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The Bears Den: August 17, 2010

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Lovie Smith weighs in on the three key injuries from last Saturday.

RB coach Tim Spencer talks about his players in San Diego.

15 year veteran QB Todd Collins expected to make decision today.

Dan Pompei breaks down the game film from SD.

Interesting Q/A with OC Mike Martz courtesy of the Tribune.

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Another fantastic Team Report from USA Today.

John "Moon" Mullin offers his latest thoughts on the Bears.

NFC North depth concerns after Week 1 of the preseason.

ESPN Chicago catches us up on last night's practice.

Jeff Dickerson talks about the team's Special Teams from last week.

Former Bears College Scouting Director weighs in on his former team.

OL coach Tice says of Lance Louis: "He's what we thought he was."

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Maybe it's just me

But I kind of think that Martz is going to say “You want a gameplan? Here you go” and slaughter the Raiders this weekend.

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by Kev H on Aug 17, 2010 7:44 AM CDT reply actions  

While it is the Raiders

Who is going to execute? LeFevour or Grandpa Collins after 3 days of practice? Cutler probably plays one and done again and Lovie pulls the starters soon after.

Hopefully not but it is Lovie, a coach is knows as softer than Charmin.

by TheMan1 on Aug 17, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Perhaps...

You would rather have had Cutler take the hit that strained Hanie’s shoulder? Eli Manning played into the second quarter last night, w/ a 3" gash on his forehead for his efforts.

I understand wanting your 1’s to get some meaningful game time, but it’s a fine line to balance. Remember the meaningful snaps that Grossman took in ’05?

by kokobear on Aug 17, 2010 8:39 AM CDT up reply actions  

Eh

Grossman was still doomed to misery right from the start. I don’t know if anything would’ve saved him.

by GriggsBriggs on Aug 17, 2010 9:13 AM CDT up reply actions  

Oh please

Even Ron Turner can slaughter the Raiders.

by GriggsBriggs on Aug 17, 2010 9:15 AM CDT up reply actions  

The Raiders won

The Bears lost.

So right now they are the better team

by suckmyditka on Aug 17, 2010 12:10 PM CDT up reply actions  

I remember we beat them in '07

After Brian Griese got injured and Sexy Rexy returned after halftime.

by GriggsBriggs on Aug 18, 2010 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions  

Biggs tweet:
Mike Tice pleased with the 1st preseason effort by revamped #Bears offensive line: http://bit.ly/9tGgSz

Uggghhhh! I know it was the first pre-season game, but enough with the propaganda. Tell it like it is: our line play sucked, but they’ll hopefully get better.

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by David Taylor on Aug 17, 2010 9:01 AM CDT reply actions  

The starters

were average at passblocking, and not quite as runblockers.

But also, you played Beekman at center a majority of the game. And it was their first. So I was relatively pleased with what they did, I’d just like to see them come off the ball better. That said, they consistently saw a safety or corner going past them, even while they had their man locked up.

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by Kev H on Aug 17, 2010 9:18 AM CDT up reply actions  

Their run blocking was more than "not quite"

It was downright atrocious. Lemme see… atrocious run blocking and average pass blocking. Maybe I’m just not as easily pleased.

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by David Taylor on Aug 17, 2010 9:27 AM CDT up reply actions  

Beekman looked awesome!

Watch out Kreutz!

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 Aug 17, 2010 10:31 AM CDT up reply actions  

Also from Biggs on the twittosphere:
BradBiggs
Confirmed what @JasonLaCanfora reported that Todd Collins has turned down offer to sign with #Bears as backup QB.
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#Bears were not willing to offer Collins a small signing bonus or any guaranteed money. Like GM Angelo said, backup QB apparently about $.
BradBiggs
Angelo cont.: "Usually when you pay your starter the kind of money that we paid Jay, the backups don’t make a lot of money."

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by David Taylor on Aug 17, 2010 9:03 AM CDT reply actions  

Mike Martz:

“Whisper Coacherer”.

More running back controversy from Jay:

“Matt’s our guy,” quarterback Jay Cutler said. “When we run in Chester, Matt’s (still) our starter. But it’s hard to go through a 16-game season with one back. You’ve got to have a change-up guy. You’ve got to have somebody else in there to take some carries and some pressure off of him.”

"More cowbell" - Bruce Dickinson; "More bell cow" - Lovie Smith

by Pete Dixon on Aug 17, 2010 10:24 AM CDT reply actions  

I think the Bears are pairing Manning with Harrisfor learning purposes

I think Manning sits out and watches Harris at the SS while Wright is at the FS, then brings Manning in at SS and switches Harris to FS to give Manning some reps.

I think it makes sense since Manning is the “more athletic” safety.

The Bears desperately need for him to pick up the defense and show some instincts sometime early on in the season in order for this defense to be successful. Wright will be a starter, but his compliment safety needs to have some explosion and speed as well.

Semper Fi
PREDICTION for 2010-2011 NFL Season: "The England Patriots will finish 8-8 plus or minus 1" ~8/13/10 1230p

by ChicagoMarine on Aug 17, 2010 12:07 PM CDT reply actions  

Mark columbo injured

Okay, maybe he is injury prone…phew!

"He is remarkably bright", a "terrific talent", the sky is the limit for Cutler"

-Mike Martz-

by tfrabotta on Aug 17, 2010 4:06 PM CDT reply actions  

I heard he need to have his knee scoped and will be out a few weeks.

My source is ESPN radio so I can’t post a link since I heard it, well on the radio.

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

by Ditkavsworld on Aug 17, 2010 4:20 PM CDT up reply actions  

I have never been a big Mike Martz fan,

despite his couple of successful years at St. Louis he just seemed like a weird guy. The interview with Dan Pompei was very good and made him seem like a more normal person. The one line referring to his own career in school as a tight end was excellent and makes me like him better.

I was a triple threat — stumble, fumble and fall. That summed it up. I was really a glorified lineman. I caught a couple passes.

by BearFan611 on Aug 17, 2010 4:36 PM CDT reply actions  

It also explains....

His understanding and preference for the TE as a blocker first, second and receiver 3rd.

by Brendan Hess on Aug 18, 2010 9:07 AM CDT up reply actions  

Marcus Harrison on a short leash?
Word is the Bears continue to be frustrated by third-year DT Marcus Harrison, who continues to be outplayed by Anthony Adams despite being three inches bigger and four years younger than Adams. “They still don’t know if he has what it takes mentally,” said one team insider of Harrison, who has missed practice time in training camp with heat-related problems. “They’ve given him every opportunity, but so far he has failed to deliver.”

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by Spongie on Aug 17, 2010 6:35 PM CDT reply actions  

Good find!

I just wish it had been better news.

by rdent4hof on Aug 18, 2010 7:56 AM CDT up reply actions  

another stellar draft find in the early rounds by Angelo

Genius..rack him up with Wolfe, Bazuin, etc..

"He is remarkably bright", a "terrific talent", the sky is the limit for Cutler"

-Mike Martz-

by tfrabotta on Aug 18, 2010 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions  

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