How many games will the Bears win this season? (1 Viewer)

[twistd]

After watching the third of the preseason games I am not very optimistic as a Bears fan. Curious how others feel. I expected the offense to have problems learning this offensive scheme. I was worried about the line. So far the line has been brutal, eight sacks in the last two games. Cutler doesn't look like he is on the same page with any receiver other than Knox. They can't run the ball, and they have had a whole series of breakdowns on special teams. The defense looks just as bad as the offense. They keep having breakdowns on third down and allowing conversions. They have generated very little pressure on the QB. And now there are injury issues with Urlacher and Briggs. It is very troubling.

 

[Trump Tight]

Voted for all because I can

 

[MrSoup]

The Bears are going to be terrible this year. Yup.

 

[jon_mx]

With Detroit being vastly improved, the Division is probably the best in the NFL. Minnesota and GB are two of the top teams in the NFL and Detroit and Chicago will be middle of the pack teams. I see 8-9 victories for the Bears.

 

[twistd]

With Detroit being vastly improved, the Division is probably the best in the NFL. Minnesota and GB are two of the top teams in the NFL and Detroit and Chicago will be middle of the pack teams. I see 8-9 victories for the Bears.

I see them in more of the five or six range. I think they will be lucky to win three games in their division. I'd guess they are more likely to win two games in their division. And outside their division they play the NFC and AFC East. Those are both really tough divisions. The three weaker teams they play are Washington, Carolina, and Buffalo. And I don't know how weak Carolina really is. They have two games against the Lions, but I think Detroit will be improved. I think they could easily lose both against the Vikings and the Packers. This is a tough schedule.

 

[FUBAR]

With Detroit being vastly improved, the Division is probably the best in the NFL. Minnesota and GB are two of the top teams in the NFL and Detroit and Chicago will be middle of the pack teams. I see 8-9 victories for the Bears.

Ah yes, this is the time of year where every division is the best, every good team one of the best in the NFL and the bad teams are 8-8. the NFC North is okay, two good teams, but top to bottom no better than any other except the wests.

 

[FUBAR]

to answer the question, I think this team will be up and down but both the O and D will be improved. Peppers will make a big time difference.

I say 7-9

Wins: Car, Sea, Buf (3)

Losses: Dal, GB, GB, NYG, @Min, NE (6)

Splits (should win half of these): Detx2, Was, Min, Mia, Phi, NYJ,

Only 3 games I'd bet on them to win, 6 I'd bet against. The rest could be split in any way, so 7-9 or 6-10 seems right to me.

 

[PinkydaPimp]

not many. But i think because of that, cutler throws for a ton a yards. they should be behind all the time!

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Voted for all because I can

well, that accounts for one of the 10+ votes.does lovie post here?

 

[kroyrunner89]

I definitely see an 8 win team when I watch the Bears. They won't be able to win or perform with any kind of offensive consistency until they fix that o-line. Cutler was only good in Denver because of the protection he got, last year with the Bears he got a taste of what it's like to be constantly running for your life and it showed in his numbers - expect way more of the same this year. Defensively this team does have a chance to be improved, they probably will be. But with the tough division and tough schedule overall 9 wins is the absolute ceiling for this team, I think 8 is far more likely.

 

[twistd]

to answer the question, I think this team will be up and down but both the O and D will be improved. Peppers will make a big time difference. I say 7-9 Wins: Car, Sea, Buf (3)Losses: Dal, GB, GB, NYG, @Min, NE (6) Splits (should win half of these): Detx2, Was, Min, Mia, Phi, NYJ, Only 3 games I'd bet on them to win, 6 I'd bet against. The rest could be split in any way, so 7-9 or 6-10 seems right to me.

I agree with you definite wins and losses. However, I believe they will lose to the Jets, probably split with Detroit. I think they will beat Washington. I think they will win one against either Miami or Philly or Minnesota. So I'd say 5-11, with 6 wins as the ceiling. The thing that could change this is if we see a vast improvement in the first month, particularly if the offensive line comes together. However, I could also see Cutler getting hurt and the team imploding to a three or four win team.

 

[The Jacket]

4 or 5. That OL is garbage, Cutlol will throw another 20+ picks, and the defense is awful.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

4 or 5. That OL is garbage, Cutlol will throw another 20+ picks, and the defense is awful.

awesome nick.that officially replaces cutler+n.

 

[Mentos]

4 or 5. That OL is garbage, Cutlol will throw another 20+ picks, and the defense is awful.

yep, that's what I'm thinking

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.

Lovie's records with the Bears

2009- (regular season) 7-9 (preseason) 3-1

2008- (reg) 9-7 (pre) 1-3

2007- (reg) 7-9 (pre) 3-1

2006- (reg) 13-3 (pre) 2-2

2005- (reg) 11-5 (pre) 3-2

2004- (reg) 5-11 (pre) 2-2

But now they are going to be a 4,5,6 win team.....yall r crazy. Looks like the Bears have better years with a bad preseason record.

Pro Bowl Players on the team:

Julius Peppers, Jay Cutler, Urlacher, Briggs, Hester, Knox, Tommie Harris, Robbie Gould, Olin Kreutz.

4 current or former NFL head coaches on staff

2 players with 1200 yard rushing seasons on roster

4 players on the team have a return TD in their career

Colts preseason records:

2010- 0-3

2009- 1-3

2008- 1-4

2007- 1-3

2006- 1-3

2005- 0-5

The Bears had a ton go wrong for them last season and finished 7-9:

-Losing one of the best players Brian Urlacher for 15.5 games

-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.

-Multiple key players injured or playing injured...Tillman, Forte, Pace, Kreutz, Tommie Harris, Tinoisamoa, Hester.

-One of the worst OC's in the game Ron Turner

-Lost by a TD or less in 5 games....lost on the road 6 times

 

[mr roboto]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.

Lovie ALWAYS shows vanilla game plans. Pre or regular season.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.

Lovie ALWAYS shows vanilla game plans. Pre or regular season.

Is that what happened in Week 16 last year???

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.

fyi -- lovie says they were gameplanning for arizona just like a reg season game.

 

[twistd]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.Lovie's records with the Bears2009- (regular season) 7-9 (preseason) 3-1 2008- (reg) 9-7 (pre) 1-32007- (reg) 7-9 (pre) 3-12006- (reg) 13-3 (pre) 2-22005- (reg) 11-5 (pre) 3-22004- (reg) 5-11 (pre) 2-2But now they are going to be a 4,5,6 win team.....yall r crazy. Looks like the Bears have better years with a bad preseason record.Pro Bowl Players on the team:Julius Peppers, Jay Cutler, Urlacher, Briggs, Hester, Knox, Tommie Harris, Robbie Gould, Olin Kreutz.4 current or former NFL head coaches on staff2 players with 1200 yard rushing seasons on roster4 players on the team have a return TD in their careerColts preseason records:2010- 0-32009- 1-32008- 1-42007- 1-32006- 1-32005- 0-5The Bears had a ton go wrong for them last season and finished 7-9:-Losing one of the best players Brian Urlacher for 15.5 games-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.-Multiple key players injured or playing injured...Tillman, Forte, Pace, Kreutz, Tommie Harris, Tinoisamoa, Hester.-One of the worst OC's in the game Ron Turner-Lost by a TD or less in 5 games....lost on the road 6 times

The offensive line looks like it could be every bit as bad as last year. Omiyale couldn't play guard, and surprise, he can't play tackle either. Williams looked a little better at the end of last year but gave up three sacks to Wimbley last week. This offensive scheme takes time to learn and get comfortable with. If the Bears stayed with this scheme they might be better next year, but it is tough. Martz's system looked really good when he had Holt, Bruce, Faulk, and Warner/Bulger, not so good in Detroit or SF. So Martz may turn out to be a worse coordinator, for the Bears, than Turner was. I wasn't worried so much about the defense. Now I am. They have gotten no pressure to speak of in the preseason. And the secondary looks every bit as bad as it did last year. If you aren't concerned then I think you are drinking too much of the Kool-Aid.

 

[Aardvarks]

The sky is falling, the sky is fallin. It's the PREseason.....most coaches show a vanilla playbook....they don't gameplan....some players don't even play all out.Lovie's records with the Bears2009- (regular season) 7-9 (preseason) 3-1 2008- (reg) 9-7 (pre) 1-32007- (reg) 7-9 (pre) 3-12006- (reg) 13-3 (pre) 2-22005- (reg) 11-5 (pre) 3-22004- (reg) 5-11 (pre) 2-2But now they are going to be a 4,5,6 win team.....yall r crazy. Looks like the Bears have better years with a bad preseason record.Pro Bowl Players on the team:Julius Peppers, Jay Cutler, Urlacher, Briggs, Hester, Knox, Tommie Harris, Robbie Gould, Olin Kreutz.4 current or former NFL head coaches on staff2 players with 1200 yard rushing seasons on roster4 players on the team have a return TD in their careerColts preseason records:2010- 0-32009- 1-32008- 1-42007- 1-32006- 1-32005- 0-5The Bears had a ton go wrong for them last season and finished 7-9:-Losing one of the best players Brian Urlacher for 15.5 games-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.-Multiple key players injured or playing injured...Tillman, Forte, Pace, Kreutz, Tommie Harris, Tinoisamoa, Hester.-One of the worst OC's in the game Ron Turner-Lost by a TD or less in 5 games....lost on the road 6 times

Insightful post, though comprised by a homer. But a very good post.I just don't read much into pre-season except for injuries and the Bears are pretty healthy; the offense will make plays and somehow i feel this team wins 8-9 gms. These have been exhibition games guyz

 

[PatytonsGhost]

2010 Schedule

Date Opponent Time/Result

Sep 12 Detroit 1:00pm (W)

Sep 19 @Dallas 1:00pm (L)

Sep 27 Green Bay 8:30pm (W)

Oct 3 @N.Y. Giants 8:20pm (L)

Oct 10 @Carolina 1:00pm (W)

Oct 17 Seattle 1:00pm (W)

Oct 24 Washington1:00pm (W)

Week 8 BYE

Nov 7 @Buffalo (Toronto, Ont.)1:00pm (W)

Nov 14 Minnesota 1:00pm (L)

Nov 18 @Miami 8:20pm (W)

Nov 28 Philadelphia 1:00pm (L)

Dec 5 @Detroit 1:00pm (W)

Dec 12 New England1:00pm (L)

Dec 20 @Minnesota 8:30pm (L)

Dec 26 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm (W)

Jan 2 @Green Bay 1:00pm (L)

9-7 is their record

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Colts preseason records:

2010- 0-3

2009- 1-3

2008- 1-4

2007- 1-3

2006- 1-3

2005- 0-5

-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.

lol bears should be on their way to the superbowl, then.I don't really see how cutler getting worse is your ray of hope.

 

[cards4real]

Their bad, thats not difficult to figure out. They can't block anyone, new offense for a QB who throws alot of picks already. No go to WR in the Martz offense. Johnny Knox is not a Pro Bowl WR. 550 yds and 5 TD's last year. Thats gets you to the pro bowl when everyone else says they are hurt.

Chester Taylor does not make this a better football team by any stretch. Forte is oyunger, faster and catches the bowl just as well as Taylor. So he comes in and gives Forte a rest ever once in a while, does not make him a game changer.

6 - 10 ifthey get some breaks along the way.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

The offensive line looks like it could be every bit as bad as last year. Omiyale couldn't play guard, and surprise, he can't play tackle either. Williams looked a little better at the end of last year but gave up three sacks to Wimbley last week. This offensive scheme takes time to learn and get comfortable with. If the Bears stayed with this scheme they might be better next year, but it is tough. Martz's system looked really good when he had Holt, Bruce, Faulk, and Warner/Bulger, not so good in Detroit or SF. So Martz may turn out to be a worse coordinator, for the Bears, than Turner was. I wasn't worried so much about the defense. Now I am. They have gotten no pressure to speak of in the preseason. And the secondary looks every bit as bad as it did last year. If you aren't concerned then I think you are drinking too much of the Kool-Aid.

Omiyale couldn't play guard??? He improved a lot from the beginning to end of last season. OT is his more comfortable position and yet again...it's the preseason. Williams gave up 3 sacks to another 1st round pick...he will improve. The Bears also said they wouldn't help out on Wimbley b/c they want Williams to learn and grow through mistakes(instead of having a RB chip the OLB. Ron Turner's offensive scheme was great in the 1990's.....wasn't good at Illinois....and was only good b/c of a great defense supporting and a solid running game during the Super Bowl year. If you follow his play calls....then you would know he is terrible. Everywhere Martz has gone the offense has improved. I think a healthy Chris Harris and Major Wright(also Stelz had a good offseason) will do wonders for the secondary.The point is....it's the preseason and yall are jumping the gun. It's not like the Bears are currently the Broncos and having players have significant injuries left and right.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Colts preseason records:

2010- 0-3

2009- 1-3

2008- 1-4

2007- 1-3

2006- 1-3

2005- 0-5

-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.

lol bears should be on their way to the superbowl, then.I don't really see how cutler getting worse is your ray of hope.

If you can't see that Cutler throwing 8 more INT's than any other season in the NFL is an outlier of data.....than I don't know what else to tell you.

Jay Cutler will not throw 26 INT's or more this season.

 

[boubucarow]

I think they are in the midst of the .500 teams who could go either way depending on health and luck. If the defense continues to fall to injury left and right, the tackles continue to struggle, and Cutler is a 1 TD/INT type guy this team will fall to 6 or less wins. If the defense keeps its main guys healthy, the tackles solidify, and Cutler has more of a 1.5 to 1 ratio, this team could get to double digit wins and be in the playoffs.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Their bad, thats not difficult to figure out. It's the preseasonThey can't block anyone, They really haven't blocked anyone...not one defender?new offense for a QB who throws alot of picks alreadyAgain last season was an outlier in Cutlers career #'s....previous high in a season was 18 and he attempted 61 more passes that season. No go to WR in the Martz offenseAnd you know this how?. Johnny Knox is not a Pro Bowl WR. 550 yds and 5 TD's last year. Thats gets you to the pro bowl when everyone else says they are hurt.He made the pro bowl as a return specialist. Those #'s and his year last year from a 5th round pick from a DII school was amazing.

Chester Taylor does not make this a better football team by any stretch. Chester Taylor add experience to a young offensive skill group....he is a good 3rd down RB and is a huge step up from Garrett Wolfe/Kahil Bell the backups last season Forte is oyunger, faster and catches the bowl just as well as Taylor. So he comes in and gives Forte a rest ever once in a while, does not make him a game changer.

6 - 10 ifthey get some breaks along the way.That's funny....6-10....they get worse when they add two HOF players????

 

[boubucarow]

The offensive line looks like it could be every bit as bad as last year. Omiyale couldn't play guard, and surprise, he can't play tackle either. Williams looked a little better at the end of last year but gave up three sacks to Wimbley last week. This offensive scheme takes time to learn and get comfortable with. If the Bears stayed with this scheme they might be better next year, but it is tough. Martz's system looked really good when he had Holt, Bruce, Faulk, and Warner/Bulger, not so good in Detroit or SF. So Martz may turn out to be a worse coordinator, for the Bears, than Turner was. I wasn't worried so much about the defense. Now I am. They have gotten no pressure to speak of in the preseason. And the secondary looks every bit as bad as it did last year. If you aren't concerned then I think you are drinking too much of the Kool-Aid.

Omiyale couldn't play guard??? He improved a lot from the beginning to end of last season. OT is his more comfortable position and yet again...it's the preseason. Williams gave up 3 sacks to another 1st round pick...he will improve. The Bears also said they wouldn't help out on Wimbley b/c they want Williams to learn and grow through mistakes(instead of having a RB chip the OLB. Ron Turner's offensive scheme was great in the 1990's.....wasn't good at Illinois....and was only good b/c of a great defense supporting and a solid running game during the Super Bowl year. If you follow his play calls....then you would know he is terrible. Everywhere Martz has gone the offense has improved. I think a healthy Chris Harris and Major Wright(also Stelz had a good offseason) will do wonders for the secondary.The point is....it's the preseason and yall are jumping the gun. It's not like the Bears are currently the Broncos and having players have significant injuries left and right.

The biggest issue with every off season for as long as it seems is that the Bears do not address the need for a free safety. If Chris Harris and Daniel Manning start, this team will give up big passing plays as both safeties are below average zone coverage safeties. Unless Major Wright can get healthy and take the job, I see many slants like Stephen Williams last night turning into big gains as one of the safeties commit too hard or wide open receivers down the side line where we wonder who made the mistake in coverage. The safeties and the offensive tackles are my two biggest question marks on this team aside from health.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

The offensive line looks like it could be every bit as bad as last year. Omiyale couldn't play guard, and surprise, he can't play tackle either. Williams looked a little better at the end of last year but gave up three sacks to Wimbley last week. This offensive scheme takes time to learn and get comfortable with. If the Bears stayed with this scheme they might be better next year, but it is tough. Martz's system looked really good when he had Holt, Bruce, Faulk, and Warner/Bulger, not so good in Detroit or SF. So Martz may turn out to be a worse coordinator, for the Bears, than Turner was. I wasn't worried so much about the defense. Now I am. They have gotten no pressure to speak of in the preseason. And the secondary looks every bit as bad as it did last year. If you aren't concerned then I think you are drinking too much of the Kool-Aid.

Omiyale couldn't play guard??? He improved a lot from the beginning to end of last season. OT is his more comfortable position and yet again...it's the preseason. Williams gave up 3 sacks to another 1st round pick...he will improve. The Bears also said they wouldn't help out on Wimbley b/c they want Williams to learn and grow through mistakes(instead of having a RB chip the OLB. Ron Turner's offensive scheme was great in the 1990's.....wasn't good at Illinois....and was only good b/c of a great defense supporting and a solid running game during the Super Bowl year. If you follow his play calls....then you would know he is terrible. Everywhere Martz has gone the offense has improved. I think a healthy Chris Harris and Major Wright(also Stelz had a good offseason) will do wonders for the secondary.The point is....it's the preseason and yall are jumping the gun. It's not like the Bears are currently the Broncos and having players have significant injuries left and right.

The biggest issue with every off season for as long as it seems is that the Bears do not address the need for a free safety. If Chris Harris and Daniel Manning start, this team will give up big passing plays as both safeties are below average zone coverage safeties. Unless Major Wright can get healthy and take the job, I see many slants like Stephen Williams last night turning into big gains as one of the safeties commit too hard or wide open receivers down the side line where we wonder who made the mistake in coverage. The safeties and the offensive tackles are my two biggest question marks on this team aside from health.

Having Chris Harris is a huge plus to this secondary.....he forced lost of turnover. But the biggest addition to this secondary is Julius Peppers. Pressure is a secondaries best friend.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

Colts preseason records:

2010- 0-3

2009- 1-3

2008- 1-4

2007- 1-3

2006- 1-3

2005- 0-5

-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.

lol bears should be on their way to the superbowl, then.I don't really see how cutler getting worse is your ray of hope.

If you can't see that Cutler throwing 8 more INT's than any other season in the NFL is an outlier of data.....than I don't know what else to tell you.

Jay Cutler will not throw 26 INT's or more this season.

yeah, that's probably true --- possibly only 14 'cuz he'll get knocked out halfway through the season on his 30th sack.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

Colts preseason records:

2010- 0-3

2009- 1-3

2008- 1-4

2007- 1-3

2006- 1-3

2005- 0-5

-Jay Cutler having his worst INT total(26) of his career, previous high 18.

lol bears should be on their way to the superbowl, then.I don't really see how cutler getting worse is your ray of hope.

If you can't see that Cutler throwing 8 more INT's than any other season in the NFL is an outlier of data.....than I don't know what else to tell you.

Jay Cutler will not throw 26 INT's or more this season.

yeah, that's probably true --- possibly only 14 'cuz he'll get knocked out halfway through the season on his 30th sack.

You add soooooo much to the Shark Pool...please continue your ways...aka hiding behind your computer laugh b/c of a comment you made on a message board. Seriously get a life or add something with substance.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Gonna be a long year.

Hey, at least they have a pick in the 1st Round next year.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

You add soooooo much to the Shark Pool...please continue your ways...aka hiding behind your computer laugh b/c of a comment you made on a message board. Seriously get a life or add something with substance.

sorry if I hurt your feelings.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

You add soooooo much to the Shark Pool...please continue your ways...aka hiding behind your computer laugh b/c of a comment you made on a message board. Seriously get a life or add something with substance.

sorry if I hurt your feelings.

You wish sweet cheeks....i'm simply pointing out process.

 

[FallenHero32]

6-7, and that coming from a bears fan. Terrible O-Line which they failed to address, 3rd Offensive Coord in 3 years for Cutler, a WR corps that is beyond miserable. The D just gives up big plays despite the addition of peppers. We will be horrible for the next 5 years as its going to take awhile to draft up to compete again.

 

[FallenHero32]

Gonna be a long year. Hey, at least they have a pick in the 1st Round next year.

Since when? We gave up 2010 and 2011 1st rounds for Cutler. Or am I off by a year on that?

 

[mawaru]

9 sacks in 2 preseason games. Cutler doesn't trust his O-line.

 

[twistd]

The offensive line looks like it could be every bit as bad as last year. Omiyale couldn't play guard, and surprise, he can't play tackle either. Williams looked a little better at the end of last year but gave up three sacks to Wimbley last week. This offensive scheme takes time to learn and get comfortable with. If the Bears stayed with this scheme they might be better next year, but it is tough. Martz's system looked really good when he had Holt, Bruce, Faulk, and Warner/Bulger, not so good in Detroit or SF. So Martz may turn out to be a worse coordinator, for the Bears, than Turner was. I wasn't worried so much about the defense. Now I am. They have gotten no pressure to speak of in the preseason. And the secondary looks every bit as bad as it did last year. If you aren't concerned then I think you are drinking too much of the Kool-Aid.

Omiyale couldn't play guard??? He improved a lot from the beginning to end of last season. OT is his more comfortable position and yet again...it's the preseason. Williams gave up 3 sacks to another 1st round pick...he will improve. The Bears also said they wouldn't help out on Wimbley b/c they want Williams to learn and grow through mistakes(instead of having a RB chip the OLB. Ron Turner's offensive scheme was great in the 1990's.....wasn't good at Illinois....and was only good b/c of a great defense supporting and a solid running game during the Super Bowl year. If you follow his play calls....then you would know he is terrible. Everywhere Martz has gone the offense has improved. I think a healthy Chris Harris and Major Wright(also Stelz had a good offseason) will do wonders for the secondary.The point is....it's the preseason and yall are jumping the gun. It's not like the Bears are currently the Broncos and having players have significant injuries left and right.

Omiyale was benched at the end of last year for poor play. How often do you hear of a guy who failed at guard being moved to tackle and succeeding? You hear it the other way, two names I can think of are Gallery for the Raiders, and Leonard Davis for the Cowboys. These are guys who weren't very good at tackle, but they have done well at guard. It is a lot harder to play tackle. I have heard the company line of Omiyale has skills better suited for tackle than guard, but I don't buy it. If you can't play guard, you are probably going to fail at tackle.I could understand Williams needing help against Jared Allen, but he shouldn't need help against the likes of Wimbley. Wimbley may be a former first round pick, but he was traded for a third. And he was traded by the Browns who aren't exactly loaded on the defensive line. He owned Williams. That is very troubling. Chris Harris and Major Wright may be a slight improvement of what we have seen in the past. Even if that is true, Tillman is a very average corner, and Bowman is inconsistent. If the D line does a better job of pressuring the QB it should help, but the secondary will still be a weakness in my opinion.Martz hasn't lasted long in his last two stops, Detroit and SF. I think this spread offense improves numbers but doesn't help you win. It gets your QB pummeled, and it isn't effective when you get to games late in the year when you are fighting weather.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Gonna be a long year.

Hey, at least they have a pick in the 1st Round next year.

Since when? We gave up 2010 and 2011 1st rounds for Cutler. Or am I off by a year on that?

Yeah, they were 2009 and 2010. We'll finally get to pick in 2011...................if they don't trade it away.

 

[The Jacket]

Pro Bowl Players on the team:Julius Peppers, Jay Cutler, Urlacher, Briggs, Hester, Knox, Tommie Harris, Robbie Gould, Olin Kreutz.

ACTUAL Pro Bowl-type players:Julius Peppers, Lance Briggs ... and maybe special teamers (K, KR/PR)

 

[boubucarow]

Having Chris Harris is a huge plus to this secondary.....he forced lost of turnover. But the biggest addition to this secondary is Julius Peppers. Pressure is a secondaries best friend.

Harris is a improvement but his weakness is the weakness of every safety on the roster it seems. His angles and breaks in the passing game are sub par. Unless Wright recovers and provides a plus deep defender, this team will still allow some big plays that have no business being completed. Peppers will help hide the weakness at times but it is still a weakness that can be exploited.

 

[mbuehner]

Am I to believe teams don't try very hard to pass block in preseason games?

You think offense is vanilla? Anybody take into account that defenses aren't using their blitz packages yet either?

Statistically this preseason: Cutler has taken 72 snaps, attempted pass or scramble 46 times, and been sacked 9 times. Or as Ed Rooney would say: NINE TIMES. For the record thats 20% of the time he drops back. 13% of all snaps. If that held up, the Bears would be sacked 111 times this year!

So yeah, they won't be THIS bad. But only because its friggin IMPOSSIBLE to be this bad (last year's most sacks was 51). Even if they cut their sacks in half it would still be unacceptable.

 

[Pipes]

2010 ScheduleDate Opponent Time/ResultSep 12 Detroit 1:00pm (W)Sep 19 @Dallas 1:00pm (L)Sep 27 Green Bay 8:30pm (W)Oct 3 @N.Y. Giants 8:20pm (L) Oct 10 @Carolina 1:00pm (W)Oct 17 Seattle 1:00pm (W)Oct 24 Washington1:00pm (W)Week 8 BYE Nov 7 @Buffalo (Toronto, Ont.)1:00pm (W)Nov 14 Minnesota 1:00pm (L)Nov 18 @Miami 8:20pm (W)Nov 28 Philadelphia 1:00pm (L)Dec 5 @Detroit 1:00pm (W)Dec 12 New England1:00pm (L)Dec 20 @Minnesota 8:30pm (L)Dec 26 N.Y. Jets 1:00pm (W)Jan 2 @Green Bay 1:00pm (L)9-7 is their record

They won't sweep Det and I don't see them winning at Miami either. Also the Jets will spank them since they will be fighting for home field advantage while the Bears will be out the playoff race by then. 6-10 for DaBears.

 

[CutlerToCutler]

I'm going with 6.

The Bears season in a nutshell

 

[Sweatpants]

Now it looks like they will probably cut Corey Graham. Great job, Bears.

 

[I'm Rick James]

Or as Ed Rooney would say: NINE TIMES.

Nice usage of Ed Rooney reference!

 

[shnikies]

Or as Ed Rooney would say: NINE TIMES.

Nice usage of Ed Rooney reference!

I'm so excited for this shiddy team's opening day! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Why do I care!??!?!

 

[FavreCo]

9 sacks in 2 preseason games. Cutler doesn't trust his O-line.

5 games maybe 6. Cutler is a mess.The Chicago Sun-Times reports an NFL advance scout sizing up the Bears said QB Jay Cutler is "fundamentally a nightmare right now," lacks confidence in his line and isn't on the same page with his wide receivers. "The person who is going to kill this team is the quarterback," he said of Jay Cutler. "Don't take my word for it. Talk to somebody who really knows quarterback fundamentals, and fundamentally this guy is a nightmare right now. Where he holds the ball, how he winds up. His lower half is completely out of sync with his upper half. He almost looks like a guy out in the parking lot throwing a football. Fundamentally, as far as stepping into his throws, setting his feet, the way he carries the ball, it's not very good. He's got this everything-is-going-to-be-OK attitude. I don't believe it for a minute. I think he lacks confidence in his offensive line and isn't on the same page with his receivers."

BRAVO!!! Mike Martz. You are a failure everywhere you go. 1 and done for your sorry, no ability, ###.

 

[benson_will_lead_the_way]

9 sacks in 2 preseason games. Cutler doesn't trust his O-line.

5 games maybe 6. Cutler is a mess.The Chicago Sun-Times reports an NFL advance scout sizing up the Bears said QB Jay Cutler is "fundamentally a nightmare right now," lacks confidence in his line and isn't on the same page with his wide receivers. "The person who is going to kill this team is the quarterback," he said of Jay Cutler. "Don't take my word for it. Talk to somebody who really knows quarterback fundamentals, and fundamentally this guy is a nightmare right now. Where he holds the ball, how he winds up. His lower half is completely out of sync with his upper half. He almost looks like a guy out in the parking lot throwing a football. Fundamentally, as far as stepping into his throws, setting his feet, the way he carries the ball, it's not very good. He's got this everything-is-going-to-be-OK attitude. I don't believe it for a minute. I think he lacks confidence in his offensive line and isn't on the same page with his receivers."

BRAVO!!! Mike Martz. You are a failure everywhere you go. 1 and done for your sorry, no ability, ###.

Said the Packers fan...

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

right on target for 4 or less