CrackerDog

I simply don't see how anyone can blame either Hardin or McClellin on Lovie. When Shea was drafted everyone said "Emery must be drafting for the next coach because he doesn't fit this D." Now all of a sudden he's a Lovie pick? I don't care who the HC is, the GM makes the call and he went with both players. I think we're all in agreement that neither looks like they have a glorious future. I'm not giving up on McClellin but he hasn't proven anything to me as of yet. So, to summarize, let's just drop the Lovie bashing on things he doesn't likely deserve bashing for. There are plenty of legit reasons Lovie could be hammered, let's keep this site fact-based.

Looks like the coaches agreed with you. They just benched Freeman. Starting that kid from NC State, Glennon, this week.

Didn't you just contradict yourself, one line to the next? If our D Line is 75% crap, how can we only need a FS/SS to complete the process of becoming elite?

Hard to say for sure since they've played a pretty weak schedule. With that said, here are their stats: Week 1 @BUF 2 fumbles recovered 286 total yards Week 2 NYJ 4.0 sacks, 10 total points allowed 3 interceptions 1 fumble recovered 318 total yards Week 3 TAM 3.0 sacks 3 total points allowed 1 interception 323 total yards Obviously the Bears have had better turnover stats than those (11 total thus far) but they've given up 1,149 yards to 927 for the Pats. And the Bears haven't exactly played offensive juggernauts either.

I refuse to give him a grade until I get more data. If I had to give him a grade right now it would be I (incomplete). His draft last year doesn't look much better than it did at the start of the season with Jeffrey being the only apparent keeper in the bunch. Hardin was a known injury risk and whaddayaknow? Shea might still improve but he's never going to be a first round value. This year's draft is still to early to evaluate but clearly looks better than last year's. I obviously like some of the free agency moves he's made and the Trestman pick was gutsy and has certainly panned out so far.

Getting rid of your cousin has really paid off!

Ha, I was just trying to draw out Boston Boxer. The Pats have a great coach and a great QB, their D is pretty solid so they'll never suck as long as one of those things above remains true. I just get tired of hearing about Brady and the invincible Pats all day long on ESPN.

LOL! If you don't count the fact that I went to college I'd be a ditch-digger.

Ha! My only child, a boy, is 15 now. I still recall how exhausted we were when we brought him home. I'm sure you're better prepared since this isn't your first. Still, it is your only girl. What a learning experience that'll be for the next 30 years!

I wouldn't go so far as to say the Patriots suck... but they kinda do. I think by the end of the season they'll be back on track but right now, right at this minute, I'd say the Bears could beat them easily on a neutral field.

Long might get votes based on his personality alone. And there's the issue of his dad being a public figure most football people don't want to piss off. Don't get me wrong, Long is playing well and I love the kid... But this award is typically given to someone who touches the ball. I'd be shocked if he wins ROY.

Excellent news! Congrats!

I like their rankings! We're only behind Denver and Seattle... http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1783149...-week-4/page/31

We just went from having little depth at DT to having none. Expect moves to be made. I hope Melton can come back next year at full strength but his negotiating position just went down the toilet.

Thank you, sir.

I think we did the analysis a few weeks ago. A lot of his money paid thus far has been considered bonus (due to his deal being renegotiated). We'd therefore take a hit to the cap for all that deferred compensation when/if we cut him loose. But we wouldn't pay him his 2014 money which is an offset. I can't recall the exact details but if SCS's is interested he can scroll down a few weeks and find the thread. Best case scenario is Peppers gets back to close to his high standards of play and we re-sign him to a new deal which has a deferral built into it. I saw some speed back in his game last night, particularly when he ran back the TD. I still hold out hope that JP will be with us for a few more years.

The Packers need to get their running game working or they'll continue to unravel. Their D isn't special and the O Line is average at best. Rodgers will continue to take a lot of hits if they can't run the ball and their line is ineffective. Getting Lacey back will probably help. They have a bye this week.

I'd add Denver in the AFC and that's about it. As to this game, it was a lot of fun and I usually get worried and pissed off when games go like this. I'm not sure why I was chill last night but it probably has something to do with our resiliency over the first two weeks and maybe a little bit of feeling like we already had two W's and a third one this early was unexpected, even by me, a Kool-Aid drinker, at this stage of the season. With that said, the D continues to be one that bends and gets turnovers. This is great when it works. But you can't count on it when you're up against teams in the playoffs. It can work but I'd almost rather have less scoring from the D and have them be able to stop someone more consistently. I realize Peanut wasn't 100% and he missed chunks of the game but damn, there were WR's from Pittsburgh running around with no Bear in sight! I thought we did get pressure last night. Not sure what you're all bitching about. What you saw last night was Big Ben's game (besides raping chicks in bathrooms). Early on they got a few nice runs on us but basically we shut down the running game. It helps that the Steelers have nobody playing the RB position, I suppose. We took some hits via the injury bug last night. At positions we already lacked depth. If we go into next week's game without Peanut, we're dead. Melton is a big loss too but I think we can cover that one better than we can the edge against Megatron. Forte and the O Line were excellent. Hester disappeared. I guess he figured he had a good week last week so he could afford to make shit decisions the entire game this week. Pathetic. Jeffery looks like he'll be an excellent #2 for us. Really grew into his role and matured. Bennett's catch was amazing for the clincher. I picked this game 27-13 Bears. Felt like the Steelers were a lousy football team. Still believe that. They produced more than I expected because our DB's disappeared. I mentioned Nut above and I'll give him a pass. The rest of the guys though, not so much. And Briggs, while having some solid plays as well, didn't get deep enough when they were playing cover two. Ben's pump fakes ate us alive all damn night. I predict a Bears loss next week and it may be a bad one if Nut isn't able to play. We'll put up some points but the Lions are good on both sides of the ball. If we win the turnover battle 5-0 again, we'll win. If it's a lot closer than that, we'll be 3-1 and behind the Lyin's in the division. On a related note, I hope someone goes for Suh's knee and puts him out for the season during the game. I hate that prick. The schedule this year only gets tougher. The Bears will need to play better to keep up this awesome start.

Lovely!

My apologies. Please send the dry cleaning bill to CrackerDog Industries.

Bears win this one 27-13. Shouldn't even be that close. And to get this thread started properly (and because I won't be posting in it during the game) I have the following things to say... FIRE TRESTMAN! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GAWD DAMN CALL!!! (After a running play is called on 3rd and 2.) CUTLER SUCKS. I WONDER IF WE CAN STILL TRADE FOR GROSSMAN? (After Cutler calls a timeout.) HOLY SHIT, I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS EMBARRASSED TO BE A BEARS FAN. (After the Steelers hit a 49 yard field goal.) NICE! I THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO SPREAD THE BALL AROUND TODAY! (After Marshal's first catch.) BEARS WIN!!!! I LOVE THIS F*CKING TEAM!!! (After the Bears win 27-13.)

Not as certain as you were earlier. I'm not even breaking your balls, hell dude, you know a lot more about this than me. And the fact that you're not certain means it's ripe for error by the officials. Those are rules I hope the league has refreshed this week so they're all on the same page. Frankly, with the Weems play last week making the news, it wouldn't surprise me if everyone started doing this with a higher frequency.

I think that one is easy unless I'm not fully comprehending your comments above. It would be touchback. The first touch occurred in the end zone so the receiving team could end up with the ball no worse than a touchback. That would've been the same answer if Weems had fumbled the ball and it was recovered by the defense anywhere on the field. In this case it went out of the back of the end zone but that didn't really matter.

Ha! He who shall not be named! I agree. The flaws with the team are as obvious as the things that seem to have improved. And as you said, the flaws are things that could be addressed with good coaching, player health, etc. Only time will tell. But at 2-0 it's good to be a Bears fan.

Name me a starting RB who doesn't take a lot of punishment... NFL linebackers aren't nice.