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Martz isn't in San Francisco this year. He's working for the NFL Network. Well there you go.
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Martz has been able to get the most out of Vernon Davis and Crabtree seems to be coming along well in a few games so far. He also made Jon Kitna a respectable QB for a pretty potent offense. But Kitna got sacked a ton. They never ran the ball. Warner got sacked a ton for the Rams. And they didn't run the ball as much as they should have. There's some positives to Martz as OC, but SF is tied for last in the league (ironically enough w/ the Bears) with 221 rushing attempts. But they are getting 4.5 ypc. Gore did miss a couple games and they have fallen behind by a couple scores 2-3 times this year, but it doesn't look like he has turned the corner in balanced play calling (311 passes thrown, not counting sacks, QB scrambles).
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I know how I'd feel, and it's not very good. He's not a big believer in running the ball or protecting the QB. So, the Bears would basically be a better version of what they are now.
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So, is Cutler a loser? The losing records in Denver. Going to have a losing record this year in Chicago. Denver had its problems. Bears have their problems. But it can be argued that Jay Cutler is predominately responsible for the losses to GB, SF, and Philly last night, and possibly Atlanta with his redzone INTs. And didn't play very well vs. Cincy, Cleveland, and Arizona. Complain about the OL, WRs, playcalling or whatever, but Jay Cutler is not getting it done. McNabb has typically worked with WRs of similar abilities. Rodgers has done just fine with lesser pass protection. Romo has done better with crappy playcalling. At some point, Cutler just has to go out and play better football despite the crap around him. That's what franchise QBs do.
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This game is all on the coaching staff. Extra time to prepare after a Thursday night game last week. Eagles nearly gave up 100 against LT who looked like he was on his death bed. I think with the 5 INTs last week, the game plan will be more conservative. The screen game was really strong in SF, so I think you will see a lot more of that. But for any of it to work, the Bears have got to run the ball. Defensively, I think the Bears will play a lot of nickel and dime, as the Eagles aren't much of a threat to run the ball at this point. Think you will see a lot of cover 2 so as to not get beat deep, and hopefully you will see McNabb get picked a couple times. For some reason, I think the Bears will win. It will be close. It might be ugly, but I think a Robbie Gould FG is the difference. Also, just wanted to beat this dead horse again. The Bears 2nd round pick has just as many solo tackles and sacks as Gaines Adams. He's been an absolute non-factor, now 4-5 games into the trade.
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IU basketball hasn't been a powerhouse program since the early-to-mid 90s. Pretty much since the Alan Henderson, Brian Evans, Calbert Cheaney days. Well before Knight left. As an IU fan, I expect a long streak of tourney appearances. A Sweet 16 every 3-4 years, and a legit shot to win it all once every 7-8 years. I would like a powerhouse team, but IU hasn't been on the same court as Duke, Kansas, UNC, UCLA, and even Michigan St. for the last 15 years.
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As much time as he needs. He has recruited well enough already that I really don't find myself feeling too doubtful of his ability to get IU back on track. It will happen. But I don't know that we will get back to the NCAA tournament until his 4th season as coach. By then the current freshman class will be juniors and Verdell & Pritchard will be seniors. I mean you have to keep in mind we started from ground zero last season. I don't know that it will take 2 years. Guys like Jones and Rivers made major strides during the year last year (Jones in games, Rivers in practice). Get a couple more players to improve their games (Elston, Creek) and add muscle (Watford, Hulls), and with the players going to be leaving the conference this year (lot of great players coming in too), I think they can be a tourney team next year albeit a very borderline bubble team.
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That didn't help. How the hell is Crean not able to sell playing time to a couple more top 50 players? Only one remaining 4 or 5 star recruit is considering IU, and that is Josh Selby. I don't believe they are favored to land him. IU needs impact post players and depth at guard. They have no post play presently. zero. Watford should be playing 3 not 4. I've heard a lot of people say Watford should be playing the 3 this week. I don't understand that. This isn't the NBA. There are plenty of really good teams that have similar players starting at the 4 in college basketball. Tyler Smith is a 4 at 6'7" for Tenn. Roe for MSU is of similar size at the 4. This is typical of college basketball to have 6'9" players with shooting ability and ball skills playing a big position.
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Puerto Rico Tip-Off today. IU will have a good measuring stick in Ole Miss. The Rebels are kinda like IU hopes to be next year. They have pretty decent talent, but are very guard oriented. All but 43 of their FG attempts have come from players 6'5" and under. The IU guards have to hold their own on the defensive end and get the ball to their bigs on offense. Stay in front of the Ole Miss guards and force them to take long shots. They are not that deep upfront, so Watford, Pritchard, and Elston getting their bigs into foul trouble would go a long way to an upset win.
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The Bears are only 1 game out of 5th place in the NFC, which would be a wildcard spot. The problem is they currently have to jump 6 teams, and are on the wrong side of the tiebreaker with 3 of them head-to-head losses and are 1.5 games behind all but one of them (Giants) vs. the conference. A 9-7 Bears team might win a wildcard spot, but being 2-4 vs. the NFC means those 2 losses have to be vs. Baltimore (the only AFC opponent remaining) and Minnesota. The Bears can't afford to lose to more than 1 NFC team, can't afford to lose to teams they are competing with for the wildcard (Philly, GB), and can't afford to lose to Detroit or St. Louis for my sanity.
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IU could jump to 9th in the Big Ten!
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Week 10: Bears @ 49ers (Thurs, 7:20 PM NFLN, WPWR)
rawaction replied to UMFan83's topic in Other Sports
I thought Briggs was OK in the Cincy game. He made the only plays the Bears did make on defense. He was bad on Sunday making almost all his plays well away from the line of scrimmage. But I think that was his only "bad" game. Problem is, he hasn't really had any "great" games since early on. But he is far from the problem. I think Roach has disappeared. The DL might as well not even be there. And Bowman and Tillman have had bad games here and there (Peanut 1, Bowman all but 1). -
Week 9: Cardinals at Bears, noon on Fox
rawaction replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
He is a legit NFL WR now. He has made some plays over the last 3 weeks that he couldn't have made last year. The 4th down catch vs. ATL. The catch reaching back in the middle of the field last week. I will dare to say that Devin Hester has become an EXCELLENT route runner this season. -
Week 9: Cardinals at Bears, noon on Fox
rawaction replied to jersey cubs fan's topic in Other Sports
The thing that worries me is the Cincinnati game. The Bears were overly concerned about OchoCinco beating them deep that they played soft and let Palmer sit back in the pocket and pick them apart. If 8-5 struck that type of fear into the Bears, what is Fitzgerald going to do? Good thing is that I don't think Boldin is going to be anywhere near 100%. Breaston has had off and on injuries also. I'm sure I'm not breaking any major news here, but the key is getting pressure on Kurt Warner and forcing him into some bad throws. This will likely be the coldest game the Cards will play all year (though not as cold as I would like). Hopefully, it will rain a good amount and Warner is a little more flustered. -
Everyone's wrong but you... HAHA STANZI!!! Everyone else is rooting for Indiana. Regardless of that fact. The officiating has been one-sided.
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5 picks! 4 this quarter!
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Another BS call! GD!
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Prediction- After review the play stands.
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I thought it was just Big Ten basketball officials. IU has been screwed all year.
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Wearing my Payton jersey as we speak.
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They aren't even close to Cleveland and Orlando. I'm just taking a shot in the dark here, but that may be why he thinks they can be 4th. Then why say they looked every bit as good as anyone outside of Boston if he meant outside of Boston, Cleveland and Orlando? I meant so far this year after 1-2 games.
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I think the Bulls can be 4th best in the East. They looked every bit as good as anyone in the East outside of Boston. Hinrich, Deng, and Thomas are the keys to this team. They all need to play like last night, every game this season. And it's not like any of them had monster games. Deng has to continue to hit shots and help out on the boards (9 last night). Hinrich has to hit shots and take care of the ball (1 TO, 2-5 from 3). And Tyrus needs to bring energy defensively and hit open shots. I'm sold that Noah and Rose will consistently play at the top of their games.
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Might be interesting for the rest of this year, because of Peterson's situation and only having 2 active RBs. But I don't think LJs a particularly good fit and I don't think he would want to play 2nd fiddle.
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Bulls are boarding their arses off. Noah is a good basketball player. Deng and Hinrich look decent. Salmons kinda looking like Larry Hughes, but not too bad.
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IU will be better than your typical next to last team in the conference. This isn't saying much, but I'm confident IU could beat the 2nd worst team in most major conferences. Iowa, eh.