Game 14: SEAHAWKS @ CHICAGO 12:00 PM and off season talk

[minnesotacubsfan]

ahahhahahahahahahahahahha

[minnesotacubsfan]

4 int's, 2 for TDs

[minnesotacubsfan]

i really thought we would pic Jackson at least once

[UMFan83]

I'm in the championship game, and winning gives me $600.

 

So glad my opponent has the Seattle Defense. Thanks for everything Caleb.

 

 

(I should also mention I have drew brees....but still down 27 points despite that)

[minnesotacubsfan]

GB lost Edited December 18, 2011 by minnesotacubsfan

[UMFan83]

Rodgers 6-17 for 59 yards in the first half.

 

I'm trying to think if the Packers losing is good for the Bears or bad. I would thinking bad. Losing means that HFA is still not clinched when we play them. And even if we beat them, they will likely have clinched it by virtue of SF losing. If that happens they have nothing to play for against the Lions in Week 17

 

But if SF loses on MNF then Green Bay will have clinched already, right?

Green Bay isn't going to lose to KC.

 

wat?

[UMFan83]

lol they said that "injuries.....and tough competition" has taken its toll on the Bears.

 

Yes, the impossible gauntlet of Oakland, Kansas City, Denver and Seattle has really been a burden on the Bears.

[Fred Hornkohl]

                 1  2  3  4      T
Seattle          7  0 17 14     38
BEARS            7  7  0  0     14

 

Final

 

               Seattle       BEARS
First downs         18          13
Total Yards        286         221
Passing            226          89
Rushing             60         132
Penalties / yds   6/36        5/45
Turnovers            1           5
Punts / avg       5/39        6/32
Time of Poss.    31:37       28:23

 

Seattle        Comp/Att Yds   TD  Int  Rating
T Jackson        19/31  223   01   00   93.88 

BEARS       
C Hanie          10/23  111   01   03   33.33 
J McCown          1/02   12   00   01   29.17

 

Seattle         Car  Yds   Avg   TD   Lg
M Lynch          20   42   2.1    1   15
J Forsett         6   12   2.0    0    9
L Washington      3    8   2.7    0    5
G Tate            1    2   2.0    0    1
T Jackson         1   -4  -4.0    0   -4

BEARS       
K Bell           15   65   4.3    0   15 
M Barber         11   33   3.0    0    6 
C Hanie           5   34   6.8    0   12

 

Seattle         Rec  Yds   Avg   TD   Lg
G Tate            4   61  15.3    0   33 
B Obomanu         1   43  43.0    0   43 
M Williams        2   31  15.5    0   21 
Z Miller          4   23   5.8    0   12 
C Morrah          1   21  21.0    0   21 
D Butler          2   19   9.5    0   15 
D Baldwin         1   13  13.0    0   13 
J Forsett         1    9   9.0    0    9 
M Lynch           2    5   2.5    0    3 
M Robinson        1    2   2.0    1    2 

BEARS       
K Bell            5   43   8.6    1   25 
D Sanzenbacher    2   26  13.0    0   20 
E Bennett         1   20  20.0    0   18 
J Knox            1   15  15.0    0   15 
K Davis           1   10  10.0    0   10 
R Williams        1    9   9.0    0    9

[bukie]

I'm not sure I could hate football more than I do right now.

[gflore34]

Given this loss effectively ended any playoff aspirations the Bears had is there any reason Hanie and Barber should play again?

[NonProfitCow]

Rodgers 6-17 for 59 yards in the first half.

 

I'm trying to think if the Packers losing is good for the Bears or bad. I would thinking bad. Losing means that HFA is still not clinched when we play them. And even if we beat them, they will likely have clinched it by virtue of SF losing. If that happens they have nothing to play for against the Lions in Week 17

 

But if SF loses on MNF then Green Bay will have clinched already, right?

Green Bay isn't going to lose to KC.

 

wat?

I'll take it. I think god is just trolling Tebow and setting him up to lose to the Orton led Chiefs to miss the playoffs.

[UMFan83]

I'm not sure I could hate football more than I do right now.

 

I'd hate it more if this was the actual team that we were supposed to go to war with this season.

 

Still extremely frustrating to watch. We could obviously have a better backup QB, but most teams that lose a franchise QB and Pro Bowl caliber RB aren't going to be that good regardless.

 

I just wish that Cutler had his season ending injury after they lost to the Lions on MNF so that we could never think 'what if'. That and, I'm sure Angelo is going to do nothing major in the offseason with the idea that we were rolling until we had injuries.

 

Why address the o-line, Cutler was doing a really good job of dodging the defenders before he got hurt.

[UMFan83]

Seriously, Cutler should go public that he will retire if the Bears don't make significant moves to improve the offense this offseason. Can you imagine a Jay Cutler with WRs and a line that doesnt cause him to run for his life all season? He would probably have Rodgers like numbers.

[Butterscup1679666578]

really bummed i missed this one

[minnesotacubsfan]

really bummed i missed this one

 

 

I blame you for everything

[Theo]

No team should be this dependent on one player. Just highlights how Cutler was masking a horrible WR group and terrible oline. I would have no problem cleaning house after this loss.

[Cubswin11]

No team should be this dependent on one player. Just highlights how Cutler was masking a horrible WR group and terrible oline. I would have no problem cleaning house after this loss.

Most good NFL teams are extremely dependent on their QB and when he goes down they usually suck. The Packers, Patriots, Saints, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, etc. would all be having a Bears like run right now if they lost Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Ryan, Romo, Manning, Big Ben for the season.

Edited December 18, 2011 by Cubswin11

[Theo]

I bet if Aaron Rodgers went down the Packers wouldnt be this bad. We have gone from a potential top 5 team with Cutler, to a bottom 5 team. Actually I dont think there is a single team in the NFL we can beat right now.

[Soul]

The thing that really sucks is we have to continue to play games. There is no point to playing more games.

[Cubswin11]

The Bears should just go to running the wildcat next week and let Hester take the snaps.

[Careless]

No team should be this dependent on one player. Just highlights how Cutler was masking a horrible WR group and terrible oline. I would have no problem cleaning house after this loss.

Most good NFL teams are extremely dependent on their QB and when he goes down they usually suck. The Packers, Patriots, Saints, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, etc. would all be having a Bears like run right now if they lost Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Ryan, Romo, Manning, Big Ben for the season.

When Brady went down in the first game for the rest of the season the PAts went 11-5.

 

But the Bears don't have the best coach in the history of sports.

[gflore34]

The Bears should just go to running the wildcat next week and let Hester take the snaps.

 

I think they should be treated as pre-season games, see what they've got in Bell and Enderle, amongst other players.

[Soul]

No team should be this dependent on one player. Just highlights how Cutler was masking a horrible WR group and terrible oline. I would have no problem cleaning house after this loss.

Most good NFL teams are extremely dependent on their QB and when he goes down they usually suck. The Packers, Patriots, Saints, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, etc. would all be having a Bears like run right now if they lost Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Ryan, Romo, Manning, Big Ben for the season.

When Brady went down in the first game for the rest of the season the PAts went 11-5.

 

But the Bears don't have the best coach in the history of sports.

 

I think the Steelers would hold together some level of competitiveness without Big Ben, too. Not playoff level, but losing every single game wouldn't happen.

[UMFan83]

No team should be this dependent on one player. Just highlights how Cutler was masking a horrible WR group and terrible oline. I would have no problem cleaning house after this loss.

Most good NFL teams are extremely dependent on their QB and when he goes down they usually suck. The Packers, Patriots, Saints, Falcons, Cowboys, Giants, Steelers, etc. would all be having a Bears like run right now if they lost Rodgers, Brady, Brees, Ryan, Romo, Manning, Big Ben for the season.

When Brady went down in the first game for the rest of the sea

son the PAts went 11-5.

 

But the Bears don't have the best coach in the history of sports.

 

I think the Steelers would hold together some level of competitiveness without Big Ben, too. Not playoff level, but losing every single game wouldn't happen.

 

They lost Ben for the first 4 games last year (or was it the year before?) but Dennis Dixon and co went 3-1 in his absence.

 

The issue is that the Bears have a horrible offensive line right now and no reliable receivers. We were an offense that absolutely needs Cutler in there due to his pocket presence elusiveness and arm strength so he can throw darts while scrambling. Very few QBs would better fits for our offense than Cutler.

 

So when you take Him away you have a horrible offensive line and receivers who won't help you at all. Hanie sucks but he was doomed to fail.

 

I still think that Chris Williams loss was way way underrated as something that derailed the bears season. Cutler was good despite getting constantly pressured but Hanie wasn't going to succeed with this line.

[Theo]

I would IR Cutler tomorrow and start Enderle the last two games. The worst thing that could happen would be some meaningless wins At 7-9 we could be in good draft position for a top WR or left tackle.