Comments on: Lions 24, Bears 13

By: Roy Taylor

Roy Taylor — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:50:57 +0000

For Dale-classy comment, and enjoy your impending success. I know I don’t speak for all Bears fans (ahem, Jeff B.) but if any team were to be strong in the division other than the Bears I’d like to see it be the Lions. Just too bad we’re all dealing with a dynasty in the making up North. That’s what makes me ill.

By: harry

harry — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:31:21 +0000

Dale B. – congrats on the win. I have always hated the Lions the least out of all our division rivals I will definitely be rooting for the Lions to take out the Pack! Good luck.

By: Jeff B.

Jeff B. — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 03:06:31 +0000

Losing just sucks and we are routinely getting our ass kicked. What kills me is that the Steelers and the Pack can aquire offensive lineman looking for work after the season started; install them immedietly, and they work out (at least so far. And the Steelers free agent acquisition was a former player). Yet such daring activity escapes the mind of Jerry Angelo. Our offensive line looks like a group of speed bumps. Detroits pass rush was so fast, the Bears hardly got a chance to commit a holding penalty.
Is it possible for the Bears to use all their timeouts during pre-game warm-ups next week?

By: Rob

Rob — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:39:38 +0000

With a better o-line, the bears would be competitive.

By: Dale B.

Dale B. — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:36:56 +0000

As a Lions fan, I would like to convey my thoughts about your team. Jay Cutler is fearless! His ability to evade and still remain focused is exemplary. As others have posted, he and Matt Forte and Detroit penalties summed up Chicago’s offense. Please forgive me, as a Lions fan, I have to believe that our defensive front 4 were much of the problem for your o-line. Anyway, from a long, long rebuilding fan, don’t throw out the baby with the bath water. Keep Cutler, clean if you can and your issues won’t be as bad or as long. Good luck, unless you play my Lions.

By: Grabber

Grabber — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:42:14 +0000

Rob, yes, Cutler trusts Sanzenbacher to catch the ball, great. The point I’m making is that this is yet another indictment of Angelo not knowing what he’s doing. The Sanzenbacher point is not breaking news and is something that’s been discussed all season long. Brad Biggs just posted something on this exact topic a few minutes ago so I’m not going to spend anymore time writing about it.

By: BrianL

BrianL — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:20:04 +0000

Im still disgusted.. what a joke, this offense has almost no talent, and what talent they do have (Cutler,Forte) is being wasted by no support, bad play calling, and a system that doesnt fit! Leave it to Angelo to finally bring in a pro bowl QB and ruin him.. and I dont even want to get started on the O line, Omiyale doesnt even belong on the field.. and where is Stephen Paea anyone seen him? or is his face on a milk carton?

By: BrianL

BrianL — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:45:39 +0000

Angelo and Martz need to go….

By: Rob In Houston

Rob In Houston — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:09:07 +0000

@Grabber

Sanzenbacher is Cutler’s favorite target because he’s the guy that CATCHES THE BALL. There is no excuse for Hester not catching that pass that HIT HIM IN THE HANDS. I just see pass after pass where the ball might be a little overthrown, but receivers don’t even make an effort to try to catch it. Throw a hand out, dive for it, do something!

By: harry

harry — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:58:46 +0000

Detroit penalties, Forte’s determined running, and Cutler’s uncanny, God-given ability to throw the football off balance & off his back foot were the only things that kept us in that game. Our O-line cannot consistently pass block OR run block. Our defense (players) are old and our defense (scheme) is even older. I thought Gruden and Jaworski made great observations, pointing out that the entire league has caught up to the Cover-2 and figured out multiple ways to beat it. We are an old team with a lot of deficiencies and we are simply not good anymore. I can deal with a Bears loss or a sub-par season here and there, but the saddest thing to me is the realization that we are on the decline. Our window of opportunity has slammed shut and we have nothing to show for it (i.e. Super Bowl titles). To think of all the talent and opportunities we’ve had over the last 5 – 6 years, to actually make it to the Super Bowl in ’06 and the NFC Championship Game last year, and to come away with nothing is depressing. Couple that with the fact that the Packers and Lions are clearly on the upswing and should both be good for years to come, and it is very depressing for this Bears fan. This team needs to be overhauled from the top down, starting with the GM and coaching staff. Until that happens, we are not going to be good for a very long time.