Bears game 9: Sunday Nov. 14 vs MIN on FOX

[BigSlick]

well that was a satisfying way to ship favre off of soldier field for the last time. getting their was sometimes maddening (we're horrible again in the red zone) but at least we pulled it off and the defense is getting more and more confidence every game.

 

cutler had a very good game aside from the completely inexplicable pass in the end of the end zone which really could have cost us. some drops and slips by the recievers were out of his control, but he moved well in the pocket, his arm looked fresh as hell and he was making good decisions.

 

having lance back and healthy makes this defense a lot better, don't try and fool yourselves into thinking that urlacher is the real difference maker out there, he's certainly helped us by being healthy, but he's not the player he once was.

 

also one more thing: the reffing was extraordinarily biased against the bears. there were plenty of holds that they never threw on the vikings o-line (some particularly bad holds on idonije and peppers) but were oh so excited to throw against us, especially some really ticky tack [expletive]. at least they never threw one on a hester return.

 

thank god hester is back to being the difference maker he once was, as well.

Edited November 14, 2010 by BigSlick

[hawkeyecub]

Brett favre is the most valuable bear of last 5 years. I knew I could count on him.

 

Fumble was on him, then it was a tipped ball at the line and two guys falling down.

 

Would they just switch to field turf already? Every year that's the worst surface in the league.

[SpongeWorthy]

Shiancoe did fall down but the ball was thrown horribly behind him. Hard to tell if it needed to be because of the coverage but it definitely wouldn't have caught him in stride.

[BigSlick]

Brett favre is the most valuable bear of last 5 years. I knew I could count on him.

 

Fumble was on him, then it was a tipped ball at the line and two guys falling down.

 

Would they just switch to field turf already? Every year that's the worst surface in the league.

and why should they? hester looked comfortable and explosive on it and everyone else looked crappy, sounds like a good homefield advantage to me

[Magnetic Curses]

Brett favre is the most valuable bear of last 5 years. I knew I could count on him.

 

Fumble was on him, then it was a tipped ball at the line and two guys falling down.

 

Would they just switch to field turf already? Every year that's the worst surface in the league.

and why should they? hester looked comfortable and explosive on it and everyone else looked crappy, sounds like a good homefield advantage to me

 

hester actually had a really bad slip, but it didn't really hurt us.

[Magnetic Curses]

cutler would get my game ball. didn't have a perfect day and threw one that he really shouldn't have, but at the end of the day, you want a qb who doesn't have to have a perfect game to dominate.

 

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

[Soul]

Wow that was the most satisfying Bear win in a long time.

 

Favre on the podium heaping praise on the Bears D, over the years. Pretty classy IMO

[JonJayCutler]

Great game. We ran the ball a lot better than I expected to, the O-Line was impressive, the defense was great despite not getting a sack, and Hester is all of a sudden dangerous on returns again. Why did it take us that long to put him back on kick returns?

 

Cutler can make some amazing throws on the run and he was great in general other than the horrible pick in the endzone. Since the bye week he seems to be moving around more in the pocket, which has obviously bought him more time when throwing. I don't really expect to win Thursday, but losing that game won't mean the end of the world like it would have meant had we not won last week or this week. Unless we implode from here out we're gonna have a somewhat decent chance at either the division or a wild card.

 

It's also funny how D.J. Moore is always in the right place at the right time when balls are tipped.

[BigSlick]

Great game. We ran the ball a lot better than I expected to, the O-Line was impressive, the defense was great despite not getting a sack, and Hester is all of a sudden dangerous on returns again. Why did it take us that long to put him back on kick returns?

 

Cutler can make some amazing throws on the run and he was great in general other than the horrible pick in the endzone. Since the bye week he seems to be moving around more in the pocket, which has obviously bought him more time when throwing. I don't really expect to win Thursday, but losing that game won't mean the end of the world like it would have meant had we not won last week or this week. Unless we implode from here out we're gonna have a somewhat decent chance at either the division or a wild card.

 

It's also funny how D.J. Moore is always in the right place at the right time when balls are tipped.

Moore's got Vasher syndrome, don't worry it wears off after a couple years.

 

The only thing we got going for us against Miami is we play the run real well and they may have to play Tyler Thigpen so theres that

[SouthSideRyan]

Shiancoe did fall down but the ball was thrown horribly behind him. Hard to tell if it needed to be because of the coverage but it definitely wouldn't have caught him in stride.

 

Yeah Johnston blamed that pick on Shiancoe falling, the reason he fell was he had to stop his route and reverse direction. It was a terrible pass

[JonJayCutler]

Oh and any word on the Knox and Hester injuries? I saw that Hester came back into the game but I think Knox left and never came back. We can't afford to lose either of these guys for any signifcant period.

[minnesotacubsfan]

cutler would get my game ball. didn't have a perfect day and threw one that he really shouldn't have, but at the end of the day, you want a qb who doesn't have to have a perfect game to dominate.

 

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

 

I agree.

 

Also, what a fantastic weekend for MN/IL football games, the good guys won in BOTH GAMES!

[Careless]

Shiancoe did fall down but the ball was thrown horribly behind him. Hard to tell if it needed to be because of the coverage but it definitely wouldn't have caught him in stride.

Yeah, he fell down and the ball still went behind him. That's a terrible throw or a blown route.

[Wilson A2000]

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

What about Vick?

[Magnetic Curses]

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

What about Vick?

 

not him either.

[Wilson A2000]

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

What about Vick?

 

not him either.

 

Best QB rating in the NFL. Very mobile. No INT's so far. I'd take him.

[SpongeWorthy]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-chad-pennington-hurt-1114,0,4823557.story

 

Pennington and Henne likely out for the year and Thigpen's the guy for Thursday.

[Magnetic Curses]

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

What about Vick?

 

not him either.

 

Best QB rating in the NFL. Very mobile. No INT's so far. I'd take him.

 

go ahead. i wouldn't.

 

he's not capable of making the throws he needs to make in this offense and defenses can cheat up against him. he's still fast enough to elude many of them, but he can't throw it like jay can.

[UMFan83]

This was a good win. We might even move ahead of the Lions and Rams in some people's power rankings.

[SpongeWorthy]

i don't think i would take any other qb above him or rodgers behind this o-line and in this system. that includes peyton, who wouldn't be able to audible or take much shotgun, and can't move much.

 

What about Vick?

 

not him either.

 

Best QB rating in the NFL. Very mobile. No INT's so far. I'd take him.

 

go ahead. i wouldn't.

 

he's not capable of making the throws he needs to make in this offense and defenses can cheat up against him. he's still fast enough to elude many of them, but he can't throw it like jay can.

 

Vick has a rocket launcher too.

[UMFan83]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-chad-pennington-hurt-1114,0,4823557.story

 

Pennington and Henne likely out for the year and Thigpen's the guy for Thursday.

 

Dammit why couldnt they have like Todd Collins as their 3rd QB? Every other team pretty much has garbage as their 3rd QB, but Miami happens to have a guy that could beat us.

[SpongeWorthy]

Tyler Thigpen blows.

[Careless]

It would be interesting to see how differently teams played us with Vick at qb. He'd be a thousand yard rusher the way teams play Cutler.

[Wilson A2000]

The Bears will have no problem with Tyler Thigpen. If they can't beat him they should quit for the rest of the year.

[SpongeWorthy]

I wonder who they play if we knock Thigpen out. Is Pat White still on the Dolphins?