Three Bold Predictions for the 2012 Chicago Bears
by Kev H on Jan 10, 2012 1:03 PM CST
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The 2011 season is over. In November, it held so much promise. The Bears' arrow pointed up, and they held their future in their own hands. Well, that is, right up until Jay Cutler couldn't hold anything in his right hand.
There's no reason to recap the rest of that nightmare here, so instead, let's look ahead. I'm here for you with three incredibly bold (and way too early) predictions for your 2012 Chicago Bears.
Jay Cutler will throw for 4000+ yards
A reinvigorated Jay Cutler will be out to silence critics once and for all. With the new flexibility allowed by new OC Mike Tice's system, Cutler will be able to put his considerable football smarts to use, and read defense with a level of command he hasn't had since he was in Denver. This rediscovered ability coupled with his athleticism will help Jay exploit the defenses the Bears face in 2012, and allow them to keep better pace with the explosive offenses of GB, DET, and NO, amongst others.
Two Defensive Linemen will have double digit sacks
Peppers...and ? Whoever it is, a boosted defensive line will piggyback off of the offense's newfound success. Being able to count on the offense, and not being required to carry the team, the entire squad of "rush men" will play attacking, hungry defense, something that was missing with their unfortunate need to limit themselves, lest they make a mistake.
Devin Hester and Johnny Knox will combine for 1800 yards receiving
(if the Bears don't get a new #1)
Again, this is predicated on the newly modified offensive scheme. The two top downfield threats will be allowed to do what they do best...run. There will be less asking them to run every route on the tree, and remember complex motions and formations while lining up. They'll take their spot, and if the opportunity for a burner comes up...they'll take it.
What do you think? Too bold? Not bold enough? Predictions of your own? Leave them below.
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if we dont sign a solid FA wr
jay probably isnt gonna toss 4k and regardless of that no chance in hell hester and knox even sniff 1800 yds between them
Ah but how about Earl Bennett?
He could get 1,000 of those yards himself.
Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that
by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jan 10, 2012 1:21 PM CST up reply actions
i think earl has that in him
are you referring to how i dont think hell toss 4k without a fa signing? i mean he could definitely but i think he probably wont
True.
But only because there really ISN’T ANYONE else that is a possession receiver on the offense.
Cacti are prickly.
by crackedcactus on Jan 10, 2012 7:00 PM CST up reply actions
In 2010
Johnny Knox and Devin Hester combined for 1,435 yards.
Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.
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In 2009
Johnny Knox and Devin Hester combined for 1,284 yards.
Took the 'G' out your waffle, all you got left is your Ego.
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In this instance
keep in mind that this was the year Jay threw it to the other team something like 26 times, several on downfield passes to Johnny Knox. What would be the difference if you took, say, 10 picks away? Could be huge.
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could be
i guess if knox learns to run better routes and is able to make cuts without falling then maybe. maybe the world win end dec 21 or whatever.
he should have 1 new wr option if not 2. that pushes knox and hester to 3 and 4 or 5 and 6 wr option
Hence the
(if the Bears don’t get a new #1)
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i didnt see that at first
if thats the case then still no. hester or knox cant run routes. and theres no way they dont get a #1
They didn't get one last year.
Or the year before.
Or the year before.
Or the year before.
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You could go on all night and STILL not find a time when we got a true #1 receiver!
"No I'm not going to 'limber up'. You ever see a lion stretching before it takes down a gazelle?"
My comment stands.
/I assume you’re joking
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Also they were the only duo of Bears Receivers in history that i remeber
that both had over 1000 yards receiving
In 2012
They will combine for 900 yards because Hester is done at wr…
Hoping that Peppers does the belt dance over Rodgers crumpled on the turf
It's probably helpful to keep in mind, also
that Jay Cutler spent a significant amount of time getting sacked this season, so it’s not entirely out of the realm of possibility for them to have gotten to 1800 combined if he had time to complete passes instead of getting concussions.
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He was also on pace for 3700 yards this year.
300 yards isn’t hard to come by I think.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Jan 10, 2012 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
Cutler.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
19 yards extra per game.
I don’t think that’s impossible if his sack count goes down by a third. That’d mean 1-2 extra completions at 8 YPA, 16 yards…
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Jan 11, 2012 9:54 AM CST up reply actions
Here are my 3 predictions for next year:
1) Bears will produce a top 10 ranked offense in Mike Tice’s 1st year as the OC. Not only would Jay Cutler become the first Bears QB to succeed the 4,000 yard milestone, but a healthy Matt Forte will thrive in this new offense. And, I’m betting we will see a massive improvement with the O-Line in terms of pass protection, given that Cutler will be featured more on roll-outs and bootlegs, and thus more of a moving pocket, which the O-Line is much better suited for.
2) Henry Melton will become a Pro Bowl 3T. If anyone will take advantage of the double teams Julius Peppers receives, in addition to anyone else on the D-Line recording double digit sacks, it shall be Melton, who recorded 7 of his own this past season.
3) The Chicago Bears, will WIN THE SUPERBOWL!
Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that
by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jan 10, 2012 1:21 PM CST reply actions
top ten O
i like that!! The more i have thought about tice being OC, the more on board i am. with another wr or two i think we could see massive improvements
I'll go even bolder
Forte will have 2000+ total yards
Cutler will throw for 35+ TDs
Lovie Smith will earn his job for another year
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My turn, my turn.....
1. Jay Cutler will throw for 5 billion yards and 200 TD’s
2. Pep, Melton, Paea and Cliff Avril will all have 50 sacks a piece
3. Johnny Knox and Devin Hester will combine for 5000 yards and 30 TD’s a piece….
BEARS!!!!!!!!
by frenchbears113 on Jan 10, 2012 1:26 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
How does one combine for something a piece.
Fuzzy math….
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by Joeb'n777 on Jan 10, 2012 5:34 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Feeling the heart burn yet?
Jay Cutler is our QB, and I for one am proud of that
by Erik Christopher Duerrwaechter on Jan 10, 2012 1:56 PM CST up reply actions
Green it is.
Fuzzy or not.
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by TheotherDane on Jan 10, 2012 10:04 PM CST up reply actions
The Bears will win the NFC North
See? Its in bold.
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I'll give you this
those were bold predictions
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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 10, 2012 1:49 PM CST reply actions
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#2 sounds possible...
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But all sound great.
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by CurtisEnisFan on Jan 10, 2012 2:01 PM CST up reply actions
4000 passing yards?
Wasn’t one of the problems with Martz was that he threw the ball too much?
The Bears had 473 passing attempts in 2011, and 466 in 2010. Either the Bears get more yards per attempt, or they throw the ball more.
The idea behind the 4000 passing yards
Wasn’t that they’d necessarily be throwing it more—they’d be throwing it more effectively.
Hypothetical situation. Say the Bears line up a strong-I formation, with Hester on one set of numbers and Knox on the other. The defense puts 8 in the box, leaving a single-high safety and man or disguised zone on the coverage. If you’re Cutler, and you see that Hester or Knox is lined up on a cornerback that you know they can flat out torch, you audible out and go big over the corner. Then it’s up to the safety to read the correct side and get there to make a play.
Or, additionally, the way Tice talks suggest that a real, honest-to-goodness play action pass is going to be available to the offense in the near future. Again, the play action, as we all know, is designed to get defensive backs to bite on the run, and step up in support. This will again help the receivers free up and a QB who historically packs a rocket launcher for an arm to get them the ball, and receivers who have some speed. This opens up more bmobastic downfield plays.
I’m not saying they’ll pass more—but that the passes they do get will have a lot more home run variety to them.
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Bombastic. not bmobastic.
bmobastic is not a word.
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I thought bmobastic was the art of being more bombastic?
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--Doug Plank
Do you think the Bears will be getting more than 8 yards per attempt?
Or throwing more than 30 times a game?
Hmm
I do not think it is out of the realm of possibility for Jay to average 250 yards/game.
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5 teams averaged higher than 8 yards per attempt last season
I think the Bears will have to throw the ball a lot more than they have been to have a shot at 4000 yards.
Seven quarterbacks did.
As a team, I don’t think the Raiders did. But Carson Palmer did. And Matt Schaub did, until he got hurt.
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No.
One of the complaints with Martz was that his passing left Cutler, Hanie and McCown open to getting drilled repeatedly by brutally large lineman and linebackers.
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by Steven Schweickert on Jan 10, 2012 2:29 PM CST up reply actions
Everyone was ok with the run/pass balance after the Saints and Packers games.
So the Bears gave up 49 sacks in 2011, and 56 sacks in 2010. Before working for the Bears, Martz was the offensive coordinator for San Francisco in 2008 (55 sacks), and Detroit in 2007 (54 sacks), and 2006 (63 sacks). Those numbers are way too high, and Martz should not have a job because of them.
2006 Lions had 596 pass attempts and 63 sacks
2007 Lions had 587 pass attempts and 54 sacks
2008 49ers had 509 pass attempts and 55 sacks
2010 Bears had 466 pass attempts and 56 sacks
2011 Bears had 473 pass attempts and 49 sacks
Martz’s sack numbers were worse while with the Bears than with the Lions and 49ers. Maybe the offensive line coaches were better in Detroit and San Francisco.
Or maybe Tice likes his linemen to be straightforward runblockers
and Martz likes straight-back drops and excellent pass protection.
You make it sound like pass calls are bad. They aren’t.
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by Steven Schweickert on Jan 10, 2012 3:34 PM CST up reply actions
I think pass calls are great
I want the Bears to pass a lot more than they have been, but I don’t think anyone is really expecting that from Tice who was instrumental (or so we’ve been led to believe) in forcing Martz to call fewer passing plays.
How many passing plays will Tice be calling if his line can’t protect the passer after Martz has left?
I don't think it'll be fewer pass plays.
If it stays about where it was with Martz, I’ll be happy.
I think it’ll be more key to get Jay out of the line of fire by design. Martz never got that memo.
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by Steven Schweickert on Jan 10, 2012 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
If they don't attempt more passes the only way to 4000 yards is with more yards per attempt.
Only the Patriots and Packers had more than 8.5 yards per attempt last year. That would be remarkable.
look at those sack numbers
from martzs teams. obvi our line isnt the best but those numbers are pretty damning for his entire career
Your predictions
1. 4,000 yards passing? I don’t see it. I’ve read Tice is going to put more of a emphasis on the ground game, making it more balanced. And I don’t agree with his thinking. It’s a passing league. We’ve got to put a product on the field to be able to offensively keep up with GB and Detroit. If not on the offense to keep up, get some freaking CB’s and safety’s who can shut them down. Sure Tice’s offense in Minny was pass happy but they had Moss. We do not. We don’t even have anyone close to a Randy Moss.
2. 2 DL with 10 sacks? I agree. Peppers and Melton. I agree with ECD that Melton will be a Pro Bowl DT.
3. Hester/Knox combine for 1,800 yards? No. Hester’s role on offense was drastically reduced this year. IF we don’t sign a big play FA, I can see Knox/Bennett each being a 1,000 receiver.
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by boondock_saint812 on Jan 10, 2012 2:36 PM CST reply actions
Hester was reduced
in part because they brought in Roy Williams and gave him more snaps. You’ll notice I said (If they don’t get a new #1)
I don’t see Earl Bennett as a downfield threat, more of a possession guy, and possession guys don’t usually get to 1000 yards.
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I did notice you said that.
I just wanted to reiterate it. ha.
Wasn’t Mushin Mohammed a possession guy? And isn’t Wes Welker?
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by boondock_saint812 on Jan 10, 2012 2:47 PM CST up reply actions
Without taking the time to look it up
I think Muhammad had over 100 receptions the years he got to 1,000, and I know in his big yardage years, Welker has something like 120 receptions.
The quesiton is, do you think Earl Bennett is going to get near 100 receptions?
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Yes I do
In a full season with Jay and orange cleats.
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by boondock_saint812 on Jan 10, 2012 3:11 PM CST up reply actions
lets have a funding rally
yes let everyone chip in and buy the whole team ORANGE CLEATS so the bears get our possesion receiver more yards. if the whole team are wearing them lets see if the commissioner fines everyone
Yd/R, my friend
15.9 last year for Bennett. 12.9 the year before, 13.3 the year before…
14 average. 72 Catches required to get 1000.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Jan 10, 2012 3:22 PM CST up reply actions
# Rec, my friend.
24 last year. 46 the year before, 54 the year before that.
Yd/R typically goes down as your receptions go up. The 15.9 is an outlier because he had half the receptions the previous two years. A return to the trend suggests ~ 13 Yd/R.
That’s 77 receptions, and 77 is more than a 33% increase over his highest receiving numbers, which were 3 years ago. Nearly 3 times as many as he had in 2011.
Particularly if they get the #1 receiver that everyone keeps talking about, do you think his reception production is going to increase by those levels?
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I don't think it's impossible.
I also don’t think it’s likely. Yes Yd/R goes down as receptions go up, I’d say his mean is probably closer to… 13, as you said, especially being a key possession guy who has the ability to make people miss. I don’t think he’s going to ever be the pure deep target in a 9 pattern, but, 10 and 3 yac is going to be his bread and butter for years to come.
I do think that this is going to probably be his first season of ‘actual potential’, whether or not that translates into 1000 yard. I don’t think so, I do think that he’s probably closer to 600-800 than 800-100 with 55 some receptions. Davis, provided he gets the targets will snag some of that number from him. I don’t think that Hester AND Knox are capable of 1800. Knox and Forte maybe, but, Hester doesn’t seem more than a 500 type yet. I hope i’m proven wrong.
Five foot three seems to thrive on his misery...
by awfullyquiet on Jan 10, 2012 5:00 PM CST up reply actions
Hester had
757 in 2009.
I’ll grant you, that’s probably unrealistic if they get any true type of outside receiver, but if they end up rolling like they used to, then you’ll see him as the deep guy on a lot of play actions.
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I would agree with you on this except, unfortunately, I have my doubts as to Knox coming back.
Even if he is “healthy”, I’m not sure any player can mentally come back from being “that close” to being paralyzed and perform the way he did in the past.
I really hope I’m wrong because I have been one of his biggest supporters since they drafted him, but I couldn’t blame him if he has trouble making that adjustment to come back.
Correction
you said….
We don’t even have anyone close to a Randy Moss.
It should read We don’t have anyone close to a young Randy Moss. I’d take Hester, Bennett, and Knox over the Moss that has shown up the last two years.
hmmm
uhh duh. but moss wasnt young when him and brady were shattering records together
Bold predictions...
1. Jay Cutler, Earl Bennett, Chris Williams, and Gabe Carimi will all start 16 regular season games. Jay has only started 16 games once in a Bears uniform. None of the other guys have ever started 16 games in their careers. I think that, with a renewed emphasis on creative running, quick passes, and protection-disguising playcalls (such as max protect, rollouts, and other things), these four guys will actually have a chance at staying healthy for a complete season.
2. Julius Peppers gains a battery mate and finally produces 15+ sacks. I love Izzy. I love his motor, I love his willingness to switch positions. I love that he’ll do damn near anything to win a football game. But he’s also not exactly striking fear into opposing offensive linemen. If the Bears can find Alex Brown cerca 2005, I think that Julius Peppers will finally get free and do exactly what he’s being paid to do: hurt opposing signal callers.
3. A current Bears player will either record 100+ catches or 1000+ yards. I think that will be Earl Bennett. If you extrapolate his complete Jay Cutler games this year into a full season (for the record: 4 games, 16 catches, 262 yards) over a full season, you’ll get 64 / 1048. I think that it could even be higher, given a longer offseason and another year playing together. I also think that Earl Bennett is a very similar type of player to Wes Welker. He’s not gonna burn you deep, but he’s gonna find the holes in your defense, he’s gonna get there quickly, and he’s gonna make the catch when the ball is catchable. Even if you bring in a good free agent or trade (such as VJax or Marshall), I think that Earl maintains that Wes Welker ball possession role, and he’ll translate that into either 3 digit catches or 4 digit yards (mostly YAC).
BTW, if it’s not Earl, it’ll be Forte. Last year was his best season as a pass catcher, averaging 4.3 / 40.8. The necessary average to get to 100 receptions is 6.25. The necessary average to get to 1000 yards is 62.5. I don’t think that either is outside of Forte’s potential range. If he can play 16 games at full health, I think he’ll be knocking on the door of one of those two milestones.
Carimi and CW
what does play calling have to do with staying healthy?
As an example?
Zone-blocking reduces the strain on an OLman’s legs because they simply don’t move as much. Pulling linemen are more likely to do something weird to their leg muscles, especially if they’re bigger. Then again, zone-blocking OLmen are more susceptible to getting rolled up and having freak injuries, as opposed to stress injuries.
And CC above me got the other part right. Proper play calling protects your franchise QB.
so i still have no idea
so zone blocking and pulling both can cause injuries……………. How does that have anything to do with play calling and keeping Carimi and CW healthy.
play calling obviously plays a role in keeping Cutty healthy. i never questioned that
Bring in some guys like V-Jax or Marshall to be the #1, have Bennett as the starter alongside him running slot routes
With Knox as the burner and Hester on the occasional screen or bomb.
It can’t fail!
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Bold Predictions: Defense Edition
- Tillman makes another Pro Bowl and adds 4 forced fumbles to his stats
- Peppers returns to the Pro Bowl with 17 sacks in a fully healthy season made possible only because the D-Line fulfills its promise and young Northwestern University alumnus Corey Wooten develops into a pass rushing compliment to Peppers.
- The Bears lead the league by having the lowest total in rushing yards allowed and points allowed, paving the way to a sweep of Green Bay by intercepting Rodgers 3 times and causing a forced fumble.
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has it really come to that...
correcting the spelling of a mediocre defensive end…
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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 10, 2012 4:40 PM CST up reply actions
Are you saying NormalFan is a mediocre defensive end?
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maybe
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by Lester A. Wiltfong Jr. on Jan 11, 2012 10:19 AM CST up reply actions
Hey I am a dominant DE!
…When I take on the second grade Pop Warner team.
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this is bolder
and more unrealistic than the 3 predictions for the offense
I predict
that we finish third again and we spend next off-season talking about what free agent wide receiver we can bring in, what we can do to fix the offensive line, and whether Tim Ruskell will get fired.
BOLDEST PREDICTION
1. Mike Ditka will kick Lovie out of his office and become head coach
2. Tebow shall start praying to Jay Cutler
3. George Halas will come back from the dead, become GM, and be elected president
I predict bears get 2 starting WRS and 2 OL how good they are.?
I dont no i hope there all not washed up starters.lol
Since boldness and Lovie are mortal enemies...
I will put forth 3 mildly interesting predictions in the classic Lovie tradition:
1. The Bears will restore their running game and be top 10 in rushing…but in doing so they get little to nothing out of the passing game and still remain a mediocre passing team that cannot score in the redzone and end up in the bottom half in points.
2. The defense will be top 10 against the run and hold teams to under 100 yds/game average…but since this is a passing league (and the Bears are competing with two 5k passers in their own division) other teams will simply not bother to run much and rack up multiple 400+ yard passing games and score on big passing plays.
3. The Bears will draft 2-3 guys with upside that fail to make the field until the Bears start the season 3-5, then get hurt after 2 promising games and go on IR. This will leave many of the same players currently on the roster who fail to be more than adequate back-ups. and the Bears will limp into a 8-8 record.
The Results:
Fans and the media will question Lovie’s ability to coach under adverse conditions, but his defenders will say that if he just had better players or less injuries, he would have coached his team to greatness. The Bears will then give new GM Ruskell a 5-year extension to rebuild the team. To maintain continuity, they will also give Lovie a 5-year extension.
There's a fine line between stupid...and clever!
Not bad with the exception of #3
Hester is only a part time receiver and sadly I think Johnny Knox’s best days are behind him. I have a hard time seeing him have the best season of his career let alone get back to where he was this year following such a major injury.
Personally, I think they combine for about 600 yds
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by Joeb'n777 on Jan 11, 2012 11:46 AM CST via mobile reply actions
You want bold?
1. Lovie will win at least two “coaches challenges” over the preseason, regular season and playoffs
2. Cutler will curse out his fiance on live teevee from the sidelines during a close home victory (I’m thinking Detroit or Those Who Shall Not Be Named, Wisconsin)
3. Mike Martz will return to Soldier Field not as an NFL coach, but rather as the blue-painted streaker in the Allstate/mayhem commercial.
Take em to the bank
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