CHICAGO BEARS 2005 thread of VICTORY

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This has to be the lowest passing numbers in a game for quite a few years!

I wish this game would have been on around here.

There was also that hilarious Sunday night game between the Chiefs and someone else at Arrowhead. The stands were literally flooded with water. That was good stuff.

the Bears still stink though.

There was also the wind assisted in Giant punter Sean Landeta swinging and missing on a punt in old Soldier Field.

Blake has always had an absolute cannon of an arm and for a couple of years in Cinci looked like he might develop into a star. He has been plagued by inconsistent play and injuries for most of his career.

Being that the Bears D is Super Bowl ready to go and they have Muhammed at wideout, there has to be some people wondering if they might be able to get a bit more out of a vet at QB if nothing else for the playoff run.

Chicago's schedule does not ease up from here on out even though they play the Pack twice and the Vikings again. Those divisional games are always tight, especially with the Packers. They have Tampa next week and also have Pittsburgh and the Falcons left to play.

Not that I'm not enjoying this year, but it feels sorta hollow.

From what I read today, Rex Grossman is going to be in uniform as a backup this weekend against Tampa. I thought he was done for the year. I don't know if Grossman would be that much of an upgrade as he really hasn't played in two years with those injuries.

I think Kyle Orton has done an admirable job for a guy who was never projected to be a starter straight out of college. He is way better than the guys they have had to plug in the spot the past couple of years. I still think Orton could develop into a solid player.

My prediction for Sunday: Bears 17, Tampa Bay 10

If Grossman comes in and looks gangbusters, then it might smoothe over moving Orton to the sidelines. If Grossman looks really rusty, it eases the pressure for them to immediately dump Orton.

The Bears need to play this out like this is the only chance they will get at going to a Superbowl. Joe Gibbs was not afraid to change QBs on a winning team and with Doug Williams it paid off with a championship.

also: 13-10! eat it, gruden!

Phew.

Orton had a pretty good game, but his long passing game really, really sucks.

This is the first time in a few weeks the Bears were on locally and I was really impressed.

but yeah, this Bears team ... I'm gonna definitely upgrade from first-round-exit to SECOND-round-exit ... no doubt about it .. they've earned the right to get bounced in the 2nd, the defense is definitely a pleasure to watch

I am a total believer. I saw fear in the eyes of the ATL offense.

the key issue here is obv the GRossman move. I personally like it. but i'm a gambler by nature. Lovie is making all the right moves. ... can't doubt him now.

The defensive backfield leveled some serious hits last night. #86 for the Falcons got rung up two or three times really hard.

I think Lovie did the right thing, he gave Orton ample time to come out of his funk and it really didn't cost them a loss. The loss to the Steelers being as much the defense having an off game as anything. The Bear offense had so much more spark in the second half, it is hard to argue with the change. I don't know that Grossman is that much more, but Orton seemed to be playing more to not screw up than to make plays and was missing open people left and right. I would imagine the Bears' odds for making the Superbowl just went up.

I don't get Mora getting so out of his head on that one call, was he really expecting them to give him the completion? I have to think that was just frustration with the whole game. That was a stupid call not giving the ball to Vick on that first 4th down play and running the same play that had failed on 3rd.