BearFan2000

or nullifies his speed. Take away his speed and he's average at best.

It makes you wonder is our line as bad as it has looked all year or is this just a rare "planets in alignment" phenomena where the line just played well all in the same game. This game makes me wonder a lot of things like that. Also: 1. Ron called a good to great game, it was balanced, creative, and played to Jays strength 2. The D held it's own for most of the game other than the stretch where we let them back in. 3. The energy the team played with was the highest I've seen this year. They looked prepared. 4. Can this roster with some tweaks actually play consistently good like this over a full season 5. Why is it that only when their backs are against the wall and jobs may be in the balance do they step up and coach well. 6. What is a realistic timetable that the Bears can be rebuilt? Prior to tonight it looked like a total rebuild project. 7. Was tonight's game just a team that over achieved or a glimpse of what the Bears can be if coached well consistently?

I know we're speculating here and yes it is bitter sweet, I was enjoying this game as we actually came to play and for the most part did play well. I agree that regardless Ron will likely be gone. The question beyond that was that prior to this game how likely Ron would be accompanied by Lovie and maybe even Angelo. Even prior to the game the water was muddy and no one's crystal ball is 100%. Let's just say for the sake of argument that Lovie and Angelo do stay. I'd have to say that's possible to likely. Ron being gone and a new OC comes in, and perhaps Angelo pushes a real DC that may not subscribe to the Cover 2. The question then becomes... Can Lovie be a serviceable HC if his two coordinators are of good quality. Cheeko did well as DC because his D was a hybrid of the the system that Lovie favored and the background that he came in with. We need a Defensive philosophy here that is versatile and mixes a balance of aggressiveness and discipline. I have to ask can this scenario work should Lovie be back next year. If he is back I think it's important to bring in quality coordinators and Lovie has a more hands off approach. The goal needs to be as system that can work long term. What I don't want to see is Lovie brought back but we still disappoint next year and a new coach brings in his guys and Jay has three OC's in 3 seasons with the Bears. Now if the Bears see this game as the aberration it is and still decide to cut Lovie Lose we get a new HC and can bring in a guy with Cutler in mind.

The problem is with Turner game calling like this happens once or twice a season but the majority of the time you are left scratching your head. This one good game does not absolve him of his past sins.

even with that it was a close miss. Gould has been such a huge find for us. It's easy to forget all the bad kickers we've seen here.

As I posted earlier by selling my tickets to this game I guaranteed a win. Maybe I should buy sixteen game tickets next year and then sell them..... on second thought, my wallet would not allow that strategy. LOL

I have to say that was a gutsy call. I figured three straight handoffs and another FG attempt. We went for the Kill. That is so un-bear like. Tonight we looked like a completely different team. We actually looked competent. And beat arguably a superior opponent. I thought we'd get lazy and at the end it looked like we had but Kudos to Jay for stepping up and going toe to toe against Favre.

HOLY SHIT!!!! Ha ha suck it queens

Turnover, bears ball!!! Ball was coming out before he was down... should stand. it aint over yet

Not yet the D finally held and we have another crack at it. We have definitely had our chances

missed.... game over

odds just went up 75% we still need to get more yardage. 45 yarder

they win the toss it's over book it. We win the toss, we may have a slim chance. odds of us winning this game I'd say 25%

hopefully he is ok. I feel bad for Peanut he's had such bad luck with Injuries. I like him as a player and as an individual. A great guy, but as much as I hate to say it, it's probably time to move on without him just like Mike Brown. Why is it that when we finally find guys that are impact players and then they become injury prone....

Offense has gone into hibernation Defense now letting the vikings have whatever they want and when ever they want. end result a valiant effort for 3 Qtrs and then we lay down and die. Favre is getting all this love, but the Bears are laying down now.

Jay's pick tonight was totally his fault. Run and slide or chuck it into the first row would have been better options. He was out of the pocket so he had no reason not to at the very least throw it away. I will say that 22 of 25 being his fault is BS. It makes me question how closely he "studied film." Broadcast crews often get lazy and take the easy angle on stories and just regurgitate what others have said. Jay statistically has a high number of picks but the percentage that are is fault is not as high as gets reported. He has had virtually no help from the other 11 on the field. Bad picks happen to all QB's no matter how good or bad.

saying lovies good at anything is laughable

This is a big part of why we will end up losing. Jay's pick was not a good decision. there's those huge holes in the coverage that we have come to loathe

was on the ground and rather than touch him down the vikes player choses to land on him. In the process his leg gets rolled. Sure hope it's not serious.

They were both pushing each other should have been a non call.

What an odd experience... On one hand I'm actually enjoying how the Bears are playing, seeing Favre sulking on the sidelines, knowing that with a win we can deny Minny the #1 seed and they could and up without a bye in the first round LOL On the other hand it is irritating that when we have played like crap all year we finally see good good coaching, effective pass protection, effective running, a solid passing game, solid red zone offense, special teams playing well, and defense doing well. Can our coaches only coach well when their backs are against the wall and their jobs are in jeopardy? It should not take this situation to motivate our coaches or team to step up.

Holy shit we actually got a pass interference call and Olsen wasn't murdered to get it.

Williams should have been starting all year. He has looked good and natural. This time around they are actually helping with chip blocks. Pass protection and a little success running the ball and Jay looks like a totally different QB. Further proof that the O-Line has to be a priority. When Jay has time to read the play as it develops he isn't forced to throw it to where his first read should be with defensive linemen breathing down his neck he is pretty darn accurate and can truly use that cannon of an arm. Fix the Line and you go a long way towards fixing the offense. Jay's 25 pics have a lot to do with virtually no protection, no run game, and little chance to get comfortable in a game. At the end of the day people will focus on 25 and say Jay sucks but forget that one man can't do it all. Forte as well has looked sharp, he is using better vision on his runs. Even a decent run game works wonders and makes the play action a possibility. It also takes pressure off the QB. Play calling we are actually seeing play calling that caters to Jay's strengths not forcing him to be what he's not. This so far is Ron's best game calling this season. Now on the flip side I do feel that the Vikings felt they'd just come here and have their way and who can blame them we've given plenty of reason to think that way. They are now trying to turn it on down 16-0. My guess is we will still lose because our coaches can't adjust in game. Once the vikes get their crap together they will take over the game.

now a pass interference Tillman gets pushed but he's called for the interference.....how typical.

We are actually seeing good play calling. They are rolling cutler out, using protection packages to keep him upright and give him time to throw. Amazing how those things are helping Jay look like the QB we gave up so much for. What puzzles me is we are 2 weeks from the end of the season and are just now playing at a level we were hoping to see when the season started. If we do in fact win this one good game plan and effort cannot overshadow the poor preparation of the past 14 weeks. If anything it's more an indictment of the coaching staff that the same players that were inept for the better part of the season that are playing well tonight. And just as I type it we call 3 straight dumb calls. Things are going well Ron tries to get cute and clever so he goes away from what was working.