Posts Tagged ‘Detroit Lions’

Bears win five in a row!

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Unfortunately I was not able to watch the game due to scheduling conflicts. So my prediction was completely off, but to my defense I thought the team that kicked the snot out of the Eagles would show up. After seeing replays and listening to interviews it seems that the Bears defense gave up two huge plays before the second half. They missed tackles and just didn’t do what they are capable of doing.

From what I saw, the Bears offense was pretty solid. Jay had a touchdown pass, and no interceptions. Which is a huge win for him if he plays mistake free football. Something that we have been looking for some time. Earl Bennett had a great game. He had 5 third down conversions from what I heard and he had a career day as well. He had some huge plays when he broke off tackles like a certain running back. Chester Taylor and Matt Forte had a good day running the ball. Both had touchdowns and anytime both the number one and two running backs have touchdowns, it’s a good day.

Devin Hester almost ran one back, but he was taken down by the punter. If Craig Steltz had picked up the punter with a good block he would of just strolled into the end zone. Oh, I almost forgot. Lovie Smith showed a lot of emotion during half time from what I heard. I would love to hear what he said and if he put in a few curse words. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him angry on the sidelines or in a interview but whatever he did sure helped. They held the Lions to under 50 yards in the second half I believe. Half times adjustments are always a key in winning a game. I’m just glad they were able to do it and not lose to the Detroit Lions.

GammaBears

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Ridiculous Catch

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

Marty Booker made one of the all time amazing catches in Bears football. It wasn’t so much an important catch (especially considering we would have the ball on the 2 anyway because of a pass interference call), but it was one of the best looking catches. The athleticism it took is undeniable, but as Marty Booker said, it was about 80% luck. I don’t care who you are, to make that catch you need a lot more than luck.

Props MB.

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We Broke The One Rule When Playing An Underdog

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008

The ONE thing you don’t want to do when playing an underdog is to say things like “We aren’t taking this team for granted.” Or “We know what this team is capable of, it doesn’t matter what their record is.” That is pretty much guaranteeing that you WILL take the team for granted. See USC vs Oregon State on August 25th. Pete Carroll assured everyone his team would be ready for Oregon State and we all know how that turned out (good for those of us who can’t stand USC).

The Bears do have one major thing working in their favor. They were demoralized last year when they played the Lions, and the Lions somehow managed to score 34 points (an NFL record 34 points) in the 4th quarter. This should stand as motivation for the Bears to not let this one get away from them and do what they have been trying to do (and did against Philly) all season… Finish. Lovie preached this all season in 2006 when the Bears went to the Super bowl, and it is why the Bears didn’t make the playoffs last year. They blew more 4th quarter leads than Patrick Ewing (link not relevant just awesome) missed clutch shots (as fans of all things Chicago we are all grateful for those).

Now if the Bears can limit the amount of times they say they are not taking the Lions for granted (the sure way to take a team for granted) and focus more on the way the Lions abused them in the fourth quarter, they should be ok.

Quick note: The players who led the team in passing, rushing, and receiving (the second game Greg Olson led) for the Bears in both games against the Lions last year are all playing in different cities this year. Brian Griese – Tampa Bay, Cedric Benson – Cincinnati, and Bernard Berrian – Minneapolis.

- Decatur Nate

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