Bears week 10: Bye

[Thurman Merman]

1 hour ago, gflore34 said:

I've noticed on more than one occasion defenders "fall" while Watson is trying field one of Love' cans of corn.  Crazy thought here - Are these falls just coincidence or is there more to them?  Does Watson work on tripping defenders in such a way to make appear as their feet got tangled up?   I could see these falls happening here or there but, they seem to a frequent occurrence around Watson.  Watch, it'll happen at least once this Sunday.

I dont watch that close, but I doubt he's tripping people on purpose. More likely he's crossing people up and breaking ankles.

[cwood218]

Not sure how there is any question here.

Rooting for GB to lose is always the right answer.

 

[mul21]

14 hours ago, gflore34 said:

I've noticed on more than one occasion defenders "fall" while Watson is trying field one of Love' cans of corn.  Crazy thought here - Are these falls just coincidence or is there more to them?  Does Watson work on tripping defenders in such a way to make appear as their feet got tangled up?   I could see these falls happening here or there but, they seem to a frequent occurrence around Watson.  Watch, it'll happen at least once this Sunday.

It's likely just the nature of the throws.  That's not a ball anyone else really throws and I'm sure it's difficult to stay on balance while trying to adjust to a throw that stays in the air that long while trying to get turned around so you don't get called for PI.

[gflore34]

Here's a question perhaps, someone who knows about turf maintenance can answer.  Does the Soldier Field playing surface improve as the temperatures go down?  This is the kind of sh*t that pops into my head during the bye week.

[jersey cubs fan]

13 minutes ago, gflore34 said:

Here's a question perhaps, someone who knows about turf maintenance can answer.  Does the Soldier Field playing surface improve as the temperatures go down?  This is the kind of sh*t that pops into my head during the bye week.

No, it gets worse and worse every season the more it’s used and as the weather worsens. 

[gflore34]

2 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

No, it gets worse and worse every season the more it’s used and as the weather worsens. 

Okay.  I was thinking along the lines of a frozen surface might be harder to chew up and therefore, more consistency.

[BigbadB]

14 hours ago, gflore34 said:

Okay.  I was thinking along the lines of a frozen surface might be harder to chew up and therefore, more consistency.

December temps typically aren't cold enough to freeze the field for any length of time. After December, it's basically playoff time, and the Bears playoff history at home pre-Caleb is almost non existent, so there isn't a whole lot of data to work with there.

[Soul]

Crazy how the Giants blew that game last night. 

[jersey cubs fan]

1 hour ago, BigbadB said:

December temps typically aren't cold enough to freeze the field for any length of time. After December, it's basically playoff time, and the Bears playoff history at home pre-Caleb is almost non existent, so there isn't a whole lot of data to work with there.

I can remember at least a half dozen home playoff games in the grass field era. 
 

I was at one, when they beat Seattle in the snow. It was snowing. 

[Brian707]

2 hours ago, Soul said:

Crazy how the Giants blew that game last night. 

[Brian707]

57 minutes ago, jersey cubs fan said:

I can remember at least a half dozen home playoff games in the grass field era. 
 

I was at one, when they beat Seattle in the snow. It was snowing. 

I was there too. The field seemed ok, although they probably used green spray paint 

[Soul]

19 minutes ago, Brian707 said:

I was there too. The field seemed ok, although they probably used green spray paint 

I was also there. It was a miserable experience as a fan but the outcome was good. I remember Hester getting a punt return called back. I was thankful to get warm afterwards.

The field is what it is. I’m resigned to it. We’ll get a turf field, probably after I die.

[mul21]

2 hours ago, Soul said:

Crazy how the Giants blew that game last night. 

Winston trying to draw the Commanders offsides with cadence was absolutely hilarious.

https://www.nfl.com/videos/jameis-winston-yells-who-let-the-dogs-out-while-trying-to-draw-d-c-offsides-on-fourth-down

[Soul]

14 minutes ago, mul21 said:

Winston trying to draw the Commanders offsides with cadence was absolutely hilarious.

https://www.nfl.com/videos/jameis-winston-yells-who-let-the-dogs-out-while-trying-to-draw-d-c-offsides-on-fourth-down

LOL it was great comedy.

[cl smooth]

[Banedon]