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Cutler had a bad game period. Given his injury against Detroit and the fact he could barely throw afterwards I was happy he was in the Carolina game. I wasn't surprised his deep throw came up short by 5 yards but I was surprised we called that play. This week he has an extra day to rest and hopefully two weeks removed from the injury he won't be feeling the effects in his throwing. Or in his head.

Peyton Manning says "this will never happen".

If we want to talk about average players then we should talk about Hester. Going after Cutler as if he's the biggest problem we have on offense is missing the blocking. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/team...eer-passing.htm Cutler ranks 4th among Bears QBs in total yards, soon he'll be second behind the famous Sid Luckman. He should pass him up next season. He's already our most accurate passer in team history and he has more TDs than Harbaugh, McMahon, and Kramer all three of which had better Oline play. Is he Tom Brady? No. Is he a winning QB? Yes. Did I mention he's in his 3rd offense since joining the Bears?

I'll gladly take that 15 yd penalty for a crack back block on Suh.

Still can't figure out why he ended up this way. You'd think as bad as our LG play has been at times that his versatility would have been worth keeping around for just a $1mil/yr. This is not Lovie's style. At some point we'll hear why he fell so far from the good graces of the coaching staff to get dumped mid-season. Did he gripe about not getting a shot to start at LG? Not getting enough reps at LT in camp? Trying to figure out what Emery is doing too. We just signed another TE giving us a lot of depth at one position. I can understand the Zach Bowman signing for special teams with McManis hurt but why keep 5 TEs over a former starter for one of the weakest roster spots? Nothing in the first few games makes me think Chris Spencer is a better backup at LG than Chris Williams.

Eldridge says he's lined up in the backfield as a FB before and enjoys it. Kyle Adams won't make it there as a blocker and Spaeth and Davis are strictly inline blockers. Rodriguez returned to practice on Monday but Eldridge seems like a chance at H-back depth that the Bears couldn't pass up. I think the Bears have missed Rodriguez' blocking out of the backfield far more than they've admitted.

At this point it seems more like due diligence with our H-back and two RBs injured.

I remember when the "real" referees robbed the Seattle Seahawks of a Super Bowl victory. Robbed the Oakland Raiders of a Super Bowl birth. Robbed Julius Peppers of countless holding penalties the last couple seasons. Green Bay had plenty of opportunities, 4 quarter's worth, to put this game away and couldn't do it. As long as the Packers complain about the bulls..t pass interference call that extended their drive to what would be their only TD in the game then it's fair.but they won't complain about that bogus call. Therefore bad officiating gave the Packers one TD and gave the Seahawks one TD and that's a wash....Seattle should have won 7-6.

When I hear a Packer fan complain about the BS pass interference call that extended their TD drive then I'll listen to them complain about the last play of the game. I'll listen but won't care. Plenty of opportunities to win the game well before that and they couldn't do it. Talk about their 8 sacks in the first half...fix that before you even begin to complain about the refs.

If he keeps this going he deserves to be in the Pro Bowl.

It is already clear that Emery won't be paying anything close to his current contract unless there is a huge turnaround in his performance. It's clear he doesn't have the same burst he used to have. He is still an outstanding PR even if he makes bad decisions at times and as a backup WR I like having him on our team. His name alone could bring him far more money with another team than what we should pay him and if that happens let him go. Use the cash to fix the Oline.

DJ is stupid.

Had to stop laughing before I could type: Kolb and beating/injury have gone hand in hand here in AZ and back in Philly. Not sure which rookie QB you are referring to (unless you are talking about Skelton who is in his 3rd season) but regardless his stats are bad and yes, Kolb knows he's fighting for a job.

It's something but hard to be confident. I don't think Spencer ever got comfortable with his footwork on the left side but I'm just basing that on the fact he's always getting pushed around.

and wishing he had a full year contract. If I were Armando Allen I'd be nervous, very nervous.

I would say that lineup was intentional against the Packers to take away all deep threats and keep everything in front of them. We gave up one TD to one of the top 3 offenses and the best QB in the league so I'd say it worked.

I watched Kevin Kolb get chased all over the field today yet he never put his head down and kept on fighting and pulled out a win. This was a different Kolb than what I've seen in the past when he used to panic like Cutler did. I've been very critical of Kolb for that but today he earned a victory on the road against the Patriots, very impressive performance on his part behind a lackluster Oline. If you want to be an elite QB that's what it takes.

I think Jennings got a 2yr deal but in essence you could say that's probably a one year deal if the Bears were to choose. If he keeps playing this way I wouldn't be surprised to see the Bears try to extend his contract either mid-season or in the offseason. We need to secure one good CB with Tillman aging.

Yes, hard to fault the D for holding the best quarterback and one of the top offenses in the NFL to just one TD. Offense was a disaster from play calling to execution across the board. I remember years ago under Jauron we played Detroit with a bad run D and we passed all game long. Same deal here. If you can't game plan on your own at least read a newspaper article or two to learn about your opponent. The only offensive player who impressed me was Michael Bush.

D impressed me until they got tired late in the game.

I agree with everything said because it was horrible offense all the way around: Bad play calling --this did feel like I was watching the Martz offense with Cutler sitting back there for 5 seconds, 2-3 before he started running. Where were the quick reads? The running plays...we had some and they were effective especially with Bush in there. Bad Oline play...nobody knew who they were blocking and if they did, they couldn't block them anyway. Bad QB play...Jay looked lost yet determined to hit big play after big play and held the ball way too long on many plays. Kellen Davis...this is your last year as a Bear. You got your big payday and relaxed all offseason. Matt Forte...if one more announcer claims he's an outstanding pass protector they should turn in their microphone and go home. Far too often he blocks like he's wearing a skirt. Somebody needs to sit him down in the film room and watch some clips of Walter blocking.

I'm thinking it's time to unleash Mr. Rodriguez into the passing game against one Nick Perry. Perry has been relatively lost in his new LB role and responsibilities all through training camp and has not done well in pass coverage, not even on run defense. He was one of the bigger disappointments for the Packers in camp. The 49ers took advantage of him by running at him and were very effective. We should do the same and then use play action to allow Rodriguez to slip by him. I won't pretend to know the Packers coverage schemes but I have to think this is either going to result in some blown coverages or at a minimum some hesitation on the pass rush from Perry.

Will we make the change this week? I find it odd that nobody in the media has even speculated about the Bears adding an OT and what it means for Chris Williams.

Could not care less.

Toeaina didn't do much IMO although I haven't watched a replay of the game. The addition of Collins back into the mix should help us if Paea is healthy. Paea will move into Toeaina's spot as the starter at NT, or at a minimum this week split the time there with Toeaina leaving Melton/Collins to rotate at the 3-spot.