Bears game 2: Sunday, Sep 18 @ NO, noon on Fox

[Guest]

Guess now we know why Dallas cut him.

 

They cut him because he sucked.

 

He sucked because he was injured

 

Perhaps.

[UMFan83]

My assumption was that they cut him because he was injured a lot and wasn't performing like he did 3 years ago. They had Felix Jones and Tashard Choice who they believed could give them a better performance at a lesser cost. Makes sense. We picked him up and he looked pretty explosive in preseason, much like the Barber I saw light up the Bears in 2007.

[Magnetic Curses]

he's a nice backup running back at this point in his career, he gives a different look than forte and can brutalize tired defenses. this is assuming he can get on the field.

[BleacherBadger]

As long as he isn't Taylor 2.0, great.

 

Like UM said, he looked great in pre-season. I can't think of one time Chester showed power or vision.

[Magnetic Curses]

schlereth picks against the bears. i think he's literally never picked the bears, ever.

[BleacherBadger]

He still has work to do to get to Trent Dilfer level

[Banedon]

schlereth picks against the bears. i think he's literally never picked the bears, ever.

 

Only person I've seen pick the Bears is Florio so far, so he's not alone this week. And no matter what happens this week, you know damn well everybody is gonna pick GB next week.

[imb]

Guess now we know why Dallas cut him.

 

They cut him because he sucked.

 

He sucked because he was injured

 

He was injured because he was old.

[sweetpeteman]

Week 2 ESPN "Expert" Picks (http://espn.go.com/nfl/picks) reminds me of this:

 

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/sweetpeteman/experts-picks.jpg

[bcl412]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

[minnesotacubsfan]

Second City Syndrome

[Banedon]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

 

Fills time between games. Something to talk about.

 

What, I should go talk about the Cubs? Pass.

[JonJayCutler]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

 

While I agree that the Saints should be favored this week, most of the time it's just comical to see how much arbitrary and baseless hate the media has for the Bears. It just so happens that "expert" picks usually reflect that hate.

[UMFan83]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

 

The Packers are overly loved by the media and have been for years so it makes sense that you wouldn't relate.

 

It doesn't actually bother most of us, but like said above, it fills the time between games.

 

Heres my schedule:

 

Monday - Bitch about the game yesterday

Tuesday - Bitch about the power rankings

Wednesday - Discuss next weeks game

Thursday - Bitch about everyone picking against the Bears

Friday - Bitch about Simmons

Saturday - Bitch about the Bears players that are injured and can't play

Sunday - Bitch about the game as its happening.

[bcl412]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

 

The Packers are overly loved by the media and have been for years so it makes sense that you wouldn't relate.

 

It doesn't actually bother most of us, but like said above, it fills the time between games.

 

Heres my schedule:

 

Monday - Bitch about the game yesterday

Tuesday - Bitch about the power rankings

Wednesday - Discuss next weeks game

Thursday - Bitch about everyone picking against the Bears

Friday - Bitch about Simmons

Saturday - Bitch about the Bears players that are injured and can't play

Sunday - Bitch about the game as its happening.

 

Knew that was coming but I'm an Iowa fan and they kind of compare to the Bears in seasons they are good (solid D, win ugly etc.) so they don't get the media love either so I can relate. Plus people picking the Packers mean nothing and I don't care, it doesn't mean anything to me.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Rotoworld loves Roy Williams

 

Bears coach Lovie Smith refused to rule out Roy Williams (questionable, groin) after he missed another practice Friday.

 

We're not sure what the Bears see in Williams, but they're much better off with a healthy Johnny Knox. Williams is a total non-factor in fantasy (and real life). Knox could be an upside WR3, squaring off with burnable Saints RCB Patrick Robinson. Knox should be grabbed in fantasy leagues before Sunday.

[bukie]

Bears 16, Saints 13. Bears D shows up again, but doesn't get all the turnovers. Cutler gets the Bears in the red zone 5 times to get 1 TD, 3 FGs and an interception.

[UMFan83]

Why do you guys get so wrapped up in this "We aren't getting picked" stuff?

 

The Packers are overly loved by the media and have been for years so it makes sense that you wouldn't relate.

 

It doesn't actually bother most of us, but like said above, it fills the time between games.

 

Heres my schedule:

 

Monday - Bitch about the game yesterday

Tuesday - Bitch about the power rankings

Wednesday - Discuss next weeks game

Thursday - Bitch about everyone picking against the Bears

Friday - Bitch about Simmons

Saturday - Bitch about the Bears players that are injured and can't play

Sunday - Bitch about the game as its happening.

 

Knew that was coming but I'm an Iowa fan and they kind of compare to the Bears in seasons they are good (solid D, win ugly etc.) so they don't get the media love either so I can relate. Plus people picking the Packers mean nothing and I don't care, it doesn't mean anything to me.

 

You also have to think about the fact that the entire Lovie Smith mantra since 2004 is about pointing out and feeling "disrepect" from outside forces. It's a much mentioned theme in Chicago media so its only natural that some of the fans might have subliminally taken up that mindset too.

[Banedon]

Bears 16, Saints 13. Bears D shows up again, but doesn't get all the turnovers. Cutler gets the Bears in the red zone 5 times to get 1 TD, 3 FGs and an interception.

 

Bears got 23 points offensively against Atlanta, and I don't see how we score fewer against the Saints. I think NO is gonna blitz a ton, and Cutler is gonna make a lot of short passes to Forte and Davis. I keep hearing about how big a home field advantage it's gonna be for the Saints in the dome, but I think the Bears are gonna play better in a dome than they do at Soldier.

 

Bears 27, Saints 16

[OleMissCub]

Bears 16, Saints 13. Bears D shows up again, but doesn't get all the turnovers. Cutler gets the Bears in the red zone 5 times to get 1 TD, 3 FGs and an interception.

 

Bears got 23 points offensively against Atlanta, and I don't see how we score fewer against the Saints. I think NO is gonna blitz a ton, and Cutler is gonna make a lot of short passes to Forte and Davis. I keep hearing about how big a home field advantage it's gonna be for the Saints in the dome, but I think the Bears are gonna play better in a dome than they do at Soldier.

 

Bears 27, Saints 16

 

wait wait, the Saints put up 34 points (could have easily been 40+ if not for some stupid mistakes) in an extremely hostile environment against arguably the top defense in the NFL, and they're only going to get 16 points AT HOME??

[bukie]

So because the Saints put up 34 points against a team some people thought would be the top defense in the league, it means that will be the low point for that offense this year? The Saints typically struggle against the Cover 2 defense, and the Bears run a better version of it than Tampa does.

[CubmanPi]

I think the Bears can win, but I don't see 27 points being enough to do it. The Bears defense will keep the Saints from posting cartoonish numbers, but this weekend could be the worst week of the season for points and yards allowed. That doesn't mean they won't win.

 

Bears are underrated, due to all the out-of-control Cutler hate. He'll put up very good numbers, as he usually does. With 5:00 to go in the 4th, there will be more than 60 combined points on the board and it will be a one possession game.

[Butterscup1679666578]

Bears 24

Saints 3

 

Brees gets hurt for the season

[OleMissCub]

With 5:00 to go in the 4th, there will be more than 60 combined points on the board and it will be a one possession game.

 

I think that's more likely. Saints D isn't that great, especially without Will Smith, ergo Brees is gonna be trying to kick it into god mode like last week when they got behind.

[UMFan83]

Bears 16, Saints 13. Bears D shows up again, but doesn't get all the turnovers. Cutler gets the Bears in the red zone 5 times to get 1 TD, 3 FGs and an interception.

 

Bears got 23 points offensively against Atlanta, and I don't see how we score fewer against the Saints. I think NO is gonna blitz a ton, and Cutler is gonna make a lot of short passes to Forte and Davis. I keep hearing about how big a home field advantage it's gonna be for the Saints in the dome, but I think the Bears are gonna play better in a dome than they do at Soldier.

 

Bears 27, Saints 16

 

wait wait, the Saints put up 34 points (could have easily been 40+ if not for some stupid mistakes) in an extremely hostile environment against arguably the top defense in the NFL, and they're only going to get 16 points AT HOME??

 

Every game is different, every defense is different and has talent with different skill sets. No one would have predicted the "greatest show on turf" Rams would score 13 points and still win the NFC title game back in 1999. It's a prediction for one game, early in the season.