Alaskan Grizzly

This x2. I'm still not drinking no stinking Kool Aid....not yet. It'll cloud my judgement.

Haha....and to think I may have started it with my question to Brian. But I'm especially convinced now that Weems wasn't thinking about all this when he went for the ball. Trestman couldn't even stand on the rule when asked. It takes our "Mike Perreira" (Jason) to discern the rules, and he is still challenged. Kinda funny...whodathunk?

Wasn't/isn't AP in this category?

Well, I saw this and was shocked. I have him on this sites' Fantasy Keeper league. I think in that regard it will help. But enough about me. Indy is sitting pretty, IMHO, because they have Luck (who has a ton of upside), Wayne (who is still good at his age) and now Richardson (who equally has a lot to offer in the years to come). I would be remiss in predicting these guys as Dynasty Contenders if managed properly. I will be sending my congrats to my folks who currently live in Indy. Cleveland is Cleveland. Like TD said, their season was done before it started. They are looking at re-building and not waiting to see how this season is going to pan out. Like the hiring of Trestman only time will tell on whether it works out to the positive. They have a trove of draft picks they can use to stock up in key places so again, if done right they could be future contenders. Which brings a question to mind. Apparenlty with the "previous regime" talk in Cleveland, suddenly I see Weeden has become expendable too. Could he be a potential backup to Cutler with hopes of taking over one day? Especially if Trestman proves to be the QB whisperer everyone claims him to be? I don't know a lot about him other than age could be his enemy.

Sooooo....about those Cutler 4th quarter heroics? Who knew this was going to turn into such a head scratcher? LOL!!!

Damned Kool Aid drinker!!!!

Not sure if this is the same article I was reading where Bennett learned that Trestman referred to him as "Rain Man" and Cutler had to explain to Bennett that it was the ultimate compliment. That was hilarious.

So I was reading through some FF news and saw that Chuck Pagano was going to utilize the "newly acquired" Trent Richardson in the lineup for the Colts. WTF? When did that happen? Being he's on my Fantasy team I'm very interested as to why Cleveland would do that? And maybe happy because Pagano will probably use him correctly(?)

I am no expert by any stretch of the imagination. But your analogy is pretty much spot on. The question I have is if Weems grabs it, and it has been pushed back into the field of play then its still a live ball. Even though the opposing team 'touched' the ball, it was while he was in the air. Hence why they jump to put it back into the 'live' field. That being the case, if one of their players touches it, its down. If weems touches it and then drops it, its their ball. And if it rolls into the endzone and they fall on it, a score for them....right? Perhaps we've over analyzed this because now my head hurts.

But the way he was headed, and I think his true intent, was to keep the ball in the field of play (he was in the neighborhood of the 2 or 3 yard line when touched by him). I read somewhere that he even considered doing a lateral. Had he picked it up and dropped it, a high probability with as many opponents as were in the area, I would believe they would have gotten the ball somewhere in that area, with a new set of downs....right? Just too risky in my book...regardliess of his thoughts.

You can't believe that Weems actually meant to push the ball out the back of the endzone? Or at least hope it would go that way? He had every intent on trying to return that ball, he'd be lying if he said otherwise.

I was just about to say, if Cutler pulls a Joe Flacco the team will be in a bind with his money needed (along with a few others that need extensions) and those "rent a players" they intend to keep. Sounds like a job for .... Balta Man!

I'm not sure about 4th quarter comeback per se but I could have sworn he's been one of the highest rated when performing in the third and fourth quarters. Better in pass completions and yards gained etc. But that is something I've heard "them" say for a couple years now.

Thank you (and Mad) for your condolences. But its not really all that desolate, just cut off. Winters are looooonnnnnnnggggg and dark. Oddly enough a poll was done a few years ago of which team represented Alaska and it was decided that most folks chose the Packers. One would think the Seahawks (since we are geographically closer) but nope, its the Packers. The few Bears fans I meet though are pretty quiet about it. The Packer fans...not so much. As far as getting away from it all, that's why we look forward to our annual outings usually in Oct-Dec timeframe. Hawaii this year!!!!

Funny thing. Back when I was single I used to host a lot of games at my house. I had one of them big screen rear projection TV's (before the days of HD). Anyhow, I found that not only was I one of only about 2-3 Bears fans in Alaska, everyone else I invited either was a Packers fan or just wanted to come drink my beer and mock me throughout the game. Took away from actually being able to watch it and pay attention to what was going on. Occasionally I'll check these game threads to see if anyone else is seeing the same things I am (perspective). Or if I've had a few, vent. Most of the games on Sundays start at 9 in the morning here so I'm usually not lit but a Tequila Sunrise is meant to go with breakfast right?

Watching the highlight of Paea with the team had me believing that the rest of they guys were trying to do it but didn't know the routine or tradition. Briggs was right there like he was ready to pounce. Maybe they'll practice as the season progresses. I remember in the movie Invictus when the New Zealand team "The All Blacks" would do their pre-game tradition it was something I wished more teams would do here in the US. Maybe Paea is onto something.

No what I think you enjoy is coming in upsetting the apple cart. I was the one that said McCown needed to come in. And at the time I was ready for it. It was somewhere during the time he (Cutler) had either thrown his second interception or lost a fumble which resulted to a TD. To be frank, I'm still not sold on Cutler. I thought for sure he was the answer but at this point all he is is a Grossman 2.0 (IMHO). Until he goes against a team of true 'playoff caliber' and shows the same resolve he has for the last two games, I won't be sold. In fact when either Ted or George give me a call to see what I think, I'll suggest they hold out a bit longer on the re-negotiation. (by the way that last part was called sarcasm - and yes, ridiculous). Do I think the team would do better in having McCown start, no. But I am relatively confident he can 'manage' the game should he need to.

At the risk of being called a "troll" (you're welcome Mad), the relevancy is that people keep making the claim that the Bears played 'two playoff teams' from a year ago but forget to mention that neither won their respective playoff games. If they were teams like SF, Seattle, Denver or Baltimore then maybe it would be something worth comparing. My 'counter' came at the expense of Cracker's comment about all the giddyness of what has occured thus far. Don't get me wrong I'm thrilled to see our team do as well as they are (in fact I'm still hoarse from yelling so much on Sunday) I'm just guarded in my optimism.

And the Bears haven't beaten anyone that actually WON a playoff game last year. Just keeping things in perspective. Like Stinger said the team has an upward trajectory but they did last year too. One game at a time.

To help stifle the giddyness a little, something to put into perspective was the team went 7-1 last year before "flaming out" to 10-6 AND not make the playoffs. So, it's WAY too early to celebrate. "That's why they play the game." And one other thought; these "two playoff teams" everyone keeps talking about we're one and done in those playoffs. And the Vikings had the same record as the Bears (only made it because of a tiebreaker). And as it stands currently these two teams are currently 0-3. Although by the end of tonight will probabaly be 1-3. Which means the Bears will be squaring off with an 0-2 Steeler team next week. I'll pass on the kool aid, thanks.

Drunk already?

Oh bother...what will I ever do?

Yes indeed. Right now the Bears are lucky to be 2-0. But, they are 2-0.

Dude don't be such a douche

Now THAT was a SPECIAL play. Nice work Costanzo!