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.

Chris Williams looks really good right now.

Chris Williams looks really good right now.

Yet another strike against the coaching staff. He should have been at left tackle all year.

 

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Yet another strike against the coaching staff. He should have been at left tackle all year.

 

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Absolutely. He looks natural there, moving to his left.

Aromashodu also looks pretty good. Amazing Cutler has to throw to the likes of Aromashodu, Knox, and Bennett.

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.

Should the Bears move Manning to RB, now? lol

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.

Thought it was funny that Gruden was saying how Lovie was good at masking coverages and such when Gruden himself is not coaching and in the booth.

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.

Watch. We will lose this game. Vikings player with a bit of a cheap shot to Knox as he was lying on the ground. Doesn't look good.

saying lovies good at anything is laughable

Sick and tired of this goofy group campaigning from the booth about how they feel bad for Lovie. Like this whole thing wasn't Lovie's fault.

 

 

Jesus.. Can we have any more big injuries this year? My god, Knox goes down with a knee and now Tillman has to go out on a stretcher. Thank god this season is almost over! I'm sick of all these injuries!

Watch. We will lose this game. Vikings player with a bit of a cheap shot to Knox as he was lying on the ground. Doesn't look good.

I thought hitting a defenseless player was a personal foul? Why have the rule if it doesn't include a player lying on the ground?

 

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Jesus.. Can we have any more big injuries this year? My god, Knox goes down with a knee and now Tillman has to go out on a stretcher. Thank god this season is almost over! I'm sick of all these injuries!

Both are probably out next week. Hopefully the injuries are not serious enough to affect next yr. At least this should mean Iglesias and Moore will get some reps.

 

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Love Gruden trumping the patented Lovie D and then Favre starts to rip it up.

 

 

Epic collapse. Perfect way to end the season. Actually wait until next week. Losing to the Lions would be the perfect way to end the season and hopefully Lovie's job.

One thing is for certain. They need to install field turf. This sod over frozen dirt crap is not working. This field is abysmal.

 

One thing is for certain. They need to install field turf. This sod over frozen dirt crap is not working. This field is abysmal.

Agreed.

 

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Wow, fast response by Manning, Cutler, and Bennett.

I will be happy for one thing with the end of the Lovie era. The end of the cover 2.

Wow, Bowman had a chance to pick it off!

LMAO @ the Chicago Bears.

God damn, of course. Pathetic defense.. Single man coverage on a 6'4 receiver?