Kolek planning to go pro
Lovie didn't want his starters to have 2 full weeks with no action prior to their first playoff game so he went into the final week of the season planning to play the starters for an indeterminate amount of time. Considering the Bears were keeping things basic, hoping to stay healthy and trying to get Johnny Knox 1,000 yards receiving, they assumed that the Packers, with their season on the line, would likely get ahead by a couple scores and the Bears would pull the starters.
Are you at all familiar with the Mike Martz offense? There's not much vanilla about it. It sure isn't the Ron Turner or John Schoop offense.
That is a criminally stupid comment even for this board. There is not an NFL player or coach alive who goes into a game thinking that way.
Mike Martz was not running his traditional offense by the end of the year. He reverted to a much more conservative style. This article is from January 15...before the NFCCG.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/16/sports/football/16bears.html"After a late October bye week, the Bears regrouped to win five straight and seven of their last nine games. But by leaning more on running back Matt Forte, the Bears became one of the N.F.L.’s most-balanced offenses in the final nine weeks: 258 running plays and 276 passing."After they lost the NFCCG, people for all over him for ditching this balanced approached for his more wide-open style.
I thought the Bears would win a close one, surprised how much they are dominating. The Bears are giving up sacks (which they will a lot again this year), but they are in 100% control. It's 23-6 right now, could just as easily be 31-6.
Looking forward to the rest of the season. The NFC North is ours again! SKOL VIKINGS!!
Not another NFC north thread... pretty soon we'll all have to see that guy yelling "SKOLL VIKINGS" in random intervals. Can't we just make a Pack/Bear/Lion thread and discuss the relevant teams?
Perhaps you mean LOL VIKINGS!
21 grabbed Bush's shoulder pad from behind on the run down the field before Knox even caught the ball. The back judge seemed like he had to reach all the way down his pants to get his flag for how long it took him to throw it.
I thought Woodson should have been called there. I think the referee thought they just got mixed up...but that should have been at least illegal contact right?The Bears need some grown up receivers. I honestly don't think a single Bear WR or TE would even make the Packers' roster.