Banedon
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Everything posted by Banedon
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I'm stupidly overconfident about this game. Bears 35-28
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@AdamSchefter Lions WR Calvin Johnson did not practice today. May be nothing, may be something. Lions will update injury report later.
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Urlacher fully participated in practice and is listed as probable for tomorrow's game. Tillman and Adams are questionable and were limited in practice.
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Adam Schefter tweet:
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Cutler has had first game jitters before too. That first game he played as a Bear against the Pack was B-R-U-T-A-L.
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5 sacks in the last 5 games that Cutler played last year. How many pressures? How many times did Cutler throw it away? How many times was he on the run? Just looking at the stats, Cutler's completion percentages were terrible in those games outside of Minnesota. Saying Cutler was only sacked 5 times doesn't mean the line played well. Cutler is one of the most athletic and mobile QB's in the league. After that montrosity that was the Monday Night game against Detroit, I doubt they suddenly became good. Having to waste an extra blocker on Jared Allen every play because Webb can't do his job doesn't mean the line is good. There's a lot more that goes into good line play than just avoiding sacks. It's tough to judge though too because Cutler didn't have the WR's. Was his completion percentage bad because he's throwing to bad WR's? Because Roy Williams is dropping passes at the numbers? After that Detroit game is when they took Martz aside and said "Get your head of your ass and protect Cutler." I really think with the right scheme this group can be adequate. They'll never be great, but with the other weapons we have, I think they can get by. Most teams in the league probably waste an extra blocker on Jared Allen.
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Actually, ND and Purdue have a pretty big in-state rivalry. I doubt they'd drop that game.
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5 sacks in the last 5 games that Cutler played last year.
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Clearly the Bears got better when he left. That's not even a question. The question is why. You have your belief. And I don't think anyone would say it's not at least a part of it. Other factors are that the running game got going, and Cutler hit some passes. Also without 7 step drops, the O-line isn't being asked to do the same things they were last year. Okay, but how did the running game get going? And how did Cutler start hitting some passes. The lack of 7-step drops explains absolutely nothing about what happened in that game. Why are people upset at the suggestion that the Bears benefited from the other team losing a defensive end? Nobody's denying that the Bears benefited. I think everyone would agree that's the case. I just think many of us don't think that's the entire story. That the O-line was able to settle down to some extent and start playing pretty decently.
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The scab refs are from high schools, independent leagues and such. None had much of a prayer of ever working in the NFL outside of this anyway. That may help to explain why these scabs don't seem to be very good. Definitely. There was a reason they couldn't use BCS refs, but I don't recall exactly why. But it was never an option. They said that the crew chief of the Dallas-NYG game was a chemistry teacher in Boise. I think I've heard one of the refs was fired from the lingerie league at one point.
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Clearly the Bears got better when he left. That's not even a question. The question is why. You have your belief. And I don't think anyone would say it's not at least a part of it. Other factors are that the running game got going, and Cutler hit some passes. Also without 7 step drops, the O-line isn't being asked to do the same things they were last year.
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Mathis is a pretty good threat, but obviously with Freeney out, he's easier to defend. The Packers really only have Matthews as a pass rush threat, so yay.
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Haha...Aaron Rodgers:
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It probably should. That line was brutal early and really benefited from him leaving. Yeah, when I saw the original post I was going to respond with something similar. Being as objective as possible, the game definitely seemed to turn once he was off the field. Or the oline just started poorly. How many plays was Freeny in for? 6? That's a small sample size to make a connection to the oline improving because Freeny was out. Exactly. I mean, I get the observation, but I think it's being vastly overstated.
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The scab refs are from high schools, independent leagues and such. None had much of a prayer of ever working in the NFL outside of this anyway.
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Urlacher didn't practice, but Lovie says that it was planned and that Urlacher is good to play on Thursday.
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The "Bears got better when Freeney got hurt" theory is really getting around... http://www.acmepackingcompany.com/2012/9/11/3315818/packers-vs-bears-key-matchup-no-1-nick-perry-vs-gabe-carimi#storyjump
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http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000061073/article/nfl-power-rankings-robert-griffin-iiiled-redskins-shoot-up?module=HP11_cp I just love that they keep listing the Jets as "Tebow".
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I'd love to know what scene Grobstein was causing. Apparently Telander's cell phone went off during the PC, and then later it was Grobstein and Telander arguing about the math...hilarious.
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@zachzaidman Brandon Marshall on Packers press coverage: "I'm 6-5, 230. There's not many DB's walking around that big."
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haha...Jay cracking up the media. They were trying to figure out how many passes Marshall would catch this year...Jay: "Not a bunch of math majors in here I see."
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I like Jeffrey, but I dunno for a PPR league. Marshall is still gonna get the bulk of the receptions. What are your other alternatives?
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I like to lurk the opponents message boards the week of each game. And not surprisingly, you have to sort through a lot of rubbish to get to good posts. There was some pretty level heads in that thread for the most part though.
