Bears game 3: Sunday 9/25 vs GB at 3:15 on Fox

[jersey cubs fan]

Did you forget that 29-30 (sometimes earlier) is pretty much washed up for a RB? Let alone 32-33 (7-8 years from now). Chris Johnson got a 4-year extension, which is what Forte needs as well. Sure the contracts aren't as extreme as they are in MLB, but why pay him any money at all when the chances are some stud out of college will out-produce him by the time he reaches his 30s (See: Tomlinson).

 

NFL contracts are not guaranteed.

[JonJayCutler]

Did you forget that 29-30 (sometimes earlier) is pretty much washed up for a RB? Let alone 32-33 (7-8 years from now). Chris Johnson got a 4-year extension, which is what Forte needs as well. Sure the contracts aren't as extreme as they are in MLB, but why pay him any money at all when the chances are some stud out of college will out-produce him by the time he reaches his 30s (See: Tomlinson).

 

NFL contracts are not guaranteed.

 

Then why aren't all great players just signed to 8-10 year contracts?

[Banedon]

Did you forget that 29-30 (sometimes earlier) is pretty much washed up for a RB? Let alone 32-33 (7-8 years from now). Chris Johnson got a 4-year extension, which is what Forte needs as well. Sure the contracts aren't as extreme as they are in MLB, but why pay him any money at all when the chances are some stud out of college will out-produce him by the time he reaches his 30s (See: Tomlinson).

 

NFL contracts are not guaranteed.

 

Then why aren't all great players just signed to 8-10 year contracts?

 

Very many are. And the player has to agree to it. But they want the money front loaded, or guaranteed. And then they get mad when they are playing the last few years on the cheap, and they want a new deal. (Hello Mr Briggs)

[Banedon]

Receiver Earl Bennett and tackle Gabe Carimi are the only players Bears coach Lovie Smith ruled out for Sunday's game against the Packers.

 

.........

 

All the other injured Bears are questionable: Roy Williams (groin), Marion Barber (calf), Chris Harris (hamstring), Lance Louis (ankle), and Major Wright (head/neck).

[JonJayCutler]

All the other injured Bears are questionable: Roy Williams (groin), Marion Barber (calf), Chris Harris (hamstring), Lance Louis (ankle), and Major Wright (head/neck).

 

And out of these, everyone practiced fully today except for Wright who was limited. As long as Williams and Harris play I'll feel pretty good.

[JonJayCutler]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7005460/chicago-bears-roy-williams-practices-fully-face-green-bay-packers

 

Roy Williams expected to play. Harris meanwhile is "optimistic". No word yet on any of the other questionables.

[Magnetic Curses]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7005460/chicago-bears-roy-williams-practices-fully-face-green-bay-packers

 

Roy Williams expected to play. Harris meanwhile is "optimistic". No word yet on any of the other questionables.

 

i think we learned how valuable harris is last week. that guy is an impact player.

[Soul]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7005460/chicago-bears-roy-williams-practices-fully-face-green-bay-packers

 

Roy Williams expected to play. Harris meanwhile is "optimistic". No word yet on any of the other questionables.

 

i think we learned how valuable harris is last week. that guy is an impact player.

 

He's at least not a complete catastrophe waiting to happen, like Wright.

 

Major has "back breaking bomb" written all over him.

[Magnetic Curses]

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7005460/chicago-bears-roy-williams-practices-fully-face-green-bay-packers

 

Roy Williams expected to play. Harris meanwhile is "optimistic". No word yet on any of the other questionables.

 

i think we learned how valuable harris is last week. that guy is an impact player.

 

He's at least not a complete catastrophe waiting to happen, like Wright.

 

Major has "back breaking bomb" written all over him.

 

he's always doing something bad.

[Soul]

People who always do something bad, usually do so because they simply are bad.

[rawaction]

Give Major a break. He was pretty good last year. Didn't allow a single thing behind him last year. And actually did not miss a single tackle. Not sure what happened to him so far this year, but really his only poor play was the bomb last week. He otherwise was solid until he left the game. Still, I kinda want him to sit this week. I really want the Bears to get a good long look at Brandon Merriweather and Chris Conte at FS. Merriweather was quietly one of the best players on the Bears D in the Saints game (IMO). And I thought Conte showed some really good closing ability with the ball in the air. This those 2 could really make some plays on the ball, unlike Wright who is admittedly not a ballhawk.

[Soul]

OK. I'll give him a break. Provided he doesn't make it a habit, I'm willing to forgive his transgression (as if he really cares what I think ) :)

[UMFan83]

Simmons:

 

Unrelated: Green Bay is gonna kill the Bears. They haven't played a killer start-to-finish game yet. It's coming.

 

Im sick of everyone thinking the Packers are God's gift to football.

[rawaction]

Simmons:

 

Unrelated: Green Bay is gonna kill the Bears. They haven't played a killer start-to-finish game yet. It's coming.

 

Im sick of everyone thinking the Packers are God's gift to football.

 

I get your point, but they are the reigning Superbowl champions, with the most talented roster in the league, who haven't lost a game that Aaron Rodgers has started and finished since November 2010. People have every right to think the Packers are going to kill the Bears.

[JonJayCutler]

Yay more locker room fodder.

[erik316wttn]

Simmons:

 

Unrelated: Green Bay is gonna kill the Bears. They haven't played a killer start-to-finish game yet. It's coming.

 

Im sick of everyone thinking the Packers are God's gift to football.

 

Can they help it if they are?

 

Kidding, in case anyone doesn't get that.

[UMFan83]

Simmons:

 

Unrelated: Green Bay is gonna kill the Bears. They haven't played a killer start-to-finish game yet. It's coming.

 

Im sick of everyone thinking the Packers are God's gift to football.

 

I get your point, but they are the reigning Superbowl champions, with the most talented roster in the league, who haven't lost a game that Aaron Rodgers has started and finished since November 2010. People have every right to think the Packers are going to kill the Bears.

 

Just a look at the last 3 packers bears games, the last 2 with the season on the line for the packers should give us an indication of whether the packers have a gear that will cause them to destroy the Bears. Hell even in 09 when the Bears sucked they lost something like 21-15 and 21-7 in the 2 games.

[UMFan83]

Aka I complain everytime someone directly or indirectly disrespects the Bears.

[Soul]

I'm sick of hearing about it, but the truth is they are a pretty good football team.

 

Mostly I'd just like to fast forward to the end of Rodgers career and rig the draft so the Pack doesn't get another super QB.

[bcl412]

Yay more locker room fodder.

 

"I wasn't motivated to play an NFL game against the defending champion and our arch rivals and a team that we will compete against for the division championship until Bill Simmons said we suck."

[JonJayCutler]

Yay more locker room fodder.

 

"I wasn't motivated to play an NFL game against the defending champion and our arch rivals and a team that we will compete against for the division championship until Bill Simmons said we suck."

 

I said more locker room fodder as in more motivation, never implying that there wasn't motivation to begin with.

[bcl412]

Yay more locker room fodder.

 

"I wasn't motivated to play an NFL game against the defending champion and our arch rivals and a team that we will compete against for the division championship until Bill Simmons said we suck."

 

I said more locker room fodder as in more motivation, never implying that there wasn't motivation to begin with.

 

Which means what exactly?

[JonJayCutler]

Yay more locker room fodder.

 

"I wasn't motivated to play an NFL game against the defending champion and our arch rivals and a team that we will compete against for the division championship until Bill Simmons said we suck."

 

I said more locker room fodder as in more motivation, never implying that there wasn't motivation to begin with.

 

Which means what exactly?

 

Whatever you want it to mean. Stop looking for an argument.

[bcl412]

Yay more locker room fodder.

 

"I wasn't motivated to play an NFL game against the defending champion and our arch rivals and a team that we will compete against for the division championship until Bill Simmons said we suck."

 

I said more locker room fodder as in more motivation, never implying that there wasn't motivation to begin with.

 

Which means what exactly?

 

Whatever you want it to mean. Stop looking for an argument.

 

I'm discussing a [expletive] football game in a football game thread. You brought up the point that locker room fodder means something I said it doesn't. What do you think a message board is for? Throwing out comments in hopes that no one notices and doesn't contend your point?

[BigSlick]

I'm sick of hearing about it, but the truth is they are a pretty good football team.

 

Mostly I'd just like to fast forward to the end of Rodgers career and rig the draft so the Pack doesn't get another super QB.

Thats what makes it all the more painful, they lose one of the best QBs of all time, and then install...apparently one of the next best QBs of all time. Are you kidding? Can the football gods throw us a bone here? No? Not in 100 years?

 

Yeah I've been avoiding this forum for a while because that loss was painful on a one-game-this-sucks level and a bubble bursting level. This team is just not much better than last years, which got a handful of breaks, and this team has a much, much harder schedule. Also whatever pixie dust we got to avoid injuries has left and been replaced with magical PAIN DUST