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2009 Chicago Bears Preseason Thread - A new era begins

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I've always seen a little Rex in him in terms of style of QBing, but in terms of talent and skillset, he's much different. But since they both have strong arms and like to throw the ball deep into coverage people will keep making that comparison.
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It's kinda funny to see people slowly coming out and freaking out about Cutler after one meh preseason game.

 

I think all will be forgiven and forgotten if he has a good game on Saturday. If he struggles again, you're gonna see a lot of people freaking out.

 

Chicago is kind of a "freak out" type of sports city.

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Typically unless you have what's about a top 3-4 QB in the league, you're either going to have a guy who takes chances down field or into tight spots and throws a few too many INT's or a guy who is frustrating because he's always checking down, playing it safe and having a low YPA.
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Not at all. Cutler is obviously the better QB. I'm just saying that they seem to have similarities and I'm a bit more skeptical than I was when we acquired him. Fortuntely for Cutler he can probably make the same dumb plays that Rex made in 2006 and won't get booed for it because he has already won over the city of Chicago.

 

But you should have known he had a penchant for INTs when they acquired him.

 

It's not the "same dumb plays". Rex's dumb plays were incomprehensibly dumb. Throwing a pick 40 yards down the field because you were trying to pressure the defense and were a yard off is not the same as panicking in the pocket and throwing the ball 50 feet in the air to a linebacker while falling onto your back. Jay will throw some INT's on a crossing pattern as a guy cuts across the coverage, but he's not nearly the loon that Rex became as things fell apart. I'm not saying there won't be dumb plays, but all QB's throw what look like dumb picks. But all dumb plays are not equally dumb.

 

i thought the pick he threw looked like a rex pick, but not because he made the throw, but because he threw it up and didn't get much on it. i was expecting a longer throw, and from his comments, i think he learned something from it. don't throw it up for grabs when brandon marshall isn't doing the jumping, and when hester's running, just throw it as deep as you can.

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granted, his methodology leaves something to be desired, someone likes the Bears:

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9950260/Don't-go-to-sleep-on-the-Monsters-of-the-Midway?GT1=39002

 

In what way has the Bears offseason been low-key? He even mentions Cutler signing, the Cutler/Urlacher reported feud, Cutler/Hester issues, and Tommie Harris' injury status. Didn't even mention the Plaxico rumors, Pace signing, Tinoisamoa signing, WR issues. Hell, even the Favre thing directly affected the Bears offseason. What other team traded for a franchise QB and then had the media stir up stories about their QBs manhood, fighting with the team's other best players, and possible courting of troublemakers like Marshall and Plaxico?

 

I think the only team that has had more attention this offseason has been the Broncos between Cutler, Marshall, and McDaniels and that could go either way.

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granted, his methodology leaves something to be desired, someone likes the Bears:

 

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/9950260/Don't-go-to-sleep-on-the-Monsters-of-the-Midway?GT1=39002

 

In what way has the Bears offseason been low-key? He even mentions Cutler signing, the Cutler/Urlacher reported feud, Cutler/Hester issues, and Tommie Harris' injury status. Didn't even mention the Plaxico rumors, Pace signing, Tinoisamoa signing, WR issues. Hell, even the Favre thing directly affected the Bears offseason. What other team traded for a franchise QB and then had the media stir up stories about their QBs manhood, fighting with the team's other best players, and possible courting of troublemakers like Marshall and Plaxico?

 

I think the only team that has had more attention this offseason has been the Broncos between Cutler, Marshall, and McDaniels and that could go either way.

 

I was interpreting a low-key offseason as in a lack of negative fireworks. The feud was a non-story from the start. But there wasn't a big arrest or trial of a Bear, they didn't lose any meaningful players or have a big holdout or fire a well-liked coach, or hire a new coach that immediately alienated the incumbent starting QB, or have a coach fight, etc, etc. They were involved on the periphery, but for the Bears themselves, other than bringing in new guys, they were relatively quiet. Minnesota's offseason was chaotic. Denver's was a mess.

 

Chicago's wasn't silent, but it was negative drama free.

 

My problem is considering them a sleeper at all, since most things I've seen have the Bears as at least contenders for the division. You can't be a sleeper if people expect you to contend.

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yeah, you're probably right about him meaning no negative news. that does make sense.

 

And I agree, I don't see how the Bears can be sleepers for the playoffs when they were a win away last year and got better on paper. Sleepers for the SB, yes.

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Is this on tv tonight?

 

If you get one of these stations, yes.

 

* WFLD - Chicago (Flagship)

* KFXA - Cedar Rapids, Ch. 28

* KLJB - Quad Cities, Ch. 18

* WCCU - Champaign, Ch. 27

* WMBD - Peoria, Ch. 31

* WIFR - Rockford, Ch. 23

* WRSP - Springfield Ch. 55

* WSBT - South Bend, Ch. 22

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ZachZaidman: Turner says Forte will see around 6-8 carries

 

ZachZaidman: Roach is out with the mild concussion

 

ZachZaidman: Vasher starts at 1 corner. McBride and Graham will rotate with 1st team at other CB spot

 

BradBiggs: NFL hits Dusty Dvoracek with $7,500 fine after late hit

 

DavidHaugh: Pre-game Soldier Field: Gould just nailed 53-yard FG

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Forte is a bit undersized so there will be times where he's drilled at the line, but hes a good enough back to get those yards back most of the time that a bigger back would get just from momentum.
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The secondary knocked down a pass!

 

Definitely a better start both offensively and defensively.

 

I know Jacobs is a big guy, but I'd like to see some better tackling.

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Cutler is looking sooooooooo much better tonight. Not that I doubted him at all, it just sucked to see him struggle in that first preseason game. This is the kind of stuff that gets me excited. I liked how he stood tall against that corner blitz earlier and threaded a rocket to Bennett.

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