bears game eight, at the eagles on monday night

[Butterscup1679666578]

From Biggs:

 

Nothing official but indications are #Bears could sign ex #Bengals S Tom Nelson to replace Chris Harris. He lives in Arl Heights. Stay tuned

 

Tribune reported Wed. that Tom Nelson was 1 of 6 players to have workout at Halas Hall. Group included Darcel McBath, 2nd rd pick 09 Denver

[tfarks]

I haven't watched much, almost none of the Bengals. But I watched one game where this white safety got burnt multiple times and I was like why is this guy even in the NFL? Then I recognized the name from Hard Knocks.

[jersey cubs fan]

A lot of confidence from you guys about the Eagles. I think the Eagles are very dangerous. It would be a very good win for us.

 

Reasons that I feel confident about beating the Eagles, that may or may not be accurate:

 

1) Vick hasn't exactly torn up the Bears historically. In his career, he's only beaten the Bears 1 out of 5 tries, is 72-123 for 870 yards, 3 TD's, 3 INT's.

 

2) The Eagles haven't had an extremely tough schedule. They've only beaten the Rams and Redskins...not exactly brag worthy.

 

3) Bears will be coming off 2 weeks of preparation, and should have everyone healthy. There's really no situation, other than maybe opening day, that will be better for the Bears to be ready for a game.

 

Plus the Bears have fared well against an Eagles squad that has been consistently rated higher than them in recent years.

[jersey cubs fan]

So bizarre.

 

I really don't get it.

[rawaction]

Harris seemed surprised by the cut on Twitter/Facebook. If Wright goes down again, Craig Steltz appears to be in-line for starts. That's not good. Hopefully, the Bears bring in a veteran S to help next year, as I really don't want to spend another early pick on a S...with the help needed at OL, WR, and elsewhere on the D (CB, LB, DE specifically).

[Banedon]

It would be extremely disappointing if Don Banks is right...

 

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Last Week: 18

Chicago Bears (4-3)

The Bears have done well for themselves in squeezing a 4-3 record out of their first seven games. They've lost to three quality teams in Green Bay, New Orleans and Detroit, beaten a couple decent clubs in Atlanta and Tampa Bay, and taken care of business at home against the likes of losers Carolina and Minnesota. But their post-bye November slate is challenging: at Philadelphia, home against Detroit and San Diego, and at Oakland. That's probably a 1-3 skid coming, but I've been surprised by the Bears more times than I've been right.

[Guest]

Bummed by the Chris Harris news. That seemed totally out of left field. I understand the benching, but cutting him?

[jersey cubs fan]

It would be extremely disappointing if Don Banks is right...

 

The next time he's right about the Bears will be the first time. He has a huge blind spot there.

[rawaction]

It would be extremely disappointing if Don Banks is right...

 

15

 

Last Week: 18

Chicago Bears (4-3)

The Bears have done well for themselves in squeezing a 4-3 record out of their first seven games. They've lost to three quality teams in Green Bay, New Orleans and Detroit, beaten a couple decent clubs in Atlanta and Tampa Bay, and taken care of business at home against the likes of losers Carolina and Minnesota. But their post-bye November slate is challenging: at Philadelphia, home against Detroit and San Diego, and at Oakland. That's probably a 1-3 skid coming, but I've been surprised by the Bears more times than I've been right.

 

Obviously, 1-3 is possible. But the Bears at home in November vs. a dome team and a warm weather team should give them the advantage there. Playing Philly after the bye should help ease any advantage Philly has by being at home. Oh and the Bears are at least as good as every one of those teams, and better than Philly.

[Banedon]

It would be extremely disappointing if Don Banks is right...

 

The next time he's right about the Bears will be the first time. He has a huge blind spot there.

 

Agreed, and I think he admits as much at the end.

[sneakypower]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

[jersey cubs fan]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

 

My feeling is the long passes are designed while the short passes are more emergency dump offs when under duress.

[rawaction]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

 

A big part of passer rating is YPA. Yards per attempt obviously goes up if you complete 10-19 yard passes. I think YPA has more of an effect on QB rating than completion % actually.

[minnesotacubsfan]

So bizarre.

 

I really don't get it.

 

"get rid of the descenting voice"

[sneakypower]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

 

A big part of passer rating is YPA. Yards per attempt obviously goes up if you complete 10-19 yard passes. I think YPA has more of an effect on QB rating than completion % actually.

true, completion% alone would have made more sense to illustrate the point, that he's against type in that respect

 

Brady

(0-9 yds): 73.2%

(10-19 yds): 62.3%

 

Brees

(0-9 yds): 75.5%

(10-19 yds): 59.0%

 

Rodgers

(0-9 yds): 80.2%

(10-19 yds): 64.4%

 

Cutler

(0-9 yds): 60.5%

(10-19 yds): 66.0%

[rawaction]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

 

A big part of passer rating is YPA. Yards per attempt obviously goes up if you complete 10-19 yard passes. I think YPA has more of an effect on QB rating than completion % actually.

true, completion% alone would have made more sense to illustrate the point, that he's against type in that respect

 

Brady

(0-9 yds): 73.2%

(10-19 yds): 62.3%

 

Brees

(0-9 yds): 75.5%

(10-19 yds): 59.0%

 

Rodgers

(0-9 yds): 80.2%

(10-19 yds): 64.4%

 

Cutler

(0-9 yds): 60.5%

(10-19 yds): 66.0%

 

What I get from this. Cutler sucks at short throws. Aaron Rodgers is amazing at all throws.

[jersey cubs fan]

What I get from this. Cutler sucks at short throws. Aaron Rodgers is amazing at all throws.

 

west coast offense is all about short quick throws and the Bears' is not.

[UMFan83]

PFF had an interesting observation about Cutler

 

on passes in the air 10-19 yards, he's had a QB rating of 127.8 (53 passes)

on passes in the air 0-9 yards, he's had a QB rating of 75.7 (114 passes)

 

he's actually been more accurate (completion %) on passes of 10-19 yards, which obviously goes against type for QBs

 

A big part of passer rating is YPA. Yards per attempt obviously goes up if you complete 10-19 yard passes. I think YPA has more of an effect on QB rating than completion % actually.

true, completion% alone would have made more sense to illustrate the point, that he's against type in that respect

 

Brady

(0-9 yds): 73.2%

(10-19 yds): 62.3%

 

Brees

(0-9 yds): 75.5%

(10-19 yds): 59.0%

 

Rodgers

(0-9 yds): 80.2%

(10-19 yds): 64.4%

 

Cutler

(0-9 yds): 60.5%

(10-19 yds): 66.0%

 

What I get from this. Cutler sucks at short throws. Aaron Rodgers is amazing at all throws.

 

I would guess that a lot of Cutler's 0-9 yard throws are made under durress just trying to dump to RB/FB/TE. I could be wrong though.

[Formerly Snayke]

The Bears claimed LB Jabara Williams from the Rams. He's not much more than a situational guy, but he's pretty athletic.

[JonJayCutler]

Bears cut Chris Harris

 

Another move made seemingly to prove a point rather than what's actually best for the team. Did they actually take a look at our other safeties before doing this? Major Wright gets hurt more than Matt Stafford, Meriweather has looked as bad or worse than Harris, the man can't tackle. Conte has looked alright but is still a rookie and will have bumps in the road. Steltz is Steltz. So why further deplete an already shaky position?

 

In other news, Michael Wilbon and Skip Bayless both think the Bears should sign T.O., although their reasoning centers largely around the idea that Cutler wouldn't take his crap. I actually think it would be worth a try, but of course the Bears won't do it because according to them we already have an elite group of receivers (yes they've actually said this).

 

Poor player evaluation has been a recurring theme with this team. How many times have we seen them put confidence in average (at best) players? It's something both S and WR have in common right now.

[jersey cubs fan]

Another move made seemingly to prove a point rather than what's actually best for the team. Did they actually take a look at our other safeties before doing this?

 

Yes, I'm fairly certain they took a look at the other safeties and I don't think it was made to prove a point.

 

The Bears were holding more safeties than they normally do, and they expect their backups to play special teams. Chris Harris doesn't contribute on special teams and he's not starting, so they cut him to bring in a LB (where they were thing) who contributes on special teams.

[Banedon]

Wilbon wants the Bears to sign T.O.

 

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7152162/chicago-bears-take-chance-terrell-owens

[JonJayCutler]

Wilbon wants the Bears to sign T.O.

 

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7152162/chicago-bears-take-chance-terrell-owens

 

In other news, Michael Wilbon and Skip Bayless both think the Bears should sign T.O., although their reasoning centers largely around the idea that Cutler wouldn't take his crap. I actually think it would be worth a try, but of course the Bears won't do it because according to them we already have an elite group of receivers (yes they've actually said this).

 

Not that I blame you for not reading my mindless rambling. :P

[Magnetic Curses]

Wilbon wants the Bears to sign T.O.

 

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story/_/id/7152162/chicago-bears-take-chance-terrell-owens

 

calls urlacher the best linebacker of his generation

[bukie]

Oddly enough, that Saints loss hurts the Bears' playoff chances, because they're the one NFC South team they don't hold a tiebreaker against.