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This is the correct answer. If Tommie and the D-Line don't get pressure, Rogers will go for 300+, a couple TDs, and the Bears' O might not have the horses to keep up (yet).

I, too, loved this guy coming out of college. But it's like I've said before, this is all situtational. Leonard Pope - Goes to a team that hardly uses the TE because they have two all-pro WRs, and the next option is a good WR. Vernon Davis - Goes to an absolutely putrid team with a horrible QB situation. Add that to the fact the his new coach is a strict disciplinarian, and Davis is, evidently, mentall frail. Marcedes Lewis - Goes to a team that believes running is the best option on offense, and the second best option. With a pure game manager at QB, and average to bad WRs to protect the passing game, there is no reason to feel threatened by the tight end. Put any of those three guys on the Bears and they would have been used significantly more.

I usually view them as if they are from someone who hasn't seen the games, and only the highlights on Sportscenter. Cutler's good, but he isn't THAT good. The receivers on this team have been doing pretty well this preseason when Cutler has been in the game.

Remember boys and girls, it's below the waist, not below the knees. Here'sthe link to the rule on crackbacks. Ignoring that fact, it's chicken-shit for him to go low on a guy who is clearly not looking at him, and slowly drifting towards him. If Favre would have just dipped a shoulder he would have destroyed the defensive player and gotten all sorts of credit from ESPN...like Hines Ward does.

I'm sure he won't return them all like he did in the past. He'll split time with more than one other guy at punt return duties. They have to keep him semi-fresh at WR for the deep routes.

I don't know if we have a "great" #2 right now, but McCown is too close to "you know who" for me to feel comfortable about it.

1) This thread takes a stretch before it actually applies to the Bears. 2) This thread is venturing too far into the political arena. Gun laws? Federal vs. State law? C'mon. I vote that it gets moved to a different section or deleted entirely.

Since I don't know the play call, I can't say who is right. Hester did pause, but once again, I don't know what they were supposed to do. To say that Cutler threw the ball to the spot Hester "would" have been is conjecture at best.

See ya. Feel bad for him, but I'm sure everyone is tired of waiting around for his body to work. It's a real shame too, because I thought he looked pretty good versus the Giants.

But Tom Cruise revitalized his career with a hilarious performance in Tropic Thunder. COMPLETELY unexpected.

Please watch the game tape vs. the Giants

Bennett looked pretty damn good against the Giants when he snagged one off the grass and caught another diving bomb from Cutler. Oh, and Hester looked pretty damn good when he inhaled a rocket acrossed his body when Cutler was rolling out...not to mention the fact that he would have easily had a TD if Cutler had hit him when he was WAAAY behind the defense.

Good question about whether or not I'm happy Farv is back in the division. I'm not sure. I just want him to go the F away. And like others in this thread, I don't normally wish injury on a player. HOWEVER, I'm fully crossing my fingers for some Joe Theismann shit to happen to Farv. Absolutely sick of this guy, his story, his flip-flopping, and the constant media fellatio he gets.

The only justice the football gods can provide is a career ending injury for this dickhead so that we never have to hear ESPN slobber all over him again, we never have to hear about the games-played streak again, and we never have to hear about the possibility of a comeback...AGAIN.

I think that everyone agrees on AP at #1. After that, where does Forte rank?

I'm constantly amazed at fantasy breakdowns. How the HELL did you get Forte and Manning? Unless scoring is way down for QBs, you're playing with a few people who clearly don't understand fantasy.

Agreed. When will ANYONE realize that if the Bears don't get defensive pressure, the deep cushion by the WRs is basically inviting the opponent to Griese us to death.

That looks like a shot at Rex. I said it the whole time...looked like his problem. I never did see where people could blame it on Kreutz.

IF the Bears get another WR, which I'm not sure is necessary at this point, it shouldn't be Matt Jones; it should be Marvin Harrison. He's a perfect underneath compliment to Hester. Harrison's routes are perfection, he can find the holes in zones, and his hands are still top ten in the league. Everyone needs to settle down with the sky is falling garbage. And don't compare it to last year. The OL was complete garbage last year, which made Orton worse and the available routes for the WRs minimized. With a better OL, better QB, and better WRs, I'm confident that the Bears will start to polish their routes and plays, and surprise people this year. What's REALLY concerning is how an average Bills' QB decimated the Bears' defense. Maybe the philosophy that allowed all the ridiculous passing games last year, from guys who aren't that great, was a little bit of Lovie rubbing off on the DC afterall.

1. Cutting AP in favor of a 6th WR or a 4th TE is stupid. AP will contribute more, and is probably overall a better player anyway. 2. The ONLY way the Bears should keep 3 TEs, let alone 4, is if one of them is Gaines at the FB position.

Alternately, it could simply be the fact that where Davis was once a specific read, Cutler may not make it to that read because of his ability to: A] Throw harder B] Throw more accurately C] Read defenses better Maybe the progressions never even get to Davis on many of the plays on which he previously received passes.

I can completely understand that, and I'm fairly against the concept of prison rehabilitation, but if Vick is as fast as he was two years ago, then he can help the Bears. More to follow... Agreed. He was never a great runner, but as you said...DYNAMIC runner. More to follow... Agreed. He's a horrible WCO QB. However, if he's brought in for special packages as a Wildcat QB, then it's a GREAT fit. Not only would it force defenses to scheme for two systems when playing the Bears, but the potential he has in that system is plain scary. Not to mention the fact that if Cutler were to go down (shudder), the Bears are screwed anyway. At least Vick would be a better choice than the current backups. Completely agreed. This is the major problem, and the reason why teams are hesitant to sign Vick. Agreed. I don't necessarily agree with their policies, but it's impossible for the Bears to sign Vick and not have that move come off as contradictory to the Benson and Tank situations.

Just a tidbit that doesn't mean a lot in the grand scheme of things, but there was a fight in training camp between Zack Bowman and Earl Bennett. Things are getting a bit testy...and I like it.

Good memory. However, it's not running the plays that I ripped Turner about. It's WHEN he ran them. That's the big problem. There's a big difference between Wolfe up the middle on 1st and 10, at the 50yd line, against the Lions; and multiple downs, inside the Bears' 10yd line, against the Vikings. What makes a good offensive coach is the ability to keep the defense off balance. This requires a bit of creativity, and a large amount of game-flow awareness. Turner may have had the creativity, but he doesn't appear to really understand how the game flows, how to keep his opponents guessing, or how to maximize the opportunities for the surprise, trick, or otherwise unorthodox to the Bears' base plays. Think about it this way... Is it better to let everyone know what your cards are right away in Texas Hold'em, or is it better to hold two aces late into the hand to lure the other players into bad moves? Turner shows his hold cards too early and bets too predictably.