jason

I was just curious. I hate it when "fans" get season tickets with the purpose of virtually scalping them on stubhub or ebay. That just pisses me off, and it makes someone less of a fan in my opinion.

Why did you guys sell the tickets?

From the Audibles section which is supposedly a collection of quips from various coaches, scouts, and front office personnel speaking on the condition of anonymity. "Tommie Harris used to be one of the quickest defensive tackles in football. Now he is not quick and he has lost his strength. It's not a good combination. When he is caught - and he gets caught a lot more than he used to - he often gets buried, like he did against (Eagles OLT) Jason Peters." So, we're not the only ones who have noticed?

Sorry, I just don't think Williams is fast enough or experienced enough to play LB.

Yeah, that is a tad ridiculous. There are three games in which the Bears got completely housed. Those are in no way going to be wins.

Just for the record, I said YEARS ago that the Bears should use the 3-4. It would not only be beneficial because most teams don't see it consistently, but it would also help with the Bears strengths (i.e. LBs). Your idea of Brown at LB is intriguing, as would the idea of Anderson lining up there. I don't see why it couldn't work.

I nodded in agreement throughout this entire post. God I hate the Bears' coaches.

Awesome post! Great to see stats confirming that the Bears' have five bums on the OL.

I'm in agreement that it probably happens, but there is no way in hell I'm "good with it."

Quickly... 1: Should have been a win 2: W 3: W 4: W Bye 5: Should have been a win 6: Got killed 7: W 8: W 9: Got killed 10: Should have been a win 11: Should have been a win 12: Got killed That's 8-3 right there. Very easily could have been 7-4.

Without even looking at the breakdown of games or stats, the obvious answer to this is yes. Anyone who says otherwise didn't watch the games.

This is the most infuriating aspect of the season right now. We know it's over. They know it's over. So why not give the younger guys, the guys with potential, more time in the game? Jamar Williams, Gaines Adams, Jarron Gilbert, DJ Moore, Juaquin Iglesias, Devin Aromashodu All of these guys need to get more playing time. Doing otherwise doesn't make sense. And the changes to the OL you suggested are common sense...too bad they won't happen. Williams is a LT...why not play him there? Omilaye is a RT...why not play him there? Beekman is a C...why not play him there? This staff pisses me off.

That cracked me up. That ball boy got all sorts of press for sprinting down the sideline on the return.

Great Superbowl, but too predictable. That's far too bandwagon for my tastes. I want to see the Saints go undefeated and beat the Titans in the Superbowl. That's the best of both worlds. The Saints get to shut up the 72 Dolphins - who had an incredibly weak schedule - and the Titans get to finish the miracle season.

Here you go...just check the sidebar to the article. Madden Video Game thoughts

This, this, OMFG, this. I hate the MLB crowding the line, faking the blitz, and then retreating to cover the seam route by the TE 30 yards down the field. One, it's stupid because EVERYONE knows the MLB blitzes in the Bears' scheme about 2% of the time. Two, it's stupid because it's leaving a massive hole for the MLB to cover (as you alluded to). And three, it's stupid because it causes unnecessary wear and tear on the MLB throughout the game. Why make the guy run an extra 2 miles in the game when it's not needed?

RB - You think Forte changed that much in ONE year? WR - Some evaluation can be done, but it can't be complete. The one I disagree with the most is your thoughts on the short route on 3/7. This has happened with ALL WRs under Turner, not just these guys.

The funny thing is, I don't think it would be worse. I think it might be better. The Sports Guy mentioned something like this recently, and I wholeheartedly agree.

Yes, I did. It's been corrected. thanks.

I pretty much agree. But, as you know, I don't think RBs, WRs, and QBs can be properly evaluated if the OL stinks. There simply isn't time to develop the talent, or to utilize a full collection of plays. Do the Bears need better WRs? It's possible, but I can't say that anyone can really affirm this based upon play, because the OL has been so atrocious that it has limited the Bears' offense in countless ways.

Thanks to RockfordBears for the thought... Lovie Smith is Coach Dale The similarities are astounding. Neither has a clue how to adjust to any gametime situation. Both are stuck in "their system" so much that other concepts are an affront to their knowledge. In fact, they run their system to the fault of their team's talent. How else can we explain the fact that Coach Dale wanted to give the ball to someone other than Jimmy, who was shooting 98% throughout the playoffs? Speaking of that, both mismanage their players' talents. Much like Coach Dale, Lovie insists on forcing the square peg into the round hole, or maybe everyone else is wrong () about the cover-2 minimizing the talents of players like Urlacher. Both rely on loyal but incompetent assistant coaches who make inane comments about things like "letting paint dry on the fence." To summarize: 1-Neither makes a decent game time adjustment. 2-Both believe in their system to a fault. 3-Both use their system as a means to stifle creativity 4-Both make poor decisions 5-Both mismanage talent 6-Both choose horrible assistant coaches Turner as Shooter Let's be honest, Turner calls plays like a drunk. There, I said it. Babich as that other coach Babich is the defensive coordinator in name only, because Lovie is running the show (which may or may not be good). Nobody knows the other guy's name, and to be quite honest, Babich is quickly being forgotten. I'm fairly certain that both just collected a paycheck. Urlacher is Jimmy Chitwood When Urlacher is gone, the team just isn't the same. If he were to come back and demand that Lovie stays, I'm quite sure he'd get his way. That's how much he's loved and needed in Chicago. Argue the need all you want, but this defense has NEVER been this bad when Urlacher has been in. Bearstalk as the townsfolk We want a change. We realize we need a change. And like the townsfolk, who were right by the way (see above Coach Dale critique), we're willing to go to drastic measures to get a new coach. Is there anything I'm missing here? Except, of course, the success in Hoosiers and the lack of success on the Bears?

LMFAO. You just compared to Babich to a drunk, and Lovie to one of the worst coaches in coaching history (proof in a thread to come).

Because of the "wink wink nudge nudge" aspect of the hire. It's essentially a promise to Weis that A] Barring a miracle, Lovie is getting fired soon, B] He gets full control of the offense, maybe even co-HC of some kind, and C] He gets a chance to prove himself in a situation with a lot of tools on offense. I don't see it as an unreasonable choice for Weis.

From a different perspective, this doesn't surprise me, and only adds fuel to the idea that all the INTs aren't Cutler's fault. Blatant Defensive PIs not called: 2 or 3 Running into the Umpire: 1 Receivers ran the wrong route: 2 or 3 Receivers fell down: 2 or 3 Receivers tipped balls: 2 or 3 Even a modest approximation puts about half of the INTs on someone else, or at least shares a good majority of the blame. And that's not even giving Turner any blame for constantly setting up Cutler and the offense for failure with his boneheaded calls.

Echoing both posts here, there is no excuse. Turner is not a good OC because he doesn't call a good game AND he doesn't improve players. And he's just one of the coaches on this staff who refuse to instill discipline or a solid gameplan.