CrackerDog

LOL! Well, there's some bad stuff going on in my personal life which will take a while to sort out. I'm also swamped at work (where I usually post ). I should be back to slapping you around consistently before next season starts.

Somebody needs to breath some life into this board.

Hub is a stupid ass and if the Bears are telling him anything at all, which I seriously doubt, they're feeding him garbage to throw other teams off the scent. Hub hasn't said anything worthwhile in his career and the bitter little man that he became after the Bears showed him the door really told me all I needed to know about his character.

Awesome one NYC! I love a lot of the ones mentioned here so I'll add a more obscure one... Bryan Robinson's kick block against the Packers the week after Sweetness died in 1999. It's become known as the Payton Game and even though the win was totally meaningless in a lost season, I had tears running down. It was a great "moment" and Robinson said something along the lines of "I felt #34 picking me up into the air." These types of moments are what make sports worth following.

If he doesn't fit Marinelli's system he doesn't fit Lovie's system.

I agree. And we got literally destroyed by Dallas earlier in the season (in every way possible) and we weren't the same team afterwards. If we'd have played Dallas toward the end of the season we may have been healthier and picked up a win or two along the way that we didn't otherwise get. Who knows? All I'm sure of is I saw a team in GB this season that won 13 games with marginal talent. That ought to be a cause for optimism here.

The Packers won't be as good next season as they were this year. I see success breeding some discontent on that team, just like it happens elsewhere. Favre will be back but that isn't necessarily a BAD thing. He's had several lousy seasons leading into this good one and then, in the end, he still screwed up. Classic! They are very young but I'm not buying their running game. I think they have some holes on D, particularly in the backfield. I also believe I've heard they may have some potential losses to fix in the O Line if some of their guys go into FA. If the Bears can stay healthy we'll be in it next season and will probably win it. We took the Packers TWICE this year and they didn't make it as far as we did last season. This is a HAPPY HAPPY day to be a Bears fan.

And the way it ended... SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! Favre drops back... HE'S PICKED OFF!!!!! Giants WIN! WOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!

I couldn't agree more. This season was a bust because we finished a game under 500 only one year from being in the SB. But when you look at it, inconsistent (heck, horrible) QB play to start the season couldn't have been expected by anyone. I think the general consensus was that Rex would probably elevate his game, at least a little. Talk before the season was that they brought in Pep to address his lack of consistency and his fundamentals. It didn't work and Rex was a huge disappointment. The D played like a team with half their starters injured. Know why? Half their starters were injured! If you add a healthy Tommie and Dusty to the interior of that line and a 100% healthy Urlacher, nobody runs over us. Further, if we have two healthy corners for the season, we're significantly better. Anderson had a sophomore slump and then got hurt. Brown was IR'ed and then Archy proved why Washington let him go as he played poorly when forced to cover. There were some positives to come out of this, however. Frankly, I was impressed that with everything that went wrong, we ended up the year at almost 500. Down the stretch we built some momentum for next season and Orton showed he can play QB at a pretty good level. Babich coordinated himself around the talent he had left on D and didn't do a terrible job with diminished talent. A few breaks here or there and we could've just as easily been in position to sneak into the playoffs like Washington did. Another positive... Ced was exposed as the poser he is. He'll never be great because he doesn't care to be great. We now know he's a bust and we need to move on. It's all about picking up some guys for the O line and a RB with heart for next year. If we stay moderately healthy and add just those components, we can compete again. I trust JA and Lovie to get us back there and not need to go through a rebuilding process. And, to be honest, beating the Packers twice in a season in which they won 13 games feels pretty damn good. I'm looking forward to next year.

I wouldn't let him scrub the locker room floors much less let him coach. He might be OK as a high school coach... Maybe. For like a girls school just starting a football program...

I just found out the Shoopster is the OC for NC. Yeah, that would be the NC football team that went 4-8 this year. I know they aren't generally considered a football powerhouse or anything, I just wanted to let all the Shoop haters out there know bad things continue to happen to him.

There really isn't any reason to get emotional about this. The kid appears to be short (I don't believe he's really 6-3) and he throws side arm 90% of the time. He didn't look to have a pocket presence either. His line didn't help and it was clear the entire Hawaii team was outclassed. That said, I'd never spend a first day pick on Brennan. That's my opinion based on what I saw. The kid stepped up in class and like many horses he got beat by the field. He came away from the game saying he'd never seen a defense move that quickly. Just wait Colt! The worst team in the NFL is 100% faster and better than anything in college. Of course, if he drops until a later pick on day 2, it'd be worth it for a team that can pick him and let him develop. He may have what it takes to get used to the speed of the NFL given time.

In fact, Hawaii doesn't really belong on the same field as Georgia. Too bad to since I was really looking forward to this game.

Particularly since I forgot Tommie. Gotta sign him.

Get the D healthy. Retool the O Line (2 new starters at least) via the draft and FA. Pick a RB in the first round. Tell Turner to call the games like he did today... Agressive! Sign Briggs, Berrian, and Des Clark. Let Grossman go. You may go into the year with Orton as your QB but bring in a solid FA if available. If not available, draft a QB and keep Griese as your backup. Start Orton. Trade Benson for a mid/late round pick. Do it now. I'm hearing the injury he has will require a lot of work to rehab. Who believes he'll have what it takes to rehab it? Start thinking about paying Hester.

I agree. Heck, even this season, when Kevin Jones was healthy, they put together a series of games in the middle of the season where they were running the ball fairly well. That said, I'm fairly certain Cedric isn't a Martz type of back. He'd have to go. Oh wait, that would be a GOOD thing too! I'm done with Benson.

I don't like the arrogant prick any better than anyone else around here... But he'd coach circles around Turner.

They're proven cheaters.

All I know is Kitna has averaged 4,000 yards and 19 TD's over the last two years. KITNA! He must've been throwing the ball to someone.

We'd sure find out what out recievers were capable of if this happened. You think Berrian and Bradley would be happy? Martz would be an excellent move. It'll never happen.

So?

See the article here.

Pardon me for bringing a little joy into this den of gloom and doom. But I had a little sip of kool-aid after our sweep of the Packers... Given all the damage done to this team: Losing a DT before the season started to his continuous run-ins with the law, another starting DT to IR and another having health issues all season. Losing pretty much the entire OL to age. Losing the better of the two RB's to FA and having little depth at the position. Losing BOTH starting corners for chunks of the season. Losing your starting safety to IR early on and having another guy on the team acquired via FA who just plain blows. Losing your starting QB because he decided to regress rather than step up like everyone expected. I mean, that team under Wanny or Jauron wins 4 games max. This team has a chance to win 7 and frankly, with a little luck, could've won more than that and been in the playoffs. I mean, there were at least three games this season that could've gone our way with just a little luck. We came out of that Cowboys game decimated in every way possible. I guess what I'm saying is, on this Christmas, have some cheer and count your blessings. Our football team can turn this arouund next season. We beat a 12-3 team TWICE this season and that team just happens to be the scumbag Green Bay Packers. I can't help but smile from ear to ear knowing THEY have to live with that all off season. Of course, they'll get to play in a playoff game but I think we all know how that's going to go. ONE AND DONE. Merry Christmas!

I selected OTHER since I think it will be a vet but don't think it will be McNabb. I just get the feeling the Bears will find that next great Kordell Stewart gem of a pickup this offseason that'll have us all scratching our heads while McNabb is kicking ass for the Vikings or some shit. Sorry, I'm down on these guys now and our QB play is inept! I know it wasn't all Orton last night since the line couldn't block my 9 year old son but damn... If anyone thinks Orton is better than Grossman based on this effort they're blind Orton homers. I think the Bears let Rex go this year. I think Griese comes back in a #2 role. I think we find some stiff to come in to be the savior and he'll SUCK donkey balls. I think Griese will then be forced to start for a while and then Orton will mop up the season. Grossman will develop elsewhere. Meanwhile the Bears will draft the next great Cade McNown in 2009. Damn... I just wish this team could hit on a QB more than ONCE in my lifetime.

I think he'll have a solid game... About 200 yards throwing one TD pass, maybe more. We're indoors and the Vikings defensive backfield is suspect. The pass rush could cause him to make a few rookie mistakes so I wouldn't be surprised if he looks a lot like Rex... What does it mean, it's the first step in the process of determining what we do in the draft and what we do with Rex. If Kyle has three excellent games to end the season, you can forget about Rex and you can forget about going for a QB early. With our horrendous O Line I expect he'll look like a Bears QB, nothing special. He can't move outside the pocket all that well. I expect we'll see Kyle produce a few decent plays tonight but not enough to pronounce him our starter for next year. If he continues to progress, he'll be in the mix during camp next season. Anyone?