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Genius call--a pass to get you first and goal at the 10 instead of a QB sneak to get you first and 10 at the 13.

This team is being coached by a bunch of fucking retards, and being played by a bunch of incompetents*.  Holy shit this team is awful right now.

*You'd think there would be a page in the RB training manual that says "don't stretch for a TD when you're held up and vulnerable somewhere inside the 3, because a fumble is likely," and that'd be taught to RB's--but Forte and the Bears got bailed out of a very poor decision, and I'm not sure what evidence there was to bail Forte out.

This game is still winnable at 13-0, but I feel like it may also ride on this 4th down.

I guess it's possible for the Bears to have played a worse game so far, but it's pushing the edge of my imagination.

13-0 is still workable...but this has been brutal so far.

Quote from: Brownie on September 21, 2009, 12:13:30 PM

Quote from: MAD on September 21, 2009, 11:29:02 AM

Quote from: Kermit, B. on September 21, 2009, 10:55:22 AM

Quote from: SKO on September 20, 2009, 11:31:38 PM

Quote from: RedBeard on September 20, 2009, 10:06:20 PM
Robbie Gould is money.

That said, the Bears did not win on skill - they won on the Steelers' lack of it today.

Seriously? Fuck that. I hate when people act like missed fucking field goals (the second one was deflected, btw, if you watch the replay you'll see the ball's flight change after it hits the line of scrimmage) are some kind of fluke. A kicker's a player just like any other on the field, he failed to do his job. What are you going to blame it on? The Steelers dropping passes? The Bears did that too. There's not a god damn thing the Steelers fucked up that the Bears didn't also fuck up, and yet one team overcame it to win the game.

  First Downs     21     15
    Passing    13    12
    Rushing    7    2
    Penalty    1    1
  Third Down Efficiency    6-12    7-14
  Fourth Down Efficiency    1-1    0-0
  TOTAL NET YARDS    308    275
    Total Plays    59    57
    Average Gain Per Play    5.2    4.8
  NET YARDS RUSHING    105    43
    Rushes    22    18
    Average Per Rush    4.8    2.4
  NET YARDS PASSING    203    232
    Completions-Attempts    23-35    27-38
    Yards Per Pass Play    5.5    5.9
    Times Sacked    2    1
    Yards Lost to Sacks    18    4
    Had Intercepted    1    0
  PUNTS    3    6
    Average Punt    54.3    45.8
  PENALTIES    6    10
    Penalty Yards    52    80
  FUMBLES    1    1
    Fumbles Lost    1    0
  TIME OF POSSESSION    30:26    29:34

In every damn category other than rushing yards, its damn near even. The Steelers did not just hand that game away. The Bears won. Fuck the idea that the Steelers just gave it away.

So emphatically THIS.  It was a wet field that both kickers needed to overcome, and no kick could be considered a "gimme."  Gould overcame it.  Reed didn't.  That was a fun game to watch, especially since there were a bunch of CFIPs sitting around us.

Yes.  And they brought their towels.  The best part of that was when the Steelers had the ball in a critical situations, these idiots would wave their flags and yell.  Umm, wouldn't you prefer it to be quiet when your team's on offense, rather than add to the noise being brought by the home crowd?

Also, I'm in a confidence pool with my in-laws and all of my wife's extended relatives.  Most of these people are in Michigan and beyond and, despite their proximity to Chicago, I'm the only genuine Bears fans.  There are, however, some people in this bunch who are from Pittsburgh and I was being outnumbered in the smack-talking.  Once the ante was raised and I opened my mouth, I felt I had no choice but to put my big meatball hat on and put 16 points on the Bears.  Mission accomplished.

There were a TON of CFiP's around us too. They travel well, and the douche quotient is remarkably low. Not looking forward to the Browns contingent in six weeks.

I resent the inference.  I'm just getting here because I was too busy all of last night laughing at all my friends who root for the Pissburgh Stillers.

Well, that 2-out, 1-2 grand slam to the great Jody Gerut can't help...

Quote from: Brownie on September 15, 2009, 12:28:30 PM


Cubs go to Seattke for 3 after the homestand, then go to Comiskey

Nobody else caught this?

Quote from: MAD on September 13, 2009, 10:47:30 PM

Quote from: Chuck to Chuck on September 13, 2009, 10:44:39 PM
I thought "Lotto" wore 18?

That's Pick 6, dumbass.

Collinsworth keeps calling out the receivers so much, you'd have thought he was a QB and not a receiver himself.

Quote from: CubFaninHydePark on September 13, 2009, 10:44:51 PM
A fitting ending for tonight's abortion of a football game.

This offense has 6 days to get a ton better before playing a football team that is...actually...good.

I think it's naive of me to think that your internet persona will ever survive long enough to acquire some perspective, but...a "ton" better?  

Go stick your finger in your butthole for a while.

I'd say going from 4 picks to 0 and establishing a consistent running game--from where this team was at tonight--is a "ton" better.

To say anything less would be to sugar-coat it.  But that's the perspective of objectivity.

A fitting ending for tonight's abortion of a football game.

This offense has 6 days to get a ton better before playing a football team that is...actually...good.

Impressive that the Bears secondary went this long without being exposed.

Of course, if they only could've gone a minute longer...

QuoteAnd they're starting to enjoy the taste of champagne.

They give minor leaguers champagne?  Really?

The last five minutes make a Ronny Cedeno blooper reel look like sheer genius.

When did Ronny Cedeno start playing WR?  That play could prove to be beyond costly.

And really?  Fake punt at that point on the field?

The "who's the most retarded person in the Bears organization" discussion tomorrow should be entertaining as fuck.  Guh.

Robbie Gould is the only good thing that I can say about Penn State.

Fuck that line judge for that spot.  Absolutely terrible.

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Quote from: Poon on September 12, 2009, 07:32:13 AM
I don't understand people taking the Stillers to win that game.  Shit, they barely pulled it out, didn't look all that great, and barely won in overtime.  If Bironas didn't fucking blow two field goals in the first half (yeah one was blocked), that game would have turned out the way it should have.  The most accurate kicker in the league fucking shanked the game winner in the first quarter.

IF Hines Ward doesn't fumble, they cover the spread. D'ur. They're the champs in they're home opener. There is no more solid lock on the board the rest of the year. Period.

How many more opponents do the Lions have?

Quote from: Ghost of Dave Rosello on September 13, 2009, 09:02:52 PM
These are the two best QBs defenses in the NFC North.

Fixt.