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  1. Milwaukee is in Wisconsin these days :D. I'm an idiot... nuff said... Hahahha my bad my bad, now I can't even edit it. I barely know where Finland is, and its a country, so I am not mad at you.
  2. It seems like the Bears matchup so well against the Titans, if that is possible. They are very strong against the run vs. a strong running-very weak passing team. Then again, this Lions game has letdown, stupid playoff killing loss written all over it
  3. I am totally getting into the hawks. I used to hate Hockey because I grew up in Madison which is college hockey mad, and it was annoying. I still hate college hockey, but I am really liking pro hockey. I will be watching the game tonight on HD. I still can only name 8 professional hockey and 5 are blackhawks, 2 are badgers who I actually hung out with, and sidney crosby.
  4. He's a decent QB when healthy, but he's just not healthy enough consistently enough for a multi-year deal. I don't think its a bad idea at all. His post Minny years were doomed for failure, and he actually played decent considering how terrible his teams were. With Tyler Thigpen not looking half terrible, Culpepper would be a much better option as a starter with Thigpen waiting in the wings.
  5. Mark Bradley just made an awesome td catch. That is thoroughly annoying.
  6. That was unacceptable call by Zook. Oh well, Ill take it. It feels like its been a lifetime since the badgers won a game
  7. Williams should and will be redshirted this year.
  8. Kinda good. Pro-Ballin' out of control since 2008
  9. Hopefully Bowman takes the time to stay on the sidelines, and learn how to play the position. It will also help him recover from his past knee injuries. With his size and ridiculous speed, he can be a really good player next year. About the O-Line Garza can also play Center and move Buenning to right guard. Even though Kruetz and Garza have yet to show they can run block with any push, they are solid pass blockers. I think St. Clair is showing that he can be a valuable asset as a swing backup lineman. I see the Bears moving Williams to LT after the season with Beekman and Kruetz penciled in. We will probably see Buenning/ St. Clair/ Garza play for right guard with a new player at RT. Tait is the weakest link on that line as of right now. If they can find a RT in the first or second round, they should do it. Beekman has improved leaps and bounds from week one.
  10. I think they match up well against the Vikings. I think they win.
  11. Buenning and St.Clair when Williams comes back.
  12. Or Jim Miller, Steve Walsh, Erik Kramer, Shane Matthews, et. al. I'm definitely waiting for the other shoe to drop. I think soul is just picturing the distant possibility that Kyle has a prolonged career with the Bears. I still don't think its possible with our fan base. Also, we all just pause and think of how awesome Erik Kramer was in 1995. That was one year where the other shoe never dropped. I personally will be happy if Orton goes 16 games 16 starts, since its sadly an impressive milestone for this organization.
  13. amen.. BTW.. Penn State is far superior to Ohio State.
  14. I really wasn't too upset about this loss. They were thoroughly outplayed for about most of the game. Especially on defense. One point about the last play before the game winning field goal. If there was ever a tip your cap moment this year for an opponent it was that throw by Ryan. He had less that 3 seconds to throw that football, and he let go of the football just after he was hit by Harris. He had enough arm strength to put in a position to be caught with two feet in bounds. It was impressive. It also was a basic 20 yard out where a qb and a wr practice the timing of the route. Ryan and White knew that the ball had to be let go in at least 2 seconds, and that White had to make his cut at the 35 yard line. My only gripe is that a zone takes away the ability to make multiple progressions, but in that situation, you knew Ryan was only going to make one. If there was any error by the coaching staff, it might be that they were expecting a hail mary instead of a one-read timing route. It was great call by Atlanta, but they were doing that all game. A lot of you have touched on this. I am concerned about the inability to put pressure on the qb. 2 of the 3 losses were directly related toward the inability to put pressure on the qb. Our blitzes were not even close to effective. What I am encouraged about is the passing game. After the first half, it was clear that the Falcons had to respect Orton's ability to spread the field. It opened up the running game. I think Forte had 10 yard rushing on 5 attempts in the first half. Also, I don't remember seeing any real mistakes on Orton's part. No near interceptions or truly misthrown balls. Its encouraging. Bottom line is that the Bears are 3-3 and their 3 loses were against 3 teams with 4-2 records(all nfc south teams which is kinda weird). They have already played 4 games on the road... I thought at best they would be 2-4 at this point. I am confident they can win next week.
  15. I'd say the opposite. I think Orton can detect the pressure a lot better than Rex, and sets up the blocking scheme to handle it. this is exactly it. grossman's downfall was that he sucked at avoiding pressure. i honestly saw him brace himself for impact when no one was coming a couple of times. Grossman's downfall was a garbage offensive line, runningback, and an impatient media and fan base
  16. Not to pin too much expectations on a rookie coming off of an injury, and not to pretend that he's going to be a miracle savior or anything, but if we can play like this with a bad O-line, imagine what might be possible with Chris Williams in there. If the bears season was a madden franchise for me, the minute he was healthy he would be in the lineup with Dan Buenning. I am irritated he is not in there already. Our run blocking is atrocious, but the pass blocking has been real good. We will see this weekend how much they improved.
  17. going to wisc-psu. going to get drunk because the season is over anyway.
  18. He has a child he cannot see a lot. Some issues with the mother. That's what was reported on the radio. Hub Arkish also said his knee problem was degenerative. They also said that about Urlachers back and he seems fine.
  19. what a great step up game for z, and it will be tarnished by this howry
  20. another year, another non bcs season for the badgers... sigh
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