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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #930 on: September 05, 2019, 12:11:00 pm »
I remember the night they finally decided to retire Sayers and Butkus - Wanny was coach (ugh!) - I think way over weight Jerome Bettis was our starting running back - the bears lost 33 to 6 to the Peckers.

This was 1994:

"At long last, the Bears will retire the numbers of Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers in a ceremony celebrating the two Hall of Famers Oct. 31 at Soldier Field.

Two decades after the game's prototypical middle linebacker and its most mesmerizing open-field runner hung up their cleats, Butkus (No. 51) and Sayers (40) will be honored, fittingly, during the nationally televised Monday night home game against Green Bay. They will become the 12th and 13th Bears to have their numbers retired."
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #931 on: September 05, 2019, 12:11:20 pm »
Maybe because there was a nasty lawsuit against the Bears for the medical treatment of his knees.
They used to drain fluid from his knees at halftime and shoot them upwith cortisone and pain killers.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #932 on: September 05, 2019, 12:14:03 pm »
Who is fired up for the game???? Can't wait.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #933 on: September 05, 2019, 12:16:44 pm »
There were quite a few that wore #51 after Butkus retired.  Bruce Herron is one that I recall.

There may have been some bitterness between Halas and Butkus on financial matters/contracts that delayed the retirement of #51.  And that seemed to stick around even after Halas passed.

I think it was Ditka that said that Halas throws around nickels like manhole covers.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #934 on: September 05, 2019, 12:18:19 pm »

Just saw a blurb about the Raiders possibly suspending Antonio Brown.  Why do we care?

Bears own the Raiders #2 draft pick next year.  The more the Raiders lose the closer that 2nd round pick gets to the first round.  In a perfect world the Bears would get the the first and last pick in round 2.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #935 on: September 05, 2019, 12:19:48 pm »
 I heard once something to the effect of since they already had so many numbers retired they were slow to retire numbers.
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« Reply #936 on: September 05, 2019, 12:20:45 pm »
Back in the 1980's and 1990's the Bears always gave the reason of not retiring #s was - because they thought hey had retired too many #s.

We are going to run out of 50's - Singletary, Urlacher....and maybe one day Mack.
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« Reply #937 on: September 05, 2019, 12:21:32 pm »
Quote from: navigator on September 05, 2019, 12:19:48 pm
I heard once something to the effect of since they already had so many numbers retired they were slow to retire numbers.

You beat me to it.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #938 on: September 05, 2019, 12:27:47 pm »
Bilal Nichols is questionable with a knee.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #939 on: September 05, 2019, 12:34:49 pm »

So that was BS that Nichols was being held out of practice for precautionary purposes because of the artificial surface.

That could hurt.  Bears d-lineman and OLBs spend a lot more energy than almost any other position.  Especially considering they didn't get any real game time in preseason they will need to dress all backups at NT, DE and OLB to make it through this game.
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #940 on: September 05, 2019, 01:20:18 pm »
AHHHPP! he has a knee

Old Wanny reference  ;D :D
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #941 on: September 05, 2019, 03:50:59 pm »
 davebear,wasn't chiborg supposedly an ex Bear,at least as I recall?
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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #942 on: September 06, 2019, 07:46:50 am »
Well, that game sucked ass offensively for sure....

If there was one play that summarized the Bears O it was the Patterson run for a loss up the middle on 3rd and short. WTF is Nagy thinking with THAT ? It seemed that the wrong players were on the field most of time time (Davis instead of Montgomery, Patterson instead of Miller/Wims, Shaheen instead of anyone **** else.) running head scratching plays.

Special teams (return game) still riding the short bus it would appear...

On that 1st and 20 I yelled run the ball. On that 1st and 30 I was yelling run the ball. On the 1st and 40 I was yelling run the ball. After that drive I knew the game was a foregone conclusion. Turned it on record and went to bed and watched it this morning from that point on. I was not suprised by the ending.....

Best comment I read this morning was "Its too bad the starting Offense had no way to get some live practice game-time in a game where the score does not matter).

I think the O will get better (so so rusty). The D did NOT regress. And the Bears are 100% on FGs this season. One loss a season does not make. We'll see if the Bears offense can score and take time off the clock (RUN THE GODDAMN BALL) and keep the D from goldfishing in thin mile high air of Mile High next week....

The rollercoaster of the NFL season has ARRIVED !

Go Bears !
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« Reply #943 on: September 06, 2019, 09:45:49 am »
My two cents....

1. Terrible play calling. Didn't quite understand it. VERY conservative - reminded me of the Eagles game, but worse.
2. They gave up on the run - but we really do not have any runners now - WTF
3. I felt the line was terrible - pocket collapsed all the time
4. Mitch was horrific. Guys wide open and he stuck with his primary receiver all the time - many times the primary was double covered. One play he was looking to his left and Robinson was wide open deep and he threw to a covered guy.
5. WHY was Deon Bush on the filed during the Green Bay TD drive? He made no effort on Graham's TD. He also screwed up another long play - like Rodgers was going after him.
6. Our pass rush was non-existent in the second half.
7. Miller and Patterson barely touched the ball.
8. We made no adjustments to the Packers D. The fact the Packers had a bunch of new guys really screwed us up I think - bad coaching.

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Re: 2019 Chicago Bears
« Reply #944 on: September 06, 2019, 10:54:59 am »

Davis and Montgomery had 11 combined rushes.  Cohen zero.

Rodgers had so much more time when he used play action.  Trubisky is constantly in shotgun all by himself. 

And when you've got 3rd and inches - how about the old QB sneak instead of having the QB run around 5 yards behind the LOS hoping he fakes out a DE.
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