2013 NFL Season

Itlan_sl said:

I already said we're going 10-6!

And I don't think defending Eli's amazing playoff runs qualifies as "shitty." Burnem's incessant whining is far more shitty.

Oh, this is real btw:St. Louis Rams even called Brett Favre to replace Sam Bradford - ESPN

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Future is looking bright for the Rams

Phazael_sl said:

Every Bears season goes like this, though. They pound up a few low end teams and people start talking about playoffs. Then they hit the meat of the schedule and people wonder how the coach or QB will survive the season without getting fired or killed. It just happened a little sooner this season, with Detroit deciding to show up for a change.

And as for Cutler, he is in what we Packer fans refer to as the Wayne Fonts / Denny Green zone. He always does _just_ good enough to keep his job, but never good enough to seal the deal for the team, usually failing in spectacular fashion when the chips are down. Lovey is arguably the best coach the Bears have had since Ditka and Cutler managed to get him fired, for fucks sake. Lovey could actually beat the Packers in Lambeau (unlike Cutler). Needless to say, I was elated when they decided to dump Lovey Smith and keep Cutler's gutless ass. Shame for Bears fans, too, because the Bears have a descent amount of talent on offense and as much as they are our rivals, it is a respectable and honorable rivalry (unlike the clusterfuck Vikings or undisciplined Lions) that deep down I would like to see be closer than it is right now.

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Stopped reading when you started gushing over Lovie. Decent defensive coach but completely abysmal on offense. There's a reason why he is still unemployed,

Kirun_sl said:

Huh? Araysar had me convinced that the Bears were a perennial, top 10 defense. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO BELIEVE!!!

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They were for the last decade up until this season. Then it literally fell off a cliff.

Id love to see Brett Favre come back.

And then put up like 25 TDs and 3500 yards for the remaining 9 games.

Bears piss me off. Bears football has been heavy defense orientated and it worked really well for them. This year we got rid of Lovie (okay fine, whatever not sure how many coaches get fired after a 10 - 6 season but whatever change can be good). They dump Marinelli and Urlacher. Urlacher was definitely getting old but he knew the defense and he was a huge help to the coaching staff. He also was really smart in figuring out what offenses we're going to run. Briggs has been with the Bears for a decade though so sure give him captain he deserves it but it's his first year as captain of the Bears D.

Bears pick up Trestman because our offense has been shit for so long we look back on McMahon with fond memories. So the Bears office and Trestman throw money and time at an offense that desperately needed it but this is happening on top of massive changes in the defense. The problem then becomes our defense is anemic as every other fucking high powered offense except we don't really have a high powered offense. So we won't win in a shootout with Luck, Peyton, and any other QB having a really good game and we don't have the defense to stop them from scoring. I boil it down to a rebuilding year because we have the talent but it's a serious reshuffle and everyone needs time to get everything sorted out. Except now your buddy and mine J Cutty is due up for a contract and the Bears are either going to keep an average QB with a cannon arm or we are going to breaking in a new guy in 2013-2014. Christ. I love my Bears but goodamn.

Gushing over Lovie? Not exactly, but his record stands. He had the best winning percentage against the Packers of any Bears coach outside of Ditka and had the only other Superbowl appearance, as well. Except for one or two seasons, the Bears were always generating winning records. His problem was the Cutler trade caused a bunch of collateral drama that ultimately made him fall out of favor with both the front office and large chunks of the fan base. Basically, the Bears somehow turned into the Giants, minus the Superbowl rings. Perhaps he is to blame for the culture shift that led to their current predicament, but I think the front office might have fucked him with the constant carousel of offensive coordinators the last few years.