Week 8: Bears vs San Francisco - Sunday, Oct. 29th, 12 pm CT

[Wilson A2000]

Now just keep my fingers crossed that the Eagles keep losing and the Bears-Pats game gets moved to SNF as well. I need more time to tailgate and drink before the game to deal with all the stupid Pats fans :)

 

I dunno...individual teams can only appear on prime time 5 times during the season. The Bears will already have 4 (Seattle, Arizona, New York, and St Louis). NBC might want to save that potential 5th game for the last one of the season in case the Bears have a shot at 16-0 or (and probably more importantly in their eyes) Favre retires and it's his last game.

 

I have never heard the 5 game limit thing before. You sure it's true?

[UMFan83]

Now just keep my fingers crossed that the Eagles keep losing and the Bears-Pats game gets moved to SNF as well. I need more time to tailgate and drink before the game to deal with all the stupid Pats fans :)

 

I dunno...individual teams can only appear on prime time 5 times during the season. The Bears will already have 4 (Seattle, Arizona, New York, and St Louis). NBC might want to save that potential 5th game for the last one of the season in case the Bears have a shot at 16-0 or (and probably more importantly in their eyes) Favre retires and it's his last game.

 

I have never heard the 5 game limit thing before. You sure it's true?

 

I've heard the limit is 5, but up to 2 teams can have a 6th game

[UMFan83]

Jon have you heard anything about the NFL emailing youtube users who upload NFL action telling them to remove the videos?

 

http://boards.chicagobears.com/forums/thread/117589.aspx

[Balsa]

Injuries to watch:

 

Health update: Wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad (general soreness), cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. (hamstring) and safety Chris Harris (quad) sat out Monday’s practice.

 

I'd imagine Muhammad will be fine, but Manning Jr. and Harris would be big losses. Probably more so Manning Jr.

I should say so, he got rammed in the back with a helmet last game!

[Jon]

Jon have you heard anything about the NFL emailing youtube users who upload NFL action telling them to remove the videos?

 

http://boards.chicagobears.com/forums/thread/117589.aspx

Nope. At least not yet.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Also on the Bears front, Pat Summerall will handle the play-by-play for Sunday's game against the 49ers. The 76-year-old is making a comeback of sorts.

 

:shock:

 

Can't say I'm real excited about that...

 

WTH? Are you serious? Who is he going to be announcing with?

Does it matter? I'm guessing Baldinger.

[UK1679666180]

Also on the Bears front, Pat Summerall will handle the play-by-play for Sunday's game against the 49ers. The 76-year-old is making a comeback of sorts.

 

:shock:

 

Can't say I'm real excited about that...

 

WTH? Are you serious? Who is he going to be announcing with?

Does it matter? I'm guessing Baldinger.

 

It is Baldinger & I hate satellite delay.

[TruffleShuffle]

lol Pat Summerall... he sounds senile or drunk for about 90 percent of the game, usually.

[goonys evil twin]

lol Pat Summerall... he sounds senile or drunk for about 90 percent of the game, usually.

 

This is the type of game you watch on mute in a loud crowded bar.

[TruffleShuffle]

lol Pat Summerall... he sounds senile or drunk for about 90 percent of the game, usually.

 

This is the type of game you watch on mute in a loud crowded bar.

 

also because the game will cease to be competitive after the first quarter, so it makes more sense to keep yourself entertained by getting drunk and/or talking to strangers

[wiumike]

Now just keep my fingers crossed that the Eagles keep losing and the Bears-Pats game gets moved to SNF as well. I need more time to tailgate and drink before the game to deal with all the stupid Pats fans :)

 

I dunno...individual teams can only appear on prime time 5 times during the season. The Bears will already have 4 (Seattle, Arizona, New York, and St Louis). NBC might want to save that potential 5th game for the last one of the season in case the Bears have a shot at 16-0 or (and probably more importantly in their eyes) Favre retires and it's his last game.

 

I have never heard the 5 game limit thing before. You sure it's true?

 

I've heard the limit is 5, but up to 2 teams can have a 6th game

 

But there is also a rule where FOX and CBS get 5 or 6 veto games. Basically they get to call dibs on the game and NBC can't touch it. And I read the first game they claimed was the Bears/Pack. Meaning that game will play on fox as scheduled.

[woodchip2153]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

[goonys evil twin]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

[Banedon]

Now just keep my fingers crossed that the Eagles keep losing and the Bears-Pats game gets moved to SNF as well. I need more time to tailgate and drink before the game to deal with all the stupid Pats fans :)

 

I dunno...individual teams can only appear on prime time 5 times during the season. The Bears will already have 4 (Seattle, Arizona, New York, and St Louis). NBC might want to save that potential 5th game for the last one of the season in case the Bears have a shot at 16-0 or (and probably more importantly in their eyes) Favre retires and it's his last game.

 

I have never heard the 5 game limit thing before. You sure it's true?

 

I did oversimplify it...I guess it's possible there could be a 6th. I'm not sure if NBC gets to decide which teams they want to have a 6th game...it's not clear.

 

http://www.kcchiefs.com/news/2006/04/05/flexible_scheduling

 

Q. Is there any limit on the number of primetime appearances a team can make in one season?

 

A. Yes, 29 of the 32 teams can appear a maximum of five times in primetime games each season, with just three teams potentially playing a sixth game in primetime.

[Banedon]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

 

Eric Allen did the same thing on NFL Live last night. Schlereth (Yes, Mark Schlereth) and Trey Wingo both gave him a lot of crap about saying a 4-2 team was better than a 6-0 one.

[TruffleShuffle]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

 

They're 4-2 and have beaten the two best teams in their division on the road. Yes, they got destroyed by Seattle and lost to the Colts, but road victories at Philly, Dallas and Atlanta are nothing to laugh at. Their schedule has been an absolute bear so far, and they've weathered the storm. They easily could have been 2-4 with the schedule they've played; instead, they're positioned as huge favorites in the division. After cupcakes against Tampa and Houston the next two weeks, they'll be 6-2 and still have home contests against the Cowboys and Eagles.

[TruffleShuffle]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

 

Eric Allen did the same thing on NFL Live last night. Schlereth (Yes, Mark Schlereth) and Trey Wingo both gave him a lot of crap about saying a 4-2 team was better than a 6-0 one.

 

While I think the Bears are the better team, it's not an indefensible position to say the Giants are as good as the Bears, if not better. If the Bears had played the schedule the Giants have, I highly doubt that they're undefeated. They may even have two losses. Outside of games played against the Giants, their opponents the past 7 weeks have a record of 21-11. The record of Bears' opponents in non-Bears games is 14-19. The Giants have played four road games against average or better teams (Eagles, Seahawks, Falcons, Cowboys) whereas the Bears have only played one (Vikings), and the Giants have played a tougher home game than any the Bears have had. The Giants came into this year with the 3rd hardest schedule strength in the NFL; the Bears came in with the easiest.

 

Again, I'm not saying the Bears are not as good as the Giants. It's just along the lines of why a team like Rutgers is not as good as, say, Clemson or LSU, even though Rutgers is undefeated.

Edited October 25, 2006 by TruffleShuffle

[goonys evil twin]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

 

They're 4-2 and have beaten the two best teams in their division on the road. Yes, they got destroyed by Seattle and lost to the Colts, but road victories at Philly, Dallas and Atlanta are nothing to laugh at. Their schedule has been an absolute bear so far, and they've weathered the storm. They easily could have been 2-4 with the schedule they've played; instead, they're positioned as huge favorites in the division. After cupcakes against Tampa and Houston the next two weeks, they'll be 6-2 and still have home contests against the Cowboys and Eagles.

 

I didn't say they weren't good. But he completely ignored their losses, and overhyped a victory over a woeful Dallas team.

[TruffleShuffle]

According to a friend of mine, Joe Theismann called the NY Giants the best team in the NFC on Mike & Mike this morning.

 

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. He also said they don't "giveaway" games.

 

They beat the Cowboys, big freaking deal. That team is in dissaray. The Giants have some impressive wins, but they've also lost at home to the Colts and got destroyed by Seattle. They've beaten their division and Atlanta, which is admirable, but doesn't erase the losses.

 

They're 4-2 and have beaten the two best teams in their division on the road. Yes, they got destroyed by Seattle and lost to the Colts, but road victories at Philly, Dallas and Atlanta are nothing to laugh at. Their schedule has been an absolute bear so far, and they've weathered the storm. They easily could have been 2-4 with the schedule they've played; instead, they're positioned as huge favorites in the division. After cupcakes against Tampa and Houston the next two weeks, they'll be 6-2 and still have home contests against the Cowboys and Eagles.

 

I didn't say they weren't good. But he completely ignored their losses, and overhyped a victory over a woeful Dallas team.

 

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

[goonys evil twin]

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

 

They just switched from Drew Bledsoe to Tony Freaking Romo. they're woeful. If the media didn't have their heads so far up Parcells butt, they'd be ripping his mediocre results.

 

Losing close road games to teams that have since proven to be mediocre, isn't a great way to disprove your own woefullness.

[Banedon]

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

 

Ok I can at least see the argument with the Giants, though I still wouldn't say they're the best in the NFC, I'll agree that they're right up there. But you're losing me here on Dallas. They've been overhyped all season long. Philly and the Giants are the class of that division.

[TruffleShuffle]

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

 

Ok I can at least see the argument with the Giants, though I still wouldn't say they're the best in the NFC, I'll agree that they're right up there. But you're losing me here on Dallas. They've been overhyped all season long. Philly and the Giants are the class of that division.

 

Overhyped yes. Woeful? Let's reserve that tag for the Tennessees, Detroits, Arizonas and Oaklands of the NFL.

[goonys evil twin]

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

 

Ok I can at least see the argument with the Giants, though I still wouldn't say they're the best in the NFC, I'll agree that they're right up there. But you're losing me here on Dallas. They've been overhyped all season long. Philly and the Giants are the class of that division.

 

Overhyped yes. Woeful? Let's reserve that tag for the Tennessees, Detroits, Arizonas and Oaklands of the NFL.

 

I think Dallas is a couple steps from falling down to that level. This is Parcells 4th season, and they aren't going anywhere. You probably won't see them picking in the top 5 year after year, but Parcells has already piloted one 10 loss team there, and he just switched to Tony Romo as his QB. Anyway, I was specifically referring to the Monday Night game, which is what Theisman was using as a reason to say the Giants are the best in the NFC. He wouldn't have said that the week before. Dallas looked pathetic. TO was dropping balls, Bledsoe was standing around looking clueless, and then Tony Romo came in and played like Tony Romo. They are a mediocre team that looked woeful last night. And it wasn't just because the Giants are an unstoppable force, because they clearly are not.

[TruffleShuffle]

I don't think it's fair to call Dallas woeful. They've played close road games against Philly and Jacksonville and are 3-3 so far, and they were 9-7 last season. Yes, they're overhyped and they do have some serious flaws (especially at QB and OL), but they're still better than a lot of teams in the NFL. If road wins are going to be hyped up, it should be the ones over Philly and Atlanta, not the one over Dallas.

 

Ok I can at least see the argument with the Giants, though I still wouldn't say they're the best in the NFC, I'll agree that they're right up there. But you're losing me here on Dallas. They've been overhyped all season long. Philly and the Giants are the class of that division.

 

Overhyped yes. Woeful? Let's reserve that tag for the Tennessees, Detroits, Arizonas and Oaklands of the NFL.

 

I think Dallas is a couple steps from falling down to that level. This is Parcells 4th season, and they aren't going anywhere. You probably won't see them picking in the top 5 year after year, but Parcells has already piloted one 10 loss team there, and he just switched to Tony Romo as his QB. Anyway, I was specifically referring to the Monday Night game, which is what Theisman was using as a reason to say the Giants are the best in the NFC. He wouldn't have said that the week before. Dallas looked pathetic. TO was dropping balls, Bledsoe was standing around looking clueless, and then Tony Romo came in and played like Tony Romo. They are a mediocre team that looked woeful last night. And it wasn't just because the Giants are an unstoppable force, because they clearly are not.

 

No team is an unstoppable force. The Bears should've lost to Arizona, and Indy nearly lost to Tennessee.

 

I guess we can agree on one thing - Tony Romo is not the answer in Dallas. Personally I think the guy is going to be awful, and it makes me laugh that people have been all over his bandwagon since he had a few good series in garbage time of the preseason.

[goonys evil twin]

No team is an unstoppable force. The Bears should've lost to Arizona, and Indy nearly lost to Tennessee.

 

The way he was talking, he was describing the Giants as an unstoppable force and the Cowboys as a great team that simply ran into that unstoppable force.