Bears and Vikes

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Well does Rex step up and play this week or does he have another 3-4 INT game? This should be an interesting one considering its in Chicago and gonna be cold as hell. Whats your thoughts?

[DLee25]

Who cares if Rex throws 4 INT, as long as the defense doesnt give up any points, and we score a safety. Sorry, not being very realistic.

I think Rex will step it up this week, and feel more comfortable at home. The Vikings secondary is HORRIBLE! We can get so many long balls on them. Anyways, we have a good defense and a good offense. No worries, were at home.

I went to the Minn. vs Chi. game when they first played and man does it get loud in there.

[scuba]

It is going to be an interesting game. Honestly, though, I see the Bears tearing them apart. They're home for the first time in about a month and Rex has got something to prove. He needs to get that confidence back that he had early in the season. He's shown he can play at an elite level in this league. It's all about confidence.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

He has really seemed to lose that confidence in a terrible way the last 5 weeks. If he regains that confidence you will see him constantly putting up games like the niners and packers but as long as he doesn't regain it, it could be a real ugly last half of the season.

[Brutus T Manstrength]

The only time he's shown that he can play at an elite level is against really crappy teams. I'm not sold on him.. If the Bears make the switch, I think they'll be a better team. I think Rex is a lot like Harrington.. great arm, but not mentally in the game.

[scuba]

I don't know if you can say that Brutus. I mean, when the Bears played the Seahawks early in the year, everyone said that was a big game and he showed up. Same for the Giants game a couple weeks back. Granted, he didn't play well against the Pats, but who did? That was one ugly game. :cool:

[Brutus T Manstrength]

he's had 5 ugly games in a row. The seahawks weren't what they should have been, and the giants were so injury dessimated it was rediculous. He chokes, man.. he had 6 turnovers against Arizona.. are you kidding me?

[Webgem]

16-3 Bears win today....:D

[DLee25]

Brutus, he doesn't choke. Give the kid time, it's his first year where he has had this many starts in a row. Would you rather have Griese out there?

[Webgem]

woot....windchill at 4 below.....the domers aren't going to like that...:D

[DLee25]

The domers, lol. Well they practice all week in the cold I believe so I think it won't be too bad. But definately home field advantage.

[scuba]

I agree he hasn't played well sometimes, Brutus, but they were still big games at the time and were in primetime and he showed up for them. He has looked really bad at times, but give him some more time to grow.

Everybody ready for the game! Jack and Coke anyone?! :D :p

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Yeah I had plenty of those lastnight Scuba but thanks for the offer but its gonna have to be a beer day

[Webgem]

Beers and Pizza for me....Gametime..:D

[scuba]

Okay, fumble right away, not good...:(

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Defense is playing as they do week in and week out. Nice Turnover!!!

[scuba]

Interception!! Another takeaway for the Bears great D!! :D

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

wow know pressure in his face and he threw a strike right to the vike, thats terrible

[Webgem]

Ohhhhhh Rex...:(

[scuba]

C'mon Rex! Are you kidding me? I wonder what the Bears QB record for INTs is in a season...:mad:

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

not sure but will go on a limb and say that he may have the lead in a six game period

[scuba]

Yeah, I wouldn't put that past him. :(

[Webgem]

I predict a TD on this drive...:D

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

at this point I'd be happy with a FG, just as long as they put some kind of points up and not turn it over

[Webgem]

Benson's a bruising back...:D

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Web guess we were both wrong, no points and Rex did it again.

[Webgem]

I know Rex needs to develop and I'm not a Rex basher but he needs to sit right now and think on what he's doing.

He's really making poor decisions.:(

[scuba]

Yeah, he seems to be going for the homerun a lot lately. Seems like he's forgotten about Desmond Clark too who was so good for him earlier in the year.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

lmao, GO HESTER!!!!!!!!

[scuba]

Hester again, BABY!! Yeah!! :D :D

[Webgem]

lmao, GO HESTER!!!!!!!!

Did I mention I love Hester......:D :D

[DLee25]

Let's go rex he was wide open but its cold and windy out man!

who all thinks these announcers are kinda cheesy lol, especially when they stripped the ball from that one guy. owell

[scuba]

Wow! That has to be one of the worst penalty calls I've ever seen! Unbelievable!

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

This whole idea of protecting the QB has flared out of control, What a terrible call on Urlacher, isn't there a theory that we should get the benefit of the doubt at home and there wasn't even a question there noway in hell that was a penalty

[Webgem]

Wow! That has to be one of the worst penalty calls I've ever seen! Unbelievable!

I agree...it's not flag freakin football..:mad:

[scuba]

Urlacher should have went over and bodyslammed the ref or something! :p

[DLee25]

Rex Ryan Grow, Rex Grossman is a totally different QB.

LOL, I thought it was pretty funny, they kept showing that guys breath. Yes we see it is going to the right.

We have got to get a score before Half.

[Webgem]

Bears will end up winning....21-3.....:D

[scuba]

Go D! Another touchdown!! :D

[scuba]

Go Urlacher! INT! Makes up for that stupid penalty!

[Webgem]

21-6 Bears...Nice run Benson:D

[DLee25]

Did you see that guy lay out there punter? That was hilarious.

[Webgem]

Safety...Safety....what a defense...:D :D

[DLee25]

Touchdown?

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

This has been one ugly offensive game but the Bears defense has put on one hell of a game today. Bears need to take advice from the Vikings on when its time to yank your QB cause they obviously had no problem doing it!!

[DLee25]

one of those INT wasnt grossmans fault. so really he should have 2

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Its not only about the interceptions he is just consistently terrible in ever category, decision making is horrible, INT, passer rating, pass completion %, there is noway the Bears are gonna be able to rely on their defense and special teams to take them through the playoffs.

[DLee25]

He has completed like 4 passes. I think people said, "there is no way they are gonna be able to rely on their defense and special teams to make it through the rest of the season" Why can't we do it in the playoffs then?

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

The week that specail teams and defense doesn't score 17+ points is the week the Bears get knocked out of the playoffs which I will predict first round. There is just noway I will build confidence in a team that has problems scoring on offense. The only confidence I have at this point is that Rex is terrible and he will be consistent with being terrble. We have heard the theory that he is gonna have bad games but if you can't figure out after 7weeks of bad games that he is bad then nothing I say is gonna change your mind about him.

[DLee25]

Oh, no doubt you can change my mind. But I don't see any stats about 7 bad weeks? He had a bad week in NE kind of, bad week in arizona...I am just trying to make discussion, don't let me get on the rough side of you. I am a pretty hard headed guy and argue about a lot of things lol. But it's not like once I see someones name I am just going to disagree. I agree with people half of the time, and we all have our disagreements.

But I doubt the Bears are gonna get knocked out first round.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

All the Interceptions alone speaks for itself, taking away the one today that wasn't his fault he has thrown 13 Int the last 7 games, average rating of 56.8 in last seven games, 49% completion percentage in last 7 games. Any other team that has a QB that put up numbers like this and didn't have a Defense like the Bears do would be lucky to even be looking at a wild card spot So I think this alone would make anybody think it may be time to get Griese ready before its to late.

[DLee25]

Put orton in, he is from Iowa. lol no I agree, we need to see what Griese can do. But we do need to realize that its his first full season, and he has to grow sometime. We can't pull him out and be like alright get ready for next year.

[Sheffield_&_Waveland]

Well I was never one of the first ones to start yelling that its time to take Rex out but after 7 games of numbers like that its obviously time they do something cause they have been lucky with a defense and special teams that has pulled him out of the hole. I am not sure what approach they need to take to benching him if its just a week or two to make him realize that he has to earn that role or if they make the switch and stick with it but I feel its real obvious at this point that something needs to be done.

[DLee25]

I completely agree. But the weather has had some effect on his numbers today, maybe not in the past. Maybe take grossman out (almost over) and say hey, were taking you out, not a very good day, but its cold out and the weather is weird. Just giving someone else a shot. I dont know what grossman would do.

Edit: the game is over i think what was the final score?

[Webgem]

6

Way to go Bears:D

[DLee25]

That seems like it was too easy :)

[scuba]

Final score was 23-13, DLee. Way to go Bears!! :D :D

[Brutus T Manstrength]

I've been sayin' it for weeks.. the bears need to bench Interceptasaurus Rex before he digs them in a hole in the post season..

[DLee25]

I don't think were gonna bench Grossman, obviously.

[Webgem]

I'm concerned about Harris's knee and Vasher's hammy.

[Brutus T Manstrength]

Obviously? The dude's horrible.

[Webgem]

They are calling Harris's knee unjury a sprain with a MRI tomorrow.

[DLee25]

Obviously? The dude's horrible.

Obviously as in we didn't

on the injurys, yeah that would be a big hit on our defense ehh

[Brutus T Manstrength]

ha.. I thought you meant we obviously wouldn't do it, as in, he's too good to do that. my bad