12/4 - Bears vs. Packers

[da bears]

This is good news. I give Orton one more start. If he performs as terribly as he has the last two weeks, I start giving Grossman way more involved in practice and a few series at least per game.

[cubbyvirus00]

Orton is going to have to pass versus the Steelers. They'll be blitzing him non-stop.

 

 

I predict the Bears sack Big Ben 4-6 times, and win the game by a field goal.

[David]

Pro Football Weekly tidbit from ESPN.com

 

The Bears are optimistic about Rex Grossman being ready to play if called upon, but we hear they are shy about making any kind of evaluation based on controlled passing drills and seven-on-seven work. Grossman wowed members of the media with his accuracy and arm strength in practices leading up to the Packers game, but whether he can take a hit, sprint and hold up in live football activity remains an unknown.

 

I particularly like that bolded part. :D

 

Nice to hear that he's showing off that arm again.

 

Any bets as to when (if at all) he'll see game action this year?

 

If I had to pick, I'd say the 18th at Soldier Field.

 

I'd just like to point out that Orton looked pretty impressive in the preseason. Real games are a smidge different.

 

 

Quotes from the preseason:

Heh, it's going to be a bad season regardless.

 

Orton is going to make mistakes, and Hutchinson makes for a bad back-up quarterback.

 

I say start Hutchinson the first 2-3 games and give yourself a reason to never start him again all year. Because if you start Orton and he falls on his face, people are going to jump on the Hutchinson bandwagon. But if Hutchinson has already failed, then they'll understand that they'll need to reamain steadfast with Orton.

 

I disagree.. I think it doesn't have to be a bad season. It can be saved if Orton starts. He appears to be a competent QB, and that's all the Bears really need to win. The defense is flat out dominant. All they need the offense to do is take care of the ball most of the time and score a couple touchdowns.

 

He might have a bad game or two, but I think we can count on him to at least have a bunch of average games and a few spectacular ones in between.

 

With Hutch, it's a lost season. But with Orton, there's a shot.

 

Man I miss the search function... :P

 

Hey, I'm not gonna deny one bit that when Rex isn't around, Orton is the guy on this roster that I want in there. You develop a young QB and if you can win at the same time, it's gravy.

 

But expectations are even higher now, AND Rex is coming back. At any point in the season, I would've taken Grossman over Orton, but at the time, it was between KO, Hutchinson, Kittner, and maybe Blake (not sure if he was there yet).

 

I don't think I was that far off on my prediction either.. :wink: (except my expectations for average were probably a bit higher, and I didn't expect 'bad' to = ~60 passing yards in a game)...

[da bears]

Man, its only Wednesday, I WANT IT TO BE SUNDAY! I recently got into an arguement with a Packers fan. He said this year was just like 2001, everything going right, blah blah blah. I countered with that all but Hillemeyer and Azumah are not under contract on the defense, and that the offense is a lot younger as well. I think this team is here to stay. DA BEARS