Week 4: Eagles at Bears, 7:15 central on NBC

[splintersag]

Matt Forte

 

Wow, it's said when I'm quoting myself.

Edited September 29, 2008 by splintersag

[Soul]

amazing, this is what we didnt have with benson!!!!

I hope Angelo has learned his lesson. No more top 5 RB picks, it just isn't necessary.

[brinoch]

That was all Forte and Kreutz. Kreutz opened a hole, and Forte broke a tackle at the line to get that 1st.

[kujay]

...And I need 13 more yards from Forte to win. :beg:

[Jon]

oh wow thats close

From the overhead cam it looked like he was in.

The overhead is behind the line of scrimmage, it's not a good angle.

 

The sideline view showed he didn't make it. Reid isn't going to risk a timeout when he's going to get the ball right back in our territory.

It was after the sideline view was obstructed, though.

 

Of course, the left guard clearly jumped.

[Mark_R]

Al Michaels is such an idiot

[Soul]

Al Michaels is such an idiot

I must have missed it. What did he say?

[brinoch]

That was all Forte and Kreutz. Kreutz opened a hole, and Forte broke a tackle at the line to get that 1st.

 

Garza made a nice block, too. First of the game?

[manbearcub]

not going to be much time left for philly. 40 seconds tops.

[splintersag]

...And I need 13 more yards from Forte to win. :beg:

Forte has already lost me my FF game, but I'll happily take a loss today I guess.

 

Of course, the best case scenario as that my opponent's last player, Heath Miller, gets -20 points. :)

[Fred Hornkohl]

Al Michaels is such an idiot

 

Thanx, but that was covered an hour or so back. :wink:

[Magnetic Curses]

amazing, this is what we didnt have with benson!!!!

I hope Angelo has learned his lesson. No more top 5 RB picks, it just isn't necessary.

 

i don't think he really had a choice. it was either benson or cadillac williams, neither have a career left. he made the consensus pick and got burned.

[Jon]

Al Michaels is such an idiot

I must have missed it. What did he say?

Does it matter?

[kujay]

...And I need 13 more yards from Forte to win. :beg:

Forte has already lost me my FF game, but I'll happily take a loss today I guess.

 

Of course, the best case scenario as that my opponent's last player, Heath Miller, gets -20 points. :)

 

Good luck with that. :-))

[Mark_R]

Al Michaels is such an idiot

I must have missed it. What did he say?

 

talking about the eagles getting the ball back with minute ten.

 

Not happening.

[NCCubFan]

Finally they held on for a win. 2-2, with the Packers potentially in very serious trouble. The Bears are very much alive.

[Careless]

Board crashed? Anyone else shocked to see Orton make two very successful audibles in the 4th quarter? I can't believe we won that. This team might just barely make the playoffs and get knocked out in the first round.

[Guest]

So have we figured out why the Eagles didn't just sneak it on fourth down. There was enough of a gap between the center and the left guard for McNabb that would have been a guaranteed touchdown had McNabb kept it.

 

Such a dumb play call.

[RedFlash]

Board crashed? Anyone else shocked to see Orton make two very successful audibles in the 4th quarter? I can't believe we won that. This team might just barely make the playoffs and get knocked out in the first round.

 

Yeah, this Bears team looks awfully similar to the 2001 Bears.

[rawaction]

I saw the Colts win coming. I did not see this last night. Special thanks to the Eagles throwing that game with their goaline calls. Lions, Falcons, Vikings, Lions coming up. A combined 4-11. Three of 4 is a must as the schedule gets tougher after that.

[Jon]

Orton played very well last night, but if Lloyd is out for any significant amount of time, it's not going to be pretty.

[rawaction]

Orton played very well last night, but if Lloyd is out for any significant amount of time, it's not going to be pretty.

 

Lloyd and Tillman. Big concerns right now. Every WR has made a couple plays here and there, but Lloyd was a consistently, legit option. Tillman has probably been the 2nd best defensive player (Briggs). If he's out that's a lot of pressure on the D, though Corey Graham looked good last night.

 

I don't know what Roberto Garza was doing on 99% of the plays. Maybe time to get Buenning a longer look in practice. John St. Clair is the true definition of serviceable at LT. I don't know how long he can stay that way though.

[minnesotacubsfan]

Orton played very well last night, but if Lloyd is out for any significant amount of time, it's not going to be pretty.

 

Lloyd and Tillman. Big concerns right now. Every WR has made a couple plays here and there, but Lloyd was a consistently, legit option. Tillman has probably been the 2nd best defensive player (Briggs). If he's out that's a lot of pressure on the D, though Corey Graham looked good last night.

 

I don't know what Roberto Garza was doing on 99% of the plays. Maybe time to get Buenning a longer look in practice. John St. Clair is the true definition of serviceable at LT. I don't know how long he can stay that way though.

 

I have a feeling Tillman will be day to day, with a sstinger.

 

Lloyd, tho, well, we got Bradley.......o wait....

 

 

edit: Buenning def needs a look, and St Clair is only servicable if he gets help from Forte, or Jones. LT is a problem.

[UK1679666180]

Orton played very well last night, but if Lloyd is out for any significant amount of time, it's not going to be pretty.

 

Lloyd and Tillman. Big concerns right now. Every WR has made a couple plays here and there, but Lloyd was a consistently, legit option. Tillman has probably been the 2nd best defensive player (Briggs). If he's out that's a lot of pressure on the D, though Corey Graham looked good last night.

 

I don't know what Roberto Garza was doing on 99% of the plays. Maybe time to get Buenning a longer look in practice. John St. Clair is the true definition of serviceable at LT. I don't know how long he can stay that way though.

 

Tait was awful as well, that right side of the line had one of the worst games since Terrence Metcalf and Qasim Mitchell were lined up by each other.

[UK1679666180]

Also, has negative as I have been about Turner during his tenure (both actually), I was glad to see them use Hester in the slot and have him become a deep threat instead of mostly WR screens.