Washington Redskins @ Chicago Bears | That Hurt A LOT

by ChrisHarris on Oct 25, 2010 11:32 AM CDT

Originally posted on HitmanHarris.com

Man, man, man -- This loss is definitely a tough pill to swallow.

I don’t even know where to start with this recap... I truly felt we had a chance to win the ball game - that’s why this is so frustrating. Going into our bye-week we had a chance to be sitting in first place in the NFC with a 5-2 record, but instead we’re 4-3. Sure, we’re still ahead of our division, but - man - a win against Washington could have given us some good separation and momentum going into the bye-week.

Defensively, I felt we played a pretty good game. In the first half, we held Donovan McNabb to one touchdown, and 10 points, overall. As for the second half, we pretty much shut them down and didn’t give them anything. It was the turnovers we gave up that were so hard to overcome.

Speaking of turnovers... We were able to get three, which is good. However, it was unfortunate that there was a delay of game on D.J. Moore’s second interception. That play would have resulted in a touchdown and given us a good lead, but we can’t cry about it now. I’m just glad we have D.J.’s performance to talk about, because his great game gives me something positive to talk about in this recap.

All in all, this game was just straight-up ROUGH and hurts A LOT. Thankfully, though, we’re going to bounce back. We’ve got two weeks to sit here and think about things. After all the reflection and practices we’re going to go through, we’ll come back refreshed, rejuvenated, and ready for the second half of the season. So bear with us and BEAR DOWN, alright? We got this...

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Chris

The defense has been playing extremely well, keeping opponents under an iron thumb, but to win, there needs to be some production from the offense.

Are there any uneasy feelings in the locker room right now, between the D and the O?

I think the offense was robbed of a TD yesterday by a non-challenge, and the D was robbed of another by a proceedure penalty.

by Virto on Oct 25, 2010 1:00 PM CDT reply actions

There is no effing way

He would ever answer this question and say “Yeah, we hate them.” Even if they did. Which I don’t think they do.

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by Kev H on Oct 25, 2010 1:33 PM CDT up reply actions

You misspelled elfing

by rdent4hof on Oct 27, 2010 12:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

Washington caught a lot of lucky breaks this game, but that doesn’t matter now all we can hope is that the offense continues to gel during the bye week.

by Staleystan595455 on Oct 25, 2010 1:19 PM CDT reply actions

Stick together on both sides of the ball baby!!!

It’s the only way you guys will make this season a success.

Bear Down!!!

by rdent4hof on Oct 25, 2010 1:24 PM CDT reply actions

Hurt to watch, Hitman.

Hopefully ya’ll can get it together during the bye week and make a serious push for the playoffs.

WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!

by Acreman20 on Oct 25, 2010 1:59 PM CDT reply actions

Chris

I don’t think anyone would be mad if the offense came out to the parking lot and found all the air let out of their tires…i’m just sayin’

"I'd rather have an ugly win than an ugly loss. Yeah, they had a lot of yards, but yards don't mean crap. Points do." -Brian Urlacher

by BearNecessities on Oct 25, 2010 2:42 PM CDT reply actions

Just make sure you get one tire on each side...

because BALANCE is the most powerful force in the universe, at least according to the beat writers and many fans.

"You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity...No, we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball." - Albert Einstein

by Shawn Domagal-Goldman on Oct 26, 2010 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Nice one.

by oripunk3485 on Oct 26, 2010 3:45 PM CDT up reply actions

Can you play offense

Think about it
Manning is a pretty hard runner, you could lay out some defenders for him as a Fb, IZZY would be great no matter where you put him, same with Peppers, it would be unstoppable.

by DaHamsta on Oct 25, 2010 3:19 PM CDT reply actions

LOL I asked if he could pass block last week.

In an Ideal world I would have all ten fingers on my left hand so my right hand could just be a fist for punching.

by BL3ACH on Oct 25, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions

"We got this"

That right there earned you a star player upgrade and new long term contract in Madden.

by No It All on Oct 25, 2010 5:49 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs

Lol

At least virtually he’s good to go long term and as we all know Madden is just about as real as it gets.

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by Ditkavsworld on Oct 26, 2010 6:23 AM CDT up reply actions

not sure if u were being sarcasm...

i will assume you were, but consider how much time, $ and research goes in to making the NFL simulation called “Madden” so wildly successful every year and maybe you see that at the very least it is a very good tool for simulating anything NFL. In addition, player rankings are rarely off by much anymore, especially with online updates.

by No It All on Oct 26, 2010 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Call me when the Bears go 19-0.

I mean, I simulated it, it must be true!

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 27, 2010 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions

not without altering the rosters or resimulating lost games you didnt.

by No It All on Oct 27, 2010 5:20 PM CDT up reply actions

Nope, luck on the first try.

by Steven Schweickert on Oct 28, 2010 8:23 AM CDT up reply actions

Saw you helping McNabb up after knocking him down on a blitz midway through the second quarter. Always pleasing to see Bears being classy!

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by Spongie on Oct 25, 2010 10:05 PM CDT reply actions

That was my first game at Soldier Field

It would have been awesome if they could have won. It was still pretty good day overall. We met George McCaskey!

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by SaintsChick on Oct 25, 2010 11:26 PM CDT reply actions

Nice!

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by Ashley Czuba on Oct 29, 2010 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Pulling for you guys

Get it fixed and get some rest. You guys will pull it together.

lost in DC...

by Dandurand on Oct 27, 2010 3:48 PM CDT reply actions

tacos...

are delicious…
good game defense, chris….
offense where are you the waldo act is overrated

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by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Oct 29, 2010 8:17 AM CDT reply actions