Week 1: Bears at Colts - 8:15 pm Eastern, NBC

[splintersag]

What a tackle!

 

Grr, I hate it when they kick away from Devin.

[SpongeWorthy]

The fact that he tripped is irrelevant considering he wasn't even down yet.

[Jon]

The only thing I can tell about that call that maybe the ref saw is that even though Roby tripped all by himself, when he fell down a Bear had one hand touching his back. As soon as Roby hits the ground with the Bear touching him, the play is dead..right before the fumble. It's a stupid rule to call that down by contact, but that's what the NFL rules say.

That's what was ruled, but that's not why the play wasn't overturned. They "couldn't" overturn it because the refs stopped paying attention and therefore couldn't prove that the Bears recovered the ball.

 

It was laziness with a hint of incompetence at best.

[Cynosure]

Forte is a serious stud.

[cubweiser03]

more of him please.

[Guest]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

[Magnetic Curses]

The only thing I can tell about that call that maybe the ref saw is that even though Roby tripped all by himself, when he fell down a Bear had one hand touching his back. As soon as Roby hits the ground with the Bear touching him, the play is dead..right before the fumble. It's a stupid rule to call that down by contact, but that's what the NFL rules say.

 

or they want the colts to win their opening game at their new stadium in preime time.

 

despite the fact that bear fans outnumber colt fans exponentially.

[SpongeWorthy]

Forte looks great. I'm liking the looks our front 7 is giving them with the new center having to make the line calls.

[splintersag]

I love Forte. He's a quick slasher, exactly what the Bears need.

[Magnetic Curses]

hester splits the d and nearly gets a first down.

[Magnetic Curses]

this line is opening some holes.

[SpongeWorthy]

Forte has show more vision and quickness hitting the hole in one quarter than Benson did in his entire career.

[Outshined_One]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

 

He was cut. I don't think he made any other team...

[Handlebar McSkullet]

i love forte, but the interior oline in busting some massive holes

[Hall7810]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

 

He was cut. I don't think he made any other team...

 

There's a boat joke in there somewhere, right?

[Cynosure]

You know, this isn't going as bad as I dreaded... the Bears haven't looked TERRIBLE.

 

I like what I see from Forte and Hester's first return was nice.

 

Forte 79 yards in the first quarter... what other rookies have run for 100+ in their first game ever?

[cubweiser03]

22.

Speaking of duece deuce im outta beer and we are dry county on sundays.

if i keep drinking wine its going to get ugly.

[Magnetic Curses]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

 

He was cut. I don't think he made any other team...

 

if i were him, i'd take my signing bonus and just become a total drunk down in the carribean, maybe buy a booze-cruise company.

 

bad.

[CubColtPacer]

The only thing I can tell about that call that maybe the ref saw is that even though Roby tripped all by himself, when he fell down a Bear had one hand touching his back. As soon as Roby hits the ground with the Bear touching him, the play is dead..right before the fumble. It's a stupid rule to call that down by contact, but that's what the NFL rules say.

That's what was ruled, but that's not why the play wasn't overturned. They "couldn't" overturn it because the refs stopped paying attention and therefore couldn't prove that the Bears recovered the ball.

 

It was laziness with a hint of incompetence at best.

 

That's what the announcers speculated was the reason the refs might have a problem overturning it, but all the ref said that the play stood as called. He could just as easily have been ruling that he was actually down by contact as anything to do with which team recovered. Many times on complicated plays like this, you hear the announcers go on and on about how the referee is checking this, when actually they ruled something completely different. I wouldn't base anything on what the announcers believe is the reason.

[minnesotacubsfan]

22.

Speaking of duece deuce im outta beer and we are dry county on sundays.

if i keep drinking wine its going to get ugly.

 

 

I planned ahead. gotta 12 of Harp

 

:)

[Outshined_One]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

 

He was cut. I don't think he made any other team...

 

if i were him, i'd take my signing bonus and just become a total drunk down in the carribean, maybe buy a booze-cruise company.

 

bad.

 

Bryant McKinnie and Daunte Culpepper are free this week...

[Cynosure]

22.

Speaking of duece deuce im outta beer and we are dry county on sundays.

if i keep drinking wine its going to get ugly.

 

 

I planned ahead. gotta 12 of Harp

 

:)

 

I only got vodka... can't get too crazy... class tomorrow, gross.

[B]

Where did Benson go? Is he not with the Bears anymore or is he a backup?

 

He was cut. I don't think he made any other team...

 

There's a boat joke in there somewhere, right?

Boats N' Hoes

[sweetpeteman]

Madden: "The whole NFL is disappointed that Brady may be hurt."

 

 

Uh, what?

[UMFan83]

Horrible play calling. Everyone knew you were going to go up the middle.