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What a bunch of crap on Peppes. Although Suh did the same a few weeks ago and was penalized. And I am now a big fan of Jennings

And Bulaga is going to be the end of the GB season at this rate! Yeehaw!

For the record I am a Rashied Davis fan and glad he is doing well. Nice hold in the endzone GB by the way.

Not bad for an "egomaniac", non-flexible, pass first minded type of guy (Martz) eh? I, for one, am glad to see that Martz is able to expand his repertoire while making Cutler, Forte, Olsen (hates the TE position) a better squad. That and he is intelligent enough to adapt in game and for the season's conditions. Good job.

Welcome to the "Lovie"bus

Whoops... You are right. Thinking back I believe STL was where I had TB. Thank you. I started glossing over when I saw where CHI was placed and that Dil-hole had drawn it up.

Whoops... You are right. Thinking back I believe STL was where I had TB. Thank you. I started glossing over when I saw where CHI was placed and that Dil-hole had drawn it up.

Not necessarily in order: 1) Any team who beats or ANYone who knocks the Bears 2) The fact that the Bears have not won ALL the Superbowls 3) The "Lombardi" trophy? Really??? (should be the Halas trophy) 4) LeBron James didn't sign with the Bears instead of the loser Heat 5) Brett Favre and all "Fudge"packers not named Aaron Rodgers Very honorable mention: The fact that Sweetness wasn't immortal. RIP Walter.

I think and how I understand it is that ATL is pretty much in the driver's seat for the #1 and "control their own destiny". However, Chicago plays a factor if ATL (and NO or TB?) lose and CHI wins this weekend then ChI has a chance one on one with ATL by "comparitive teams" played and their results. I thinking safe to say that the Bears need to win this weekend in order to get a first round bye, regardless. Otherwise we'll be looking at Trent Dildofer's playoff scenario: ATL #1 / PHI #2 (bye) GB at CHi (wildcard 1) TB at NO (wildcard 2) At least that's what I recall seeing yesterday. Imagine that, playing GB back to back.

Uhmmm. I thought a large part of why the Bears lost the Super Bowl was because they didn't score enough points. Which you can't do if you turnover the ball...Grossman. The D didnt fail in so much as the team (O and D) failed to work together as a whole. Turning the ball over to a team run by someone like Manning will not work 9 times out 10. And Jason I'm sorry but this "Cover 2" is in fact a very aggressive scheme. As the earlier poster mentioned sometimes too aggressive and why at times you'll find a Corner or Safety on single coverage because the Dline or LBs were busy with initial pursuit and out of position for support. The 3-4 (as pointed out) and even the vaunted '46' had it's weaknesses too. They all do. The fact is that the way the Cover 2 works is that the initial rush is suppossed to trump any gain by either stopping the run early (which they had been doing the majority of the time) or rush the passer to either force a turnover, make a short dumpoff that gains little or nothing or try the lower percentage long pass. Hence why the coverage at that point is minimal because the completion rate for the long ball is minimal and affords the coverage extra time to get in position,.. Ergo Harris and his late game INT. So going back to the original thought that the D is not aggressive check this out. Review tape or even during the upcoming Packer game and during each tackle, when the D is on the field, count how many players are in the tackle or the vicinity. It's usually 11. If thats not aggressive I'm not sure your definition.

Not to dwell on a dark subject but looking back at the New England game. The one thing that was glaring to me was the time of possession during the first half. I don't have the numbers in front of me but they were definitely skewed in favor of NE. The by-product of this was the defense being on the field for a long time. That and the glaring weakness of the Cover 2 (dink and dunking) was how NE not only ate up a lot of clock but also scored most of their points. Yesterday was an example of how the Offense was able to meet NY score for score; not something that the traditional Bears scheme is made up nor as a fan am I accustomed to see. Is it that Martz' plan is starting to gel and opposing teams are actually more concerned with the O rather than the D? Interesting concept for a team from Chicago.

'Bout time!!! Ha ha

Tebow, if he starts (think rushing yards too) ...and Britt

Instead of Santa could I ask the girl in the picture for my wish list? Or is it too late? Happy Holidays and take care. All my best to all of you! Go Bears!!

You know he wondered if the camera were trained on him... Maybe why he took so long. But I do like your perspective..the back and forth. Hilarious. Somewhere Marriucci and rich Eisen are crying.

Hey if I read at the end of the year: 'After getting lucky through the playoffs the Bears luckily win over a far superior (insert opposing team here) to win their first Super Bowl since 1985'. I could care less about the speculation. I'll say it again..."that's why they play the game".

Something I couldn't help but notice that noone is trying to help him up. Just looking at his pathetic self...lying there. Hell even Leber is there, who is on Defense and ready to take over by the by, looking down wondering how long before Favre decides to get up. Just seems poetic.

So is it me or do we seem to be lacking news this week with the upcoming Jets / Bears contest? I mean really.. Noots where are you? Jeesh.. You'd think it was Christmas time or something. Terra... Anyone?!?! Go Bears and Happy Holidays all.

Some have commented on this before and I would have to agree that at the very least Martz will more than likely return. Mostly due to his track record and teams knowing this. Historically (while at Stl, SF and Det) the second or concurrent years have not always been as successful. Marinelli will also stick around me thinks especially when noone seems to be able to forget that he was the HC in Detroit during "that 0-16" year. And you have to think that both guys are head coordinators in their repective fields which all told really isn't all that bad. Of the coaches who could go I could see Tice being lured maybe for an OC job but still that's a long shot. Toub realistically is the one that will be courted the most. Considering the mangement admitted earlier this year if Lovie had been fired Toub would have taken over as HC. And he is just successful in what he does..time and again. In large part I think the majority of the team will remain as it is. Happy Holidays in return.

Wasnt even close to "berating". Berating would be some of the replies you get when you ask some here about Coach Lovie (of who I am a fan). Actually i would agree that the oline has improved overall. I was just noting some particulars about the line and specifically the interior. And, speaking of fans, I am one of Kreutz' too but watching him this year it has become apparent to me that he is simply nearing his shelf life. He has been a loyal and reliable Bear for a good number of years now and I hope, should he choose to retire, this year the team has a great send off for him. As far as Garza and Williams go I simply said that I didn't know what the deal with him (Garza) was. Seems he goes back and forth with his ability. Not consistent. And Williams needs to go back to his "natural" position. One- because like I said that was where he was drafted and two - because I can't stand Omiyale. But for the remainder of the year it looks as though Tice has it figured out. I would think most of what ills the line would be resolved in the offseason. And yes I would agree, as a whole, that the "arrow" is in fact pointing in the upward trajectory. Happy Holidays.

I think what Gruden was highlighting was the fact that the "team" was trying to help Webb build confidence by running behind him. Especially when Gruden made the comment they were within 5 (or so) yards of the end zone and what could have built the kid up more with a score off his protection? And yes I'll absolutely agree that running off the tackles, especially in this game, is where it worked best. Forte has always been a better runner offf the edge. The thing with the line that I noticed was that the interior seems to be worsening (or staying idle) while the edges are improving. With that i am sad to say that Kreutz' days are numbered. He has had way too many penalties this year for his experience level, a byproduct of a declining skill set. Garza? Not sure his deal. And Williams... He's just simply out of position. Needs to go back to the LT spot.

Yeah with Wootton doing what he did there were two significant "record book" moments. Hester and Wootton. If Woootton does nothing else he will probably be immortalized for the play that finally retired Favre. Speaking of good Mad Lith how about that 16 step process of mine?

Tempting...but I think I'll wait until they make the "2010 NFC Champions - Bears" gear. Congrats to Coach Lovie, Rod and Mike(s) and the 2010 Bears!!! Onward and upward.

Sounds to me like he plans on running for his life a lot.

If I may... I still think it a tad bit sad that the players (Bears even) are whining about the conditions. So freakin' what? Like "Boston" originally pointed out, the old timers are rolling their eyes. Rightfully so. How many here were just saying a few weeks back how sad it was the league was limiting hits with consequences like fines and suspensions? Players like Briggs were saying how much they (league) were taking the "game" out of the game. It is getting more and more pathetic. This just ices it. The question about Cutler possibly getting hurt is crazy since he could just as easily get hurt (concussion) on a brand new field (Meadowlands) during the early part of the season (better weather) as he could playing on frozen field. I've always taken a personal pride in "my" Bears playing in an outdoor field (and GB to a degree) as opposed to those wooses up in Minny and Detroit with their nice climate controlled domes. NFC North???? Are you kidding me? As I've said before, tongue in cheek, is how I miss the leather helmet days.