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????? What the hell is wrong with Roach? Not on the injury report.

Remember when everyone was freaking out when Garza sucked to start the year? He's turned in a pretty good year. Absolutely worth the haul we sent to the Rays.

Bears have owned Brees (I believe I saw he has a 70 or 71 QB rating against them in his career), even though most of the games have been at Soldier. Unfortunately that's probably due to change.

While I agree that the Saints should be favored this week, most of the time it's just comical to see how much arbitrary and baseless hate the media has for the Bears. It just so happens that "expert" picks usually reflect that hate.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/1stand10-11week2/biggest-nfl-games-week-2-john-clayton Melton didn't play DT until this year, while Okoye and Paea weren't on the Bears last year. Try again John Clayton.

Not trying to derail the thread, but is Urlacher Hall of Fame material?

Um...tell us something we don't know.

He is still 28 and doesn't turn 30 until next season is over. Not being a good hitter (which isn't even entirely true) doesn't stop this team from carrying Koyie Hill, Jeff Baker, and Blake DeWitt all on one team. All those guys suck at defense too so that's not an excuse. Should LaHair start? Of course not, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with him on the bench next year. Bench players are rarely studs. Plus, any prospect should get regular ABs, not left to rot on the bench.

Bah, that was as upset as I've been over a Bears game in a long time. Maybe even more so than the NFCCG against GB, believe it or not. Lovie failed epically but we had multiple chances to win the game after that as well and didn't. On the other hand, we didn't lose another game after that debacle for seven weeks. Martz appeared to make some much needed tweaks to the offensive gameplan.

Eh, don't let it get to you. As has already been pointed out, some people will stop at nothing to make sure their opinions are still standing, even if ignorance is the only solution. Most are saying it was an impressive win, although I did see the other ESPN analysts (I forget who they were) giving Tony Dungy crap for "jumping on the Bears bandwagon" and then compared it to jumping on the Redskins and Bills bandwagons lol. The question is, what exactly did the Bears do between the NFCCG and Week 1 to warrant "emptying" the bandwagon? Nothing, and that's whats frustrating.

Good, keep the disrespect coming, it only makes us better. As for Lovie, I've learned to accept his annoying quirks for what they are. His resume speaks for itself. Three division titles, two NFCCG appearances, one SB appearance, no double-digit loss seasons since 2004, and a record 15 games over .500. I find it difficult to want to rid of a coach who has brought my team this much success after growing up a Bears fan in the 1990s when they were dismal. He has also overcome a generally incompetent general manager. Amazing game yesterday, didn't see it coming at all. Win at least one of the next two and we'll be in great shape.

Ponder needs to start sooner rather than later. 39 passing yards for McNabb? I thought it was a typo at first...

Why are Packers fans worried about injuries? You won the SB last year with half the team on IR.

Funny, this thought crossed my mind yesterday. It's not ideal, but it's better than standing pat at LB.

Kind of absurd to say this before the season even starts, but our game next week against the Saints could end up being very relevant to our Wild-Card hopes down the line. So could our game this Sunday against Atlanta. It all depends on whether NO or ATL takes the South. Of course I haven't given up hope for the division either.

I'm consoled by the fact the Saints would have still had to make the two-point conversion, and then also win the game in OT. It wasn't gonna happen.

Are you [expletive] serious? When has Jay Cutler EVER been known to not get along with his teammates? When has Jay Cutler ever been known to be a hothead that resorts to violence? If anything, his public persona is of someone who doesn't act like he gives a [expletive], not that he cares too much. I don't know how the world made the connection that Jay Cutler giving a douchy post game press conference and/or having an expressionless face during games means that he's an egotistical jackass who has a short temper and doesn't get along with his teammates. This quote scared the [expletive] out of me at first because I naturally assumed it was a news report from today. Thankfully it's just another meatball spewing garbage.

Any particular reason why? When he carried the ball in 2009 he did pretty well and if I remember correctly his blocking is decent. Here's a question. I know his success in the final game came against scrubs but why did Robert Hughes not even make the practice squad? I read an article saying he was the only player eligible for the practice squad who didn't make it. Must have seen something they didn't like considering they added a different RB to their practice squad after cuts.

Not really that interesting at all. It's rare to go back to back and there's a few other teams that are worthy selections alongside them. Then explain to me why I've heard the word "dynasty" all week.

Interesting how only one of the seven picked the Packers to make the Super Bowl.

Hey, I'm sure you have some insights on Meriweather that we don't have. Can you give us a scouting report? Not sure if this counts as a scouting report but the following article points out that New England is migrating to a man defense, something Meriweather apparently struggled with in camp. Since the Bears play mostly zone, however, it makes this a good fit and most likely why they jumped all over him the second he was released. http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/30651/brandon-meriweathers-future-with-bears

Wow I didn't realize Meriweather made the last two Pro Bowls. Why would a team just drop a Pro Bowl safety in the middle of his prime? Is he hiding some injury we don't know about? Either way, it's still a good signing.

I like it. Still just 27. Now add some decent LB depth please.

Pretty good depth at every position other than LB though. I don't understand that article saying we're thin at cornerback. Tillman, Jennings, Bowman, Graham, D.J. Moore, Josh Moore. More quantity than quality, but it still shouldn't be considered "thin".

Steelers were 6-2 in games decided by a touchdown or less last year. I wonder if that will be mentioned? I always thought that winning close games, especially when you do it year after year, was more indicative of one side of the ball being pretty good and carrying a weak other side of the ball. In the Bears case, a very good defense keeps what is usually a average at best offense in the game week after week after week. However I do think luck is applied quite a bit when you play so many close games because you are usually talking about 1 play that can change the game. The Bears have shown to have some talent considering they usually are in games with the best teams year after year after year at this point. Because of the way they play though I also do see where they have to rely on some element of luck. Then again, pretty much every good NFL team, except maybe the 2007 Patriots sans Super Bowl, has some luck on their side. I guess what I am saying is, as a Packers fan, I counted the Bears out last year but I'm not going to do that until they prove they deserve to be. Some of it's luck, sure. The Bears, however, should not have to pay for being a rather clutch team in close games. Being clutch is part of being good. Plus, like UM said, the Eagles score was close due to garbage time but the Bears dominated that game. The same can be said for the Dallas game in September.