BearFan2000

Hard to say, how easy hard that schedule will be once the season gets under way. Strength of schedule is so flaky cause teams that suck this year can be goo next year, teams the are good this year can suck next, and great teams this year can look average. At this point yeah that schedule looks promising. We can look at our division first of all, GB will be a force still and even while redily supplying the IR roster this season they have remained a dangerous team (wish we'd have beat them and knocked them out of the playoffs). Minny mostly needs some stability, I dont' see Favre coming back next year let alone to the Vikings. So they have to figure out who their QB will be whether it be Webb or someone else Jackson may be gone as well. Peterson is a load but he can't carry an offense. They have talent at wide out but need stability at QB (sound familiar). Detroit I think will be a force to be reckoned with with if not next year but the year after. They've been quietly loading up with talent and are now learning how to win and finish games. They are no longer a cellar dweller. so within our division alone, there is a tough GB team a tough up and coming Lions team, and if Frazier can right the ship in Minny we could have a very competitive division on our hands. By far the weakest division in our conf is the west and we face one team from there in Seattle who is more in the playoffs by default because someone had to win that cruddy division. The south has Atlanta and No and the upcoming Bucks and the horrid panthers. we play everyone in that division. We host the birds and the panthers and visit the saints and bucs. Three of those four games could be tough. THe East has the eagles who are kinda up and down, the Giants who annually fade at the end of the season, the Cowboys who have talent but haven't play up to their abilities. Eagles are the only team we have from the East. The AFC teams Chargers, Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs. Depending on when we play the chargers it could be a challenge but it's at Soldier Field. KC has improved but again it's at home. At Denver could be interesting Tebow gives them mobility at the QB position that they missed with Orton. Oakland has improved as well and that's not an easy place to play.

quiet thread for a game day game thread. Let's go Bears almost game time.

yeah should be a crazy week for the NFC playoff picture. I know I may have to burn my keyboard after typing this but I will be pulling for the vikings tomorrow. won't get to watch it. I'll be at a Trans Siberian Orchestra concert in Columbus, OH but if the Vikings some how pull off that miracle win we have the #2 regardless of what happens next week. Most likely though the #2 seed will be determined with our game against the packers and the Eagles game against the Cowgirls. Personally let's just win over the Packers and take the #2 by force lol Now if we beat the packers next Sunday they can still sneak into the playoffs with a giants loss to the redskins which is very possible. Giants are in full collapse mode.

exactly what a wild game

Today was a gutsy win. When we needed the offense to keep pace because the D was escorting the Jets to the end zone we kept striking the end zone matching them punch for punch. This was a wild game all around and man how many times did my heart about jump out of my chest. If we'd have played even decent on D we could have blown them out. One thing the Bears did show is they are capable of going toe to toe in a shoot out. That pick 6 and the missed FG were huge when they happened. But were for the most part the two biggest black marks on the the Offense and all in all they are forgiven because they kept us in the game when the D was giving away points like it was going out of style. On D we got virtually no pressure on Sanchez was he even knocked down at all? We sat back in coverage and let them make the catches and hoped to make a tackle or strip. It's a passive Defensive philosophy akin to a a cop setting a speed trap waiting for someone else to screw up. We wait for the opponent to make mistakes whether it's a bad throw, a shot to strip the ball, a pick, etc. Our defense doesn't attack it sits and waits for a mistake to try to capitalize on. It's only effective when we get turnovers. No turnovers and we give the opponents easy drives for points. it's a Gutless way to play defense.

Don't we still need to win next week to have the #2?

GAME OVER INT HARRIS!!!!!!

can't give them free yards

1:14 seconds and the D needs to hold them out of the end zone. Need a good punt and good coverage.

totally agree We need to leave no time we'll probably run again on 3rd down for a couple then punt. Hope I'm wrong and we pick up the first down.

Huge 1st down

anyone else feel like every Defensive possession is going to give you a heart attack? Horrible Field position again at the 5 now.

what a give up possession.

we're going to call 3 straight runs and punt.

that should have been grounding

an announcer calls the Bears cover 2 exactly what it is. Prevent

in other news grass is green

yep. Big miss there by Gould. Really needed to punch it in for the TD. D needs to really step up. now.

held them to 3 Hope Hester runs this kickoff back for a TD

shut down corners are wasted in a system that gives a 10-15 yard cushion on every play.

need to tackle rather than spectate. Piso in great position to make a play and they still get 8. while he watches the paint dry.

Neither defense playing up to it's billing today this was supposed to be a low scoring game. add to that who ever's D steps up first will likely win this game.

offically a shootout? TD Bears!!!

well that was short lived the offense is clearly going to have to win this game our D gave that up wayyyyy to easy.

enough of this bending... need to break their backs here.