NFP late hits: Bears might be sleepers

The Bears defensive line is a weak spot. The linebackers can't cover for a bad defensive line. It has been a recurring issue because the Bears defensive line can't keep the guards off the linebackers. Plus the WR's suck, and that's the only word for it. They REALLY suck. Can their TE's carry the day? Wouldn't bet on it.

Da Bears are always a sleeper pick, it is called hibernation. A team in hiBEARnation?

I'm not sold on Pisa'a lateral ability at all. He can fill an alley fine or line up over the TE, so the line can stay shifted under to add pressure and free the will for coverage(Lovie's no 1 look) or the line can widen both ends in the Miami front and have two huge OLB able to fill that run alley and take on pulling guards.


Both items should allow the Bears to change their front on field placements so they can shape where the action ends up happening.


Rodgers is smug, letting a reporter see that a question gets you is handing someone ammo to take aim your way. The attitude is something you need, the swagger, for team mates to play with confidence. It can be used against you at times, don't sweat it. To really get great your team needs an "us against them" attitude and this can only make that insulation stronger. Provided you do one thing consistently. Just Win Baby!

Brandon showing up is good, now he has to also meet some qualitative demands of his peers. Denver spent money on its secondary and Brandon had better bring some A game their way to make them improve. This isn't about riding a level of play, it's about pushing things to a higher degree.

If its not the Bears being sleepers, its the Vikings. Maybe the LBers (linebackers) will be special- maybe not. We'll see when the games are played. As far as Cutler, interesting addition- I am actually VERY surprised that the Vikings didn't make a stronger push for him. However, outside of Hester, who will Cutler pass to? The Bears have a very solid TE (tight end) but their WR's (wide receivers) are not exactly keeping opposing DC's (defebsive coordinators) up late at night.

The PACK is gonna SMACK da quears (and that "crew of flunkies" known as the hahahah WR CORP hahaha, quears, WR CORP, hahahaha)... 9/13/09!

BOOK IT!!!



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One thing I do love about this site is that the comment sections aren't filled wth well thought out comments like:

"The PACK is gonna SMACK da quears (and that "crew of flunkies" known as the hahahah WR CORP hahaha, quears, WR CORP, hahahaha)... 9/13/09!"

However they are appearing more and more as the site gains popularity and traffic. I guess it's inevitable.

Its beyond me why someone would go through the trouble of posting something like that. I guess their Pulitzer Prize is in the mail for something that original.

We all know the Cover 2 defense is based on penetration and pressure from the front four. Right? If they are able to get to the QB all this does is allow the LB's and DB's to roam the field and make plays. So obviously, the success of the Bears defense in 2009 rests on the shoulders of Tommie Harris, Adewale Ogunleye, Alex Brown, and a mix of Anthony Adams and Marcus Harrison. The addition of Rod Marinelli as defensive line coach/assistant head coach, is immeasurable in it's value. This is the same guy who turned Tampa's defensive front 4 from average to one of the league's best in the early part of the decade. I can see the same thing happening in Chicago this year. It's imperative that it does, because if the pressure isn't there, well, the "Tampa-2" just won't work.

That said.....Bear Down Chicago Bears!!!!!!

The bears have all kinds of holes that have to be addressed, including a weak secondary that can only function if the front seven can generate pressure. Tillman had his worst year in CHI, Vasher has been plenty hurt and inconsistent, and Mike Brown is finally gone. That leaves a whole bunch of new pieces to put together and a bunch of tweener DB's to get set.

The DL is a mess of solid talent that seriously underperformed the last two years starting with Tommie Harris and the now older DE's in Brown and Ogunleye. DE Mark Anderson dropped of the face of the planet after having a superior rookie season 2 years ago. And, the constant turnover @ DT the last few years has lacked any solid Gap consistency versus the run. The LB's do not trust the DL to do their jobs, and it shows on film.

Now, that being said, Marinelli is the best DL in the NFL. IF anyone can get them turned around its him. Howwever, they are no longer as talented and deep as they once were being able to bring 8 guys and keep the Whole DL fresh. If they can not develop some depth on the DL, they will wear down down the stretch like Most Tampa 2 teams with poor rotations.

On Offense, they are about to completely revamp the OL and that will have repurcussions early that will need to be addressed for them to suceed. They are going to change Both OT's and Maybe both OG's. The only constant is kreutz, which is good but he has never worked with Cutler who has had issues under center over the last 2 + seasons. The talent is there but injury risk and lack of experience playing together could cripple that OL from the start.

The skill positions are mediocre to awful outside Cutler and Forte. The best being TE's greg Olsen and Desmond Clark. Outside of that, its all a guessing game. That is not a lot to work with even though Cutler and Earl Bennet have worked togehter at Vandy. Everyone else is totally unproven including Devin Hester who is shaky on his good days.

So, while the bears have made a plenty of supposedly solid offseason moves, that is also a ton of change to manage. TC will be very important for this team with all the newness it brings. Until we see tham play with all this mess, the Bears are just another media favorite based on offseason moves alone....