Mongo3451

That was hard to miss. The interview was definately over.

I love football and there is nothing better than opening day. Hope springs eternal and all the work from the team and all of our bullshit from the board will come to light. But, remember one thing boys... This game is winnable! So grab your favorite beverage, cook your favorite meat on the grill and get ready to support your team. This is the day that we will find out what our team and staff are all about. It's gameday! Go Bears! No prisoners!!!

Agreed with one and two in order of importance. I would move 5 up to 3 and make number four be a fearless gameplan on D. Then, I would move 3 to 5.

One thing I'm surprised about is that they are opening the roof of the new stadium tonight. The weather is supposed to be perfect, but opening the roof will let a lot of the noise out. The Colts D will not experience the advantage they are used to getting from playing in the old RCA Dome which was regarded as the loudest stadium in the NFL. I expect both teams to be jacked up. The Colts will obviously have more confidence, offensive talent and home field. The Bears will have revenge and the element of surprise on their side. My hope is that revenge is a powerful motivator that will revive our defense. The key to me, is NOT playing scared. The Bears must call a fearless gameplan on defense, with a disciplined attack on offense. This game is very winnable if we don't let up and execute.

If that article is remotely true. The 4/40 million deal was a stroke of genius by JA. I believe Harris wanted a longer deal which would, in turn, demand a higher bonus. His contract will up at the tender age of 29 and we'll proceed again with a new mega deal or adios.

I'd start Favre if I were you.

Booker and Rashied are the only proven WR's on the team. Even though Booker may have lost a step, you know he is going to run his route 8.5 yards and fight for the ball. If he's not cutting in games, we have a different scenario.

Disagree twice. First - Metcalf was penciled in as starter in a position of very little depth. Until it is known he is beat out of a position, he is a lock. Second - We are already carrying an extra reciever. No way do we add a seventh. Disagree again twice. Once - on him benefitting from a new start. He had one of the most accurrate passers with one of the best OL's in the league to help him succeed. Add Randy Moss continually drawing double teams with Welker working underneath and this kid sucked bad enough to get cut out of his rookie deal?? Twice on him picking up the playbook anytime soon, as Hester has a good year and a half headstart.

With his size and ball skills, he may get a shot at FS sooner than CB.

Nice summary. It's my thought that Bowman is a keeper. With his size and speed, he may have been a FS in the making. Hopefully, he clears and we snag him for the practice squad. It will be irritating to me if we lose this guy, while JA holds a roster spot hostage for Williams, out of wounded pride.

Smoke screen it is.

Agree with all lines of thinking.

I think it's a ploy to get under Bears 88's skin.

Ouch! I hope that's all the negativity we hear from you, even if laced with sarcasm. LOL OK, back to being the motivational speaker for the group.

I like it only if he's 90% or better. I wouldn't mind Reuben for a year as well. He must not be recovered from his injuries as he would be a much better stop gap.

Yep.

I like it too. If Orton's style of play is what they want for future years, he will need a big possession reciever.

My bad on the title gaff

All I have to say to all of this is: Why blame Babich? Everyone knows who's behind the collapse of our defense. It's not Babich. Remember, when Lovie let Rivera walk and said, what??? Yes, it was.... drumroll please... Trust me. It's all Lovie folks. I don't want to hear that he has two years remaining on his deal. If he's the problem, he has to go. Real management fires shitty coaches when they need to be fired. Oh wait, I hear the McCrackersky lovers coming out and saying the Bears aren't cheep. If we tank and Lovie stays, the Bears are still cheap.

The internet motivational speakers think Lovie has the team sandbagging for the Colt's. LOL!

Agree that we should not see our starters long in this game. Why ever listen to what Lovie says? First - the Patriots were 16-0 last year so they can do whatever they want in a pre-season game. Us not seeing a punter in the last 2 games does show signs of us sucking. Why, because going back to the Superbowl season, we can't get an opposing offense off the field. Cleveland crammed a 6 minute 60 yard drive down our starters throat to start the game. Followed up with a 70 yard 5 minute TD drive. Our D vowed to show some intensity and their words came up dryer than a popcorn fart. I guess they are saving it up for Manning, who owned them last time they played, as they are veteran and we should trust Lovie and the D when they say we have a good defense. It's not about W's and L's in the pre-season, it's about working the systems out and finding who your players are. Rant over. Here's to the regular season. I just hope the D finds some missing motivation.

The post was regarding whether Williams is a bust, not the season. But, I'll take this opportunity to disagree with the Lovie fix the staff statement. This will be the 2nd straight year that Lovie has had all of HIScoaches in place. If it is broken, it is because HEbroke it. Remember, we were supposed to be the team that could win despite it's QB last year and went 7-9 anyway. The injuries did not make the team play heartless/uninspired football. That would be players and poor coaching. Disagree on Cowher. His 98-99 teams were not supposed to be bulletproof and NOT coming off a SuperBowl appearance to which we supposedly added more talent to an already good defense. Lovie does not deserve to be fired at any time during the season, but he has both built and staffed the ship along with JA. If we sink, he goes down with the ship.

The post was regarding whether Williams is a bust, not the season. But, I'll take this opportunity to disagree with the Lovie fix the staff statement. This will be the 2nd straight year that Lovie has had all of HIScoaches in place. If it is broken, it is because HEbroke it. Remember, we were supposed to be the team that could win despite it's QB last year and went 7-9 anyway. The injuries did not make the team play heartless/uninspired football. That would be players and poor coaching. Disagree on Cowher. His 98-99 teams were not supposed to be bulletproof and NOT coming off a SuperBowl appearance to which we supposedly added more talent to an already good defense. Lovie does not deserve to be fired at any time during the season, but he has both built and staffed the ship along with JA. If we sink, he goes down with the ship.

I'm wondering as well, if we don't keep Steltz around for the injury factor. Brown and McGowan have been very injury prone. Add to that, Payne is coming off of a big injury. As bad as it may sound, we may end up starting Steltz and Manning, as a tandem, at some point this year. So, it brings up the question of who gets cut? Mannelly? AP? Toeaina? Bazuin? Mannelly is an intrigal of the best ST unit in the league = no room for mistakes = he stays Peterson is relegated to special teams if the emergence of Kevin Jones continues = if someone else steps up on special teams he could be gone, but I highly doubt it. (This year should be his swan song though) Toeaina is the best run stuffer we have at a position that needed depth last year = problem is Idonije has looked good here as well = I think he stays (see next) Bazuin needs to shine tonight or he will be IR'd or cut. I'd go with IR since he is yet to be fully recovered from his two surguries. Regardless, I don't see him on the active roster making Idonije the 4th DE which will good for short yardage situations given his bulk.

Gotta disagree here. Lovie is fair game for us to praise and criticize all season long. IMO - this is a huge year for him and JA. So many GM's, coaches and players have ridden the coattails of a Super Bowl into oblivion. Lovie got a big star for taking us to the SB. He also got a big frowny face for last years debacle. Despite the injuries, much of the performances last year lacked inspiration / heart. This year is a make or break IMO. He gets no slack, as his buzz has worn off with me. Trust me, I am very receptive to Lovie winning me over this year. Playoffs or bust!