UMFan83
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Everything posted by UMFan83
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no, it really doesn't. Not right away, but if they continue to move the ball up the field effortlessly like they are, gameplans change. If they score again here, you gotta do something to stay in this game.
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Will the Bears ever have a competent offense? What do we need? Offensive line, offensive coordinator, head coach that has some knowledge of offense, a TE. But at least we got the WR we needed.
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But hey at least we got a couple of first downs and Podlesh's 35 yard punt will actually set us up well.
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I know its still early, but it looks like the Bears wanted to come out and run the ball all game. That kind of stuff goes by the wayside when you're down 10 points 9 minutes into the game.
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It's slightly above average though
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I bet you that the Kapernick attempted more +15 yard passes on their first 2 drives than the Bears will attempt all game.
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Kapernick 7-8, 114 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT, 158.3 Rating
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Not even sure the Bears can beat Minnesota next week playing like this. So much for having the best passing D in the NFL statistically.
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And its 10-0. I was hoping to get maybe 10 points all game.
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And we suck. Must be nice to have an OC that will let his backup QB throw more than 5 yards up field.
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Hey look Podlesh has a terrible punt.
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Captain Checkdown doesnt checkdown?
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Hah, not a very smart play call there.
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Jesus...wtf pass D. Every single pass attempt has been play action so far.
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Seriously....the receiver needs to be down by contact. I realize he was out of bounds, but it wasn't clear in the split second Conte had to make the decision to dive on him.
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And the rookie drives them right down the field. Campbell would have checked down there.
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wtf Conte?
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Yeah I'd be pretty devistated by losing Rutgers as a conference-mate too.
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So let me understand this....the Big Ten will now have 2 seven team divisions. They play 8 conference games. This will consist of the other 6 teams in the division, their protected game, and one other game against the other side of the conferece. So this means that Michigan will be playing Wisconsin once every 6 years (excluding big ten title game)? So much for the sense of community among Big Ten members. If we go to 16 teams, does a team like Michigan just stop playing Wisconsin, Penn State, Indiana and Purdue (and Maryland and Rutgers)? Or do they stop playing Ohio State so that they have a chance to play the other half of the league occasionally? Would they go to 9 conference games?
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Has anyone considered how this move affects Purdue's womens basketball team?
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Brenly not returning for 2013 (Jim Deshaies hired pg 14)
UMFan83 replied to italianocubsfan7's topic in Chicago Cubs Talk
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Nah, I think even most Cutler haters think he's better than Campbell. Most, not all. I don't know, if Campell's brand of 1 read then check down with the occasional downfield throw worked really well against a stout defense, I would guess a decent portion of Cutler haters would at least be willing to discuss the issue. The theme of the discussion would be "Campbell is much better for the Bears in this offense" or something dumb like that.
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I was kind of hoping Smith would get the start. Between trying to contain Gore, Vernon Davis and the deer-like Kaepernick with the football, the LB's are gonna be real busy. While it's great to have Jeffery back for tonight, I'd sure like to see some plays get called Evan Rodriguez' way. You might be undervaluing Smith's value a little bit if you are wishing he played. He's been pretty damn good in the role he's played this year. Now I'm no 49er expert so excuse me if I say something dumb here, but as far as talent he's seems probably a slightly above average, but in the 49ers offense with the things they do, he's been great. 70% completion percentage (1st in NFL), 104.1 QBR (3rd), 13 TD, 5 INT, 7.98 YPA (tied for 2nd and 0.02 yards behind Peyton Manning for 1st). Now part of the reason he's so high in those rate stats is because they don't give him the reigns to the offense and let him go crazy. 192 yards per game is 29th among active QBs and below Jay Cutler, Matt Cassel, Mark Sanchez, Ryan Tannehill, etc. 217 PA this year is 31st in the NFL, 13 passing TD is 14th, etc. So he's not some superstud QB, but if he were playing and Gore was breaking runs and giving Smith opportunities to make smart decisions and compliment the run game, he'd be much more of a worry than Kaepernick.
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I agree. 1 game automatic (unless there's a bye week following the concussion) is a good rule to put in place. It takes away the temptation and guessing games. The only problem is that you are going to get players trying even harder to conceal concussions. In their minds, its hard enough to be forced to miss the rest of the game. I could be wrong on this, but I would think is easier for a Safety to hide a mild concussion from the team than it is for a QB. You'd hope a lot of players would care enough about their own safety to tell their coaches when they feel funny, but I don't many would if they could get away with it. I agree in principle this would be a good rule to implement though.
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I can't imagine that that's actually true. That was out there, but that had to have been a misdirection attempt. Why wouldn't the 49ers know that Smith wasn't going to play, or, at least, that it was very much in doubt? I read somewhere online that he wasn't able to get the neurologist to clear him to play. I'm guessing the 49ers were expecting him to play. If he really did get most of the practice reps this week, the Niners are going to get a lot of heat for seeminly rushing him back. But I don't know exactly how the protocol works. I believe he passed an initial concussion test earlier in the week so maybe they thought he was good to go. Maybe he was passed by their doctors and the independent neurologist wouldn't clear him. Either way its interesting.
