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Someone on a MLIVE account made a comparison between Hoke's tenure at Michigan and Charlie Weiss when he was at ND. Early over-achievement. Initial recruiting success. Big time hires at coordinators. Never really advanced that much. Recruiting fell off after a couple of yrs. Hammered in the ND/Mich game I have come off the ledge a little over MSU's collapse last night against Oregon. I still think they can compete with the big boys. However, that loss combined with the B1Gs awful day may have eliminated them from getting a shot at the playoff, even if they win out. That is my fear, that Michigan is the new Notre Dame. They used to be consistent for years to the point where it was newsworthy if they dropped out of the top 25 for a week. Now this will almost certainly be the first year that they are not ranked at least one week for an entire season (including preseason rankings) since the 60's. They are still getting the recruits, because they are Michigan, and they still have years like they did a couple years ago when they win the Sugar Bowl, but inbetween there is a lot of mediocrity and coaching turmoil. Some of it is the changing landscape of college football and the location of top talent, some of it is probably not finding the right coach who can both recruit and coach, but its a mess right now in Ann Arbor.
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Curious to see how people have altered their predictions based on the loss to Buffalo. On one hand, fluky losses happen a lot in the NFL. In 2010 when the Bears went to the NFC title game, they lost in consecutive weeks to the Redskins and Seahawks (who were both mediocre to bad), and needed a late comeback to beat the Bills after a bye week, before they got it together. On the other hand, in light of the loss yesterday, the schedule looks really really tough coming up. If the Bears lose to SF and NYJ, the season could really get away in a hurry. I'll say the Bears finish between 7-9 and 9-7.
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Well the season must go on. First regular season game at Levi's Stadium. I guess the 49ers didn't look too impressive yesterday, and they are dealing with a lot of issues. But Harbaugh should be able to coach circles around much of the Bears staff. 49ers 35 Bears 24
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No. No [expletive] way. I didn't see the game today because I wasted it at Arrowhead watching a horrendously bad Chiefs effort. In a nutshell, what happened? Bears shot themselves in the foot repeatedly. Marshall fumbled in FG range. Cutler threw a pick in FG range, and another near midfield. Bears defense wore down and gave up a couple of long runs. Dumb penalties killed us too. Just a bad bad game. Oh and injuries to 4-5 offensive starters throughout the game
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I think most people wish we had Romo instead of Jay. At least Mccown just threw a horrible pick in the red zone when 3 pts would probably seal a win. Nah I'd rather have Jay, warts and all
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Jay did you think about running on that interception? "Obviously not..." *long uncomfortable silence*
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Arians is the primary one that comes to mind Him and Darrell Bevell were the other 2 finalists along with Trestman.
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Where the [expletive] was Allen and Houston today?
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He is who he is, sure, but that's nowhere near who he is. Has there been a QB who at 31 became the player everyone thought he could be? If not, that will be the last word on Jay. Rich Gannon? How old was Kurt Warner? I guess Warner was a case of never getting a solid chance.
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Cutlers performance crushed me. I know he will have better games, and games where he will look like the best QB in the league but if there was any hope that Cutler would have a career year where he is consistently a great QB, it's gone now. I guess I shouldn't expect that kind of leap at age 31 anyways. Every QB makes dumb throws. He made 2 in the game, and one of those happened to be severely punished. I think you're overracting. 2? I didn't see the whole game and saw more than that. Lucky for him one of them bounced off the numbers of a defender. First of all: of course I'm overreacting, I'm angry and overreacting is what I do. Second: cutler made a LOT more than 2 bad throws. He could have easily had 5 INTs today. That said, most of his throws were very good today. It was when he was scrambling or trying to make something happen, everything broke down and he made terrible throws. Those are things you'd expect a 9 year veteran to have eliminated for the most part 3-4 years ago. Cutler will never stop making those throws. He might have 3-4 games in a row where it doesn't happen, but it will happen eventually.
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I guess I will say that the Bears should have lost to the Lions in week 1 if not for a wacky rule in 2010 and ended up hosting the NFC title game. That said the Bears 2010 schedule was a LOT easier than the Bears juggernaut coming up. They are going to have to play a LOT better to even be 4-5 after the gauntlet ends.
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Yeah, no. Definitely not Angelo. Maybe Lovie but it's hard to compare 2 completely different types of coaches.
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Cutlers performance crushed me. I know he will have better games, and games where he will look like the best QB in the league but if there was any hope that Cutler would have a career year where he is consistently a great QB, it's gone now. I guess I shouldn't expect that kind of leap at age 31 anyways.
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This one is on injuries and Cutler. Cubs swept, michigan [expletive] out, bears lose to Bills at home, top Cubs prospects go 1-23 the last 2 days. Great weekend
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Bears will start 2-7. Road games against Niners, Jets, Panthers, Falcons, Patriots and Packers with only home games against the Dolphins (about to beat NE) and Packers
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Welp
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Jesus Christ Cutler
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He's gonna pass Javy up in BA soon
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Yay. Let's take this to the house.
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Don't hurt us special teams
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Agreed The Marshall one was fine but the Holmes one was questionable. Disappointing to not convert a second and 1 though
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Please get the first here. Don't want to deal with 4th and short
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Stop throwing it to that [expletive] Spurlock
