2010 Bears

[jasonc]

Not me.

The Bears remaining schedule looks promising.  I think they can win 4 of 7 which should get them into the playoffs.  I know it's a short turnaround on Thursday night but Miami's top 2 QB's left the game yesterday with injuries.

At Miami
Philly
At Detroit
New England
At Minnesota
Jets
At Green Bay

[Jon Brakel]

It seems like the Bears might be turning a corner on offense. The O-line seemed to do better all around on Sunday and Cutler's roll outs helped them out a lot also. If that helps them be just a mediocre offense rather than at the bottom of the barrel, then I think they have a shot at winning the division, then the playoffs are just one game at a time. I am reservedly hopeful!

[Dan Michler]

I was definitely still very skeptical heading into the game yesterday, but after that performance I'm fully on board with this Bears team.  We aren't the best team in the NFC, but I do think we are good enough to beat anybody in the NFC on any given day.  Green Bay has a knack for finding a way to lose games they should easily win this year.  The Giants are banged up and inconsistent.  The Saints and Falcons are tough, especially in the domes, but neither have really been dominant.  If we can win @DET, @MIN, vs JETS, to finish out 11-5, we could potentially end up with a 1st round bye and then a home field playoff game.

[pdga#7648]

smoke another one dude!!


yea they looked great yesterday, I'll admit that. But Cutler will soon be back to the Cutler you all bellyached about last year.
Playoffs, yes. 1st round BYE? No way You wont beat the Jets, Patriots, or Green Bay.

Saints and Falcons will end up with the byes.

[pdga#7648]

hell, now that I think about it, they could lose all 5. you already lost to the Lions once this year, but was handed a gift 

[Dan Michler]

smoke another one dude!!


yea they looked great yesterday, I'll admit that. But Cutler will soon be back to the Cutler you all bellyached about last year.
Playoffs, yes. 1st round BYE? No way You wont beat the Jets, Patriots, or Green Bay.

Saints and Falcons will end up with the byes.

Don't get mad at me for pointing this out Doug, but the Saints and Falcons can NOT both get byes.  They are in the same division, hence 1 of them will be a Wild Card team.

So, the 2nd team with a bye in the NFC comes down the the Bears (8-3), Packers (7-4), Eagles (7-4), and Giants (7-4).  Seeing as how we are leading the race and hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles now, I don't see it as that far-fetched.  Nobody's schedule is easy the rest of the way. 

11-5 has a real shot at winning the bye.  The Bears have @DET and @MIN.  Neither is an automatic victory, but lets assume they beat those teams as they will be the favorites.  I don't think getting 1 win in Chicago over the Jets or the Pats is unrealistic.  The Pats got stomped by Cleveland a couple weeks ago.  The Jets have had more miracle wins than the Bears.  They got shutout @GB.  If we lose both, there is a good chance it would come down to the final game @GB.

I would handicap it at about a 33% chance the Bears walk away with the bye.  Certainly not a sure thing, but far from being unrealistic.

By the way, that was a nice win over Buffalo that your team had yesterday.  Very impressive.

[Tom McManus]

smoke another one dude!!


yea they looked great yesterday, I'll admit that. But Cutler will soon be back to the Cutler you all bellyached about last year.
Playoffs, yes. 1st round BYE? No way You wont beat the Jets, Patriots, or Green Bay.

Saints and Falcons will end up with the byes.

Don't get mad at me for pointing this out Doug, but the Saints and Falcons can NOT both get byes.  They are in the same division, hence 1 of them will be a Wild Card team.

So, the 2nd team with a bye in the NFC comes down the the Bears (8-3), Packers (7-4), Eagles (7-4), and Giants (7-4).  Seeing as how we are leading the race and hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles now, I don't see it as that far-fetched.  Nobody's schedule is easy the rest of the way. 

11-5 has a real shot at winning the bye.  The Bears have @DET and @MIN.  Neither is an automatic victory, but lets assume they beat those teams as they will be the favorites.  I don't think getting 1 win in Chicago over the Jets or the Pats is unrealistic.  The Pats got stomped by Cleveland a couple weeks ago.  The Jets have had more miracle wins than the Bears.  They got shutout @GB.  If we lose both, there is a good chance it would come down to the final game @GB.

I would handicap it at about a 33% chance the Bears walk away with the bye.  Certainly not a sure thing, but far from being unrealistic.

By the way, that was a nice win over Buffalo that your team had yesterday.  Very impressive.

One correction. The Jets got shut out at home against the Packers.

[pdga#7648]

smoke another one dude!!


yea they looked great yesterday, I'll admit that. But Cutler will soon be back to the Cutler you all bellyached about last year.
Playoffs, yes. 1st round BYE? No way You wont beat the Jets, Patriots, or Green Bay.

Saints and Falcons will end up with the byes.

Don't get mad at me for pointing this out Doug, but the Saints and Falcons can NOT both get byes.  They are in the same division, hence 1 of them will be a Wild Card team.

So, the 2nd team with a bye in the NFC comes down the the Bears (8-3), Packers (7-4), Eagles (7-4), and Giants (7-4).  Seeing as how we are leading the race and hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles now, I don't see it as that far-fetched.  Nobody's schedule is easy the rest of the way.  

11-5 has a real shot at winning the bye.  The Bears have @DET and @MIN.  Neither is an automatic victory, but lets assume they beat those teams as they will be the favorites.  I don't think getting 1 win in Chicago over the Jets or the Pats is unrealistic.  The Pats got stomped by Cleveland a couple weeks ago.  The Jets have had more miracle wins than the Bears.  They got shutout @GB.  If we lose both, there is a good chance it would come down to the final game @GB.

I would handicap it at about a 33% chance the Bears walk away with the bye.  Certainly not a sure thing, but far from being unrealistic.

By the way, that was a nice win over Buffalo that your team had yesterday.  Very impressive.

oh, yea, same division. guess I need to smoke another, huh?

and a win is a win, no matter how impressive.  going to Buffalo is always a tough game. Pittsburgh finishing 11-5 is more realistic than Chicago doing it. @ Balt,  Cinn, Jets, Carolina, @ Cleveland.  especially after they beat Baltimore with Ben, after they lost in the last :42 without Ben in week #4



either way  I am just glad you are able to still be cheering for your team this late in the year. Unusual for Bears fans!
hope your still this cheerful come January    

[Jon Brakel]

The Bears/Packers show down in week 17 is looking like it might be the defacto first round of the playoffs.

The Bear's offense, especially the front line, is much improved over the first few weeks of the season and continue to improve each week. December is going to be a fun month for football!

[pdga#7648]

smoke another one dude!!


yea they looked great yesterday, I'll admit that. But Cutler will soon be back to the Cutler you all bellyached about last year.
Playoffs, yes. 1st round BYE? No way You wont beat the Jets, Patriots, or Green Bay.

Saints and Falcons will end up with the byes.

Don't get mad at me for pointing this out Doug, but the Saints and Falcons can NOT both get byes.  They are in the same division, hence 1 of them will be a Wild Card team.

So, the 2nd team with a bye in the NFC comes down the the Bears (8-3), Packers (7-4), Eagles (7-4), and Giants (7-4).  Seeing as how we are leading the race and hold the tiebreaker over the Eagles now, I don't see it as that far-fetched.  Nobody's schedule is easy the rest of the way.  

11-5 has a real shot at winning the bye.  The Bears have @DET and @MIN.  Neither is an automatic victory, but lets assume they beat those teams as they will be the favorites.  I don't think getting 1 win in Chicago over the Jets or the Pats is unrealistic.  The Pats got stomped by Cleveland a couple weeks ago.  The Jets have had more miracle wins than the Bears.  They got shutout @GB.  If we lose both, there is a good chance it would come down to the final game @GB.

I would handicap it at about a 33% chance the Bears walk away with the bye.  Certainly not a sure thing, but far from being unrealistic.

By the way, that was a nice win over Buffalo that your team had yesterday.  Very impressive.

oh, yea, same division. guess I need to smoke another, huh?

and a win is a win, no matter how impressive.  going to Buffalo is always a tough game. Pittsburgh finishing 11-5 is more realistic than Chicago doing it. @ Balt,  Cinn, Jets, Carolina, @ Cleveland.  especially after they beat Baltimore with Ben, after they lost in the last :42 without Ben in week #4



either way  I am just glad you are able to still be cheering for your team this late in the year. Unusual for Bears fans!
hope your still this cheerful come January    

well maybe not now they wont finish 11-5. Ben has a broken bone in his foot.   

[airspuds]

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/198111220chi.htm

i have been to my share of Bear games prior to major renovations

causiously optismistic  is my view of this year

the giants game and some other o line issues (  we knew there were going to be issues)
raise eyebrows 
cutler at times looks non interested but who knows

go bears ! 

[Dan Michler]

causiously optismistic  is my view of this year

Don't be cautious Mike.  It'll probably be a few years before we get this many wins again so just enjoy it while it lasts.

[pdga#7648]

very good game Chicago!

[CEValkyrie]

Tough loss but to be expected against the best team in the NFL. The Bears schedule for the last 4 games is the toughest in the NFL. The good news is the Packers lost to one of the worst teams in the NFL. Even better news is Rogers got knocked out. Hopefully NE does the same to the Pack next week.

[pdga#7648]

yea.   after NE does do the same to Packers next week, and Vikings beat the Bears, it looks like that last game of the year may decide the division winner, and send the loser home and out of the playoff picture.

[Sr.]

yea.   after NE does do the same to Packers next week, and Vikings beat the Bears, it looks like that last game of the year may decide the division winner, and send the loser home and out of the playoff picture.

Can't see the Bears losing to Minnesota but this year has been crazy. I think the Bears win the division next week.

[Jon Brakel]

I'm with Sr. I think the Bears will win next week and clinch the division.

[pdga#7648]

yea.   after NE does do the same to Packers next week, and Vikings beat the Bears, it looks like that last game of the year may decide the division winner, and send the loser home and out of the playoff picture.

Can't see the Bears losing to Minnesota but this year has been crazy. I think the Bears win the division next week.

why not? they almost lost to the Lions twice. The Vikings are better than the Lions.

If they don't beat Minn, then a loss to Jets, and Packers, keeps them out of the playoffs at 9-7.


Even with a win, they still don't get a 1st round bye like Dan was hoping and wishing for.  Eagles or Giants will get the bye along with Atlanta.

Either way Chicago fans be happy. Had a good year!

[jasonc]

yea.   after NE does do the same to Packers next week, and Vikings beat the Bears, it looks like that last game of the year may decide the division winner, and send the loser home and out of the playoff picture.

Can't see the Bears losing to Minnesota but this year has been crazy. I think the Bears win the division next week.

why not? they almost lost to the Lions twice. The Vikings are better than the Lions.

If we are going to use that type of logic then the Bears will win b/c they already beat the Vikings this year.  And the Bears will beat the Jets b/c they lost to the Dolphins yesterday. 

Last I checked, almost losing to a division rival still counts as a WIN.

[CEValkyrie]

Plain and simple. The Bears have to win 1 of the last 3. MN should be interesting now that Rice is back. Who knows who the qb will be. All the sudden the Jets don't look so good. They've scored a total of 9 points in their last 2 games and about ready to take a beat down by the PItt D.