No Charles Woodson on Sunday. Packers are hopeful that Clay Matthews will be able to play.

No Charles Woodson on Sunday. Packers are hopeful that Clay Matthews will be able to play.

Jay Cutler does not share in the Packers' wishes.

Whether or not Matthews plays is huge. He literally dominated the first meeting.

Bears re signed Okoye

@BradBiggs

 

Lance Briggs asked about #Packers TE Jermichael Finley saying #Bears could be better without Brian Urlacher: "He's an idiot."

@BradBiggs

 

Lance Briggs asked about #Packers TE Jermichael Finley saying #Bears could be better without Brian Urlacher: "He's an idiot."

 

Briggs is right

I wish the Bears would actually step up and win this game instead of just talking s***, but we all know they'll get destroyed.

I don't mind a little s*** talking by these two teams at each other. I just don't think outside of Finley anyone on the Packers is going to say anything.

I don't mind a little s*** talking by these two teams at each other. I just don't think outside of Finley anyone on the Packers is going to say anything.

 

They going to get rid of him after this year?

They going to get rid of him after this year?

 

They tried to last year, but he dropped the release papers so it was never made official.

They going to get rid of him after this year?

 

Maybe. It's a tough call, cause he is talented, but he get's in his own way.

Edited December 13, 201213 yr by GoSox05

Briggs is right

 

Yes he is, and it kills me when I see Bears fans agree with Finley. Even a hobbled Urlacher is better than a healthy Nick Roach. People can be so dumb.

Yes he is, and it kills me when I see Bears fans agree with Finley. Even a hobbled Urlacher is better than a healthy Nick Roach. People can be so dumb.

 

I don't know about a hobbled Urlacher, but they are not better with Urlacher out.

 

I was primarily referring to the "he's an idiot" comment. That is 100% correct.

According to Pro Football Focus, Finley wasn't that far off.

 

@PFF

Bears were already adjusting things to scheme around Urlacher. Having OLBs take the deep MLB drop for example. ON field might be better now

 

 

That being said Finley should have known better to say that.

I don't believe the Bears will be better without Urlacher on the field. Even with all this talk of Urlacher looking slow and hobbled and whatnot this season, he's still got 68 tackles ranked 3rd most on this team. And he's got 8 tackles for loss, the most of anyone on the team, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumbles recovered, 7 passes defended, 1 interception returned for a TD. Stats all significantly better than a healthy Nick Roach's.

I don't believe the Bears will be better without Urlacher on the field. Even with all this talk of Urlacher looking slow and hobbled and whatnot this season, he's still got 68 tackles ranked 3rd most on this team. And he's got 8 tackles for loss, the most of anyone on the team, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumbles recovered, 7 passes defended, 1 interception returned for a TD. Stats all significantly better than a healthy Nick Roach's.

You're not touching on the true importance of Urlacher.

 

He literally QB's the defense, and recognizes the opposing teams' offensive set and knows what they're doing and makes on field adjustments that his teammates trust. He's invaluable in that regard, even at a steadily declining rate.

That too, I was just trying to base my argument on something quantifiable

Urlacher strikes back:

 

 

“If he thinks that, that’s fine,” Urlacher said. “Just like a couple of years ago, I think, he tore his ACL and the Packers were actually better without him. You know, they won the Super Bowl. I hope we can duplicate that as well because it won’t hurt my feelings if we go on and win the Super Bowl without me like they did without him. People can say what they want. It feels like I deal with something like this every year. Someone’s always saying something about me. It’s a revolving door every year

That's actually a good zinger by urlacher, lol. Packers did win without him

That's actually a good zinger by urlacher, lol. Packers did win without him

Agreed, that's pretty solid.

@BradBiggs

#Bears QB Jay Cutler has a sprained MCL but fully expected to start Sunday's game vs #Packers.

 

Lovie is going to be pissed that he didnt report this "the right way"

Lovie is going to be pissed that he didnt report this "the right way"

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He's listed properly on their injury report as having a knee injury.

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He's listed properly on their injury report as having a knee injury.

 

He is referring to how Lovie ripped brad biggs for reporting that Alshon Jeffery had his knee scoped before the team released the information. He said Biggs reported it the wrong way(ie. before the team said anything)

 

Lovie really is a horses ass to reporters in the media room when it comes to injuries and such

It's not just Lovie, when it comes to injuries all coaches get weird and don't want any info out.

It's not just Lovie, when it comes to injuries all coaches get weird and don't want any info out.

 

No one plays the injury reporting game as much as that coach in Foxboro.