CrackerDog

Did anyone else see Charles Barkley defending AP on the pregame this weekend? He said it's a southern "black" thing and everybody should back off and leave AP alone. For his comments alone I'll never respect Barkley again.

I love looking back at these game threads after the fact. The only one gutless around here was Terra and the others who bailed on the Bears in the first quarter. Haven't you girls learned not to post when you're emotional during the games? It only serves to make you look like complete fools later.

And Jay needs to show up ready to play at the beginnings of games! That first 28 minutes was ridiculous. But you can't argue with the results in the end. Bear down!

The texts he sent the mother prove he's guilty. He should be done in the NFL unless there's something we don't know that explains all this shit. But I simply don't see a way he doesn't end up found guilty and kicked out of the league.

Jesus H Christ! The ONLY time McCown was significantly successful in his career was last year and it was his first year in Trestman's system. People, get a grip! You can't have it both ways! There are outstanding WR's in Tampa and McCown is clearly god according to many here. So no, that's not an excuse. The fact is it was McCown's first game there this year and sometimes it takes a guy, even a good player, a few games to get their shit together. Far be it from me to ask that Cutler be shown the same patience though. I might get called a homer by ass-clowns like Terra. PS. Check Dan Marino's first year stats as a rookie.

I agree. At a minimum the dude covered up a murder. His character is certainly questionable. I wouldn't want him associated with the Bears in any way.

I think Cutler is a tool but he's far from sucking. Whether he deserves the money he's being paid has yet to be proven out, which is unfortunate given his age. But at a minimum, he's an overpaid, very talented, mediocre QB. If he plays up to his potential this year, which is what the bears were betting on when they gave him the new contract (second year in the same offense, good offensive line, yadda yadda yadda) then he'll be far and away the best QB in Bears history. But he's got to do better than he did last week because that honestly did suck.

I always thought Harbaugh was arrogant even as a QB. Never liked the guy. But he's one helluva coach. Ditka was the worst when it came to having a huge ego. Harbaugh learned from the best, in that regard.

To address your point directly, I'm a little hopeful we can see something out of Conte this year. He'll never remind us of Mike Brown but he might remind us of the Conte we saw two seasons ago... And that's OK with me. If he plays well enough, we get more pressure up front and our linebackers are better than last season, with decent play out of CB (assuming Peanut doesn't blow out a knee) we might have a middle of the road D which can be enough to get us somewhere this season.

Julius Peppers was in on a few plays last night but he certainly didn't make me miss him. Could be that he's just learning the new position or it could be that he's well beyond his prime and needed to go. Time will tell.

All I know is that the panic we saw here after the preseason loss to the Seahawks appears to have been a little overdone.

New England $122.00 San Francisco $117.00 N.Y. Giants $111.69 Dallas $110.20 Chicago $108.44 N.Y. Jets $105.66 Washington $102.00 Baltimore $100.19 Philadelphia $98.69 Houston $88.98 Minnesota $88.53 Denver $87.96 Indianapolis $86.32 Green Bay $85.61 New Orleans $84.87 San Diego $84.55 NFL Average $84.43 Pittsburgh $83.97 Arizona $82.15 Seattle $80.77 Atlanta $78.58 St. Louis $73.86 Detroit $72.98 Carolina $72.44 Cincinnati $71.26 Kansas City $68.38 Tennessee $67.15 Miami $65.16 Oakland $64.80 Tampa Bay $63.59 Buffalo $62.01 Jacksonville $57.65 Cleveland $54.20

Terra is an ass but he's right about our back 7 to a degree. It'll be tough to get teams off the field on 3rd down with this crew. Our only hope is a major improvement with the pass rush which could cause a few turnovers. Otherwise, this D will be on the field a LONG time each game, giving our excellent O less time to score. Not a good combo. And if this is the result this season, I'm all for shitcanning Tucker and Emery will have one more season to get some damn players who can play on that side of the ball.

If this happened when they were on a bye week, or three weeks before the season opened, or maybe even a little later in the season... I'd feel the same way you do. But I'm sorry, you don't take a day off when you're a team leader on D and your guys are preparing for Opening Day. That's bullshit and like I said, one more reason I don't see Briggs as a leader.

Takes a "Personal Day" off from practice the week before Opening Day to go to his restaurant's opening in California? Not surprising from him, a guy I never really thought had much character. Not going to hang him over it either but I think it's just one more nail in his coffin. He'll just never be a leader.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/8/28/6065...bowl-prediction

Nope. I mostly ignore Terra. Just wanted to lighten the mood.

I TRIPLE DOG DARE YOU TO SAY SOMETHING POSITIVE.

Yep. Class move.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1984.htm

Probably true in the modern NFL but I remember a season under Ditka we played like 5 QBs in a season, including Payton, and we went 10-6 that year.

Please note, once again, I had nothing to do with this. Everyone needs to apply the "Don't Be a Dick" rule and get back to worrying about our Bears.

We're being outclassed in every aspect of the game. Super Bowl champs tend to do that to opponents but we're not even close to Seattle's level right now.

I'm done with saying "This has got to be the year Detroit lives up to their talent." I've been saying it for so long and I've NEVER been right. I guess maybe I'm a jinx? OK, in that case... THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE YEAR DETROIT LIVES UP TO THEIR TALENT! Our division is tough guys. Splitting with them all is a distinct possibility.

He's certainly handed out more big suspensions during his terms than anyone on record. I guess here's how I see the good and the bad... Good Got a long term collective bargaining agreement with the players that puts a little more balance in the negotiations between teams and players. Seems to have gotten players attentions with all of the suspensions. I'd say the league has cleaned up its act pretty well. Obviously there's always going to be issues just like anywhere in society but overall, I'd say the douche quotient in the league is down from when he took over. Set aside more money for retired players via the last deal. Is dealing with the concussion problem better than anyone before him. Games on 3 night a week! Thursday, Sunday and Monday. The more the better, IMO. Bad Personal gripe, I hate the BS rule changes he tests out like the extra point from the 15 yard line. DUMB. I think he's legislating out the violence in the game, thereby changing it, for the worse, forever. He screwed up on the Spygate thing. I think the Pats should've had those championships reviewed and taken away much like we've seen in college ball. In opening the can of worms regarding older players and injury settlements, he's succeeded in possibly having even more lawsuits hammer the league. Listen, I love Jimmy Mac and it's tragic what's happening to him, but I don't think he deserves a dime of compensation for his situation. Every player in the league knows injuries are going to happen and that constant blows to the head aren't good for the brain. This isn't news. OK, that say you? I'll probably think of ten more on my home from work today...