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I definitely think they would have to overcome distractions. On the other hand, I believe with the cameras on, they would be striving fir excellence to avoid moments of ridicule from friends, family and peers. All said, I'm all for it. I'm a junkie for all info Bears.

When you become wiser, you will find the only stats that matter start with W and L.

I'd put several ahead of Kiffin. Lebeau, Ryan, Capers, Belichick

Good one...

This is the only thing I can add to your post. In the last game against GB, they did almost what you suggest. They essentially ran a 4-2-5(Nickle) almost the entire game, thus removing Bostic from the game and Briggs manning the middle. You would think that our rush defense would have suffered by displaying a front 6 vs a front 7. It did not. We had been giving up around 200 ypg in the weeks leading up to this, with a season average of 161ypg. We gave up 160 to a hot rushing team with one less body up front. Now, on the converse of that you would think playing a nickel defense all game long would mean our pass defense would be pretty good against a rusty Aaron Rodgers. Over the season, we gave up 233 ypg passing and decided to give up 315 in the finally, in bad conditions, for a total of 475 yards. How does that happen? I was there to witness how horrible our scheme was. And believe me, if Rodgers hit any of several opportunities he missed or didn't see; we would have been blown out. Comparing the QB's, Cutler was far sharper, as he only missed one throw that I saw. Rodgers missed a good 10. Our DB's were so far off the ball, GB had that 6 yard quick slant all day if they wanted. And we were in nickle coverage! Of course he may have adjusted that for the playoffs had we won. I was calling for that in the 1st quarter. Just a fan in the stands, what do I know? He must go...

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So Tucker inherits another thing from Lovie... ...the ability to throw underlings under the bus to save his skin.

Agreed. Love, love, love, this part. I still see the star struck approach. I believe Tucker comes in and starts to work with the guys and the players say, "we did it this way". He had the opportunity to throw his dick on the table to show he had the biggest one. I don't have the facts, only a dotted line. Never know, he could have been undermined by Trestman. I doubt it. One thing I'm sure of, is that we'll never know the whole truth.

What if Tucker came in a little star struck and gave our guys a little too much respect? And what if they took advantage of it and didn't work as hard as they should have. What if he expected excellence, but didn't command it? Coaches coach and players play, but coaches get players ready to play. They just didn't seem ready...

Straight up; the dumb ass was agreed to run Lovie's D. He obviously convinced them it would be OK. He failed. Fire him. He obviously lied in the interview process.

Honestly, I think there is nothing in that article that our bearstalk cap guys have not covered. It was well laid out for my novice cap mind though. What I would like to see now is our own comprehensive wish list. Get crackin boys!

I'm with you.

Yes, he failed as a leader this year. If we let him and Peppers go, does that make peanut more important to re-sign? Or do we already have a leader we haven't talked about?

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It worked! Thank you...

Thanks, I'll do that and give it a couple days.

I don't know how to do that. Do you see a pic of me at Soldier Field? I see Cutler on his keester.

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Pertaining to space. I remember them signing vets to the minimum and it not counting against the cap. Does anyone have info on if any of those guys paid off?

I was thinking he was giving Tucker a pass, based on the fact that he blamed himself for not providing depth and admitting SMC and Hardin are busts and Bostic was out of position he was drafted for.

Coach meat head and J Marcus Webb don't sway your opinion at all? How about Alshon being a soft rookie, Forte and Marshall less than healthy. Oh, Kellen Davis...

Think of this... If Cutler is getting X, then Y is all that's left. Since everyone knows what Y is, it's easier to accept a lower contract or move on. As bad as our defense was, they will not be in demand. Check mate! After that our Casio looks great for future seasons. I'm good with it...

Thanks fir sharing, but that was a completely useless article. All of those QB'S had a better OL and coordinator those years previous to this. I'm not a Cutler apologist but damn. Nobody could work under those conditions. Hester as the number one receiver, Tice as OC, Webb...

Ha, you may be right. It could be argued he was our best defender this year. But, dollar for dollar, he could be the worse value.

I'm not sure why there is so much negativity surrounding this contract. Trestman and Emery have deemed Cutler worthy of this deal and Cutler took less to stay with the Bears. That is a win win. Look down the road at the Cutler effect and you will see that Brandon marshall probably won't be a dick when it comes time to re-up. Marshall may in turn have an effect on Jeffrey, etc... Cutler and the Bears by knowing and showing could make this off season very productive in retaining the talent we want to keep without losing the ability to sign other help. Oh, and we keep the #2 scoring offense intact. I'm glad they got it done so quickly too, as we all know everything hinged on Cutler.