Week 1 - Chicago (0-0) vs. San Diego (0-0), 3:15 CT, FOX

[jjgman21]

I think the most annoying part of this game was they played this game not to lose. if the coaching staff goes after the win, and let's Rex loose in the first half, or more consistently in the second half, there's a damn good chance they do win this game.

 

I think they threw on first down ONE TIME before there was a :40 left in the third quarter. sure maybe Rex throws a few bad balls, but that was the chance you had to take to win this game, and the coaching staff wouldn't let it happen.

 

they don't make that adjustment, instead choosing to deal with the rush by putting Rex into seven step drops, and Rex either completes the pass or is safe with the ball on those seven step drops. great, good job. a bit unidimensional, but fine. yet he doesn't use it to the full advantage. can't throw the ball down field on 2nd or 3rd and short.

 

Kruetz p's me off, and I think he's overrated, but I guess I am with Cuse on this. they had something that was working, but just had to bust out the stupid Ditka-esque 'I don't want to win this game if we don't win the battle in the trenches' mentality.

Edited September 9, 2007 by jjgman21

[TruffleShuffle]

10-2-1 on my ATS picks so far this year... i really need to open up an account somewhere

[Jon]

I'm not really too discouraged by this loss, our defense played just fantastic, unfortunately the turnovers by our RB's and the weird one on the punt really hurt us, and the lack of a running game hurt us. Grossman made some nice plays and I think didn't look too bad overall. I think the key is to get Benson running well next week, if that happens the offense will take off and we'll be fine.

The injuries are quite discouraging, though. And the receivers didn't play nearly as well as I would have hoped. Let's hope that changes and Olsen can make his debut next week.

 

I'm not overly discouraged about the run game, though. A lot of the credit should go to SD for that.

[Guest]

Agreed with Jjgman and Cuse. I just don't know what that running 3 straight plays in short yardage was when the run game was struggling and Rex had hit 5 straight passes (dating to the beginning of the second half). And when you run it on 3rd down, you're forced to run it on 4th. Show some creativity there.

[UK1679666180]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

[Soul]

I think the most annoying part of this game was they played this game not to lose. if the coaching staff goes after the win, and let's Rex loose in the first half, or more consistently in the second half, there's a damn good chance they do win this game.

 

I think they threw on first down ONE TIME before there was a :40 left in the third quarter. sure maybe Rex throws a few bad balls, but that was the chance you had to take to win this game, and the coaching staff wouldn't let it happen.

 

they don't make that adjustment, instead choosing to deal with the rush by putting Rex into seven step drops, and Rex either completes the pass or is safe with the ball on those seven step drops. great, good job. a bit unidimensional, but fine. yet he doesn't use it to the full advantage. can't throw the ball down field on 2nd or 3rd and short.

 

Kruetz p's me off, and I think he's overrated, but I guess I am with Cuse on this. they had something that was working, but just had to bust out the stupid Ditka-esque 'I don't want to win this game if we don't win the battle in the trenches' mentality.

 

Yeah, it would have been nice to see the outcome of this one without the 3 horrible turnovers though, even with the rush-first mentality.

 

I thought they needed to run the ball well to win anyway, which they really didn't. Rex had that deep in route working though and it would have helped to see them go to it a bit more. Plus where were the quick drop passes?

 

Blah, I'm ready to put this one to bed 8-)

[Guest]

I'm not really too discouraged by this loss, our defense played just fantastic, unfortunately the turnovers by our RB's and the weird one on the punt really hurt us, and the lack of a running game hurt us. Grossman made some nice plays and I think didn't look too bad overall. I think the key is to get Benson running well next week, if that happens the offense will take off and we'll be fine.

The injuries are quite discouraging, though. And the receivers didn't play nearly as well as I would have hoped. Let's hope that changes and Olsen can make his debut next week.

 

I'm not overly discouraged about the run game, though. A lot of the credit should go to SD for that.

 

I have no problem with the run game doing this against the Chargers. I do have a problem if they're doing this next week against KC.

[Guest]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

I thought Grossman played as well as he can given the circumstances. He made great reads in the second half and good throws considering the hand injury.

[Omar]

I'm almost as worried about Larry Johnson as I was with LT.

[Guest]

I'm almost as worried about Larry Johnson as I was with LT.

 

LJ and Tony Gonzalez are great weapons but the QB doesn't compare to Rivers. And their defense is awful, they just got blown out by the Texans and the game is in Chicago.

[UK1679666180]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

I thought Grossman played as well as he can given the circumstances. He made great reads in the second half and good throws considering the hand injury.

 

I want to see Grossman take more control of this offense, he's not a rookie anymore, he needs to become more vocal. Maybe I am taking my frustrations of the middle of the field being open all day on him, but there's never an audible, I'd kill for some shotgun too.

[Guest]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

I thought Grossman played as well as he can given the circumstances. He made great reads in the second half and good throws considering the hand injury.

 

I want to see Grossman take more control of this offense, he's not a rookie anymore, he needs to become more vocal. Maybe I am taking my frustrations of the middle of the field being open all day, but there's never an audible, I'd kill for some shotgun too.

 

It seems to me they don't give him the reigns to do that.

[UK1679666180]

It's stupid that they don't adjust to the defensive scheme at the line.

[jjgman21]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

Rex had 11 inc. today. I would say at least half of those came on plays where he had zero time. literally none. hit before he reached his drop back spot. most of the rest came on plays where he was at least hurried, and on those occasions he smartly threw the ball away, or put it where only his receiver could get it.

 

he was a little shaky early on, but that's to be expected with bad field position, and getting lit up on his first drop back. every QB is going to throw a bad ball or two in every game. I seriously don't remember seeing him miss any open receivers, accept a couple of side line balls where the made the safe throw instead of the aggressive throw, which were probably the right decisions.

[jjgman21]

I'm not really too discouraged by this loss, our defense played just fantastic, unfortunately the turnovers by our RB's and the weird one on the punt really hurt us, and the lack of a running game hurt us. Grossman made some nice plays and I think didn't look too bad overall. I think the key is to get Benson running well next week, if that happens the offense will take off and we'll be fine.

The injuries are quite discouraging, though. And the receivers didn't play nearly as well as I would have hoped. Let's hope that changes and Olsen can make his debut next week.

 

I'm not overly discouraged about the run game, though. A lot of the credit should go to SD for that.

 

I have no problem with the run game doing this against the Chargers. I do have a problem if they're doing this next week against KC.

 

the o-line needs to play together in order to become a cohesive unit. I wasn't hip with Tate taking the pre-season off, and am fairly confident it will come together now that they have a game as a unit under their belt.

[UK1679666180]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

Rex had 11 inc. today. I would say at least half of those came on plays where he had zero time. literally none. hit before he reached his drop back spot. most of the rest came on plays where he was at least hurried, and on those occasions he smartly threw the ball away, or put it where only his receiver could get it.

 

he was a little shaky early on, but that's to be expected with bad field position, and getting lit up on his first drop back. every QB is going to throw a bad ball or two in every game. I seriously don't remember seeing him miss any open receivers, accept a couple of side line balls where the made the safe throw instead of the aggressive throw, which were probably the right decisions.

 

He hung Moose out to dry early on and the screens were off, he also fumbled again. I don't blame him for the offensive struggles today, but he play didn't good.

 

He doesn't work well in conservative settings, he's a rhythm type QB and this offense isn't good for passing rhythms since they're still stuck in Bronco Nagurski's jock.

[RynoRules]

Rex did fine today, but was hamstrung by poor play calling and worse protection. Plus give SD's defense credit - they are pretty good.

[jjgman21]

I think the most annoying part of this game was they played this game not to lose. if the coaching staff goes after the win, and let's Rex loose in the first half, or more consistently in the second half, there's a damn good chance they do win this game.

 

I think they threw on first down ONE TIME before there was a :40 left in the third quarter. sure maybe Rex throws a few bad balls, but that was the chance you had to take to win this game, and the coaching staff wouldn't let it happen.

 

they don't make that adjustment, instead choosing to deal with the rush by putting Rex into seven step drops, and Rex either completes the pass or is safe with the ball on those seven step drops. great, good job. a bit unidimensional, but fine. yet he doesn't use it to the full advantage. can't throw the ball down field on 2nd or 3rd and short.

 

Kruetz p's me off, and I think he's overrated, but I guess I am with Cuse on this. they had something that was working, but just had to bust out the stupid Ditka-esque 'I don't want to win this game if we don't win the battle in the trenches' mentality.

 

Yeah, it would have been nice to see the outcome of this one without the 3 horrible turnovers though, even with the rush-first mentality.

 

I thought they needed to run the ball well to win anyway, which they really didn't. Rex had that deep in route working though and it would have helped to see them go to it a bit more. Plus where were the quick drop passes?

 

Blah, I'm ready to put this one to bed 8-)

 

while two soft fumbles like that are infuriating, they shouldn't have been running the ball anyway. 2nd and 5 or 6, between the forties. chances are its going to be third down after a run, forcing a throw on third down anyway, where you have to bring in the third down unit and advertise what you are going to do. throw the ball on second out of your base set, when in all probability they are expecting the same conservative football the Bears are known for.

[jjgman21]

While Grossman didn't cost them the game, he didn't have a good game, I know that INT was on Berrian and the playcalling sucked, but there were some open WRs he missed early on.

 

That said, getting that running game going is the key.

 

Rex had 11 inc. today. I would say at least half of those came on plays where he had zero time. literally none. hit before he reached his drop back spot. most of the rest came on plays where he was at least hurried, and on those occasions he smartly threw the ball away, or put it where only his receiver could get it.

 

he was a little shaky early on, but that's to be expected with bad field position, and getting lit up on his first drop back. every QB is going to throw a bad ball or two in every game. I seriously don't remember seeing him miss any open receivers, accept a couple of side line balls where the made the safe throw instead of the aggressive throw, which were probably the right decisions.

 

He hung Moose out to dry early on and the screens were off, he also fumbled again. I don't blame him for the offensive struggles today, but he play didn't good.

 

He doesn't work well in conservative settings, he's a rhythm type QB and this offense isn't good for passing rhythms since they're still stuck in Bronco Nagurski's jock.

 

I agree on the ball he threw to Moose, again probably a product of that first drop back. but I think you are nitpicking. yes, he did fumble, possibly because of the injured hand, but he also held onto the ball after a couple of hits that would cause many QBs to fumble.

 

I wouldn't call it a great game, but all things considered, I think he played a good game. he threw the ball well when he had time, and made few mistakes when he didn't.

 

 

 

 

holy cow. Orlando Pace probably out for the year.

[UK1679666180]

When a QB goes 12-23 with 145, I can't call it a good game. He played ok, wasn't good/wasn't bad. I just can't become content with a QB b/c he doesn't make mistakes, if the best thing he did in a loss was no or very few mistakes, I can't call it a good game.

 

Of course, Turner put him and the rest of the offense in a position not to be good. They weren't prepared at the start and didn't make any adjustments at the half.

[ChiCubsFan]

The Mike Brown interview was pretty sad towards the end. I feel bad for the guy.

[Omar]

The Mike Brown interview was pretty sad towards the end. I feel bad for the guy.

 

What happened?

[UK1679666180]

He was tears after the game, which means he knows it's bad.

[Omar]

He was tears after the game, which means he knows it's bad.

 

Already?

 

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[Soul]

The Mike Brown interview was pretty sad towards the end. I feel bad for the guy.

 

Looked very much like he knows it is a severe injury. Damn that sucks. I have difficulty every time he gets injured so early. He means so much to this D. I think it will prove to be a huge, huge loss.

 

On an even more serious note though, there was a Denver Bronco who suffered what looks to be a very serious spinal injury today on a helmet-to-helmet hit.

Edited September 10, 2007 by Soul