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  1. UMFan83
    Marshall is on pace for 1,325 yards receiving. Alshon is on pace for 1,309 yards. If that happens, they will be 3rd and 4th in Bears single-season history, behind only Marshall last year (1,508) and Marcus Robinson (1,400). Also, Marshall is on pace for 102 catches which would be the 2nd highest in team history (behind his 116 last year) and 3rd 100 reception season. Alshon is on pace for 86 which would be 6th.
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    That team also did not make the playoffs. Also?
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    For a team with a 15 point differential this year, Football Outsiders is pretty high on the Bears. 5th overall DVOA, 6th best offensive DVOA, 13th defensive, and 10th special teams. According to their projections, the Bears should be 7.5-2.5 right now.
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    You are going to feel stupid after NZ's 4-0 triumph tonight
  5. UMFan83
    France up 2-0 at halftime. Going to be a great final 45
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    I've seen a couple of people in the comments post their scenarios where the Bears finish 11-5 and miss the playoffs. I would not be able to handle that.
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    right...you can still use it but its difficult. im sure it will be fixed. I went through it and had the following 1. Seattle 14-2 2. New Orleans 12-4 6 Arizona 9-7 @ 3 Green Bay 10-6 5 San Francisco 10-6 @ 4 Dallas 9-7 1. Indianapolis 13-3 2. Denver 13-3 6 Miami 9-7 @ 3 New England 11-5 5 Kansas City 12-4 @ 3 Cincinnati 9-7 Bears finish 9-7 and join other 9-7 teams Detroit and Carolina out of the playoffs. Not sure how I made Carolina collapse, Green Bay only lose once the rest of the way, and the remnants of Miami making the playoffs. If I give Chicago the win over GB in Week 17, then 10-6 Chicago wins the division and plays 9-7 Carolina in the 1st round.
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    For nerds like me: ESPN's playoff machine is back! http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/machine
  9. UMFan83
    That report was exactly what started the discussion about his injury on the Jay Cutler Show yesterday. Cutler immediately dismissed it and started all that negative talk. But then again Jay was very non-committal about playing in the Lions game the week leading up to it, but yesterday on the show he pretty much implied that he knew he was going to be back for that game during the bye week.
  10. UMFan83
    So? He's just as likely to take one back as he is to run backwards and get stopped at the 5 yard line. Either way there's 0 time on the clock left after the play. Perhaps your concern is that Hester fumbles and the Ravens return it for a score but it's such an unlikely occurance it shouldn't factor into the decision to give it to Hester.
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    Yup. He was pretty negative about the injury on the Jay Cutler show just now. Basically said there's something weird going on with the ligaments. They asked him if he would be back for 12/1 in Minnesota and while he wouldn't rule it out it seemed very very unlikely based on his response. They asked him if they thought the injury would keep him out longer than originally thought he said its possible.
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    To save a click because I was about to post it:
  13. UMFan83
    Most teams that finish 16 games under .500 with the oldest roster in baseball don't attempt to get older in the offseason
  14. UMFan83
    I'm so glad we aren't the Phillies.
  15. UMFan83
    Who would have ever guessed that David Bass and Cheta Ozougwu would be the two highest rated defensive players in a game?
  16. UMFan83
    More PFF leaking out: Also found this on Twitter (not updated for yesterday's game)
  17. UMFan83
    Sneaky posted the bit about McCown already but the rest of PFFs comments on the game so far.
  18. UMFan83
    It's always that bad when they stupidly take the tarp off to play a game during what they know will be a huge storm. Had they just delayed the start and kept it covered until the worst passed they would have been fine. Don't think they could keep the tarp out no matter what during a tornado warning. They could have kept it on longer than they did and kept the players off until the storm passed. Instead they started it "on time" knowing there would be a delay. That led to pregame and 1st quarter activities ripping up the field and an impossible condition to return to. That's definitely a problem with the NFL. I don't think I've ever seen a game delayed because of the threat of lightning/tornadoes. Their policy seems to be keep playing until you see lightning.
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    From MMQB:
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    It was nice of Alabama and FSU to schedule bye weeks before their games against Auburn and Florida respectively.
  21. UMFan83
    Wait... really? On the road, our D is running on fumes (something like eight injuries assuming Shea doesn't play), and and playing an offense that came up huge in their last outing.. Stacey is going to have a field day against this Bears D on the turf. Hopefully Kellen Clemens is Kellen Clemens and we can stack the box to stop the running game.
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    It's not terrible I think. We are 3-4 in the conference. I think SF is 4-4 and Arizona is 3-3
  23. UMFan83
    So if the Panthers lose tomorrow at home against NE (no sure thing) there will be 4 teams tied at 6-4 for the 2 WC spots. Also you cannot count out 5-5 Green Bay considering Rodgers is hoping to play next week and they have an easy schedule the rest of the way. So it's looking like you need 10-6 at minimum to get in (and that might not be enough). (Also I know the Bears are only 1 virtual game behind Detroit for the North and I'm not counting them out there but just looking at the WC here). The Bears have 6 games left, with 4 of them coming on the road. @ STL, @ MIN, vs. DAL, @ CLE, @ PHI, vs. GB To go 4-2, we should probably win 3 of those 4 road games and beat Dallas at home. All 4 of the road games are winnable, but STL is coming off a bye and destroyed the Colts on the road the last time they played. It's always hard to win in the Metrodome but the Vikings look like they've given up on the season. Cleveland is fiesty and has a tough D but should be beatable. Philly looks great right now and I'm worried they will carve up our defense, although we might be a bit healthier by then with Briggs back. If we can't win 3 of the 4 road games, we always have a tough but winnable home game in Week 17 against a GB team that, if Rodgers does come back next week and is back to form, will probably still be alive for a playoff spot.
  24. UMFan83
    I'm gonna get kicked to the curb if this continues. Got waay too excited over this one there's something to be said about winning even though you know the team has no shot of going anywhere because you are so injury depleted. Very 2008ish win today. Why no shot? Briggs should be back, Cutler should be back..we'll have Ratliff who might be something. This is the NFL. There's always a shot if you're in the playoffs. The defense is very average but the offense is really good. I dont know, I guess you are right
  25. UMFan83
    Blah tough loss for UM today. I didn't really expect Michigan to come in to Ames and win (although didnt think it was impossible), but it sucks to see them lead for a lot of the 2nd half and just fall apart down the stretch. Michigan probably has the hardest non-conference schedule in the county this year so hopefully they learn and grow from this tough test. Good to see McGary back and looking good though.
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