Extrapolated Stats: Week 3

by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 9:47 AM CDT in Notes

TEAM STATISTICS
	Bears	Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	251 [-]	320 [+]
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS	59/213 (0.277) [-]	91/229 (0.397) [-]
RUN/PASS RATIO	272/608 [-/-]	384/651 [+/-]
RUSHING YARDS	859 [-]	1749 [-]
PASSING YARDS	4016 [+]	4437 [+]
SACKS	43 [-]	75 [-]
TURNOVERS	21 [+]	32

[+] and [-] indicate a change in the previous week's numbers.

Jump with me to see individual player statistics, and use the comments section to tell us what pops out at you.

PASSING STATISTICS
Player	Comp	Att	%	Yds	TD	%	INT	%	Rating
Jay Cutler	331 [+]	608 [-]	54.4 [+]	4576 [+]	27 [+]	4.4 [+]	16 [-]	2.6 [+]	82.4 [-]

RUSHING STATISTICS
Player	Att	Yds	Yds/Att	TD
Matt Forte	187 [-]	635 [-]	3.4 [-]	0
Kahlil Bell	59 [-]	123 [-]	2.1	0
Jay Cutler	21 [+]	123 [+]	5.8 [-]	0
Marion Barber	0	0	0	0
End Around	5 [-]	-21 [-]	-4.0	0

RECEIVING STATISTICS
Player	Rec	Yds	Yds/Rec	TD
Matt Forte	117 [-]	1531 [-]	13.0 [-]	5 [-]
Johnny Knox	48 [+]	1008 [+]	21.0	0
Dane Sanzenbacher	48 [+]	352 [+]	7.3 [-]	11 [+]
Devin Hester	37 [+]	741 [+]	19.9 [+]	0
Roy Williams	21 [-]	293 [-]	13.8	0
Kellen Davis	16	293 [+]	18.3 [+]	5 [+]
Earl Bennett	16 [-]	107 [-]	6.7	0
Sam Hurd	11 [+]	160 [+]	15.0 [+]	0
Matt Spaeth	11 [-]	37 [-]	3.5	5 [-]
Tyler Clutts	5 [-]	53 [-]	10.0	0

DEFENSE STATISTICS
Player	Solo	Assist	Sack	FF	FR	TD	INT	TD
Lance Briggs	117 [+]	32 [+]	0.0	5 [+]	0	0	0	0
Tim Jennings	107 [-]	21 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Urlacher	75 [+]	32 [-]	0.0	0	5 [-]	5 [-]	11 [+]	0
Charles Tillman	64	21 [-]	0.0	11 [-]	5 [-]	0	0	0
D.J. Moore	48 [+]	32 [+]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Craig Steltz	37 [+]	16 [+]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Major Wright	37 [-]	11 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Roach	37 [-]	11 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Henry Melton	37 [+]	5 [-]	16.0	0	0	0	0	0
Israel Idonije	32	37 [-]	5.0 [-]	0	0	0	0	0
Corey Graham	21 [+]	11 [+]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Amobi Okoye	21 [-]	11 [+]	5.0 [-]	0	0	0	0	0
Julius Peppers	21 [-]	5 [-]	11.0 [+]	5 [-]	11 [+]	0	0	0
Brandon Meriweather	16	32	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Adams	16	5 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Dom DiCicco	11 [+]	5 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Harris	11 [-]	5 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Winston Venable	11 [+]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Williams	11 [+]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Zack Bowman	11 [-]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Iwuh	11 [+]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Conte	11 [-]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Reed	5 [-]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Roberto Garza	5 [-]	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0
Matt Toeaina	0	21 [-]	0.0	0	0	0	0	0

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Here's what jumped out at me:

Forte: 1500 receiving yards. That would be awesome, no question, but twice as many receiving yards as rushing yards?
Melton: 16 sacks. Wow!
Peppers: 11 sacks. A good year, to be sure.
Sanzenbacher: 11 touchdowns. That would be awesome, too. He’ll be doing well to get half that when all is said and done.

Would 600+ passing attempts be a team record? I’d think it would be, or at least be in the top 3-5 all-time.

"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"

by Swarley on Sep 28, 2011 10:04 AM CDT reply actions

As a point of reference: Faulk under the Martz offense

Receiving / Rushing

2002 537 953
2001 765 1,382
2000 830 1,359
1999 1,048 1,381

When you go to somebody's house, you don't crap on their floor. Being a fan of one team does NOT give you license to be a dick to fans of another.

Corollary: When people are visiting your house and behaving themselves, them being a fan of a different team is NOT a reason for you to piss in their beer.

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by Robert Rence on Sep 28, 2011 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions

I like the + / - you add to each stat!

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 28, 2011 10:10 AM CDT reply actions

I added them last week.

Thanks for noticing! ;)

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 12:14 PM CDT up reply actions

Maybe we should try Roy Williams at safety

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by ThorCo on Sep 28, 2011 10:28 AM CDT reply actions

Maybe we should try Roy Williams on the Practice Squad

Cacti are prickly.

by crackedcactus on Sep 28, 2011 10:37 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

He's not eligible. ;)

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 12:13 PM CDT up reply actions

Biggest thing that jumped out at me....

Urlacher with 5 Defensive TD and 11 Ints. Scary.

How boot ol’Iron Hands Roy Williams finishing with 11 tackles? Ahead of Bowman and Conte.

Gotta love the End Around stats.

Can’t wait for Barber to get some touches.

Cacti are prickly.

by crackedcactus on Sep 28, 2011 10:41 AM CDT reply actions

But, also by your extrapolated stat machine, we'll go 5-11.

That is not such an amazing stat.

But thanks for this, it’s fun.

Being a meatball not only makes me delicious, but it also makes me all warm inside.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Sep 28, 2011 10:51 AM CDT reply actions

After week 1 we were projected to go 16-0.

Too bad my pause button was broken.

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Indeed,

Being a meatball not only makes me delicious, but it also makes me all warm inside.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Sep 28, 2011 3:15 PM CDT up reply actions

I would also like to point out

That by using your method of extrapolation, Dilfer will still be a mediocre player, at best, statistically.

His female vaginal irrigation factor will also remain extraordinarily high.

Being a meatball not only makes me delicious, but it also makes me all warm inside.

by Suffering from Chicago Sports on Sep 28, 2011 10:54 AM CDT reply actions

I wish just once Martz would call the FB Dive

so the End Around would have some competition.

Steven Hawking was paralysed after Mr. T pitied him so hard he was hurled through the air and crashed into an orphanage, killing 50.

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 28, 2011 11:05 AM CDT reply actions

LOL

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 28, 2011 12:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Good to see

Ol Boy Roy showing up… Forte is Faulk 2.0, except Angelo wants to pay him like Anthony Thomas… Sacks are under 50! Yeah!

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Sep 28, 2011 12:08 PM CDT reply actions

That's our sacks on them.

Our O-Line is projected to give up 75 (down from 88).

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 12:11 PM CDT up reply actions

Speaking of sacks

Be sure to keep a look out for this weeks Sackwatch, tomorrow at 11am Central, where we break down every sack the Bears give up…

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 28, 2011 12:19 PM CDT up reply actions

So

Its going to be just a bit shorter than War & Peace?

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Sep 28, 2011 12:24 PM CDT up reply actions

only 3 sacks given up this week!

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 28, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

Reminder that I owe you a new, on-target, logo.

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes you do...

Whenever Mike Ditka boards an aircraft, it changes its call sign to Bear Force One.

by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Sep 28, 2011 12:51 PM CDT up reply actions

That's a great idea

You’ll have no shortage of material to work with throughout the season.

by NorthSideBearsFan on Sep 28, 2011 12:58 PM CDT up reply actions

This requires some sort of soundtrack

or sound effect. Sackwatch (Zound!) live tomorrow on WCG (Chu-thunk!)

Like the dinka dink for Law and Order.

Above all; keep 'em guessing, never let them lose their sense of confusion.

by Just Dave on Sep 28, 2011 1:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Ohhhhhhhhhh fuuuuuuddddddgggggggge

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Sep 28, 2011 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions

Steven Hawking was paralysed after Mr. T pitied him so hard he was hurled through the air and crashed into an orphanage, killing 50.

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 28, 2011 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions

The fact that we took 1 out of 3 of these games is good

ATL looks to be massively overrated, but a win is a win. Saints and GB are both very very good teams that look like SB contenders. The Bears have the same problems, it feels so redundant. The D is showing its age, which is another concern. The last thing we need is them fading towards the end of the season.

Season is still young and we can turn it around. The Lions game coming up is going to be simply huge. That is really going to show us if we have a chance. Personally, I do not feel very good about this team. But I never try to get myself excited for the Bears, I make them prove me wrong.

by 815Sox on Sep 28, 2011 1:37 PM CDT reply actions

Yes.

But how do you feel about Matt Spaeth’s 5 touchdowns?

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by David Taylor on Sep 28, 2011 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions

Also not sure if anyone saw thing

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7031006/chicago-bears-walter-payton-used-drugs-talked-suicide-according-book

Does not paint Payton in a good light. Now, I have been hearing that he had a girlfriend for a long time. It was pretty well know. The drug stuff is new. You have to wonder how much of this was induced by head injuries.

I know people are going to immediately write this off, but this author is very well respected and has written several expose like books. He is also brought us the infamous John Rocker interview.

by 815Sox on Sep 28, 2011 1:39 PM CDT reply actions

I didnt read the link and I don't plan on reading the book either

I just have one request, is it ok for us as a society to actually let someone Rest In Peace. I’ll remember Walter for being a RB and that’s it, his off field life has no bearing on why I liked him in the first place. He was and will proabably always be the greatest football player of all time.

Steven Hawking was paralysed after Mr. T pitied him so hard he was hurled through the air and crashed into an orphanage, killing 50.

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 28, 2011 2:00 PM CDT up reply actions

He is a famous figure

He is going to be written about. So I guess the answer is no. Man has been writing books about famous figures since we invented the written language.

by 815Sox on Sep 28, 2011 6:25 PM CDT up reply actions

Well there is a difference between writing about history and making money off the dead.

I understand that he was a famous figure, I just don’t see the benefit in the book being written so long after his death.

Man has been writing books about famous figures since we invented the written language.

Just FYI that comes off alittle asshatish.

Steven Hawking was paralysed after Mr. T pitied him so hard he was hurled through the air and crashed into an orphanage, killing 50.

by Ditkavsworld on Sep 29, 2011 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a darn

Am I surprised? No. The heroes and idols we grew up loving have been having the walls torn down on their supposedly perfect lives for quite some time. Doesn’t change my opinion on him – he wasn’t beating up his family, his demons afflicted him personally first and the fallout happened to his family. Unfortunate, but not surprising. Ever since the Great Steriod Home Run race between Sosa and McGwire, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Easter Bunny was a racist, or if Joe Buck was actually a human and not a product of Skynet.

If its free, take two.

by T.J. Shouse on Sep 28, 2011 2:04 PM CDT up reply actions

Why would that change your view of 34?

Everyone has their darkside, even the best individuals out there right now have something that they’re hiding. If you can’t handle seeing your heroes fall, then we need to stop putting them on a pedestal.

Anyways, Walter Payton was a good dude, just because he was suicidal and abused drugs, doesn’t change that. If anything, this just makes him that much more of a human, and that is something we tend to forget about athletes.

by Midway Bully on Sep 28, 2011 2:11 PM CDT up reply actions

If that is directed towards me

Where did I say it “changed my view of him”. I am not surprised, because I have heard most of it before. I remember my uncle saying he had a girlfriend over a decade ago, they lived in the same neighborhood and it was obvious to everyone. I also him talking about him being intoxicated.

by 815Sox on Sep 28, 2011 6:27 PM CDT up reply actions

Not saying you, there are a lot of folks out there who look up to Payton, and it'll change their views on him

Not an indictment against you. Should’ve worded myself better :P

by Midway Bully on Sep 28, 2011 8:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Well of course it is going to have an impact on how you view you personally

You can “look up” how he played the game but also realize that he had a lot of personal demons that caused him to make lots of bad decisions.

Lots of people are just ignoring it or pretending that it is false. The biographer’s job isn’t to make you feel good, its to tell the truth

by 815Sox on Sep 29, 2011 7:46 AM CDT up reply actions

My interest is in the head trauma he recieved and its effects on the athelete

We are learning more and more about head trauma and depression which leads to drug abuse. Look at the three hockey players who killed themselves recently. All suffered concussion and had depression because of it. They than began to use drugs and alcohol, which is glorified in Hockey (alcohol not drugs)

by 815Sox on Sep 28, 2011 6:28 PM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, I've seen those hockey stories, it's real sad

The NFL and even the NHL to some extent are modern day gladiator sports. Guys just duking it out, and health has been secondary for the longest time. There are going to be a lot more stories like this coming out, and it’s real depressing to see the guys you used to root for look so defenseless and human, and that is what we seem to forget, that these guys are no different than us mentally at the end of the day.

by Midway Bully on Sep 28, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions