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Has there ever been a better illustration about the difference between a black athlete and a white one? The camera angle was perfect and everything.
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Yeah they need to find another Robert Archibald. Dude had a mean streak.
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Yeah, he spent so much time in NE rocking the boat... Lovie ain't Belichick. As down as the Weis brand is right now, I wouldn't be shocked at all for Bears fans to quickly forget his ND tenure and start angling for him to be HC if the offense clicks.
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US wins! And the Canadians cry into their fish sticks and Molson! God, I love the sound of the stunned, silent crowd in Saskatoon.
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Hopefully Weis would check the ego at the door and know his role. Not that I think Lovie should be unassailable but I don't want Weis lobbying for the top job if the offense starts humming.
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US just blew a two goal lead against Canada in the last ~3 minutes of the World Junior Gold Medal game. Going to OT now.
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Playing from behind every game contributed. 2009 is not the only year Lovie has been head coach. It made sense to protect Grossman/Orton and play to the defense, special teams, and running game when those were effective-to-elite units. I don't think people thought we should've let Rex sling the ball everywhere...we just wanted him to be more efficient and not turn the ball over so much. And I'm sure the running game being horrible and constantly putting the offense in 2nd/3rd and longs was a bigger factor. Even so, the Bears passed a lot this year. I doubt all of it was out of necessity and had much to do with a philosophical shift on getting Cutler. But the passing game still sucked, albeit for different reasons than under Grossman or Orton.
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You guys are overstating Lovie's devotion to the run game. The Bears were 4th in the NFL on percentage of total plays that were a pass at 58%. The league average was 53%. They were also in the top 5 of teams the highest percentage of passes on first down the last time I saw data which was after Week 12 or so. Now the design of the design of the passing game was horrible as was the execution but it's not like Lovie gave Cutler the Sanchez treatment (Jets passed the ball 38% of the time). This was a pass happy team that did a poor job of it...not some team being handcuffed by a run, run, run philosophy. Edit: Or to illustrate the point a different way, the Bears were 27th in the league in offensive plays from scrimmage yet Cutler finished 8th overall in attempts.
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What a horrible quarter.
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I was making more of a general observation that Illinois has come to expect performance ranging from mediocre to very occasionally excellent in the big 2 sports when resources-wise, they should be a lot better.
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What are your expectations for Illinois hoops and football? 5 seeds and above average in football? Illinois is like the only big state, population wise, in the country that doesn't have a consistent national powerhouse in either basketball or football. Personally, I think you guys aim too low.
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All right, I'm about ready to way too prematurely declare Rose a superstud. Kid's becoming unstoppable.
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Gibson, Noah, and Tyrus are good for a couple good throw downs per game between them.
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Hes a restricted free agent, we have nothing to trade for him. How does that work exactly? I'm seeing that Marshall, among many others, loses unrestricted status if 2010 is an uncapped year. So we'd have to give up a pick(s) that we don't have to sign him if Denver refuses to match?
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Also, it's looking like Marshall is a goner in Denver...he's a must-target.
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Yes, the passing game is the most important part. But I hope the Bears go from at god awful to at least something approaching average on a per carry basis. Cutler just isn't a good enough decision maker yet to guide an attack entirely with his arm. I doubt he ever will be ala Manning or Rivers. That's why I'm hoping that stuff about Forte's knee is accurate and he'll be full speed next season. He was tentative all year.
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Ray Rice is very, very good. ~2000 yards from scrimmage, 5.3 yards per attempt. Charles is explosive as hell and will get tons of fantasy hype going into next year.
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Some Jersey cement executive types got to the Bengals while they were practicing this week and told them they had nothing to lose by shaving points. I'm convinced of it.
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This Bengals offense walked all over the Bears and now a completed pass is a minor miracle.
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That was like a 10-8 round by the Jets there. Just physically dominating the Bengals the entire quarter.
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Finally, the end - Bears at Lions, Sunday at noon
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Finally, the end - Bears at Lions, Sunday at noon
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I felt that if they didn't fire Lovie then they'd bring Turner back anyways. I can't see them bringing in a new OC for 2010, then if they underachieve again, having them fire Lovie and hiring someone new, who will then bring in ANOTHER new OC for 2011. I just have a hard time seeing them having three offenses in three years. Which just goes to show what a mess the coaching situation is is that you have to assume mediocrity via continuity. Cleaning house is still in order. -
Finally, the end - Bears at Lions, Sunday at noon
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Now I get to watch a meaningless Chargers/Skins game instead of Cowboys/Eagles. Crap.
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Derrick's really starting to get it. Get himself to the line consistently and it opens everything up for him.