Devin Hester vs Redskins: Thursday Night NFL Network Game Thread | NFL | Chicago Bears

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The good news is at least the Patriots vs Steelers isn't on the NFL Network tonight. The bad news is ... well, wait. More good news, they're televising two 5-7 teams in which will assuredly be a very ugly game so you won't miss much.

Washington hasn't had much time to practice with Sean Taylor's funeral and the Bears wouldn't look any good with weeks and weeks of practice. Our lone bright spot is the potential for Devin Hester to do something ridiculous. After taking last week off I'd say he's due. There's also the added fun of predicting which play the Bears will run next ... it's really easy.

53% of FanIQ are picking Chicago

You can go into all the advantages, disadvantages, X's and O's but I'm making my prediction on one simple formula. Here's the Bears Win/Loss sequence this season:

L - W - L - L - W - L - W - L - W - L - W - L - ?

Bears 17, Redskins 13

I'll be watching, so just in case you're hooked with the NFL Network feel free to complain about Ron Turner's offense with me here.

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576 days ago

MrNFL

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I won't be here for the game, but I'm saying Skins 20, Bears 17.

576 days ago

bigdaveSCB

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This is a must with for both teams to have a shot at the playoffs. As long as the 'Skins kick away from Hester, I say 'Skins 17, Bears 3.

And by 3 I mean 3 picks thrown by SexyRexy!

576 days ago

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I have a feeling the 'Skins will be emotionally exhausted and unfortunately get dominated. Chicago gets their hopes up with 31 Skins continue the rough couple of weeks with 3.

576 days ago

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The Redskins might as well give up now. If Easterbrook's decrees hold true, their cheerleaders are wearing too much for them to be victorious.

576 days ago

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Jon wrote:

The Redskins might as well give up now. If Easterbrook's decrees hold true, their cheerleaders are wearing too much for them to be victorious.

Well I guess its a good thing that TMQ is a moron and knows nothing about football.... I wrote down in my notebook "Game over".

576 days ago

tpamotormouth

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(Edited 12/06/07 8:24PM by tpamotormouth)

Is that Dennis "Crown Their A**" Green on Westwood One?

576 days ago

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I hate to be "that guy" but I did just cheer when I saw Rex hurt ....

576 days ago

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OK, now that I saw the replay ... I take the cheering back. That's not good for anyone.

576 days ago

barmarjeff

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That looked like a ligment injury to me.

576 days ago

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Playing defense against the Bears is like playing defense in original Tecmo Bowl.

You only have 4 options open which to choose.

576 days ago

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If Grossman is injured there goes his Chicago career. I honestly feel a little bad for him, he looked like a legitimate NFL QB last week.

576 days ago

barmarjeff

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They just said Grossman is out the game.

576 days ago

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kantwistaye wrote:

If Grossman is injured there goes his Chicago career. I honestly feel a little bad for him, he looked like a legitimate NFL QB last week.

That is until the 4th Quarter in a close game ... which is the story of his career thus far.

576 days ago

ahusted

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barmarjeff wrote:

They just said Grossman is out the game.

that was a nasty one. i would't be surprised if he is done for the year. that looked bad. knee turned sideways, ankle buckled. one of them is gonna give with a 260lb dlineman rolling on ya.

576 days ago

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LOL. We'll have video of that on the site as soon as we can, I'm sure.

576 days ago

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Note to Ron Turner ... throw on 1st Down a few times

576 days ago

Adam

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SI reports he (obviously) isn't coming back this game.

576 days ago

fxdirect

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For those in Chicago and can't stand the broadcast team (I know I can't, too much of a whiny voice from Gumbel), you can turn to the feed in WPWR HD which is a little behind the NFL broadcast feed. Then turn on your radio to 780 and it is right in sync.

576 days ago

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Portis has a "stomach injury".

Was he swallowing glass?

576 days ago

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It's no wonder that players & fans complain about officiating when you've got refs running in from across the field overruling plays, then starting arguments amongst each other.

576 days ago

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fxdirect wrote:

Thank you

576 days ago

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Oh look, you have a HUGE playmaker on your team and you throw the ball in his direction and move the football. GENIUS!!! Charlie Weis would have even figured that out a few weeks ago.

576 days ago

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Has anyone else wondered if this head official once starred as "The Ladies Man"

576 days ago

Ryan

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CriticalFanatic wrote:

Oh look, you have a HUGE playmaker on your team and you throw the ball in his direction and move the football. GENIUS!!! Charlie Weis would have even figured that out a few weeks ago.

To be fair - Weis has had a lot of time on his hands lately.......

576 days ago

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Wow, What try by Olsen.. That signal was a little too Obvious by Olsen though.. Especially with the DB staring him down.

576 days ago

drewstapes

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tpamotormouth wrote:

Is that Dennis "Crown Their A**" Green on Westwood One?

I've been driving around a lot tonight and just got home. I think Dennis Green does a pretty good job on radio. You gotta get used to his scratchy voice, but he points out a lot of stuff that coaches notice that most announcers never mention.

576 days ago

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(Edited 12/06/07 11:26PM by Magicfan1423)

Was that a turtle or Brian Griese I just saw walking towards a first down?

576 days ago

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I'm glad the 'Skins will get this win tonight.. They need it with all the emotions they've endured during the past week and a half. They nearly had that win against Buffalo, and I bet Joe Gibbs felt like crap after calling two consecutive timeouts and drawing that unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

576 days ago

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Just looking over the numbers here... Greise with 42 passes? C'mon... I'm not a Bears fan (at all) but get with it. The Bears playcalling is embarassing. I know their running game isn't even worthy of being called below average, but you're not going to win with Brian Greise throwing the ball 42 times.

576 days ago

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kantwistaye wrote:

You're right, and especially when your starter gets injured early on in the game, and your backup may not be as game-ready as your starter. These two have been swapping starts all year though, so I wouldn't think that Griese wasn't prepared.

576 days ago

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kantwistaye wrote:

Honestly, I think the entire Bears coaching staff is an embarrassment. I'm tired of Lovie Smith's rhetoric. It was sad last year, but he got away with it becase the defense continually bailed the team out despite not playing all that well.

Ron Turner MUST be fired. There's no other way around it.

As far as the defense goes, I'll give them a pass because half are playing injured and the other half are out because of injury.

It's refreshing to put this season to bed, but discouraging because I'm not entirely sure it will get better next year.

575 days ago

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I was impressed when I saw that Hester and Berrian combined for 12 catches and over 150 yards tonight. I don't know if there is two more under-used talents in the league right now. Those guys can make things happen.

I think Rex's injury is really unfortunate for the Bears. At the very least they could see if he had gotten any better, but now that might not be possible anymore. Tough situation for both Rex and the Bears. That and they need to find a running back bad (Felix Jones?).

575 days ago

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kantwistaye wrote:

Berrian and Hester are exciting, however, when they aren't catching passes and running in the open field they aren't exactly doing their jobs. Hester can't block downfield, Berrian is average at best. I'm in favor of keeping Berrian, so long as it doesn't cost that much. If he wants a big deal, let him go elsewhere.

I don't think the Rex deal was too bad. I sure hope they weren't planning on keeping him anyway. For his and the Bears sake, both need a new start. Chicago needs to draft a QB if he's available in the right spot (Matt Ryan), work on the O-line and hope for better health on defense next year.

575 days ago

IlliniBob72

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(Edited 12/07/07 12:20AM by IlliniBob72)
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Yeah, but the Bears can't run the ball. You're not going to win with Griese throwing the ball 42 times, but you're not going to win with Adrian Peterson averaging 2.1 yards/rush. The Bears offensive line is atrocious. You can't run the ball simply for the sake of running it...it has to be productive, and it isn't.

You state the Bears' running game isn't even below average...so why continue to run?

575 days ago

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(Edited 12/07/07 12:23AM by kantwistaye)
IlliniBob72 wrote:

You state the Bears' running game isn't even below average...so why continue to run?

Um... apparently I submitted this too soon.

575 days ago

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IlliniBob72 wrote:

You state the Bears' running game isn't even below average...so why continue to run?

At least it keeps the clock moving. The Bears offense is kind of screwed no matter what. However, a better balance would give both the run and the pass a better chance to be more effective.

575 days ago

IlliniBob72

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kantwistaye wrote:

At least it keeps the clock moving. The Bears offense is kind of screwed no matter what. However, a better balance would give both the run and the pass a better chance to be more effective.

I understand that is the conventional reason, but c'mon...the Bears running game isn't being stuffed because there's 8 in the box or anything. The passing game is effective...about 60% completion rate, about 300 yards passing...it could go the other way with the pass opening up the run, but the Bears can't even run when the pass is succeeding.

The. Bears. Can't. Run.

The offensive line seems to have aged 6 years over the offseason. It is pathetic to behold.

Oh, the Bears also won the time of possession battle.

575 days ago