Bears quarterback Jay Cutler reacts to an official's ruling during the second quarter. (Brian Cassella/Tribune)
By Fred Mitchell
Familiar transgressions -- interceptions and mental blunders -- were the Bears' undoing today as the Packers prevailed 21-14 at Soldier Field.
Jay Cutler threw two interceptions and left tackle Chris Williams was flagged for three key penalties as the Bears fell to 5-8.
And in case anyone was wondering, it's official: The loss eliminated the Bears from the playoffs, the team confirmed.
The Bears now have failed to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season. And because they cannot finish above .500, this will be their 10th non-winning season in the last 14.
The Packers scored on their first play from scrimmage: a 62-yard run from scrimmage by Ryan Grant. It was the longest rushing play of the season for Green Bay. Mason Crosby converted for a 7-0 lead with 13:12 left in the opening quarter.
Crosby booted a 33-yard field goal with 3:35 left in the first period to improve the Packers' lead to 10-0. The drive covered 48 yards in 12 plays.
Cutler threw his 21st interception of the season on the next drive as Charles Woodson made the 44st pick of his career. The Packers took advantage of that turnover by moving into range for a 26-yard field goal by Crosby and a 13-0 advantage.
The Bears finally got on the board with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Cutler to Johnny Knox. Robbie Gould converted and the Bears trailed 13-7 at the half.
The Packers started the second half with a turnover. Aaron Rodgers twice lost control of the football on the same play before Anthony Adams gathered in the loose ball for the Bears.
The Bears took advantage of the turnover by scoring on a 10-yard TD pass from Cutler to Devin Aromashodu. The drive covered 56 yards and Gould's extra point gave the Bears a 14-13 lead with 9:35 left in the third period. It was Aromashodu's first NFL touchdown.
Cutler had completed nine straight passes before tossing another interception intended for Knox. Nick Collins made the interception and returned it 31 yards to the Packers' 11.
Following an interference call in the end zone by Zack Bowman that placed the ball on the 1, Grant rushed in for the touchdown. The two-point conversion was good as Rodgers passed to Greg Jennings and the Packers regained the lead 21-14.
Crosby misfired on a 42-yard field goal attempt with 6:05 left in the fourth period, keeping the Bears hopes alive. It was just his third miss inside 48 yards this season.
With 4:51 left, the Bears called a timeout after Cutler's pass to Greg Olsen was ruled incomplete. During the timeout, Smith challenged the ruling that Olsen was not down by contact before the ball came loose. The ruling on the field was upheld and the Bears lost two timeouts.
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This last game proves what I've been saying for the last month or so. That damn!! offensive coordinator and Lovie needs to go. True cutler has thrown more inteceptions this year than his whole career but if he had someone to throw the ball to we probably wouldn't be looking at another yr the bears don't make the playoffs. I'm live in Wisconsin and can't stand the packers. If nothing else at least the Bears was good for beating the packers. Now they don't even have that to fall on
By the way besides firing Lovie and(whatever the hell the coordinator's name is) figure out a way to get rid of erlacher(I know I spelled it wrong) another joke of the Bears organization
It's time for Chicagoland to stand up, be heard and their voices in unison say "I'm as mad as heck and I'm not going to take it anymore". Ted Phillips, Jerry Angelo and Lovie Smith need to be run out of town and McCaskeys' need to spend whatever it takes to bring powerhouse football management and coaCHING to ChiTown. The bears are the laughing stock of the country courtesy of those 3 stooges.
Bring on the Cubbies??? How much abuse can you possibly take? You people are like the little kids that misbehave because they enjoy getting punished. The Cubs are going nowhere, the Bulls are...mediocre at best. Thank God for the Blackhawks! I would mention the Sox, but really, who cares?
I just don't care anymore. I'll watch them and be the sucker loyal fan that allows the Bears to thrive. Good two to three year periods of winning every twenty years or so is what Chicago is all about, and that's sad. Yet I'll still watch them, because I guess being kicked in the balls is about the only thing that could be worse and at least it's not that.
19 TD & 22 Int's....& a ton of dreaft picks...sound trade & then give him the bank..keep getting beat so Denvers pick moves up....The Franchize is my hero....
Motojones points out at 7:21 PM that the Bears were a 7-9 or 6-10 team with jay cutler and a 2-14 team without him. Really Motojones? Cutler miscues cost the Bears victories against Green Bay twice, against San Fran and Atlanta. We could argue his last minute pic cost them against Philadelphia too. Really Motojones? Really? You factor in those four losses and the Bears could be sitting at 9-4. Really Motojones? Really? They have wins over Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, St. Louis and Seattle. Cutler maybe helped against Seattle and Pittsburgh, but any qb you had in there, a stick figure perhaps, could have beaten those teams. Really Motown Jones, 2-14, Really? At worst they would be 7-6 with Orton, Grossman or Griese, and with a shot at the playoffs given the huge losses Dallas and Atlanta suffered today, and the Giants are going to lose too. What a shame Angelo didn't do his homework and not only traded away Orton and draft picks for Cutler, but also gave him a contract extension worth more than most humans will never see. Really MotoJones? Really
Ron Rivera would not waste two timeouts on the same play and he also figured out that the 1990 Cover Who doesn't work any longer !!!! Bye Bye Jerry, Bye Bye Lovie,Bye Bye Tiger (sorry I had to throw that one in!)
Response to Pete --- Bears blow another easily winnable game. They have one win left this season against the Lions. I eagerly await Lovie's press conference where he once again proclaims the team "still has a chance".
I AGREE WITH YOU PETE. PITIFUL, DISGUSTING AND A PURE DISGRACE TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO. I'M EMBARRASED THAT THIS IS IS OUR FOOTBALL TEAM. THE TEAM WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF (NOT !!!). I'M NOT A COLD HEARTED PERSON AND NEVER LIKE TO SEE ANYONE LOSE THEIR JOB, BUT SOMEONE NEEDS TO TAKE THE FALL FOR A MISERABLE SEASON WHICH INVOLVES SOME AWEFUL COACHING DECISIONS.
AT MINIMUM, RON TURNER NEEDS TO GO, BUT I'D BE HAPPIER IF LOVIE AND RON WERE SHOWN THE DOOR.
I'D TO BE ABSOLUTELY ECSTATIC IF THE ARCHITECT (HA HA !!) WAS SENT PACKING (MR. ANGELO), BUT KNOWING THE MCCASKEY FAMILY, THEY AREN'T GOING TO PAY OUT 2 BIG SALARIES, ONLY TO LET THEM GO AND REPLACE WITH ANOTHER GM AND COACH.
Hey Angelo! If you like Cutler, maybe you need to go after JaMarcus Russell too! 2 franchise qb's will get you into the Superbowl next year for sure!
Hey, Jay!
So glad the Broncos had the sense to get rid of a world-class loser.
I think your interception total is actually higher than your smirk at the ref count.
That's quite an accomplishment, and your only one.
Some kind person should point out what a complete a$$ losers look like when they smirk at refs.
On the other hand what would Cutler do with a good O line
and WRs. I think he still needs coaching even with those.
How did Ditka do in New Orleans?...bad, bad, bad.
TKO after the Bear's 13th game of the season. They were a real bloody mess after the 10th game against Cincy. They were out for the count back then.
Bring in that new all weather turf if Soldier Field is going to keep entertaining music concerts. Also bring back the Honey Bears.
As for management and players, bring in former Bears that were successful when they played. You can't tell me that guys like Tom Thayer, Mike Singletary, and Ron Rivera cannot do a better job. Let Iron Mike Ditka run the show. Get back to your roots, Virginia.
Hope springs eternal and life is good.
@Lovie Smith
Yeah the donkies will at least be a "doormat" who has the potential to actually make the playoffs.
How far they can advance in those playoffs is in part dependent on whether they can get themselves a QB with a real NFL arm (and hopefully this time an NFL mind).
Denver actually had the potential to win today against what is probably the best team in the AFC (if not the NFL). But three trips to the red zone (or very close) yielded 3 points. Not going to beat the Colts with 3 points. I would agree with you that there are at least four teams in the AFC whose standard of play far out weighs the Broncos (as well as every other team in the AFC). I would also agree with your implied comment that Denver if they are lucky enough to get a wild card berth this year will not go far. An NFL level QB certainly wouldnt hurt for future efforts and a top 9 pick in the draft might actually allow them to get one.
What should we clean house? You SUCKERS fill the field every home game. Thanks for the cash!!!
When is the Cubs opener?
@curt0803
I don't think your inherited draft pick will help much in the long run. The Broncos aren't going anywhere quickly. As long as Manning, Rivers and Brady are around, the Broncos will be a doormat for the AFC.
All I can say is GO LIONS!
The difference between a 5-11 and a 6-10 finish from DaBears could make a big difference in the Denver first round draft pick in 2010.
As usual, the Bears weren't ready at the kickoff--3 and out, followed by a one-play GB touchdown drive.
Too many penalties; Chris Williams had a hat trick.
When Olson was thrown down on the 4th Q incompletion, many fans were begging Lovie to challenge as the clock ran down. It was obvious a timeout was necessary to avoid a delay. A challenge was an option. Why not just challenge instead of calling timeout? Lovie couldn't think quickly enough on his feet. But the double timeout didn't affect the game result.
The key play was Cutler's second inno, where Knox fell down. It set GB up in Bear territory; otherwise, both teams would have been playing for the last field goal.
Cutler is still the best QB in Bear franchise history.
Positives: the Bears showed an effective pass rush; they showed a running game. It was a beautiful football weather, an entertaining game, and the fans from both sides got along well.
The better team won. They're not better by much.
Do you all wonder what I'm thinking about during the game? I look up and thank God for Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk. If it were not for them, I would not be the coach for this once proud franchise. And then my mind wanders further...and I start thinking I could buy 3 million Five Guys cheeseburgers with the amount pending on my contract. Mmmmmmm, I can taste them now. Oh, wait... maybe I should throw a challenge flag because I'm still fantasizing about Kurt, Marshall and cheeseburgers. Hey Ron, do you think he caught that? Of course Lovie, my plays always work. Oh... OK then. I really hope my 5 million dollar OL stud can handle... ooops, he false started. Oh that's OK. He was probably thinking about Five Guys cheeseburgers. I'd better go now. I have to pull cliche's out of my hat for the post game press conference.
Gee - "Cheeseheads will be tipping over cows after the 1st playoff games, hanging their jerseys next to their Orange huntin hat."
At least there is a chance for playoffs in GB. I don't think Chicago can say the same.
For this we gave up Kyle Orton, out 2 top draft picks and cash???
Such a deal!
I dont know why bears fans are so dissappointed I mean what expectations did you really have for this team?? They were a 7-9 or 6-10 team with jay cutler and a 2-14 team without him.Packers,vikings are better than the bears they have great pieces not overhyped average players like johnny knox.Vikes drafted randy moss while the bears passed him.packers drafted aaron rodgers while the bears draft rex grossman.Vikes have chester taylor and drafted AP while the bears draft curtis enis,rashaan salaam and ced benson.Bears are a joke and always been an overhyped franchise.Keep reminiscin on 1985 its almost 2010.Bears are losers
The Packers are again better then the Bears just like they should be. Bye bye Lovie....bring in Cowher or you will be doormats for a long time along with the lowly Lions.
i keep saying, please wake me up when the bears ever improve, or get to the super bowl. the game was terrible. go blackhawks.
In Chicago, we have the Lovable Losers (we all know who they are), the unlovaBULLS, and Lovie's Losers. Good thing we have the White Sox (yeah right). Oh I forgot, at lease we have a franchise QB. The Bears did say the franchise he belongs to is McDonalds. Worst trade in Chicago sports history, besides the Lou Brock trade.
Cutler = pathetic.
Can't wait for the Sox to get to spring training now. I thought people were over hyping the Jay Cutler deal in the off-season (he had 18 INT last year for God's sake), but I had no idea he was going to be this mistake prone given the years he already has under his belt. He and the Bears running game have been nothing short of a disaster. Clearly, Orton was more reliable with pretty much the same bad o-line and wide receivers. In fact, I'd have to say even Rex never had this bad a season. Time for the McCaskeys to clean house. Fire Lovie and get rid of Angelo for squandering Orton and all the draft pics and rewarding Orton with the most ludicrous contract extension in franchise history. I haven't seen this team in shambles like this since the early Payton days. Bears fans, it's going to be a bumpy ride. The horror!
An interesting idea about how to begin rebuilding this disaster of a team:
http://www.cubby-blue.com/.a/6a00d83451fe4669e2012875966c11970c-800wi
Hey Vikes fan....
you can't beat anyone of quality? And you can't beat anyone outside your shithole dome. It's all gonna end in tears......YAAAAAAAH.
"Rex is still our quarterback."
After mr. smith's postgame comments....i say again.
Lovie should be fired Monday January 4th...the day after we lose to the Lions.
I feel the need to bump my pointless post from earlier
"The Bears play like the Cubs. However, for the White Sox fans who are Bears fans, losing is unacceptable and not so lovable. Maybe the loser mentality of the Cubs has spread in Chicago, and is showing up at Bears and Bulls games. Thank goodness most Cubs fans follow the Ice Capades and not hockey, or the Blackhawks would be doomed too."
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That last point was kinda a stretch seeing how people actually attend Hawks games without the draw of explosives or shiny things. So the people who do go, probably aren't Sox fans.
I am typical 200+lb southside skank. Even on a message board devoted to a Bears-Packers I have to make posts exposing my strange obsession with all things Cubs!
My pathetic attempts at humor are typical. But what do you expect, I am a moronic green hat wearing, chip on my shoulder pig. And you would be too if you lived on the distgusting side of town.
Keep up the Good work Bears ,Viking fans think you guys are awesome LOL
We did some good things out there today, did some things we need to improve on. We've got a lot of football left to play.
Lovie should be fired Monday January 4th...the day after we lose to the Lions.
Wow, your team is pathetic. What happened to all the predictions of the Bears making the playoffs? The packers played one of their worst games of the year and this game was never in doubt. At least you have Cutler around through 2015. He looks like a 3rd string QB coming into the game during mop up time. Only difference is he is your #1 and hasn't a clue about how to manage a football game and make reads and good decisions. You are the laughing stock of the NFL. Denver pulled a fast one on the bears...
Lovie Smith is an overmatched clown. And only two more years of this clueless, comatose coaching staff!!
A new twist to an old saying: "Oh, how the mediocre have fallen."
I think Lovie Smith [as a coach and a man] is a class act. Of what I have followed of professional football, Lovie Smith was one heck of a defensive coach during his stint with St. Louis.
I do feel making the transition from coaching a specialized unit to managing "the whole picture" brings on it's own set of challenges! It's very possible viewing the game defensively obstructs the view in other areas of the game!
I just realized the Bears were officially eliminated from the playoffs today. Did Lovie say they still had a chance after this game like he always does?
At least you guys can shoot for the single-season INT record. That must be in reach.
Does Cutler even like playing football?
Dungaree Don....
one day you might learn enough to not post everything twice you night school hack....
Hey Harper College Grad!
Right ON! Lovie's Losers......keep on tryin'. There's a vocational position waiting for you at some truck stop.
Glad to know we are now "officially" eliminated from the playoffs, when were we officially in them? We were out of the playoffs when the regular season began.
Hey Harper College Grad!
Right ON! Lovie's Losers......keep on tryin'. There's a vocational position waiting for you at some truck stop.
Brutal! A few years ago I thought I retired the moniker, "Bearly NFL". Unfortunately, it is now time to unretire it.
Brutal! Where do I begin? The wasted back-to-back time outs have to be Smith's ticket out of town. The Gaines Adams trade has to be Angelo's ticket out of town. The veterans, some of whom used to be pretty good, have lost a step (or two). There are very few younger players to capably replace the vets. Who on this roster will be in the pro bowl during the next three years? The future is bleaker than the present. Brutal!
Now about Green Bay. They will finish the year with a nice 11-5 record, but there should be a major asterisk attached. Two games against the Bears, two against Detroit, and one each against St. Louis and Cleveland.
And finally, brutal!
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Hey geniuses, the problem's NOT Cutler...Geez, have you ever heard of an O-line....Defense...Special Teams...Playing w/discipline....an offensive coordinator who's at least in tune with the 90's? This is pathetic. We have about 8-10 athletes and No coaches on this team. Gee, what to do?
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Lovie's Losers,
I'm curious to know from whence comes your sense of self-importance and sophistication originates. I was curious to know what your current opinion is vis-a-vis the dominant theoretical paradigm in microeconomics (a.k.a. rational action theory)in the face of the current interventionist policies being undertaken by the Obama administration. Oh, sorry, that's probably reserved for University of Chicago graduate economics students - you kinow, that university that caters to student from all over the country, including this Wisconsin hick. I'll take on any day in an intellectual debate, you row-house dwelling GED scumbag of a Chicago native.
Lovie's Losers,
I'm curious to know from whence comes your sense of self-importance and sophistication originates. I was curious to know what your current opinion is vis-a-vis the dominant theoretical paradigm in microeconomics (a.k.a. rational action theory)in the face of the current interventionist policies being undertaken by the Obama administration. Oh, sorry, that's probably reserved for University of Chicago graduate economics students - you kinow, that university that caters to student from all over the country, including this Wisconsin hick. I'll take on any day in an intellectual debate, you row-house dwelling GED scumbag of a Chicago native.
Between the Bears and the Cubs...Chicago fans are a bunch of chumps! You go to the games to pay the owners and the NFL ams MLB. Empty seats will fix the crap you have to put up with. The Chicago chumps don't get it and the owners love you for being stupid. Lovie has to go and someone with guts needs to drive a winner.
I mean "Lantern"
I'm just amazed and shocked that "GO PACK" actually have computer internet service over there in Wisconsin. Some day Wisconsin will stop using latern's that would be a total shock.
There was a Gaines Adams sighting...
he was RUN OVER by Ryan Grant in the first half. Another great trade by Jerry 'the bumf*ck' Angela.
Bears surprised us by getting Cutler, maybe they can do it again this off season by firing Lovie, Jerry, and co.
Boy Jerry that's quite a mess you've built there with the Bears, the more they fail the more you make me look like a genius. Thanks alot, I sure do appreciate it. Can I buy you a beer or two?
Fair enough...you hicks are pretty clueless.
You could give us all the indoor plumbing in the world, we would never figure out how to use it.
Go Pack..
i'd trade indoor plumbing and a city with a pulse for a coach with a pulse and a qb with a brain. You interested in bartering?
Of course, Chicago has indoor plumbing and electricity. You have that over us.
Bronco fan...
why be Orton's jock...when you're already his BUMBOY?
Face It: Cutler has an NFL arm with a midget league head.
Any Bulls or Bear fan who is not a Blackhawk fan better wake up and smell come coffee. The Hawks are, by far, the best sports show in this town.
And ps, who are the morons paying to actually go watch this disgusting spectacle called the Bears? Every Bear fan who sat in a seat at Soldier Field today that he/she paid for is a veritable moron!
One more thing. I have to admit that the Packs might not even make it to the playoff's but if we don't I'm prepare for it.
To "Sue" & BroncosFan"....once again Denver fans who are obsessed with Cutler. You come to a Chicago forum just to complain about him? You must still be angry that he left you...that must be it, otherwise why would you care. Geesh, get over it already.
I can't help but agree, Lovie's
Jay, I want my #6 back you're completely disgracing it, pick a new number, how about #0 because that's all you are, a big fat zero.
All that Cutler needs is a new offense system that works for him, new coach and a new GM.
Brad,
If Lovie even speaks the word playoffs in his press conferences (outside of the "we are now completely out of the..." version), can you just start throwing things at him? I had better not hear that we are putting the guys out there that give us the best chance to win either. Williams sat on the bench, while Briggs, Hillenmeyer, and Roach were missing tackles, blowing reads, and getting blown out of the play. Danieal Manning, while he wasn't generating big plays, at least made a few tackles at free safety when he was playing there. Afalava succeeded in getting a late hit penalty, and that's about it.
It is time to forget this B.S. about saving the feelings of the veterans on this team. Not a one of them has earned any playing time this year. They come out flat, and they show no guts when it is crunch time. They celebrate holding GB to field goals, when they just let them march down the field, chewing up clock, and preventing us from getting an offensive game plan working. I usually do not agree with Billick, but he was right on the money. They can't run the ball, they are not protecting the QB, and they can't stop anybody. Urlacher said we lost our identity as a running team. I think we have lost our identity as a football team. We do not do anything well, and we don't even do what we do with passion. It is time to assess the roster we have, because the rebuilding starts in 4 weeks. That means playing time for the young guys, so we know whether any of them can play. If they think we can rely on the opinion of Marinelli, Lovie, Turner, Babich, and the other position coaches on the progress of players based on practice and how they respond during film sessions, then they have not been watching the steep decline of this team as the year goes on.
The big problems on this team are in the trenches, so let's start there.
Gilbert, Gaines Adams, and Matt Toeaina need PT down the stretch. You only have one of them active now, and they aren't getting on the field. You bench Anthony Adams, and you bench Ogunleye. He is a free agent to be, and you aren't bringing him back. Adams has been solid, but unless they want to bench Tommie Harris and make him inactive (which they appear reluctant to do), he is the only other option.
On offense, you bench Pace permanently, and you keep Louis on the active roster. Omiyale was awful again today. Once more he was beaten by the "just keep moving out until you get outside his arm length, and then turn towards the QB" brilliant pass rush move. He stood still while it happened, and exposed Cutler to potential injury. If he can't get the job done as a guard, then he needs to be tried at tackle (RT). Williams was not great today, but very few have been able to handle Clay Matthews, and he did an ok job for the most part. A few more games on the left, and we will know whether we need a new LT or not for next season. Kreutz and Garza were both pretty poor against an injured Packer front, so that tells me both are pretty much done, or they are hurt and not saying anything. That is another problem with this team. Nobody comes out when they are hurt, because they "give us the best chance to win" Are you telling me Kreutz with a bad back getting steamrolled play after play is better than Beekman 100% healthy? I find that hard to believe.
As far as the rest of the defense,
Jamar Williams to weak side, Briggs to the middle, Hillenmeyer to the strong side, and have him rotate with Roach. Make Vasher inactive, and activate Moore. Take Steltz into a field somewhere and shoot him if he's not any better than Bullocks, and put Manning back in the lineup at FS. Afalava and Payne cannot cover, and there is no point in trying to make them. They can rotate as strong safeties. And put Corey Graham on the field in place of Bowman, who is consistently getting burned, and is always trailing his man by 2-3 steps, which is a canyon of space in the NFL.
For offense,
Iglesias needs to get some time, and as much as I hate to say this, it needs to be at the expense of Johnny Knox. He still has no idea how to read coverage, and can't get on the same page with Cutler. He needs to spend more time watching film and learning before they let him out there again. Rashied Davis could also sit, and both Iglesias and Aromashodu would be active. Aromashodu and Bennett appear to be the only options Cutler trusts, and that's not saying much. Hester is not doing much, and needs to be relegated to the slot, and Iglesias can rotate with Aromashodu and Bennett on the outside.
McKie needs to go to the bench, and we need to bring Brock up from the practice squad. 4 TEs is a better option for us than McKie at this point. He is slow, he is not moving his man on blocks, and he is not a weapon in the passing game. Either Brock or Ta'ufo'ou need to get some time.
The time is now for Jerry Angelo to show for once that he understands how to build a team. It starts with knowing what you have, and right now, we have a bunch of overpaid veterans who have "given us the best chance" to get to 5-8, and out of the playoff hunt. We have a bunch of young players who don't get playing time, and that needs to change. Maybe a few games of sitting, or playing special teams will jar these vets out of Lovie's Spa of a regular season. They aren't tough, they don't fight, and they are ok with getting the crap beat out of them week after week, showing not an ounce of professional pride.
Coming out flat against their hated rival in the first quarter should cost Lovie his job. At the very least, it cements the fall guys as Turner and Babich, which means Marinelli will probably be our DC next year. So it will get worse before it gets better.
This is turning into an Oakland/Detroit/Cleveland situation, where the team is getting worse, not better, and they are nowhere near the bottom of this fall...
Of course, we're no better off. I don't think we played bad, we just are bad. Look at Crosby. What is he kicking with? His ass?
Sweet 34...
it was supposed to be SUPER BOWL THIS YEAR...wtf
there is no tomorrow....there is no tomorrow.
The denial here is incredible. Does anyone actually think Jay Cutler offers any remote hope of redemption? He's horrible - plain and simple.
Whew! That was a close one!
Thank god you have a "franchise" QB to win the close ones!
Oh wait- that's Green Bay.
Well, at least you have a "pro bowl" QB who will get you to the playoffs.
Oh wait-that's Denver.
Anyway see you in the playoffs.
Oh no -you've been eliminated!
Can you hear us laughing in Denver? How about in the rest of the country?
Hahahahahahahaha!
Well look at it this way, at least with all those draft picks we have in the next draft Angelo will draft some good players and the Bears will get a whole lot better, oh wait....
going to ride on the tails of the last post by Lovie's Loser.
I think we actually took a step forward as team today. Cutler saying that, is just him being "learning to be a leader" now.
Sure I am stretching it. But, we did see comeback today. We did see some positive. Jay coming out after the game, which I do not believe it was so much his fault, as it is chemistry (in the making), he did do the right thing.
So, there ya have it. SUPER BOWL NEXT YEAR, aw. come on,
anyone who fires back, has got to be joking.
"GB Packers on December 13, 2009 5:17 PM
No worries bear fans, spring training is just around the corner. Oh wait, the cubs suck too."
Oh wait, the Brewers suck too.
The more I think about it, we really looked bad today
Chicago Bears = Where quarterbacks go to die.
To his credit....
Shitler said in the post game the receivers 'were not to blame'. So everyone stop blaming the receivers and start blaming the guy who decides when to throw the ball.
And Wisconsin woosies....the Brewers ARE ETERNALLY CRUD. U better axe somebody...maybe Prince Phatass Fielder....the Brew Crew are bottom feeders....they couldn't beat the Bad News Bears...let alone any one in the NL.
Just messing around, Sox fans. Don't have any room to talk, the Pack looked like crap today
13 penalties for a total of 109 yards, disgusting, what a complete joke, undisciplined football at it's finest and also what a great job FOX did today, I watched a very entertaining and exciting Saints/Falcons game and when that was over FOX showed "bonus coverage" which where I live was the last 2 minutes of the Bears game, just in time to watch the Bears lose. FOX sucks almost as much as the Bears do.
No worries bear fans, spring training is just around the corner. Oh wait, the cubs suck too.
@bohdi,
i was with ya until u'r last post. Seriously, we held the ball 4 two mintes best the 1st qtr, and GB did what? a 60 yd run, and two FG's.
GB is just not that good.
i think u'r wrong, cutler is expecting his receiver to cut towards the ball .... the WR has the advantage to cut the route ... chemistry is importat, and if u'r aware, u'd c the Bears do not have talented, go after the ball type WR's.
#19 showed today, what going after the ball means, yet, even, he was not perfect, but, Jay has been calling for this guy since day 1/2.
Grading talent is not our strong point. Teaching what talent we have is not our strong point. All things considered we are what ...
#19.
GB used the same recipe to win this game as they did in the first game. Keep it close and wait for the Bears to F up. Well, that strategy worked again as the Bears crapped all over the field and gave away another game.
Lovie the Loser Smith: Expiration date Monday Jan. 4th...then banished to Pop Warner ball in Big Sandy, Texas.
lay it on the line.
either u'r a bear fan or not.
thick or thin, u hang in there.
ya we suck, we suck huge.
but u could be the texans, the browns? which team are they really? the colt? same story?
but we are the Bears. nuff said.
sweetness.
Packer fans are just like Detroit Red Wing fans.- Always wanna come in Chgo forums and talk smack. It was hilarious when The Penguins spanked them last year, they just KNEW the were gonna be champs this year.
I'd be VERY, VERY surprised if they are even close in a playoff game. I'm not impressed at all about the Packers.
Cheeseheads will be tipping over cows after the 1st playoff games, hanging their jerseys next to their Orange huntin hat.
BTW The Bears are putrid. Cutler has got to throw the ball to the receiver not, SPOTS WHERE HE THINKS THE WR's is gonna be. He just doesn't have the chemistry with his WR's to be so haphazard with the ball. He-ll he reminds me of a younger Brett Favre
Bears have to be the absolute worst team in the league at protecting the quarterback. Every other team their quarterback gets protection and throws the ball where he wants it but not the Bears. Cutler gets no protection, Orton got none and Grossman got none either. Cutler is always hurried which leads to him losing his cool and that leads to interceptions. The offensive is line is just that "offensive."
no, the NFL sucks, part time refs. that's the joke of it all.
Get used to it bears fans- were in it for the long haul.
we won't recover from this mess even if they fire everyone tomorrow!!!
this will take 5 years or more to even have a winning record let alone.......
PLAYOFFS? PLAYOFFS?
this team is in total chaos!! The big tip off should have been the debacle at the SUPERBOWL, AND THE WAY THE TEAM WAS DISBANDED AFTER THAT. HOW DO YOU GET RID OF A 13OOO YARD RUSHER AND KEEP A CRYBABY RUNNING BACK, WHO NOT JUST TAKES HIMSELF OUT OF THE GAME , BUT THE S.B.??
FIRE THEM ALL!!!
LETS START OVER TOMORROW--IS IT HAINIE FOR QB.????
Christ, Orton sucks. We're doomed.
exactly. i have see nothing wrong with that ... we have spell checkers, bible babblers ... and bear haters, but sweet34 still puts his pants on one leg at a time, and u'r the fool for givin a rat';s ass what i say.
Pecker Fans....all out to beat a crud team like us.....good luck vs New Orleans and Minny...oh wait...you're 0-2 against the QB you ran outta town....
See ya Cheesedicks.
some folks want to turn this into bible study. this is football smack 101. if u wanna complain about language then u'r in the wong woom...
Hey, today wasn't so bad!
I've been a Bears fan for almost 40 years. Today was one of the rare times I had to miss a game because I had to travel for business.
And, guess what? I didn't miss it. Reading the article, it sounded like it was just more of the same, which will continue as long as Lovie and Angelo are around.
I think I'll start missing a few more games until Bears ownership does something about this mess. It's time to cut them off from our money and time.
When the fans did that with the Hawks, it sent a clear message and facilitated some great changes. This is needed for the Bears too. Stop putting money in McCaskey's pockets Bear fans or this foolishness will never stop.
not sure where the f we'd b today if not for all the pure-it-tans.
koolaid. better than reality. thanks grasshopper.
"Here again on December 13, 2009 4:32 PM
Broncos will not even make the playoff, either Jacksonville or Baltimore will. Green Bay will not make the playoffs either Philadelphia or New York Giants will."
Right on. Next season with a new coach, new staff and a system that works for Cutler, Bears will be back on top.
Whoever made the post at 4:32 p.m. about the Packer's not making the playoffs would you please leave your name, phone number and address as I would love to put a little wager on the side about that very foolish comment. Pack may not be very good, but it will take a miracle for the Pack not to make the playoffs. Sweeta-34 you need to stop drinking all the kool-aid. The Bears are beyond bad and probably will be for the next two to three years. Truth hurts.
I give up on Lovie cause obviously the players have and don't take him serious from his happy go lucky training camps which I hear way to often that they are da easiest around da whole league to his nice guy attitude. The team was far from ready from the very get go and that stems from Lovie. I want a no nonsense head coach along with a NFL caliber type offensive coordinator along with a defensive scheme that is total opposite of cover 2. Yes the cover 2 works but it must implemented at the right time during games. And oh yeah, new owners as well as GM, basically, I want to clean house, completely. This will not happen so I will just refrain from purchasing anything Bears which will be year #2 and next year will be #3. I hope da rest of u follow suit.
As a Packer fan I hope the Bears keep Lovie for a long time.
@ GO PACK. WOW... That's really harsh dude.
Hey y'all -- JC here!
Sorry to all the Bears fans for my performance. I was Bad Jay again. For a while I got you all excited until the INTs came. Like I said earlier I should have had five INTs today.
Anyway, it will be a long time until this franchise does well. With me at the helm it will take about a decade -- but you know what? My franchise tag will have been worn thin and my fluke Pro Bowl appearance (which I sucked) in 2008 was my first and last.
Sorry Chicago -- but I am really Jeff George in Rex Grossman chaps (no anal cover for G.O.)!
Actually, the pack fans are very entertaining. It's fun to watch those unemployed inbred hicks struggle with the fact that there are black people on their team.
Boy it sure feels bad being a bears fan. After being a fan my whole life I feel stupid for watching this crud and even worse having to listen to the coaches and the media shills try and make it sound like this is normal and acceptable.
They must think I'm a complete idiot and will fall for anything. After being a bears fan for 40 years, they must be right. I guess you have to be pretty stupid to keep falling for the same carnival sideshow hoaxes, or to keep falling for the bears owners and their cheapskate no nothing low rent coaches and gm. It's one thing to get snookered once but to keep going back again and again, that takes a real mental deficiency. I guess since I'm still a bears fan I must also be mentally deficient. Thanks Virginia, Happy Holidays!
DNot to mention that they threw in a decent QB as well. I don't think Urlacher approved!
Broncos fans are hilarious. You should see some of the postings in the D-Post. They actually think they're going somewhere in the playoffs.
Broncos will not even make the playoff, either Jacksonville or Baltimore will. Green Bay will not make the playoffs either Philadelphia or New York Giants will.
i'm begging a bronco fan to bring their whine herem right now, come one, bring it. u f'n lost today, and u wanna cry here? just wot i thought, u knew u lost the min. u got KO., and now u'r life is reduced to this. i love u'r pain. BEARS RULE. get use to it. BEARS BEARS BEARS. SHUFFLIN CREW. smack all u want. WE R THE BEARS. WIN OR LOSE. WE're so bad. we're so good.
bring it on. BEAR HATERS. who gives a rats behind.
As for the picks the Bears gave the Broncos just only one lousy first round and one more in the later rounds to the Broncos for next draft.
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You must be a new Bears' fan. Bears gave up their first and third round picks in 2009 and their first round pick in 2010.
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Da Cubs
Da Bulls
Da Bears
Da scrace
1 and out or 2 and out. Does it really matter? Is that all you got?
(broncobilly on December 13, 2009 3:19 PM
The Bears gave away the farm to have a franchise quarterback deliver in the 4th quarter with the game on the line. Too bad they picked Choken' Cutler.)
What farm? The only farms are in Wisconsin. As for the picks the Bears gave the Broncos just only one lousy first round and one more in the later rounds to the Broncos for next draft. Bears will have they're first round pick again in 2011.
@ Broncos fag
Hope you enjoy the big tease that is your season.....one and out if you make the playoffs....ONE AND OUT....
Now that the Chicago sports media franchise quarterback has set interceptions records I believe it is time to trade all of our sports columnists. Perhaps the Trib can get some 7th grade private school girls to write, the Sun Times can you boys from that class, and Herald could trade up with 5th grade girls. I don't understand why major papers keep incompetent analysts. It's like the worse they are the better the paper likes them. Hasn't anyone figured out that circulation is down because people don't pay for misinformation?
Get rid of Cutless. He sucks!!! What a horrible trade that was,wow. Herschel Walker bad! Lovie Dovie has got to go,NOW!! FIRE HIS )*(^#*&^%$!!!! Time for change,bring in COWHER!!! COWHER POWER! With him there would be hope for 10'. Otherswise we're doomed to more of this shi@ for next season....
NO REFUNDS!
Cutler single handedly lost us GB x2, Atl, & SF. Although I hold Cutler fully responsible for his bad throws all year etc etc, Ron Turner will ruin as well as demoralize any Quarterback/Offense with his lackluster formations/play calling. The Season is now officially over and the only thing I am looking forward too is watching Turner call his last offensive play against Detroit probably be 3rd & 10 & a WR screen or a shotgun draw just so I may laugh once more. Another thing, I wanna know who was responsible for siting Aromashadu all year, Lovie or Turner.
@b-phan-n-denvah,
dun'kies, lost.
get use to it.
Cutler STINKS
Please sell the team to Tiger Woods
People need to let the McCaskys know that we will not tolerate this mess anymore. People should sitout the next Chicago home game. If they need some help making this offseason decision we'll help them by letting them know we're not going to watch this crap they call football.
Next time I see a cheesehead packers fan I will punch him in the kisser. I'm so mad right now that I got very hungry.
the bears offense is a joke!
Denver is having the last laugh at our expense! I'm so embarrassed at our team!
The only good thing that came out of this game was the spread! I found it amazing that Vegas had the Packers giving 3.
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It was really only 3? I wish I would have known that. I completely expected the Bears to get blown out. BTW, I am not giving the Bears any credit at all for not getting blown out. They all still stink.
@guills, u never played sports, did u? go to u'r basket weaving class, leave the bs to us. ok.
@ Tell the truth
Good points...the local media are a bunch of sorry ass Shitler apologists...
HE SUCKS....Big arm..no balls...crappy qb....LOSER AT EVERY LEVEL....5-8 almost winless vs .500 teams....
I think "tell the truth" wants to blow all the radio guys.
Who else would care what they think?
The only good thing that came out of this game was the spread! I found it amazing that Vegas had the Packers giving 3. Another week (5 and counting) where the Bears have absolutely befuddled the odds-makers. Thanks you Bears! You rock!
Pappa Bear wants to fight!
Hey blog owner, you had better review these responses and comments a little closer. There is some pretty hard profanity in them. Goes to show the mentality of some of these people.
Can we please now fire the entire coaching staff and start fresh for next season? Seriously, something HAS to be done.
@bohdi, thank god, at least one fan here can see the light.
Boers and Bernstein thought Rex was great. They thought Cutler is even better.
This is what passes for "insight" on Chicago sports talk.
It would be one thing if these clowns would admit they were wrong. But they STILL believe they are right about Cutler. And who else in the NFL has believed in Rex?
I haven't even seen that much of the Bears and yet every time I see them, Cutler is stinking up the place with his girlfriend, Greg Olsen.
Jerry Angelo----Kenny Williams----Jim Hendry----and that guy who replaced Paxson.
How is it possible for one town to have four of the most incompetent GMs in the country?
Not one of them deserves a job.
@whocares, geez, u g-mf. i was hopin 4 a fight. goddmit. i am just waiting. fight. come on. have some fight. just like the bears, u embarrass me. nothing i hate more than weak ppl.
Bears - Cubs - Bulls
Wow
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Geez, your comment is really depressing. These teams are all quitters and losers. At least the Blackhawks are really good.
No matter if you all hate the Cutler trade, he will end up getting Lovie fired. That makes the trade an absolute steal for the Bears in my books.
@whocares, wot? u soft?
Gay Shitler....loser at every level....most picks by a Bears qb since Johnny Lujack in '49. So...there you have it...great trade Angela...DENVER HOSED US.
Framing,
Yeah, I figured that would be your response. Way to follow through.
You'll never understand.
sweetness is going to help u,
if ya cant bring it, get the f out.
PLEASE--SOMEONE--ANYONE==NOTICE ME
Nada
I'm begging you
New Bears fight song
by Lou Reed
♫♫ ...
... Standin' on the corner
football in my hand
Baldy Brian's on the Joe Buck show
and Lovie? ... he's squeezin' his gland
Ain't nobody blockin' -
throw another pick ...
think I'll go pout on the bench
while the few remaining bears fans get physically sick
Sweet Jay ...
Sweeet JAAaaayyyyy
Sweet Jayyy
.... ♫♫
Explain yourself, framing it.
I don't think Lovie should be fired.... I think if he was a REAL man he would step up and resign. He must know he is doing a horrible job and if I were him I wouldn't be able to look at myself in the mirror.
Lovie, if you truly love the Bears like the fans do, then do the right thing and call it quits. Give up the remaining money on your contract so that the Bears can invest that money in a real coach and better players.
NICE Graycap23
Bears - Cubs - Bulls
Wow
Denver just seemed sloppy today. Too inconsistent to be taken seriously.
jerry angela should go to a doc and have his head and balls reattached....what a sorry gm this maggot is.
@ McLEan. I'm sorry your so upset. This is all just a little funny to all of us in Denver. Who knows maybe he'll end up being a decent QB in the future. Can't coach up smarts though, remember that. Yea, we'll probably stumble in the playoffs but we will get a killer draft pick next year thanks to the trade.
S McLEan on December 13, 2009 3:52 PM
Someone who types a sentence beginning with "At least" is typically a childish derelict, Bfan. I'll be laughing as the Broncs collapse in the playoffs. Their fall will be fast and forgettable. Better to not make the playoffs than go out like they will. Why are you so obsessed with Cutler lol?
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That on every level is the dumbest post ever written.
I love statistics -- though at Vanderbilt math was not my Forte' he he!!
Familiar transgressions -- interceptions and mental blunders -- were the Bears' undoing today as the Packers prevailed 21-14 at Soldier Field.
I can't believe that you guys pick on my picks! I shoulda coulda woulda had five pics today -- including another one to end the game but I asked the Packers' defensive backs to drop any game ending INT! And they did so I will be going up to Green Bay midweek and buying them dinner.
I shoulda coulda woulda have 26-30 picks for the season.
Contratulations to Brandon Marshall for breaking the single game passing reception record -- I wish I had been the quarterback instead of Kyle Orton.
I hate Chicago anyway!
With 4:51 left, the Bears called a timeout after Cutler's pass to Greg Olsen was ruled incomplete. During the timeout, coach Lovie Smith challenged the ruling that Olsen was not down by contact before the ball came loose. The ruling on the field was upheld and the Bears lost two timeouts.
THIS WAS ABSOLUTELY THE DUMBEST COACHING MOVE I HAVE SEEN IN A LONG TIME.....
WHAT WAS THE LOGIC BEHIND THIS?
LOVIE HAS TO GO, JUST FOR THIS, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE THAT CHALLENGED AT MAKING THE CORRECT CALL, HOW CAN YOU BE TRUSTED TO RUN ANYTHING, LET ALONG AN ENTIRE TEAM?
Denver's stock is going up every Sunday for the exact same reasons that the Bears stock goes down every weekend.
Giving away all of those draft picks is going to haunt the Bears for the next decade.
Have the ultimate respect for the Bears as a Packer fan. I think the Bears problems start at the top with the owners. They're "tighter then a skin on a weenie" and their offense is pre-historic...
Someone who types a sentence beginning with "At least" is typically a childish derelict, Bfan. I'll be laughing as the Broncs collapse in the playoffs. Their fall will be fast and forgettable. Better to not make the playoffs than go out like they will. Why are you so obsessed with Cutler lol?
anyone that ever played this game would reailize how poor play selection along with inexpereinced receivers not to mention a terriable offensive line has destroyed the Bears...This team and franchise makes Detroit fans hoepfull! Lovie and Jerry need to take a flipping leap out of town...
Denver in mourning....Broncos dusted in Indy despite 20 catches by Marshall....Broncos can't win on the road...Broncos r crud. If you make the playoffs...you'll be one and done. BYE BYE.
As a Bears fan, I can't blame them ( Bronco fans)for cheering on every one of these pathetic losses. They move up in the draft every Sunday because of our GMs stupidity.
And they were able to dump that piece of crap Cutler on top of it. If that's not reason to gloat, there never will be a good reason.
I am really tired of having to deal with defending my love for the BEARS...I thought that bears are ferocious and tenacious! What I have witnessed for the last 23 years what they call football around here now, has been an absolute JOKE! I drive from Iowa to the training camp (3 hour drive)where you can't get a seat because of the large number of dedicated fans! I have been to the sold out games where I was lucky enough to get a face value ticket for just under $100, in this economy...what a waste of my hard earned money! I want some real football, I don't care who gets fired or how much $$$$$$$$$ the Mc Jokes lose in the process!!!!!! Fire who needs to be fired and light a fire under these high priced thieves who can't or won't produce!!! WE ARE READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!!!!
@mclean ... a horse is a horse.
@ S McLEan. No crying you big baby! At least my team has a winning record and is in the playoff race.
@ Northside Mike
You are on more drugs than Brittany Spears and I put together.
Can't wait for Freaky Friday 2. Running out of money....
@1thai... totally with u, as pathetic as Jay's pik's was (love the grammar !! ) .... he is expecting the WR to do something diff, like go after the ball .... any kno-fan wood kno tat'
I can't believe a Broncos fan is talking smack anywhere today lol. That team is cooked. Get a life.
Watch what you wish for, if Lovie and Turner get fired then Cutler will cry like a baby and demand a trade out of Chicago. I heard Shanahan's avaialable!
Watch what you wish for, if Lovie and Turner get fired then Cutler will cry like a baby and demand a trade out of Chicago. I heard Shanahan's avaialable!
@whocares, what u run away bigtimemouth? or are u checking u'r spell chk'r? i waiting. i am. i'm sitting here just waiting to bust your face. come on, sign me up. where r u? just giv me a clue, or is it glue? klue? one thing i cant stand on these f'n=posts, is g-boys and speeellll chkrs.
Cutler CHOKED AGAIN...with the game on the line CHOKED.
Top 10 draft pick for Denver. Nice trade Angela.
Montana would have a problem coming back with no t.o.'s 90yds and Turner our Great Line and Rec.... Everyone blame Jay, but your missing the Big Picture! We Have Coaches that Hate US the Fans and their Own Players! Jerry mustve told the coaches that it's win/lose they can't do wrong? It's Amazing, Jamar Williams-Aromashodu, Then Omiyale Beekman thing, Our Coaches don't have accountability and players when they step up we look else where, they screw up we keep them in... But I'm Sure it's Jay's Fault, it's Always Jays fault in ignorance eyes of Denver and Dumb Fans!
Montana would have a problem coming back with no t.o.'s 90yds and Turner our Great Line and Rec.... Everyone blame Jay, but your missing the Big Picture! We Have Coaches that Hate US the Fans and their Own Players! Jerry mustve told the coaches that it's win/lose they can't do wrong? It's Amazing, Jamar Williams-Aromashodu, Then Omiyale Beekman thing, Our Coaches don't have accountability and players when they step up we look else where, they screw up we keep them in... But I'm Sure it's Jay's Fault, it's Always Jays fault in ignorance eyes of Denver and Dumb Fans!
Ron Rivera would not waste two timeouts on the same play and he also figured out that the 1990 Cover Who doesn't work any longer !!!! Bye Bye Jerry, Bye Bye Lovie,Bye Bye Tiger (sorry I had to throw that one in!)
OK OK I'll admit it, I am "Reality Check" I thought if all of you saw someone talk to me, then more of you would jump in.
NOTICE ME PLEASE
Nada
I love the Bears, been watching since the 70's.
I was glad they lost this week and Lovie screwing it up may just help get him out of here.
I hope for a new GM and coach and a new year next season.
This season is toast. Lose out is my hope and heads rolling at the end of the year.
McCasky! You slimy family, do something for us fans that have invested thousands of dollars into your business
As long as Cutler's your startinjg QB you'll never be just a couple of player away from a championship. I can't believe your organization gave away the farm for this guy. SUCKERS!
Why can't I use my NadaSuurf2009 on the Trib boards anymore? Will someone please talk to me, why does everyone always ignore me? Please just respond,I'll do anything for it.
Nada
be my freind
wow... 2 years old. i'm blown away. come dude, u'r da one talkin sports. u'r easy. u wanna talk smack, lets go. what's u'r beef. spelling. omfg.
@WHOCARES... U'R MOTHER IS DOING WHAT IN HELL? easy to be an a-hole.
Will someone please pay attention to me? Please, I say stupid things all day on here to get attention and now I am getting ignored? It just isn't right.
Nada
Here for help
Fire Lovie Dovie already. Worst coaching staff in the league. Home game against the Pack and the team comes out asleep and spots the Pack 13 points. RU F'n Kidding me. Or 13 penalties for over 100 yards. Or calling a timeout and then throwing the challenge only to lose two timeouts. Lovie Dovie has shown he is not capable of coaching in the league. The Bears were great a few years ago and went to the SB DESPITE Lovie, not because of him. Fire the slug.
Also, with so many young players playing, wouldn't you think it would be beneficial to talk to them when they come off the field and let them know where they may improve, what they did well, etc. Lovie didn't say a word the entire game. The guy is emBEARassing. He knows an outdated, Mickey Mouse type system of football and is unable to play any other way.
HEY SPELL-F'R, go to the liberry... see how i spelled it, does that upset u? good. i'm going to keep after u.... u'r a freak. call me idiot. wooooo. i'm devastated, did i spell that mf right? good i l;ove u spell queens ... love to k.YR.A.
There are positives to build on here, starting with the play of the linebackers. Thought they looked good. Williams had some bad plays in the O-line, but had a few good blocks. Forte made nice cuts. Hang in there - we are just a few players away from a championship!
HEY SPELL-F'R, go to the liberry... see how i spelled it, does that upset u? good. i'm going to keep after u.... u'r a freak. call me idiot. wooooo. i'm devastated, did i spell that mf right? good i l;ove u spell queens ... love to k.YR.A.
Reality Check on December 13, 2009 3:19 PM
@Green Bay Jim. Yes I'd prefer to move to a certain area to watch a good football team. I hear there's one up in Minnesota with a QB named Favre. You've heard of him perhaps?
Yep they are good in MN thanks to Favre because he has finally got his head out of his butt and stopped throwing the ball up for grabs like Cutler does now. Favre is playing more like Orton and Rodgers this year.
When you trade for the league's dumbest QB, that makes you the league's dumbest GM and that means, even in Chicago, that you need to be fired.
That #1 draft is looking better and better every week. Good luck with your franchise QB!
try grow up. u want beef? or WOT? WOT U PROBS?
f u
I live in Colorado and was happy to see Cutler go. He has the worst attitude and doesn't really appear to enjoy the game. I always root against him (sorry Bears fans)because he is so bratty and pouty. Can anyone tell me something nice about him so I will change my mind about him?
hey, leave my name out of it, kudasai !!! Sayooooonara Love.
f-me.
We should not overlook the coaching staff either. In this case, the offensive coach. The players are not up too par and so is the coaching staff.
"my goal is to beat the GBP". Careful what you wish for Lovie. See U next year.
Two sweet picks for Jay. 22 and counting -- an NFL record in the works??
i like the way Lovie sat #19 all season. Lovster, u continue's (sic) to shw u'rs (sic) talent for spotting talent.
See You in 2016...
You are entitled to your opinion, but I think you are wrong. Cutler throws a good ball and makes sound decisions. Sure he did not win in college or at Denver, but that does not take away from the fact that he has a great arm. I know it sounds weird, but even on his picks, the throws have been strong. These are not picks that Kyle Orton would even attempt to throw.
Go Cubbies.
Wish the coaching staff would go on IR for the rest of the season.
The Bears gave away the farm to have a franchise quarterback deliver in the 4th quarter with the game on the line. Too bad they picked Choken' Cutler.
jay, what is u'r problem? ever here of throwing out there when someone is open?
I understand that Green Bay gave Cutler the game ball. They really liked the passes he through to their team -- and the resulting outcome. Green Bay loves Cutler.
We got taken in the Cutler trade, everything they said about him is true.
He can't play under pressure
He can't play in close games
He can't play in the red zone
He is 19 parts arm 1 part brain
He is dumber than Kreutz
He will never play on a team with a record of better than .500
He is not going to change
The Bears play like the Cubs. However, for the White Sox fans who are Bears fans, losing is unacceptable and not so lovable. Maybe the loser mentality of the Cubs has spread in Chicago, and is showing up at Bears and Bulls games. Thank goodness most Cubs fans follow the Ice Capades and not hockey, or the Blackhawks would be doomed too.
Guys...this was not as bad as it looks. Cutler made some good decisions and that arm is imnpressive! Aromashadu was impressive and the D played well. I think we can get this going in the right direction next week against the Vikings.
Go Cubbies.
There's no cure for stupid.
simply put, Lovie is coaching like he knows he is toast. The bears did well today, started to form a "identidt". But Lovie, did nothing to promote that.
sayoooooooonara, Sweetness.
What more need I say? Guess you guys have to wait till your QB's contract is up before you can hope for a decent season again. You could always move to a decent, safe town to have a good team to watch. Can't understand why any of you stay in your gangland anyway. Guess you can't get a job in a nice town. Oh well, at least you'll get a chance with Detroit, there's a city and team you have something in common with.
Why Hasnt Lovie been Fired? What a Waste! They'll(Coaches) probably bench Aromashado for having a good game, call all three timeouts for one play because they only used two against the pack... Terrible Called Game, Coaches showed that they care to Win! No Urgency, we played the game like we wanted a high 3rd round draft pick! Pathetic!!! Fire Everyone but Toub!
I think at this point Lovie should be relieved of his duties. The bears have been on a steady decline (defensively) since they let Ron Rivera go. Also, Ron Turner's offense is so obselete and predictable. Fire the whole Lovie crew.
Jay Cutler sucks.
Didn't get to see the game. But Let me guess, the o-line was terrible, the offensive play calling was terrible... lets just say this team is terrible. Is there any end in sight?
Clean House!!
Thank you, Bears. We played lousy today and still won fairly easily. Glad you guys have your savior quarterback. He's doing really well.
I can't wait to hear Lovie explain his retarded decision to call a timeout and then challenge the play, costing them another timeout.
This team is a joke. And Cutler is a chicken-chokin' pick machine.
We stink worse than I can ever remember.
Bring on the Cubbies
Bears blow another easily winnable game. They have one win left this season against the Lions. I eagerly await Lovie's press conference where he once again proclaims the team "still has a chance".
boo horrible team