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I really doubt the Bears can beat te Giants two weeks in a row.Game Thread W11 - Chicago v NY Giants
TannerBoyle said:My prediction: Bears 38, Giants 20...And Hester runs a missed FG back 108 yards. Mark it down.
Cedric looked good prior to his injury, which gave Washington his chance.Is this Cedric's 1st game back??Any body watching...why cedric in for a whole series?
He's playing. Looks bad, had one big drop with nobody on him.is berrian playing/ how is he looking?
Did they go home or stay? Always curious of that when it does happen albeit rarely9-1, Sweep thru New Jersey
They went homeDid they go home or stay? Always curious of that when it does happen albeit rarely9-1, Sweep thru New Jersey
Went home. Did this as a seperate trip, diff hotels, diff places to eat etc.Did they go home or stay? Always curious of that when it does happen albeit rarely9-1, Sweep thru New Jersey
Wasnt a bad game, just alot of good defense on both sidesWeather was fineI didn't see any of the game, was the weather really bad or was it just a really bad game?
interesting, thanks both of you for the replyWent home. Did this as a seperate trip, diff hotels, diff places to eat etc.Did they go home or stay? Always curious of that when it does happen albeit rarely9-1, Sweep thru New Jersey
Wasnt a bad game, just alot of good defense on both sidesWeather was fineI didn't see any of the game, was the weather really bad or was it just a really bad game?
100% agree. What was even more frustrating was seeing a reply on ESPN off the Urlacher interception and seeing a wide screen shot that shows Coles on the left side of the end zone, 4 or 5 yards behind the defender open for a pretty easy TD pass.I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field. If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.
i'm diggin this too ... very glad we drafted defense / special teams instead of a wideoutAnd a big
to Mark Bradley.... what a core group now with Moose, Berrian, and Bradley.
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Here we go again.N.Y. Shreks said:I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field.
If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.
Good input.Here we go again.N.Y. Shreks said:I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field.
If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.![]()
I'm been listening to fans from almost every team the Bears beat use this same reasoning. I'm done trying to make anyone rethink it. It wouldn't matter what I said. Everyone seems to be catching the Denny Greenititis. Must be that time of year again. :XGood input.Here we go again.N.Y. Shreks said:I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field.
If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.![]()
Your thoughtful analysis and insight is making me rethink my position.
I see. So you think the Bears had the game in hand the whole time and were just sandbagging? You think that Grossman having 5 yards passing at the half, and being tied 0-0 was all part of their brilliant plan? The Jets had them stymied in the first half. The Thomas Jones fumble reversal was the turning point of the whole game. They did make a few plays down the stretch when they needed to, but overall, they were extremely vulnerable all game. If you think otherwise you must not have watched the game, you're a blind homer, or both. To compare everyone who points out that the Bears aren't perfect to Denny Green is just stupid. Funny that the teams they struggled most to put away this year were the Jets, Cardinals, and Vikings. They are a good looking team right now. But they aren't the 85 Bears. They can be beaten.I'm been listening to fans from almost every team the Bears beat use this same reasoning. I'm done trying to make anyone rethink it. It wouldn't matter what I said. Everyone seems to be catching the Denny Greenititis. Must be that time of year again. :XGood input.Here we go again.I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field.
If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.![]()
Your thoughtful analysis and insight is making me rethink my position.
I missed the part where flappy said they ARE the 85 bears, and they CANT be beaten. I do remember the part where he said it was a good game, and a defensive battle.Most of your analysis is correct - the Bears didn't look that good on offense, and the momentum did seem to shift after the fumble reversal.I see. So you think the Bears had the game in hand the whole time and were just sandbagging? You think that Grossman having 5 yards passing at the half, and being tied 0-0 was all part of their brilliant plan? The Jets had them stymied in the first half. The Thomas Jones fumble reversal was the turning point of the whole game. They did make a few plays down the stretch when they needed to, but overall, they were extremely vulnerable all game. If you think otherwise you must not have watched the game, you're a blind homer, or both. To compare everyone who points out that the Bears aren't perfect to Denny Green is just stupid. Funny that the teams they struggled most to put away this year were the Jets, Cardinals, and Vikings. They are a good looking team right now. But they aren't the 85 Bears. They can be beaten.
I'm been listening to fans from almost every team the Bears beat use this same reasoning. I'm done trying to make anyone rethink it. It wouldn't matter what I said. Everyone seems to be catching the Denny Greenititis. Must be that time of year again. :XGood input.Here we go again.I hate to say it, but I seriously believe Pennington cost us that game nearly single handedly. I don't know about other Jets fans, but I am absolutely sick to death of seeing the stupid little 4 yard dumpoff. I could tolerate it if they could score after moving it down the field. But Pennington looks scared EVERY TIME he drops back. They ran the ball very well against a great Chicago D, IMO. When you are doing that, you have to mix it up and take a few shots down the field.
If you see a replay of the Urlacher INT, Pennington is staring down his receiver from the moment the ball is snapped. No exaggeration- he never once looked away. I could intercept a ball if a QB was giving it away that bad. Then to top it off he throws the worst pass of the day. And the rainbow 6 yard INT he threw while being sacked was pathetic. The Jets' D did exceptionally well for the bigger part of 3 quarters yesterday. Until we have someone better than Pennington there, I just don't see us capitalizing on these opportunities on a regular basis. Outside of Thomas Jones, Chicago did not play that well offensively. They were ripe for the picking, and the Jets folded.![]()
Your thoughtful analysis and insight is making me rethink my position.
Because it was pointed out that the Bears didn't play their best game on Sunday and they were certainly beatable, he comments that "that's what every team the Bears have beaten this year have said" and "it's Deny Greenitis". Whatever. That's homerism talking. Every team is NOT doing that. Do you think the Bills or the Seahawks were saying that after getting pounded? What about Green Bay? I have no problem with Bears fans starting their own public masturbation thread where they can stroke each other off about how awesome their team is. But this is a game discussion thread. I brought up the point that the Bears certainly didn't look their best on Sunday, and the Jets blew a great opportunity. To call anyone who points out when the Bears are playing subpar "Denny Green" is stupid.I missed the part where flappy said they ARE the 85 bears, and they CANT be beaten. I do remember the part where he said it was a good game, and a defensive battle.Most of your analysis is correct - the Bears didn't look that good on offense, and the momentum did seem to shift after the fumble reversal.I see. So you think the Bears had the game in hand the whole time and were just sandbagging? You think that Grossman having 5 yards passing at the half, and being tied 0-0 was all part of their brilliant plan? The Jets had them stymied in the first half. The Thomas Jones fumble reversal was the turning point of the whole game. They did make a few plays down the stretch when they needed to, but overall, they were extremely vulnerable all game. If you think otherwise you must not have watched the game, you're a blind homer, or both. To compare everyone who points out that the Bears aren't perfect to Denny Green is just stupid. Funny that the teams they struggled most to put away this year were the Jets, Cardinals, and Vikings. They are a good looking team right now. But they aren't the 85 Bears. They can be beaten.
What excites myself about the Bears this season is they are winning football games. What other NFL team can say that? It seems that moreso this year, teams look great one week, then terrible the next (see Dallas, Philly, NYG, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Seattle, Carolina, Cinci, Pittsburg, Minnesota, Atlanta etc) There aren't many consistent teams out there. The Bears are 9-1. The only team that can say the same is the Colts. The Ravens and Chargers are the only 2 loss teams.
To say that Flappy is a blind homer based on the comments he made in this thread is BS.
You have good points in your original post, no question. But when I was reading your original post I too did the old "here we go again" thought in my mind. That's the problem. Every week we are told how lucky the Bears were, that they are a mediocre team, that if team X played them the next three weeks they would win them all; yada yada yada. Us Bear fans are tired of that. So Flappy was posting out of frustration. You said it was Pennington's fault the Bears won. No credit to the Bears D at all. If Pennington was better the Jets would have manhandled the Bears I'm sure.Because it was pointed out that the Bears didn't play their best game on Sunday and they were certainly beatable, he comments that "that's what every team the Bears have beaten this year have said" and "it's Deny Greenitis". Whatever. That's homerism talking. Every team is NOT doing that. Do you think the Bills or the Seahawks were saying that after getting pounded? What about Green Bay? I have no problem with Bears fans starting their own public masturbation thread where they can stroke each other off about how awesome their team is. But this is a game discussion thread. I brought up the point that the Bears certainly didn't look their best on Sunday, and the Jets blew a great opportunity. To call anyone who points out when the Bears are playing subpar "Denny Green" is stupid.I missed the part where flappy said they ARE the 85 bears, and they CANT be beaten. I do remember the part where he said it was a good game, and a defensive battle.Most of your analysis is correct - the Bears didn't look that good on offense, and the momentum did seem to shift after the fumble reversal.I see. So you think the Bears had the game in hand the whole time and were just sandbagging? You think that Grossman having 5 yards passing at the half, and being tied 0-0 was all part of their brilliant plan? The Jets had them stymied in the first half. The Thomas Jones fumble reversal was the turning point of the whole game. They did make a few plays down the stretch when they needed to, but overall, they were extremely vulnerable all game. If you think otherwise you must not have watched the game, you're a blind homer, or both. To compare everyone who points out that the Bears aren't perfect to Denny Green is just stupid. Funny that the teams they struggled most to put away this year were the Jets, Cardinals, and Vikings. They are a good looking team right now. But they aren't the 85 Bears. They can be beaten.
What excites myself about the Bears this season is they are winning football games. What other NFL team can say that? It seems that moreso this year, teams look great one week, then terrible the next (see Dallas, Philly, NYG, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Seattle, Carolina, Cinci, Pittsburg, Minnesota, Atlanta etc) There aren't many consistent teams out there. The Bears are 9-1. The only team that can say the same is the Colts. The Ravens and Chargers are the only 2 loss teams.
To say that Flappy is a blind homer based on the comments he made in this thread is BS.