The Bears Den: The 7/30/10 "Training Camp is HERE!" Edition
by Kev H on Jul 30, 2010 7:51 AM CDT
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The Lovie Smith Is Highly Optimistic/The Team Likes Him Zone--I'm not sure why people are so stunned that Lovie Smith would have high hopes. For starters, he's the head coach of the team, why wouldn't he think they'll do well? Secondly, It's not like he's brand new... he does this every year. And the comments of players make sense. No player in his right mind is going to come out in Training Camp and say, "Eff that guy."
I realize it was the last day before Camp actually started, so the only thing to talk about was Lovie's presser, but sometimes I would rather they write nothing at all. Sure, I'd have no Den to provide you, but I wouldn't have to trudge through all of these silly articles, either.
Smith expects Bears to rebound in 2010 - Lovie Smith thinks the Bears will be good. He knows a good team when he sees it. And he sees it.
Chicago Bears: Spare us the happy talk - David Haugh takes some time to rip Lovie for believing in his team.
Opening Lovie fest - Morrissey opens camp talking about it, too.
Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith is always full of optimism, often unwarranted - Melissa from ESPNChicago feels that Lovie should be much more pessimistic about his team
Spotlight will stay on Smith - *sigh*
Players mindful of Smith's future, Cutler said- The Players want to do well for Lovie.
Chicago Bears coach Lovie Smith said his job security should not motivate team - According to Lovie, the players should not be worried about him.
To wash that out of your brain, follow WCG on Twitter. Where we will tweet you the luxurious things like what Dane is having for lunch.
The Non-Lovie Den
The Bears at Bourbonnais - Photo gallery of Training Camp over at the Tribune. Some good pics!
Training camp preview: offensive line - ESPN Chicago looks at the Offensive Line.
Idonije mounts challenge for starting job - Izzy is going all out to get that starting end job.
The 10 Bears with the most to lose heading to camp - A look at the ten guys who could be out of a job if the season goes bad. I'll give you one chance to guess who's #1. (Hint - He's very optimistic)
Hester's ready for takeoff - Now scheduled for departure, The Windy City Flyer, who'll do some work on the field in Chicago before heading out.
Tommie Harris feels good section
Tommie, Lovie says DT is ready to practice everyday - He's ready to do it.
Tommie Harris: Says health woes are behind him - Unless they tell him to rest, cuz then he'll totally do it.
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Sweet bajeebus!
Does his mother still dress him? I hope those aren’t Wranglers!
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson
"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
by spleensplitter on Jul 30, 2010 11:05 AM CDT up reply actions
he looks very unathletic
In the 8th grade Mike Ditka won his school's Science Fair with a model of a working volcano. There were 17 other working volcano's made that day, but only one named Mount Ditka.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jul 30, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
Should we be so alarmed Garza is bringing so much TP?
Does he have irritable bowel syndrome? Is it for rookie hazing? Or maybe he just has a sensitive tush?
by boondock_saint812 on Jul 30, 2010 8:28 AM CDT reply actions
maybe it's a gift
for Greg Olsen?
In the 8th grade Mike Ditka won his school's Science Fair with a model of a working volcano. There were 17 other working volcano's made that day, but only one named Mount Ditka.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jul 30, 2010 8:57 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
+something
for amusing comment, nice.
by reefermadness3 on Jul 30, 2010 9:03 AM CDT up reply actions
bingo!
If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
by Ditkavsworld on Jul 30, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
He's being hazed carrying Tommie's TP...
for all the crap that will be spewing out of his mouth about practicing.
He brought
a bunch of spicy food back from home. He plans on dispersing it amongst his teammates in order to “fire” them up for the upcoming campaign.
"In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first- ahead of personal glory" - motivational sign at Halas Hall.
time for a photshop/comment contest
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 30, 2010 10:53 AM CDT up reply actions
Garza is the sh!t!
Hope Mr. Whipple doesn’t see this.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson
"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
by spleensplitter on Jul 30, 2010 11:11 AM CDT up reply actions
This is the biggest Den ever!
In the 8th grade Mike Ditka won his school's Science Fair with a model of a working volcano. There were 17 other working volcano's made that day, but only one named Mount Ditka.
by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jul 30, 2010 8:57 AM CDT reply actions
Unfortunately, w/ least news!
Lovie on hot seat, players know it,…let’s get going!
I think the best of it all is that everyboy’s healthy. We aren’t hearing about rehabs or lingering issues.
I’m far more optimistic this year than I was last year. As much as everybody expected Cutler to change everything, I anticipated a breaking-in season. I expect a wide open offense, a Dline getting after the QB, improved secondary, and of course our usual ST dominance.
Boo to negativity! BEAR DOWN!
It's a den of extraordinary magnitude.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson
"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
by spleensplitter on Jul 30, 2010 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Your tongue can't repel flavors of this magnitude.
If I did what I love for a living, what would I do in my free time?
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now with real immitation crab meat!!!
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Jul 30, 2010 2:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh no, you didn’t just reference a certain Fried Movie…?
"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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Not a comment on your compiling!
Just that there’s no real news. Articles driven by the opening of camp, everybody’s gotta get their $.02 in before anything happens!
I value the Den, and check it daily
Reply fail.
Thanks though :)
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I watched the press conference on CSN
I’ve never heard Lovie use that tone before. He even defied the media, saying “NO!”, which I haven’t heard him speak like that. I believe it was when one of the reporters commented he was “mostly optimistic” to which Lovie responded “I ALWAYS am…”
→ I’m not 100% sure if that was it.
No news is good news.
"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson
"More bell cow" - Lovie Smith
by spleensplitter on Jul 30, 2010 11:14 AM CDT up reply actions
The players know what they have to do
On the contrary, it would be nice if Lovie would come out and say they have a lot to prove this season. The proverbial “chip” is on our shoulders, and we’re going to knock it off! Having an edge, as a coach, will reinforce this mentality to the team; basically, I won’t take a substandard effort anywhere on our football team. No matter who you are, you will be replaced if your performance hinders the teams’ progress and ultimate goal.
As far as Cutler’s mistakes go, if I was a reporter I’d ask what are you currently doing to reduce the amount of interceptions thrown? Will you take a sack on third down or throw the ball away inside the ten in order to get three points? Those are the most meaningful questions a reporter can ask at this point? Everything else is just recycled garbage.
"In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first- ahead of personal glory" - motivational sign at Halas Hall.
lovie has never tried to motivate players by playing the "chip" card
…though he has played the “us against the media” card and the “us against the fans” card a time or two. I think it will go down as one of his greatest failings as a coach – an inability to change and/or try new things to motivate his players.
"Do or do not... there is no try." - Yoda
by Maelvampyre on Jul 30, 2010 11:25 AM CDT up reply actions
Kirkland worked for the Cleveland Browns for the previous six seasons.
Ummm anyone else see a problem with this statement?
Sarcasm
Awesome…if it wasn’t for the fact that this new scout is working for the Bears.
by MetalGearPeaceWalker on Jul 30, 2010 12:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I think Haugh was spot on.
Not because Lovie should be down on his team but because Lovie missed the opportunity (again) to challenge his team. He could have said he was disappointed in the way things happened last season and the team needs to have more focus and play with more intensity. Something along the lines of needing to perform better this year. What does Ostrich Smith do?
"Those years you talked about, I have a hard time at 52 years old remembering what happens in the past,‘’ Smith said coyly. "I feel like I know what’s going to happen in the future. We have a good football team right now. I’m not going to look to the past an awful lot.‘’
AND
“We know what a Super Bowl football team looks like, so this part of the season, all teams can do is talk about the potential they have and see if there are any glaring weaknesses.” Smith said. "We just don’t see that.‘’
No room for improvement and we don’t learn from our past. Way to rally the troops for another year of Camp Lovie. Freakin’ joke.
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
someone needs to remind Lovie that he only knows what LOSING Super Bowl teams look like
2001 Rams & 2006 Bears
What's he's saying to the press ain't what he's saying to the team.
Give him a break. Should he be calling the team out to reporters? There’s a reason that the players respect him. I think he’s actually one of the best coaches that the Bears have had and I’m sure he’ll have the team properly motivated behind closed doors.
I never said call them out.
But to ignore the past 3 seasons and say “We’re good right now.” after saying that for the past 3 inadequate seasons is getting old. It wouldn’t be calling them out to exhibit a little honesty and say something about being disappointed with the results and hoping this teams squad will rise to his expectations instead of just publicly blowing sunshine up his players asses. Dick Jauron went 13-3 once and he got ran out of town. Three years of complete mediocrity and yet its all good. “Trust me.”
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
Exactly
Lovie wouldn’t be “calling out” the team by discussing how poorly we played last year and how we need to improve on that. Everyone was disappointed with this team last season, let’s use that horrible feeling to motivate this team to play at the potential talent level that we know they can play.
"Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team." -Scottie Pippen
Halas, Ditka
Then the list drops off. So saying Lovie is one of the best coaches the Bears have ever had is not saying much.
by CastlemanXXXX on Jul 30, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh, plus he's (Lovie) speaking to the fans.
Not just the press. He’s telling you that every thing’s hunky-dory. You’re buying? Really? How about some honesty from OUR HC?? We NEED to improve. That’s all I want. Any statement that implies we NEED to improve. What do I get? Status quo. SSDD!
If you can't laugh at yourself you must not be very funny.
I remain a pessimistically hopeful Bears fan.
If I had the time and the motivation
I would love to google through archived articles and find the opening Lovie presser article from Training Camp every year because I know I’d find this quote: “We know what a good football team looks like and this is a good football team.” COME ON!! Every year you say that!
"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
Some of the photos in that gallery are hilarious
Like this one of Hester, he looks like the reporters are asking him math questions: 
And then the caption liberally uses the plural “reporters” when clearly there is only 1 recorder being held out to Rashied Davis: 
"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
Rashied looks like he got denied access.
If Mike Ditka punched you in the face, you'd have to fight off the urge to thank him.
by Ditkavsworld on Jul 30, 2010 2:53 PM CDT up reply actions
No...
He just dropped the invitation!!!
Unreasonable people make life difficult...
by WisBearsFan34 on Jul 30, 2010 2:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Or someone paid the driver $50 to drop him a long way from the entrance
And he is saying “Dude, WTF?”
Don't hand him that phone!
…because he will drop it.
Two guarantees for the season if we play poorly:
1. Lovie Smith hate
2. Tommie Harris hate
"Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team." -Scottie Pippen
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