Author Topic: Today's Game - 2011  (Read 18501 times)

WshflThinking

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #465 on: September 14, 2011, 09:08:41 am »
Then it is as good as a punt.

Provided there is no runback. Say it was intercepted at the 5 yard line and the DB runs it back to the 50 or whereever. That gives the intercepting team a distinct advantage. It shortens the field drastically.

yapper

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #466 on: September 14, 2011, 09:16:41 am »
Sure hope Urlacher is available to us on Sunday.

I won't say it's a sure loss if we don't have him, but it is going to put a lot more pressure on our O cause we're gonna be giving up more points than we would with him in there.

dallasbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #467 on: September 14, 2011, 12:36:38 pm »
Provided there is no runback. Say it was intercepted at the 5 yard line and the DB runs it back to the 50 or whereever. That gives the intercepting team a distinct advantage. It shortens the field drastically.

So what's your point - don't ever throw long?  Any pass can be intercepted and returned for a TD.   For example, an out pattern is a much more difficult throw for a QB and has a greater chance for a pick 6.

Sunday, the Falcons were rarely blitzing and playing a 2 deep zone.  Not very conducive to throwing deep patterns. 

Other teams will blitz more and play their CBs tighter and take more risks.  With a set of speed receivers like Knox, Williams and Hester the Bears would be foolish not to send them deep when the situation is right.

Or do you have this old philosophy:   "Three things can happen when you put a ball in the air -- and two of them are bad."



yapper

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #468 on: September 14, 2011, 01:47:52 pm »
If Urlacher plays Sunday, I expect he will be unstoppable.

If he doesn't, then the rest of our D will just have to man-up and cover his absence as a team. And our offense as well cause we're gonna need points.

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #469 on: September 14, 2011, 07:20:16 pm »
on the play that Cutler overthrew Davis on the sure TD pass, it was Davis who stopped his route short.   Cutler threw to a spot...

That was my first thought as well. My second was "How does everyone KNOW that the QB made the mistake and that the receiver was not supposed to be moving? Someone mentioned Cutler's reaction, but really, both players knew what should have happened & it was a painful moment for them.

chifaninva

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #470 on: September 15, 2011, 04:38:17 am »
As soon as the ball left Cutlers hand, Davis should've reacted by moving back. The throw was off, but not all that much. If the play works, everyone would be raving. For sure wasn't a perfect game, lot's to improve on..

yapper

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #471 on: September 15, 2011, 08:34:51 am »
That was my first thought as well. My second was "How does everyone KNOW that the QB made the mistake and that the receiver was not supposed to be moving? Someone mentioned Cutler's reaction, but really, both players knew what should have happened & it was a painful moment for them.

What I'm worried about is the next time we try that play, the D will have it figured out and somebody's gonna pick that pass right out of the air and take it back 95 yards the other way for the TD.  Best thing to do with that page of the playbook is take it out and burn it.  We've got enough big bodies now that we shouldn't have to resort to arena league crap like that.

davebear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #472 on: September 15, 2011, 08:59:39 am »
plays like that force the defense to work during the week on accounting for all possible receivers.

No jail breaks into the backfield

Bears4Ever

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #473 on: September 15, 2011, 09:02:38 am »
We may get a glimpse of this team "AU" (After Urlacher) this weekend. Let's hope the team steps up to the plate (yeah, wrong sports metaphor, but what the hell :D)...

Keysbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #474 on: September 15, 2011, 09:21:36 am »
plays like that force the defense to work during the week on accounting for all possible receivers.

No jail breaks into the backfield

Agree completely...I liked the play even though it failed.

dallasbear

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #475 on: September 15, 2011, 09:57:11 am »
What I'm worried about is the next time we try that play, the D will have it figured out and somebody's gonna pick that pass right out of the air and take it back 95 yards the other way for the TD.  Best thing to do with that page of the playbook is take it out and burn it.  We've got enough big bodies now that we shouldn't have to resort to arena league crap like that.

I ran that play on my kids' flag football team.  We'll run it first without the the pass back to see if the defender stays home with the receiver.  If he follows the roll out we run the play with the pass across the field.

I think the Bears should keep the play for a rainy day. 

Not this week...maybe not next week.  But sometime down the road.

Jackiejokeman

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #476 on: September 15, 2011, 09:44:48 pm »

 IF WE WIN AT N.O.

 ESPN sez teams starting 0-2 have a 12% chance of making the playoffs.

 A WIN in N.O. sez odds are we will never see them again.

yapper

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #477 on: September 16, 2011, 08:14:44 am »
OTOH a loss to the Saints could mean they go to the playoffs and we don't...  if it comes down to a wildcard tiebreaker.

Yeah, you could say there's a lot riding on this game.

Phill23

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #478 on: September 16, 2011, 09:34:44 am »
30-20 Bears

yapper

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Re: Today's Game
« Reply #479 on: September 16, 2011, 09:55:41 am »
I'll second Phill's prediction.

Harrassing Brees and containing Sproles will be the keys. I think our offense can hold their own, provided of course that protection holds up and Martz doesn't brain-cramp in the playcalling dept.

I look for Forte, Peppers and Urlacher to have particularly big days on the fast track.

Sounds like Merriwether and Major Wright will be our starting S tandem...  a high risk/high reward tandem if there ever was one, but if our DL brings its A game again we should still be OK.