Thoughts From NFL Week 7: Chicago Bears and beyond

I’m intrigued. Also thoughts on the Lions and there new found chippiness.

based on my recommendation. I also put a claim in, but she was higher on the waiver wire.

Watching Robison kick a Packer player square in the junk was the best play I’ve seen all year.

1) I’d be surprised, except Norv’s the coach, so nothing surprises me when they find a way to lose.
2) CJ2k’s performance so far is why Angelo is hesitating on Forte, in addition to JA being stupid.
3) I have no idea if Tebow’s gonna be any good, but finding a way to win is good, even if its the Dolphins.
4) Palmer played because that’s how bad Boller was, and Pryor isn’t ready yet.
5) Stafford’s in a boot and day-to-day, but that’s not a good sign. 1st crack in glassman’s season.
6) I had the misfortune of watching the Sea-Cle game, and gawd, was it terrible.
7) Colts… just wow.
8) Someone tell the Colts they should’ve hit the reset button.
9) Murray didn’t even start on Sunday! That makes it even crazier!
10) Pay Matt Forte. That is all.

he’s an actual, real life, good draft pick by Bears GM Jerry Angelo.

Also ESPN says that Stafford has an ankle injury and is day to day.

I want to know what genius had DeMarco Murray starting on their fantasy team. I know some outside the box thinker had to have him playing this week.

Actually, at game time, over 60% of CBS had Murray in their starting lineups (including myself). Playing the worst run defense in the NFL, made it an easy choice. Also most Murray owners were just hedging their crumby Felix Jones pick.

I draft Murray in the last round in my league, dropped in him week 3, then outright dumped Felix for him this past week. I don’t care if someone else scoops up Felix… that was a horrible pick in hindsight and I want to rid myself of the disappointment.

1. Agreed
2. Agreed
3. It was impressive but his receivers also bailed him out a lot and they played against a sorry team. BUT I will give credit where it’s due and he made plays when he had to and helped get the Broncos a win.
4. Agreed
5. Agreed
6. Funny and also agreed
7. Agreed again (You are on a roll Monsieur)
8. Sick performance and he helped me in a FF blowout
9. Hahaha I started Murray over the higher-ranked Jackie Battle
10. Agreed again

1 – Ya I stopped watching that game and I kick myself for doing that

2 – Was never really sold on the titans so not to surprised Guess houston has a clear path to the AFC south title

3 – Watching the 30 min replay man tebows accuracy was HORRIBLE. Even the denver fans were turning on him. That said their OC was not helping him out in that first half playcalling. Why miami went for 2 instead of one I will not understand. But when push came to shove tebow did it. Still miami is a bad team. With ESPN talking you would think that tebow beat the AFC all pro team on a day when ponder and newton out played him but eh

4 – While that was a bad performance by palmer I still wonder about him. I mean I seen him play last season and he just did not look the same (20 INTs). Still with so little time to prepare this week and coming in down 21 – 0 cant put to much into this one

5 – I know I was sorta rooting for the lions but their recent antics (schrewtz hand shake gate and yelling at opposing teams, the pushing and shoving before atl game, the taunting of ryan) I am not fond of that stuff but eh what can you do. Anyways saw a report that stafford left in a walking boot (cant find it now though). Doubt that the injury is serious cause it would have leaked out by now.

6 – When I saw that I was stunned. Must have been bad football. Like someone said in the game thread that should have been the london game cause they would have eaten that up

7 – IMO blow up the colts. Fire and trade everyone (except polian) and start over. Horrendous

8 – My grandma could have done the same with her calling her own offensive plays

9 – propheteer asked if he should start murray in the pre game thread. Wonder if he did

10 – Yep yep and yep

other

11 – ponder looked pretty good against the packers but the packers offense is just a machine. Why frazier punted the ball back with time winding down I will not know. Decent game when I was expecting a 45 – 10 blow out

10) Pay Matt Forte. He’s on a historic pace, and he’s an actual, real life, good draft pick by Bears GM Jerry Angelo.

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000

Jerry! Pay up now! Don’t alienate him further because through it all Forte is being a class act.

1) The Chargers had a legit shot at the Superbowl some time ago, but that looks like decades ago now. Rivers is probably missing LT and Sproles.
2) I haven’t seen them this year, but “lacking identity” seems a possible cause
3) Of all really bad QBs, Tebow might be the best ever. He’s turning “garbage time” into “Tebow time”.
4) Raiders season was promising, now in just a couple of weeks is descending into another nightmare.
5) I’d be more concerned with a 2 home game losing streak than Stafford being out AGAIN. Plus, I feel the media is starting to turn against them.
6) I thought of hockey scores. And how weird it was that neither of them have an NHL franchise in town.
7) Paper bag time for Colts’ fans.
8) Scary to think he could have padded his numbers a bit more.
9) I had to double check if there was any mistake. Still, any 90yd run pads stats big time.
10) I hope JA already has a contract with a butt-load of zeros waiting for Forte on January. If everyone was performing at his level, he could even give him the contract rolled inside the SB ring.

Tim Tebow = Concrete Cyanide

ain’t what it used to be. Even in this list, it’s #7. Against an 0-whatever Colts, that’s still pretty impressive.

What about our boy Starscream !?

And I thought I’d never see the day where a rookie would break a team record while not even getting the start.

Speaking about impressive rookies, I suppose Chris Conte has earned his spot with the starters.

I watched a lot of the game flipping back and forth between the Bears game. When he missed, which was on almost every throw, he missed his WR by a ton. He and the Broncos were fortunate to recover the onside kick, and benefited from playing the worst team on earth. Neither of those will happen again this season.

murray this week, started him in the flex. and that is why im 7-0

I just never bought into it. I think Cam Newton will become a better QB than Tebow. The team is actually starting to build around him. If the Broncos do this for Tebow he can probably win some games. My advice to them is if you are going to go all in on Tebow, you might want to draft a couple tight ends and play smash mouth. I don’t think he’ll be the kind that can get it done through the air on a consistent basis.

he’s a gimmick at best right now. The Broncos beat a bottom feeder in the Dolphins and Tebow was HORRIBLE for the most part. Unless John Fox wants to lose his job by designing an offense around a mobile QB who makes bad decisions and cannot pass accurately (Kordell Stewart) in a pass heavy league, he’s gonna let Tewbow play himself out of a starting role. Cam Newton, much to my surprise, may actually be a McNabb-type QB for a good couple of years if he can continue to develop as a QB. This whole “Tebow just finds a way to win” or “leadership” crap will fade quickly as defenses figure his tendencies out, I expect it to take about 2 weeks. Hopefully he’ll still be starting by the time the Bears see him in Dec. That’ll be an early X-mas present W for the Bears!

As far as Forte….you said it best:

10) Pay Matt Forte. He’s on a historic pace, and he’s an actual, real life, good draft pick by Bears GM Jerry Angelo.