ChileBear Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Yeah but man do the Lions have some talent. They are one break away in each game from winning. They are on the way up the charts as far as I am concerned. They look like they will be a force in the future. Whew! This game was scary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azbearsfan Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Whew! This game was scary! Yes but another win!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChileBear Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Yes but another win!!!! Any ifo on Roach? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears4Ever_34 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Well that was a win but not a good one. The defense played pretty bad for the most part. No way the Lions should be able to put up 20 with a 3rd string QB. However it was the offense yet again that stepped up huge for us. Cutler had another brilliant game as did Earl Bennett. I'm already getting pumped for the Patriots game. Should be a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
defiantgiant Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Yeah but man do the Lions have some talent. They are one break away in each game from winning. They are on the way up the charts as far as I am concerned. They look like they will be a force in the future. Yeah, no kidding. They're more of a threat going forward than the Vikings, in my mind. They've finally turned all those high draft picks into a ton of talent. They're a tough team even without Stafford and Vanden Bosch...if everybody gets healthy and they draft a good corner and some linebackers, look out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearFan2000 Posted December 5, 2010 Report Share Posted December 5, 2010 Ugly indeed and I agree with the earlier post and I've said this before Detroit is far better than their record and they are on the up swing. They have talent on both sides of the ball and what's hard for them is to shake that losing mentality. Bears Lions games have usually been tough fought games. When it became obvious this game was going to be a battle I was thinking just win this game any way you can. Win it get out of there at 9-3 and prepare for the next game. Hats off to the offense for stepping up in this game when they needed to. I'm still a little ticked that Hester got tripped up and so was he. He should have had the record today... Some quick observations. On defense part of our problem was we did not have contain on the outside that long run at the end of the first half should never have happened we all crashed inside and no one was there to catch Best till Manning pushes him out. Defensive play calling it seemed like often when we called a blitz they had a perfect play called. Really it was their big plays on offense that kept them in it. Tackling wasn't as sharp as it's usually is. Kudos to the D though on the stop after the turnover that was huge stand. Special teams weren't very special today outside of Hester nearly running into the record books only to get tripped up by the kicker. Coverage was poor for the most part way too many yards given up on returns. Kudos to Gould for hitting his career long 54 yard FG was critical at that point Hats off to the offense for sustaining drives and keeping the clock moving One thing that I do think needs to get better still is of course the line. Detroit has a great front 7 and they were getting pressure all game long we will continue to have issues with sacks, and plays like the one that lead to the fumble (though Jay should have done a better job holding onto the ball). There are still plays where we are seeing 2-3 defensive players coming clean to the QB Bennet... man what do you say but he has become a real go to guy probably the most consistent and all around polished WR great possession receiver I want to see him locked up long term. Loved the play where it took 4-5 guys to brign him down, he is one tough SOB. Where he lacks in speed he makes up for in skill, and strength. Reminds me a little of Marty Booker in his first stint with the Bears. Sure handed and quietly effective he had over 100 yards receiving today. All in all a game that we could have potentially lost but found a way to win it. Good teams find a way to win. Look at NO Cincy took them to the wire and they found a way to win. Ok in general the offense the past 5 games has definitely been the most balanced I have seen from a Bears offense in a long time. Hats off to Martz and if Lovie made him taylor his scheme more to the personnel and not this pass happy crap he was calling earlier in the year than got to give credit there but either way I have to say the staff this season seems to be doing better at self scouting than they have in the past to realize Jay is not a pocket passer statue, and our line cannot block for 7 step drops down after down, and it's asinine to regularly empty the backfield and drop back 7 steps which has been a hallmark of Martz style. During the bye week the Bears looked at themselves and have come out playing to their strengths talent wise. Cutler looks like he is playing within himself and doing the things that he is good at. The previous mentality was both going to get Jay killed, and was putting him in a position to fail. I will admit I didn't trust Martz or this staff to see the flaw in the status quo and actually do something about it. This new found balance on offense is putting the Bears offense in a position to succeed. One thing that I really like is that we are sustaining drives and chewing clock. We had that 17 play drive last week vs the Eagles that darn near chewed up the entire 3rd quarter. That is what balance will do for you. When we were throwing all the time and getting 3 and outs and throwing pics we were losing the time of possession and putting our D in the bad spot of having to keep us in games till the offense finally could score. This is going to be so critical in this coming stretch if the Offense can control the clock and keep the defense rested they will be better suited to step up when needed. The D did not have a good game today but I can't get too upset with them as they have been a big part of why we are 9-3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balta1701-A Posted December 8, 2010 Report Share Posted December 8, 2010 Suh was fined $15k for his hit on Cutler. He intends to appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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