Pixote

I have to believe the Bears Defense should be able to shut down TBs offense, which certainly does notimpress me at all. I would not be surprised at a shut out. If they score my guess is it would be from D/ST. Now how the Bears do offensively, well, that is the question in most of our minds. We thought Forte would struggle against Carolina but did quite well. Why not against TB? I think Carolina has the better defense of the two teams. Hopefully we see some groth out of Orton and his pack of WRs.

With K Smith & R Johnson on the roster, he will probably get as many touches as AP or GW for the Bears. I would be surprised if he sees the field in week 5.

If he were borderline to make the roster, I am sure it was because of the amount of veteran Safties ahead of him, not because he did not have potential & skills. I like this kid and think he will do excellent in the NFL. I am sorry to see McGowan injured AGAIN, and out for the season. Happy to see Steltz get an opening. Is Tampa 2 defenses usually this rough on safties or is it just our misfortune that we can not keep safties healthy?

I like your thinking there, let Forte set the standards for others to be compared to him. I like that.

Strange, it worked when he first posted it, I checked it out at that time.

My only question is in 2009 who will Hanie be competing against in preseason for the starting QB position? My guess would be Simms. We draft a QB in 3rd or 4th round. Rex & Kyle? Will either be on our roster next year?

Picksheet for week 3 is ready. Be sure to submit before the start of the first game on Sunday! I do not ever recall all 16 home teams being favored to win against the spread! TalkBears Pick'em Contests Good Luck! Pixote - John

I say the Bears get several truck loads of dry ice. We need to recreate the fog bowl.

bowlingtwig & marked both came in with 12 wins this week, with bowlingtwig inching out marked for 1st place with the tie-breaker. Great job fella. Looks like this is going to be a tough contest this year. 2 weeks with lots of games left, a lot of entrants with some very impressive scores. As of the end of week 2 - 58.1% is 12th place. That winning percentage usually will take first place by the end of the year in previous year results.

bowlingtwig & marked both came in with 12 wins this week, with bowlingtwig inching out marked for 1st place with the tie-breaker. Great job fella. Looks like this is going to be a tough contest this year. 2 weeks with lots of games left, a lot of entrants with some very impressive scores. As of the end of week 2 - 58.1% is 12th place. That winning percentage usually will take first place by the end of the year in previous year results.

There are few elite teams this year, we saw 2 of the better ones last night in Dallas & Philly. Pittsburgh, Denver, NYG, and SD (despite 2 losses) are right up there. I agree, the Philly game is going to be a TOUGH one.

2nd and long is Prophet on the forum. You could PM him through the forum or email him through the Yahoo FF site.

Agreed, if Olsen does not make those two fumbles, we probably win the game. This thread, just as the ones calling for Orton's benching would not appear on the forum (except for the die hard Rex fans who would be calling for Orton's benching no matter what happens).

If Olsen does not make those two fumbles do we win the game, yes. Would we have this thread, probably not. Would we talking bringing in Rex, probably not.

I know at the time we traded him there were no tears shed on the forum at Bearstalk. He had not performed for us like he is in Carolina and many of us were happy with the draft pick we received for him. Like you said, hindsight is 20/20.

Can you ask for a better start?

This game is going to be tough. Hopefullty we can squeek it out. The Philly game scares the crap out of me. They are playing great so far, I know it is early, but if McNabb stays healthy along with Westbrook, and their aggressive defense style, they are going to be tough to beat.

Excellent article Noots. Thanks for your insight into the Bears. I value your opinions very highly!

Yes it is,

The Picksheet for week 2 is now ready to go. Be sure to get your selections in before 11 AM CST this Sunday the 14th. http://www.talkbears.com/Contests/index.htm I will be uploading selections made daily, starting tomorrow night (Wednesday). We will see how this works out and go from there. Good luck this week!

Sorry, link now fixed.

I loved this bit from the Daily Herald, actually got a good laugh out of it to start my day. Some NFL Predictions to make you laugh or cry

....... to congratulate you on beating everyone in the weekly pick'ems contest. 13-3 to start the year off, WOW! You are a marked man now, we will all be gunning for you! LOL Here is a link to this weeks results: Week 1 Pick'em Results

Agree with you on this one. The Bears need a minimum of a 60% run to 40% pass ratio to be successful, IMO. Run that ball with success like in week 1 and we will win a mess of games this year.

Congratulations to BearFan2000 who comes out swinging the big lumber and collecting 13 wins in week 1!! Outstanding job! Now be careful, there are a few games left to select and we are gunning for ya! LOL Here are the results from week 1: Pick'em Results from Week 1