Week 7 Vikings @ Bears Noon CST FOX

[Fred Hornkohl]

How 'bout them BEARS !!

[Magnetic Curses]

wow, right through. that would have been good from 59.

[Soul]

Yes that's right. Build up the hope again, then crush it. Build it up again. THEN CRUSH IT AGAIN.

 

Fun season ain't it??

[cubweiser03]

Bears entire pass d needs to step up.

Booker, cmon.

[Jon]

We're not going to be able to score if we can't force them to punt--not because we need the ball for our offense but because them punting is our best hope of scoring.

How many TD passes should Orton have had if Booker didn't suck? The passing game is wide open.

 

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfled: You play the game with the receivers you have not the receivers you want.

 

The passing game WOULD be wide open if we had competent receivers.

Bad receivers don't drop most balls that come their way. They drop a few and don't get open. They have been getting open. And if the Bears were to drop two more TDs in the 2nd half, it wouldn't be bad. It would be historically bad.

[UMFan83]

Yes that's right. Build up the hope again, then crush it. Build it up again. THEN CRUSH IT AGAIN.

 

Fun season ain't it??

 

That's the story of my October pretty much

 

From the Cubs in the playoffs, to the Bears last week and this week, to the Blackhawks last night, to Michigan yesterday vs. Penn State.

[UMFan83]

We're not going to be able to score if we can't force them to punt--not because we need the ball for our offense but because them punting is our best hope of scoring.

How many TD passes should Orton have had if Booker didn't suck? The passing game is wide open.

 

To paraphrase Donald Rumsfled: You play the game with the receivers you have not the receivers you want.

 

The passing game WOULD be wide open if we had competent receivers.

Bad receivers don't drop most balls that come their way. They drop a few and don't get open. They have been getting open. And if the Bears were to drop two more TDs in the 2nd half, it wouldn't be bad. It would be historically bad.

 

To be honest, the lack of a run game is hurting them too. Booker dropped some passes, but its pretty clear the receivers aren't as open as they were on the first two drives because the Vikings have an extra DB out there.

[Outshined_One]

This entire month has been pretty much a non-stop kick to the balls for me. I'm fully expecting this game to end in painful fashion.

[UMFan83]

This entire month has been pretty much a non-stop kick to the balls for me. I'm fully expecting this game to end in painful fashion.

 

If Briggs and Dusty are out, we'll be in big trouble. That would be what 5 defensive starters out?

[Jon]

To be honest, the lack of a run game is hurting them too. Booker dropped some passes, but its pretty clear the receivers aren't as open as they were on the first two drives because the Vikings have an extra DB out there.

I'm not sure I agree. Orton has had check-down options and there have been a couple of routes with slips or running into a teammate that disrupted them. The Vikings aren't covering people very well. And the line is giving Orton plenty of time.

[Fred Hornkohl]

This entire month has been pretty much a non-stop kick to the balls for me. I'm fully expecting this game to end in painful fashion.

 

Geez.... didn't ya at least watch the Illini last night ?? :wink:

[Outshined_One]

Please tell me he was down...

[Cynosure]

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA.... oh lord.

[Jon]

Thanks for making Lovie waste a challenge, refs.

 

Hester better be okay.

[Outshined_One]

This entire month has been pretty much a non-stop kick to the balls for me. I'm fully expecting this game to end in painful fashion.

 

Geez.... didn't ya at least watch the Illini last night ?? :wink:

 

I watched the Badgers with my eyes covered.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Oh, this is not good.

[kujay]

was he down?

[SpongeWorthy]

What happened?

[Fred Hornkohl]

This entire month has been pretty much a non-stop kick to the balls for me. I'm fully expecting this game to end in painful fashion.

 

Geez.... didn't ya at least watch the Illini last night ?? :wink:

 

I watched the Badgers with my eyes covered.

 

Well.... you might want to start covering a different part of your anatomy, eh?

[UMFan83]

was he down?

 

The ground might have caused it....its not obvious though.

[Cynosure]

Call overturned, he was down.

[UMFan83]

Thank God.

[Outshined_One]

That was the right call guys? Really?

 

You were saying otherwise like 5 seconds ago.

[Jon]

Dusty and Briggs are ready to go back in.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Well.... we caught a break there, which is good, because we never get any breaks !!! :wink: