CrackerDog

Dude, I'm right there with you. He was terrible. Looked like me running around the tackle play after play, being made irrelevant each time. And I'm 50! He's a weak link but I guess we don't have a better option if you're assuming Fangio is a defensive genius.

It WAS, however, disappointing. And with Jay's salary I think Bears fans should expect the clutch performance not the fizzle. Can I condemn the guy for one mistake? No. But I understand the aggravation given the several years of performances we've already seen from Jay. With that said, the team actually played pretty well. They looked like a professional football team with obvious flaws playing one of the best teams in the league. If they continue to progress, I'll continue to be patient.

If we pressure Rodgers, they don't score over 24. If we don't, it's going to be a LONG day.

Hub can kiss my ass.

I posted this in the Gase thread too but I think it also belongs here. As to trying to remain positive about this weekend... We're first and foremost fans on here. So we should be a little pumped going into the season, even if we're a tad unrealistic. Second, with all of Cutler's problems and the shitty coaching we had here, he still threw for almost 4,000 yards (over 250 per game against GB last season) and that's with sitting out a game, being dinged up, etc. And Forte put up almost 2,000 yard of offense himself! Sure, the OL is still a concern but a creative offense, better D and ST's (and you can't get much worse than what we've seen here the last two years in those categories) and you could see this team be competitive with better field position and ball possession. Losing Marshall isn't going to help here but hopefully Alshon, Marty and Matt all play up to their capabilities and we've got other WR's who can run good routes. Obviously Jay needs to minimize the mistakes which we'll just have to see if he's capable of doing. The preseason was somewhat promising on this aspect. And being a Bears fan for as long as I have, I remember teams with less talent than this one appears to have still grind it out game after game and be 500ish. With more explosiveness in the passing games than those teams, a defensive genius as DC and a group of RB's we should be able to rotate and keep fresh, you're damn right I'm optimistic. On Sunday we find out what we've really got in this year's Bears.

Well, first off we're first and foremost fans on here. So we should be a little pumped going into the season, even if we're a tad unrealistic. Second, I think you're right. Look, with all of Cutler's problems and the shitty coaching we had here, he still threw for almost 4,000 yards and that's with sitting out a game, being dinged up, etc. And Forte put up almost 2,000 yard of offense himself! Sure, the OL is still a concern but a creative offense, better D and ST's (and you can't get much worse than what we've seen here the last two years in those categories) and you could see this team be competitive with better field position and ball possession. Obviously Jay needs to minimize the mistakes which we'll just have to see if he's capable of doing. The preseason was somewhat promising on this aspect. And being a Bears fan for as long as I have, I remember teams with less talent than this one appears to have still grind it out game after game and be 500ish. With more explosiveness in the passing games than those teams, a defensive genius as DC and a group of RB's we should be able to rotate and keep fresh, you're damn right I'm optimistic. On Sunday we find out what we've really got in this year's Bears.

Let's hope this thread has many cheerful posts on Sunday after 3 PM!

How about when Woody Hayes was asked why he went for 2 when his team scored on Michigan while already leading by 30 points and he said "Because I couldn't go for 3." That's how it ought to be. F*ck McDickwad, I hope we jam it down his throat.

It's not an act. It's who he is. Which either makes it better or worse, depending on your perspective. All I know is I realize that if I piss off the owners of the company I work for, I can't expect to remain employed by them. Simple, really.

Makes sense.

This coaching staff doesn't f around.

Given that some of our guys are better fits for other systems and other's cuts better for ours, this is a strong possibility. I saw that Jennings signed with Tampa, for example. And teams will cut some good players to gain cap space, I believe. It'll take a few weeks to bring any new acquisitions into the fold but ultimately they'll be productive. I hope.

Or in this case a jackass

Just glad it's over. I do wonder if the league will appeal. This is, however, a real indictment of the arbitrary nature of Goodell's rulings. I believe Brady was guilty as sin but if the NFL can't convince a judge to take their side, when the Commissioner is supposed to have discretion in these matters, it speaks volumes about how shitty a job he's doing.

I ended up drafting him too. Damn it! There was a run on WR's so I had to take a chance. Hopefully he's not put on IR tomorrow...

I'm fine with it as long as it means Rosario is gone.

There's also no reason to be this firkin evasive. Something's up. I have my fantasy draft tonight and was looking at Alshon being available at the end of the second or beginning of the third round, when I'd probably take him. But at this rate, I'll pass.

I'm not even sure about that. Clausen may be better in this system. RGIII would be an awesome change of pace but teams really don't do that these days.

Well yeah, but we've been saying that for a long long time. I'll believe it when I see them do it. With that said, I understand using a 4th round pick on RB this past draft. With Forte up there in years, last year of his contract and the talk that he could hold out (at the time) I see the logic of the pick. And I think they got a steal.

Unfortunately this smacks of desperation. And I worry about Long getting injured with so few preseason reps at T. With that said, they have no other option besides letting Jay get killed.

Rosario played like absolute shit. Not saying he deserves to get cut but it wouldn't surprise me if he was.

This is taking "next man up" to unprecedented levels.

Ha, yeah, I wonder where "fans" like this would've been in the 70's when we had Walter and the defense to watch and nothing else. Year after year until we brought Iron Mike to town. No matter what the record is, I'll watch this team and expect improvement over the fiasco of last year. If I see that, the W's will start to come and the team will gel. And that'll get me even more stoked for the following season. But I can't see ever giving up on this team in the god damn preseason.

Preach it! Fact is I had nothing to do with Nelson's injury and my feeling good about the Packers having fewer assets isn't going to change his recovery time. I feel pretty confident Jordy isn't following the comments Crackerdog makes on this site. So F him and F the Packers and F their idiot fans. I hope he's just the first of many major injuries they sustain this year and they don't even win the division... THE BEARS DO!!!!

Amen.