Take A Deep Breath: Giants Defeat Bears 41-13

No injuries. Best result for the Bears.

Get used to Hester & Bennett making our catches for us.
4 most disappointing plays:
Roy Williams bobble on 3rd and 15 in the 1st
Roy Williams reaching whiff on 3rd and 5 in the 1st
Devin Hester tripping on the wide open TD pass in the flat
Devin Hester dropping the ball on the goalline on the same drive

Cutler picked and made good throws. Line was moderately better against a dominate D-Line.

Hope the whole team gets over the drops and stumbles, one of these days years.

Toub better get up in someone’s butt about the ST play.

The starting defense played fine, so I don’t care about the massive amounts of points ST and backups cost us.

Preseason game+no major injuries=success

An simple statement, yes, but true nonetheless. Is it just me or did his face look thinner?

1/5 in redzone

hell even if we kick field goals its 25 to 41

then there is the fluke 97 yard run

alotta bad tonight but there is some good

that the Bears depth is not all the great…..Especially at LB….DLine took a step back when Peppers left…..RWilliams (still) cant catch…..Taylor done….Still think Enderle will be #2 some point in the season…..

While OLine looked a little better they still gave up pressure…..QB moving around saved some sacks IIRC…..

This might sound like faint praise looking at the poor numbers…but it was nice to see the first team offense, while not getting a 1st down on 3rd and long…their at least seemed to be a plan for Jay to get rid of the ball quickly and get a few yards back versus taking a sack and making it even harder for the Bears D in terms of field position.

I weirdly feel better about this week’s game than the preseason opener…the defense looked vanilla but I think that was the point…as for Roy…eh, I hope Drake and Martz can light a fire under that guy soon.

Sorry for not being there, just thought of watching the game closely to see what highlights I could take from tonight’s disaster in the New Meadowlands. For those interested The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly; Week 2 is up and running.

Anyways yes we stunk as a whole tonight, with effort being a low point imo, but when we needed the O-Line to step up and protect Cutler against a tough D-Line, they showed up and did a hell of a job. Only 1 sack tonight, 1!

Roy Williams had opportunities tonight and ran rather good routes, but he just needs to CATCH THE BALL! I don’t think Martz is a happy camper right now.

But still, improvements were made on offense, so I’m taking this loss with a grain of salt. What we need to work on now is consistancy in the running game as well as learning how to punch the ball in that freakin’ red zone. 1-5 is a terrible stat to have, period.

BUT, I have to say the O-Line looked better. Cutler made some better plays and threw some sharp passes. Too many dropsies from our WR’s. Peppers is a demi-god among men.

Good thing we had no injuries. Sucks for the Giants to lose a starter.

the fun’s already starting on the Score.

cause it’s the preseason. They probably shouldn’t get blown out, but all that tells me is their second team is better than ours.

Not having Briggs hurt the run defense.

Not much pressure on the QB, but veteran defense will flip the switch versus Atlanta.

Biggest issue, which has been an issue, is the stupid RZ offense officiency. They have to figure out something or just air it out outside the opponents 20 yard line. They’re like standing in quicksand inside there.

Cutler was poised and looks more aware and comfortable in this offense.

Forte ran tentatively. Could his contract be holding him back? Absolutely.

Webb and Louis much, much better.

It’s nice to not hear CW’s name mentioned much. Good thing…

Carimi is already a stud.

I’m convinced that I could effectively run a quick slant pattern against the Bears defense. Might break my leg when tackled, but you get the point.

STS always come around under Toub….not worried one bit.

I bet a friend 20 bucks that they would not make the playoffs.

I know its just preseason, but there are some very concerning trends. Offensive line looks terrible, defense cannot stop the run, The Bears are trying to do a traditional Martz offense (not going to work with a terrible offensive line), Roy Williams looked flippin terrible again, Hester had some rough plays, I could go on.

The Defensive has struggled and the Bears have spent weeks telling us how strong they are. The age is really showing on these guys.

Yes its just preseason, but this team is not looking ready, lacking depth and seems to not have anyone stepping up to pickup starting jobs. This Bears team looks like amateurs from the top down. They need to fire Angelo at the very least, most likely Lovie if they ever really want to improve. I love the Bears but it has been hard to be one for decades.

Occasional lapses in discipline. I’d call it a lack of effort at times, but that may be unfair. Put as much lipstick on it as you want, this was a fat pig of a performance.

They know that was a terrible game and the overall message about this team is not a very hopeful one

Any details will be appreciated (didn’t get to watch the game).

bears looked soft and better get their act together,, horrible tackling.. cutler looked good barber a definite number 2 carimi and spencer played well special teams horrible

hester dropped one and tripped on another that could have been 2 tds

well see!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

our fanbase would rather be you right now.

And I’m FRACKIN PROUD that Kid Cutty is our QB

Now Roy Williams and Hester… Hester made a nice catch on that deep throw but he was making too many mistakes (falling down on the play where he was open, not getting up when he wasn’t touched, the drop, and running backwards on the one catch losing some yards). Roy is still dropping balls like he was in Dallas.

Bennett and Knox look better from what I have seen, and I thought they should have been the starters before Free Agency began.

Pep is still a beast, and Gabe looked good too.

Very positive.

Cutler looked good. Bennett and Hester both are improving. Hester though, well, is improving from something quite a bit below Bennett, but, the makings are there. Can he get the discipline? Can you beat it out of Darryl Drake? Roy Williams has to remember how to play for a real team again. The line looked nothing if not average (which is SO SWEET TO SAY).

I’m convinced naysayers are just looking to put holes in an 11-5 team. It’s a good team that can do much. The defense may need some help and depth in the future in the linebacking positions, but… other than that? I’m overwhelmingly happy with the way it turned out, even if it was 6 to a bunch.

Marion Barber has enough left to be a good second back.

Chester is a good backup to a power guy like AP, but when defenses are getting double doses of finesse backs in Taylor and Forte, it just isn’t effective offense.

The game looked more a lazy performance than us being on the road to a losing season.

But if we wanted a WR that is going to drop 3 out of every 4 passes, couldn’t we have just kept Davis or maybe even signed Edwards instead?

but the o-line showed it’s not getting worse. I’m still not sold on this line-up of characters, but at least Webb and Louis were not disastrous. CW was surprisingly good. I’d still like to see more improvement next week, but I’m less concerned than I was a week ago.
-Cutler played very well and the off season chatter about his focus and footwork improvement are not just PR crap from the coaches.
-The ST were horrible, DeCicco missed his assignment on the punt block, he had a terrible night.
-I am still of the opinion that Hester should be returning more kicks and playing less WR and Knox should be returning less kicks and playing more WR. Knox should really be a starter at the #3(slot) WR in Hester’s place and Hester should be the primary PR/KR with 4th WR duties to add his talents to the offense in small doses.
-Last night is a perfect example of what I dislike about Lovie’s defensive philosophy. Both teams run effectively the same base look, but the Giants have invested in better cover guys and can play aggressive gap-coverage defense. The Bears seem to sit back and not give up too many big plays; unless they miss a tackle and it looks like a jail break.
-Roach is just not a great LB, he’s good for a back-up, but the Bears need a better starter, not more back-ups; Tatupu might just fit the bill.
-DJ Moore’s size is as much of a liability as his ball-hawking skills are an asset.
-Paea looked awful; he was manhandled and ineffective. Okoye may end up being the “steal” to cover the missed opportunity of drafting Paea.
-The Bears WRs are terrible at catching. With Bennett as an exception, the Bears WRs drop too many passes. Is that on Drake?
-Sanzenbacher will make the team as the 6th WR, Kris Adams will make the PS. Kyle Adams looks like he could make the roster as a TE/FB, but the numbers are not in his favor.
-Sometimes Martz’s in-game play calling is just bad. I especially dislike the fact the offense is devoid of audibles.
-For all of the good run blocking otherwise, the goal line/short yardage offense is just weak.
-Again, I know it’s preseason and the all out effort is not necessary, but the lack of intensity and overall preparedness was just disheartening.
-There’s plenty to work on, but I see most of the positions as being fairly well settled. I just hope the Bears can “turn it on” when the regular season starts. We can’t blame everything on the o-line.

It’s a little concerning to see him averaging less yards per kick than Maynard did and with what appeared to be half the hangtime.

I also had no clue that the Giants had both Weatherford and Dodge… who both boomed kicks and also pinned the Bears down within the 20.

But, there are some unsettling things about this game. Mainly that at halftime, we were down 20-6, and our starters had gotten at least 80-90% of the snaps to that point. After that, when the teams went bad-on-bad, we were again outplayed.

I went so far (in the open thread) to say that it was an embarrassing performance for the Bears. Before the meat-balls jump on me, let me justify that.

Even WITH this being a preseason game, the Bears (as a team, not as a fan base…so everyone RELAX) should NOT be proud of the overall outcome of the game. It’s not just the scoreboard, its the poor 3rd down conversion rate (like last year), the dropped balls, the poor special teams, and big play/drive sustaining offense of the Giants against both our 1’s and 2’s.

So, if one isn’t proud of something…what is he? That’s right, the Bears should be embarrassed by this poor performance. Any way you boil it down, it’s a 41-13 loss in a professional sports competition.

Again,