CrackerDog

Still the same way today and all of the notes talk about next week so this is intentional. To everyone else, I realize this is just the writer's opinion and he works for USA Today, blah blah blah. That isn't the point. In fact, I'm not even ready to say the Bears are top ten! What I am saying, however, is this sports writer is f*cking lazy. If you spend more than 5 seconds doing your job properly, you don't put the team the Bears just beat one slot ahead of them. It's asinine. And this is one example of millions reflecting how weak the typical sports writer's brain is.

Take a look at THIS and tell me if anything jumps out at you. I know, I know, I shouldn't pay attention to this stuff. But when they just saw the two teams face each other and they're ranking 10 & 11, you'd think they'd give the nod to the team that WON THE GAWD DAMN GAME. I hate sports writers.

LOL! I'm against any new Webb threads being started on this board but damn dude, that was funny!

Absolutely right! I mean, sure, Suh is being charged $100k which is a big number but how big is it in comparison to Bostic's who makes so much less and which took place during a preseason game which he gets paid almost nothing for. The punishment needs to fit the crime! Bostic's hit was borderline legal (if not totally legal) and in the motion of an actual tackle, while Suh is a repeat offender and his hit was clearly unnecessary! I don't know anymore. Goodell needs to get his head out of his ass. As to the Packer's hit this weekend. It was flagged and is probably fine-worthy as well. Because of the premeditation, for certain. But Harbaugh is a whiney bitch about his QB's getting hit too. I mean, if you want to expose your QB's to those hits and you're OK with the rewards, be prepared to pay the price and quit your crying.

He's a scumbag. If $100k fine doesn't wake him up then he'll need to be suspended for a substantial portion of the season. I'd say 3 games minimum with the next offense and then indefinitely thereafter. If I were a lineman I'd dive at his knees every play. Take him out before he could do it to me. And potentially save the careers of countless others by remove him from the game, hopefully permanently.

My recollection is he gets more inaccurate as you put hits on him. Favre used to be the exact opposite. Ol' Jethro would take it as a personal slight and come back at you even stronger. God, I hated that guy. But he earned my respect, even as a Packer.

Vick's pass to his TE for the TD was a laser. I'm not sure forcing him to throw will work. He's pretty good. But he'll weaken as the season rolls on. The human body isn't made to take that much punishment and QB bodies can't get hammered by LB bodies for long before performance degrades.

Yep. I was wrong about them not being ready for the season.

Crazy. But frankly these two teams aren't any more ready for the season than the Bears were. This is being blamed on the CBA but let's be honest, teams COULD play their starters more than a few downs in the preseason. That might be what needs to happen.

It's an amazing shot. Really shows his "mean". Haven't had that on the line since Olin. Anyone know when it occurred in the game?

Yep, that's why I mentioned Bill. I get that same feeling, albeit VERY early in his career and way too early to tell. I just hope for a nicer version because Bill B is total asshole. I like your word philosophical.

Still couldn't seem to get a stop on 3rd down for most of the game.

Ha! What, don't you think we should've just assumed all was peachy in the line like Madman Martz would've? I don't think most disagree with you, it's just that in the first half the offense did look a bit anemic.

I think Trestman agreed with you. As did I, when your post was made, and even now, upon reflection. They opened things up a bit in the second half, got some breaks and won it. All in all, not a bad progression for a single game.

It was interesting to hear his post game comments. What I noticed mostly was he seems to have very little ego. He basically said "We made better play calls in the second half on O but even then it was up to Cutler to use his legs twice to get the job done." It's refreshing to hear something like that. I recall previous regimes falling over themselves to claim credit for plays that went well. In the long run it'll be interesting to see how well his personality fits into this world of huge dollars and huge egos called the NFL. His whole "I just asked them to be good teammates" bit seemed a little naive. But with that said, hell, sometimes simple truths are the best plans. Maybe he can count on the pride of his guys to motivate themselves. A leader like Peanut out there, leading by example, that's great to see. We need more of that from Briggs and probably someone on O, like Cutler. It seems like there's definitely some of that developing in the rookies on the line. Mills being more the quiet type, Long the more vocal, crazier leader. We'll see. I don't want to get too ahead of myself. It's only one game and this is just a simple observation. Trestman isn't like anyone I've ever seen coach the Bears. Lovie was that laid back guy but often what you heard from him in interviews seemed to be canned responses, a little bit of bullshit, and some ego. Ditka was great but he had a HUGE ego. Wanny seemed pretty fiery but lacked any real cerebral part to his personality. Jauron was quiet too but almost too nice a guy. Trestman seems like he's got more brewing behind the scenes than Dick. And since he's new, the players, the media, etc don't really know what to make of him. He's playing his cards right, IMO, thus far on this front. Let's hope we've got the nicer version of Bill Belichick here. I'm rooting for his continued success.

Ha. I expect that was HIM wearing his emotions on his sleeve. He ain't goin' nowhere. PS. I agree with you. At halftime I posted 4 negative observations. All were spot on and all were addressed in the second half. Obviously there was a touch of emotion in my posting those thoughts but equally as obvious was that the team itself agreed with the evaluation and made some changes. Per what I heard in the post game interviews, there weren't game plan changes so much as better execution. Pads lower, etc. All I know is it seemed we got a little more pressure on Dalton, we didn't drop as many balls, etc. Whatever Trestman said at half time and whatever changes they made in play calling due to being more comfortable that the rookies could get it done, made a big difference and changed the outcome of the game.

Definitely NOT the Shane Matthews offense...

Based on watching other games, the Bears sloppy start isn't unusual. Cutler can, in fact, bring his team back from a deficit. The rooks on the line can play! The FA pickups this year will contribute. Nut is still GOOD. Trestman can game plan and make halftime adjustments. Gould is the best PK in the game today. Hester didn't look special to me today but I'd still rather have him than play against him. The D needs to tackle a LOT better. Briggs in particular. The run to the outside on 4th and 1 showed guts. That play will often not work but it won us the game today. I loved seeing us punt the ball inside the 10 yard line as often as we did early on. Jeffrey has grown as a receiver since last year. The Packers are tied for last!

I think that was a misconception from and during early in his career. Lovie clearly trusted him for the last few years. The guy is a ferkin' stud.

Lighten up. Nothing I said was inaccurate.

I give you a ton of credit for being the voice of reason during a half of football that left most of us disappointed.

The Bears didn't play very well and beat a damn good football team. They'll only improve from here on out. This game leaves me optimistic. Coaches have plenty to work on but a W is a W.

Tackling blows. Third down D sucks. Offense is underwhelming. No pass rush.

http://www.nfl.com/injuries This is clearly a good thing. The way training camp started, I recall being a little worried about this. Let's hope we stay reasonably healthy throughout the season!

I'd assumed all along Wootton was the man but according to this article it hasn't been decided yet.