Max wrote:

This is a heart or head decision.  My history of the futility of being a Chicago sports fan tells me that the Bears offense forgets to show up.  Their first drive leads to a field goal, after which they get nothing from their offense, their subsequent scoring being a Hester return for a TD and an interception return for a TD.  The Pack, meanwhile, rolls on to the Superbowl.

Head: 42-17 Packers

But then there is that evil little voice in my heart that says they can do it.  Cutler will do this, the defense will do that, and intangibles will do the other thing. 

Heart: Bears by 3

So far Head -1
Heart - 0

Long way to go - (wink)

What a shitty game.  I think Cutler just pussed out. 

Looks like Packers/Steelers super bowl is still in play.

don.rob11 wrote:

Max wrote:

This is a heart or head decision.  My history of the futility of being a Chicago sports fan tells me that the Bears offense forgets to show up.  Their first drive leads to a field goal, after which they get nothing from their offense, their subsequent scoring being a Hester return for a TD and an interception return for a TD.  The Pack, meanwhile, rolls on to the Superbowl.

Head: 42-17 Packers

But then there is that evil little voice in my heart that says they can do it.  Cutler will do this, the defense will do that, and intangibles will do the other thing. 

Heart: Bears by 3

So far Head -1
Heart - 0

Long way to go - (wink)

Heart makes comeback, but Head prevails .
Cutler

tkihshbt wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Cutler better need knee surgery.  If he quit on his team with anything less, he never becomes the leader of that team.

I just read that he tore a ligament in his knee.

It's not very often that a torn ligament is a good thing, but in this case it may be.

And AP's Green Bay v. Pittsburgh is looking real good.

I'm so sick of reading about Mark Sanchez' playoff record. Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl, it doesn't make him a good QB.

This was a total throwback to the Bears of my youth.  They hang around close enough to keep your hopes up before ripping your heart out and shoving it down your still breathing throat. 

Everything was a sliver lining surrounded by dark cloud.  What a wonderful story that Caleb Hanie made, except for the fact that he threw the game losing interception straight into the hands of 300 pound lineman who had never caught a ball.  And Joe and Troy?  You're a good team, but I am sorry; apologizing for that INT by saying "Hanie just didn't see Raji" is like saying Mohammed Atta "just didn't see" the North Tower.

forsberg_us wrote:

Cutler better need knee surgery.  If he quit on his team with anything less, he never becomes the leader of that team.

If Mike Martz is going to be the OC they need to rebuild the team.  Knox is their only real WR and Hester is a waste of space.  On a key second down Martz called a run that included a fake end around.  He doesnt have the personal to pull those plays off.

It's like the NFL used only one script this weekend. Both games had one team dominate the first half and then try desparately to hold on.

It worked for Green Bay. Let's see how it goes for Pittsburgh.

Rodgers is the real deal.  I like him because he doesnt seem overly gifted.  He isnt a freak like Vick, Huge like Big Ben, known for his mind and pin point passing like Brady or Manning.  He has got guts. 

I dont really care who wins the SB as long as it is a good game.  I am sticking with the Steelers as my prediction though.

tkihshbt wrote:

forsberg_us wrote:

Cutler better need knee surgery.  If he quit on his team with anything less, he never becomes the leader of that team.

I just read that he tore a ligament in his knee.

where did you read that?  NFL Yahoo is running a headline, "Move Over Bartman."  That ligament thing better be true or he won't be able to show his face in Chicago for a few years.

Cutler MRI results later today :


http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/41225138/ns/sports-player_news/

TK, I tend to side with Max on this one.  When was the last time the Lions played a meaningful game, yet every Thanksgiving the nation is forced to watch the Lions on a National stage.  Before 2007, Mizzou/KU had probably never played a "meaningful" football game.  It doesn't make the rivalry between the schools any less.

It may not end well for Cutler but it will end worst for the Bears.  They have given him a bunch of money to be their QB.  Now the city and team do not believe in him.