Texans trade undrafted tight end Khari Lee (Bowie State) to Bears for 2017 sixth-round draft pick

— Aaron Wilson (@AaronWilson_NFL) September 2, 2015

 

 

Fail.

QBs are better than they've ever been. There's never been a period where there have been this many clear-cut Hall of Famers playing at the same time. The problem with today's NFL is that all the rule changes have made the game too focused on throwing the ball. Teams used to be able to make it to Super Bowls with guys like Vince Ferragamo and David Woodley by compensating with strong defenses and rushing attacks. That's impossible in today's NFL.

I don't think QBs are better than they've ever been but they sure look better.  Changing the rules of the game to protect the passer (and now the receivers) they way they now do has allowed that. 

Not only the protection rules, but all of the ticky-tack PI/illegal contact/holding penalties. If you were to take the '85 Bears secondary or the '96 Packers secondary and put them on a defense today, they'd be one of the most heavily penalized groups in the league (at least until they adjusted to the new rules). Things got really bad in that regard at the end of Tagliabue's tenure, and they've only gotten worse under Goodell.

Collin Kaepernick and Russ Wilson don't agree with this. At least not publicly. 

RE: the 3 posts before Chilli... and yet, Cutler sucks.

I hate Wilson, but he is a talented QB (not #2 salary in the league level talented, but he's at least in the top third of the league's starting QBs). Kaepernick was/is a pure gimmick player. He initially took the league by storm before teams figured him out, and he reacted poorly to the adversity since he's an immature punk.

And during the most important playoff game he ever played in, he quit.

Little harsh there. He was actually injured. MCL if I remember correctly

6-4 235, ran a 5.05 forty at his pro-day workouts.

Bears supposedly like him as an in-line blocker.

 

Good luck with that.

But, he's in the top 30 for the pre-season in receiving.

 

 

Tell 'em Coach!!

 

http://www.csnchicago.com/bear...5nbcs&ocid=yahoo

 

Hub used to be the biggest B*** homer.

@ChiFootball: The Bears’ initial 53-man roster lacks talent and depth, writes @Hub_Arkush http://t.co/Vhpb8IWzrJ 

And if I remember correctly Philip Rivers was hurt worse than that and kept playing.  So did RGIII.  

Apples & Oranges.

 

Can't compare 2 separate people & 2 separate injuries & subsequently 2 separate pain tolerances. 

 

Hey, we all know Cutler is a pussy & should've kept playing. That much we agree on. Where we disagree (apparently) is on the severity of Cutlers injury. I'm ok with that.

Sounds good Boris.   

 

And onto another note, one time the Bears didn't suck.  Great story.

http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl...-guest-season-opener

 

James Jones in town to sign with the Packers!

I'll remind you fellows that the spirit of the TBSS is ****ting on the Bores only and purely. 

Any relevant Packer currents events talk (that has nothing to do with the last butt raping on said Bores by said Packers) will render me dyspeptic and it just shan't be pretty.

Just waiting for Deep Chitcago to fill us in on the strengths of the new GM.

Here's the thing I love about Emery...

Well, the Bears have no receivers. They suck.

Forte is a receiver.

Forte is their only shot for much of an offense. He's had some solid games against us.

Martellus Bennett is a pretty good TE, and the Packers have struggled in the past against decent, pass-catching TEs.

The Packers ace in the hole.

He was born in Santa Claus, Ind.

 

No wonder he keeps giving us gifts.

Did you just call Jay Cutler an "Acehole"

If not for the Packers, Jay Cutler is a pretty good QB

If you throw out his performances against the Packers, one could argue that Jay Cutler is a very good NFL quarterback (despite what Steve Young says). 

 

No, seriously.

 

Windy City Gridiron’s Lester A. Wilfong Jr. worked the numbers, and they’re eye-opening. 

 

Cutler against the NFL minus the Packers: 61W-48L (.560), 2,186 for 3,511 (62.3%), 25,342 yards, 170 TDs (4.8%), 108 Ints (3.1%), 87.4 passer rating.

 

By comparison, Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman, who called Sunday’s Bears-Packers game for Fox, put up these career numbers: 94W-71L (.569), 2898 for 4175 (61.5%), 32,942 yards, 165 TDs (3.5%), 141 Ints (3.0%), 81.6 passer rating. Note: Aikman also has three Super Bowl rings. 

 

Wilfong points out that the Packers have had a winning record every year Cutler has faced them, averaging 11.7 wins. 

 

Here are Cutler’s stats in 13 games (including playoffs) vs. the Packers: 1W-12L (.077), 243 for 424 (57.3%), 2,986 yards, 16 TDs (3.8%), 24 Ints (5.7%), 66.1 passer rating.

http://chicago.suntimes.com/sp...utler-pretty-good-qb

Amazing. Look at those numbers against GB! All the more reason he deserves to be in our ring of honor.

That's pretty amazing, actually.

the TD to INT ratio vs. Packers is insane.

"The proof is in the pudding"

 

Charles Woosdon

from the SEA game

 

#Bears finish with 477 punting yards, 48 passing yards.

— Chris Sprow (@SprowESPN) September 27, 2015

 

10 possessions, 10 punts. 

 

Like I said in another thread, Seattle was a lock.

Constructing wing in Packer HOF for Cutler right now

 

Thanks Jay!

Jared Allen traded to the Panthers. Not clear what pick it is yet. I'd be shocked if it's anything better than a 4th.

Panthers were looking for a pass rusher and Jared Allen didn't fit 3-4 of bears so they've traded him for pick

— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) September 28, 2015

 

 

$11.5mm roster bonus to Allen, well spent!