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And we have to be honest with ourselves, the Lions should have won that first game last year in Chicago. Megaton was cheated on a TD. And that sometimes is enough motivation in and of itself. I'm concerned. I am placated in knowing Harris will be back. Hopefully Meriweather will start alongside him to aid in deep coverage. The key will be getting to Stafford and stopping Johnson from catching... Anything. I feel the Bears offense will be mediocre. And it will be enough as the Defense plays up.

Ok...good point. I'll return to my regular positive way of thinking.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/footb...0,4087922.story Max Komar??? IR??? Practice Squad??? WTF? I'm sorry I'm usually not this critical but are you joking? You have a guy that is playing his mind out (Forte) and is still waiting to get a decent contract... Despite it and the team is once again leading in sacks (gotten) and you sign a FA, currently IR practice squad guy? Angelo you are a baffooon.

Hmmmm.... Interesting for sure. The only problem is that im not sure Williams could even "match up" that well with Johnson. On the other hand we know he can knock down passes pretty well. Heck the Bears have a former DB playing WR so why not?

Im not sure what was on the video as I can't get it to play. But the Lions are a team to be concerned with. Not sure of the "hype" but I'm starting to think they could be pretty legit. With players like Johnson, Stafford, Pettigrew, Best, Raiola, Fairley, Suh and Tulluch they certainly have been doing some pretty sound building. I had thought they were about another year from doing real well but now loom large in the division. They will be looking to put on a good show next Monday at the Bears expense. Will the Bears prevail? Perhaps but they will definitely know they played a game.

In the link are two videos. In case you missed them yesterday. Both are either players just having fun or... (in the case of an historic return) "illegal celebration". You decide. Nice work fellas. http://thebiglead.com/index.php/2011/10/03...rces=topbuttons

And why would they? We see league wide record breaking every day. And its pretty common that you have someone rush for over 200 yards. We wouldn't want those guys to get some overblown ego. Let me guess. The fact that Buffalo lost a game probably was one of the highlights? (Sorry I chose to use a LITTLE sarcasm in this post).

Well the fact that he ran for 200+ yards should help convince Martz that he needs to keep the running game as an intergral part of the game. And the fact that Forte did as you illustrated was most definitely a nice touch.

After the week that has been, ... the score the Bears have (and with the win I might add) is 34. Madlith: What do you think about that as a tribute? I say well done Bears.

No. He isn't out but Yes he tried to do a backflip after scoring a TD. Emphasis on the word 'try'.

....And Barber is out with a concussion after landing on his head doing a back flip.

And THAT is why I like Meriweather....nice hit. Too bad it was downfiled.

You stole my line! Actually Joniak's but whatever. Yes he is.... No doubt!!!

WOW!!!!! Roy WIlliams caught a pass!!! And now Forte runs in....with no problem.

And THAT may be why I end up not liking Meriweather..

What was that about the Defense looking old? Old like '85 old??? Rivera remembers those days!!! YEEHAW!!! Things are looking up fellas.

Had he made it all those previous beatings would have been forgotten.... Amazing how a TD run can cure all ills.

I may of missed it but is Barber a go?

Been hearing good things about this Newton kid. Early on, he looks pretty legit. We'll see how he looks as the game wears on and the Bear's D starts to give pressure.

Usually I am no fan of Theisman (I think he is way too full of himself) but this time I have to say he has some good points. In essence he is challenging Roy to actually play or move on. Of course Theisman then goes on to add that he doesn't think any of the Bears WR corps is special. http://www.suntimes.com/sports/football/be...y-williams.html

Read today that Harris is out for "1-2 more weeks due to a hamstring injury" (source: yardbarker). Uh oh... Those are injuries are hard to get better. He could be troubled with that one for awhile...let's hope not. I believe the

One last "take" on the book by Pearlman. This time by Da' Coach and Ron Rivera. Ditka was a bit more direct in his displeasure stating he would "spit on the author" and Rivera wonders why the author would do what was done. http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ga...jeff-pearlman/1

I'll have to second what BF1974 had to say. If for nothing else, Pearlman has a history at being a sleaze and this book is still an opportunity for him to profit at the expense of someone who is not here to defend himself.

I too had heard the comparisons to Jim Everett and how he (Everett) had become ruined by constant bombardment. And, intersetingly enough, when I was watching Cutler these last few games I noticed some strong similarites to he and Grossman when he played in Chicago. Overthrown passes and the appearance of looking over his shoulder....aka "hearing footsteps". With Grossman, a lot of his problems were (IMHO) due to his being injured a fair amount in his first couple years. He had the issue of not being able to step into the pocket (hardly ever did) and I could never really guess if it was due to his injuries or the combination of getting rushed. I don't what he was like at Florida but I'm guessing since he was in the running for the Heisman that he did pretty well. Watching Jay of recent he seems to be a little less stoic than he had previously. Although I can't say as I blame him after the pummeling he got in New Orleans. The fact that he does somewhat stand tall and try and deliver says volumes about him. The one thing that was brought up previous is regarding his holding the ball for a bit longer than he should. I know that with Martz' offense there is a lot of timing involved and I think with Jay he is second guessing that the receiver will be available or sees them as covered. Where actually he hesitates and gets he and by default, his Oline, in trouble. The difference between Cutler and Grossman is that I think once he starts getting the reps and feels the Oline protecting more he will start to settle things a bit. He showed flashes of it last week. Last week was the first time, in a long time, that I saw him step into an open pocket instead of the back of one of the O tackles. Or worse...the grasp of a defender.