Mongo3451

Exactly. Since Cutler is being paid as elite, we expect it. There were players we could have signed/kept if it were not for his contract. If he's paid 15 million a year Hester could still be returning kicks on his way to the HOF. It's not Jays fault he got paid, but he has to bear the weight.

Mistakes, playing not to lose, and injured players tightening/fatiguing are my big 3.

I always liked Orton.

Brittle as rice paper, that guy is...

That is sort of a bandwagon statement. I hope you are ashamed enough NOT to buy one if he wins the Superbowl...

I'm still with you brother!

Something most fans don't understand is how talented NFL players are. The difference in the level of NFL players is very little. The only true thing they have to differentiate themselves comes from between their ears. That's where their drive, preparation and determination comes from. That's hard to get from a team in transition. As they earn more trust with each other, they'll get better.

For starters, our OL is not nearly as talented as you suggest. It's made up of one proven good player, a high draft pick and a bunch of other guys that are nothing to write home about. Marshall and Forte are the only proven weapons and both are better because of Cutler. Look what they did without. I agree with you that he is mediocre, but there not a better attainable QB out there. And again, he makes them ALL better despite his flaws.

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My only defense of Cutler here is that someone definately ran the wrong route. In no way should Marshall and Bennett be that close that far down the field. That being said, if Bennett ran the wrong route, it's on Bennett. If Marshall ran the wrong route, it's on Cutler. If Bennett was supposed to run a hook. That's a perfect pass. If Bennett was to run a seam route, he should have been lead more downfield and toward the middle.

Currently true. But, we have the talent to be a good team. The youth movement on defense and health on offense could make us a bad team. I'd prefer to leave it on a positive note and say we're a team with more ceiling than floor.

No. And yes WE will!

I could have done that too with Favre. But, I didn't. You learn who you are as fan, coach, and player if you get your ass kicked a lot. You learn how to overcome it. If you don't, then you have lost your title of "die hard". If I had lost my desire to watch Favre kick our ass, I never would have seen the last play of his career.(how great was that?) So, all of you, stop being little pussies, suck it up and get back to being die hard!

Start all Packers and Bears in fantasy football. This should be a shootout. I hope we get last crack at scoring with enough time on the clock. Just think it will be like that.

You've figured it out! Now, if we if we can get him to hate every pick and free agent signing, we are golden. Wait, that already happened. No wonder our rookies are playing so well...

After great debate with my other selves, we say no...;-)

That's how I saw it. I'm glad Tucker is righting the ship. Special teams still concerns me.

I'm still a fan of drafting BPA. Never know, it could net us Jared Allen's replacement. We could get another Kyle Fuller. We definately need more team speed all around.

It's pretty tough to win time of possession when you can't run the ball. It's not all on Jay. We have 40% of our OL missing along with our 2 stud receivers hobbling around. They'll hopefully heal up. No turnovers was great. Win was better. Jay had a good, not great game.

While I see a need for improvement at safety, I see no reason to get rid of Conte. I would honestly shelve him for as long as possible to make sure that shoulder is ready for when the weather gets cold. We are going to need that depth in December and January, whether he is a starter or not.

Yeah, Briggs and Allen are both on their last ride.

Our special teams units are low IQ...

Stupid penalty. Players not knowing front from back kill me...

Was it or was it not a great throw? And I mean a world class great throw...