BigSlick

Check out the DVOAs and tell me this team looks 2001-y. Been checking DVOA every week, and the negative offensive DVOA is troubling. Hadn't stacked it up to 2001 until now. It's interesting: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvoa-ratings/2004/2001-dvoa-ratings-and-commentary 2012 Bears are clearly better compared to their competition on defense, much better (Their DVOA on defense is otherworldy, historic, which I think even the biggest fan of the defense can agree with, isn't the Greatest of All Time Great, though in this day and age with how easily offenses can move, perhaps?) . Offense is just as bad (actually 2012 is a little worse, but we'll see how it shakes up after this game), special teams are both great.

The Vikings getting tapped would be so nice, I just can't wait for them to be demoralized before the Bears play them

yay still feels a little 2001-y, but whaddayagonnado can't complain about domination wish the offensive line was better

It's so strange, the defense is so good that they are literally joking with each other when they don't get an interception, and the offense is a dumpster fire and really makes me scared I mean that's been the post-2000s Bears generally, but it still sucks

It's not the turnovers that are unsustainable it's the defensive tds One thing pointed out often is how forced fumbles are sustainable but *recovering* them is not (its primarily luck) but i think last i checked the Bears aren't really "outperforming" their expected fumble recoveries because they force so many I don't agree with that at all. The best forcer of fumbles is in the secondary, fumbles in the secondary are typically recovered by the D. The most frequent way to force fumbles are on sacks. Those are typically recovered by the D too. Football outsiders has a whole bit about it, there's an average predictor for fumble recoveries (sort of like BABIP normalizes around a certain number, say, .300) and teams can over or under perform that number

That Offensive Line keeps reminding us why they suck and still not much is done (if there is anything to do at this point) to help it

It's not the turnovers that are unsustainable it's the defensive tds One thing pointed out often is how forced fumbles are sustainable but *recovering* them is not (its primarily luck) but i think last i checked the Bears aren't really "outperforming" their expected fumble recoveries because they force so many

FORTE LOOKS SO GOOD

Wow the offensive line, come on guys, you're playing for free

This offensive line is still garbage unfortunately

Was also just about to say: Wow what an effort by Johnson to evade that backfield being completely blown up by Bears players, but then, welp, nope

Hope Indonije is alright, though if there's one spot we can afford injuries its the D-line I woke up a little late and missed all the fireworks i guess, time to just try to clean up the offense and get no one (else) hurt game

I cannot wrap my head around the idea that some people dont like Stacey King

I have no idea what this qualifies as http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/blog/eye-on-baseball/20794867/cubs-send-carlos-marmol-to-angels-for-dan-haren please let this be true

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/quick-reads/2012/week-8-quick-reads I mean his first throw of this season was, after all, a pick six. Its been rough for ol Jay in the first quarter.

I remember being upset that the Cubs didn't trade Marmol at the trade deadline....in 2010. So if this is a possibility, its like the coolest thing ever. It may actually get me paying attention to the Cubs within the next 3 years rather than the opposite of that.

All I really want to see is a good offensive effort out of this week. I really do believe in the defense, even with its (few) slip ups. Try to clean stuff up, it'd be nice to really get the offense looking like an NFL non-clunky, start-then-falter-then-don't-start offense. The skill position players are in place. The offensive line, not so much. Crazy thing about the Bears receiving right now: Brandon Marshall has 50 catches, no one else even has 20

Well that was unnecessarily close and definitely had shades of the 2006 Arizona game (though the Bears offense was far livelier in this one than that one) I'm not really sure why some folks are saying the Bears D didn't play well in this one, I'd argue they were fairly impressive. Though they didn't force a 3 and out until way too late in the game, they had several near miss opportunities (the fumble in the end zone, a couples balls batted in the air) that could have changed the game, and really stuck through while the offense put them in terrible field position after terrible field position. Yeah, Cam hit on a few deep balls and made some plays, which were a bit disappointing, but I really couldn't ask all that much more from the unit. And I'll stand by 'erratic' Cutler comment that I got lambasted on earlier in the thread. This isn't to make any sort of conclusive statement on his play: He just hasn't put together many complete 'good' games this season. I'm not moralizing, I'm not completely blaming him, I've way too often been on the complete other side of the argument against meatballs going for blood vs. Cutler, and its gross. However, he just isn't feeling it every game, there's always things missing, today he didn't feel the pressure well until the second half, and a crapload of that has to lay at the feet of the OLINE which was just awful early on. Also Tice, for calling a pretty strange game that didn't play to the strengths of the team until almost too late. However, yeah, Cutler had another up and down game. It happens. Nice to see him finish it off well. Marshall continues to impress and nice to see a Bennett sighting. Can't believe the Tight Ends continue to drop crucial passes when they are given so few opportunities, and Hester still can't play receiver. Would like to see some more sustained run game but conditions dictate that as well.

They likely will only win 2-3 more games at most the rest of the year. Their remaining schedule is @SEA V. DET @CHI @GB V. CHI @STL @HOU V. GB Chicago and Green Bay 4 times in the last 6 games? Jesus

about time the vikings got exposed a little, i remain entirely unimpressed with that team

whoa henry melton has 4.5 sacks? i guess he does i really like this d-line rotation

Far from it for me to complain about being a 5-1 team, but Cutler's shakiness this year is starting to worry me. He hasn't really put together a full 'good' game except for the opener, and he's look errant and wild all season. Whatever the extent of the injury today doesn't help. He reminds me of a pitcher that's having control problems. Sometimes he's right on target, and other time he's off by a mile. And other than Marshall (who has had an immeasurably positive effect) the receivers aren't doing him favors. The TEs collectively have decided to drop at least a ball that lands in their chest a game, and Hester continues to be a dumpster fire. But everything else is great and the defense appears to be one of, if not the, best in the league.

The win in 2010 vs. the Cowboys was like the coming out party for the Bears, I would like to see that repeated I also dislike the Cowboys immensely

Well Hey Folks! Its been a while Oh I see there are some football draft picks happening right now I kinda like what Phil Emery has been doing recently (I am concerned with the dreaded "Bears White Defensive End" that never seems to work)

I still miss Big Sexy