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  1. jersey cubs fan
    Because Washington is as mediocre as the Bears and it's in Chicago, I guess. I've now seen as many 2.5 point spreads as 3 point, so it's definitely in that range. Predicting these individual games is beginning to be a lot like how I predicted the season, I could see a wide range of results. Washington doesn't gain a lot of yards and gives up a ton of yards, especially through the air. This could be a vintage Cutler game and a relatively easy win. But Washington also moves the ball well through the air and Chicago's passing game is dangerously suspectible to the pass rush. Washington could win by 10. Or it could be kind of like the Detroit and Seattle games where they get off to an early deficit hang in there and then it comes down to a play or two in the 4th quarter.
  2. jersey cubs fan
    Even if the running game isn't effective, you still keep the defense guessing though. When the defense knows that you're just gonna pass every single down, they can just tee off on the QB. There's a lot of reasons for what happened against Seattle though...I just think the media is tired of saying "the o-line sucks". They need a different narrative. But they don't have to guess running game or passing game. The running game isn't dangerous enough for them to have to focus on it, and the pass blocking is so bad they don't have to send all sorts of exotic risky blitzes to make it work. Even if they are sending a DB on the outside, that guy is going to be able to defense the rush which has a hard enough time getting cleanly to the 2nd level, let alone the secondary.
  3. jersey cubs fan
    I can't believe the Bears are 3 point favorites here. They are 3-3 against the spread this year, but two of those times they didn't cover were as home favorites. The Bears are 2-6 against the spread in their last 8 home games. Well, at least Washington isn't really very good. They have a mediocre offense and a weak defense, but they can move the ball through the air and can pressure the QB somewhat, so they could conceivably hurt this Bears team that can't run, can't protect the QB, and can't defend the pass. As a side note, the media seems to have decided that they lost this game due to the heavy pass/run differential, as if simply calling more running plays means the offense would be more effective. This isn't a good running team, and it hasn't been for years now. That's not Martz. That's what happens when you don't have an offensive line and don't have a dynamic running back. I'd like to see a more effective running game, but when you can't gain a yard on 57 consecutive attempts at gaining 1 yard, that says as much as needs to be said about the ability of this running game.
  4. jersey cubs fan
    I think they are off to a slow start due in large part to their biggest flaw, relying on an old prima donna QB who refuses to practice.
  5. jersey cubs fan
    money or cap space?
  6. jersey cubs fan
    It worked when every key player on the team was 26 or under. But you are counting on a bunch of 30-somethings to run all over the field and never give up a big play and occasionally make a huge play. The defense is designed to stay on the field, but 30 year olds are not.
  7. jersey cubs fan
    Yeah the third down conversions by the defense were completely unacceptable, and admittedly part of the reason they were on the field for so long. But it wasn't just 3rd down, it was also earlier in the series they had multipe situations where they could bury a very mediocre offense and didn' get the job done, whether it was turning 8 yard losses into 1 yard gains or 0 yard gains into 6 yards gains.
  8. jersey cubs fan
    Would anyone be surprised to see him fired tomorrow? Watching the tackles continually ignore blitzers to double team defensive ends :banghead: yes, I would be shocked. It would be an incredibly arrogant move for Angelo, Lovie and Martz to OK, something they could all do, but I would still be shocked. Hey Mike, welcome to the Bears. I'm your new GM, Jerry. So here's the setup. I've completely ignored the offensive line for my entire 7 year tenure in Chicago. I've used like 3 picks in the top 4 rounds on offensive lineman my entire time here, and the only 1st round pick I've used on one looks like a terrific bust. Also, here is your offensive coordinator Mike Martz. He is well known for utilizing 5 and 7 step drops to throw down the field. Because of this, his QBs get sacked quite a lot. So we're asking you to make something of this line. And if you don't within the first 6 games we're gonna fire you because it will be completely your fault. See, I knew I shouldn't rescind my first concession. Now keep thinking straight.
  9. jersey cubs fan
    What am I supposed to concede? That you aren't a complete idiot and they aren't completely incompetent? Okay, you aren't a complete idiot and the Bears defense occasionally makes a play. But they had a really bad day against a disturbingly mediocre offense that sucks on the road and has for multiple years and they have been a bad defense for 4 years now. What else do you want me to concede? Dammit you bastard you are sucking me back in. They gave up 353 yards on 71 plays.....4.9 yards per play. Seattles defense gave up 307 yards on 59 plays....5.20 yards per play. If the Bears gave up 4.9 yards per play thoughout the season, do you know where that would rank in the league? Tied for 9th in the NFL with Philly and Miami. That's a bad day? The defense is fine when they don't have to be on the field for 71 plays in a game. per play? You are making me rethink my first concession. They never stopped seattle which is why they allowed so many plays to happen.
  10. jersey cubs fan
    watching brady drop back in obvious passing situations makes me so jealous. Dude gets 10 minutes
  11. jersey cubs fan
    Would anyone be surprised to see him fired tomorrow? Watching the tackles continually ignore blitzers to double team defensive ends :banghead: yes, I would be shocked. It would be an incredibly arrogant move for Angelo, Lovie and Martz to OK, something they could all do, but I would still be shocked.
  12. jersey cubs fan
    so webb won't ever play again, right? I hope. And maniamamamaluma was a horrible signing.
  13. jersey cubs fan
    how is the booth not reviewing that welker........................., finally. The ball clearly hit the turf and he lost control. Incomplete
  14. jersey cubs fan
    We all know the Bear defense is a bend but not break defense. Why would anyone get all up in arms when they give up what we all knew they would give up - lots of yards? This was the worst defensive game they had played, but good defenses are due a stinker every now and then. All I care about is how many points they give up and the Bears have been just fine at doing that this year. My concern is centered around the lack of pressure on the QB. It makes the rest of the team bad when you can't do this. It forces Marinelli to blitz and the Bears are terrible blitzers. Your perennial Pro Bowl LB was out too. The bend but don't break defense is a flawed defense. It's very risky. It's intentionally not being good at defense and hoping the offense screws up. I hate it myself. If you can make it work, fine, but the Bears haven't made it work since 2006. Giving up yards is bad, even if you are "willing" to give them up.
  15. jersey cubs fan
    My characterization is they had a bad day today. And they did. Zero plays made.
  16. jersey cubs fan
    I dont' care how they played against Carolina, they had a bad day today. You can ignore that fact and pretend it didn't happen, but it did.
  17. jersey cubs fan
    What am I supposed to concede? That you aren't a complete idiot and they aren't completely incompetent? Okay, you aren't a complete idiot and the Bears defense occasionally makes a play. But they had a really bad day against a disturbingly mediocre offense that sucks on the road and has for multiple years and they have been a bad defense for 4 years now. What else do you want me to concede?
  18. jersey cubs fan
    On the plus side it's nice that the team reminded me why I hate nearly everything about them. Angelo ignored the line and completely blew several drafts. Lovie's BS defense is not good, the offensive line is terrible they have no quality offensive skill position players they insist on blitzing repeatedly with nothing resembling results coming out of it. They are dumb. They waste timeouts and punt when they shouldn't or go for it when they shoudln't. The only thing I think they didn't remind me of is bad challenges.
  19. jersey cubs fan
    Football is not played based on good drives vs bad drives. If you have multiple bad drives you aren't doing your job. If you let the offense get out of a deep hole it's on you. If your offense scores on the first drive and you give it right back it's on you. The defense is supposed to be good. It has not been good. That is bad. What would you consider an average offensive performance? The other team is trying too. A defense shouldnt be relied on to hold every single drive, especially when they are on the field for 2/3rds of the game. They allowed 3 scoring drives. If they held all 3 of those drives to FGs, you might say they had an above average day. But they didn't. They had an avergae day. They allowed 3 scoring drives, but they also allowed 7 different drives to go 3-4 plays and out. They didn't play great, but they didn't play horrible either. They played average. Against a very bad road team in Chicago. That is bad. Quit making excuses for a [expletive] unit.
  20. jersey cubs fan
    Football is not played based on good drives vs bad drives. If you have multiple bad drives you aren't doing your job. If you let the offense get out of a deep hole it's on you. If your offense scores on the first drive and you give it right back it's on you. The defense is supposed to be good. It has not been good. That is bad.
  21. jersey cubs fan
    That wasn't even close to PI. The defenders hands were extended going for the ball, that was the receivers job to come back to.
  22. jersey cubs fan
    kick the field goal ASAP!!!
  23. jersey cubs fan
    knox is as dumb as the rest of them
  24. jersey cubs fan
    What the hell is uniformly bad have to do with anything? You dont' win games by having a few defensive stands. The defense has been bad. They'd made a handful of plays, but they've been terrible overall. The offense has been abysmal, but the defense was bad before the offense had a time to hurt them. Because having a good stretch of defensive play is better than having no good stretch of defensive play. This isn't rocket surgery. The defense has been pretty good this year, overall, btw. Just look at the stats. High in yardage allowed, high in yards per play allowed, at the top in takeaways, etc. Not great at stopping 3rd downs of course. That's a really dumb post. A couple good stretches doesn't mean you didn't have a bad day.
  25. jersey cubs fan
    What the hell is uniformly bad have to do with anything? You dont' win games by having a few defensive stands. The defense has been bad. They'd made a handful of plays, but they've been terrible overall. The offense has been abysmal, but the defense was bad before the offense had a time to hurt them.
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