play. If there is one bright spot I would have to say maybe the tight ends could dice that blitzing 3-4 D.

But I digress why does Sunday seem so long away?

I have seen a QB and it was good.

by SoulEater7 on Sep 11, 2009 12:28 AM CDT reply actions

We're 0-0 as of right now

I’m kind of tired of assuming we’re going to lose both these games.

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill

by propheteer on Sep 11, 2009 10:08 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I didn't say they would lose.

I said it’s important they play well and win in Green Bay because they have the Steelers the next week.

I have seen a QB and it was good.

by SoulEater7 on Sep 11, 2009 11:07 AM CDT up reply actions

I'm just saying "Any given Sunday."

"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill

by propheteer on Sep 11, 2009 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Steelers are a physical team, no doubt but the loss of Polamalu will cost them a game or two unless he bounces back fast.

"Chance favors the prepared mind." - Pasteur

by Maelvampyre on Sep 11, 2009 11:35 AM CDT up reply actions

Guaranteed...

He’ll be out at least against us no matter what..they’ll want to preserve their star D player early

by Pretender85 on Sep 11, 2009 1:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Its funny souleater7

Its really funny that I thought the exact thing you thought about the Steelers game. Their such a physical team. Not that it’s the end of the world but thats just one physical football team. If you make it with no injuries thats a win in itself. I hade to reply because I thought the exact thing you quoted. Thanks for the LOl.

by Flash805 on Sep 11, 2009 5:22 PM CDT up reply actions

oh and about Collinsworth...

I don’t understand the love for this guy. I think Bernstein said he was a big fan of his once. Personally I think the guy is a snobbish D-bag like most of those other NBC clowns.

I have seen a QB and it was good.

by SoulEater7 on Sep 11, 2009 12:34 AM CDT reply actions

Well...

I watched the same game and saw tons of gaps where Olsen, Clark, and Forte could do incredible damage! I believe we will see the same thing against the Cheese Factory, because their two converted DE’s struggle to drop into coverage. And the Steelers’ pass rush? “Child, please!” (Just wanted to say that) Remember, Collins is anything but mobile at 87 years old. Cutler’s mobility should help there. What struck me with this game, as is the case with any game, is TURNOVERS KILL! We must get ’em, but not give ’em! But first…. GREEN BAY!!!!

Getcha Beernuts Ready!

by Fly1965 on Sep 11, 2009 7:11 AM CDT up reply actions

+1

I watched the Steelers game last night as well and while they have good Defense the Titans were able to move the ball. Even the receivers had some sucess. I think Cutler will have more sucess against then than Collins. Just have to get the running game going. I agree that Cutlers mobility will help extend the play and I think with Troy being out it’s going to hurt their run D.

I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 11, 2009 10:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Agreed

I was thinking that the whole night. Even though they were held out of the end zone most of the game, Collins wasn’t struggling too badly most of the time. Cutler is far better than Collins.

Also, no way Robbie would have missed that first field goal. I think the Bears have a damn good chance of beating the Steelers at home.

Let’s rock Green Bay Sunday and then get ready to be 2-0!

by Virto on Sep 11, 2009 10:48 AM CDT up reply actions

One thing I noticed was that...

Chris Johnson seemed to have longer runs when he was running outside of the tackles, but the Titans didn’t seem to do it that often. He is on my FF team, so I was waiting for him to break a long one.

I think if we can get Forte, or even Wolfe around the corner we should be able to get 5-7 yard chunks pretty frequently, and hopefully bust a long one for six.

Unreasonable people make life difficult...

by WisBearsFan34 on Sep 11, 2009 10:55 AM CDT up reply actions

Random, but

Anybody know of any Chicago Bears bars in Austin, TX. I just moved here because of work.

Red and Black Attack - Northern Illinois Pride

by Mike Breese on Sep 11, 2009 2:59 AM CDT reply actions

There's a place called

Clicks Billiards @ 10205 North Lamar in Austin. If memory serves, it turns into a Bears bar during the games. They host a Bears fan club (last I knew), so that’s probably a good bet.

You might want to hit this site up too: http://bears.meetup.com/cities/us/tx/austin/

They might have some other places to go.

*this is all second hand, friend of a friend type knowledge, so no guarantees lol. Good luck.

by DDigital on Sep 11, 2009 5:59 AM CDT up reply actions

Dallas

And if you ever find yourself up the road in Dallas, there’s a good group that gets together. Between 25-200 depending on the game. They meet at the TnT Sports Grill in Addison, I believe.

by ClawsClawsClaws on Sep 11, 2009 8:44 AM CDT reply actions

Here's the link for TNT Sports Page

http://www.tntsportspagedallas.com/dabears.htm

SE corner of Beltline and Preston.

by BigGeorgeTX on Sep 11, 2009 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions

rare is the time

i read a rosenblog and am not annoyed.

this is one of those times. especially about us bears homers moving the vegas lines. so true indeed.

by reefermadness3 on Sep 11, 2009 2:23 PM CDT reply actions

speaking of the lines

anybody have a recommendation for a good online book? i’ve never done the online thing and i’m frankly a little worried about getting ripped off.

by genetic on Sep 11, 2009 3:55 PM CDT up reply actions

sure

all kinds of ways to blow thru money there :)

i believe they are based in england? i forget it’s been quite awhile since i looked them up. but yea i personally have not had problems getting paid the few times i come out on top.

by reefermadness3 on Sep 11, 2009 4:22 PM CDT up reply actions

wow

i’m complete and total fail

www.bodog.com

by reefermadness3 on Sep 11, 2009 4:23 PM CDT up reply actions

the last time I used bodog I got screwed on a parlay bet

Back in 06 I had 3 of the the 4 teams right but then, I picked the falcons over the saints, this was back when vick and dunn were each rushing for a 100 yards a game for like the first six weeks, then they played the saints and lost, I was done after that

"snuffalufagus fucks my shit up"

by leopoldjones on Sep 11, 2009 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

therein lies the beauty and pain of the parlay

only takes one 10 dollar 7 teamer to make a bettor a happy man. i usually wait until october before i try to go past 3 or 4 team parlays though because i like to pretend i learn more about what i’m betting on as the weeks pass by. for some reason i can’t seem to make enough money on the nfl to quit my crappy day job. go figure.

last time i did consistently well was in 06, betting moneyline bears along with picking over won like 75 percent plus.

by reefermadness3 on Sep 11, 2009 5:29 PM CDT up reply actions

thanks

i’ve heard of those and i guess they wouldn’t be popular if they screwed people. one more thing….i’m looking at both of those sites and don’t see anywhere to bet on the over/under for wins. you’d have to be crazy not to believe the bears can’t get 9. that probably wouldn’t pay much but it doesn’t seem like very much risk.

by genetic on Sep 11, 2009 6:24 PM CDT up reply actions

nevermind

apparently i’m not as smart as i thought. it wasn’t very hard to find.

by genetic on Sep 11, 2009 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions

good luck

only easy pick i see is (sadly) the vikes against cleveland. seems iike a sucker bet, 4.5 pt favorites?

hope some futures bets come up soon.

by reefermadness3 on Sep 11, 2009 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions

i should have given you my email

i already signed up, but i read you get a bonus for referring on bodog. i like some of the points over/unders this week, not so much picking the games.

by genetic on Sep 12, 2009 6:39 AM CDT up reply actions

Bet-us

by bears rock on Sep 11, 2009 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

The defense

Interesting perspective courtesy of Troy Aikman that I heard today. In his view the Bears will have one of the poorest defenses in the entire NFC, and therefore he can’t see the Bears getting past 6 or 7 wins.

I share the disdain for the Bear defense. But man, that is a HARSH critique.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Sep 11, 2009 7:15 PM CDT reply actions

I’d like to to remind everyone, including Aikman, that we were 9-7 last year. With Orton and Rex and we blew 2 games. Think about that. We won 9 games. Add Cutler and extra seasoning for Hester, Olsen, and Forte. And then, here’s the key: Hester will bounce back in the return game. We have a top 5 special teams unit in the league

Green Bay was 6-10 and they did not add anything significant, other than changing defensive schemes. We’re gonna roll them. They will not run it on us. And we will force Rodgers into throwing into coverage. 31-20 Bears. Bring on the Steelers.

by Trey23 on Sep 11, 2009 8:05 PM CDT reply actions

Wish I shared the optimism

Unfortunately, I have little faith in the Bear defense. The line and secondary suck. All the Jay Cutler in the world can’t overcome a bad defense. Might be like Drew Brees in New Orleans in this regard.

"Cubs will win 79 to 83 games." BLou (7/21/09)

by BLou on Sep 11, 2009 8:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Thanks for the tag.

….where we pay tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

That meant a lot to me. Thanks.

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

by Just Dave on Sep 11, 2009 10:25 PM CDT reply actions

It's a little late, but in honor of 9/11...

Apologies for the unneccesary script. It’s the only way I can get it to show the pic.
<img src=“”http://www.flickr.com/photos/40915184@N03/3911892446/" title=“burning flag by JeremeMW, on Flickr”>"/>

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Sep 12, 2009 2:21 AM CDT reply actions 3 recs

That's beautiful and USA Wreck for you.

JerBear, you’re one of my favorite Americans!

by rdent4hof on Sep 12, 2009 9:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Thank you sir, thank you

And for someone who I know only as a screen name, I’d have to rank you up there as well.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Sep 12, 2009 8:42 PM CDT up reply actions

that is a great pic

well played. burn hadji burn!!!

by reefermadness3 on Sep 12, 2009 11:19 PM CDT up reply actions

Hmmmm

why is this not green yet???

I cut the sleeves off because it looks awesome. NOW GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 13, 2009 12:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Good question

by rdent4hof on Sep 13, 2009 7:12 AM CDT up reply actions

Ask and you shall receive...

"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 Ashley Czuba on Sep 13, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions

For those that haven't heard,

AA is now #24 and Gaines is #86

http://www.chicagobears.com/news/NewsStory.asp?story_id=6096

by rdent4hof on Sep 12, 2009 9:44 AM CDT reply actions

I really liked

AA wearing #46… you know…. Doug Plank – 46 defense…. but oh well, no biggie.

by rdent4hof on Sep 12, 2009 9:48 AM CDT up reply actions

Adam Archuleta? Oh, Al Alfalava (phew).

"The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt." - Bertrand Russell
"F*** everybody outside of Halas Hall. BEARDOWN" - WavyGravy

by Spongie on Sep 12, 2009 12:15 PM CDT up reply actions