Bears thoughts for the week...
I found two bright spots watching the game. I am trying to stay positive. Everyone who watched the preseason knew that Aromashodu was the real deal, you know - not a converted DBack masquerading as a WR (see R. Davis and D. Hester). He got a real shot and he took advantage of it. With any "luck" D. Hester will miss another game because that is the only way that the current coaching staff will make it possible for the three true WR on the Bears to be on the field at the same time (D. Aroma, J. Knox, E. Bennett). Any chance that D. Aromashodu will stay with the Bear? Second bright spot is that the Bear are finding that running off tackle is where positive yardage can come from as opposed to running in the gap between the Center and Right or Left Guard. The Bears spent waaaaaaaaaaay to much time during the first 10 game running Matt Forte between the right cheek of F. Omiyale and the left cheek of R. Garza.
Poor spots now... The tempo of the Bears offense is way too predictable. Play is called in, huddle up, get set, snap the ball. I could time this offense. They really need to run a quick snap or no huddle or something... Here's another thought, how about the Wide Receivers fight for catching the ball instead of fighting for a penalty. Buck up, guys and quick wining. It is really tough to watch Olsen and Hester constantly looking at the refs instead of looking at the ball. And Cutler is the biggest winer of all. He's tougher than that, I just don't understand him constantly wanting flags called. If I was reffing the games, I would not call penalties just for spite.
Last point... Lovie Smith's time management "skills" were on display again on Sunday. Time out followed by a challenge, nice work Coach. Brian Billick was all over him on that one. Here is a question for everyone... Does ANYONE think that Lovie will be coaching the Bears next season?
-Slim Tim
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Monday, November 09, 2009
Tommie Harris wants to be a Bengal
Other subjects I was considering:
Wake up, Mr. Shanahan – Bob Virene might be onto something
Troy Aikman – One astute broadcaster
They’re called holes, linebackers – Fill them!
Olin, Olin, Olin – What The ____?
It’s still Bears season.
OK. Here we go. Tommie Harris wants to be a Bengal. He obviously has seen the success of Ced Benson, who did just enough to get kicked off the Bears, but not enough to land in jail. Also, look at Tank Johnson – again just enough to get kicked out of here, but not in jail. Tommie is doing just enough to get kicked off the Bears without winding up in jail… While on the subject, how is it that all of Urlacher’s indiscretions and that swept-under-the-rug Lance Briggs crashing his car while drunk incident has not gotten them kicked off?
Wake up, Mr. Shanahan – Bob Virene might be onto something. For the first time since Lovie has been head coach (and now subsequently taken over as defensive coordinator as well) do I start to see ever so slightly that Lovie might be starting to lose this team. But that’s as far as I am going for today. He still took most of these Bears to the Superbowl.
Troy Aikman – one astute broadcaster. If you haven’t already read about them or heard about them, look up the Aikman Efficiency Ratings. These look at offense statistics the correct way. They do not included points scored by the special teams or points scored on defense. If he was truly the architect of this system, then I’m all in. I was never a large fan of Aikman as a QB. I feel that he was a by-product of having worked behind one of the best offensive lines in recent history. You know them all, Larry Allen, Nate Newton, Mark Tuinei… But I digress. Aikman said it best and I am paraphrasing here, “Either you play with purpose and try to win the game or take Jay Cutler out of the game.” Hats off to Troy, those was a very poignant statement. The Bear were not playing to win the game, they were playing slow, even while still in the game… Nice work, Troy.
They’re called holes, linebackers – Fill them! Not much else to say there.
Olin, Olin, Olin – What The ____? Again, nothing much else to say there. You all know where I stand on Mr. Kreutz.
It’s still Bears season. I did not get one single response from last week’s Bears recap. Not one. I just want to remind everyone that it is still Bears season, even though the Hawks are playing well, Toewser and the new guy will be skating real soon for the Hawk. For those Bulls fans, bummer about Tyrus Thomas – he was starting to play well. Again, the Bears are still playing, right???
Next up - San Francisco coached by Mike Singletary.
Wake up, Mr. Shanahan – Bob Virene might be onto something
Troy Aikman – One astute broadcaster
They’re called holes, linebackers – Fill them!
Olin, Olin, Olin – What The ____?
It’s still Bears season.
OK. Here we go. Tommie Harris wants to be a Bengal. He obviously has seen the success of Ced Benson, who did just enough to get kicked off the Bears, but not enough to land in jail. Also, look at Tank Johnson – again just enough to get kicked out of here, but not in jail. Tommie is doing just enough to get kicked off the Bears without winding up in jail… While on the subject, how is it that all of Urlacher’s indiscretions and that swept-under-the-rug Lance Briggs crashing his car while drunk incident has not gotten them kicked off?
Wake up, Mr. Shanahan – Bob Virene might be onto something. For the first time since Lovie has been head coach (and now subsequently taken over as defensive coordinator as well) do I start to see ever so slightly that Lovie might be starting to lose this team. But that’s as far as I am going for today. He still took most of these Bears to the Superbowl.
Troy Aikman – one astute broadcaster. If you haven’t already read about them or heard about them, look up the Aikman Efficiency Ratings. These look at offense statistics the correct way. They do not included points scored by the special teams or points scored on defense. If he was truly the architect of this system, then I’m all in. I was never a large fan of Aikman as a QB. I feel that he was a by-product of having worked behind one of the best offensive lines in recent history. You know them all, Larry Allen, Nate Newton, Mark Tuinei… But I digress. Aikman said it best and I am paraphrasing here, “Either you play with purpose and try to win the game or take Jay Cutler out of the game.” Hats off to Troy, those was a very poignant statement. The Bear were not playing to win the game, they were playing slow, even while still in the game… Nice work, Troy.
They’re called holes, linebackers – Fill them! Not much else to say there.
Olin, Olin, Olin – What The ____? Again, nothing much else to say there. You all know where I stand on Mr. Kreutz.
It’s still Bears season. I did not get one single response from last week’s Bears recap. Not one. I just want to remind everyone that it is still Bears season, even though the Hawks are playing well, Toewser and the new guy will be skating real soon for the Hawk. For those Bulls fans, bummer about Tyrus Thomas – he was starting to play well. Again, the Bears are still playing, right???
Next up - San Francisco coached by Mike Singletary.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
No Love for Mark Bradley (former Bear)
Chiefs to add veteran wide receiver - Kansas City Star
Follow this link for a story about former Bear Mark Bradley. For those who have been following my blog, you will know that I am not the biggest fan of Mark Bradley.
- Slim Tim
Follow this link for a story about former Bear Mark Bradley. For those who have been following my blog, you will know that I am not the biggest fan of Mark Bradley.
- Slim Tim
Monday, September 14, 2009
Bears breakdown - Week 1
OK, here it is: from Flambeau Field.
Bears Pass Offense: Cutler did not make very good decisions throwing the ball. There were times that he threw on the run where he definitely should have stopped, set his feet and thrown. For those Cubs fans, he reminded me of Carlos Zambrano after giving up a home run. He looked like he lost his focus and could not concentrate on the current play, he was so lost in the fact that he threw the interceptions that he couldn’t move forward… Also, Ron Turner did not throw the ball to the tailback at all, those plays tend to be very low risk, high reward plays that were lacking in their gameplan. Devin Hester and Johnnie Knox caught two nice passes, Earl Bennett also caught the ball well. Green Bay made a point of taking Greg Olsen out of the Bears offense and it showed. It was like the Pack had the Bears playbook and knew where they were going with the ball most times.
Bears Run Offense: It looked to me like Matt Forte was handed the ball and was told to run in a certain hole in the offensive line and no matter what was happening around him, he ran through that hole without regard to people actually being in that hole waiting to tackle him or not. There were times were daylight was seen on the left or right of where the play was supposed to go and Matt Forte did not have the vision to look around and see what else was available. For what it is worth, the offensive line did not do him any favors either, it did not seem like there was very much room for Forte to run at all.
Bears Run Defense: Seemed that they were pretty solid, Tommie Harris played all game and was his usual disruptive self. Hopefully Urlacher does not miss much time after dislocating his wrist during the game.
Bears Pass Defense: The DLine actually got to the Quarterback. Adewale O played an excellent game and really had the number of the O Tackle that he was playing against. That being said… Their secondary did not look good at all. Nathan Vasher is a shell of his former self, Charles Tillman will get better. Daniel Manning looked lost out there, many of GB’s pass plays were definitely directly to take advantage of him while he was on the field.
Special Teams: There was an obvious gaffe on the fake punt and there will be much made out of that play in the media this week. Don’t get as good as solid Gould – he was very good including a special teams tackle. Their return game was good and Rashied Davis made some nice special teams plays.
All in all, some good but most bad. They sustained some injuries that are definitely going to hurt them and if they don’t get their running game going, this will be a very looooong season.
Go Bears.
Bears Pass Offense: Cutler did not make very good decisions throwing the ball. There were times that he threw on the run where he definitely should have stopped, set his feet and thrown. For those Cubs fans, he reminded me of Carlos Zambrano after giving up a home run. He looked like he lost his focus and could not concentrate on the current play, he was so lost in the fact that he threw the interceptions that he couldn’t move forward… Also, Ron Turner did not throw the ball to the tailback at all, those plays tend to be very low risk, high reward plays that were lacking in their gameplan. Devin Hester and Johnnie Knox caught two nice passes, Earl Bennett also caught the ball well. Green Bay made a point of taking Greg Olsen out of the Bears offense and it showed. It was like the Pack had the Bears playbook and knew where they were going with the ball most times.
Bears Run Offense: It looked to me like Matt Forte was handed the ball and was told to run in a certain hole in the offensive line and no matter what was happening around him, he ran through that hole without regard to people actually being in that hole waiting to tackle him or not. There were times were daylight was seen on the left or right of where the play was supposed to go and Matt Forte did not have the vision to look around and see what else was available. For what it is worth, the offensive line did not do him any favors either, it did not seem like there was very much room for Forte to run at all.
Bears Run Defense: Seemed that they were pretty solid, Tommie Harris played all game and was his usual disruptive self. Hopefully Urlacher does not miss much time after dislocating his wrist during the game.
Bears Pass Defense: The DLine actually got to the Quarterback. Adewale O played an excellent game and really had the number of the O Tackle that he was playing against. That being said… Their secondary did not look good at all. Nathan Vasher is a shell of his former self, Charles Tillman will get better. Daniel Manning looked lost out there, many of GB’s pass plays were definitely directly to take advantage of him while he was on the field.
Special Teams: There was an obvious gaffe on the fake punt and there will be much made out of that play in the media this week. Don’t get as good as solid Gould – he was very good including a special teams tackle. Their return game was good and Rashied Davis made some nice special teams plays.
All in all, some good but most bad. They sustained some injuries that are definitely going to hurt them and if they don’t get their running game going, this will be a very looooong season.
Go Bears.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
Bears' Wildcat.
Not only have there been reports of Devin Hester lining up in the QB spot, just saw on Comcast Television Matt Forte lining up in the QB spot. The play they ran had Kevin Jones linep up as HB and Cutler lined up as WR. The play had Forte fake a handoff to K. Jones, but it was a QB keeper run off tackle. - More to come.
Sunday, June 07, 2009
Burress to the Bears?
Figured I would just add to the growing list of sites on the internet proposing that Plaxico Burress's next stop is here in Chicago. Angelo = GM of the year before the season starts. Take a moment to reflect just how odd that sounds coming from Slim Tim. I was of course a big opponent to Mr. Angelo asking everyone to visit the Fire Jerry Angelo website. I can admit when I am wrong, one Superbowl appearance and more to come with O. Pace, J. Cutler, and now P. Burress!
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Bears signing draft picks...
I just love the fact that the Bears are the quickest to sign their draft picks year in and year out. Small things like this make me even happier to be a Bears fan.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
With the 49th-overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft...
The Chicago Bears select Pat White - QB/WR West Virginia. (He's a special guy).
"White is a gifted athlete who can alter a game in many ways on the field. He lacks ideal size, but his vision and playmaking ability make him stand out. He has a strong arm and can read a defense, but he struggles with accuracy and touch. He’s better on the move than in the pocket. He’s a game breaker who’s dynamic in the open field. He’s a tremendous leader; a player others look up to. - Chris Steuber, Scout.com"
"White is a gifted athlete who can alter a game in many ways on the field. He lacks ideal size, but his vision and playmaking ability make him stand out. He has a strong arm and can read a defense, but he struggles with accuracy and touch. He’s better on the move than in the pocket. He’s a game breaker who’s dynamic in the open field. He’s a tremendous leader; a player others look up to. - Chris Steuber, Scout.com"
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