Thoughts From NFL Week 13: Chicago Bears and beyond

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 5, 2011 3:00 PM CST in Notes

You can't say I didn't warn you. Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos did it again, so Timmy's picture shall adorn my Thoughts post this week. His continued winning ways now has his team tied atop the AFC West. Can anything slow down the Tim Tebow express? At some point the "Haters" have to recognize that even through his quarterbacking style isn't conventional, he's a good football player. And at least one writer makes a strong observation that we'll probably see him in the Pro Bowl.

1) Ice ice baby... Jason Garrett's an Idiot.

2) It's not like the Patriots to take their foot off the gas with a 31-3 lead. I suppose I could give credit to the Colts for coming back to make the game interesting, but nah... they stink.

3) I know it was way back on Thursday Night, but I hope everyone saw highlights of Marshawn Lynch running through the Eagles. But the Skittles thing is just weird.

4) I liked Stevie Johnson's 'aw shucks, I scored, here's the ball Mr. Referee' TD celebration.

5) And staying with that game, if Chris Johnson is back running like that, then the Titans could be a dangerous team down the stretch.

6) If you're gonna clinch a Division Title, you may as well do it in shutout style like the 49ers.

7) Aaron Rodgers might be the coolest QB in the NFL... damn you Aaron Rodgers...

8) I'm very impressed with the creative play design being done by Rob Chudzinski down in Carolina. In hindsight, I really wish the Bears would have signed Chud to run the Bears O back when...

9) I look around the NFL and see dynamic and athletic tight ends that are such big parts of their respective offenses, then I see Chicago's Martzfense and can only shake my head.

10) Does any NFC Wildcard hopeful want to take control of their spot? Loses by the Bears, Falcons, Giants, and Lions tell me no.

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1) Horray! Somebody is dumber than Lovie in terms of clock management!
2) I was expecting a lot of Law Firm down the stretch in that one…
3) I hope everybody watched the Wild Card round from last year. But the Beast Mode thing is just weird.
4) Heh
5) Bad defenses make good players look great. CJ this year has been good. Not great.
6) I can think of one better.
7) I have A-Rod on a Fantasy Team. I need A-Rod on my Fantasy Team. I do not want A-Rod on my fantasy team.
8) When you’ve got a talent like Cam, you can do crazy stuff.
9) smh
10) Not a one of em. BTW, how are we still the 5th seed?

by Doshi on Dec 5, 2011 3:33 PM CST reply actions

10.

Everyone fighting for dem spots lost yesterday…
every. single. team.

by BOBdaBEAR on Dec 5, 2011 6:34 PM CST up reply actions

Agree 100% on your #7

by TheHesterEffect on Dec 5, 2011 8:17 PM CST up reply actions

Why is the skittles thing weird?

Sugar gives him energy…he’s just going old schook cause he likes them.

Is Garrett the first HC to ice his own kicker? That’s hilarious.

Bears are medium rare and almost done. I can’t see them scoring more than 10 points versus Denver. I’m in disbelief cause I have to go to this game minus Cutty and Forte.

I might puke when Tebow wins at the end of the game.

"I'm sore and I'm pissed off. I'm a baller. I want to feel the leather. I love thumb wars. 6-8 weeks? 6. follow me for healing, Jay Cutler does" - Jaysthumb twitter acct

by propheteer on Dec 5, 2011 4:35 PM CST reply actions

One more reason for the Bears to win next week:

avoiding another Tebow picture.

by oripunk3485 on Dec 5, 2011 5:34 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

I promise win or lose no Tebow pic next week

When Mike Ditka calculates pi it's decimal representation ends.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 5, 2011 5:55 PM CST via iPhone app up reply actions

Until I ninja-edit one back in

Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.

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by Kev H on Dec 5, 2011 9:15 PM CST up reply actions

haha

When Mike Ditka calculates pi it's decimal representation ends.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 6, 2011 8:54 AM CST up reply actions

Are we gonna see an edit war next week?

by Doshi on Dec 6, 2011 8:57 AM CST up reply actions

Blind faith, I know...

But I’m not ready to give up on Hanie. He’s been getting no help from blockers, receivers and OMG not even from special teams. And the Bears D has been hanging tough in spite of it all. If anybody shut off Tebow in the 4th quarter, it’s Urlacher and Company. Stay the course Bears. (Do I sound like Lovie? Don’t answer that!)

Perfect sendoff for Martz—win in spite of him!

by Mdwymnstr on Dec 5, 2011 6:27 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

I wish Hanie had the balls

to tell Martz to f*ck off. But of course he won’t, since this is his real chance of taking over the team’s offense.

It’s funny how all week long Cutler kept on harping about how the offense should put Hanie on better situations and make reads easier and quicker for him since he hasn’t had much real-game experience. Then come Sunday, Martz dialed up 7-step drops on almost every passing play. If that’s not a good situation for Cutler, why would he think that will work for Hanie.

Or is Martz just getting his “revenge” on the Bears? For the first time that I recall, a QB told Martz to f*ck off and adjust his playbook, and said QB won the battle vs. Martz with the head coach. So now that said QB is out of the picture for awhile, he’s getting his own way again against a back-up QB whom Martz himself knows will never tell him to dial down his mad playcalling. So he’s happy he’s getting his way again, even if its at the expense of two winnable games for Chicago. And why would he care? He’s out of the Bears after the end of this season anyway.

by smithy610 on Dec 5, 2011 7:01 PM CST reply actions

Martz only has a job because Cutler permits it.

Cutler is Martz’ boss in every way that matters. And Martz is Hanie’s.

by Reaver on Dec 6, 2011 2:02 AM CST up reply actions

You have to wonder if it matters who gets the wildcard

because the chances of any of the teams in the race (including the Cutler-Forte-less Bears) of beating the Saints, 49ers or the dreaded Pack is somewhere between slim and nil.

And I’m starting to warm up to the idea of Martz packing it in and going “See Ya!” after watching the contrubitions of star TE’s in the New England and New Orleans games.

"And furthermore, I think Carthage must be destroyed."

by TheotherDane on Dec 5, 2011 8:41 PM CST reply actions 1 recs

The more I watch the Bears "Martzfence"...

the more I see it as yesterdays news. It’s not that the concepts are somehow past their due date, but the Maddenesque quality by which they are called takes away any semblance of strategy. Just run the plays that the AI opponent doesn’t expect and you can “fool” the robotic execution of statistical likelihood. Beyond the fact that the offensive personnel really don’t fit the scheme properly, the horrific execution demonstrates the lack of buy-in from the guys being expected to run the system. It’s like the idea of having a team built mainly on speed and athleticism that plays on a field that negates much of those attributes. It just seems all too counter intuitive. Another 2 year experiment in coaching that failed. At what point does the horrific choices in coaching staff outweigh the moderate success that Lovie’s Bears have had?

FORTE: PAY THE MAN!

by LostInSTL on Dec 6, 2011 5:51 AM CST reply actions

I'm a fan of the West Coast offense

a more run heavy version of it, with play actions… I think the inconsistencies of Martz’s playcalling is coaching himself out of a job. If he was able to run the scaled back version of his O that wins games he’d have another gig lined up.

When Mike Ditka calculates pi it's decimal representation ends.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Dec 6, 2011 8:57 AM CST up reply actions