jason

Exactly. F U Lovie

I still blame Lovie for Urlacher's injury. If he weren't running 30 yes back from the LOS then it would never be an issue.

It is like a broken record for me. I won't believe it until they do it.

You're right, but that performance is the exact same reason why fans are disillusioned with this team's chances in the playoffs.

See, I view it from a different perspective. When guys like Hester and Weems keep getting trotted out for snap after snap, I don't see that as a substitute player's flaw. I see that as a coaching flaw. When guys don't perform, changes should be made. Maybe Sanz would have done better than Hester? He certainly runs better routes and is undoubtedly smarter (i.e. knows the plays). Same goes for Rodriguez over Davis/Spaeth. Davis has been horrible this year, so Rodriguez should have been in the game as a flex TE. This coaching staff has no damn clue how to build an offense, how to evaluate offensive talent, or to execute a successful offense against an opponent.

Not bad overall.

Hand the ball to the cyborg in Adrian Peterson's skin = Frazier is doing a good job.

It's a good, weighted-statistic, but it doesn't tell the entire picture. Just studying the numbers a little bit shows the Bears are immensely flawed on offense. They have the only negative DVOA on offense in the top ten teams, and one of only two in the top 15 (Cincy). And even considering that is kind of ridiculous when looking at the Bears' Offensive DVOA (-10.2) vs. Cincy's (-0.9). A team that flawed on offense (something we knew without stats) can only be saved by the D/ST so often before it causes the team to lose. Which is kind of why many are sour on this team advancing to the playoffs; we realize it's false hope that will probably let Lovie keep his job while getting ass-hammered in the first round.

The sad thing is, your post makes complete sense.

Jennings was mandatory. He leads the league in INTs. Whenever there is doubt for a DB, the highlight stats are INTs.

I'm in, but I hope the Bears win because one DL player has a monster game, takes out Stafford early, and the Lions still move the ball at will...but stalling in the red zone when they move too far. As a result, they have to punt to Hester about ten times, and he takes one or two to the house (I know, unlikely this year). Then the offense does, well, pretty much what it has done all year. That way it's a win, but Lovie still looks bad.

Is this one of those "we have the roster space because someone is on IR, so let's go ahead and sign someone"-moves?

Wouldn't surprise me if he became a reliable 2nd or 3rd possession target for Dalton.

I don't know about way past his prime, but he's certainly not the speed-demon, tackling-machine he once was.

FA LT, Fluker, Jones, AND our normal 2nd/3rd round picks!? Where do I sign that petition?!

Abso-freaking-lutely.

Much better this past game (like the whole OL), but I fear it's a fluke, and like we've seen before, it will regress. The rub, of course, is to recognize the likelihood of a regression before committing to someone. The Bears have not been good at this in recent years. And I definitely don't want false hope, like the last few years, to cause the Bears to draft other than OL for any reason.

I guess the difference is that I value long-term success over a one year flash in the plan where they get bumped out of the playoffs with almost no chance of actually going the whole way. If two steps back get the Bears ten forward, then I am willing to begrudgingly accept the losses if it means many more wins and much more success. Plain and simple, Lovie Smith has to go, and two wins would probably give him enough bargaining ammo for an extension.

Agreed. That's why I put in the caveat of an extra second rounder.

I just realized the QB that is having a decent game against the vaunted Bears defense is a guy I have literally never heard of.

No, that's not actually what we want. You're just thinking of this in simple terms. The ideal situation is that they look like shit and somehow pull out a win. Best of both worlds. The problem is, if they get wins it's how head coaches typically fight for their jobs. I don't know how you can consider yourself a fan if you are satisfied with mediocrity year after year.

Honestly, almost any of the selections would be fine with me. I wouldn't mind seeing Bama, Bama, Bama as far as OL goes. Just get this shit over with and solidify the OL for 10 years. 1 - Chance Warmack (10 year starting OG) 2 - DJ Fluker (I've seen more than one projection with him as a 2nd rounder) 3 - Barrett Jones (If this requires a late 2nd rounder, so be it.) Not only would this provide three starters, Barrett Jones would have flexibility and could replace Garza when he retires. Not only that, but it would be three players with instant chemistry. And the crazy thing is, starting three rookies like that would be better than the guys playing now. (I know this is never going to happen)

I'm slowly but surely falling into the "who cares if Hester returns"-camp. That guy is going backward far too often for a punt returner. It's ridiculous.

Why call him out for what many are thinking? We all want the Bears to go 16-0, but it's not realistic. So, intelligence says that we sometimes have to take 1 step back to take 2 steps forward. If the Bears win the final 2 and sneak into the playoffs, the most likely scenario is a first round exit. But if for some reason the team squeaks out a win, it will likely mean Lovie stays employed in Chicago, and that would be a negative. Two years in a row now we've seen a last second win that screws the team out of a better draft selection. I think we're all sick of the Lovie mediocrity that ensures a non-threatening team that does just enough to keep his job.

Scoring, Yards, Pass Yds, Rush Yds 2004, OC Terry Shea: 32, 32, 32, 25 2005, OC Ron Turner: 26, 29, 31, 8 2006, OC Ron Turner: 2, 15, 14, 15 2007, OC Ron Turner: 18, 27, 15, 30 2008, OC Ron Turner: 14, 26, 21, 24 2009, OC Ron Turner: 21, 17, 13, 23 2010, OC Mike Martz: 21, 30, 28, 22 2011, OC Mike Martz: 17, 24, 26, 9 2012, OC Mike Tice: 16, 29, 28, 12 D/ST scoring is included in the total, so you can start to lessen the scoring almost automatically. Not many teams have gotten the number of D/ST TDs the Bears have had...especially considering the first couple Hester years. So that's 8/9 years of futility, and 1/9 years of catching lightning in a bottle. Averages: 18th in scoring 25th in yards 23rd in passing yards 19th in rushing yards Interesting tidbit: Aside from the Super Bowl year, look at which OC was responsible for the most rushing yards during Lovie's tenure.