The Bears Den: September 14th, 2010 Edition

Coach Lovie Smith stands by his Sunday decisions – Adamant that he’d do it again. Which guarantees the situation will come up again this season.

54 Touchdowns from Sunday: VIDEO

Forte in NFLs Top 5 Catches: VIDEO

Briggs in NFLs Top 5 Defensive Plays: VIDEO

“Truth is if Stafford played the whole game, Detroit wins 38-19. The big question coming up againt the eagles is, can we replace Stafford’s out put with Hill and Stanton and an improved running game?”

Wow, they really are delusional..what did they have at the half 90 yards?? but they were on their way to 38 points….hahahahahahaha

can he bulk up to play lb?? By the way pride of Detroit said they signed Vasher because of his speed?? It get’s better and better..

As a receiver, he should know the rule. When he made the “catch” he was in a hurry to do his celebration and spun the ball out of his hand. Typical primma donna WR, i.e. it’s all about him.

Always to slide Harris back over to SS once Major Wright was able to start at FS. I seem to recall the coaches saying that…am I making that up?

Why didn’t you all use the link I tweeted at the account the other day? I mean it’s not that big of a deal, I was just wondering.

Also ChicagoBears.com tweeted a link this video in which Larry Mayer shows clips of when the Bears got screwed by the rule that screwed the Lions Sunday. It works both ways: http://www.chicagobears.com/multimedia/index.asp?mm_file_id=2013&play_clip=Y

Everyone has a few bad plays and I am sure we can all think of some calls, and some missed assignments in the game, but I don’t care WHO you are playing, this was a monster defensive performance.

Lions passing game: 20/34, 1 interception, 148 yards. 58% completions. 4.4 yards per attempt. Forget the QB injury, Stafford had 83 passing yards in the first half. 2 QB fumbles. 2 sacks. Calvin Johnson didn’t catch a pass in the first half.

Lions rushing game: 21 attempts, 20 yards, 2 TDs. Less than 1 yard per carry, game long rush of 8 yards.

Lions TOTAL offense: 13 first downs (one from penalty), 168 TOTAL yards. 25:18 time of possession. 28% 3rd down efficiency.

And our offense, despite 4 turnovers (which is why we only scored 19 points) still moved the ball all day. (463 yards, 23 first downs, 34:42 time of possession, 5 people averaged over 14 yards per catch, with long plays of 89, 32, 31 in the passing game and 17, 11, 10 in the rushing game)

The best part is, we won’t fumble 3 times a game. It just won’t happen. That I believe is an anomaly. We won’t play the Lions every week, but anyone can be proud of that defensive game. I also don’t believe 9 penalties for 100 yards will happen every week.

Bottom line is, if our team hadn’t been giving away footballs and flags in the first half, the game very well could have been a shutout, never mind blowout.

Lets also remember, in 2009, while sucking, the Lions did average 198 passing yards per game and 101 rushing yards per game..So we held them well under their performance from last year, and they were, in fact, a better looking team this year. In fact, against US last year, the Lions averaged 279 passing yards, 125 rushing yards, 23.5 points, while giving Calvin Johnson an average of 109 yards per game.

Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant will require surgery to correct a torn ligament in his ankle that will leave him on crutches for 10 to 12 weeks, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

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I’m glad someone else noticed last night how much of a whiner he is. He threw a tantrum like a two year old in a candy store. It is one thing to be frustrated but what he did last night had to deflate his teammates. If I played next to him, I would have lost all confidence at that point.

And it is very interesting how last year every face Cutler made was analyzed to death, but no one has said anything about how Rivers acted like a spoiled brat because he wasn’t getting his way. Way to motivate your team man.