The Bears Den: July 19, 2010

by Dane Noble on Jul 19, 2010 6:54 AM CDT in The Bears Den

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...wishing my baby sister a very happy 26th birthday today.

Brad Biggs continues his positional breakdown with a look at the TEs.

Biggs also looks at the new faces on offense and what their contributions might be.

And while we're at it, the new faces on defense. Biggs triple play in effect.

Some really good insight from #23 on how he's been working with Issac Bruce.

Da Coach making his rounds through Rosary High School helping to raise money.

Top rushing performance of all time? You'd better believe it.

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To win the division you must win within the division. Duh.

An article questioning whether Unga will make the roster this year.

USA Today takes a look at the players to watch at training camp.

Doug Atkins, Julius Peppers, and the Saints.

For those of you who missed it, a really good article about Jim McMahon.

Video of Steve McMichael talking about his induction into the college football HOF.

Bonus Link: For you wine drinkers out there... make your friends jealous on game day:

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On a gloomy, rainy day at Soldier Field, not even a battle with the flu could stop him from rushing for a NFL game-record 275 yards, two yards better than O.J. Simpson’s mark. Payton’s mark stood for 23 years, and is now fifth on the all-time list.

The fact that he had the flu and still tore up the Vikings is a testimate to the fact that Sweetness was, is and always will be the best ever hands down. Anyone who refuses to admit that (mark schlereth) is (a douche) probably a Viking fan a Packer fan, on life support and in a coma, or dead.

If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.

by Ditkavsworld on Jul 19, 2010 7:11 AM CDT reply actions

the numbers game doesn’t always make you the greatest, Sweetness is the greatest because of when he played, how he did it, I don’t even think it matters who has the record for most yards.

what he could do when he ran, is…well, words don’t describe it.

and the fact that you can get the chills just thinking about him, AP doesn’t do that.

He's a 300-pound man who moves like a defensive back. That's what you're dealing with." — Bears coach Lovie Smith on DE Julius Peppers

by BearNecessities on Jul 19, 2010 7:42 AM CDT up reply actions

Not to mention that with only 23 passing yards for the Bears that day

the defense had nothing to worry about from our passing game and were able to key on him even more than usual. I remember watching that game and the most amazing thing was the consistency of his effort. I couldn’t find all the stats from that game, so I might be mistaken, but I don’t remember any extremely long runs. Possibly a 20 or 25 yarder, the point being it wasn’t as if he happen to break a couple of 80 yard runs to pad his stats. It was a remarkable performance.

That and the 6 TD game by Gale Sayers are the most incredible performances by any football players I’ve ever seen.

by BearFan611 on Jul 19, 2010 8:02 AM CDT up reply actions

Yup.

And the Sayers game was incredible given his limited touches that game and that season.

If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.

by Just Dave on Jul 19, 2010 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions

Mark Schlereth

HoneyBear and I are watching America’s Game 1998 Broncos and Mark Schlereth pretty much just laid out why he is a douche bag; he admitted that he puked before every game because he couldn’t control it and that he would pee his pants on the field on purpose (he said he was miserable anyway so what did he care). That is disgusting. What a douche!!!

"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 Jul 19, 2010 1:29 PM CDT up reply actions

There is an interesting addition to his Wiki page

Cough cough… Now who did that?

by TheMan1 on Jul 19, 2010 1:59 PM CDT up reply actions

It's like he's cementing his legacy in the Douche Hall of Fame.

If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.

by Ditkavsworld on Jul 19, 2010 2:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Plus,

he said he’d look at the fans cheering and screaming and laugh because they had no idea they were cheering for him while he was peeing his pants. Ewww.

"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

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by Ashley Czuba on Jul 19, 2010 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions

Not to defend him,

but the whole “pee his pants on the field” thing isn’t that uncommon. I’ve heard that mentioned in the past, even by some current Bears if I remember correctly.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Jul 20, 2010 2:31 AM CDT up reply actions

Really? I haven't heard that..

Ewww… lol. But I assume that people don’t like Schlereth not just because of that, but because he’s a jerk too. The Bears weren’t jerks, just had bladder control problems. ;] Haha.

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by Ashley Czuba on Jul 20, 2010 4:37 PM CDT up reply actions

lol No, Schlereth is hated for plenty of other reasons.

And considering some of their reputations, it wouldn’t surprise me if they had burning issues to go along with control issues.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Jul 21, 2010 3:04 AM CDT up reply actions

Hester's conditioning?

I’ll say it again, no one can question Hester’s commitment to getting better. He is the consummate competitor in the fact that he really wants to rove that he can be a receiver in the NFL.

I really never considered the fact that the 2009 beefed-up Hester, probably was labored in his cuts and speed by the new muscle weight. I’m glad he chose to go back to working his strengths— speed and agility.

I understand “why” he chose to get bigger and stronger last year, but with this new offense, if he can get off the line of scrimmage (which I think he will be able to do in this formation coming out of the slot most times) he should be able to really use more of his speed and agility to open the field up after the catch.

Good piece, Tribune!

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on Jul 19, 2010 9:03 AM CDT reply actions

I can, and I will.

…no one can question Hester’s commitment to getting better.

Because I have a keyboard and anonyminity.

"The time has come to get deeply into Football. It is the only thing we have left that ain't fixed." - HST

by JerBear50 on Jul 21, 2010 3:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Lovie's comments (USA Today)

We know what a good football team looks like, and this is a good football team.

I like this Lovie a lot better.

I think he has the same zeal and confidence that he had in 2006 when practices displayed players running down to the endzone on kickoffs and training camps seemed like they were playing the Packers and not their own teammates.

I think that there were some philosophical differences in priority between Lovie and JA and that caused for both to play things close to the vest for the most part. I also think both made some terrible mistakes that also diminished their confidence in front of the press.

But, I like this new “swagger” that the Bears are starting to exhibit. Very confident and very chippy. It reminds me of the 2006 Bears. Will they be as good is yet to be seen, but “attitude determines your aptitude”.

Ooh-rah!

Semper Fi

by ChicagoMarine on Jul 19, 2010 9:15 AM CDT reply actions

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by Dane Noble on Jul 19, 2010 10:29 AM CDT reply actions

Atleast he admits he's a hoarder. Wow just wow.

If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.

by Ditkavsworld on Jul 19, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions

Um, that's my basement.

Minus all the cool shit and video games. And less space than that in almost my entire house but other than that that was my house!! AND I gots me a Walter Payton autographed football and a 34 inch Hd TV and mini fridge so, uh, yeah! Top that! Oh and my wife is SMOKIN’ HOTT! So…..

If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.

by Just Dave on Jul 19, 2010 10:49 PM CDT up reply actions

Oh and my wife is SMOKIN’ HOTT!

Prove it. :)

If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.

by Ditkavsworld on Jul 20, 2010 8:31 AM CDT up reply actions

by Just Dave on Jul 20, 2010 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions

a player who displayed strong man-to-man coverage skills in school but didn’t have traits that necessarily made him as good fit for Lovie Smith’s cover-two scheme.

He is getting Josh Moore confused with someone else…..

Is it me,or do the Packers really suck???

by I love football! on Jul 19, 2010 10:58 AM CDT reply actions