We can't be that bad

So are y'all glad we lost, too?

 

the differances between 2003 and this year:
much better running game
much better special teams
better receivers
better OL

 

I guess PFT missed this game prediction:

Panthers at Bears: This game could be even uglier than two TopSkanks getting busy in a bathroom stall. Panthers, 20-10.

 

I see Houston as a fluke, but not Tennessee. They were good that year, IIRC.

 

Thought of another game this one reminded me of, that being last year's season opener.

Green bay was throwing blitzes at us over and over and we never adjusted.

This game the Bears got pressure without much blitzing, but again no adjustments.

We seem really good at adjusting before the next game, but not in game.

 

From TMQ:

Worst Blocks: When a team gives up eight sacks, it's hard to be sure whether the defense played well or the offensive line played poorly. But ye gods did the Carolina offensive line play poorly against Chicago. Panthers tackles Jordan Gross and Travelle Wharton barely slowed the Bears' rush on numerous plays. Only two of the sacks came against blitzes; on the other sacks, Carolina had at least five men blocking four rushers, yet the quarterback went down. On the game-icing play, the Panthers offensive line's performance became pathetic. Chicago leading 13-3, Carolina had fourth-and-6 on the Bears' 18 with a minute remaining. Not only did four rushers almost immediately break through five blockers to sack Jake Delhomme; during the sack all five Panthers offensive linemen are simply standing there, watching the defenders clobber their quarterback, not even trying to block anyone! Every week there is a play that TMQ re-runs over and over again in rapt fascination, and this week, this was it -- five Carolina offensive linemen stand there doing nothing as their quarterback is sacked to end the game.

 

Every week there is a play that TMQ re-runs over and over again in rapt fascination, and this week, this was it -- five Carolina offensive linemen stand there doing nothing as their quarterback is sacked to end the game.


Now THAT would be my bulletin board material.

 

sounds like jake pissed somebody off.

 

Everyone seems to be making a big deal of the 8 sacks. yeah, that is a big number. but let's remember that 4 of them (that's right, half of them) came on the last drive when they knew we were going to be throwing it on every down. Now, we should have been able to block 4 with 5 guys. But those 4 sacks did not determine the outcome of the game.

Jake made two really bad throws...and that cost us the game. but no one mentions the dropped ball on the first play from scrimmage from colbert that basically led to the third and long for the first pick. No one mentions that Proehl had a chance to make the tackle on the first pick around midfield...and quit because he saw a flag on the field that he assumed was defensive holding.

Those two things were big contributors (IMO) in the momentum swing of the game that esentially put us in the hole we could never dig out of.

 

That's why I try not to place tons of blame on a guy or on a couple guys. There's always a number of things that have to go wrong for certain things to happen.

Doesn't change that Jake had a bad day, but then again I'm not looking to hang him this week, either.