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I'm still surprised it's only 3 points. But I guess the Bears are at home. It's early in the year, but how huge would this one be. I think I heard Lovie call the Dallas game a statement game. I think winning this one would be an even bigger statement. Plus, haven't we fared rather poorly against GB at home recently? Seems like the pound us @ Soldier Field. I'm not sure about that. GB won last year in Soldier Field, but that was close late. Chicago won there in 08, and won big in 07. They lost a meaningless game in 06, but won in '05. I'm not sure I'd say GB pounds the Bears. They really haven't since Favre was in his prime.

The Bears are underdogs right now.

Oh, man. Can we just freeze that screen for all time? =D> It is nice, but... lol http://home.comcast.net/~davhern2/Grossman.jpg I was at game 2 that year. Those were two cakewalk bad teams and with an offensive line that could actually protect some, plus an even better defense that made winning easy. Grossman faced 1% of the adversity that Cutler has faced in those two games.

Colvin was starting to heat up again recently after having a pretty rough second half. I think his second half numbers (.246/.318/.469) probably are a little more indicative of what type of player he is than his homer happy first half. Despite the decline in overall OPS, he struck out a little less and walked a little more, while his HR rate dropped by 50% to account for the drop in SLG. He definitely reached the high end of my expectations for the year, and it's tough to figure out what to expect next year. But I think it's clear he has to be part of a 4-man outfield, and not given a starting everyday job.

I heard a bunch of racist Eagles fans who always hated McNabb even though he won getting all pissy about Vick possibly taking the job from Kolb. I think Reid's going to be able to go back to Kolb without much negative reaction from the public.

Was she a Tribune or Sun-Times writer?

The running game is not just a Martz thing though, they haven't been able to run for a while. The offensive line started falling apart in the super bowl season and they haven't been able to run since. They have been bottom of the barrel yd/game and yd/carry for three plus years.

Dr. Z is the guy who routinely bashed the Bears win or lose. Peter King doesn't seem to have a huge problem with them. They just don't have a Romo or Favre who he's in love with and therefore talks about all the time and overrates. King's got a thing for the NFC East, but everybody overemphasizes that division.

Melissa Isaacson had one on ESPN this morning (along with like 3-4 Cowboys articles). Peter King had nary a mention of the game...you'd barely knew it existed, though he has the Bears ranked like number 8. He countered that positive by bashing the O-line in his "things I didn't like" segment. But yeah, very little Bears praise. Isaacson is a national writer now? Or is it one of those espnchicago things?

I read MMQB this morning wondering what King would say about the game. He bumped the Bears up high in his rankings, but his only talk of the game was Dallas struggling and the Bears offensive line being worse than he thought. He talked about 3 QBs who won their games, and not one of them was Cutler. Don Banks who had the Bears in the bottom 5 or so to start the season said he's not sure how the Bears have won and assumes they probably won't keep winning.

I dunno, where's Vance when you need him? The 'Boys have a lame coach. I'm not sure why JJ seems to like him so much. When I look at the Cowboys and the Chargers, I see similar traits. Tons of talent, all the potential in the world -- and coaches that act as a training harness, keeping them from being as good a team as they could possibly be. It's kind of funny that in a sport where coaching matters Jones treats the position almost like you'd prefer to see a MLB owner treat it, indifferently.

Plus all the day games.

I would think this would have a lot to do with exactly how they lose. I think they can lose, and still come out looking like a "for real" team. That is probably true. A well played loss should at least keep them out of the bottom third of most people's rankings. One more victory and they tie the Sports Guy's prediction!

That's how you debate! That win never happens under previous Bears QBs, or at least most of them. That win was almost all Cutler. Under attack early and often he was the offense. With Grossman, Dallas probably covers the ridiculous 9 point spread that was out there. With Orton, the Bears probably lose by 4. But holy crap on a stick Jay Cutler won that game for the Bears against long odds. And holy crap what a catch by Hester. The defense was spirited, but remained soft via the pass. The bend but don't break thing came into play, although they did break a little. Well, now this Monday night matchup is even more meaningful than previously thought. A win puts them in the improbable position of having the drivers seat for the division title. A loss doesn't negate the 2-0 start, but puts them back into the "not sure about this team" status. This has the looks of a shootout, but GB has been tough vs the pass this year and given up almost all their yards allowed against the run. But the Bears don't run. My guess is they will try real hard. Cutler had a bad reputation in primetime games last year but finished up with a nearly flawless OT win vs Minnesota. If he pulls it off again this week, I think most of the questions about Cutler will stop (but not all until they win a playoff game). Green Bay is a 3 point favorite.

That's what I heard too and that's ridiculous if true. He also had some good plays to go along with the drops last week. They didn't bench Knox for messing up his routes or Hester for not getting open, so I don't think Aromashodu deserved to be benched. He's better than Bennett. He's a different receiver. The Bears needed guys who could get open early and underneath, which the coaches probably believe Bennet does better than Aromashadu.

that probably happens every play it definitely doesn't, but it doesn't appear that his feet moved forward, so the qb received the ball at the same spot anyway. Yes it does, Kreutz does that every snap. Lots of centers move it forward.

oh my god I hope hes alright

best coached game by bears in lovie era. well done

troy aikman is a very very very very very bad homer

go fins

that was as well coached of a half of offense that I have ever seen the bears play

good decision lovie, that's when you do it.

I hate taking that penalty, because they are willing to now give up 10 here

I'm trying to decide if I should be happy or sad. go with indifference. He's no good, but neither is the backup

he'll sign 5 more journeymen and other teams backups and pretend they know how to find gems on the line.