Quick Recap: Bears Dominate Dolphins
by Dane Noble on Nov 18, 2010 10:29 PM CST
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PrintThe Chicago Bears showed up for Thursday Night Football, beating the Miami Dolphins 16-0. The offense made enough happen to put points on the board, and the defense satisfied expectations by being aggressive and causing turnovers.
Quick Numbers:
Jay Cutler: 16/ 25, 156 yds, 0 TDs, 1 INT
Tyler Thigpen: 17/29, 187 yds, 0 TDs, 1 INT
Matt Forte: 25 rushes, 97 yds, 1 TD
Julius Peppers: 6 tackles, 3 sacks, 1 pass deflection
We can probably compete with the Packers and Giants at this point... who is ready to rumble in the 2010 playoffs (playoffs?!)?
Your thoughts?
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Really wish
Forte got the 100 yards…..Shame….
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
He had 101 but lost yards on his last two runs I believe.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Nov 18, 2010 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
Yea
ended up with 97…offish….
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 18, 2010 10:43 PM CST up reply actions
Urlacher being interviewed
and stomping on the cheezy questions from Deion and Rich Eisen
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Not that I wasn't aware but... Peppers is a BEAST!!!
And Urlacher has to be the frontrunner for Comeback player of the Year. Thought Forte looked good, the OL and Cutler could have been a bit better and the D looked like it’s looked most of the year: Amazing. Really wish Hester would’ve gotten his return TD back home in Miami. It’ll come soon enough. Bear Down!
WILDCARD BITCHES!!! YEEEEHHHAAAAA!!!!!
Not that I agree,
but I think that most people are giving come back player of the year to Vick. Hopefully Urlacher will put Vick on his back and cement his getting Come back player of the year.
I would say ask his parole officer to be sure.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Nov 18, 2010 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
You're right, last year was the first year back from his "hiatus"....
he shouldn’t get a bye because he didn’t play well when he actually came back. If he gets that award this year, it would be something that ESPN and NFL Network fixed/rigged.
The Comeback Player of the Year Award....
Has nothing to do with actually being gone due to injury or misc other reasons. It is given for returning to form after previously falling. Vick fits that bill in a big way, and as much as I love Brian and would like to see him get the award, Vick has earned it at this point in the season.
He may also be earning the NFL MVP award if he continues on this path.
Personally, I hope Brian stands right in the middle of that path next week and introduces Mr Vick to the beginning of the decent that lands Vick right back smack dab in the middle of the QB pack. I don’t wish Vick ill, but I wish for Chicago to win, and for Brian to come out of that game leading the pack for the CPOTY award.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 6:46 AM CST up reply actions
Has anyone ever won who played the entire year before?
Not arguing, I just don’t remember anyone winning who didn’t miss a good portion of the prior season due to injury or other reasons.
Don't have to look far.....
Chad Pennington in 2008. Chad’s actually won the award twice, in ’06 and ’08. He won it in ’06 for coming back from injury and performing at a high level, but he won the award in ’08 for high level of play after being benched by the Jets for leading the team to a 1-7 start in favor of Kellen Clemons. He played in week 15 again after Clemons was injured and played well, but was benched again when Clemons came back the following week.
After that season, Pennington went to the Dolphins and led them to the 11-5 turnaround and won the CPOTY award.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 7:17 AM CST up reply actions
I bow to your "stat / trivia" recall....
or the speed of your typing ability in looking this stuff up.
Either way, good call.
A bit of both.
I knew Pennington won it twice (I am a fan of his and what he has done even with all the injuries. I thought he could have been HOF great if his body had cooperated) but i had to look up the years.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 7:22 AM CST up reply actions
from what everyone is saying
He’s a lock for MVP..in week 11.
by Chitownproduct on Nov 18, 2010 10:39 PM CST up reply actions
you mean like this?
Guns dont kill people. Brian Urlacher kills people.
by Bear Lovin 21 on Nov 18, 2010 10:40 PM CST up reply actions
There was a pic
of Alex Brown sitting on vicks head after a tackle…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 18, 2010 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
That was a great game
Rex came back from injury, and Vick got dominated by Urlacher and their D.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
I only remember
vick not wanting to leave the heater that game…..and orton going 1 for 10 for 10 yards….
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 18, 2010 11:25 PM CST up reply actions
I was at that game on the sidelines before the game
That was the freakin coldest game in a long time. I was even talking smack to Vick since they were warming up right by us..then walked up to my toasty seat in the stadium suite..
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
I hate you.
I just wanted you to know that, buddy. ;)
With 8 kids, I can forget ever taking them to soldier field….unless i win the lotto. And I don’t play the lotto. :(
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 6:48 AM CST up reply actions
I was there too
although not in a stadium suite. Sunday night game, just awesome. You get a beer and by the time you got back to your seats the top half was frozen. Beer slushees! We dominated Vick that night
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
We sold three of our regular games to buy the skyline suite
It was awesome all you could eat and drink, it was warm, and in the suite that night was Otis Wilson, fridge, Keith Van Horne, Mongo, Shaun Gayle, Fencik and one or 2 others. We got a great group picture with them that I should upload. Before the game you get to go on the field and we were standing right where vick was warming up yelling to him that he would be running for his life and that Urlacher would be on him all nite. He just smiled, good thing it came true.
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
OMG it was fun
I have a picture we took with Mongo, Otis Wilson, and shaun gayle all huddled up. They were all pretty good about things there. Better be nice for $800 per ticket. I have been pretty fortunate with all the bears stuff though, married into great season tickets 25 years ago, in 85 I worked at Nicks sports page in Dolton, IL as a second job and worked the “Mike Tomczak show” for the whole year and met most of the 85 team on those monday nights between 84-85. Hampton, Mongo, thayer, Hilgy, Marshall, Butthead, Covert, Van Horne, Suhey on and on..very lucky and I have lots of stories from those nights..
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
Um..
…why have you not posted this picture before!?
"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
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Nov 20, 2010 8:05 PM CST up reply actions
I remember it
I was watching it at my buddies house and we were going nuts. That was probably the only times the fans got excited about Rex Grossman. But I remember Mora going nuts over a call and he nearly hit the ref and we were all screaming at the TV for them to eject him. I also remember the game plan was totally “54, you’re going to spy on 7 all night, don’t let him do anything.” What a game.
"I feel like the pieces are in place. But we have to execute...It's about execution. You have to execute. You have to have a scheme that facilitates the strengths of your players. If it doesn't, then it's a bad scheme. It's that simple. So we feel real good about the parts in place on offense."
"We feel very good about this football team. We felt very good about our football teams in the past and it's no different. You've got to go out there and you've got to do it."
-Jerry Angelo, Aug. 2, 2010
by Sam Householder on Nov 19, 2010 12:56 AM CST up reply actions
i hope they do that again
the part about urlacher spying on vick all game. he was awesome that night. so was that first play in the 2nd half, rex to moose for about 20 yards or something? fans went nuts.
by reefermadness3 on Nov 19, 2010 8:43 AM CST up reply actions
Looks like he was getting ready to smack Vick upside the head
What were they thinking?
by touchdown bears on Nov 19, 2010 9:33 AM CST up reply actions
Wouldn't have guessed...
That Cutler and Thigpen had nearly identical stat lines watching that game. Time of possession and running yards were key. Schlereth’s on ESPN right now shredding Miami’s coaching staff over not running the ball.
Have to admit
that I was a little surprised by Miami’s play calling too, Schlereth is still a tool though.
As a Phins fan
I can’t say I was. Henning is a complete buffoon. Has been for years.
MC Hammer was dissapointed when he found out that Kevin Durant could touch this.
"What's wrong? My name's Florida! Florida, that's the name of a state! Why is my name Florida?"
Unofficial Phinsider Sports Medicine Physician
Theismann made the point that the similarity of the QB stat lines were misleading, the difference being that Jay controlled the game well.
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
"Fellas, what are they, unblockable? Is that the '85 Bears over there?" - Tom Coughlin, Giants '06 training camp
~~~ Check my profile for links for SB20 and America's Game: '85 Bears ~~~
I think it would be tough to get too critical of the Miami coaching staff...
they went into the game banged up and literally used every lineman they had on the active roster during the game due to injuries. Their tough luck, and I’ll still take the win that’s part of the NFL experience, but they really ended up playing with almost half of their actual team.
Whoever said our LB's can't shred blocks?
Roach, Lach and Briggs OMG, they were killing the phins all day long. Miami looked liked they didn’t even wanna run the play half the time.
by Chitownproduct on Nov 18, 2010 10:36 PM CST reply actions
That's been one of my biggest complaints about Urlacher.
In the past, that is. He’s been much better about getting off blocks and not getting sealed outside, at least from what I’ve been able to see.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
Daniel Mannings hit was beautiful!
Liked seeing the running game successful. Webb looked like a 7th round pick.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
I kept scrolling back
and watching the Manning hit over and over. I’m just glad he didn’t get flagged.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
he lead with his shoulder
as legal as legal can get
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 8:25 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not arguing that it wasn't,
but that doesn’t seem to matter. Big hits have been drawing flags as of late, even when they’re clean.
"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST
in Webb's defense
he’s a rookie, and Wake is a beast. Still, yes, he played pretty poorly.
by guy incognito on Nov 18, 2010 11:36 PM CST up reply actions
He's still a work in progress
Martz allowed him to go one on one with Wake, and he got beat everywhere. I still really like his upside.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
What's the upside of beng slow?
You can’t teach/coach that out of him. Every single week it’s the same. Guys just run around him. Cutler either gets rushed, hit/sacked or Webb holds – on every singl pass play. He’s terrible and he’s the weakest link on our offense. Shaffer or Lance Louis should be put in there, preferably Louis, he’s quicker and can get leverage easier at 6’3. Omiyale’s run blocking has definitely improved – saw him push one guy back about ten yards. Tice has done well, as has Marinelli.
Louis is a guard and Shaffer is not starting material
Webb has been solid up until the Miami game. Grant it, he’s had some penalties, but he has the build and athleticism of a good starting tackle. He’s got good strength, size, long arms, and has a mean-streak; those things you can’t teach, but technique is something Tice can teach the young kid. He’ll improve cause he’s already shown it throughout the season.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
There is no offensive lineman that is faster than a LB
A RT has to move his feet and use his size and hand punch to give the QB some time.
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 20, 2010 11:28 AM CST up reply actions
he played okay
going against who he was going against all game im pleased with the effort… was i the only one who noticed omiyale was having a great game… saw a few pancakes
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:21 AM CST up reply actions
Omi was fantastic.
And coming from me, that is astounding. I’ve probably been harder on the linemen than anyone.
I also thought Webb did a better job than people are giving him credit for, consider that he’s a 7th rounder going one on one with a guy who’s been giving veteran tackles fits all year. I’m not saying he was good, but he did better than I expected after I saw Martz was putting him on an island against Wake.
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1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 7:25 AM CST up reply actions
agreed
hoke leads the afc in sacks
meaning before this week he was dominating o lines
the fact that martz had FAITH to leave him one on one says alot
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:37 AM CST up reply actions
The defense is truly awesome
WHEN and if the offense keeps them off the field, and they can get rest. By the 4th Quarter, the D was still strong, rested, and mean.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Rock solid win....
Now, plenty of time to get ready for Vick. I’m not scared of Vick, Bears’ speed on D matches up perfectly against him. Will need smart decisions from Jay in that game though!
Why in the hell Is Sparano still wearing sun glasses?
Does he have an eye condition?
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
It's a douchey thing.
I bet he’s singing I wear my sun glasses at night right now.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Nov 18, 2010 10:43 PM CST up reply actions
"That's not my song"
“So I can… so I can…”
"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
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Nov 20, 2010 8:08 PM CST up reply actions
Never.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Nov 18, 2010 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
Yes he does
Something similar to McMahon. He has damaged corneas from a grease fryer accident when he worked fast food in high school (no joke).
"I feel like the pieces are in place. But we have to execute...It's about execution. You have to execute. You have to have a scheme that facilitates the strengths of your players. If it doesn't, then it's a bad scheme. It's that simple. So we feel real good about the parts in place on offense."
"We feel very good about this football team. We felt very good about our football teams in the past and it's no different. You've got to go out there and you've got to do it."
-Jerry Angelo, Aug. 2, 2010
by Sam Householder on Nov 18, 2010 10:43 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Effin mckie d's
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Nov 18, 2010 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
McMahon's eye problem ..
… was from undoing a shoe lace with a fork. Didn’t work out too well for him.
wont drink miller lite
instead of that crappy light beer..
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
AWESOME game
I am already seeing some hate on Twitter and I can foresee the storyline for some writers’ columns (I see Haugh writing "Bears still aren’t good because they should have blown them out) BUT I saw:
-Peppers dominating, finally (yes some of it was garbage time but I don’t care!)
-Forte had a killer game, over 125 total yards I believe.
-Balanced attack once again proves to be what this team needs.
-I’ll take unspectacular Cutler every week as long as it means wins. I don’t care what ANY writer says, this is all Cutler needs to do to be a good QB, avoid mistakes.
-Cutler made a few dumb throws but again, as long as he is winning WHO CARES?!
-Suck it Miami, I hate the Dolphins. So happy.
-Urlacher says this D is better than ’06 and frankly they are playing like it right now.
"I feel like the pieces are in place. But we have to execute...It's about execution. You have to execute. You have to have a scheme that facilitates the strengths of your players. If it doesn't, then it's a bad scheme. It's that simple. So we feel real good about the parts in place on offense."
"We feel very good about this football team. We felt very good about our football teams in the past and it's no different. You've got to go out there and you've got to do it."
-Jerry Angelo, Aug. 2, 2010
by Sam Householder on Nov 18, 2010 10:42 PM CST reply actions
Which Jay will show up???
The boy is part Gun-slinger and part Dumb-slinger!
Makes some unbelievable throws and then the next play you’d swear he was “brain-dead”! LOL!!
pbanachi
this should be green......
I LOL’d for real!
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 7:50 AM CST up reply actions
lol during his interview
they asked about the similarities between the 06 team and this one… he says “i dont remember who was on that team” lol hahahahaha
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:23 AM CST up reply actions
Bears Postgame Live
ripping on the NFLN announcers…..Notably millen and thiesmen….
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
Nothing special
just them laughing at them…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 18, 2010 10:54 PM CST up reply actions
Millen is a blundering idiot
He literally talks himself into circles.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
How about this ...
Millen: Shutting out your opponent is a good way of winning a game …
Theismann : Unless you have a lot of turnovers …
One of the female sideline reporters, just prior to the game, said
Brad Maynard almost hit her in the head while he was practicing his punts so, obviously, they plan on kicking away from Devin Hester.
Although, I wouldn’t put it past Jerry Angelo to trade Maynard to Miami and then change his mind right before kickoff. We probably gave up our first round pick next year to get him back……
So what if she was female?
Jk.. I’m not that uptight… but thought it was interesting. :P
"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
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
by Ashley Czuba on Nov 20, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions
Cause if she was hit
She couldn’t “take it like a man”!! Obviously….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
I didn't know her name or I would have called her out on it...
I’ll ask you to take my word for it that if it was one of the guys I would have done a similar thing….“the tall guy with the mustache” or “the African-American guy wearing his hat backwards”, etc. Just trying to distinguish the person who made the stupid remark. Didn’t mean to offend.
I was just kidding...
you didn’t offend…
sorry for the late response too, btw. :P
"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
Editor/Writer for WindyCityGridiron.com
Unrelated news: Gilbert cut by the Jets. What a waste of a 3rd round pick (and then there’s Iglesias…).
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
"Fellas, what are they, unblockable? Is that the '85 Bears over there?" - Tom Coughlin, Giants '06 training camp
~~~ Check my profile for links for SB20 and America's Game: '85 Bears ~~~
Well they are no
leon joe and dan “the buzzsaw” buzin….
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 18, 2010 10:47 PM CST up reply actions
Spawned one of the best tweets
I’ve seen, Briggs RT’d someone who said “Can you jump out of a pool in a disappointed way?” and also someone else said “Can he jump out of the free agent pool”
"I feel like the pieces are in place. But we have to execute...It's about execution. You have to execute. You have to have a scheme that facilitates the strengths of your players. If it doesn't, then it's a bad scheme. It's that simple. So we feel real good about the parts in place on offense."
"We feel very good about this football team. We felt very good about our football teams in the past and it's no different. You've got to go out there and you've got to do it."
-Jerry Angelo, Aug. 2, 2010
by Sam Householder on Nov 18, 2010 10:50 PM CST up reply actions
That's awesome
Some much for just having great athleticism….just ask Ryan Leaf!
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Ryan Leaf may suffer from mental illness.
Or at least need emotional help. WHAT! WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT!!!
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Briggs just said go Vikes during an interview.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
I find it amusing that CSN has commercials for Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Their concerts next week are more than likely sold out and have been for a while.
"We're going to try and knock the crap out of everybody." ~ Brian Urlacher
Really? I hadn't realized
Thanks for the cipherin’. Now I’ll have to be paying more attention!
Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation.
Kurt Warner had a great comment
When he said Mike Martz is calling a game differently because he realizes how good is defense is.
You could see Cutler really managing the play clock throughout the game. Cutler still had a few knucklehead throws, but the game plan and the execution was solid.
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 18, 2010 11:19 PM CST reply actions
I heard that too, good point by Warner
it kind of makes Billick’s comment about the Bears O not having a play over 20 yds, well, somewhat effing meaningless.
I mean, I’ve got problems with Martz but they would have called a different game later on if the D was folding. They weren’t. And the O moved the chains very well in that big drive that ate up all that time.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
yes and no
i won’t bitch too much about it, because it was about 75% good… but the drive where Forte scored… just about made me break stuff. They were driving, chewing up clock, running the ball like they should, and then went back to pass happy. In fact, only reason that drive didn’t stall was because of an illegal touch on a db. It was just frustrating because I, like you, were really excited to see them managing the clock for once… and thought they had lost that.
Only other thing I’ll put on the negative list for this game was J’Marcus Webb. Wow, did he look bad tonight.
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Just North of Wrigley Field
by jameslcrockett on Nov 18, 2010 11:24 PM CST up reply actions
Sort of
that was the same drive, though, where Cutler hit Olsen on two important passes to get the first down. They could have run a bit more, for sure, but most of the pass plays were solid on that drive, I thought.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
I can't fault Martz for throwing it in that situation
it was a good time to take a shot and try and catch the "Fins.
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 18, 2010 11:27 PM CST up reply actions
Drive started...
with 6 straight runs to get to the Dolphins 38, literally running down the clock and getting first downs too… then they passed 5 of the next 6 plays… including one that went out of bounds. Once is taking a shot. 5 out of 6 is forgetting what you’re supposed to be doing in that spot. Like I said, 75% because they did get back to running it after that and punched it in to ice the game. I know it was only a two score game at that point, but I was smelling shut out when it was 9-0 the way Miami was moving the ball.
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by jameslcrockett on Nov 18, 2010 11:47 PM CST up reply actions
Ummm.....forgetting what you are supposed to be doing?
I think scoring was the first thing they were supposed to be doing. Running down the clock is great, but leading by 16 as opposed to 9 is HUGE! Sounds like nit-picking to me, and not even reasonable nit-picking. They scored on that drive. Was the only drive they scored a TD on. And THAT is the drive that you have a problem with?
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 6:59 AM CST up reply actions
Worse yet?
You aren’t even right. One the drive in Question, The Bears ran on 10 of the plays and passed on four. Furthermore, The “only reason the drive didn’t stall” penalty was a second down penalty. So, it would have been 3rd and 10, not stall and punt. The Bears started the drive with 6 runs, but the final 3 of those 6 went for all of 2 yards. Martz then called pass to open up the run again, which it did.
In other words, had Martz kept running with 8 in the box defending the run, the drive probably would have stalled, and less clock would have been eaten up, and 7 points would not have been added.
You don’t abandon the air game in the 3rd Quarter of any game that is still in reach. That’s just asking for a loss.
in•san•i•ty \in-ˈsa-nə-tē\ noun
1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 7:06 AM CST up reply actions
well said...
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 8:26 AM CST up reply actions
I concur
I concur (is there an echo in her?)
by I Have Bearsititis on Nov 19, 2010 11:16 AM CST up reply actions
“Her” being Wanda?
On second thoughts, I don’t want to know…
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Nice win guys!
Too bad we were so banged up, it might have been a better game otherwise. Now that this game is over I’m back to rooting for the Bears for the rest of the year, and since the playoffs look bleak for the Dolphins at this point, looks like I’ll be rooting for my 2nd favrorite team this post season!
You've had a rough run with injuries
but, damn, Webb is one helluva player. Big play guy on that D.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
I concur. And I'd add..
?!??
!?!?
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Likes / Dislikes
Likes:
- Run game. Specifically Forte
- 40 runs. A MARTZ OFFENSE WITH 40 RUNS?!?
- Cutler 7 for 9 for 79 yards on 3rd down passing tonight
- play calling pretty much between the 20s
- O line giving up only 5 sacks since bye
- Bears 3rd down conversions since bye – 28 / 49 for a 57% clip
- D is awesome Peppers is a man beast
- Izzy and Melton stepping up big recently
- Gould banging FGs and deep kickoffs
Dislikes:
- Cutler bad decisions. Already seeing people say he should have had 6 to 8 INTs
- Webb was abused so badly I thought I saw him crying
- Rezone offense / playcalls (fade route to the 6 feet Bennett at the goalline. Really? REALLY!?)
- Feel bad for mia as seeing people say that the Bears beat a D league tonight after thighpen was suppose to shred the Bears D
And thats it….I think…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
Hey nice win...
Cannot argue with success. My quick thoughts:
1. Forte again showed he’s great outside; also played well inside and on pass protection.
2. Great to see Peppers rack up the sacks.
3. Best game of the season for the D-line; even Harris played well.
4. Henry Melton and Marcus Harrison are improving every week.
5. Knox finally got the slant route right!
6. Martz again called a good game; kept Cutler upright.
7. Frankie O was outstanding, Webb is improving a little each week, even C Williams played great.
8. Kreutz will have to be replaced soon, likely his last year as a starter.
9. Gould was back on track.
10. Cutler had a few poor throws, but managed the game well.
11. Take the win, but this team needs to step up huge to play with the Eagles; if the Bears beat the Eagles, they are going to the Super Bowl!
IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO FIRE LOVIE (IT'S BACK BABY!)!!!
"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever!"
agreed, a nice win
I’m not familiar with the Eagles d-line, but the run will need vast improvements. Da Bears line did a decent job against a pretty good d-line for Miami. The D-ends were darned good. Plus, I can see a need to run some clock to keep Vick on the sidelines. The guy has been hot this season & the D will be on task to stop an explosive offense.
Cutlet has to llimit the poor throws. There were around 3 that could have been picked.
It's 106 miles to Chicago, we have a full tank of gas, 1/2 pack of cigarettes...it's dark, and we're wearing sunglasses.
As we start playing some of the better teams in the next few weeks
we really need to do better when it comes to scoring TD’s rather than FG’s. Last week we really didn’t take advantage of our field position like we should have and this week we marched all over them but then would screw up when we got close except for the one TD. As we get closer to playoff football we have to improve that part of our game.
On the bright side, our 3rd down conversion rate has improved a lot over the last 2 games and that really helps the defense. I hope we can keep that going.
All in all, a very solid win for us.
Baby steps
at least those were FG’s instead of INT’s or fumbles.
I'm not so mean. I wouldn't ever go out to hurt anybody deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something. - Dick Butkus
Good point, after the Washington game those were the drive ending plays come to think of it.
Something else I just noticed, if Minnesota scores anything more than a FG against the Packers this week, the Bears end the weekend with the #1 Defense in points allowed.
Big win...
This was a swing game. Wouldn’t have killed us to lose. If the Bears just take care of their division games, we can look at this game and say it won us the division, because there are absolutely no gimmes left on the schedule.
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by jameslcrockett on Nov 18, 2010 11:30 PM CST up reply actions
I liked the workmanlike manner in which they went about winning this game.
They went in knowing all they had to do was play conservatively on offense (I only recall Cutler throwing downfield once, the one that Hester almost had in the endzone), and let the D shut down their running game and the game was over. It’s almost like a game in which they decided they didn’t want to show much for their next opponent. That third quarter was cool, in that I think Miami got maybe 3-6 plays from scrimmage (not counting punts) the whole quarter. They do look like a team growing better all the time.
Unfortunately, much as I want them to keep winning, I’m concerned about the rest of the season. They are inconsistent on offense (the O looked constipated – I know, that’s probably an image we could do without), and that means that in future games, all the pressure will be on defense and special teams. Although those are our strengths (the opening kickoff notwithstanding), I’m concerned about standing up to the Eagles, the Pats and the Pack (the latter on the road). If the Vikes beat the Pack this weekend, they may still have a pulse by the time we see them in the Thunderdome, and that could be a tough game. Detroit is playing everyone close (yes, and losing them all) and that could be a close game.
In other words, I still see that this team has something to prove, though I can’t argue with where they are right now.
Go Bears!
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Nov 18, 2010 11:30 PM CST reply actions
Kind of an either/or scenario
If the Vikes win, like you say, they may carry some of that momentum forward, but at least we’re a game over the Pack.
If they lose—especially if they get crushed by Green Bay—maybe they finally pull the plug Favre and start rebuilding. In that case we’d be playing a team just as banged up as Miami.
Jets too...
Our remaining schedule is brutal. The impact of not having laid an egg in this game is monumental. It’s one of those gravy wins that allow us to lose the rest of our “losable” games and still have a good chance at winning the division. I never expected the team to lose to Seattle and Washington at home when I counted out the wins they’d need to win the division. This wasn’t a game I put in the lock category (until maybe yesterday when they might have needed Patrick Ramsay to suit up at QB for chrissakes), so I’m really feeling a lot better now.
BTW… the Dolphins got only 8 plays from scrimmage in the 3rd quarter. I was saying after it was over that was probably the best quarter the Bears have played on football all season long on both sides of the ball. 10 points and had near complete control of the ball.
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by jameslcrockett on Nov 18, 2010 11:55 PM CST up reply actions
Offense looked constipated?
I don’t agree with this at all. The offense looked efficient. They were absolutely on the top of their game. The NFL is always a war of attrition, and the most important thing the offense did was control the line of scrimmage.
It wasn’t just to the defense’s credit that the Bears controlled the line of scrimmage, the offense did a magnificent job of controlling the ball. It’s true that the offense did not finish a lot of drives, but they definitely did great work in wearing the Dolphins defense down and keeping the ball.
In short, the offense played as great a defensive game as the defense did, that’s how you get a shutout in the NFL.
by Corncob Justice on Nov 18, 2010 11:56 PM CST up reply actions
I meant "constipated"...
in the sense that we weren’t scoring TD’s. They would look good for a bit and then clog up (there’s yet another of those images). A more potent opponent could have taken advantage of the fact that we held the ball for most of the game and yet were only up two scores. This is the second game in a row where we had a lot of chances and didn’t capitalize.
We can’t do that with teams like the Eagles, the Jets and NE. With their offenses, I doubt that the D can totally hold them in check which means that our offense won’t get as many chances with the ball.
Did the Dolphins have any drives in which they had more than two first downs? If they had more than two drives with two first downs (excluding the last drive in which the Bears were playing prevent defense), I’d be surprised. Since they couldn’t move the ball, that gave our offense more chances to dominate.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Nov 19, 2010 12:04 AM CST up reply actions
I'm not disagreeing with what you are saying
But they weren’t playing those teams in this game. Against those teams the play calling will be different. But I’m not sure that our defense can’t win some games for us against the AFC East teams. Against the Dolphins they didn’t have to score points so much as they had to control the ball. BTW I’m not all that sure that at least the Jets have a better offense than we do. At this point I’m not convinced that they have a better defense either. And I don’t think that any of these teams have a better defense than we do.
by Corncob Justice on Nov 19, 2010 12:23 AM CST up reply actions
The Bears can...
beat the Jets just the same way the Packers did (incidentally the same way the Bears beat the Dolphins tonight). They need to keep it on the ground, away from their ballhawking corners and not give an inch on defense and be dominating on special teams. The Bears can do all of these things, it’s when they employ their willy nilly passing offense that they get in trouble. I hope this game wasn’t Martz saying, “F**k it, we can beat this team with our eyes closed, so let’s just run the ball and get back to gunslinging next week.” and actual improvement instead.
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by jameslcrockett on Nov 19, 2010 12:29 AM CST up reply actions
Beast mode-
Pepp, Briggs, Lach, Forte, Melton, and Hester.
Semi-beastly-
Knox, DMS, Moore, Harris, Harrison, Izzy, Olsen and CW.
Honerable mention-
Cutler, Roach, Tillman, Garza, and Jennings.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
I'd put...
Izzy in full-on beastly. His motor is always going. That sack was awesome.
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by jameslcrockett on Nov 18, 2010 11:50 PM CST up reply actions
Definitely
He’s been consistently beating one on one matchups all season long.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Hey what's the weather like in Chicago?
10 days from now, I hope it’s skin- splitting cold cause Vick hates it, he hates it. I know long range forecasts are unreliable, but so is the weather in November. (subtle Gordon Lightfoot reference)
by Corncob Justice on Nov 18, 2010 11:39 PM CST reply actions
As of right now the weather for the eagles game
is suppose to be 40 degrees with a 20% chance of snow…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 19, 2010 7:02 AM CST up reply actions
A 10 Day Forecast
is about as useful as a poopy-flavored lollipop.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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The question is....
did those younger siblings eat it willingly, or did you have to persuade them a bit ;)
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1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 8:04 AM CST up reply actions
I'm giving no further information
I have no intention of incriminating myself and/or ruining the imagery.
I like the Bears run game
and I like the way the defense stops the run. As long as they keep it up the rest their game will continue to improve. In addition, third down conversions have been terrific the past two games.
"Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." - Mark Twain
Is it me or did Tony Sparano look like Bernie from ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ at his post-game press conference?
Yep
He wears his sunglasses at night.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
I read somewhere
that he has really sensitive eyes on account of some sort of accident in his past.
But yeah, he looks a lot like Bernie.
Anarchist. Misanthrope. Beard aficionado.
Defensively, we domintated
We dominated running, passing it, not so much, but hey we won!
I am a bear of very little brains and big words bother me.
fun game
Tons of bears fans, stadium never filled.
What a great defensive effort.
Bears have now beat two .500 or above teams all year.
Cutler is mind bottling at times. I think we have another 4 pick game coming.
Dolphins play calling was more affected by the short week than anything on the bears.
by mike b on Nov 19, 2010 7:29 AM CST via mobile reply actions
short week
correct me if im wrong but didnt we also play sunday like they did?
so didnt we also have a short week?
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:36 AM CST up reply actions
is there a point in there?
I said it affected the dolphins. Didn’t seem to affect the bears.
by mike b on Nov 19, 2010 7:43 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
so your making an excuse for the dolphins?
why didnt you just say so…
just like many others when the bears win its always an excuse…
the other team this, the other team that.
to me the biggest similarity between this years team and our superbowl team is that right there.
no respect everyone we beat people make excuses for
…here ive got an excuse THE BEARS WERE THE BETTER TEAM
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:49 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
yes
The bears were a better team for not letting it affect them. Grow up.
by mike b on Nov 19, 2010 7:56 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
ive grown up
sheesh i just wanted clarity
seems as all your comments were against the bears, are you phins fan?
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by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 8:00 AM CST up reply actions
...
Mike b i apologize if you took me wrong but i love my bears. I just get tired of hearing peopl finding all the negatives instead of embracing the positives. I see a dominating d, a special teams unit who people are afraid of and an offense who just has to keep possession of the ball.
The defense was happy on the sidelines throughout the game because they got a chance to rest… they rested and bang shutout. Balance is key, and keep in mind this is the first year under Martz.
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 8:33 AM CST up reply actions
You don't have to apologize
It had nothing to do with play calling and everything to do with execution. Maybe the Phins called too many passes, but nothing was going to work versus the stout Bears D.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
i dont think
They came in with any idea what they wanted to do. Barely ran the ball, never ran the wildcat.
by mike b on Nov 19, 2010 12:04 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
The only rational explanation I can see is if they decided they wanted to see if Thigpen would sink or swim. Even so, it’s hardly a rational gameplan to (attempt to) throw away a game like that.
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Maybe
The Dolphins knew that running against the Bears defense was next to impossible.
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions
haha perhaps
but i mean really, if one steps back and looks at the easy answer:
3rd string qb who sucked when he was a starter for most of 1 entire season vs. ronnie brown and ricky williams, both of whom are pretty good at their jobs.
i know their o line was down to guys they about picked up off the street but i mean really, you’d think they would at least try to run the ball. i am glad the bears punched them in their foolish mouths because that was a pretty ineffective game plan (unless thigpen unleashed his inner tom brady of course).
by reefermadness3 on Nov 20, 2010 1:40 AM CST up reply actions
Dolphins have had bad play calling all year
I think they were more effected by having a bunch of 3rd string players out on the field…..that and the Bears have a great defense.
I am confused
this actually comes off as some sort of a positive positive post from you..Is this really you???
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
If I could save mind in a bottle
The first thing that I’d like to do
Is to run with the ball
With consistency and not pass
Until third and a few
But there never seems to be enough time
For Martz to do the things
That he likes to do
Like throw the long bomb
I’ve seen enough games to know
That Jay’s the one I want to go
into overtime with
If Martz had a box full of wishes
And Lovie’s dreams never come true
The backfield would be empty
Except for the memory of Kurt
and the passes he threw
,,,and that’s all I got.
Johnny Knox is so fast he lives in the future
Luck?
maybe im watching a different season.
maybe i watch different football.
the patriots beat an under achieving team by 1-3 points and it was a great win.
the bears do it and its we were lucky
the colts have a horrible game and win, they are a great team.
its bad when you have fans who have this same mentality.
we are not going to dominate every game, we are not going to always look pretty.
we throw 40 times a game and lose and its we need more balance
we have more balance and win and its why didnt we throw the ball more
make up ya damn mind. do you want a winning team or a pretty team?
the buffalo bills are scoring around 25 points a game go cheer for them.
Bears 7-3 isnt luck. if your a fan cheer for the team if not SHUT UP
I hate the rain. Rain falls in this world, too. When your heart is in chaos, the sky becomes clouded. When you are sad, rain falls so terribly easily. Can you understand, the horror of being pelted by rain in this solitary world? If only to stop that rain, I shall lend you any strength. If you trust in me, I will let no rain fall in this world, trust me. You are not fighting alone.
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Nov 19, 2010 7:35 AM CST reply actions 2 recs
I'm starting to believe...
that we have a couple of bitter Packers fans posing as Bears fans in our midst. I mean, I’m not a blind optimist. I am extremely critical of certain portions of our teams, both players and staff.. But the level of the excuses being made for why we should be 0-9 but aren’t is amazing to me. I’ve never seen so many “fans” that are so unhappy with their team winning.
Let me say this. I am probably best known to the regulars here as the stat guy. But in the end, the only stat that matters is the “W”. why are so many fans so eager to crap on their own team after every win.
And this isn’t directed at some of the more pessimistic but grateful for a win fans, like mike b and Sackman. I understand the need to not buy into another heartbreak. I suspect mike is a cubs fan, like me. :) No, this was directed at those who want to tell us that the Bears didn’t deserve to win games they won, and that they will lose this game and that game. And then want to make excuses for the opposition when the bears win anyways. You know who you are.
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1 : The practice of repeating the same action while expecting different results.
by Timothy Hockemeyer on Nov 19, 2010 8:03 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Tommy all it is
are fans that licked there chops since pre-season wanting Lovie fired and now that they are winning, they don’t know what else to do but bitch about nonsense. I for one am enjoying this season. The fact that Martz has finally realized that this year could be special if he strips down his offense and plays smart really has me excited. You got a team who’s defense is playing as good as the ‘06-’07 squad and Hester being the HOFer he is again. This has been a fun season and I’m looking forward to seeing how this plays out.
Yeah but it worked!
This
I really think that what it is…..They have to cling to something for their hopes to fire Lovie…..Cause now its "well they only beat one winning team and they beat themselves with 18 penalties and “lost” to the lions and bills……"
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
by CloudyFuture on Nov 19, 2010 8:28 AM CST up reply actions
agreed
i love that mad mike seems to have adjusted to the strengths of the bears (for now) instead of imposing his circus act regardless of the results.
-revitalized hester is a joy to watch
-o line is stinking up the joint less and less
-even saw 91 make some sweet plays yesterday
i am also enjoying this season a lot
by reefermadness3 on Nov 19, 2010 8:55 AM CST up reply actions
They should stop hoping
cause Lovie and his staff are here to stay through next season. Offensively, it’s imperative to have Jay in the same offense for more than one year.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
You could call it luck that the Bears played a Dolphins team plagued with injuries
However, the Bears did exactly what a good team should do agains a team like that, dominate them in virtually every aspect of the game. The Bears are a good team, don’t listen to what fans of other teams say (well except for me, but the Bears are my 2nd fav team), you don’t get to 7-3 on luck.
I just texted my nephew this morning and said
it seems the bears have been very fortunate when it comes to breaks..CJ td, packers 17 penalties, Marshall getting hurt in the first half, etc. Doesn’t mean they are not playing well and creating their own good luck but they have been fortunate. I thought Cutler was great on third down last night and very erratic on all the other downs. Wish Hester would have pulled in that bomob in the endzone.
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
the best luck the bears have had
is staying very healthy given where they are at in the season. all that other stuff, good or bad, happens to the other 31 teams all of the time anyway.
by reefermadness3 on Nov 19, 2010 8:51 AM CST up reply actions
Their health
is probably the team’s biggest strength right now. I read that the league is setting a record for injuries this year, but the Bears have largely been immune to the injury bug for some reason. If we make the playoffs, that should be the #1 thing we thank the football gods for.
by NorthSideBearsFan on Nov 19, 2010 10:14 AM CST up reply actions
Yep.
So much for people criticizing Lovie for his easy training camps. Maybe that’s why his teams are healthy this year.
Yeah but it worked!
Yeah, it's a good thing they dodged the Brandon Marshall bullet in the 2nd half
Would have hated to see how may more dropped passes or mental mistakes he would have made…
Lucky Bears.
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 9:10 AM CST up reply actions
This
He’s completely overrated as a WR. He doesn’t care, doesn’t have a very good YPC average (12.2 career), nor is he known to play through injury. He wouldn’t have helped them one bit. He’s one of the highest targeted WR in the league, and that’s how he gets his numbers.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Packers penalties excuse is BS
Part of the game; how is it the Bears fault when their best pass-rusher got held on every down? In addition, the WRs were assaulted all night.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
Not saying they didnt deserve the penalties
Just saying if the Packers didn’t implode that evening I am not so sure we win that game. That is it, because Rodgers was slicing us up to the tune of completing 75% of his throws.
"We were freaking robbed!! Our defense totally dominated all day! What? we gave up nearly 500 yards on defense? Yeah but we stopped them on the 1 yrd line! Our D is awesome!!"
- Entire kool aid drinkin' Pride of Detroit site-
While he did do that
it took the packers like 8 mins to actually get a score….And like Lester mentions Bears had 11 penalties in their game and still won that game…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
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by CloudyFuture on Nov 19, 2010 11:47 AM CST up reply actions
it was
11 for 116 for Chicago and 2 penalties for 19 yards for Minnesota
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 12:24 PM CST up reply actions
Minny obviously handed the Bears the game
Wink, wink.
"He's a great candidate," Ryan said. "If I hadn't made him drop in coverage so often on running backs, he might be the all-time sack leader. They call it zone blitzing nowadays. We called it, 'Richard, pick him up.'" - Buddy Ryan on Richard Dent's HOF chances.
"Slicing us"...
Rodgers took what the Bears were willing to give him and learned to like it. Nothing more, nothing less. Undisciplined teams deserve to lose and if they aren’t good enough to play through their penalties they will lose. The Bears had a bunch of penalties against the Vikings and dominated them despite of them. That’s what good teams do.
Yeah but it worked!
one point to consider good sir
perhaps peppers doesn’t get held on one of his many plays where he was getting WWE action on him. maybe #90 gets to rodgers on that same play in a violent manner and separates his shoulder just like he did to stafford on opening day. i highly doubt the packers offense would be able to fully recover from that.
by reefermadness3 on Nov 20, 2010 1:50 AM CST up reply actions
The Bears had a ton of penalty yards in the Viking game yet still won
I’m just saying…
If you go in the bathroom, turn off the lights, and say "Da Coach" 5 times while facing the mirror... Ditka will appear and slap the wussy right out of you.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Nov 19, 2010 11:34 AM CST up reply actions
The only thing that would make this win better is if Millen was strangled in the booth
So we didn’t have to listen to him…
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan [I have always lived in Arizona, dad is from Chicago].
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team(s), throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.
by JoeCB1991 on Nov 19, 2010 11:55 AM CST via mobile reply actions
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