madlithuanian

Agreed. It's hallow. But, I'll take it. I feel good about Cutler. At least at the moment.

Sold!

Exactamundo! Connor, you nailed it!

Brilliant rant!!!!!!

Possibility #1. We suck at drafting....

Bears 92 Kittens 0 ...I couldn't help pulling a Bill Swerski. We need some levity!

No argument there! That's pretty much what I'm implying in my post. I'm more than happy to give him a shot, but there are simply no guatantees.

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Call me crazy, but I don't get the argument... You have to be in it to win it. If you do not address OL, your OL will suffer. Given that there are limited options for OL in FA, it would make sense, that the more often you dive into the draft to find someone, the better your odds are. And when it comes to drafting, the higher you draft, the better odds of getting a true standout. We all know that the exceptions make the rule. But if everyone thought you could get starters in rounds 4 and lower, everyone would trade their 1st 3 picks or pass on the draft slot. And that is obviously not happening. To me, it's a simple thing. You try to fill as many holes as possible with your drafts through a few years while nabbing a good FA here and there. And certainly, you cannot ignore glaring holes. By constantly drafting undersized linemen, short D-backs, odd projects, and the occassional find, Angelo has shown that no matter what philosophy you prefer, he has far too many failures on his resume.

We need someone that can draft period! We should havce drafted far more OL, but even if we didn't it would be more forgivable if the D guys chosen actually made the cut instead of just having youtubes of pool jumping...

That actually sounds like a decent possibility for the score. I'm not so worried about Best at the moment. Our front 7, now healthy, should be able to keep the rushing from getting out of control. However, the passing worries me. Burleson doesn't, but Megatron scares the hell out of me. Tillman did a great job last year after the half, but I'm not sure he can do that again a year older...

I'd say pin it.

At least at the moment. I don't have any doubt that the reson he looked so off was that the primdonna took training camp off. He, and the WR's looked flat. I think in week 4, we'll be seeing what is really up with Favre. But, I was thrilled with the Saints win... A Favre loss is the next best thing to a Bears win.

Bon Ton Roulet!

Was he even in the batter's box?

Ha! We need a thread of these!

indeed...

True enough. And it just wouldn't be a message board w/o someone flogging the dead horse comment about "opinions and a-holes..."

Competition... Last year's schedule was easier than what this years appears to be. Obviously, strange things can happen and certain teams could suck due to injury etc, but from the looks of it, while we improved the team, I don't believe the improvement % matches the improvement of the teams we play this season compared to last.

I too am sure of that! Although I'm more than willing to give Martz the benefit of the doubt. Maybe a little bit some with Tice as well. But on the defensive side, it's a joke. And Smith is a joke among jokes...

I really don't know what to think. All I know is I'm not expecting miracles. Nor do I think we'll flop that hard. But, I seriously just dont know...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/writ....1.3/index.html On the bright side, we can only be pleasantly surprised, right?

No doubt. They did prettymuch luck (good or bad) into Warner, but they did get Faulk, drafted talent on hte O-line and at the WR position. Thus making up all the toys Martz needed. Once the O was putting on a clinic, the D needed only bend and not break. It took a virtual miracle for them to hold TEN out of the end zone in their SB win. But, the O was strong no doubt. One of the strongest ever.

Agreed!

1. My kool-aid bottle is empty. It was re-filled a bit with Peppers, but it's the sugar free version. It tastes funny. However, agasint Detroit, there is a chance we could shine... 2. You are right, no one saw the Rams coming. However, the reality is that that did have studs. Especially for that system. 3. Agreed on SF. But how much input does Martz have w/ our offensive personnel? He inherited our guys. However, I do feel that the keys to the car have been given to him, at least for the here and now. 4. Cheers indeed! Anything not resulting in a Smith firing is time wasted... I just don't see him changing enough to be a SB winner. Leopards don't change their spots.