What was already abundantly clear to most of Bear Nation for the 2009 season up to this point was hopefully brought to the attention of the coaching staff and the front office. The Bears’ 24-20 loss to the Eagles signified …
Continue reading Monday Morning Quarterback: Bears-Eagles (11.22.09)
What can you say about the Bears’ loss to the Eagles but… at least I nailed my prediction to the exact score. Seriously speaking, though, the game didn’t play out exactly as I expected, but the core principles for why …
Continue reading Postgame Thoughts: Bears vs. Eagles (11.22.09)
Bears offense vs. Eagles defense The Bears are tenth in the league in passing offense, but the Eagles are tenth in the league at stopping it. Philadelphia’s secondary is banged up and if given time, Jay Cutler could pick it …
Continue reading Game Breakdown: Eagles at Bears (11.22.09)
Ouch. Last week was my first below .500 week of predictions of the season and the worst since Week 2. I don’t have a good answer for why they went awry. I didn’t expect the Redskins to upset the Broncos …
Continue reading 2009 Weekly Predictions: Week 11
A look at four keys for the Bears to beat this week’s opponent. 1. Win the turnover battle By now, we’re all well aware of Jay Cutler’s struggles in prime time games. He’s thrown 11 of his league-high 17 interceptions …
Continue reading Four Downs: Keys to beating the Eagles
“He has a bunch of Smurfs at wide receiver.” -Former Bear Gary Fencik, on 670 The Score, on the weapons with which current quarterback Jay Cutler has to work.
The Chicago Tribune’s Fred Mitchell wrote an article Tuesday that featured scathing comments made by Dan Grossman, Rex Grossman’s father, about how the Bears’ organization has handled fielding a competent offense over the years. My initial thoughts were that Dan …
Continue reading Offense’s problems stem from the front office
The term Monday Morning Quarterback was derived from criticizing and second-guessing performances the day after a game, typically Monday. Hence, I could have written this article on Friday, but I figured my postgame thoughts would suffice. Waiting a few days …
Continue reading Monday Morning Quarterback: Bears-49ers (11.16.09)
After missing just two games in Week 8, I went 8-5 last week. Tampa Bay’s victory over Green Bay, the Giants’ fourth-straight loss against the Chargers, Cincinnati’s win over Baltimore, Tennessee’s victory over San Francisco, and Dallas’ win over the …
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Bears quarterback Jay Cutler reacts after getting hit in the head during a game against the San Francisco 49ers. Cutler, who hasn’t been protected by his offensive line well in 2009, has got to be feeling the effects of a …
Continue reading Jay Cutler, bruised and battered
