2009-10 Bears Season: Utler, 'Uther 'Uckers

[MAD]

I have the feeling this is going to be one of the finest Meatball Fan weeks in Bears history.

Let the angst over the Bears letting Singletary get away commence.

You CANNOT WIN WITH THEM!

[Internet Apex]

I have the feeling this is going to be one of the finest Meatball Fan weeks in Bears history.

Let the angst over the Bears letting Singletary get away commence.

You CANNOT WIN WITH THEM!

At least it will be a short week. And if we're keeping track, I officially threw down my 2009 Bears Romeo on when after the blocked FG/FG.

Hey, flannj. Nice sleuthing and FYI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muV9_caogbU
@ 2:00.

[Internet Apex]

I really don't think there is a scheme of any sort that would prevent Larry Fitzgerald from beating any three defenders the Bears chose to put on him at any given time. So you should instead, try to stop the run and get in Warner's face to make him fire early or off the mark. If they could have done that about half the time, they'd have given up ~30 points or so and been very much alive in the game. They just don't have the personnel to stop anything. That's partly because Urlacher and Pisa are Audi 5Gs and Tommie is channelling Alonzo Spellman these days. But that secondary has no thread of hope in it and it has been so since late 2006.

Tommiie Harris was in for four plays and he got a sack on one of them.  I'm not saying he's been anything better than average, but considering what the defense has looked like when he hasn't played, maybe his season has not quite been the shitfest that every commentator seems to believe it has been.  

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

He did?

Arizona - 14:54 
1st-10, ARI19 14:54 K. Warner incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, ARI19 14:49 K. Warner incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, ARI19 14:46 K. Warner passed to S. Breaston to the left for 23 yard gain
1st-10, ARI42 14:06 T. Hightower rushed to the right for 13 yard gain. CHI committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CHI30 13:38 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CHI17 13:21 B. Wells rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CHI11 13:03 T. Hightower rushed to the right for no gain
3rd-4, CHI11 12:12 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald down the middle for 11 yard touchdown. N. Rackers made PAT

[MAD]

I really don't think there is a scheme of any sort that would prevent Larry Fitzgerald from beating any three defenders the Bears chose to put on him at any given time. So you should instead, try to stop the run and get in Warner's face to make him fire early or off the mark. If they could have done that about half the time, they'd have given up ~30 points or so and been very much alive in the game. They just don't have the personnel to stop anything. That's partly because Urlacher and Pisa are Audi 5Gs and Tommie is channelling Alonzo Spellman these days. But that secondary has no thread of hope in it and it has been so since late 2006.

Tommiie Harris was in for four plays and he got a sack on one of them.  I'm not saying he's been anything better than average, but considering what the defense has looked like when he hasn't played, maybe his season has not quite been the shitfest that every commentator seems to believe it has been.  

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

He did?

Arizona - 14:54  
1st-10, ARI19 14:54 K. Warner incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, ARI19 14:49 K. Warner incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, ARI19 14:46 K. Warner passed to S. Breaston to the left for 23 yard gain
1st-10, ARI42 14:06 T. Hightower rushed to the right for 13 yard gain. CHI committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CHI30 13:38 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CHI17 13:21 B. Wells rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CHI11 13:03 T. Hightower rushed to the right for no gain
3rd-4, CHI11 12:12 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald down the middle for 11 yard touchdown. N. Rackers made PAT

He rushed the passer on the second play of the game and got Grandpa Warner to hurry a throw.  At least i think that's what happened as the 300 pound woman in front of me jumped up while the play was going on, thinking that he had the sack--not that jumping up from your seat during a second down sack in the first series of the first drive of the first quarter of a game is EVER justified*.

*Que something from CT about the Huebiter not approving of people jumping up from their seats et.al...

[Philberto]

I really don't think there is a scheme of any sort that would prevent Larry Fitzgerald from beating any three defenders the Bears chose to put on him at any given time. So you should instead, try to stop the run and get in Warner's face to make him fire early or off the mark. If they could have done that about half the time, they'd have given up ~30 points or so and been very much alive in the game. They just don't have the personnel to stop anything. That's partly because Urlacher and Pisa are Audi 5Gs and Tommie is channelling Alonzo Spellman these days. But that secondary has no thread of hope in it and it has been so since late 2006.

Tommiie Harris was in for four plays and he got a sack on one of them.  I'm not saying he's been anything better than average, but considering what the defense has looked like when he hasn't played, maybe his season has not quite been the shitfest that every commentator seems to believe it has been.  

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

He did?

Arizona - 14:54 
1st-10, ARI19 14:54 K. Warner incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, ARI19 14:49 K. Warner incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, ARI19 14:46 K. Warner passed to S. Breaston to the left for 23 yard gain
1st-10, ARI42 14:06 T. Hightower rushed to the right for 13 yard gain. CHI committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CHI30 13:38 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CHI17 13:21 B. Wells rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CHI11 13:03 T. Hightower rushed to the right for no gain
3rd-4, CHI11 12:12 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald down the middle for 11 yard touchdown. N. Rackers made PAT

Yea. He sacked Deuce Lutui.

[R-V]

I really don't think there is a scheme of any sort that would prevent Larry Fitzgerald from beating any three defenders the Bears chose to put on him at any given time. So you should instead, try to stop the run and get in Warner's face to make him fire early or off the mark. If they could have done that about half the time, they'd have given up ~30 points or so and been very much alive in the game. They just don't have the personnel to stop anything. That's partly because Urlacher and Pisa are Audi 5Gs and Tommie is channelling Alonzo Spellman these days. But that secondary has no thread of hope in it and it has been so since late 2006.

Tommiie Harris was in for four plays and he got a sack on one of them.  I'm not saying he's been anything better than average, but considering what the defense has looked like when he hasn't played, maybe his season has not quite been the shitfest that every commentator seems to believe it has been.  

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

He did?

Arizona - 14:54  
1st-10, ARI19 14:54 K. Warner incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, ARI19 14:49 K. Warner incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, ARI19 14:46 K. Warner passed to S. Breaston to the left for 23 yard gain
1st-10, ARI42 14:06 T. Hightower rushed to the right for 13 yard gain. CHI committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CHI30 13:38 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CHI17 13:21 B. Wells rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CHI11 13:03 T. Hightower rushed to the right for no gain
3rd-4, CHI11 12:12 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald down the middle for 11 yard touchdown. N. Rackers made PAT

He rushed the passer on the second play of the game and got Grandpa Warner to hurry a throw.  At least i think that's what happened as the 300 pound woman in front of me jumped up while the play was going on, thinking that he had the sack--not that jumping up from your seat during a second down sack in the first series of the first drive of the first quarter of a game is EVER justified*.

*Que something from CT about the Huebiter not approving of people jumping up from their seats et.al...

He only got to Warner because there was a missed assignment, he was completely unblocked.

[Gil Gunderson]

How is this for embarrassing?  When the half time show ended someone from Fox Sports came on and apologized to us in the Bay Area, saying that they thought that they had chosen a competitive game to show us but they obviously hadn't so they were ending their coverage of the Bears/Cardinals game and taking us to the Tampa Bay/Greenbay game because it was better.  Guess what?  They were right.

Got the same message in LA.  I threw my hat at the TV. 

They kept our coverage on until the 10 min mark in the 3rd quarter, though.  It was too much, in my opinion.  I watched Fletch instead.

[CT III]

I really don't think there is a scheme of any sort that would prevent Larry Fitzgerald from beating any three defenders the Bears chose to put on him at any given time. So you should instead, try to stop the run and get in Warner's face to make him fire early or off the mark. If they could have done that about half the time, they'd have given up ~30 points or so and been very much alive in the game. They just don't have the personnel to stop anything. That's partly because Urlacher and Pisa are Audi 5Gs and Tommie is channelling Alonzo Spellman these days. But that secondary has no thread of hope in it and it has been so since late 2006.

Tommiie Harris was in for four plays and he got a sack on one of them.  I'm not saying he's been anything better than average, but considering what the defense has looked like when he hasn't played, maybe his season has not quite been the shitfest that every commentator seems to believe it has been.  

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

He did?

Arizona - 14:54  
1st-10, ARI19 14:54 K. Warner incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, ARI19 14:49 K. Warner incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, ARI19 14:46 K. Warner passed to S. Breaston to the left for 23 yard gain
1st-10, ARI42 14:06 T. Hightower rushed to the right for 13 yard gain. CHI committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CHI30 13:38 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CHI17 13:21 B. Wells rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CHI11 13:03 T. Hightower rushed to the right for no gain
3rd-4, CHI11 12:12 K. Warner passed to L. Fitzgerald down the middle for 11 yard touchdown. N. Rackers made PAT

He rushed the passer on the second play of the game and got Grandpa Warner to hurry a throw.  At least i think that's what happened as the 300 pound woman in front of me jumped up while the play was going on, thinking that he had the sack--not that jumping up from your seat during a second down sack in the first series of the first drive of the first quarter of a game is EVER justified*.

*Que something from CT about the Huebiter not approving of people jumping up from their seats et.al...

He only got to Warner because there was a missed assignment, he was completely unblocked.

What RV said.  Also, I'll back Huey on this one, as I don't feel that 300 lb women should ever jump up and down, regardless of the circumstances.

[SKO]

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks. 

Yet they continue to run a defensive scheme requiring an awesome middle linebacker.

And a stud defensive tackle, a hard hitting, sure tackling safety, a fast weakside linebacker, and at least one shutdown corner. They have...one of those right now, so they should Totally keep running the Tampa 2.

[Internet Apex]

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

Yet they continue to run a defensive scheme requiring an awesome middle linebacker.

And a stud defensive tackle, a hard hitting, sure tackling safety, a fast weakside linebacker, and at least one shutdown corner. They have...one of those right now, so they should Totally keep running the Tampa 2.

They should run whatever Rob Ryan's running. Because all his players suck balls too. That would seem to be the model.

[SKO]

And as much as I am reluctantly on the "Fire Lovie" bandwagon (VERY reluctantly, meatheads), the fact that they're starting linebackers who barely missed getting cut at the beginning of the season just kinda sucks.  

Yet they continue to run a defensive scheme requiring an awesome middle linebacker.

And a stud defensive tackle, a hard hitting, sure tackling safety, a fast weakside linebacker, and at least one shutdown corner. They have...one of those right now, so they should Totally keep running the Tampa 2.

They should run whatever Rob Ryan's running. Because all his players suck balls too. That would seem to be the model.

Are you sassin' me? I don't reckon I take kindly to that.

[Pre]

What RV said.  Also, I'll back Huey on this one, as I don't feel that 300 lb women should ever jump up and down, regardless of the circumstances.

if it's part of a weight loss program, I'm all for it, as long as I don't have to see it.

[flannj]

I have the feeling this is going to be one of the finest Meatball Fan weeks in Bears history.

Let the angst over the Bears letting Singletary get away commence.

You CANNOT WIN WITH THEM!

At least it will be a short week. And if we're keeping track, I officially threw down my 2009 Bears Romeo on when after the blocked FG/FG.

Hey, flannj. Nice sleuthing and FYI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muV9_caogbU
@ 2:00.

I prefer the word "gone". It's got a sort of woody quality about it.

[Dr. Nguyen Van Falk]

I have the feeling this is going to be one of the finest Meatball Fan weeks in Bears history.

Let the angst over the Bears letting Singletary get away commence.

You CANNOT WIN WITH THEM!

At least it will be a short week. And if we're keeping track, I officially threw down my 2009 Bears Romeo on when after the blocked FG/FG.

Hey, flannj. Nice sleuthing and FYI:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muV9_caogbU
@ 2:00.

I prefer the word "gone". It's got a sort of woody quality about it.

Caribou, gone.

[Slaky]

Now that Dave Kaplan is tweeting about firing Lovie Smith, I've become Lovie's number one fan.