jason

3 good quarters, 1 bad "play it safe" quarter, and the Bears go for the kill in OT? Who kidnapped Turner? Easily his best gameplan all year. It flowed, kept the vikings off balance all night, and gave us a glimpse of what this ofdense can do with an OC calling a competent game (and an OL playing well). Bear Down!!

Could this breakout game be the first towards Aromashodu becoming the Chicago version of Brandon Marshall?

I won't even take the bait. You're clearly being stupid just to get a response. See Connorbear's reply about announcers if you want the real answer.

I give a crap because I am a Bear fan, and get sick of the lazy reporting that causes people to ignorantly base opinions on stats and stats alone.

The pick this game is all Cutler. He tried to force it. But to argue on the side of Jaws in this regard is highly ignorant. Nobody can tell me only two or three are on others, and the rest are on Cutler. Sounds like Jaws is analyzing into things like the "almost INT" stat.

Yeah, Cutler's INT was pretty bad, and all on him.

I don't know what the hell he is looking at on film, but there is no way only two or three of the picks are not Cutler's fault. I can think of two falling WRs, two wrong routes by WRs, one DPI not called, and the play where Hester ran into the Ump just off the top of my head.

Sorry, gotta call BS on the author of this article and his "inside source.". Urlacher is sorely missed and far from the most overrated player in the NFL.

Hilarious that you called the poor game-time adjustments before they happened. If LovieCo doesn't make an adjustment, it will be yet another example of LovieCo simply being outcoached once the other team adjusts to the Bears playcalling.

It only took Turner 14 games to call a good game. And how did it happen so far? Stretch plays and runs to the outside were added in, deep crosses, and then the play action pass was thrown in. Oh, and what play resulted in a ridiculously easy TD? That's right, the old play action pass, roll out pass to the WIDE OPEN TE. It is not rocket science folks; every team in the NFL has been using that play successfully for quite some time. Glad Turner finally caught on to the obvious. Now if Lovie could only create a defensive adjustment that didn't completely suck.

Sorry, but the PI on Tillman was legit. He held Rice in the EZ.

How inconvenient. But it doesn't really matter anyway; I'm sure Lovie and staff would have figured a way to keep Adams limited to about 5 snaps on obvious running downs.

As I've said numerous times, Turner's too far into the forest to see the trees. Only an idiot would send help against a weak DE, and single up a slow OT against an opposing DE who just happens to be one of the best in the NFL. Once again, facts come out to support the idea that Turner's been bad for a long time, and anyone who supports him just doesn't seem to understand common sense football.

Finally given the chance to show why Jay Cutler has been lobbying so hard on his behalf since the start of training camp, WR Devin Aromashodu made a strong impression in the Week 14 loss to the Packers. Aromashodu highlighted his first start as a Bear with a terrific 10-yard back-shoulder TD catch. He had two catches for 10 yards in Week 15. "Cutler likes that he's a bigger target," a team insider said of Aromashodu, who was plucked off the Redskins' practice squad last season. "He's not just a possession guy; he can stretch the field. And he's the only receiver on the team who can win jump balls." Why the Bears waited so long before working Aromashodu into the mix wasn't the only question left unanswered after Week 14. Equally curious was the decision not to start LB Jamar Williams one week after a 20-tackle performance against the Rams that many believe deserved a lot better. Good questions. I think Aromashodu just lost out in a numbers game. Bennet, because he was not used last year, is essentially a rookie. Knox is obviously a rookie. And there is no way Hester didn't start. Williams, however, is a different story. He should have seen more playing time.

My disagreement with the last one is, I don't really think the WR opposite him is making that big of an impact to hinder or help one way or another. Further, if the OL was improved, like you mentioned, the very next most important thing to make Hester better is to get rid of Turner. Without Turner in the mix, I have a feeling, just like I did before this season, that the WRs will be better than everyone thinks, and the suitable opposite WRs will emerge opposite Hester. In fact, I'm convinced that the Bears actually have a pretty decent, if not a bit raw, corp of WRs. Knox is lightning in a bottle. Bennett is a great possession guy with deceiving speed. Aromashodu looks to have some serious talent. And Hester is obviously one of the most dangerous players in the NFL. Get rid of the OC and improve the OL, and the WR will emerge.

Actually, when he was on the field with the Bears, he did look pretty great. He looked fast, strong, and just more athletic than most players. He looked explosive. The problem is, he was never on the field. I hated the pick when it happened, but I was hoping for the best.

I'm all sorts of behind the idea on getting Russ Grimm. Too bad the Bears missed the boat on Alex Gibbs being available.

And I was screaming the entire time that Gage needed to be in the game more. Him and Bradley. Dez White was hindering progress the first year, but the offensive scheme and QB really blocked progress during Gage's entire time in Chicago.

Ooooh. I forgot all about the check-box F'up.

Ogun has been a nice guy, a decent if not overrated performer, and I appreciate his contribution to the Bears. But he's not someone that will be dearly missed.

Huh? Get better on OL and WR, but put all the draft picks into the defense? That doesn't make sense at all.

For those outside of the Chicago area, could someone please post a link to the ad, take a picture of the ad in the paper, or do something else so that everyone can enjoy what their contributions have produced? thanks

Tough call. I'd say start Manning. There is a good chance he'll at least get 2-3 QTRs of play, and with that time he'll more than likely put up the same stats as Ryan.

Seriously, could someone on this board be a better GM than Angelo when it comes purely to talent evaluation and drafting? With regards to the salary cap, let's just pretend that someone else is handling it on the team (even though I think LT2 could do a better job than anyone on the Bears). In regards to the draft only, do you think that someone from the board would have done a better job than Angelo since he's been with the Bears?

I just chipped in $20. I think the best part is their beginning statement: "The Chicago Bears organization is in disarray. Both the general manager and head ball coach are making decisions that quite frankly, you or your neighbor could probably make… better." Ain't that the truth.