Bears Game Ball of the Week: WR Earl Bennett
by Dane Noble on Dec 6, 2010 7:27 AM CST
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It has become quite clear that anytime the Bears are in an offensive situation in which they have to make a play, Earl Bennett will not only be on the field, but will possibly will be the first place the QB looks after the snap. Just two seasons removed from a rookie year in which he caught exactly zero passes, Earl Bennett is becoming QB Jay Cutler's go-to guy in 2010's Martzfense, and yesterday he registered his first ever 100-yard performance.
Bennett is not the tallest guy on the field (6'0), nor is he the fastest (4.5 speed), but he undoubtedly has the best hands of any of the Bears WRs, and has been steadily improving in his route-running since the first of the season. Add to that the fact that Bennett is suddenly a fighter (how many times did the Lions defense have trouble bringing him down after a catch?), we may be seeing a living, breathing example of talent development right before our very eyes. And that is saying something, considering Jay Cutler doesn't exactly always deliver an easily-catchable football.
So, for this week's game ball, it is a pretty easy choice. On eight targets, Bennett had 7 catches for 104 yards, for a 14.9 yard per catch average. He didn't find the end zone, but a few of his catches directly lead to scoring plays by the offense. Congratulations, Mr. Bennett!
Some recap links after the jump.
John 'Moon' Mullin hands out his grades from the game yesterday.
Jim Miller provides his analysis on QB Jay Cutler's performance.
Brad Biggs reports that Lovie Smith got angry and yelled at his players in the locker room.
David Haugh brings us some quotes from the players after the game.
Dan Pompei says that little DJ Moore came up big for the defense.
Rick Morrissey provides his thoughts in the way only Rick Morrissey can.
Rick Telander chimes in about the penalty against Suh.
Sean Jensen says that Tim Jennings called a quick meeting in the last defensive series.
Kevin Seifert says Cutler reminded him of Christian Laettner, or something like that.
Seifert also says that, regardless of whether Cutler was hit in the head, Suh did not need to throw an elbow to make the tackle.
Nick Roach's hip injury doesn't appear to be significant.
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Oh, and an honorable mention to tackling machine Brian Urlacher for the Game Ball... 17 tackles - are you kidding me?
Your morning-after thoughts on things?
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But wait... a "controversial call" gave the Bears a win
Stupid f’n media. Are friggin serious? This is the headline? Controversial? What was so f’n controversial?
1. The Bears just got a first down on that play (on their own merit) and were already in the red zone.
2. I watch parts of every NFL game… every week… and can pick out the same “controversial” calls in each game.
3. How about a drive earlier when the Lions fumbled, the refs scrambled to clear the pile, the Bears stand up with the ball in their hand, ans yet the Lions keep possession?
FU media.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
by SackMan on Dec 6, 2010 8:10 AM CST reply actions 1 recs
What does Fordham University's media have to do with this???
by BearFan611 on Dec 6, 2010 8:13 AM CST up reply actions 1 recs
Lions fans
are conveniently ignoring this huge fact. The media can continue to diss the Bears as far as I’m concerned; it motivates them to prove the MSM wrong. Watch out Pats!
"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 gosh darn it
the Media is never wrong…..Incidentally they hardly mentioned it on the NFLN and ESPN that I have seen so far…..Though they have not done their debate shows….Still see people picking the packers to win the division though…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
same thing i said
they were already in the redzone and jay had the first explain to me how THAT call changed the game… did i miss something?
i havent even watched the game yet and i kow that much
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 6, 2010 8:49 AM CST up reply actions
Actually, I think it would've been 2nd and short if there was no penalty
But your point is made – this was not the reason the Lions lost the game. They lost because they are the Detroit Lions.
by NorthSideBearsFan on Dec 6, 2010 11:04 AM CST up reply actions
I'm more than happy for the media to keep downplaying the bears
They play better when everyone’s down on them.
Hands down for Bennett
Best individual performance by a WR in a few years for the Bears.
The Bears were robbed with the fumble call- how can a ref say it was equally recovered by both teams? I’ve never heard this before, and is complete garbage. The Lions can say they were screwed, but the Bears had several calls go against them. Hester in the endzone, a few questionable marks by the refs, etc.
"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.
agree
I love how he catches the football w/ this hands… he is someone we can count on to make the catch…. if he was a few inches taller we would be talking about Earl as our #1 WR
Jon Dove, www.nflmocks.com
Am I the only one who is reminded of Tom Waddle
When watching Earl Bennet play?
If Bennet breaks his nose then yes.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Good one
Same, very reliable receiver then too
by Chitownproduct on Dec 6, 2010 4:05 PM CST up reply actions
Perhaps most impressive:
Jay Cutler has now gone 10 quarters without throwing an INT. I’ll really call this 8 quarters, because he would thrown several INTs in the second half of the Miami game, if the Dolphins could actually catch the ball.
And yesterday, I can’t recall a single pass that “should’ve been picked.” So, good job Jay. Keep it up.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
21/26 passing
will really do that for a QB.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 6, 2010 8:46 AM CST up reply actions
Dunno
seen some say that Cutler could of been picked a couple of times…But I dunno what game they were watching…..Maybe they were watching the different dimension game where Cutler threw 4 picks last week……
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
They say that no matter what.
He’s damned if he doesn’t, and damned if he does. Near interceptions happen to every QB in almost every game. They’re just covering their butts for saying the Broncos robbed the Bears in “the trade.”
"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.
EVERY qb has a few of those every game
its just that jay’s are called out, while others aren’t. the chances of watching a QB in the nfl have a game where they basically make no mistakes are basically zero.
by guy incognito on Dec 6, 2010 11:38 AM CST up reply actions
Hmmmmm
If Kyle was on the Bears he they would be 10-1 right now, that defense is awesome, Cutler has so little to do with their success. Todd Collins came in and threw 15 interceptions and they still won.
Orton is the better qb.
Plus the Bears are trying to reduce Cutler’s pass attempt to 20-25 so he wont throw as many. Thats a fact. Favre is an interception machine just like Cutler. But Brees they’ve got throwing at 40 attempts per game. If Cutler was throwing 40 passes a game he would have 20 picks by now.
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 Dec 6, 2010 12:33 PM CST up reply actions
Who and/or what are you quoting here....
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
The people from the same alternate universe
where Jay threw five picks to Asante Samuel last week and another four to Louis Delmas this week.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 6, 2010 3:10 PM CST up reply actions
The only questionable throw I recall was the bomb to Hester
And Hester did a good job of coming back and breaking up the play.
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I was impressed
by the fact that I never saw coverage of the Favre hit on Football Night in America
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by Ditkavsworld on Dec 6, 2010 11:36 AM CST up reply actions
I was impressed
by the fact that I never saw coverage of the Favre hit and there was no diatribe about how tackling the QB should be a personal foul on Football Night in America.
by Steven Schweickert on Dec 6, 2010 12:17 PM CST up reply actions
Once the defense stopped them for just a FG after Jay's fumble,
I got the feeling the game was back in our control. I think Jay played a great game yesterday, along with Forte, and, obviously, Bennett. The only disappointing thing to me was Hester’s reaction to getting tripped up by the punter on his return. I get that he was bummed because it would have been the record, but he sat there for several minutes with his head in his hands like they just lost the Super Bowl. I read some of his post game comments and he was still in a funk about it and saying things like “lazy tacklers get in the way everytime”. Get over it! Your team won and you’re in the middle of a playoff chase, your “personal” record is the least of anyone’s worries.
That left a bad taste for me, similar to Walter Payton pouting after the Super Bowl because he didn’t score a TD. If Devin would have followed his blockers to the outside, he would have scored. Stop blaming your failure on “lazy tacklers”, man up and admit you screwed up, and enjoy what is turning into a pretty special season. It’s not about your own goals.
That fumble shouldn't have happened.
If I’m the Bears coaching staff I’m letting Jay Cutler give Manumaleuna like forty charlie horses for refusing to do anything on that play.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
Writer at windycitygridiron.com {-/-} http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
How do you give someone a charlie horse?
Isn’t that like a cramp? How bout 40 swirlies? Or indian burns?
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
That's one way to look at it bro
But I look at it like he was upset at himself more than anything. He wanted the record true but i think he knows he will get it before he retires, he just realized a TD there would of made his team explode and just demoralize the lions for the rest of the game. As far as the blockers ahead of him, there were 2 bears blockers ahead of the punter and not one of them decided to pick him up, just saying. Steltz was looking lost like he was waiting to escort Hester in the end zone but not throw a block.
Maybe I am just biased cause I’m a Hester supporter but everyone has their own views on things like this.
by Chitownproduct on Dec 6, 2010 4:14 PM CST up reply actions
earl bennet and urlacher
i like what im seeing from both but like SJS said jay cutler was 21/26 and if you check the stats all of his incompletions were tipped… lions had exactly 5 pass deflections
last few weeks jay has protected the ball better as far as his decision making and i think we could easily finish out the season 3-1 beating the jets pack and vikes… im still worried about the patriots
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 6, 2010 8:52 AM CST reply actions
Patriots are tough, but seeing how big of an impact
the crowd at Soldier Field had against the Eagles… well, you have to think that the 4th Phase will give us an edge.
Here... I fixed it.
Patriots are tough, but seeing how big of an impact thecrowdturf at Soldier Field had against the Eagles… well, you have to think that the 4th Phase will give us an edge.
"You win because of the quarterback. We have to get that position stabilized. We're fixated on that." -- Jerry Angelo (12.30.2008)
Jerry Angelo trades for Jay Cutler! (4.2.2009)
Don't be that guy.
Our players don’t have any type of cleats than other team’s have.
Unless you were being sarcastic. In that case, well done.
But...but
they’re used to those crappy field conditions! That excuse is laughable.
"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.
Seen SackMan post a long time (even before WindyCity)
Lets just say the sarcasm is his Forte……
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 Dec 6, 2010 10:58 AM CST up reply actions
Don't worry
most of us here know Sackman well enough to realize his high ability to be sarcastic. :] Haha.
"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
Did that just make sense?
I need to go to bed…
"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
If you have it
Might as well use it to your advantage.
Hell, make the field worse before the game, and only have the bad cleats available for the Patriots.
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.
Heh
Mully just read a text they got into the score that read: “Great Cutler got his first winning season after 6 years orton got his in his rookie season” then mentioned something on the stats between the 2 this season…..
Boo all you want but you know what….Deep down you know I am right!
- Mike Martz on how the feels about the fans
I didn't get to watch the game.
Would someone please explain to me (objectively if at all possible) this “controversial” call that supposedly led to the Bears win. Down and distance when it occurred, how it effected the game, the nature of the controversy, anything? Please and thanks.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Oh and the tealander link didn't work and the seifert article was really brief and not very specific.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Yes
And my roof needs shingling.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
One last question.
We would have had the 1st regardless? Correct?
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Thanks
So why is this a big deal? Basically it sounds like a desperation plea on behalf of a team with a bad record who have garnered some media sympathy due to general historical patheticalness. Does that sum it up?
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Here is another video with the view that shows the yellow first down stripe.
If this is accurate, Jay would have been about 2 yards short of the marker. Since that play took place on a first and ten, even without the penalty, we would have had 2nd and 2 at the 14 yard line. The penalty didn’t really help us all that much.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwfNeUc3YnI&feature=related
OK great, now I caught something at the end of that video that I didn't need to see.
Did Jay fumble? Or was he down by contact? Looked down but the ball was out….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Nevermind. Clearly down.
Wow. I don’t get this “controversy”? BFD….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
It didn't change the game
Lions fan here, chiming in. Had they not called the penalty, it’s still 2nd and 2 in the red zone, and worst probable situation for the Bears is that they get a FG and it’s tied there instead of taking the lead.
That said, what gets Lions fans is that a questionable call AGAIN goes against them late in a game. The ref in question obviously didn’t see the play and presumed a forearm when you can clearly see him contact Cutler with both hands in the replay. The league has seen a number of bang-bang hits that don’t get flags but get fines afterwards. This was another of those plays, but instead it gets flagged.
[...]when Giants coach Steve Owen, a certified defensive genius, was asked how he planned to stop Nagurski, he said: "With a shotgun, as he’s leaving the dressing room."
by NobodySpecial on Dec 6, 2010 9:42 AM CST up reply actions
From my comment below...
Regardless of whether Cutler got hit in the head, Suh actually cocked his arm back and delivered a blow; he wasn’t aiming for the ball, and he wasn’t just trying to tackle. He was trying to punish.
Which is why I said it deserved a fine
However, it wasn’t a blow to the head as called – which means Hochuli wasn’t calling it as it was, he was calling it based on what he presumed it to be. Refs should not be trying to divine intent on the field or punishing teams because they think someone’s being mean when they can’t see it.
Let the league sort it out midweek, fine him, move on. Calling penalties based on ‘feelings’ is not what you expect in a professional game.
[...]when Giants coach Steve Owen, a certified defensive genius, was asked how he planned to stop Nagurski, he said: "With a shotgun, as he’s leaving the dressing room."
by NobodySpecial on Dec 6, 2010 9:55 AM CST up reply actions
It was a good call
In real-time it looked like he punched him in the back of the head, especially from the camera angle we had.
Even if the call had been on a Bear for doing the same thing to say, Pettigrew, I’d have said it was a good call. No reason for that crap.
So, just because it turns out to not be the RIGHT call doesn’t make it a good call. Now fine the sh— out of him and move on, not like his wallet will be hurting.
Good call by the Ref
you don’t have to be a mind reader to know whats going on, when a dirty player like Suh cocks his arm back and tackles with a forearm blow aimed at someones head.
I hope the league hits him with a big fine a well.
. "Most football teams are temperamental. That's 90% temper and 10% mental."
--Doug Plank
Bad call by Tim Ryan
I wondered how long it’d take for him to drop it…
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Dec 6, 2010 12:22 PM CST up reply actions
Suh isn't a dirty player
He’s spent less than 1 year in the league… wait until he’s played a couple before you make that judegement. I’d say he’s very intense, but dirty he is not.
Steelers Defence he is not.
Yet…
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Dec 6, 2010 12:47 PM CST up reply actions
Have you seen
what he did to Delhomme? Sure looked like being dirty to me. Maybe it’s too early to tell for sure, but there’s a pattern beginning to emerge.
Of course, it could become a Cutler vs Manning/Rivers kinda thing, one sucks and the others have “passion.”
Remember though
that the Lions benefitted greatly from the fumble that was called an equal recovery. That call was pure garbage. Also, Pettigrew’s first down on the first series…ring a bell? He was at least two feet short of a first down, but the refs had a horrible spot.
"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.
Sorry Just Dave, I'm a habitual liar
Jay would have been about 2 yards short of the marker
You might want to see if your pants are on fire.
I smell something burning.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 6, 2010 11:45 AM CST up reply actions
That
The Bears were moving the ball, they probably would have picked it up.
I’m guessing the Lions fans thought that DIABETUS Jay would show up and throw a pick after that play if it wasn’t flagged.
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.
I added the video to the post of the penalty.
Regardless of whether Cutler got hit in the head, Suh actually cocked his arm back and delivered a blow; he wasn’t aiming for the ball, and he wasn’t just trying to tackle. He was trying to punish.
The “outrage” from Lions fans is virtuallu 100% centered around the fact that he was flagged for delivering a blow to the head, but he actually didn’t hit the head. They don’t actually acknowledge that Suh basically through a punch, just not with his fist.
Found the Tealander article and thanks for the video.
I just keep hearing about it and had no clue. But thanks!
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
REGARDLESS
of whether it was Jay or anyone else, a blow to the head like Suh delivered is ILLEGAL. It should have been and was flagged.
Had very little effect on the outcome, 7 yard penalty. Bears would have had 2nd and 2 anyway, the way they were moving the ball that series they were unstoppable.
Any Detroit fans or media who believe otherwise can just go SUCK IT!!!
If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Dec 6, 2010 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
Quote of the Day in Telander's column
‘’I was just going out there to make a play, get the ball out,’’ – N. Suh
I missed the part where Jay was holding the ball behind his head….I must watch a replay tonight.
"Da Coach could part Lake Michigan by touching it with his big toe. The sod at Soldier Field could be repaired by simply planting a Ditka hair" - Chuck Norris
Thanks for the emails and notes about the Sun-Times articles...
Apparently, after I posted this article, the Sun-Times rolled out a new site design, and their articles’ URLs were affected. I have now updated the links up top to have the new URLs attached… all should be working meow.
Thanks.
They are all working, meow.
If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Dec 6, 2010 12:11 PM CST up reply actions
:=p
If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Dec 6, 2010 2:37 PM CST up reply actions
Mullin's Grade
he must not have realized going into this game detroits line hasnt given up that many sacks… hell noones really been getting to their qb’s
they have only given up 20 going into that game top 10 in the league
did i mention i love boobies?
by Tommy Ohyeah Mcduffie on Dec 6, 2010 9:16 AM CST reply actions
Yep had to carry the team
on his back since Olsen couldnt do it……
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 Dec 6, 2010 10:57 AM CST up reply actions
One catch does not a game ball winner make.
He did his best not to block from what I heard.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 6, 2010 11:46 AM CST up reply actions
No he doesn't have my cell number.
When the world slips you a Jeffrey, stroke a furry wall.
- Aldous Snow
by Ditkavsworld on Dec 6, 2010 12:10 PM CST up reply actions
that's probably a good thing because I hear he's a habitual liar...
not sure if we can believe the source, though.
Yes, but it was the Game Winning Catch
and he did screw up in pass protection that got Cutler sacked but he made it for it with that one catch IMO.
A couple things
“Sometimes it is good to get a slap in the face so we wake up,” defensive end Israel Idonije said. “Of course, (Smith) was pissed. He is a defensive guy. Did he raise his voice a little bit? Of course. He wasn’t happy. He knows how good we are so to see us play down to that level, it had him fired up. That’s how to finish. That’s our defense.”
Allie and Comp. Aka. The Hell, Fire, & Brimstone, yelling coach crowd…
How much does this satisfy you? Just curious
The defense wasn’t recognizable when it allowed Detroit’s third quarterback Drew Stanton, in his second NFL start, to help the Lions roll up 253 yards of offense in the first half. The final 91 yards came in two plays — a 45-yard run by Jahvid Best when cornerback Charles Tillman blew outside contain, and then a 46-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson, who blew away nickel cornerback D.J. Moore in the slot.
It looked to me like DJ Moore was in Man Coverage on that play (against Calvin Johnson). If that’s the case, I’ve gotta be critical of that call by Rush Rod Marinelli. Did anyone else see the same thing? Btw, it also looked like Chris Harris was in zone (on the play), but then whiffed on bringing Megatron down.
Both quotes are from the Brad Biggs Tribune article
Yep, not only was Moore covering Johnson,
but Tillman wasn’t even on the field. Now, I’ve never been a Tillman supporter, but that height mismatch was just unexcusable.
Not sure it would've mattered
Tillman would’ve tried and whiffed on a strip, and Mega probably scores regardless. He sure looked like a man possessed on that play.
"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.
Bit of a side note
But given the beginning of one of the game threads yesterday, I felt I should repost it.
From Peter King’s MMQB:
2. I think this is what I didn’t like about Week 13:
b. Where’d you get those uniforms, Packers? Costco? And the helmets that looked like round FTD fall-bouquet vases? Without a question, those are the worst throwbacks I’ve seen, and there have been a lot of bad ones.
The Minnesota Vikings: Where we're so desperate to win a Super Bowl, we'll even sign washed-up Packers.
Those uniforms were worse than the Steelers throwbacks....
and the current Seahawks alternate green monter one….poop colored helmet….lmao…how appropriate!!!
"Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise, it would be called sure-thing-taking." - Jim McMahon
Helmets looked like they were dropped in a Septic Tank.
God awful ugly, just like their regular uniforms.
If you don't ask, you don't get. So get on with it already.
by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Dec 6, 2010 12:13 PM CST up reply actions
Suh best defensive tackle in the league?
I think so
He’s an animal
Guns dont kill people. Brian Urlacher kills people.
by Bear Lovin 21 on Dec 6, 2010 10:02 AM CST via mobile reply actions
Bennett is a Beast
The Suh call was legit and I am confident is saying, as Urlacher said, they would have scored without the penalty any way. Cutler was on. I liked Peppers’ quote in Telander’s article “It’s not hard to get [QBs] down, just push them.” Haha.
Oh and I’m sure it’s been pointed out, but the Morrissey link doesn’t work. I assume because the internet doesn’t want to share his awful writing with the world.
"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 6, 2010 10:54 AM CST reply actions
Looked like a punch to the head
If Suh wanted to do some QB damage, why not tackle JC? Cutler put himself out there for a potentially season-ending smoosh.
"Da Coach could part Lake Michigan by touching it with his big toe. The sod at Soldier Field could be repaired by simply planting a Ditka hair" - Chuck Norris
Now it makes sense
I just watched the youtube video of Suh attempting to remove Jake Delhomme’s head…the damn things just don’t come off like they used to.
Suh treating JD’s head like a pop-top
"Da Coach could part Lake Michigan by touching it with his big toe. The sod at Soldier Field could be repaired by simply planting a Ditka hair" - Chuck Norris
Really? After further review.....
I’d say the two have nothing in common
Tommy Harris’ Punch to a helmeted lineman
VS.
Don’t get me wrong, Suh is playing on a different plane of existence. But he could have done a lot more damage without using his fist…that will come with experience.
"Da Coach could part Lake Michigan by touching it with his big toe. The sod at Soldier Field could be repaired by simply planting a Ditka hair" - Chuck Norris
I can't believe Jake stayed in the game after that one.
You make a great point Dane. #73 and #79 didn’t budge. Olin would’ve gone nuclear if he saw something like that.
"Da Coach could part Lake Michigan by touching it with his big toe. The sod at Soldier Field could be repaired by simply planting a Ditka hair" - Chuck Norris
As mentioned, the Morrisey link doesn't work
but by
the way only Rick Morrissey canI’m assuming you meant industrial-grade snark, as we’re so accustomed from him.
by NorthSideBearsFan on Dec 6, 2010 11:28 AM CST reply actions
8 targets 7 catches, that's very impressive.
Anyone else concern with the lack of production from the rest of the receivers?
by Dominique Blanton on Dec 6, 2010 3:42 PM CST reply actions
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