jason

LOL Got me before the edit.

Doesn't EVERYONE love the 3rd and long strategy of "we're blitzing! No we're not"-cover2 drop back that continually gets the Bears success play after play? It's unreal how good it works on third down! Lovie and his system are awesome!! I'm so glad he took over the defensive playcalling duties this year!

If by "gold star" you mean "pink slip for Lovie," then, yes.

Get it right. It's "Zombie Lovie."

How many games in a row are the Bears going to have three offsides penalties on the DL who, for some reason, think they can magically guess the opposing team's snap count? That is a lack of discipline, period. And at a certain point, dumb penalties like that have to reflect in the staff.

All I'm going to say is, I have been right for close to two and a half years., and the Bears front office has been wrong. The Bears have desperately needed an OL, and the bandaid has finally fallen off this season (perfectly punctuated by that last Bears possession). It is just too bad that under the bandaid there was a gushing head wound. EVERYTHING this offseason should be about firing the coaches and getting OL help in both FA and the draft.

Has there ever, EVER, been a HC more ignorantly stubborn, more ridiculously incompetent, more hilariously overmatched and bewildered by the ability to challenge via instant replay?! This guy constantly challenges the wrong plays, and looks baffled with that Zombie Lovie look when the call doesn't go his way. It' almost as if he's saying, "Yeah, I knew it, but I have these challenges so I may as well use them." And don't even get me started on the plays he DOESN'T challenge. It's time to put the pink paper into the printer so Lovie's pink slip is ready as soon as the season ends.

Beat me to.it. Cutler has had horrible luck. I can think of three OBVIOUS pass interferences that weren't called, two or three receivers falling down, one or two bad tips by the receivers, and the infamous "running into the Umpire"-interception.

Also, keep in mind it's yet another INT that will ultimately go to Cutler's stats, but isn't his fault. That's blatant DPI. And if there is no PI, Bennet more than likely catches it since he's had sticky hands since he first stepped on the field at Vandy. That's probably close to ten INTs that he either has no or little blame. But, yeah, it is ALL in Cutler.

and you know this how? Oh, right, you don't. Sadly, we'll never know Wolfe's potential until this staff is gone, because they don't know how to use their own players. I'm sure if the Bears had Dareen Sproles you'd be saying the same thing.

I am glad I don't waste my time with it, because anyone who says the #1 problem is not the OL is someone who hasn't watched the games, is a liar, is willfully ignorant, or is a complete idiot.

yes, because the two have clearly been on the field equal amounts (not saying they should have been) and been given equal, game-time opportunities to show their worth in situations that benefit their talents. If Briggs were managed the same way Wolfe has been, he would have been in in third and long only, and used primarily as a safety.

Sorry, dude, it was the end of the thread. Saying the OL played well against the Eagles is like patting an F average student on the head for getting a D+. The OL did not play well. They played well for them. NFO's post about how the Bears coaching, offensive philosophy, and complete garbage on the OL is the end of this discussion when it concerns the thread's title: Cutler's Mechanics. We can talk about mechanics all we want, but when a guy is getting drilled over and over, and he knows he is going to get pressure on a three step drop, and he knows that he'll take a shot even though the defense is only sending four, sooner or later he's going to have to adjust to avoid injury. These guys aren't robots, and pain/fear will dictate their actions when the time comes. Does that mean Cutler shouldn't have hit Olsen, Hester, and Knox on the bombs? Clearly not. But I can surely understand why everything he knows about being a QB is changing in Chicago.

The square-peg, round-hole phenomenon has been one I've mentioned frequently. And that's the problem. Unless everyone involved is looking for good players that fit the system, it won't work. If they are looking for great players who fit other systems, it won't work. For instance, with this OL, the Bears need to draft Barry Sanders.

Singletary. The Niners aren't getting any better.

End of thread.

I didn't even read your entire post, and I pretty much agree. I am DISGUSTED at the third and long defense. Can we PLEASE not go into a zone, rush four guys who get nearly no penetration, and continually let the QB wait until someone finds a hole in the defense!? Please!? Lovie? Are you there? This is effing ridiculous. I was watching the game with my girlfriend and calling out the defense on third and long. I said to her more than once, "Watch this, they'll send four guys after the QB, get no pressure, and after about 5 seconds a WR will be open for the first down." She said, "Don't teams usually fail when it's 3rd down and more than ten?" I angrily said, "Yes, but not against the Bears." She astutely replied, "Well, why don't they change it up some? If you can tell, then surely the people who get paid to do this stuff can see what's coming." I nodded silently.

Agreed completely. What's more, I don't believe - and nobody can convince me otherwise - that there is a defense in the league that can stay with the team speed the Bears have on offense. This offense should be producing massive plays like the Philly offense does. Knox, Hester, and Olsen? With those three on the field, there IS a matchup problem for the opposing defense. Add in the possession WR in Bennett, who is quietly having a very nice season (thanks for playing him last year Turner!), and I just don't see how the Bears don't produce. And, oh yeah, Forte tore the league a new a-hole last year, so we know he's good (despite what the OL, his stats, and a possible injury would have people believe). This is a coaching problem. How many times do the Bears need to mismanage an offensive weapon, or not play him at all, before people realize this is coaching. I've been saying it for a long time. Turner is not a good OC. This is not up for debate. He may be a nice guy, but the product he puts on the field, the calls he makes, the adjustments (or lack thereof), none of it makes an opposing defense in the league scared. Not remotely.

Ditto the Bingo. If everyone under Lovie is fired, who the hell are the Bears going to hire?

I would. But I would have fired Lovie and staff before the season began and brought in someone who understands how to run an offense. I honestly don't think the players are as bad as they appear. Further, I think there is considerable talent on this team. This is 75% coaching, IMHO.

Gimme a break. Suppose you buy a hot rod car, and then put it in the garage. Every once in a while you rev the engine, and once a month you drive it a mile to get groceries. How do you know if it runs well, or can go cross country, or can win a race against some punk on a deserted street? You don't. The pick isn't as bad as the mismanagement of the pick.

It would have been yet another busted first rounder for the Bears. He would have been in his hippy pot smoking phase, and then would have had to get cut/traded/etc. in order to open his eyes (ala Benson). Lucky for us.

I love this article because it's brutally true, and reiterates what I've been saying, albeit better constructed, for multiple years.

I agree that Cutler is the only apparent change, but not the only logical change. There simply has to be more to it, because he's not doing so much more on screen passes than Orton/Grossman...and the RB screen NEVER worked when they were here. Maybe it has to do with the defense showing more respect to Cutler, or perhaps it has to deal with the speed of the Bears' WRs occupying the opposing DBs more. I just don't know. But I refuse to believe that it's so much of Cutler vs. other QBs thing, because there isn't much of a visual difference between how he executes the screens and how the others did.

This is the key to your entire statement...and I agree wholeheartedly. I honestly believe that Turner really doesn't understand how to get an offense to flow. He may know verbiage, and he may have been doing it a while, but he makes far too many stupid calls, stupid substitutions, and lacks the ability to adjust midgame.