The Bears Den: December 10th, 2010 Edition

by Kev H on Dec 10, 2010 9:48 AM CST in The Bears Den

Where it's impossible to state how awesome a decisive victory on Sunday would be.

Bears must generate consistent pass rush Sunday - Pass rush up the middle would be best. Flushing Brady to the sides where Izzy or Pep can get there, coupled with a bruising linebacker or two.

Why Martz has adapted his play calling in Chicago - I think it might be because he likes Jay Cutler, and doesn't want him to be completely dead.

Tom Brady vs. Brian Urlacher puts New England Patriots-Chicago Bears game in national spotlight - Lots of hair vs. no hair. Hopefully the bald one can put the pretty boy on his back a couple times.

Hybrid fullback-tight end Brandon Manumaleuna giving Chicago Bears best of both worlds - Me is Bizarro. Manumaleuna am good.

You + WCG + Twitter = Benficial for you, and your loved ones.

Chicago Bears' Nick Roach still a question mark for New England Patriots game - This just in--one side of the defense might be weaker.

Briggs: We Understand What This Game Means - Lip service paid.

Briggs, Urlacher a pair of aces - There's no two linebackers I want more.

Brady’s fake and shake is on Urlacher’s menu - He wants to hit him so hard his kids feel it.

Air and Space: Cutler and play-action - I'll be honest, I didn't read this one.

Soldier Field has right field - Seriously, what's with all the alternate universe stuff?

Jay Cutler's Play Will Determine Bears' Chances Against Patriots - Scouting Report - A look from NESN, from behind the enemy lines.

Moon Mullin Corner

Could Tommie Harris be key for Bears vs. Pats? - I hope so--I still think inside pressure is the key.

New England Julius? Free-safety Julius? - What if?

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Excuse me while I call Pompei an idiot.

Writing an article about Manu? Seriously? Trying to pump this guy up? He can’t block, can’t run routes, can only catch in space, and it’s like playing 10 against 11 when he’s on the field. Why isn’t Clark on the gameday roster again?

by Doshi on Dec 10, 2010 10:22 AM CST reply actions

I'll give you 6.105 million reasons...

Manu’s ’10 contract!!!

Unreasonable people make life difficult...

by WisBearsFan34 on Dec 10, 2010 10:38 AM CST up reply actions

I hate when they try to block a defensive end or outside linebacker with Manu.

Just seems like a wasted play that they need to just scrap out the playbook.

by Dominique Blanton on Dec 10, 2010 11:42 AM CST up reply actions

I'd say...

I hate when they try to block ~~a defensive end or outside linebacker~~ with Manu.

Free Dez Clark!!!
Free Dez Clark!!!
Free Dez Clark!!!

Unreasonable people make life difficult...

by WisBearsFan34 on Dec 10, 2010 2:14 PM CST up reply actions

Yes, you too can be a Tribune writer

Just write about an underperforming player and either trash him unreasonably or talk about how great he is when he sucks. Rinse and repeat.

by NorthSideBearsFan on Dec 10, 2010 12:42 PM CST up reply actions

Pompei..

I’ll have whatever he’s drinking/smoking/eating. If it isn’t Lovie Smith Kool-aid then it must be the Martz version.

by Pretender85 on Dec 10, 2010 3:52 PM CST up reply actions

Boy that Larry Mayer

sure can state the obvious can’t he?

by jimribs on Dec 10, 2010 10:32 AM CST reply actions

Quote of the Week...

I think it might be because he likes Jay Cutler, and doesn’t want him to be completely dead.

-Kev H

Besides aren’t we all sick of those partially dead QBs?!?!

I'd prefer not to have Lovie return...Unless we win the SB baby!!!!

"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever!"

"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielson 1926-2010

by LostInSTL on Dec 10, 2010 10:33 AM CST reply actions

Zombie Quarterbacks

have been proven to lack the mental dexterity and physical ability required to be successful in the National Football League.

If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?

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by Kev H on Dec 10, 2010 10:36 AM CST up reply actions 2 recs

However....

in the CFL…….anything goes:

I'd prefer not to have Lovie return...Unless we win the SB baby!!!!

"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever!"

"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielson 1926-2010

by LostInSTL on Dec 10, 2010 11:30 AM CST up reply actions

That's probably the CFLs leading passer

I’m Canadian and I say the CFL sucks

by DaHamsta on Dec 10, 2010 2:26 PM CST up reply actions

Be fair, the guy’s unusually long neck probably made his head more prone to be twisted off in a tackle. Even when it’s by a girl who only comes up to your collarbone.

"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 ~~~

by Spongie on Dec 10, 2010 8:08 PM CST up reply actions

Maybe that's why I have trouble understanding your comments...

I don’t speak Canadian.

I'd prefer not to have Lovie return...Unless we win the SB baby!!!!

"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever!"

"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielson 1926-2010

by LostInSTL on Dec 11, 2010 3:54 PM CST up reply actions

yes, we are

Theisman’s role on NFL network has made us all sick.

by jimribs on Dec 10, 2010 10:37 AM CST up reply actions

Just so everyone is aware

NFL Network is currently showing Super Bowl XX, if you’re a youngun like myself and weren’t alive in ‘86 it’s nice to actually to get see some of it. Also a nice way to get pumped up for Pats-Bears Sunday which is, I assume, why they’re showing it.

"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 Dec 10, 2010 10:54 AM CST reply actions

if you’re a youngun like myself and weren’t alive in ‘86 it’s nice to actually to get see some of it.

Take a closer look at my sig. No, not the Tom Coughlin bit, gratifying though that is.

by Spongie on Dec 10, 2010 8:10 PM CST up reply actions

brady's fake and shake

if memory serves, that fake and shake took place the sunday after the nfl had come down hard on QB hits the previous sunday and players were threatened with fines and suspensions for “illegal” or “unnecessary” hits. while there is no excuse for missing the tackle other than making a mistake, i felt then and feel now that the moment of indecision by Urlacher was in part created by the context of that stretch of time.
hopefully if we come to the same situation again, urlacher will plank him first and worry about a fine or suspension later.

"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness. But I am not a government official." - Francis Wolcott

by Maelvampyre on Dec 10, 2010 11:12 AM CST reply actions

Isn't that the game when Urlacher got a 15 yard penalty

For “Flexing his arms” before making a tackle on Brady

"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10

by ThorCo on Dec 10, 2010 1:12 PM CST up reply actions

Never mind, that was the Vikings game

Just looked it up

"Word of advice, don’t join, Bears fans are crazy."--- D-Jackfan10

by ThorCo on Dec 10, 2010 1:13 PM CST up reply actions

by the way

wanda will answer to her middle name of Giselle on game day

"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness. But I am not a government official." - Francis Wolcott

by Maelvampyre on Dec 10, 2010 11:15 AM CST reply actions 1 recs

Nice!!!

by Mandingo54 on Dec 10, 2010 12:14 PM CST up reply actions

And ~~she~~ we will be calling you “Brian” ?

by Spongie on Dec 10, 2010 8:11 PM CST up reply actions

Nah, she'll be calling him Justin.

by BigGeorgeTX on Dec 11, 2010 10:40 AM CST up reply actions

I know she won't be calling anyone "Spongie"

:o)

"I am a sinner who does not expect forgiveness. But I am not a government official." - Francis Wolcott

by Maelvampyre on Dec 11, 2010 12:59 PM CST up reply actions

Enjoyed the Den Line very much today

by rdent4hof on Dec 10, 2010 11:45 AM CST reply actions

You're not missing much with the Seifert article

Basically says that Cutler is a good playaction passer, even though Martz doesn’t call a lot of play-action. Any Bears fan near a computer in the last two years knows that Cutler is best when he’s on the move – play-action, rollouts, sprintouts, etc. – because that’s basically how he got into the Pro Bowl. It would have been a better article if he’d written about why it’s taken the Bears staff so long into the season to figure this out.

by NorthSideBearsFan on Dec 10, 2010 12:38 PM CST reply actions