BearFan2000

the damming evidence is all over the place. How long did Jay lobby for DA because he is a big target, has good hands, will go after the football and make big catches. It took an injury to golden boy Hester to get DA real playing time and all he's done is make plays How long have we known that a big strength of Jays is to roll out and move the pocket. Took Ron 14 games to figure that out and move the launch point. How long have we all known Jay has a rocket for an arm and it took Ron 14 games to utilize that rather than try to turn him into a dink and dunk QB which plays to his weaknesses not his strengths. It took an injury to the ineffective Pacemaker to get Williams in the game and what does he do at his natural position (the position we drafted him to play nonetheless) but shut down one of the best DE in the league. I saw a line last night that actually gave Jay more than a split second to get rid of the ball. He actually had time to scan the field and go through his progressions. Looked like the guy we traded for. Protection schemes were better called. The overall team effort was 100x better than anything we've seen all year. They looked motivated and prepared. 14 games in and they finally look like the team many of us envisioned last offseason. It irks me that when there's nothing left to play for the coaches can get the team fired up to play but when there was something to play for the Bears looked uninspired and not interested. If we'd have played like this all year you can guarandamtee it that we'd be in the playoffs. That's the thing that sticks with me. If ownership is honest in its assessment this is the conclusion they must come to. Why couldn't we have played like this all year, why 14 games in and out of the playoff picture do we now show intestinal fortitude??? But sadly I fear as many of us here do that they will use this as reason enough to retain Lovie and Jerry. Ron will be the scapegoat not that he doesn't deserve to be, and we will have the lowest bidder at OC and DC next season. No one of any quality is going to want to come to work for a coach already on the hot seat. We'll be stuck with the crap of the litter and wind up back in the same spot looking towards the 2011 season when we may actually get a new coach which will undoubtedly be a lowest bidder first timer or virtual no name... rinse and repeat. We are all hoping that the Ownership does the right thing but lack any measure of confidence they will.

That is what they were saying on Mully and Hanley

If they absolutely slaughter the Lions and the game is effectively over at halftime that shows me something but if we win but do so modestly and the game is remotely close then that will tell me that the staff thinks that they've done enough to make their case to return next year with one very well coached game out of 16.

two thoughts, and I could be wrong but this the way I see it. 1. Vikings came in expecting to just roll over the Bears and weren't' really expecting to have to exert much effort. 2. Bears coaches know they are on the hot seat and finally gave their best effort in play calling, game planning, and preparation.

or nullifies his speed. Take away his speed and he's average at best.

It makes you wonder is our line as bad as it has looked all year or is this just a rare "planets in alignment" phenomena where the line just played well all in the same game. This game makes me wonder a lot of things like that. Also: 1. Ron called a good to great game, it was balanced, creative, and played to Jays strength 2. The D held it's own for most of the game other than the stretch where we let them back in. 3. The energy the team played with was the highest I've seen this year. They looked prepared. 4. Can this roster with some tweaks actually play consistently good like this over a full season 5. Why is it that only when their backs are against the wall and jobs may be in the balance do they step up and coach well. 6. What is a realistic timetable that the Bears can be rebuilt? Prior to tonight it looked like a total rebuild project. 7. Was tonight's game just a team that over achieved or a glimpse of what the Bears can be if coached well consistently?

I know we're speculating here and yes it is bitter sweet, I was enjoying this game as we actually came to play and for the most part did play well. I agree that regardless Ron will likely be gone. The question beyond that was that prior to this game how likely Ron would be accompanied by Lovie and maybe even Angelo. Even prior to the game the water was muddy and no one's crystal ball is 100%. Let's just say for the sake of argument that Lovie and Angelo do stay. I'd have to say that's possible to likely. Ron being gone and a new OC comes in, and perhaps Angelo pushes a real DC that may not subscribe to the Cover 2. The question then becomes... Can Lovie be a serviceable HC if his two coordinators are of good quality. Cheeko did well as DC because his D was a hybrid of the the system that Lovie favored and the background that he came in with. We need a Defensive philosophy here that is versatile and mixes a balance of aggressiveness and discipline. I have to ask can this scenario work should Lovie be back next year. If he is back I think it's important to bring in quality coordinators and Lovie has a more hands off approach. The goal needs to be as system that can work long term. What I don't want to see is Lovie brought back but we still disappoint next year and a new coach brings in his guys and Jay has three OC's in 3 seasons with the Bears. Now if the Bears see this game as the aberration it is and still decide to cut Lovie Lose we get a new HC and can bring in a guy with Cutler in mind.

The problem is with Turner game calling like this happens once or twice a season but the majority of the time you are left scratching your head. This one good game does not absolve him of his past sins.

even with that it was a close miss. Gould has been such a huge find for us. It's easy to forget all the bad kickers we've seen here.

As I posted earlier by selling my tickets to this game I guaranteed a win. Maybe I should buy sixteen game tickets next year and then sell them..... on second thought, my wallet would not allow that strategy. LOL

I have to say that was a gutsy call. I figured three straight handoffs and another FG attempt. We went for the Kill. That is so un-bear like. Tonight we looked like a completely different team. We actually looked competent. And beat arguably a superior opponent. I thought we'd get lazy and at the end it looked like we had but Kudos to Jay for stepping up and going toe to toe against Favre.

HOLY SHIT!!!! Ha ha suck it queens

Turnover, bears ball!!! Ball was coming out before he was down... should stand. it aint over yet

Not yet the D finally held and we have another crack at it. We have definitely had our chances

missed.... game over

odds just went up 75% we still need to get more yardage. 45 yarder

they win the toss it's over book it. We win the toss, we may have a slim chance. odds of us winning this game I'd say 25%

hopefully he is ok. I feel bad for Peanut he's had such bad luck with Injuries. I like him as a player and as an individual. A great guy, but as much as I hate to say it, it's probably time to move on without him just like Mike Brown. Why is it that when we finally find guys that are impact players and then they become injury prone....

Offense has gone into hibernation Defense now letting the vikings have whatever they want and when ever they want. end result a valiant effort for 3 Qtrs and then we lay down and die. Favre is getting all this love, but the Bears are laying down now.

Jay's pick tonight was totally his fault. Run and slide or chuck it into the first row would have been better options. He was out of the pocket so he had no reason not to at the very least throw it away. I will say that 22 of 25 being his fault is BS. It makes me question how closely he "studied film." Broadcast crews often get lazy and take the easy angle on stories and just regurgitate what others have said. Jay statistically has a high number of picks but the percentage that are is fault is not as high as gets reported. He has had virtually no help from the other 11 on the field. Bad picks happen to all QB's no matter how good or bad.

saying lovies good at anything is laughable

This is a big part of why we will end up losing. Jay's pick was not a good decision. there's those huge holes in the coverage that we have come to loathe

was on the ground and rather than touch him down the vikes player choses to land on him. In the process his leg gets rolled. Sure hope it's not serious.

They were both pushing each other should have been a non call.

What an odd experience... On one hand I'm actually enjoying how the Bears are playing, seeing Favre sulking on the sidelines, knowing that with a win we can deny Minny the #1 seed and they could and up without a bye in the first round LOL On the other hand it is irritating that when we have played like crap all year we finally see good good coaching, effective pass protection, effective running, a solid passing game, solid red zone offense, special teams playing well, and defense doing well. Can our coaches only coach well when their backs are against the wall and their jobs are in jeopardy? It should not take this situation to motivate our coaches or team to step up.