I know, except he picked a really bad time to prove otherwise.

 

It reminded me of two years ago, when we had the ball on the 1 in Minnesota and didn't score. The Vikings ended up getting a 97 yard touch down on the ensuing play. Thank god this was the Lions and not a better team.

 

How was it a bad time? It's against the Lions as you say who are not a good team, there was tons of time in the game left, the Lions were not moving the ball and they were within 1 yard. If you say no to that, then obviously you're saying you have no confidence in your OLine. C'mon guys. Mad cas Lovie plays it conservative and mad cas Lovie shows some balls. Make up your damn minds.

Lol, we'll see how optimistic you are after the Cowboys game tonight. Even with the turnovers it is not like the Bears were moving the ball on a crappy Lions pass defense. The Lions are half the offensive team the Cowboys are.

 

Totally. 463 offensive yards is nothing.

 

Referee explains why apparent Lions' TD nullified

 

Referee Gene Steratore spoke to a pool reporter after the Bears' 19-14 victory Sunday over the Lions, in response to questions about the ruling that overturned an apparent touchdown catch by Detroit's Calvin Johnson.

 

Q. What is the rule used on the near-Detroit touchdown at the end of the game?

A. The ruling is that in order for the catch to be completed he has got to maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process of the catch.

 

Q, He was on his behind before he rolled over. If he stayed on his behind, would it have been a touchdown?

A. No. We don't play with the two feet or one knee or anything of that scenario. We're talking now about the process of the catch. He's catching the football; as he goes to the ground, he must maintain possession of the ball throughout the entire process. So as he continues to fall, if he fell with two feet and his elbow hit the ground and came out, it would be incomplete.

 

Q. It looked like he had the ball up in one hand while on his rear end, but there was continuation?

A. Well, the process was not finished until he finished that roll and the entire process of that catch.

 

Q. How long did it take to determine that?

A. We had the normal time as far as the video was concerned. We would not run it any longer.

SF and Alex Smith making me look dumb

 

You and me both.

Think Vick is the guy over Kolb, whether Kolb is healthy or not.

Stop Vick already, geez.

 

Language NSFW

 

 

but hilarious

I Pete Carroll.

clay matthews is a beast

So bummed that I targeted Hakeem Nicks and Arian Foster before my fantasy draft and missed out on both.

I was actually pleasantly surprised today. Both sides of the ball played much better than I anticipated, although the O-line was a bit of a concern, as expected.

 

We did dominate on both sides of the ball though, and most games, we would have won easily with those performances.

 

I think as these guys get accustomed to playing one another, and Jay starts trusting Martz to not get him killed with his protection schemes, I think we'll see something really special on offense - more than we have ever really seen as Bears fans outside of short stretches while Erik Kramer and Rex Grossman were behind center.

 

I, for one, am excited by what I saw, despite the near loss, and am very much looking forward to next Sunday.

I was actually pleasantly surprised today. Both sides of the ball played much better than I anticipated, although the O-line was a bit of a concern, as expected.

 

We did dominate on both sides of the ball though, and most games, we would have won easily with those performances.

 

I think as these guys get accustomed to playing one another, and Jay starts trusting Martz to not get him killed with his protection schemes, I think we'll see something really special on offense - more than we have ever really seen as Bears fans outside of short stretches while Erik Kramer and Rex Grossman were behind center.

 

I, for one, am excited by what I saw, despite the near loss, and am very much looking forward to next Sunday.

Frank Omiyale is still literally the worst player in the NFL.

Frank Omiyale is still literally the worst player in the NFL.

And Williams is starting to look like a major disappointment, made all the more difficult to swallow when I hear Chris Collinsworth talk about how much a fixture Marc Columbo has been on the Cowboy's O-line.

 

But I think a lot of times today, especially after the strip from behind, Jay just didn't trust that the protection was there and started scrambling and/or throwing the ball earlier than necessary. Once he gets accustomed to playing under Martz, and when the O-line does gel a bit more, I think he'll improve.

 

Hopefully we can keep him from getting killed next week against DeMarcus Ware though.

I don't really hold the Colombo pick against JA. That series of events was just bad luck. It's not like the way they handled the Benson situation that was just throwing gas on the fire.

Meathead post I saw today: "Do you think a Mike Singltary team would come out and play like that?" Singletary's team got curb stomped by Seattle today. I'm just saying.

I don't hold it against him either. Just a shame that we made a good pick, the player just did not work out for us.

 

Speaking of Ware, he just left the game with a neck sprain. Sure would be terrible if he had to miss the game next week...

Frank Omiyale is still literally the worst player in the NFL.

 

Alex Barron is a close 2nd.

I think we'll see something really special on offense - more than we have ever really seen as Bears fans outside of short stretches while Erik Kramer and Rex Grossman were behind center.

 

I, for one, am excited by what I saw, despite the near loss, and am very much looking forward to next Sunday.

 

The amount of times I've thought this in my life...sigh.

Alex Barron is a close 2nd.

Reminds me of John St. Clair...

Could be a double sour taste for the Lions. You lose the game in controversy and rumors are speculating Stafford is possibly done for the year.

...speaking of Mark Columbo...

Could be a double sour taste for the Lions. You lose the game in controversy and rumors are speculating Stafford is possibly done for the year.

Yeah, the latter makes the former really meaningless...seems like we have a knack for beating down Stafford.

I was actually pleasantly surprised today. Both sides of the ball played much better than I anticipated, although the O-line was a bit of a concern, as expected.

 

We did dominate on both sides of the ball though, and most games, we would have won easily with those performances.

 

I think as these guys get accustomed to playing one another, and Jay starts trusting Martz to not get him killed with his protection schemes, I think we'll see something really special on offense - more than we have ever really seen as Bears fans outside of short stretches while Erik Kramer and Rex Grossman were behind center.

 

I, for one, am excited by what I saw, despite the near loss, and am very much looking forward to next Sunday.

 

We dominated on offense? Really? In the game today or are we talking about another one? We could have a 1000 yards on offense but since we still apparently can't score then it all doesn't mean s***.

 

And I'll admit the D looked good....except for when it all matters in the end when the game is on the line. I personally will not be fooled, this team is bad and we're hilariously lucky we get to start 1-3 instead of 0-4

We dominated on offense? Really? In the game today or are we talking about another one? We could have a 1000 yards on offense but since we still apparently can't score then it all doesn't mean s***.

 

And I'll admit the D looked good....except for when it all matters in the end when the game is on the line. I personally will not be fooled, this team is bad and we're hilariously lucky we get to start 1-3 instead of 0-4

 

Yes, we dominated on offense. It did not mean a lot today, but it shows that the offense is capable of moving the ball, and if they take care of it a little better, they will score points.

 

 

Lol, we'll see how optimistic you are after the Cowboys game tonight. Even with the turnovers it is not like the Bears were moving the ball on a crappy Lions pass defense. The Lions are half the offensive team the Cowboys are.

Yikes.

 

Bears have 463 yards on offense. Cowboys lose to the Skins after scoring 7 points.