Alaskan Grizzly

I agree. The power ranking each week, like mock drafts, is a sham. The season is too long to start formulating who the best teams are now and project them to be for the rest of the year. Too many variables to consider. I for one am good with people "disrespecting" (or disregarding) the Bears. Makes it easier to do things without the microscope on you 24/7. Look at the alternative in a team like the NY Jets. That is a circus. Doing everything they can (led by the ring leader Ryan) to be front page news each week only to flop time and again.

I thought there were murmurs about two-three weeks ago that Williams had fallen from grace. And he had been residing in the dog house for some time. If that be the case, farewell Mr Williams.

So the bigger question is why did they bring back Bowman? Not that I'm against it since he is a local HS graduate and alum of the college team I follow.

http://www.prosportsdaily.com/articles/pla...ars-728416.html I for one am good with someone like Burress coming to Chicago. I think it evident in his last attempt at playing in NY wasn't as much to blame on him as much the circus that is known as the NY Jets. Burress would like to give it another go and probably could be had for cheap. And if it doesn't work out, and he signed low, the Bears could dump him after Jeffery is back. http://www.prosportsdaily.com/articles/bea...nse-728370.html And the idea of the team doing no-huddle sounds like a splendid idea. With as much as Jay is effective on the run, it would only highlight his skill set. That and since the team has been having issues getting plays on the field it could help in working out the kinks.

I'm good with it. Surprise, surprise. And Mongo, what "f'ed up" situation are you refering to? The fact the team started out 4-1 this year and 7-1 last year (until Cutler and Forte got hurt) are things to definitely consider.

Keep him. With Cutler (hopefully) in place for a awhile, and the offense finally resemblant of an NFL caliber team, the last thing they need is to have to restart with the WHOLE line.

Out 4-6 weeks http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=8479835 Ouch.

There were a lot of weird similarities to last weeks win. The team came alive in the second half, Tillman returns an INT (after the receiver continued deep and the pass was short - just like last week) for a TD, Briggs' catch run and score, Hester's reception that looked almost incomplete (although last week he did it for a score) and until the end it looked like they were going to do the 'sweetness score' of 34 like last week. I hope they don't become predictable. Ha ha ! With Alshon my guess is broken finger or hand.

And some will say that Lovie doesn't influence or coach people to be better.

This just confirms what most of us have been thinking. He has truly come along and helped the team immensely. Nice work Tim....keep it up.

Another thing to consider, and something I was thinking of while watching replays of the last game, two major cogs on both side of the field (Urlacher and Forte) are still playing and will only improve as the season progresses. With Urlacher obviously he knew himself well enough to be able to produce despite his knee hurting him. And the coaching staff recognized he wasn't doing any good in the GB game (think it was) that they had him sit out part of that game despite Urlacher not being happy with it. His injury mangagement has been key to the Defense being what it is. And with Forte, my hat's off to him. I was beginning to wonder when a few weeks ago he was injuired I said "not again" and "he just got PAID, this can't happen". And despite hurting his foot again in Dallas, he came out and played like it was nothing. That means something to me as a fan. I'm sure that inspires his teammates to do better, at least I would hope it would. What the team is doing this year, despite the "slow start" has the feel of something special. It might be too early to think "this is the year" but so far, they are doing a pretty damn good job.

It's what they call: "going up and getting the ball at its highest point". Since he's (Jennings) pretty short he had to come up with a way to play big. Think he may have found it.

And yet they are 3-1. A "slow start" is better than going in reverse.

Something I heard about him was that he worked a lot in the offseason. More sepcifically his jumping ability. That was pretty evident in the first two games, especially when he leapt to get those two INT's during the Indy game. That and a lot of time with the "JUGS" machine. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09...th-tim-jennings

Although be it...a truly debatable 1-2. I can't believe you're making me say something that resembles support for the Packers. Anyhow, despite the 8 sacks in the FIRST HALF, Rodgers was able to still make an attempt at a rally. Despite the officiating. And in the end wouldn't you prefer a QB that takes chances with bad ball placement, or one that. "eats it" and saves the team another shot? There, I said it now I have to go eat a bar of soap.

So knowing that you de-value the sack as more a piece than the puzzle itself, how do you explain Aaron Rodgers? Does he "run scared"? His team finished 15-1 last year despite his being one of the highest sacked...er rushed QBs in the league. And he's so far been sacked 16 times this year, 8 times in the last game alone.

Not at all. I thought Lovie was going "Bill Belichick" on us and the injuries were worse than known. Not that having Bell injured would really matter all that much... IMHO

I have seen comparisions drawn to Rex Grossman many a times, especially nowadays with how Cutler is performing. Problem is Grossman was like this from the beginning. He would literally throw the ball with his eyes closed sometimes. He also appeared to be made of glass since he spent parts of the first three years injured. Cutler has earned a reputation, even before coming to Chicago, as a "gunslinger" and that usually interprets into someone who is willing to do what other QB's will not and that is force the issue. And that further translates into turnovers. The above analysis is actually pretty well done. I don't agree that "the pocket was breaking down in each of the pictures" as with the first one (or second) shows Cutler well protected and in another shows Webb actually containing his person one on one (Matthews?). I think it safe to say that Cutler is having issues "in feeling the pressure". Even in my laymen understanding of how a QB thinks, I saw one play in the game last week where the pocket was starting to collapse from Cutler's right (in almost direct sight of where he was looking) and instead of rolling backwards or to his left, he tried to squeeze through the rush on his right. I thought at the time how odd that was of Cutler as he used to be really good at being aware of his surroundings. Continuing my thought of before about "pre-reads" and what not. Each week the team practices the plays they are going to do for the upcoming game. The routes are run, the timing played out, the contingencies considered. That being the case during the course of a game (and thinking like a QB), my thought would be that as I break the huddle I'm already going to be looking for the weak spots in the opposition D. What play did I call and how is that going to exploit them? Do I need to consider an audible? Where is the rush??? etc etc? The play I call involves the "X" reciever to do this, the "Y" one to do that and I will most times have a "hot read". So no matter what happens and if I can't see because there is a lineman in my face and I'm running for my life, that hot read will be there. If not, I roll out and to the out of bounds it goes. And beside that I know that my other receiver(s) will be (or should) running their respective routes. So without really looking, and taking into consideration what I "PRE-READ" I will know whether my receiver is open and whether he will be where he needs to be in the 3-4 seconds I have to hold the ball in the pocket (on average). If not him, then option B etc to the "hot read". I think somewhere in all of that Cutler has broken down. He is still harboring his "gunslinger" mentality where he's convinced that he can make the plays that others can't. That's why the hesitation. And like I said before, he was the one when in Denver that said he had a stronger arm than did Elway. So, that should guage a little better where he stands on all this.

I concur.

I thought Bush was the one with the shoulder injury? Holy cow! Sounds like an injury bug of epic proportions. I don't like this trend for sure.

Wonder if he did the tattoo himself?

Or as many have said, Green Bay could have played better (like everyone assumes they will) and put the game away in the 2nd or 3rd quarter. "If you wanna crown their a**, then go ahead!" I'll say it again... The Pack is NOT what we thought they were.

Touche!

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/...on-flight-home/ Really, you're going to protest until the regular refs are back? Please do.

So I have to ask, in the below photo does Webb get partial credit for the Sack? Or was Cutler not completely in "his grasp" before the GB defenders? Is there replay on this? I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. *edit* I couldn't help but notice that Cutler is already displaying his dissatisfaction with his right hand in this pic.