Week 4 Bears (3-0) @ Lions (2-1) Noon CT Fox/780

[Guest]

An old favorite

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[Soul]

Yay for grass turf.

[Guest]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23808801/the-week-in-overreactions-jay-cutler-is-finally-a-legit-franchise-qb

[Banedon]

From that article:

 

When Cutler gets the ball out in 2.5 seconds or less, he completes 74 percent of his throws and his passer rating is 102.9. When it's 2.6 seconds or more, he completion percentage drops to 63.0 and his passer rating falls to 87.7.

 

Last season, Cutler averaged 2.79 seconds to throw. However, for balls that came out in less than 2.5 seconds, his completion percentage was 63.5 and his passer rating was 84.5. For 2.6 seconds or more, his completion percentage was 52.4 and his passer rating was 77.0.

[scarey]

Burleson's accident was because his pizza was sliding off the front seat and he tried to catch it, and steered into the median.

 

Why would you even admit to that? Why not just say a raccoon darted in front of you?

 

How about because that would be an unnecessary lie?

 

Provided this is the truth, it's really not that bad an explanation. Stupid, but at least it's not him going out and getting wasted and then driving.

 

All I'm saying is if I was stupid enough to crash my car while reaching for a pizza, I would lie about it regardless of if I was a famous athlete or not. Why a person wouldn't lie... I don't understand.

[Splendid Splinter]

Burleson's accident was because his pizza was sliding off the front seat and he tried to catch it, and steered into the median.

 

Why would you even admit to that? Why not just say a raccoon darted in front of you?

 

How about because that would be an unnecessary lie?

 

Provided this is the truth, it's really not that bad an explanation. Stupid, but at least it's not him going out and getting wasted and then driving.

 

All I'm saying is if I was stupid enough to crash my car while reaching for a pizza, I would lie about it regardless of if I was a famous athlete or not. Why a person wouldn't lie... I don't understand.

 

Swerving around a raccoon is just as stupid as well. Have you thought of that? Plus do we know if there's other drivers/witnesses that saw the accident? If so, he can't say something when a witness can disprove it easily enough. That'll look bad. He told the truth and that's the right thing to do. It was stupid, but like Soul said, at least he wasn't breaking any laws (drinking and driving).

[Wilson A2000]

Will be interesting to see Long match up against Suh. Does Suh play on the left or right side? Wouldn't mind seeing Martelllus Bennett truck Schwartz out of bounds either.

[rawaction]

Another fun stat:

 

Since 2011, the Bears have scored 23 miscellaneous touchdowns, a category that includes all return and defensive scores; the next closest team has 14. That nine-touchdown difference is more than the total number of miscellaneous touchdowns scored by 15 different franchises over the same time period. The Pittsburgh Steelers, for example, have scored just three miscellaneous touchdowns since 2011.

 

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000249985/article/power-rankings-week-4-bears-saints-ascend-49ers-plummet

Wright and Conte have started 24 games together. Bears have 36 INTs and 12 of those returned for TDs. 1.5 Ints per game and a TD return every other game is crazy.....especially when you have a team that also forces fumbles at a strong clip. If Hester gets it going again (like he showed in week 2), this team is going to be hard to beat.

[rawaction]

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/23808801/the-week-in-overreactions-jay-cutler-is-finally-a-legit-franchise-qb

One interesting thing in that article is Trestman basically saying he was conservative so they didn't help the Steelers get back into the game. That says a lot about his faith in the offense to get it going and in Cutler to be able to pick up the production again like the lull never happened.

[JonJayCutler]

Has Melton been moved to IR yet? Hoping they bring back Okoye for depth.

[scarey]

Burleson's accident was because his pizza was sliding off the front seat and he tried to catch it, and steered into the median.

 

Why would you even admit to that? Why not just say a raccoon darted in front of you?

 

How about because that would be an unnecessary lie?

 

Provided this is the truth, it's really not that bad an explanation. Stupid, but at least it's not him going out and getting wasted and then driving.

 

All I'm saying is if I was stupid enough to crash my car while reaching for a pizza, I would lie about it regardless of if I was a famous athlete or not. Why a person wouldn't lie... I don't understand.

 

Swerving around a raccoon is just as stupid as well. Have you thought of that? Plus do we know if there's other drivers/witnesses that saw the accident? If so, he can't say something when a witness can disprove it easily enough. That'll look bad. He told the truth and that's the right thing to do. It was stupid, but like Soul said, at least he wasn't breaking any laws (drinking and driving).

 

Not really. Not even close. Swerving to avoid an animal is completely reactionary. If you're trying to grab a pizza, you are making a conscious decision to put your personal health and vehicle at risk over a $12 pizza.

 

This is the dumbest argument ever by the way. But please, keep trying to convince me that trying to grab a pizza is equatable to dodging a moving object in the road. Also, please keep telling us of the merit of the football player that told the truth.

[imb]

When Sammy Sosa injured himself sneezing, why didn't he tell police that he was injured fighting off a gang of ninjas

[Splendid Splinter]

All I'm saying is if I was stupid enough to crash my car while reaching for a pizza, I would lie about it regardless of if I was a famous athlete or not. Why a person wouldn't lie... I don't understand.

 

Swerving around a raccoon is just as stupid as well. Have you thought of that? Plus do we know if there's other drivers/witnesses that saw the accident? If so, he can't say something when a witness can disprove it easily enough. That'll look bad. He told the truth and that's the right thing to do. It was stupid, but like Soul said, at least he wasn't breaking any laws (drinking and driving).

 

Not really. Not even close. Swerving to avoid an animal is completely reactionary. If you're trying to grab a pizza, you are making a conscious decision to put your personal health and vehicle at risk over a $12 pizza.

 

This is the dumbest argument ever by the way. But please, keep trying to convince me that trying to grab a pizza is equatable to dodging a moving object in the road. Also, please keep telling us of the merit of the football player that told the truth.

 

 

So is swerving to avoid an animal like a raccoon. Both are reactionary moves. It's a raccoon... not a human being (get in huge trouble) or an animal like a deer (where it can REALLY do damage to your vehicle and health) or even another vehicle. Just run it over. I see raccoon as birds, squirrels, possums, etc. What's the worst thing that could happen if you hit one? Maybe a good size dent or crack on your front bumper or possibly a blown/flat tire? Most of the time it runs away before you get to it or doesn't even get hit.

 

Anyway it doesn't matter on that part. Seriously... Why lie when you didn't break any law? What's the point here? He wasn't going to get in trouble in any way so tell the truth even if it does make you look like a stupid idiot and they laugh at you.

[scarey]

All I'm saying is if I was stupid enough to crash my car while reaching for a pizza, I would lie about it regardless of if I was a famous athlete or not. Why a person wouldn't lie... I don't understand.

 

Swerving around a raccoon is just as stupid as well. Have you thought of that? Plus do we know if there's other drivers/witnesses that saw the accident? If so, he can't say something when a witness can disprove it easily enough. That'll look bad. He told the truth and that's the right thing to do. It was stupid, but like Soul said, at least he wasn't breaking any laws (drinking and driving).

 

Not really. Not even close. Swerving to avoid an animal is completely reactionary. If you're trying to grab a pizza, you are making a conscious decision to put your personal health and vehicle at risk over a $12 pizza.

 

This is the dumbest argument ever by the way. But please, keep trying to convince me that trying to grab a pizza is equatable to dodging a moving object in the road. Also, please keep telling us of the merit of the football player that told the truth.

 

 

So is swerving to avoid an animal like a raccoon. Both are reactionary moves. It's a raccoon... not a human being (get in huge trouble) or an animal like a deer (where it can REALLY do damage to your vehicle and health) or even another vehicle. Just run it over. I see raccoon as birds, squirrels, possums, etc. What's the worst thing that could happen if you hit one? Maybe a good size dent or crack on your front bumper or possibly a blown/flat tire? Most of the time it runs away before you get to it or doesn't even get hit.

 

Anyway it doesn't matter on that part. Seriously... Why lie when you didn't break any law? What's the point here? He wasn't going to get in trouble in any way so tell the truth even if it does make you look like a stupid idiot and they laugh at you.

 

First of all, I don't care that the animal doesn't do any damage to my car or not. I don't care if it lives or not. My brain sees something that's not supposed to be there and I react. Maybe I'm a dunce. Maybe you've got super fast processing. Or maybe, just maybe, I react like most humans do.

 

Second, it's not about doing something against the law or not. If I can avoid looking like an idiot, I do. Again, I'm willing to bet most people do the same too.

 

And I'm done with this.

[Guest]

If you crashed into a tree or something because you were swerving to avoid a [expletive] raccoon, I'd think you were an idiot.

 

I knew a girl who crashed into a tree when she swerved to avoid a squirrel. Guess what everyone thought she was.

[davell]

To me, it's human nature to lunge for a water bottle that falls or food or whatever. Just as much so as swerving away from something on the road. It's reactionary, period. Doesn't 't mean you value one over the other or anything, it's just a reflex. Some people have it, some don't. At any rate, Burleson evidently does and he told the truth. Sorry, but I don't consider him an idiot for that. I call him human.

[Sosa21MVP]

To me, it's human nature to lunge for a water bottle that falls or food or whatever. Just as much so as swerving away from something on the road. It's reactionary, period. Doesn't 't mean you value one over the other or anything, it's just a reflex. Some people have it, some don't. At any rate, Burleson evidently does and he told the truth. Sorry, but I don't consider him an idiot for that. I call him human.

 

I agree with this. It is a reflex not a planned response.

[rawaction]

Friend of mine was playing with another friend's samurai sword and started to drop the very expensive sword si his first reaction was to catch it before it hit the ground and chipped. He managed to catch it....by the blade and sliced his hand halfway thru. Reaction.

[Guest]

How do we know Burleson was telling the truth? Who goes out and picks up their own pizza at that time of night? And if you were sitting around watching football with your buddies, shouldn't you have been eating pizza then rather than after you go home? Selfish bastard won't share his pizza with his pals. Probably gobbled up all of their wings and cheese sticks and didn't offer to contribute. But, then again, his buddies wouldn't share their beer with him, either.

 

The NFL needs to have a service for picking up pizza for these guys before this starts getting out of hand. Geez.

[Soul]

We don't know he's telling the truth.

 

Maybe he was actually swerving to avoid a raccoon.

[ConstableRabbit]

Was the pizza artisan, at least?

[Sammy Sofa]

Nope. Domino's carryout special.

[sneakypower]

Will be interesting to see Long match up against Suh. Does Suh play on the left or right side? Wouldn't mind seeing Martelllus Bennett truck Schwartz out of bounds either.

left to right, it's Ansah-Suh-Fairley-Young; Long will draw Suh, predominately

[bukie]

Through 3 weeks, the Bears' OL has been 22nd most efficient against the run (struggling most to the right side), and the 2nd most efficient in pass protection.

[sneakypower]

not personally disagreeing since i've only watched the Steelers game, but that seems to run counter to what PFF's observed (or i might be misunderstanding what constitutes 'efficiency' in those metrics)

 

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/24/32-observations-week-3-2/

Chicago Bears: Jay Cutler has been under pressure on 37.6% of his drop-backs, which is very similar to last year where he was under pressure on 37.5%. The difference this year is he has only been sacked on 7.3% of plays he has been under pressure (the second-lowest rate in the league), where last year he was sacked on 19.9% (sixth-highest).

https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2013/09/25/first-rounders-in-focus-week-3/

20. Kyle Long, G, Chicago Bears

Grade: +2.7

Snaps: 194

Analysis: Impressive when he gets his hands on defenders but yet to really get to grips with his pass protection where he’s already been beaten for a hit and seven hurries. It’s a testament to how good his run blocking is that he still has a positive grade.