Author Topic: Today's Game - 2011  (Read 18515 times)

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #405 on: September 12, 2011, 08:04:16 am »
I expect the field will be fine until it cools off some.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #406 on: September 12, 2011, 08:32:32 am »
What a good opening weekend !

I'm not sure if the Bears D is scary good or the Atlanta Oline is just scary bad. Probably a little of both.....

I don't think I've seen as many "chunk" plays (15+ yards at a clip) by the Bears O in.. well almost forvever (sometimes Jimmy Mac would have days like that)....

Good win. Here's hoping there's no letdown vs the Saints (their D is pissed at their play vs GB)......

The D still gave up over 300 yards though. Five sacks is nice. DB's and whole team swarmed to the ball.....

ST looked good- not great but definitely good.....

I worry a little about the injury to the Oline though....

Go Bears !

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #407 on: September 12, 2011, 08:36:58 am »
I felt Spencer played very well considering he has hardly played guard before and rarely gets snaps there in practice.  It will be interesting to see if Tice Switches Garza and Spencer or leave them as is. 

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #408 on: September 12, 2011, 08:45:36 am »
To be honest I dont know what to expect next Sunday. I hope the front 4 pressure continues and the Oline improves. I didnt think our run game was dominant enough, nor was our pass protection satisfactory.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #409 on: September 12, 2011, 08:52:04 am »
The Falcons had 8 in the box more often then not on first down.  I think the plan was to run the ball but the Falcons plan was to shut down the run and make Cutler beat them.  He did.

The pass protection needs to improve but not many teams have that good of a D-line plus the O-line should improve as the season goes on.  My biggest concern is can the O-line and the offense in general handle blitzes. 

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #410 on: September 12, 2011, 09:02:19 am »
Props to Lovie and the boys for a really solid effort in all three phases. This is one of those "quality wins" that should go a long ways towards restoring some respect for the Bears, which will increase even more if we can duplicate it next week on the road vs. the Saints.

QB - I really wanted to give Cutler an "A" but that misfire to Kellen Davis on the gadget play in the red zone...  yikes. Still...  his much improved conditioning, footwork and leadership were all on display and paying off big-time. His stat line at halftime would have been considered a banner game for most of the QBs we've had here (at least in my lifetime). Remains to be seen if he can have that much success against a D-backfield that roughs up our WRs, but he sure looks like he's ready to take his game to the next level.  Grade = B+ which would have been a solid "A" if not for botching the easy TD throw to Davis, and the pick.

RB - Forte was the man and Bell did a nice job in reserve. We're still missing a power component to our run game but hopefully we get that when Barber gets back and/or the OL continues to jell.  Clutts is going to be a fan favorite very soon if he keeps showing the effort he did yesterday.  He took out two guys on that Forte screen pass TD alone. Grade = B+

WR - I've been ragging this unit all preseason but they all did a great job finding the holes in the D yesterday, their hands were solid and I saw a lot of good downfield blocking. Roy Williams was on his way to a nice game before pulling up lame. Hester's run after catch on what should have been a TD play, was unreal. Knox and Sanzenbacher played very well. Bennett, curiously, was the quiet one but this unit as a whole did their jobs well, right across the board. Grade = A

TE - Spaeth and Davis did great as WRs...  spotty on the pass protection. Still though, a very solid outing and those two are going to cause DCs some problems this year I think.  Grade = B+ ...  would have been an A if not for some blocking breakdowns.

OL - A solid overall performance marred by some individual breakdowns.  Webb clearly was the weak link but was going against one of the best in the game in Abraham. Carimi and Chris Williams also had some "teaching moments". Garza and Spencer (playing out of position) were solid on the inside, especially giving Cutler room to step up on his passes.  Grade = B

DL - The best base pass rush I have seen from this unit in years. Watching them pummel Ryan especially towards the end of the game was a thing of beauty. The DTs in particular are miles ahead of previous years when Tommie Harris was bringing the whole unit down.  Peppers was bringing it all day and Reed made me a believer. Granted they were going against a patchwork Falcons OL but if they can build on this it will really make our D tough to beat.  Grade = A

LB - Big-time game by #54.  Good to see the guy still has some game changing ability left in the tank. Other LBs played well too, minus a couple of Turner runs that went for more than they should have.  Grade = B+

DB - This group really exceeded my expectations. I thought Tillman played his best game in the last 4 or 5 years yesterday. Tackling by this unit was solid and they worked nicely together with the DL pass rush to make for very few "easy" completions for Ryan, especially downfield. Merriwether didn't wow me but he didn't have any big screwups either which for having a week in a new system is about all you can ask. Grade = A

STs - Too many penalties but otherwise not much to fault them for.  Grade = B

Coaching - Well done by the whole crew.  Lovie was absolutely right to challenge the Hester non-TD, and should have won it. Martz called a very good game though I would like to see him get less cute down in the red zone and just rely on our big bodies more. The D was dialed-in all day and as I said before, DL play in particular was outstanding.



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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #411 on: September 12, 2011, 09:03:21 am »
Bears won by 18. The atl td was a fluke and that on fg should have been a touchdown. That would have been 34-6. Either way, They really looked good. The big tall guy I was ragging on is really gonna help, that TE is a monster and all of a sudden the Bears have a secondary.  I thought 54's days of doing what he did yesterday were long over.  That dline is gonna knock out some qb's you watch.  Juicy!!  I wonder if Indy 8 was watching his fav team yesterday? Or he has a new fav team already?

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #412 on: September 12, 2011, 09:27:38 am »
What was the deal with Forte playing so little the 2nd half?  Hope he didn't get dinged.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #413 on: September 12, 2011, 09:29:15 am »
They were winning big and did not want to risk him getting hurt.  So they used Bell.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #414 on: September 12, 2011, 09:34:05 am »
I was dissapointed that the gadget play didn't work because of Cutlers throw but it still has some value. Anything that gives defensive coordinators another thing to worry about is a good thing. They are going to have to worry  about our TE's now. Now what is that line about Marts not using TE's? Martz deserves some credit. He called a good game. Let's hope he keeps it up and doesen't get too full of hmself and start acting crazy.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #415 on: September 12, 2011, 09:34:47 am »
LOL!

My Wife's FB status yesterday around the middle of the first half of the game...

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The bears must be doing somethin good lol I hear Bill actin a fool from all the way down stairs lol

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #416 on: September 12, 2011, 09:37:09 am »
I would love to see the D play like yesterday against the Pack, and give Rodgers some lumps. 

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #417 on: September 12, 2011, 09:37:48 am »
that big run by Turner, Urlacher got sucked in by Ryan's bootleg, the middle of the field was wide open.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #418 on: September 12, 2011, 10:33:16 am »
I would love to see the D play like yesterday against the Pack, and give Rodgers some lumps.

Me too...  but the Packers OL is much better than the Falcons, and Rodgers is a lot more mobile than Ryan.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #419 on: September 12, 2011, 10:36:59 am »
I felt Spencer played very well considering he has hardly played guard before and rarely gets snaps there in practice.  It will be interesting to see if Tice Switches Garza and Spencer or leave them as is.

That's a tough call.  Garza and Spencer are both playing out of position so you could make the argument for swapping the two...  OTOH, they did pretty well yesterday so maybe you stick with what's working.  Also, with the C making the line calls, I could see Garza staying there due to his greater experience both with the Martz offense and in general.