CrackerDog

I love my son. Not sure how that precludes me from holding him accountable. Must actually take an internet GM because I'm missing something.

Because the NFL is pathetic. This marginal team has no place being this close to the playoffs. What keeps us there is our suck shit division and the fact that while the Vikings are very talented, their coaches are probably the worst in the division. And they don't have a QB as good as Orton, which is friggen amazing. Hey, in many ways I agree with you. Jason has always fancied himself a better GM than Jerry Angelo. But while I really like what Lovie Smith brings to the table, I can't stand either coordinator. And frankly, I'm giving Angelo one more year before I start bitching about him since he's actually had a couple of good offensive draft picks in the last few seasons. This team still needs to build the O Line and find a WR or two worth a shit. If they can accomplish that this off season, the O is capable of winning games again. I think Orton will improve with better receivers. The D is now the issue. Urlacher has a season or two left in him. Briggs is still playing at a high level and probably has longer than Urlacher at a high level. Vasher literally disappeared this year. Peanut is getting old. Our D Line is good but not great. Of course, I think Babich is partly to blame for that. And Lovie for hiring his lame ass. I don't know what the future holds for Hester either. This coaching staff literally took the most exciting player I've ever watched play the game and turned him into a terrible WR. I mean, isn't it supposed to work the other way? Aren't players supposed to be "coached up" not down? Has a QB ever developed in Chicago? Orton is playing well but his deep ball is MIA and you could've put a damn skirt on him against Green Bay last week. He looked like he didn't want to be there, afraid of the cold. Hell, it was COLD but my 10 year old son and I hung in there! This coaching staff needs to develop leaders, particularly at QB. And I don't see it. So, no, I don't have all the answers and I don't think I could do a better job than JA or Lovie, like some here do, but I do know this team isn't to be lauded because they're within striking distance of a playoff spot. The division was there for the taking, on a silver platter, and we're sitting here hoping the Giants don't take the week off. That isn't seizing victory in my book. That's the seasonal version of playing not to lose that I hated so much about Jauron.

Merry Christmas everyone! Even if you were naughty this year, we all got a "gift" on Monday night! By the way, my ten year old son and I went to that game. And yes, it was CRAZY cold. Here's to playing in January! That'd be a happy New Year!

TJ is their #1. I'd take him in a heartbeat.

Better to get a WR via free agency or trade. Perhaps Boldin is still pissed at the Cards? Drafting a WR is a craps shoot and they aren't worth a shit for 3 years, regardless.

I've posted recently on my thoughts on Bill. As I stated then, I think he's a disgusting human being but a great coach. I won't go into more details since you can find my last post if interested. Anyone who loses a talent like Brady and still has his team playing well enough to challenge for that division title has my respect. The point is, however, that there simply aren't many great coaches anymore. And the Bears have Lovie at the top, who I really like and respect, and then a bunch of guys who represent mediocrity below him. I'm not sure we have one position coach worth a damn. And our coordinators aren't getting the job done. All of this is just my opinion, of course, your mileage may vary.

Thanks. I was proud of that line, as well. LOL

Let's face it guys, this Bears team isn't very good. Our QB play is reasonable and we have a solid young RB. But out O Line is old, beat up and not exactly great these days. Our receivers SUCK bigtime. On D, we can't tackle. We can't seem to play 3rd down either. At times, teams run at will on us and at others, we play the run well. Our special teams aren't very special anymore. Oh, and our coaches are so vanilla it makes me sick. But that isn't what this post is about. Our guys are our guys and I love them, regardless. And if a Packers fan said anything I've said above I'd beat him senseless... But with all of our obvious flaws, we're 7-6 and still in the playoff hunt. Hell, I thought the Lions were going to beat the Queens today and put us back into a tie for first in the division. Too bad they didn't. Shit, with a little better luck this flawed team could be 10-3 right now! THAT'S THE POINT. This team and many like it have records well ahead of their talent and ability. I'm sitting here watching the Sunday night game and if it were any more boring I'd puke. This isn't really anything new. The game has been in decline for decades now. Every week 20 teams (or more) take the field just BEGGING to be defeated. And often they play other teams that suck as bad as they do. What are the main three causes for this? Free agency? Probably. Specialization? I think so. Look at Hester. He was a "special" player and now he's a joke. Bad coaching? Sure as shit! You look at good coaches like Bellichick and he could take a team of high schoolers into the playoffs in this league. Great coaching is almost a thing of the past! I think, maybe, because players come in making millions, they're uncoachable so maybe the coaches don't have a chance to be great anymore. Guys like Ditka would have 5 heart attacks a month coaching these asshole players. I think another factor is the amount of money in the game. I'd like to see the NFL and all other professional sports take a huge hit during this recession (or depression) we're in. Having these guys see their salaries shrink 50% or more would make me as happy as a pig in slop. And no, I've never held it against them for getting everything they could. But that was then. And the crazy money seems to have had a horrible influence on the game I love. So maybe it's time to adjust. If ticket prices and TV money decreases, we'll see prices at the grocery store go down and maybe a mom and dad could afford to take their kids to a f*cking game again! Sorry for the rant gang, but watching the games today was really frustrating. It just isn't fun watching crap teams.

I'm sick of his BS. He can't run the right routes... He can't return kicks... And now he can't even field a friggen punt! He's a guy who got the big check and started to play it safe. He's a pussy! I say bench his ass for a few games until he gets his head straight. I know we don't have anything else, really, at WR, but I'm sick of Hester's lack of production. He's got no heart.

I don't agree and yet I do agree... I think Turner and Babich both deserve to be fired. That said, Lovie hired them. So, damn... I like Lovie but his choices at coordinator sure leave a lot to be desired. I'm sure they'll all get one more season... And then Jerry, Lovie and everyone else will get fired together. Which is how it ought to be, if things go down, everyone ought to go together.

Damn, glad I could jinx Belichick today. He got SPANKED!

He's probably the emergency QB which means he's still available.

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Don't get me wrong, I hate the guy. He's a heartless robot. His teams run up the score and he's been caught cheating. But damn, I look at the scoreboard every week and it doesn't seem to matter how much talent he has left on the field. He loses his QB, no biggie. They march on. His won/loss record has to be right up there. He's won a number of championships and had the undefeated season going last year until the final game. I think his legacy is tainted by the cheating thing and the biggest choke of all time losing last year, but he's probably still going to finish up his career thought of as the best ever. This is "on topic" in that Papa Bear is obviously one of the other top contenders for "best ever". Thoughts?

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Babich and the D line are the soft spots on this team. I'd also say Hester is a HUGE disappointment but he isn't causing losses, just not adding wins right now.

Beer. My favorite hard drink would be a vodka martini. But I also enjoy a margarita every now and again.

He's sucked donkey cock all season.

I almost did this post a day or two back. But when I had it written, I realized there wasn't a lot of content there so I didn't hit post. You did a nice job on laying out the logic. I completely agree. Unfortunately, we're not favored in this game. We'll need a couple of breaks, win the turnover battle, etc. I think they'll just hand the ball to AP all day long and win a 20-17 type of game. But their coaches are stupid so I could be wrong. If we get a few picks, take one to the house and get good field position via our special teams vs. theirs, this game could be ours. If we win, we're in the driver's seat. If we lose this game, it's the start of the late season slide. Orton needs to kick some ass against that secondary. My fingers are crossed.

Cool. So, is the "RB" made from the jersey?

Where are you now with this lineup? Just wondering. I know Warner and TJ have panned out nicely but the rest of that team looks pretty weak here at the 10 week point. Cotchery was solid for a while but I think he's petered out, hasn't he?

How do you like it now? I'm 9-1 in my 10 team league right now, three other teams are 7-3. I've wrapped up my division with 4 weeks to play. LOL To be fair, my team has changed a lot over the year with trades and free agent pickups. But Gore, Jennings and Berrian were all steals. I traded away Calvin Johnson, I believe, at his max value. Hope he sucks the rest of the way out. Funny thing is, my squad had to carry Manning for the first 8 weeks of the season. He's come around a great deal lately! Anyway, that's why they play the games I guess.

Run a crossing route where his WR is coming across the middle and we've got a TE or FB coming the other way. Throw the ball wherever you want but the FB/TE's job on that is to "pick" the corner. Only in this case, the pick is so hard a hit it rattles his little pea brain. Most often, pick plays, while illegal, aren't called.

I saw Hester get into it with him a couple of times. But... To your point about the second man getting caught, sure, that's true. But who says the retaliation has to be immediate. Take a play or two, or a series or two, and then blind side him with a high/low. Ditka would've drawn up a play, special, on the fly, to set him up. And Buddy Ryan would've too. We need some heart. And it starts at the top.

Get off Rex's sack. I started this thread and the title lays out what it's about. If you can't deal with the fact that Rex looked like Rex during this game... Not my problem. I was one of his biggest defenders for a long time. In this game he proved precisely why we've moved on without him. He had two good series in the entire contest. He missed open receivers all friggen day. With anything close to just an average NFL QB perfomance out of him, we'd have won that game by 10. He had all week to prepare. In short: He sucks.