The Bears Den: 24th of June 2010 Edition

by Kev H on Jun 24, 2010 7:59 AM CDT in The Bears Den

Where when works sucks, you can remember--the season is less than three months away.

Offense concludes OTAs with a bang - If this headline said "Offense gets progressively worse as practicing goes on", I'd probably just go ahead and quit sports forever.

Lovie on Bears: 'This is a good football team' - Pics, or it didn't happen.

Chicago Bears: After organized team activities, optimism reigns - Everybody, top to bottom, seems to think they're going to be good. Which, quite frankly, is the only way they should be allowed to feel.

Cutler: A lot to learn in Martz's offense - This one includes bonus pic of him looking manly as he throws a pass.

Bears' individual-game tickets on sale July 17 - Chicago Breaking Sports - As always, pricey, but totally worth it.

Follow WCG on Twitter: All the cool kids are doing it.

Minor ankle injury sidelines Bears safety Harris - He's fine, according to his twitter. I personally think he's just slacking off because he's doing something important this weekend or something.

Bruce is the man for Hester's plan - Bruce's Knowledge + Hester's Natural Talent = Unlimited Possibility? Let's certainly hope so.

Angelo: O-line "the biggest question mark" - At least they realize it, though they didn't do much to, y'know, fix it or anything.

Report: Minnesota court denies expedited hearing in Williamses case - They'll play in 2010. Maybe all the legal drama has gotten in their heads, though, and they'll play poorly.

Disgruntled Haynesworth says he'll attend Redskins' training camp - "Fine. I guess I'll go and do what they paid me the money to do."

Patriots to wear Super Bowl XX throwbacks - God, these things are ugly.

You have to indoctrinate the children when they're young, so that they always push the party line:

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""Martz hadn’t worked with a mobile quarterback such as Cutler or an athletic, pass-catching tight end such as Greg Olsen.""

He had Vernon Davis!

by I love football! on Jun 24, 2010 8:26 AM CDT reply actions

They never used Vernon Davis for anything until last season.

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, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 24, 2010 3:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Pat's throwbacks

Interesting. I like them better than their current uniforms.

How do I break it to the cat that since he has been declawed, the rabbit he sees in our backyard would kick his sorry butt?

by Cold_Old_Steelers_Fan on Jun 24, 2010 9:25 AM CDT reply actions

The Pats wore those last year, didn't they?

As part of the AFL celebration thing?

"I was interviewing George Halas and I asked him who is the greatest running back you ever saw. And he said, 'That would be Red Grange.' And I asked him if Grange was playing today, how many yards do you think he'd gain. And he said, 'About 750, maybe 800 yards.' And I said, 'Well, 800 yards is just okay.' He sat up in his chair and he said, 'Son, you must remember one thing. Red Grange is 75 years old.' - Chris Berman

by Sam Householder on Jun 24, 2010 11:00 AM CDT reply actions

In other news

Robbie Gould is the highest rated kicker in Madden ’11

We’re gonna be a pretty violent bunch. ~Lance Briggs

by BearNecessities on Jun 24, 2010 11:13 AM CDT reply actions

He's come a long way.

by JordanRay on Jun 24, 2010 11:17 AM CDT up reply actions

I need to know how you found that video

of David Taylor as a kid. Good job. Great singing there buddy.

BearNecessities you're my assistant, okay you're supposed to
back me up and go get me juice boxes when I tell you. Now go get me
a juice box.

by Ditkavsworld on Jun 24, 2010 11:25 AM CDT reply actions

Ditkavsworld

I’ve missed you on this thread

"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 Jun 24, 2010 11:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I haven't had a chance to peruse that one yet, but I will soon.

BearNecessities you're my assistant, okay you're supposed to
back me up and go get me juice boxes when I tell you. Now go get me
a juice box.

by Ditkavsworld on Jun 24, 2010 11:30 AM CDT up reply actions

Da Coach

"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 Jun 24, 2010 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions

So many thing I wanna say to you right now...

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Stupid babies need the most attention!

by David Taylor on Jun 24, 2010 12:54 PM CDT up reply actions

So many ~~thing~~ things

Don’t hold back.

BearNecessities you're my assistant, okay you're supposed to
back me up and go get me juice boxes when I tell you. Now go get me
a juice box.

by Ditkavsworld on Jun 24, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

Martz's offense

may be a perfect fit for Cutler’s style. On the surface it looks like a bad match-up, but it could possibly prevent from improvising outside of the pocket when pressured. I think this is where most of his INTs were made, and with the requried timing in the scheme, he may be able to rein in Jay’s worst weakness. Keeping my fingers crossed!

"Is there any truth to the rumor that the Bears gave up their first-round pick in 2011 for the decals?" - Someone registered as the DailyNorseman at PFT suggesting the Bears gave up picks in order to get Gaines Adams tribute decals. Stay classy Minnesota fans!

by propheteer on Jun 24, 2010 11:34 AM CDT reply actions

Yes and No

Historically, it appears that Martz-led offenses have lead the league in turnovers. That, combined with Cutlers’ tendency to throw the ball to the other team (44 pics over the past 2 years), could be an absolute formula for disaster.

The other possibility is that Cutler could thrive under the mentorship of Martz – who may be able to help with Jay’s mechanics, etc. I think a lot of it depends on how hard Cutler works to improve his technique, his check-down/decision-making and learning this offense.

by JimmyMack on Jun 24, 2010 12:52 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm fine with the turnovers

if they can manage to be in the top-5 in scoring as well.

by propheteer on Jun 24, 2010 1:00 PM CDT up reply actions

Just look at what Martz has done with his QB's

Warner was an unheralded journeyman back up, Kitna had real good numbers working with Martz, and the 49ers QB’s put up some nice stats…

Martz has never had a QB to work with with the skill set and pedigree that Cutler has.

"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 Jun 24, 2010 1:10 PM CDT up reply actions

I think the bigger potential problem could be

Jay’s reputation for not taking direction well. I hope he’s matured enough where that it isn’t true anymore (if it ever was) and uses this opportunity to become the elite QB he could be.

by BearFan611 on Jun 24, 2010 1:20 PM CDT up reply actions

He seemed to work well with Shanahan

He was very coachable at Vanderbilt… his only issue as far as I can tell is Josh McDaniels

"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 Jun 24, 2010 1:32 PM CDT up reply actions

weren't there also reports that he didn't really see eye to eye

with Turner…..not that anyone should be blamed for that.

by BearFan611 on Jun 24, 2010 1:45 PM CDT up reply actions

The only thing I recall is

he was asking to see DA more

"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 Jun 24, 2010 2:10 PM CDT up reply actions

Hey, Turner may not have been the greatest offensive coordinator,

but trying to get the District Attorney involved is crossing the line!

by BearFan611 on Jun 24, 2010 2:24 PM CDT up reply actions

well there have been at least a few dozen felonies committed by

the Bears against us fans.

by Mike Mueller on Jun 24, 2010 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

Law student here...

So I gotta give that a rec.

FB dive should be a minimum of 30 days in county jail when frequently repeated in contempt of the fact that everyone knows its coming.

by oripunk3485 on Jun 25, 2010 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions

And McDaniels was a *****.

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, throughout the good and the bad. And don't switch to whichever team wins the Super Bowl each year.

by JoeCB1991 on Jun 24, 2010 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs

+1

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 Jun 24, 2010 4:30 PM CDT up reply actions

was/is/always will be

a boo-hooing female dog

by reefermadness3 on Jun 24, 2010 5:51 PM CDT up reply actions

McDaniels seems to be pretty much any decent Broncos playmaker’s problem.

"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?" - overheard at Giants' '06 training camp
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by Spongie on Jun 25, 2010 10:38 PM CDT up reply actions