9 Points from Preseason week 3 vs. Tennessee

1. Seems the game would have been different if CJ2K were in uniform.

2. D-Line is working well together, getting pressure on the QB.  Izzy Idonije seems to be flying under the radar.  Nice to see inside pressure.

3. Major Wright in another out of control move flying past a runner giving up another touchdown.  Is that something that is fixable?

4. Wow, Matt Forte looks good running between the tackles, catching passes, running outside, etc.  This is going to be his year.

5. O-Line.  Lance Louis as a lead blocker is a lot of beef coming at you.  Carimi holding his own.  For what it is worth, they have kept resolute on maintaining the same consistent line and so far appears to be paying off, running game is clicking and Jay Cutler is alive and upright.

6. Lovie Smith with another lost challenge.  Par for the course, but at least he has not had any egregious time management decisions - yet.  We will see when the real games start.

7. Roy Williams just dropped another pass.  Johnny Knox is not much better and Devin Hester shows what we always knew that he really can't catch under pressure.  Earl Bennett is solid as ever, I think he will lead all Bears WR when the season is over.  And Roy Williams just dropped another pass.

8. Special Teams.  What the heck?!?!?!?  Blocked punt, punter catches the ball and runs for a first down?!?!?!  Coverage stinks, returns are nothing special and worst of all Robbie Gould is shaky and he needs to be solid.

9. But I still feel good about this season, don't know why I just do.

T.

Preseason week 2 vs. Giants

What happened to the special teams?  Kick coverage is horrible, Bears generally do not give up many blocked punts and Robbie Gould usually does not miss Field Goals.  Dave Toub better pick up his side of the equation.

Jay Cutler looked like he was making quick confident decisions and given that he was given enough time the announcers picked up on it too.  Now if only they could do something about the Left Tackle...

Roy Williams, hello?

Major Wright forced a fumble, had a solid couple of tackles, but completely left his jock on the field for one crucial play.

Gabe Carimi really looks like the first legitimate Tackle that the Bears have drafted in the last 10 years.

Matt Toeina commands a double team every play.  It sure will be fun when Anthony Adams is healthy to play alongside of Matt Toeina.

Izzy Idonije has been fairly quiet so far this year.

Marian Barber and Jonnie Knox playing with the second team just looks funny.

This is two straight games that Lovie has not made an egregious Time Management mistake.

T.

Preseason Game 1 vs. Bills

OK, one game under our belt. What did we learn? About as much as can be expected after one preseason game after a loooong layoff.


OLine – I saw Garza on his butt more than one time. I was hoping that we would come away with a decent number of sacks – didn’t happen. What I was glad to see was very few egregious mental mistakes (holding, false starts, snap infraction, etc). Some of the sacks could most definitely be attributed to Hanie’s slow decision making. We sure are going to miss Kreutz this year.

DLine – Toeina looked good picking up the “I’m going to command a double team every time the ball is snapped” usually reserved for Anthony Adams, freeing up Melton and others to make plays. Peppers should watch film of Alex Brown batting down passes, he just seems one half second short of knocking down 3-4 passes a game.

RBs – Barber is what we thought he was – a beast that will get those much needed 2.4 yards. Surprised to see Khalil Bell do as well as he did, he may make the team over Chester Taylor because Bell is a special teams ace.

Lovie didn’t do a horrific job of managing the clock. Count that as one game in a row that has happened, I am sure that streak will not last.