Bears game 2: Sunday Sep. 19 at DAL on Fox

[Magnetic Curses]

i think he was implying that everything i said was hyperbole.

[jersey cubs fan]

i think he was implying that everything i said was hyperbole.

 

I'm pretty sure he wasn't calling your "he played well" statement hyperbole.

[Magnetic Curses]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

[Magnetic Curses]

i think he was implying that everything i said was hyperbole.

 

I'm pretty sure he wasn't calling your "he played well" statement hyperbole.

 

i would hope not, but well, here we are.

[Banedon]

i think he was implying that everything i said was hyperbole.

 

Nah...just the one comment.

[jersey cubs fan]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

 

Cutler said that was his fault.

[bukie]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

Yes, it affects both the WR and the QB, every pass attempt does, since it's difficult to discern who is at fault on occasion for those kind of plays.

[Magnetic Curses]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

 

Cutler said that was his fault.

 

cutler says a lot of things.

[SpongeWorthy]

i think he was implying that everything i said was hyperbole.

 

Nah...just the one comment.

 

Just the one?

 

That's hyperbole.

[Magnetic Curses]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

Yes, it affects both the WR and the QB, every pass attempt does, since it's difficult to discern who is at fault on occasion for those kind of plays.

 

okay, so if it is absolutely knox's fault, i mean blatantly, i mean he runs down the field and breaks the opposite direction because he forgot which one was his left again, cutler throws the ball to the spot that knox is supposed to be and the safety that knox is supposed to be standing in front of picks the ball off and all the fans groan because they hate cutler because it looked like he was throwing the ball right to the defender, it will mark the receiver and qb down equally?

 

there are just way too many moving parts in football.

[hawkeyecub]

Going by DYAR, Knox was better than Aromashodu last week. Knox was the 18th best receiver, Aromashodu was the 18th worst.

 

Granted, neither was Greg Olsen bad.

 

i really have no idea what dyar, but id' say both of them played relatively well. does dyar factor in the route that knox broke off on, which he does every single week at least once getting his qb picked off or almost picked off?

Yes, it affects both the WR and the QB, every pass attempt does, since it's difficult to discern who is at fault on occasion for those kind of plays.

 

okay, so if it is absolutely knox's fault, i mean blatantly, i mean he runs down the field and breaks the opposite direction because he forgot which one was his left again, cutler throws the ball to the spot that knox is supposed to be and the safety that knox is supposed to be standing in front of picks the ball off and all the fans groan because they hate cutler because it looked like he was throwing the ball right to the defender, it will mark the receiver and qb down equally?

 

there are just way too many moving parts in football.

 

Exactly. I like most of the theory and I like checking their to see certain team/unit stats in situations. The individual stuff just has way too many holes in football.

 

Not to mention the sites like Pro Football Focus who over quantify the un-quantifiable to a crazy degree. You can't grade the way they do when you don't know what was called on every play.

[Banedon]

Peter King has the Cowboys by 10. Everybody at ESPN has picked the Cowboys and their Accuscore computer sim has the Bears losing 72% of the time.

[Soul]

If we're just talking picking the winner without a point spread, I don't see how anyone could pick the Bears.

[UMFan83]

Peter King has the Cowboys by 10. Everybody at ESPN has picked the Cowboys and their Accuscore computer sim has the Bears losing 72% of the time.

 

sounds about right. I would be absolutely stunned if any major or even local reported picked the Bears in this one. If their O-line starters were out again, I could see someone picking the Bears, just because such a big deal was made out of it last week. But now that it looks like they are playing, I don't think many will even make the score decently close.

 

My prediction is Cowboys 24, Bears 20

[vance_the_cubs_fan]

Gonna be at this game. It's time for the Cowboys to get things back on track. If they start out slowly, I figure the boo birds could come out.

[TruffleShuffle]

go bears!!!

[UMFan83]

Bill Simmons goes from predicting the Bears go 3-13 this year, to becoming his "Hmmmmm" team (whatever that means) based off a 5 point controversial win over the Lions.

 

Bears (+7.5) over COWBOYS

The Bears were my "Hmmmmmmmmm" team from Week 1. Cutler was flinging the ball and their defense looked lively. Now here's where you say, "Yeah, but they were playing the Lions." Exactly. That's why I only said "hmmmmmmmmm." Still, they're undervalued and the Cowboys are woefully overvalued. You really want me laying seven and a half for a team that prompted Markley in Buffalo to send me this joke?

 

 

 

"Q: What's the difference between Tony Romo and Lindsay Lohan?

"A: Only Lohan has a decent line in front of her right now."

 

[jersey cubs fan]

Bill Simmons goes from predicting the Bears go 3-13 this year, to becoming his "Hmmmmm" team (whatever that means) based off a 5 point controversial win over the Lions.

 

Bears (+7.5) over COWBOYS

The Bears were my "Hmmmmmmmmm" team from Week 1. Cutler was flinging the ball and their defense looked lively. Now here's where you say, "Yeah, but they were playing the Lions." Exactly. That's why I only said "hmmmmmmmmm." Still, they're undervalued and the Cowboys are woefully overvalued. You really want me laying seven and a half for a team that prompted Markley in Buffalo to send me this joke?

 

 

 

"Q: What's the difference between Tony Romo and Lindsay Lohan?

"A: Only Lohan has a decent line in front of her right now."

 

 

He's the king of the retroactive "saw that one coming" comment about everything in sports and gambling.

[jersey cubs fan]

I think last week's game summarizes this Bears season. On one hand they played well enough to have blown out the Lions, on the other hand they didn't, and probably should have lost. Likewise, my thoughts on this game mirror my thoughts on this season. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they beat the Cowboys, but I wouldn't be surprised if they lose by 2 touchdowns either. I just don't know what the hell this team is going to do.

[Banedon]

Bill Simmons goes from predicting the Bears go 3-13 this year, to becoming his "Hmmmmm" team (whatever that means) based off a 5 point controversial win over the Lions.

 

Bears (+7.5) over COWBOYS

The Bears were my "Hmmmmmmmmm" team from Week 1. Cutler was flinging the ball and their defense looked lively. Now here's where you say, "Yeah, but they were playing the Lions." Exactly. That's why I only said "hmmmmmmmmm." Still, they're undervalued and the Cowboys are woefully overvalued. You really want me laying seven and a half for a team that prompted Markley in Buffalo to send me this joke?

 

 

 

"Q: What's the difference between Tony Romo and Lindsay Lohan?

"A: Only Lohan has a decent line in front of her right now."

 

 

He's the king of the retroactive "saw that one coming" comment about everything in sports and gambling.

 

I didn't really get that from that blurb. (Though I agree with you generally...he does do that a lot.)

 

Where do you think he's doing a "saw that one coming" comment? Talking about the Bears being undervalued and the Cowboys being overvalued?

[jersey cubs fan]

Where do you think he's doing a "saw that one coming" comment? Talking about the Bears being undervalued and the Cowboys being overvalued?

 

He lambasted the Bears, calling them one of the worst teams in the league, terrible, horrible, blahblahblah, and then one week later says they are undervalued and his "hmmmmmmm team" from week 1.

[Banedon]

Where do you think he's doing a "saw that one coming" comment? Talking about the Bears being undervalued and the Cowboys being overvalued?

 

He lambasted the Bears, calling them one of the worst teams in the league, terrible, horrible, blahblahblah, and then one week later says they are undervalued and his "hmmmmmmm team" from week 1.

 

Yeah...I think that's more of admission that he was wrong (or at least potentially wrong) last week though. He doesn't outright say that...but that's how I read it.

[jersey cubs fan]

Where do you think he's doing a "saw that one coming" comment? Talking about the Bears being undervalued and the Cowboys being overvalued?

 

He lambasted the Bears, calling them one of the worst teams in the league, terrible, horrible, blahblahblah, and then one week later says they are undervalued and his "hmmmmmmm team" from week 1.

 

Yeah...I think that's more of admission that he was wrong (or at least potentially wrong) last week though (though he doesn't outright say that...was just how I read it.)

 

I don't think so. He's been ragging them for a good year, not just critiquing, but saying things like "we think the Bears are terrible right" in his guess the lines podcasts. This is how he does things. He'll refer to a team as terrible but then say they are intriguing, and if the Bears turn out good he'll say he saw it coming in week 1. He thinks he's a gambling savant.

[Banedon]

I don't think so. He's been ragging them for a good year, not just critiquing, but saying things like "we think the Bears are terrible right" in his guess the lines podcasts. This is how he does things. He'll refer to a team as terrible but then say they are intriguing, and if the Bears turn out good he'll say he saw it coming in week 1. He thinks he's a gambling savant.

 

I see...I haven't heard the podcasts.

[Guest]

I think the Bears have enough talent on the field to be labeled as a good team. However, they will only be as good as their offensive line will allow them to be. It's no secret that the line sucks. If the line gives Cutler time to throw or opens holes for the running attack, the Bears can give any team in the league a real challenge. If Cutler is on his back on every play and the running attack is shut down, this team will probably lose.