madlithuanian

While overall, I could care less who scores as long as he's got an orange "C" on their helmet... But, much like Payton not scoring in the SB, I think you feed it to your workhorse. In all reality, the Bears should virtually give Forte every carry in the red zone. Therefore, teams would start homing in on it, and thus...viola! The playaction works! Or, a McKie run is actually a tricky good play once in a while!

Agreed...

OK, I think I need to vent for a moment after watching yesterday's roller-coaster ride... Before Orton got hurt, the O was moving as usual, and the D was sputtering as usual (this and last season). I was livid watching the D! I could not believe how awful they were playing. How, the same routes that killed us in our other games were killing us again. How we kept plying off receivers so much that you could park a semi between our D backs and their WR's... All this had me just beyond annoyed. Then Kye got hurt. I could not begin to tell you how the air got let loose from my tires... I really saw the whole thing flushed down the toilet. I was certain the injury was season ending and that we were saddled with the uneven prospect of Rex taking over again. Well, thankfully Rex didn't make the big mistake. Thankfully, Forte ran like a man. Thankfully, R. Davis's second effort kicked butt. And thankfully the defense woke up. Granted, the Lions kind of s*^t the bed with some bad throws and drops to help the cause... But the D did look much better in the 2nd half. Virtually something we're never seen from Babich's group. Well, today we get some decent news that Orton is not out for the season. But he'll be out a while. And Rex is back under center. So, in the words of TO, grab your popcorn, because I don't have any idea what to expect. I bet it'll be what we've seen and then some. We'll get some good Rex, some bad Rex, and some mystery Rex. I just hope for the best and that the wonderful year Matt Forte is having keeps getting better and that this was a wake-up call for a hibernating defense. The future...we have quite the schedule in front of us... Ten, at GB, at STL and at Minny. Logic seems to say, we should easily win STL. But w/ Minny and GB as away games, I think we probably lose those. The key is TEN. Can Rex pull off one good game and steal a game from an undefeated team? It's a game we should not win. However, isn't TEN due a loss...on the road? I still think we go 1-3...but my heart is telling me 2-2. Who knows...maybe we even get good Rex for 4 games! In the meantime, I'm popping my corn, getting the brew in the fridge, and going to try to enjoy the mystery that will unfold. Go Bears!

I would imagine so...

Rinse, repeat.

Well, once he decided to coach the Saints, we knew he wasn't perfect... But I still ove him regardless of his political affiliations!

Even a broken clock is right 2 times a day...

3. What's the rumor? Orton out only 4 weeks?

It's about time, because they looked putrid in the beginning of the game agasin... And if it weren't for Orlov's bad throws and WR's drops, we'd be buried. The cover 2 is killing us... The same plays are open over and over again game after game.

Amen!

Rex did enough to hold onto the win. ...and I was happy he did so! I was truly hoping we'd see that strong arm some have mentioned, but he floated a few too many passes. I commend R. Davis for the nifty TD catch, his 2nd effort got the TD. I hope Rex is good Rex for the next few week while we wait for Kyle to get better. I'll be rooting Rex on...so here's hoping he can get it done for a few weeks! Now, on to your comments about fans... GET OVER IT! When Rex sputtered, he deserved the boo's he got. He looked awful. Thankfully, he bounced back with some decent passes along with Forte's outstanding running, and we got the win. These fans know the drill. Rex means batted balls, errant throws, and the potential for a snowball of turnovers... They have every right to boo if they feel like. Please, do not call Bears fans idiots. I am one, and I am not an idiot. Nor are a plethora of fans I know and on this board. You may feel free to call yourself an idiot any time, because the only idiocy I see is the blanket labelling of all Bears fans as idiots.

Get well soon Kyle! We'll need you down the stretch!

ostrogoth, First let me start off by thanking you for your service. Young men such as yourself have given their all for this country. I have known many young men who have served in both gulf conflicts...and some share your opinons, many others do not. I'll just leave it as I disagree with your assessment of Iraq, but in agreement that thankfully we live in a country that we can disagree freely.

Cheers! Happy Halloween!

Ok...after waiting 2 weeks, I'M OFFICIALLY GEEKED UP! LET'S TAKE THE LIONS OUT! GO BEARS!!!

I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit...

My only concern really is the D... I love everything else about where this team is headed. I don't agree with your assessment that it's the players and not the coaches. I think it's mostly the coaches. Check nfo's topic on lack os stunting on the D line. That's not all on the players... This was a top defensive team under Rivera. Then Babich comes in, and for the last year and a half, we are near the bottom. I see one common denominator... For now, I'll temper my glass of kool-aid with a little bitter gin...

Seems to me they were lost, and he's trying to find them... He didn't take over the Patriots.

That's pretty funny! At least he kept his boxers on! In reality, I'm sure far crazier things have transpired in halftime locker rooms...it's just most teams keep it to themselves.

True enough!

Man, do I hear you loud and clear...

Call me crazy... But as I see more and more confidence from the O, I wouldn't mind seeing some more wrinkles from the O. Maybe ot according to Hoyle Wildcat...but some kind of element of that somehow...We have too many speedsters from Hester to Wolfe to Jones not to try something...

But, satisfaction brought it back!

You haven't yet, other than you stated you would. Until you actually don't, I'm more than happy to give you the benefit of the doubt. I, like many, do not take messageboards with the seriousness of a heart attack. However, as many of us have been on them for so long, there's an apppreciation for a number of posters' opinions. Both when discussing the Bears and other topics, I like to take it with some seriousness...otherwise why go on here at all? I love discussion. Especially when I find those who disagree and can make good points why. I don't like when things get personal, but it does happen. I just feel, regardless of the situation, people should own up to their comments.

Honesty, it can't hurt to try... I'm more than curious...