Thoughts From NFL Week 14: Chicago Bears and Beyond
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 13, 2010 3:00 PM CST
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With only three weeks left in the NFL season only one team has clinched a playoff birth. With their dismantling of the Chicago Bears, the New England Patriots are assured a spot in the post season. It's a good thing the season finale of Dexter was on so I had something to watch to get my mind off that game. I can't say I was surprised with the Chicago loss, I knew Tom Brady and the Pats would be able to move the ball on the Bears defense, I just didn't expect such a shellacking.
But it's OK Bears fans, it's only one game, against an AFC opponent, and the Packers lost in Detroit and have a trip to New England next week. It could be worse, at least Soldier Field is still standing. Then again... maybe if Soldier Field had some structural damage Chicago could get an actual new stadium with all the bells and whistles that fans in the 21st Century could enjoy. After the jump I'll hit on some of my other NFL thoughts.
1) Is there a worse way to lose a game than "North Dallas Forty" style on a botched extra point? The Washington Redskin franchise just seems like it's in a bad place.
2) Isn't a mid season coaching change supposed to spark a team? None of the Broncos studs came out to play.
3) I love the hotly contested race in the NFC West, where the surging 5-8 San Francisco 49ers are within one game of 1st place.
4) I wonder if Jets fans are getting a bit nervous. Losers of two in a row, and looking bad in the two losses. Three teams are hot on their wildcard heels, and then there's that Karma thing and the cheating Jets coach...
5) The terrible run of injuries keeps rolling on for the Packers. With his second concussion of the season you can be sure the Green Bay doctors will treat Aaron Rodgers with kid gloves.
6) Way back on Thursday night the Colts (7-6) got a much needed win against the Titans. With games remaining at home against Jacksonville, then at Oakland, and ending up at home with Tennessee again, I think they find a way to sneak into the playoffs.
7) How much did the Chiefs miss Matt Cassel? I don't care how good the run game is, if there's no passing threat, an NFL defense will shut you down.
8) Troy Polamalu is fun to watch, but what was the point of his 4th quarter lateral?
9) Staying with the Steelers defense... They held the Bengals to just 34 yards rushing, dropping their league leading run D to just 60.1 yards per game. They have a chance to have the stingiest rush D in history.
10) DeSean Jackson... wow...
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1. How the heck did we lose to that team, the can’t even kick an extra point to win a game.
2. They’ve still got a joke of a team, the Cowboys and Vikings both have a lot of talent on their rosters.
3. Yeesh, that’s all I can say about that.
4. Mark Sanchez seems to be going into his December funk. They shouldnt have even made the playoffs last year.
5. With the NFL’s new policies about concussions he probably shouldn’t play next week.
6. I think so too, if they do, I would love to have another shot at them to settle the 2007 score.
7. Brodie Croyle is 0-9 as a starter. Yikes! San Diego has a legitimate chance to win the division if Cassell is out for the season since I think SD will win out.
8. Didn’t see that
9. What the heck is wrong with the Bengals, wake me up when they have consecutive good seasons.
10. The touchdown run or the douchiness ?
Ps. I have a quandary today. If the Giants win today, they move into second place in the NFC because of the win they have over us. Of course, they are playing the Vikes, who are hard to root for regardless of the situation, especially since we play them the next week. I’m leaning for the former since its probably bad karma to root for the Purple People eaters.
48 minutes of intensity
1
Because Lovie Smith failed to challenge the Cutler fumble that would have been a TD.
So, ineptitude.
Root for the Vikings!
Skol!
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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 13, 2010 3:55 PM CST up reply actions
yeah
but think of it like this, the Vikings would be hard pressed to lose two in a row, better to have a good win from them tonight, and come to next week lethargic
Superman wears an Urlacher Jersey under his costume
by BearNecessities on Dec 13, 2010 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
I dunno, they might lose two in a row
I doubt Brent plays and I don’t know that status of Jackson so maybe we have antother 3rd stringer on the menu. Plus do you really think the Vikings want to play the Bears coming off the beating they took from the Pats?
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by Ditkavsworld on Dec 14, 2010 6:35 AM CST up reply actions
Did anyone else watch that Packers game yesterday?
They looked horrible, and that was before Rodgers went out. If the Lions had mounted any kind of offense, they would’ve blown the Pack out of the water.
As bad as our loss was yesterday, I’ll take it any day over the way the Pack lost to the Lions. I’ve been one of the “the Lions are better than a 2-X team” for the past few months, but not yesterday. Both teams were garbage.
Jake is right, we did have a band powerful enough to turn goat piss into gasoline.
I did
i remember saying to myself that its only a matter of time before the pack self destruct. It annoys me that they are viewed as Super Bowl contenders. One analyst on si.com had them beating the Pats for heavens sake. Besides hating them as it comes with the territory of being a Bears fan, I just think that they are extremely overrated. Its probably not the first time this was mentioned on WGC and its probably not the last either. The one good victory they had was over the Jets, who are awful offensively.
48 minutes of intensity
...could say the same about us...
One good victory over the Eagles, the rest either atrocious showings (Skins, Chickens, Giants, Pats), or barely beating average-to-bad teams. The only blowout of the season was the Carolina game, and that one should have been over FAR sooner than it actually was if not for Todd Collins.
Peter king
still has them listed higher than us…sickens me
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by BearNecessities on Dec 13, 2010 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
I get the feeling
that even IF the Bears WIN the NFCN the packers would still be higher than the Bears…..Heck this morning on ESPN First Take they still had people picking the Packers to win the division…..
I want history to erase his every achievement.....I want him to feel the disgust in the bronco fans eyes when they look on him in shame....
- Jay Cutler on josh mcdaniels firing
by CloudyFuture on Dec 13, 2010 5:18 PM CST up reply actions
Peter King = Ass Clown.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 14, 2010 6:35 AM CST up reply actions
Here's an interesting observation...
Bears win against Minny, and they essentially wrap up the NFC North. They have to win/tie or have the Pack lose/tie at least once to win there.
Bears win out, and they have a very good shot at the #2 seed. They currently hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles, and I believe the Eagles hold the tiebreaker over the Giants for the division, by virtue of beating them and currently holding a better Division record. If the Giants win out, beating the Eagles next week, then they have the #2. If they stumble and the Bears win out, they hold the #2. Neither the Saints nor the Falcons can grab #2 status, because only a Division Champion can hold a #1-4 seed, and both should finish ahead of the Bears to end the season.
The Jets defense...
isn’t as good as last season, plain and simple. Sanchez reminds me of Trent Dilfer or Vinny Testaverde, just capable enough to make all the throws, but not quite good enough to win games on his own consistently. That team is headed for an unpleasant offseason; lots of short term deals on key players coming due. I wonder if they make the playoffs at all.
2. The Packers are not likely to make the playoffs unless the Bears hand them the keys and even then it’s a bit of a stretch. If Rodgers doesn’t play next week, they are done!
3. Are the Western conference teams just that bad (AFC or NFC)? I wonder if any team wants to win their division; they aren’t playing like it.
4. The best thing about the Bears being in the NFC is only having to beat one of the AFC teams to win a SB!
I'd prefer not to have Lovie return...Unless we win the SB baby!!!!
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"I am serious... and don't call me Shirley." Leslie Nielson 1926-2010
Hmmmm
1 – Looking at that game it seemed that wash controled them for the most part. To lose like that was WoW bad (even if it was cold and rainy)
2 – broncos are a mess. The fan sites are even worse. The only joy that most bronco fans seem to have watching football this season is watching shanahan and Cutler / Bears lose games
After all that talk about orton for mvp and or probowl that last few games have been like watching the 05 Bears with out the defense or running game
3 – I am still hoping that 7 – 9 wins that division to see people freak out over the NFCW winner getting a home playoff game
4 – Stunned about that “coach” tripping the player down field. But I find it curious that they had a line of coaches waiting for the fins player to come down the field. If the first coach doesnt trip do the others (?). Anyways I can see them missing the playoffs especially with tension brewing with rex and some players
5 – Interesting to see what they do with rodgers cause I found it odd that after the first concussion he was back out there the next week. Guess we will see.
6 – Agreed I just can not see them missing the playoffs. pmanning will not allow it.
7 – Not surprised they lost but was STUNNED they got hammered. Bad day for teams I root for yesterday
8 – Didnt see that so dunno
9 – steelers defense carried the team yesterday (unlike Greg Olsen yesterday)
10 – Dont like him myself. Was waiting for the flag to come on his TD “celebration”. Was surprised they had to talk about it.
I want history to erase his every achievement.....I want him to feel the disgust in the bronco fans eyes when they look on him in shame....
- Jay Cutler on josh mcdaniels firing
Sanchez has always been bad in cold weather
I’m not surprised he has tailed off.
Living in an NFC West state is kind of sad right now with how disgustingly bad the division is too. What Jay Feely did to the Broncos was pretty entertaining though…
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.
We're still in first place.....
Our team needs to forget yesterdays loss and focus on the queens, one game at a time and begin the one and done song. Cut man needs to learn to throw the rock out of bounds to live another down we were in the red zone and came away with 2 turnovers, and we must run the rock! That 3 man rush crap they were using is open all day underneath quit trying to place the ball where there are 8 players playing the pass run it or roll out and buy time those mammoths are way to slow to catch you Cutma!
On a happy note.
A win against the Vikes and a GB loss to the Pats will mean we lock up the Division. but I would like to have the 1st round bye and it is very possible that we can get that if we win out. As a matter of fact we will have it i believe if we win out. And the Jets have proven my point again this week that they have no offense and are not a good team. They have lost to another decent team. They have yet to beat anyone good. Nuff said.
by Jonathan Heun Jr on Dec 13, 2010 9:42 PM CST reply actions
Didn't they beat the Patriots?
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by BearNecessities on Dec 14, 2010 3:24 AM CST up reply actions
Vikes or GB?
Because the Vikes lost and I’m pretty sure that GB plays NE in week 15.
The Minnesota Vikings: Where we're so desperate to win a Super Bowl, we'll even sign washed-up Packers.
by Robert Rence on Dec 14, 2010 7:03 AM CST up reply actions
I think he's saying the Jets beat NE.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 14, 2010 7:05 AM CST up reply actions
... Right.
Gotta remember to not post until my brain has fully started in the mornings.
The Minnesota Vikings: Where we're so desperate to win a Super Bowl, we'll even sign washed-up Packers.
by Robert Rence on Dec 14, 2010 7:46 AM CST up reply actions
It's ok I forgive you.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 14, 2010 8:00 AM CST up reply actions
Even after being annihilated by the Patriots ... and seeing Jay Feely's TD ....
… the one thing that will stick with me from this weekend more than anything is that Jets’ coach tripping that player up like it was a Hanna Barbera cartoon. What a tool.
He’s a strength and conditioning coach too, of all things. Tool x 2.
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