Vote these 4 Bears to the Pro Bowl based on the first half of the season:
Brian Urlacher
Lance Briggs
Thomas Jones
Olin Kreutz
Vote Here: http://www.nfl.com/probowl
- Slim Tim
Sunday, October 30, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
The Chicago Bears' defense remains atop the Aikman Ratings
FOXSports.com - NFL on FOX Insiders- Aikman Efficiency Ratings through Week 7: "The Chicago Bears' defense remains atop the Aikman Ratings "
Your 1st place Chicago Bears have the best defense in the NFL according to Aikman's efficiency rating.
And I quote..."The Chicago Bears' defense remains atop the Aikman Ratings so far this year and the big reason for their 100.9 rating, easily the best of any unit so far in 2005, is their astonishing performance in the red zone.
Opposing offenses have moved inside the Bears' 20-yard line 13 times in Chicago's first six games. Amazingly, they have managed just one TD in those 13 visits. Seven times they have not scored any points. All told, the 13 visits have produced just 22 of the maximum possible 91 points (24.2%).
In preparing the Aikman formula, we discovered no teams since 1995 that had allowed substantially less than 50% of the possible points, compared to a league average of around 65%.
As a result, the Bears' red-zone brilliance is yielding substantially more than the "maximum" number of points and propelling them well ahead of the rest of the league.
Which is not to say that strong red zone defense is all that the Bears are about. They are doing an outstanding job on third down and against the run and are well above the league average in all seven Aikman categories.
I know they have a rookie quarterback and have not demonstrated a prolific offense so far. However, if Chicago keeps playing defense like this they should make the playoffs and would be difficult to defeat in a playoff game.
Aikman Efficiency Ratings/Defense
1. 3. Chicago Bears 100.9
2. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 94.6
3. 9. Detroit Lions 89.2
4. 7. Dallas Cowboys 85.8
5. 6. Indianapolis Colts 84.9
6. 19. Carolina Panthers 82.3
7. 8. Pittsburgh Steelers 81.2
8. 17. Cincinatti Bengals 80.8
9. 20. Philadelphia Eagles 80.1
10. 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 79.6
11. 2. Baltimore Ravens 77.7
12. 15. Arizona Cardinals 76.6
13. 12. New York Jets 76.4
14. 23. Atlanta Falcons 75.6
15. 27. Kansas City Chiefs 74.8
16. 10. Seattle Seahawks 74.7
17. 29. Cleveland Browns 74.2
18. 4. Washington Redskins 72.2
19. 18. Miami Dolphins 71.9
20. 31. New York Giants 71.8
21. 21. San Diego Chargers 71.8
22. 14. Green Bay Packers 71.7
23. 22. Denver Broncos 69.9
24. 13. Tennessee Titans 69.5
25. 16. Buffalo Bills 68.8
26. 25. Minnesota Vikings 68.5
27. 24. Oakland Raiders 67.8
28. 11. New Orleans Saints 66.8
29. 28. St. Louis Rams 65.3
30. 26. New England Patriots 56.2
31. 32. San Francisco 49ers 56.2
32. 30. Houston Texans 52.9
PLAYOFFS!!!!
- Slim Tim.
Your 1st place Chicago Bears have the best defense in the NFL according to Aikman's efficiency rating.
And I quote..."The Chicago Bears' defense remains atop the Aikman Ratings so far this year and the big reason for their 100.9 rating, easily the best of any unit so far in 2005, is their astonishing performance in the red zone.
Opposing offenses have moved inside the Bears' 20-yard line 13 times in Chicago's first six games. Amazingly, they have managed just one TD in those 13 visits. Seven times they have not scored any points. All told, the 13 visits have produced just 22 of the maximum possible 91 points (24.2%).
In preparing the Aikman formula, we discovered no teams since 1995 that had allowed substantially less than 50% of the possible points, compared to a league average of around 65%.
As a result, the Bears' red-zone brilliance is yielding substantially more than the "maximum" number of points and propelling them well ahead of the rest of the league.
Which is not to say that strong red zone defense is all that the Bears are about. They are doing an outstanding job on third down and against the run and are well above the league average in all seven Aikman categories.
I know they have a rookie quarterback and have not demonstrated a prolific offense so far. However, if Chicago keeps playing defense like this they should make the playoffs and would be difficult to defeat in a playoff game.
Aikman Efficiency Ratings/Defense
1. 3. Chicago Bears 100.9
2. 1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 94.6
3. 9. Detroit Lions 89.2
4. 7. Dallas Cowboys 85.8
5. 6. Indianapolis Colts 84.9
6. 19. Carolina Panthers 82.3
7. 8. Pittsburgh Steelers 81.2
8. 17. Cincinatti Bengals 80.8
9. 20. Philadelphia Eagles 80.1
10. 5. Jacksonville Jaguars 79.6
11. 2. Baltimore Ravens 77.7
12. 15. Arizona Cardinals 76.6
13. 12. New York Jets 76.4
14. 23. Atlanta Falcons 75.6
15. 27. Kansas City Chiefs 74.8
16. 10. Seattle Seahawks 74.7
17. 29. Cleveland Browns 74.2
18. 4. Washington Redskins 72.2
19. 18. Miami Dolphins 71.9
20. 31. New York Giants 71.8
21. 21. San Diego Chargers 71.8
22. 14. Green Bay Packers 71.7
23. 22. Denver Broncos 69.9
24. 13. Tennessee Titans 69.5
25. 16. Buffalo Bills 68.8
26. 25. Minnesota Vikings 68.5
27. 24. Oakland Raiders 67.8
28. 11. New Orleans Saints 66.8
29. 28. St. Louis Rams 65.3
30. 26. New England Patriots 56.2
31. 32. San Francisco 49ers 56.2
32. 30. Houston Texans 52.9
PLAYOFFS!!!!
- Slim Tim.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Wednesday, October 05, 2005
Chicago Bears 1-3??? Dr. Z is a moron and continues to give the Bears no respect.
SI.com - Writers - Dr. Z's Power Rankings: Colts, Eagles stay near top by stressing defense - Wednesday October 5, 2005 12:11PM: "Chicago Bears (1-3)"
Chicago Bears 1-3??? Dr. Z is a moron and I will tell you why...
Dr. Z is a moron. On October 5th... he wrote that the 28th (yes 28th place) Chicago Bears were 1-3. It seems strange to me that I have to point out to this football "expert" that the Bears have only played 3 games and have won one of them putting them squarely atop the lowly NFC North. Everyone has an opinion, and he is paid to give his opinion (however outlandish it is), but I don't believe he is paid all of the money that he is and print incorrect information. THE BEARS ARE 1-2 not 1-3, and one might argue they should be 2-1. Is this football expert??? Isn't this the same moron who had the Bears as the worst team in the league before the season???
Dr. Z is a moron and continues to give the Bears no respect.
- Slim Tim
Chicago Bears 1-3??? Dr. Z is a moron and I will tell you why...
Dr. Z is a moron. On October 5th... he wrote that the 28th (yes 28th place) Chicago Bears were 1-3. It seems strange to me that I have to point out to this football "expert" that the Bears have only played 3 games and have won one of them putting them squarely atop the lowly NFC North. Everyone has an opinion, and he is paid to give his opinion (however outlandish it is), but I don't believe he is paid all of the money that he is and print incorrect information. THE BEARS ARE 1-2 not 1-3, and one might argue they should be 2-1. Is this football expert??? Isn't this the same moron who had the Bears as the worst team in the league before the season???
Dr. Z is a moron and continues to give the Bears no respect.
- Slim Tim
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