Week 10 - Bears (5-3) vs Detroit (5-3) - 12:00 PM, FOX

[Butterscup1679666578]

Again, though, Detroit probably also goes for a fg on their 4th down the next series so there's a very strong chance it didn't matter.

 

But I agree they should've kicked it

[Wilson A2000]

Trestman said McCown should have been in earlier

[Sammy Sofa]

Depressing radio caller memes:

 

-Cutler is selfish and ego-driven and yesterday proved that.

 

-He was only playing because it's a contract year, otherwise he would have sat on his butt like in the NFC championship.

 

-He was only playing because he's feeling the pressure from McCown's success.

 

-McCown gives the Bears more chances to win and is the QB of the future.

 

Yeesh.

[Banedon]

Depressing radio caller memes:

 

-Cutler is selfish and ego-driven and yesterday proved that.

 

-He was only playing because it's a contract year, otherwise he would have sat on his butt like in the NFC championship.

 

-He was only playing because he's feeling the pressure from McCown's success.

 

-McCown gives the Bears more chances to win and is the QB of the future.

 

Yeesh.

 

Yeah, I'm glad I decided to avoid The Score today. I might have to avoid it all week.

[Mark Priors Calves]

Trestman said McCown should have been in earlier

At least he acknowledges a mistake, I don't think the previous regime would have done the same.

[USSoccer]

Depressing radio caller memes:

 

-Cutler is selfish and ego-driven and yesterday proved that.

 

-He was only playing because it's a contract year, otherwise he would have sat on his butt like in the NFC championship.

 

-He was only playing because he's feeling the pressure from McCown's success.

 

-McCown gives the Bears more chances to win and is the QB of the future.

 

Yeesh.

 

I knew this would happen.

 

Also, I really enjoy the irony of these meatballs calling him "McNown"...

 

ETA: If there was a halfway decent sports press in this city, this nonsense wouldn't be as widespread and prevalent. Instead, we have 95% of the media feeding into this derp.

Edited November 11, 2013 by USSoccer

[sneakypower]

i basically quit sports talk radio a month or so ago; all podcasts for me now

[Banedon]

i basically quit sports talk radio a month or so ago; all podcasts for me now

 

What do you listen to?

[sneakypower]

check your PMs, i won't try to bore these other people

[Sammy Sofa]

Give me some; most of the sports podcast I have found are just more of the same crap.

[Sammy Sofa]

ETA: If there was a halfway decent sports press in this city, this nonsense wouldn't be as widespread and prevalent. Instead, we have 95% of the media feeding into this derp.

 

The hosts' responses are just some variation of "well, you could be right..."

[rawaction]

I'm not so sure the Bears will have mediocre QB play next year if there is no Cutler. Better oline and plenty of weapons on offense. Look what a mediocre McCown does. He gets points on the board with this offense.

 

Sample size. McCown had a good half against a terrible D. A good game. And a good drive. He has a 10-year career of crappiness that shows the team would suffer with him as the fulltime QB...and that likely extends to anyone else, beca there is literally 0 chance the Bears get a QB as good as Cutler in 2014.

[Soul]

I'm not so sure the Bears will have mediocre QB play next year if there is no Cutler. Better oline and plenty of weapons on offense. Look what a mediocre McCown does. He gets points on the board with this offense.

 

Sample size. McCown had a good half against a terrible D. A good game. And a good drive. He has a 10-year career of crappiness that shows the team would suffer with him as the fulltime QB...and that likely extends to anyone else, beca there is literally 0 chance the Bears get a QB as good as Cutler in 2014.

 

That said, I really like him in his current role. I don't feel like the game is automatically over if he has to come in, which is good.

 

But yeah, put him under the pressure of being the every week starter where teams can study him regularly -- he'll sink back to mediocrity.

[Wilson A2000]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

[jersey cubs fan]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

 

And the point others are making is that you are making assumptions that would probably not hold up in the real world.

[mul21]

I'm not so sure the Bears will have mediocre QB play next year if there is no Cutler. Better oline and plenty of weapons on offense. Look what a mediocre McCown does. He gets points on the board with this offense.

 

Sample size. McCown had a good half against a terrible D. A good game. And a good drive. He has a 10-year career of crappiness that shows the team would suffer with him as the fulltime QB...and that likely extends to anyone else, beca there is literally 0 chance the Bears get a QB as good as Cutler in 2014.

 

That said, I really like him in his current role. I don't feel like the game is automatically over if he has to come in, which is good.

 

But yeah, put him under the pressure of being the every week starter where teams can study him regularly -- he'll sink back to mediocrity.

 

This is the single most important point that needs to be made to all the meatheads (meatballs?) about why McCown isn't nearly as good as he has looked. You can just see the lack of arm strength in some of the throws he makes, but when you have giant receivers and no time to game plan against him, that kind of gets lost in the shuffle.

[UK1679666180]

It's closer and closer to rebuilding at the NFL level.

 

Half the roster is gone next year, Trestman came one year too late.

 

Trestman had his worst game of the year both in lineup and play calling decisions, there's no guarantee McCown wins the game but I think he puts them in a better position. The Bears lost the game at the LoS more than at QB.

 

I'm all for franchising Cutler for a year, drafting a QB early and going from there.

 

They'll need a great off-season to remain competitive rather than natural progression of the current roster which is a crapshoot.

[UMFan83]

Charles Tillman placed on IR. Out for at least 8 weeks

[Wilson A2000]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

 

And the point others are making is that you are making assumptions that would probably not hold up in the real world.

 

The real world is what has happened the last 3 games with McCown. It is becoming a trend.

[Sammy Sofa]

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[Sammy Sofa]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

 

And the point others are making is that you are making assumptions that would probably not hold up in the real world.

 

The real world is what has happened the last 3 games with McCown. It is becoming a trend.

 

Sure, if you ignore the details (which seems to be a favorite of yours).

[Soul]

Charles Tillman placed on IR. Out for at least 8 weeks

 

It's just, like, the never-ending nightmare.

[mul21]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

 

And the point others are making is that you are making assumptions that would probably not hold up in the real world.

 

The real world is what has happened the last 3 games with McCown. It is becoming a trend.

 

Well, if you can have him come in as a reliever that teams haven't prepared for or play against an awful defense every week, then yeah, it's becoming a trend.

[Banedon]

My point isn't so much that McCown is a good QB as it is the drop off with Trestman at the helm and much improved offense is not really much at all.

 

And the point others are making is that you are making assumptions that would probably not hold up in the real world.

 

The real world is what has happened the last 3 games with McCown. It is becoming a trend.

 

Sure, if you ignore the details (which seems to be a favorite of yours).

 

Three games...or also known as, 6.5 quarters.

[UK1679666180]

It proves he's an above avg. backup QB in a system that is perfect for him.