The Bears Den: Cinco de Mayo Edition
by Dane Noble on May 5, 2010 7:20 AM CDT
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...where our world is complete now that ESPN's Power Rankings are back.
Backup QB Hanie talks about his experience in learning Martz's offense. Do you have faith in Hanie?
Mike Tice excited about the OLineman who chipped his tooth.
Gayle Sayers speaks up about the team that he loves, but his words aren't so kind.
Looking at a few of the throwback uniforms to be worn this season.
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CFL RB grateful he got a shot with an NFL team; unfortunately, didn't get a contract.
Former Bears QB Tomczak has charges dropped against him.
Neit Hayes takes a look at which rookies might contribute in 2010.
Get on over to Blog Huddle... they typically don't get any play in the comments section, and they have a feature on WCG's interview with Matt Forte. Flood the comments section WCGers!
ESPN Power Rankings are out! Oh how we've missed them so...
Jeff Dickerson peeks into his mailbag and answers some Bears questions. Good stuff.
Kevin Seifert talks about which position coach in the NFCN will make the biggest impact.
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The Packers throw backs are not better than the Bears.
That dude is an ass clown.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
mos def...
I like the bears the best. I think the eagles is an ugly green. The packers looks like a shirt from target with that stupid circle. I really wish we would change our uniforms though. I know they are traditional Bears but the bear is probably the most badass animal represented in the NFL and I think they could come up with something fresh and mean looking.
by Ryan21 on May 5, 2010 8:14 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
My favorite throwbacks are actually the.....
verticle stripe throwback of the Bears. I love those uniforms.
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 May 5, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
I like either
the full blue. (blue jersey with blue pants) or the orange and white (orange jersey white pants)
Do or do not there is not try-Master Yoda
New unis
should have torn flesh hanging from the Bears fangs and claws.
''I'm really not a Facebook or Twitter guy. I'm a prime rib and baked potato guy.'' - Sweet Lou
Bears uni's will be sweet
the numbers are classic and clean looking. they look far better than the Packers with what looks like a damn bulls-eye on their chests.
Uni Watch did a much better review w/pics.
Nice link.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
The Bears throwbacks are frickin sweet!
Nick Roach was at the 2010 Bears Fan Expo sportin the new uni’s. Link
by boondock_saint812 on May 5, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
The bulls-eye like thing on the chest makes a great target
I always turn to the sports section first. The sports page records people's accomplishments; the front page has nothing but man's failures.
~Earl Warren
by lookingdeadred on May 6, 2010 1:51 PM CDT up reply actions
The circle
seems like a nice big target for you to aim for while tackling a guy.
I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule. -Randal Graves
Writer at windycitygridiron.com -/-I http://www.twitter.com/kdoggers
Exactly what I thought
when I saw it. So yeah Packers, take the field with those bullseyes on your chests.
From the ESPN Power Rankings:
They signed DE Julius Peppers, but there isn’t much else to like about their offseason. (Chadiha)
Ummm… what? More evidence that just because you’re employed by ESPN to cover a particular sport, it by no means makes you an expert.
most ESPN staffers are boobs
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 5, 2010 9:02 AM CDT up reply actions
And I'm still trying to get over the shocking truth about the accai berry
And you go and post this…. my world may never be the same….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Glad you liked it!
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 5, 2010 12:01 PM CDT up reply actions
And really more to the point
These are just glorified draft report cards. So some community college dropout doesn’t like the veteran additions (Manumaleuna, C.Taylor and Peppers) or our draft picks, boo-hoo. Try ranking teams once they’ve started their camps instead of this fantasy league nonsense.
And ranking the Viqueens at #3 based on the possibility ol’ man swellyankle coming back is ridiculous. Without him they’re #3 with a bullet in the NFC North, thanks to a Detroit team that could never climb out of the cellar. Chadiha is just salty his Superbowl prediction was totally wrong, end of story.
ESPN
ESPN stands for Extra Stupid Person Nation. No one there knows what they are talking about. The Bears shored up th safety position(Wright Harris)took some pressure off of Cutler and Forte by adding (Taylor Manumaleuna for his blocking) And they also added the best offensive mind in football (Martz)since the late Bill Walsh to their coaching staff. Resigned a veteran linebacker(Tinoisamoa) who prior to joing the Bears led his team in tackling for years to go along with two all pro linebackers in which one is the former defensive player of the year(Urlacher) and the other a five time reigning pro bowler(Briggs) They also aded arguably the best Oline coach in the game to their staff as well(Tice). So Chadiha you call that not doing much? wow you truly are an idiot.
by Dozjah on May 5, 2010 9:36 AM CDT reply actions 6 recs
Yes that article ticked me off to no end...
No mention of Taylor being added or trading back for Chris Harris. Martz wasn’t even mentioned, what a bunch of haters!
On that note
I won’t be reading it. Rec for you Dozjah!
''I'm really not a Facebook or Twitter guy. I'm a prime rib and baked potato guy.'' - Sweet Lou
Rec'd, sir.....
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 May 5, 2010 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
he is probably just bitter
that halas hall doesn’t make him rich based on events that took place 40 years ago.
dozjah pretty much sums up the proper reaction to this confused chadiha.
by reefermadness3 on May 5, 2010 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Love Sayers...
The Bears had 2 of the all-time best… best but no one asks Ali his opinion on boxing anymore.
ESPN, like hates the Bears..........
I’m not complaining, but that chipped tooth article,was already posted right after the draft…………….No biggie……….
The power rankings really suck!!!!
I don’t know why everyone thinks the Bears didn’t do much…….
by I love football! on May 5, 2010 11:10 AM CDT reply actions
The article in question
Was dated May 4th… and it just referenced the tooth story
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 5, 2010 12:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Sayers was a great player
He’s an all time great… but after hearing him on Chicago talk radio for a long time I don’t really think he has much knowledge of sports.
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 5, 2010 2:37 PM CDT reply actions
He said Astro Turf, I hope he knows it's field Turf... Still he did 2 up Al Bundy so that's something.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
The truth hurts
Sayers does sound a bit bitter with all the talk about the money players make now. It is what it is. But all the stuff about front office and Lovie mismanagement is fairly accurate. Can’t really put too much criticism on Cutler for last season. You give him the one to work on the chemistry. This upcoming season is make or break though.
what a bitter old man...
Knockin Reggie Bush for bein injury prone! This is a guy who’s career was ended because of injury. Sayin he would be just as good today is bs. He would be small and slow on todays nfl. I would taks a Barry Sanders in his prime over Sayers any day. Don’t blame todays players for the $ the earn. They deserve it. They are the product that generates billions of dollars. Get off your high horse, your time in the nfl was short and sweet don’t ruin those memories by being an old onery old man.
by Ryan21 on May 5, 2010 9:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Hush. Listen. Learn.
And mind your tongue! Call yourself a Bears fan? Sayers was better than anything your generation has experienced. He made the hall inspite of having an injury shortened career and if medical technology was THEN what it is NOW he’d own every rushing record imaginable. Keep an open mind. I’m not sure you really know what you are talking about. Sayers was one of the greatest Bears ever. Arguably the best. I’m not sure many here would disagree. Here’s why…
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
wow
that was a fun video to watch. the last quote on there from the deacon sums it up “he made the hall of fame in 5 years. that’s unheard of”
by reefermadness3 on May 6, 2010 12:04 AM CDT up reply actions
You should see some of the idiots out there on other sites who claim to be Bears fans. One said he’d never heard of Gale Sayers so he looked up his stats, which weren’t even that impressive (“couldn’t even break 7,000yds in 5 seasons”).
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear.
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
I was around to see Sayers and he was the best, in my opinion.
What too many younger, stat happy, fans don’t realize with players from that era is that the things they did were based on 12 or 14 game seasons. When a RB hit 1,000 yards in a season then, it was a real accomplishment. Also, teams didn’t use single back offenses either. While Sayers, Jim Brown, Leroy Kelly, etc. were the main runners in their respective offenses, there were also FB’s that got 10-15 carries a game. Now, most fullbacks don’t get 10 – 15 carries in a season. It’s only been in the last few years where complimentary backs are used more due to the length of the season and the beating the main backs take.
I am disappointed to hear Gale sound so bitter but I also doubt that he called the reporter to vent. Questions were asked and he answered them honestly (at least from his perspective) so I can’t fault him for that. Whether we want to admit or not, Cutler didn’t get the job done when you look at why he was brought in and the expectations that were set. Bears management does suck, so he isn’t off the mark with those comments either. I do agree, though, that he could have been a little less “aggressive” but it’s not like the McCaskey clan embrace Bears players from the past either.
Preach it!
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 6, 2010 10:46 AM CDT up reply actions
just because he was a great player then...
Doesn’t make it ok to bash current players now. I have never seen him play, that was way way before I was born. Maybe he said nice things in the interview that was left out. Idk, but what is the point of bashing the two faces of our franchise? Jealousy? I can understand the management and coach. I’m trying to be positive for this Bears team after so many letdowns (SB we shouldve won) so I hate to see what I thought would be an interesting read be an all out bash fest on the team I love. I get that he hates that these guys only “snapping the ball” made more money than he ever did in his whole career in one season. But I’m not bitchin and these guys make more money in one year than most of will ever see in a lifetime. Get over it.
by Ryan21 on May 6, 2010 5:17 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Passion for the team? What’s the difference between us saying how bad the team are doing and Gale Sayers saying it, other than that his opinion generates more public interest?
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
Spongie? Spongie?
Really? Oh Captain , my Captain….
What’s the difference between us saying how bad the team are doing
How bad the team are doing?? Is this another British/English rule I’m unaware of or should that read how bad the team IS doing, or was doing….
Speak to me my liege….
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Funny that you bring this up…..
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
Damn you're good.
I knew you must have meant to say it that way and yet it sounded so wrong to my American ears.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
Dick Butkus worked at a Dairy Farm in the offseason
only he didn’t milk the cows, he just stared at them menacingly til the milk squirted out.
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 7, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe this must be a reply fail.
However it is a bizarrely delightful one.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
how did that get up here?
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 7, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Don’t blame todays players for the $ the earn. They deserve it. They are the product that generates billions of dollars.
Well I don’t know if they deserve the money they make but they do get it. Teachers, Police, Firefighters and the military just to name a few deserve to make more money but I digress.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
i dont mean deserve it like that...
I agree 100 % that the people who teach our children, protect us and our freedoms are way underpaid. What I was getting at was the insane amount of $ that is generated by the nfl. I feel that the people who are drawing in millions of people to watch should get a bulk of the money. They are the ones laying their bodies and lives on the line. If the players didn’t get so well paid, the money would go to the owners. The money has to go somewhere. I’m not saying that someone is actually worth 91 million dollars, but the NFL makes so much money that the prime players get an insane amount of money.
by Ryan21 on May 6, 2010 6:13 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I get ya.
I think Sayers is just looking at the amount that the players make now like anyone else would. I hear about it all the time about how little my Gpa made in the Army in WWII, I know I make more but with the cost of living and what not I’m sure it all evens out, the NFL being no different.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
I'm not tryint to justify his comments, but
it’s not as “even” as one might think. When Sayers and Butkus came into the league, even the stars had off-season jobs or invested in bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, etc. to make additional money. Sayers actually went to work at a stock brokerage.
the NFL then didnt make the money they do now...
I bet the % that the players got from the money that was made wasn’t to far below what it is today. The NFL, the advertising, and the audience is so much bigger today.
by Ryan21 on May 6, 2010 1:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
My comment was in response to Ditkavsworld regarding his current compensation vs years past.
I don’t know where we’d get the numbers from but my guess is that any current professional sports team’s players’ salary number is a larger % of it’s operating budget than it was in the 1960’s. It would be interesting to find out.
Dick Butkus worked at a dairy farm, I think. He probably tackled them for fun during breaks.
"44 years of football history and nothing to show for it. I wish I wasn’t banned at the Norseman.." - tfrabotta
by Spongie on May 6, 2010 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dick Butkus worked at a Dairy Farm in the offseason
only he didn’t milk the cows, he just stared at them menacingly til the milk squirted out.
"When I played pro football, I never set out to hurt anyone deliberately - unless it was, you know, important, like a league game or something." ~ Dick Butkus
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on May 7, 2010 1:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
This is a little off topic.
But I ran across it looking at more highlights. The guy on the left is a complete idiot, but he like a trainwreck I had to keep watching to see what else he was gonna screw up..
Adrian Pedestrian!! Now that's funny Mr. Bayless...
Wow... I had to stop watching.... couldn't take it anymore.
Are they in that guys mom’s basement or something? Mel Kipers hair would not be pleased.
"A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. " – Herm Albright
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