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Defense getting held a lot, and refs miss easy delay of game call. Hard to play straight up, but can't win when the refs are making it that much harder.

GB is holding a lot, surprised at the no calls.

Damn Forte dropped another one.

Damn, you could tell Rodgers was audibling to Jones. Ugh.

and Giants

Forte redeems himself with TD run, runs over Packer defender. Bears take lead 10-7.

Damn Forte drops an automatic TD.

Megapunt finally shows up, nice kick.

Great formula by the Bears, take yards, chew come clock, and get some points. Then turn around and make GB go 3 and out and punt. Great start.

Gameday, Cobb is limited. We might not have a better opportunity to knock the Pack off than today. Nelson out and Cobb injured. If Jay can limit turnovers, we are going to have us a game. Go Bears!

Definitely a challenging league, every sleeper I tried to wait on but still pick earlier than ADP was always scooped up before I could pick them. Hopefully I will have some better luck this year, I went from back to back titles to last place lol. Good Luck unless you are playing me!

http://espn.go.com/blog/chicago-bears/post...of-olb-sam-acho I knew he was sick, but to the point where his contract was terminated? This is odd. [uPDATE] Looks like they expect him to be out a couple of weeks, so as to not have portions of his salary count against the cap (the weeks he is out), they terminated him before Week 1. If they bring him back, he will be paid on a week to week basis. So in the end seems to be a smart fiscal move on the Bears part.

Nice find, video is hilarious. NSFW version:

I'm cautiously optimistic, but I think you are giving Green Bay too much credit. I still think the loss of Nelson and Cobb (one good shot to the shoulder from being out) are going to limit them offensively. Green Bay averages about 10 drives a game, and they score on about 5 of them. If we can limit them on 2 of those to take less points or not score at all, we can make it a game. We were brutal last year in areas that basically compounded on themselves. First our Special Teams sucked and spent most of the year near the bottom in terms of average starting LoS. We also gave the opponents great starting position which put our defense at a disadvantage. With improved Special Teams play, those negative factors are negated. So now we can at least start at on an even playing field and possibly slightly better one. That allows the offense to control the clock better and play a field position/time of possession game. So it may not be enough to win or finish above .500, but I think we will be competitive and in almost every game all year which bodes well for the future.

No love right now: http://www.chicagofootball.com/2015/09/11/...ackers/af0i4bd/ I don't see GB putting up 30+ against us, and I don't see us scoring less than 20. GB getting way too much credit without Nelson.

What is interesting about Cutler's stats is that there is an indication (especially against GB) that the scheme/coaches have had an impact on him. Against GB from 2009-2012: 205 yds/game, 121-223, 54.6%, 8 TD, 16 INT Against GB from 2013-2014: 251 yds/game, 59-95, 62.1%, 5 TD, 5 INT That to me is a pretty significant difference. Completion % is way up, TD's are up, and INTs are way down, and there is still room for improvement. So to me, with Gase, I think Cutler can put up even better numbers, even if it is only a few percentage pts on the completion percentage and a couple of less picks.

Wow, that is exactly what all of us were saying all year. Every game was soooo predictable, every play, every series. Crazy. Have fun with that Baltimore, lol. I don't think we have the talent to be playoff material this year, but I think we are going to exceed most expectation of 5 or 6 wins. I am figuring in the 7 to 9 range with improvements in all phases of the game.

To me it comes down to turnovers and sacks. If we can get pressure on Rodgers and keep it off of Cutler while winning the turnover battle, we will win. Fangio is 4-0 against GB, and GB is 0-3 in Week 1 games over the past 3 seasons, and now without Nelson. Bears 27 - Packers 20. Go Bears!

Yeah here is the Sun Times article: http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/7/71/9503...qb-honor-leader Hopefully this will translate to tangible performance on the field.

Can someone start the Game Thread, I did it a few times last year and it didn't work out too well, lol.

I think some of this is Fox gaming the Packers. They have zero tape on Alshon or Royal in this offense, which really makes them play more of a vanilla coverage. Also, if any injuries linger, it is better to sign a vet after Week 1 so you can pay them week to week. Before Week 1, it is for the year (or something along those lines).

Yeah, Rodgers is 2-5 outside of their Super Bowl run year in 2010. That year was crazy too, they got in as the 2nd Wild Card after beating us 10-3 in Week 17. Then they went on and won 4 straight. An interesting note, they had a Pick-6 in each of their last 3 playoff games where 2 of them were decided by a TD or less. Cobb has an AC joint sprain and one hard tackle landing on that shoulder will easily re-injure that joint. So I don't know how often he is going to go over the middle. If we can control Lacy, then I think we have a fighting chance.

I am actually surprised at all the love Green Bay is getting in the media this year (even after the Nelson injury). They just lost potentially their best skill position player (W/R/T) in Nelson and they are still Super Bowl contenders? I don't think people realize just how important Nelson has been to that offense and Rodgers. Rodgers has an astronomical QB Rating when passing to Nelson: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-s...-wr-duo-in-nfl/ The link only shows pre-2014 numbers, so when you add in 2014, they would be even better. Nelson accounted for 34% of Rodgers Passing Yards, TD's and 3rd Down passes last year, and was targeted 28% of the time overall. Nelson averaged 95 yards per game and has torched us: Nelson's last 4 seasons against Bears: 10-108, 2 TD 6-152, 2 TD 4-67, 0 TD 10-161, 0 TD 6-84, 0 TD 3-40, 0 TD 6-115, 2 TD I am sorry but Davante Adams, Ty Montgomery, or James Jones are not going to put up those type of numbers.

Are Cutler, Forte, and Gould the longest tenured Bears?